Appendix - Department of Agriculture

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, [$45,805,000] $47,308,000, of which not to exceed [$5,051,000] $5,137,000 shall be available for the [immediate] Immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed [$502,000] $507,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $250,000 shall be available for the Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison; not to exceed [$1,496,000] $1,520,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed [$1,209,000] $1,228,000 shall be available for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed [$25,928,000] $26,504,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which [$25,124,000] $25,688,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department; not to exceed [$3,869,000] $3,934,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed [$7,750,000] $8,228,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the [immediate] Immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level[: Provided further, That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency].

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, [$898,000] $907,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, [$898,000] $907,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, [$898,000] $907,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, [$816,000] $824,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, [$898,000] $907,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, [$898,000] $907,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, [$898,000] $907,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, [$816,000] $824,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–9913–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of the Secretary	3	4	4
0002	Under/Assistant Secretaries	9	12	12
0003	Trade negotiations and biotechnology resources	1	1	1
0004	Departmental Administration	23	25	26
0005	Office of Communications	8	8	8
0006	Office of Advocacy and Outreach	1	1	1
0007	Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination	1	1	2
0008	Outreach & Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchers & Veteran Farmers & Ranchers	10	9	10
0009	Biobased Markets Program Sec 9001	3	3	3

0799	Total direct obligations	59	64	67
0802	Office of the Secretary (Reimbursable)	62	64	51

0900	Total new obligations	121	128	118

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	2	1
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1		1
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations		1	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	1	3	2
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	51	53	54
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4609]	–1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	50	53	54
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	13	12	13

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	13	12	13
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	40	61	58
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	24

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	64	61	58
1900	Budget authority (total)	127	126	125
1930	Total budgetary resources available	128	129	127
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–5
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2	1	9

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	37	40	15
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	121	128	118
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	5
3020	Outlays (gross)	–114	–152	–123
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired		–1	–1
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–9

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	40	15	9
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–53	–56	–56
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–24
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	21

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–56	–56	–56
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–16	–16	–41
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–16	–41	–47

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	114	114	112
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	89	109	106
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	25	33	5

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	114	142	111
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–61	–61	–58
4033	Non-Federal sources	–2

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–63	–61	–58
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–24
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	23

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	50	53	54
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	51	81	53
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	13	12	13
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		10	11
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances			1

4110	Outlays, gross (total)		10	12
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	63	65	67
4190	Outlays, net (total)	51	91	65

The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the overall planning, coordination and administration of the Department's programs. This includes the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and their immediate staffs, who provide top policy guidance for the Department; maintain relationships with agricultural organizations and others in the development of farm programs; and provide liaison with the Executive Office of the President and Members of Congress on all matters pertaining to agricultural policy.

Funds are proposed for the Office of the Secretary's account for (1) negotiating and monitoring trade agreements; and (2) for technical trade support in the areas of biotechnology, sanitary and phyto-sanitary issues. The 2016 Budget requests $17.7 million.

The Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination formulates emergency preparedness policies for USDA and directs and coordinates Department activities that support USDA emergency programs and liaison functions with Congress, the Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal agencies involving homeland security, natural disasters, agriculture-related international civil emergency planning and intelligence activities. The 2016 Budget requests $1.5 million.

The Office of Advocacy and Outreach improves access to USDA programs and enhances the viability and profitability of small farms and ranches, beginning farmers and ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The Department is committed to ensuring that all USDA constituents, including historically underserved groups, have the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the programs offered by the Department. The 2016 Budget requests $1.2 million.

Departmental Administration provides staff support to policy officials and overall direction and coordination of the Department. Activities include Department-wide programs for human resources management, occupational safety and health management, real and personal property management, acquisitions and contracting, motor vehicle and aircraft management, supply management, participation of small and disadvantaged businesses, veterans programs, and regulatory hearing and administrative proceedings. The 2016 Budget requests $25.9 million.

The Office of Communications provides leadership, expertise, and coordination to implement successful communication strategies and products that advance the mission of the USDA while serving the public in a fair, equal, transparent and accessible manner. The 2016 Budget requests $8 million.


Identification code 012–9913–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	27	30	33
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	9	9	10
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		2	2
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	4	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	20	18	17

99.0	Direct obligations	59	64	66
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	62	64	52

99.9	Total new obligations	121	128	118


Identification code 012–9913–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	238	254	259
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	180	194	192


Identification code 012–9913–4–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0011	Biobased			1

0900	Total new obligations (object class 99.5)			1

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected			1

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)			1
1930	Total budgetary resources available			1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts			1
3020	Outlays (gross)			–1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			1
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources			–1

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–8203–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year
	Receipts:
0220	Gifts and Bequests, Departmental Administration	1	1	1

0400	Total: Balances and collections	1	1	1
	Appropriations:
0500	Gifts and Bequests	–1	–1	–1

0799	Balance, end of year


Identification code 012–8203–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Gifts and bequests	1	1	1

0900	Total new obligations (object class 99.5)	1	1	1

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3	3	3
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	1	1	1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	1	1	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	1	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	4	4	4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	3	3	3

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1	1	1
3020	Outlays (gross)		–1	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year		1	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1	1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		1	1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1	1	1
4190	Outlays, net (total)		1	1

The Secretary is authorized to accept and administer gifts and bequests of real and personal property to facilitate the work of the Department. Property and the proceeds thereof are used in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest (7 U.S.C. 2269).

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, [$17,377,000] $17,465,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0123–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of the Chief Economist	17	17	17
0002	Biodiesel Fuel Education Program	1	1	1

0799	Total direct obligations	18	18	18
0801	Office of the Chief Economist (Reimbursable)	1	1	1

0900	Total new obligations	19	19	19

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	17	17	17

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	17	17	17
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	1	1	1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	1	1	1
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected		1	1
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	1

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	1	1	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	19	19	19
1930	Total budgetary resources available	19	19	19

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	10	14	5
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	19	19	19
3020	Outlays (gross)	–15	–28	–20

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	14	5	4
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–3	–2	–2
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	2

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–2	–2	–2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	7	12	3
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	12	3	2

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	18	18	18
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	9	16	16
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	6	11	3

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	15	27	19
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–2	–1	–1
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	2

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	17	17	17
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	13	26	18
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1	1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		1	1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	18	18	18
4190	Outlays, net (total)	13	27	19

The Office of the Chief Economist advises the Secretary of Agriculture on the economic implications of Department policies, programs and proposed legislation. The Office is a focal point for USDA's economic intelligence and analysis; projections related to agricultural commodity markets; risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis related to domestic and international food and agriculture; policy direction for renewable energy development; coordination, analysis and advice on climate change and environmental market activities; and coordination and review of all commodity and aggregate agricultural and food-related data used to develop outlook and situation material within the Department. The 2016 Budget requests $17.5 million for the office.


Identification code 012–0123–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	7	7	7
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	9	9	9

99.0	Direct obligations	18	18	18
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	19	19	19


Identification code 012–0123–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	48	54	54

For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, [$13,317,000] $13,566,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0706–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	National Appeals Division	13	13	14

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	13	13	14

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	13	13	14
1930	Total budgetary resources available	13	13	14

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2	3	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	13	13	14
3020	Outlays (gross)	–12	–13	–14

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	3	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2	3	3
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3	3	3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	13	13	14
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	11	10	11
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1	3	3

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	12	13	14
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	13	13	14
4190	Outlays, net (total)	12	13	14

The National Appeals Division (NAD) is responsible for listening to farmers and other rural program participants concerning their disputes with certain agencies within the Department of Agriculture through fair and impartial administrative hearings and appeals. The 2016 Budget requests $13.6 million.


Identification code 012–0706–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	9	9	9
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	3
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	1	2	2

99.0	Direct obligations	12	13	14
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1

99.9	Total new obligations	13	13	14


Identification code 012–0706–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	82	87	87

For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, [$9,392,000] $9,500,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0503–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0005	Office of Budget and Program Analysis (Direct)	8	9	10

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	9	9	10
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4609]	–1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	8	9	10
1900	Budget authority (total)	8	9	10
1930	Total budgetary resources available	8	9	10

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	8	9	10
3020	Outlays (gross)	–7	–9	–10

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year		1	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	8	9	10
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	7	9	10
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	8	9	10
4190	Outlays, net (total)	7	9	10

The Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA) coordinates the preparation of Departmental budget estimates, regulations, and legislative reports; administers systems for the allotment and apportionment of funds; provides analysis of USDA program issues, draft regulations, and budget proposals; participates in strategic planning; and provides assistance to USDA policy makers in the development and execution of desired policies and programs. The 2016 Budget requests $9.5 million.


Identification code 012–0503–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	5	6	7
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	8	9	10


Identification code 012–0503–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	45	52	52


Identification code 012–0113–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

The Common Computing Environment provides the shared information technology platform for the three Service Center Agencies (the Farm Service Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies).


Identification code 012–4609–0–4–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0801	Administration	43	47	45
0802	Communications	5	6	6
0803	Finance and management	351	364	411
0804	Information technology	503	403	431
0805	Executive secretariat	3	4	3

0809	Reimbursable program activities, subtotal	905	824	896
0815	Capital Funding Availability	7	28	19
0816	Proceeds from Purchase Card Rebate Programs	5	9	8
0817	Proceeds from Transfers of Discretionary Unobligated Balances	2	13

0819	Reimbursable program activities - Purchase of Equipment (Capital), subtotal	14	50	27

0900	Total new obligations	919	874	923

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	153	139	55
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct OSEC [012–9913]	1
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct OBPA [012–0503]	1
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct APHIS [012–1600]	2
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct RD [012–2081]	3
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct OGC [012–2300]	2
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct GIPSA [012–2400]	1
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct RMA [012–2707]	1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	11
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	920	790	868
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–26

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	894	790	868
1900	Budget authority (total)	905	790	868
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,058	929	923
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	139	55

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	285	312	206
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	919	874	923
3020	Outlays (gross)	–892	–980	–858

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	312	206	271
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–284	–258	–258
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	26

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–258	–258	–258
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1	54	–52
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	54	–52	13

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	905	790	868
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	652	683	751
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	240	297	107

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	892	980	858
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–911	–790	–868
4033	Non-Federal sources	–9

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–920	–790	–868
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	26

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	11
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	–28	190	–10
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	11
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–28	190	–10

This fund finances, by advances or reimbursements, certain central services in the Department of Agriculture, including duplicating and other visual information services; broadcast media services; supply services; centralized financial management systems; centralized automated data processing systems for payroll, personnel, and related services; voucher payments services; telecommunications services; and information technology systems.


Identification code 012–4609–0–4–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Reimbursable obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent - OCFO	98	121	134
11.1	Full-time permanent - OCIO	81	89	93
11.1	Full-time permanent - DA OES OC	15	17	19
11.5	Other personnel compensation - OCFO	6	4	4
11.5	Other personnel compensation - OCIO	2	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation - DA OES OC	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	203	233	252
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits OCFO	33	39	43
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits OCIO	25	28	29
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits - DA OES OC	5	6	6
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons OCFO	2	1	1
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons - OCIO	2	3	3
22.0	Transportation of things - DA OES OC	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA - OCFO	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA - OCIO	5	5	5
23.1	Rental payments to GSA - DA OES OC	1	2	1
23.2	Rental payments to others - OCFO	11	7	7
23.2	Rental payments to others - OCIO	7
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - OCFO	5	10	11
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - OCIO	74	81	99
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - DA OES OC	3	3	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	210	217	244
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCFO	93	43	40
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCIO	33	21	22
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources - DA OES OC	10	10	9
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	3	2	3
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCFO	24	28	32
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCIO	75	54	54
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment - DA OES OC	1	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials - OCFO	1	2	2
26.0	Supplies and materials - OCIO	5	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials - DA OES OC	3	2	2
31.0	Equipment - OCFO	15	9	11
31.0	Equipment - DA OES OC		1
31.0	Equipment - OCIO	68	15	13
31.0	Equipment - Availability		48	27

99.9	Total new obligations	919	874	923


Identification code 012–4609–0–4–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	2,377	2,821	3,019

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, [$45,045,000] $53,071,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the Department : Provided, That of the amounts appropriated, $42,500 shall be available to support the implementation of a uniform procurement instrument identifier as described in 48 C.F.R. subpart 4.16: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated, $7,600,000 shall be used for a Digital Service team to ensure the effectiveness of the agency's digital services for high-priority programs or projects. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0013–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of the Chief Information Officer	17	17	25
0002	Homeland Security	27	28	28

0799	Total direct obligations	44	45	53
0801	Office of the Chief Information Officer (Reimbursable)	51	34	34

0900	Total new obligations	95	79	87

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	44	45	53

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	44	45	53
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	47
1700	Collected		34	34
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	5

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	52	34	34
1900	Budget authority (total)	96	79	87
1930	Total budgetary resources available	96	79	87
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	26	29	12
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	95	79	87
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–90	–96	–96
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	29	12	3
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–29	–21	–21
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	13

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–21	–21	–21
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–3	8	–9
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	8	–9	–18

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	96	79	87
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	69	77	85
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	21	19	11

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	90	96	96
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–57	–34	–34
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	10

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	5

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	44	45	53
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	33	62	62
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	44	45	53
4190	Outlays, net (total)	33	62	62

The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 required the establishment of a Chief Information Officer (CIO) for all major Federal agencies. The Act requires USDA to maximize the value of information technology acquisitions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of USDA programs. To meet the intent of the law and to provide a Departmental focus for information resources management issues, Secretary's Memorandum 1030–30, dated August 8, 1996, established the Office of the Chief Information Office (OCIO). The CIO serves as the primary advisor to the Secretary on Information Technology (IT) issues. OCIO provides leadership for the Department's information and IT management activities in support of USDA program delivery. The 2016 Budget requests $53 million.


Identification code 012–0013–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	14	14	21
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	4	4	6
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	12	12	11
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	14	14	14

99.0	Direct obligations	44	45	53
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	51	34	34

99.9	Total new obligations	95	79	87


Identification code 012–0013–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	115	129	180

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, [$6,028,000] $9,154,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be used to support the Department's activities related to implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act; Public Law 113–101; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), to include changes in business processes, workforce, or information technology to support high quality, transparent Federal spending, and shall be available only to supplement and not supplant existing DATA Act activities. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0014–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Direct)	6	6	9

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	6	6	9

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	6	6	9
1900	Budget authority (total)	6	6	9
1930	Total budgetary resources available	6	6	9

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	5	3	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	6	6	9
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–7	–6	–9
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	3	3
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–8	–4	–4
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	4

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–4	–4	–4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–3	–1	–1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–1	–1	–1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	6	6	9
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	4	5	8
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	3	1	1

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	7	6	9
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–1
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	6	6	9
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	6	6	9
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	6	6	9
4190	Outlays, net (total)	6	6	9

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) was established in 1995 under authority provided in Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1953 (7 U.S.C. 2201) to comply with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. The OCFO focuses on the Department's financial management activities to improve program delivery and assure maximum contribution to the Secretary's Strategic Goals. The 2016 Budget requests $9 million.


Identification code 012–0014–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	4	4	5
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	5	5	6
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	1	1	3

99.9	Total new obligations	6	6	9


Identification code 012–0014–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	42	42	45

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, [$24,070,000] $24,443,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3800–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of Civil Rights (Direct)	21	24	24
0801	Office of Civil Rights (Reimbursable)	4	4	4

0900	Total new obligations	25	28	28

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	21	24	24

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	21	24	24
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected		2	2
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	5	2	2

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	5	4	4
1900	Budget authority (total)	26	28	28
1930	Total budgetary resources available	26	28	28
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	5	4	1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	25	28	28
3020	Outlays (gross)	–25	–28	–28
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	4	1	1
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–5	–7	–9
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5	–2	–2
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–7	–9	–11
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year		–3	–8
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–3	–8	–10

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	26	28	28
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	22	27	27
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	3	1	1

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	25	28	28
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–1	–2	–2
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5	–2	–2
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	1

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–4	–2	–2

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	21	24	24
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	24	26	26
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	21	24	24
4190	Outlays, net (total)	24	26	26

The Office of Civil Rights provides overall leadership for all Department-wide civil rights activities, including employment opportunity and program non-discrimination policy development, analysis, coordination, and compliance. The Office provides leadership to implement best practices that will create an environment where a diverse workforce is valued as a source of strength. The Office monitors program activities to ensure that all USDA programs are delivered in a non-discriminatory manner. The 2016 Budget requests $24.4 million.


Identification code 012–3800–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	13	13	13
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	4	4	4
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	3	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	1	3	3

99.0	Direct obligations	21	23	23
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	4	4	4
99.5	Below reporting threshold		1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	25	28	28


Identification code 012–3800–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	136	134	134

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), [$3,600,000] $3,630,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0500–0–1–304		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Hazardous materials management	5	4	4

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	2	1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	4	4	4

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	4	4	4
1930	Total budgetary resources available	6	5	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	15	11	8
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	5	4	4
3020	Outlays (gross)	–8	–7	–7
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	11	8	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	15	11	8
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	11	8	5

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	4	4	4
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2	4	4
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	6	3	3

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	8	7	7
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	4	4	4
4190	Outlays, net (total)	8	7	7

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Department must meet the same standards for environmental cleanup and regulatory compliance regarding hazardous wastes and hazardous substances as private businesses. With substantial commitments under these Acts, the Hazardous Materials Management account was established as a central fund so the Department's agencies may be reimbursed for their cleanup efforts. The Department determines what projects to fund by using objective criteria to identify what sites pose the greatest threats to public health and the environment. The 2016 Budget requests $3.6 million.


Identification code 012–0500–0–1–304		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	1	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	4	3	3

99.9	Total new obligations	5	4	4


Identification code 012–0500–0–1–304		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	7	7	7

Federal Funds

For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, [$55,866,000] $125,469,000, to remain available until expended, for buildings operations and maintenance expenses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior or current year rental payments for such agency or office. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0117–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Rental payments to GSA: Non-recurring repairs	165
0002	Building operations and maintenance	47	50	43
0003	Homeland Security Database	12	12	12
0004	DHS Security Payments	14
0005	Life Safety Projects		1	10
0006	South Building Renovations			60

0799	Total direct obligations	238	63	125
0802	Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments (Reimbursable)	5	5	5

0900	Total new obligations	243	68	130

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	49	16	9
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	3

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	52	16	9
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	233	56	125
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–30

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	203	56	125
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	4	5	5

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	4	5	5
1900	Budget authority (total)	207	61	130
1930	Total budgetary resources available	259	77	139
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	16	9	9

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	24	53	10
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	243	68	130
3020	Outlays (gross)	–211	–111	–132
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	53	10	8
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–8	–8	–8

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–8	–8	–8
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	16	45	2
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	45	2

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	207	61	130
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	191	54	113
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	20	57	19

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	211	111	132
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–4	–5	–5
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	203	56	125
4190	Outlays, net (total)	207	106	127

This account finances the operations, repair, improvement and maintenance activities of two headquarters buildings in Washington, DC and the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, MD. The 2016 Budget requests $125 million for operations and maintenance, and renovation of the South Building.


Identification code 012–0117–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	9	9	9
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	3
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	165
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	9	9	9
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	4	10	70
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	18	4	6
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	31	28	28

99.0	Direct obligations	238	62	125
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	5	5	5
99.5	Below reporting threshold		1

99.9	Total new obligations	243	68	130


Identification code 012–0117–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	92	92	92

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, [$95,026,000] $98,902,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0900–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of the Inspector General	90	95	99
0801	Office of Inspector General (Reimbursable)	4	3	3

0900	Total new obligations	94	98	102

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	7	8	9
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	90	95	99

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	90	95	99
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	7	4	4
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	1

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	8	4	4
1900	Budget authority (total)	98	99	103
1930	Total budgetary resources available	105	107	112
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–3
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	8	9	10

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	10	14	4
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	94	98	102
3020	Outlays (gross)	–87	–108	–103
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	14	4	3
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–2	–3	–3
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–3	–3	–3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	8	11	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	11	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	98	99	103
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	80	90	94
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	7	18	9

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	87	108	103
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–7	–4	–4
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	90	95	99
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	80	104	99
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	90	95	99
4190	Outlays, net (total)	80	104	99

The Office of Inspector General provides the Secretary and Congress with information or intelligence about fraud, other serious problems, mismanagement, and deficiencies in Department programs and operations, recommends corrective action, and reports on the progress made in correcting the problems. The Office reviews existing and proposed legislation and regulations and makes recommendations to the Secretary and Congress regarding the impact these laws have on the Department's programs and the prevention and detection of fraud and mismanagement in such programs. The Office provides policy direction and conducts, supervises, and coordinates all audits and investigations. The Office supervises and coordinates other activities in the Department and between the Department and other Federal, State and local government agencies whose purposes are to: (a) promote economy and efficiency; (b) prevent and detect fraud and mismanagement; and (c) identify and prosecute people involved in fraud or mismanagement.

OIG's $99 million request includes $267,035 to support the Council of the Inspector General on Integrity and Efficiency, established under the authority of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 to coordinate Federal efforts to improve program delivery.


Identification code 012–0900–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	54	54	56
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	19	21	22
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	3	4	4
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	3	7	8
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	6	4	4
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	2	2	2
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	2	2	2

99.0	Direct obligations	90	95	99
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	4	3	3

99.9	Total new obligations	94	98	102


Identification code 012–0900–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	494	525	531

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, [$44,383,000] $48,075,000.

For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, [$3,654,000] $4,565,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2300–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Office of the General Counsel	44	48	52
0801	Office of the General Counsel (Reimbursable)	3	4	4

0900	Total new obligations	47	52	56

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		2	2
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	47	48	53
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4609]	–2

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	45	48	53
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	4	4	4

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	4	4	4
1900	Budget authority (total)	49	52	57
1930	Total budgetary resources available	49	54	59
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2	2	3

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	5	6	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	47	52	56
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–46	–55	–57
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	6	3	2
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–2	–1	–1
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1	–1	–1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3	5	2
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	5	2	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	49	52	57
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	42	49	54
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	4	6	3

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	46	55	57
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–5	–4	–4
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	45	48	53
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	41	51	53
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	45	48	53
4190	Outlays, net (total)	41	51	53

The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture provides legal advice, counsel, and services to the Secretary and to all agencies, offices, and corporations of the Department on all aspects of their operations. It represents the Department in administrative proceedings; non-litigation debt collection proceedings; State water rights adjudications; proceedings before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeal, the Merit System Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the USDA Office of Administrative Law Judges, and other Federal agencies; and, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, in judicial proceedings and litigation in the Federal and State courts. All attorneys and support personnel devoted to those efforts are supervised by the General Counsel. The 2016 Budget requests $48 million, including an increase of $3.6 million for 19 FTEs to handle an increased workload, to support current staff, and maintain OGC's current information technology and telecommunications infrastructure in OGC field locations.

The Office of Ethics provides ethics advice, counsel and training to all USDA officials and employees, and conducts annual financial disclosure reviews. The work of the Office of Ethics promotes employee compliance with Federal conflict of interest laws and regulations. The 2016 Budget requests $4.5 million.


Identification code 012–2300–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	31	33	37
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	9	10	10
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	3	3
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	44	49	53
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	3	3	3

99.9	Total new obligations	47	52	56


Identification code 012–2300–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	240	245	264
1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	24	21	25
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	23	26	26
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	2	2	2

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, [$85,373,000] $86,023,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1701–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Economic Research Service	78	85	86
0801	Economic Research Service (Reimbursable)	5	1	1

0900	Total new obligations	83	86	87

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	78	85	86

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	78	85	86
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	1	1	1
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	5

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	6	1	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	84	86	87
1930	Total budgetary resources available	84	86	87
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	30	33	24
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	83	86	87
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–80	–95	–87
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	33	24	24
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–7	–9	–9
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–9	–9	–9
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	23	24	15
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	24	15	15

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	84	86	87
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	64	69	70
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	16	26	17

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	80	95	87
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–4	–1	–1
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	3

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–2

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	78	85	86
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	76	94	86
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	78	85	86
4190	Outlays, net (total)	76	94	86

The Economic Research Service provides economic and other social science research and analysis to inform public and private decision making on food, agriculture, natural resources, and rural America. The Agency's mission is to anticipate issues that are on the horizon, and to conduct sound, peer-reviewed economic research. ERS is also the primary source of statistical indicators that, among other things, gauge the health of the farm sector (including farm income estimates and projections), assess the current and expected performance of the agricultural sector (including trade), and provide measures of food security here and abroad. Most of the Agency's research is conducted by a highly trained staff of economists and social scientists through an intramural program of research, market outlook, and analysis.

Five principles characterize ERS' core program: (1) Research that builds on unique or confidential data sources at the Federal level and is inherent in the role of a Federal Statistical Agency, including the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and associated farm and farm household finance estimates, consumer data and related research on food consumption, and development of USDA's commodity market outlook; (2) Research that provides coordination for a national perspective or framework, setting a single standard; (3) Research that requires a sustained investment and large teams; (4) Research that directly services the U.S. Government or USDA's long-term national goals such as the cost to the economy of sickness and premature death due to foodborne illnesses for FSIS, rural definition analysis for Rural development, and conservation program options for FSA and NCRS; and (5) Research that addresses questions with short-run payoff or has immediate policy implications.

ERS draws on the expertise of external collaborators through grants and cooperative research agreements for issues that require expertise beyond the scope of the current program or that require knowledge of state or regional issues. The 2016 budget request of $86,023,000 continues to fund ERS' highest priority core programs, including research, data, and market outlook on the following: How investments in rural people, businesses, and communities affect the capacity of rural economies to prosper in a changing global marketplace; economic issues related to developing natural resource policies and programs that respond to the need to protect the environment and the challenges of climate change while enhancing agricultural competitiveness; production agriculture, domestic and international markets, trade, and Federal farm policies, to understand the U.S. food and agriculture sector's performance in the context of increasingly globalized markets; the Nation's food and nutrition assistance programs, to study the relationships among factors that influence food choices and health outcomes, including obesity and to enhance methodologies for valuing societal benefits associated with reducing food safety risks. In addition to continuing ERS' core program of research, funding is requested for an initiative which will analyze linkages between shifting water supplies, farming practices, and food production using enhanced agricultural-environmental models for more precise measures of key relationships and integrated data from survey and administrative sources. The initiative's goal is to build a strong evidence base on public and private drivers of farm-level water use and responses to drought risk. Finally, ERS will dedicate funds to a second initiative, which will analyze barriers to entry for new farmers and ranchers. A key focus of the analysis will be identification of the extent to which USDA programs may help reduce those barriers.


Identification code 012–1701–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	34	38	38
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	36	40	40
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	10	10	10
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	5	7	7
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	16	18	20
25.5	Research and development contracts	5	5	5
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	2	1

99.0	Direct obligations	78	85	86
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	5	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	83	86	87


Identification code 012–1701–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	340	364	364
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	1	1	1

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, [$172,408,000] $180,346,000, of which up to [$47,842,000] $45,747,000 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). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1801–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Agricultural estimates	108	115	124
0002	Statistical research and service	9	9	11
0003	Census of agriculture	53	48	45

0799	Total direct obligations	170	172	180
0801	National Agricultural Statistics Service (Reimbursable)	32	21	25

0900	Total new obligations	202	193	205

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	8

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	8
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	161	172	180
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1801]	–45	–48	–45
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1801]	45	48	45

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	161	172	180
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct - Farm Bill [012–4336]	1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	1
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	16	21	25
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	16

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	32	21	25
1900	Budget authority (total)	194	193	205
1930	Total budgetary resources available	202	193	205

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	36	47	21
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	202	193	205
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–183	–219	–203
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–8
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	47	21	23
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–9	–17	–35
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–16
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	8	–18

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–17	–35	–35
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	27	30	–14
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	30	–14	–12

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	193	193	205
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	153	174	185
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	30	44	18

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	183	218	203
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–21	–19	–23
4033	Non-Federal sources	–2	–2	–2

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–23	–21	–25
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–16
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	7

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–9

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	161	172	180
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	160	197	178
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances		1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	162	172	180
4190	Outlays, net (total)	160	198	178

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides the official National and State estimates of acreage, yield, and production of crops, stocks, value and expenditures associated with farm commodities, and inventory, values, and expenditures of livestock items. Data on approximately 120 crops and 45 livestock products are covered in over 400 reports issued each year. In addition, the Census of Agriculture, which is conducted every five years for years ending in 2 and 7, takes a snapshot of America's agriculture and provides comprehensive data on the Nation's agricultural industry down to the county level. NASS' responsibilities are authorized under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C 1621–1627) and the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Public Law 105–113 (7 U.S.C. 2204 g(d)(f)).

In 2014, NASS expanded the National Operations Division (NOD) by opening a new print and mail facility to serve the agency's needs. The print and mail facility is designed to gain greater efficiency in the NOD's operational and production practices.

NASS continued the Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) program to provide inter-department expertise by collaborating with the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Census Bureau in the development and deployment of a 2020 Census Mobile Solution. In addition, the NASS CAPI solution was shared with mobile technology industry leaders, both Federal and private, through numerous speaking engagements at multiple conferences.

Agricultural Estimates.—The Agricultural Estimates program is vital for producers, agricultural commodity markets in the U.S. and the world, policy makers in government, and people involved in making planning, investment, price discovery mechanisms, and marketing decisions. Billions of dollars could be put at risk without these essential Agricultural Estimates statistical reports. The work under this activity is conducted through 12 Regional offices and 34 State offices serving all 50 States. Cooperative arrangements with State agencies provide additional State and county data. In order to support Administration priorities and improve efficiency, NASS has carefully completed a comprehensive review of existing programs to determine which programs are most critical to serving agency goals, with evaluations based on the following prioritites: 1) Federal Principal Economic Indicator data; 2) data which directly impact commodity markets; 3) data necessary to implement the USDA programs which provide payments to farmers and are used to administer the farm safety net for producers; and 4) data for which there are no other publicly available sources of information. In 2014, NASS achieved several accomplishments: 1) Improved census calibration process through collaborative efforts with Texas A&M University; 2) published the regular schedule of Agricultural Estimates Federal Principal Economic Indicators; and 3) redesigned the Chemical Use program to enable informed, science-based decisions. NASS's agricultural chemical use database is USDA's official source of statistics about on-farm and post-harvest fertilizer and pesticide use and pest management practices. It encompasses surveys looking at chemical use by producers of fruits, vegetables, field crops, livestock, and other animals and crops.

Census of Agriculture.—The Census of Agriculture provides the only source of comparable and consistent detailed data about agriculture and helps to measure trends and new development in the agricultural sector of our Nation's economy. The Census of Agriculture is critical because it provides comprehensive data on the agriculture economy, land use, production expenses, value of land and buildings, farm size and characteristics of farm operators, market value of agricultural production sold, acreage of major crops, inventory of livestock and poultry, and farm irrigation practices. In 2014, NASS achieved several accomplishments: 1) Published the Preliminary and Final results of the 2012 Census of Agriculture as well as several Special Products and Tabulations; 2) released two census follow-on survey results including the Census of Aquaculture and the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey which are conducted every five years; and 3) improved census calibration process through collaborative efforts with Texas A&M University.

The 2016 total request is $180,346,000 for NASS, including $134,599,000 for Agricultural Estimates to 1) conduct the essential Federal Principal Economic Indicator surveys; 2) conduct other Core Integrated Surveys and Estimates to support USDA programs; 3) conduct the Floriculture Report; 4) augment the established honey survey by additionally collecting information regarding honeybee management and loss in support of the President's initiative to gain more knowledge related to Colony Collapse Disorder; and 5) address antimicrobial resistance by adding questions to two surveys already established for Cattle on Feed, Hogs and Pigs, and add an annual Poultry survey. NASS continues to review its programs to improve efficiency and as a result of moving forward with the geospatial program, the Bee Studies, and the Antimicrobial Resistance data collection.

The 2016 NASS request includes $45,747,000 for the Census of Agriculture. NASS will 1) Continue planning and preparations for the FY 2017 Census of Agriculture; 2) continue producing the annual Current Agricultural Industrial Reports covering operations including: 2a) Animal & Vegetable Fats & Oils; 2b) Wet & Dry Mill Producers of Ethanol; 2c) Oilseeds, Beans, & Nuts; 2d) Flour Milling Producers; 2e) Cotton & Manmade Fiber; and 2f) Cotton in Public Storage; and as part of the Census Follow-on program conduct a 3) Local Foods Special Study; and 4) a Farm Structure Survey, focusing on women and new farmers. With the growing interest in supporting local agricultural economies through the purchase of locally grown foods more data is needed. NASS included a question on the 2012 Census of Agriculture in support of the USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative, to benchmark the size of the local foods market.

Miscellaneous funds received from local organizations, commodity groups, and others are available for dissemination of reports and for survey work conducted under cooperative agreements (7 U.S.C. 450b, 450h, 3318b). NASS also provides technical consultation, support, and assistance for international programs under participating agency service agreements.


Identification code 012–1801–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	62	73	74
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	64	75	76
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	19	23	23
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	3	2	2
22.0	Transportation of things	1	2	2
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	3	10	10
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	41	30	35
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	32	24	26
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	1	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	5	4	4

99.0	Direct obligations	170	172	180
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	32	21	25

99.9	Total new obligations	202	193	205


Identification code 012–1801–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	893	979	984
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	106	106	106

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, [$1,132,625,000] $1,191,540,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided further, That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of Agricultural Research Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not more than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease for one or more additional 20-year periods. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1400–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Product quality/value added	99	100	102
0002	Livestock production	87	87	94
0003	Crop production	215	215	233
0004	Food safety	102	102	106
0005	Livestock protection	72	72	73
0006	Crop protection	180	183	186
0007	Human nutrition research	87	87	85
0008	Environmental stewardship	201	201	206
0009	National Agricultural Library	23	24	25
0010	Repair and maintenance of facilities	20	20	40
0011	Decentralized GSA and Security Payments		5	5
0012	Homeland security	36	37	37
0014	Miscellaneous Fees/Supplementals		11

0799	Total direct obligations	1,122	1,144	1,192
0881	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	144	144	144

0889	Reimbursable program activities, subtotal	144	144	144

0900	Total new obligations	1,266	1,288	1,336

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	10	12
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,122	1,132	1,192

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,122	1,132	1,192
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	51	144	144
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	97

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	148	144	144
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,270	1,276	1,336
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,280	1,288	1,336
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–2
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	12

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	366	444	346
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,266	1,288	1,336
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	27
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,178	–1,386	–1,324
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–37

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	444	346	358
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–183	–194	–194
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–97
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	86

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–194	–194	–194
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	183	250	152
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	250	152	164

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,270	1,276	1,336
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	932	964	1,012
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	246	422	312

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1,178	1,386	1,324
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–107	–86	–86
4033	Non-Federal sources	–46	–58	–58

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–153	–144	–144
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–97
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	102

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	5

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	1,122	1,132	1,192
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	1,025	1,242	1,180
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,122	1,132	1,192
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,025	1,242	1,180

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS conducts scientific research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and to provide information access and dissemination to: ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agricultural products; assess the nutritional needs of Americans; sustain a competitive agricultural economy; enhance the natural resource base and the environment; and provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole. This mission is carried out through ARS' major research program areas and other activities listed below (in italics).

The major research programs in ARS address and support the Department's priorities and are: New Products/Product Quality/Value Added; Environmental Stewardship; Livestock/Crop Production; Livestock/Crop Protection; Food Safety; and Human Nutrition.

The 2016 Salaries and Expenses budget for ARS requests $1.192 billion which includes increases for new and expanded research initiatives in transformational crop and livestock genetics; combatting antimicrobial resistance; pollinator health; climate change resilience; agricultural sustainability; big data, earth sciences, and earth observation; vertical farming; and more competitive, sustainable small farms. An increase in funding is also requested for an apprentice farmer program and for repair and maintenance of the agency's laboratories and facilities. The proposed increases are partially offset by reductions and redirections of ongoing research. These offsets will help provide funding necessary for the critical research priorities proposed by the agency for 2016.

New Products/Product Quality/Value Added._ARS has active research programs directed toward improving the efficiency and reducing the cost for the conversion of agricultural products into biobased products and biofuels; developing new and improved products for domestic and foreign markets; and providing higher quality, healthy foods that satisfy consumer needs in the United States and abroad.
Environmental Stewardship.— The emphasis of ARS' environmental stewardship research programs is on developing technologies and systems that support sustainable production and enhance the Nation's vast renewable natural resource base. ARS is currently developing the scientific knowledge and technologies needed to meet the challenges and opportunities facing U.S. agriculture in managing water resource quality and quantity under different climatic regimes, production systems, and environmental conditions. ARS' research also focuses on developing measurement, prediction, and control technologies for emissions of greenhouse gases, particulate matter, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and volatile organic compounds affecting air quality and land surface climate interactions. The agency is a leader in developing measurement and modeling techniques for characterizing gaseous and particulate matter emissions from agriculture. In addition, ARS is evaluating strategies for enhancing the health and productivity of soils, including developing predictive tools to assess the sustainability of alternative land management practices. Finding mechanisms to aid agriculture in adapting to changes in atmospheric composition and climatic variations is also an important component of this program. ARS' range and grazing land research objectives include the conservation and restoration of the Nation's range land and pasture ecosystems and agroecosystems through improved management of fire, invasive weeds, grazing, global change, and other agents of ecological change. The agency is currently developing improved grass and forage legume germplasm for livestock, conservation, bioenergy, and bioproduct systems as well as grazing-based livestock systems that reduce risk and increase profitability. In addition, ARS is developing whole system management strategies to reduce production costs and risks.

Livestock Production._ARS' livestock production program is directed toward fostering an abundant, safe, nutritionally wholesome, and competitively priced supply of animal products produced in a viable, competitive, and sustainable animal agriculture sector of the economy by: safeguarding and utilizing animal genetic resources, associated genetic and genomic databases, and bioinformatic tools; developing a basic understanding of food animal physiology to address priority issues related to animal production, animal well-being, and product quality and healthfulness; and developing information, best management practices, novel and innovative tools, and technologies that improve animal production systems, enhance human health, and ensure domestic food security.

Crop Production._ARS' crop production program focuses on developing and improving ways to reduce crop losses while protecting and ensuring a safe and affordable food supply. The research program concentrates on production strategies that are environmentally friendly, safe to consumers, and compatible with sustainable and profitable crop production systems. Research activities are directed at safeguarding and utilizing plant genetic resources and their associated genetic, genomic, and bioinformatic databases that facilitate selection of varieties and/or germplasm with significantly improved traits. Research activities attempt to minimize the impacts of crop pests while maintaining healthy crops and safe commodities that can be sold in markets throughout the world. ARS is conducting research to discover and exploit naturally occurring and engineered genetic mechanisms for plant pest control, develop agronomic germplasm with durable defensive traits, and transfer genetic resources for commercial use. ARS provides taxonomic information on invasive species that strengthens prevention techniques, aids in detection/identification of invasive pests, and increases control through management tactics that restore habitats and biological diversity.

Livestock Protection._ARS' research on livestock protection is directed at protecting and ensuring the safety of the Nation's agriculture and food supply through improved disease detection, prevention, control, and treatment. Basic and applied research approaches are used to solve animal health problems of high national priority. Emphasis is given to methods and procedures to control animal diseases through the discovery and development of diagnostics, vaccines, biotherapeutics, animal genomics applications, disease management systems, animal disease models, and farm biosecurity measures. The research program has the following strategic objectives: establish ARS laboratories into a fluid, highly effective research network to maximize use of core competencies and resources; ensure access to specialized high containment facilities to study zoonotic and emerging diseases; develop an integrated animal and microbial genomics research program; establish core competencies in bovine, swine, ovine, and avian immunology; launch a biotherapeutic discovery program providing alternatives to animal drugs; build a technology-driven vaccine and diagnostic discovery research program; develop core competencies in field epidemiology and predictive biology; establish a best-in-class training center for our Nation's veterinarians and scientists; and develop a model technology transfer program to achieve the full impact of ARS research discoveries.

Crop Protection._ARS' research on crop protection protects crops from insects and diseases through research to understand pest and disease transmission mechanisms, and to identify and apply new technologies that increase understanding of virulence factors and host defense mechanisms. ARS research priorities include identification of: genes that convey virulence traits in pathogens and pests; factors that modulate infectivity, gene functions, and mechanisms; genetic profiles that provide specified levels of disease and insect resistance under field conditions; and mechanisms that reduce the spread of pests and infectious diseases. ARS is developing new knowledge and integrated pest management approaches to control pest and disease outbreaks as they occur. Its research will improve the knowledge and understanding of the ecology, physiology, epidemiology, and molecular biology of emerging diseases and pests. This knowledge will be incorporated into pest risk assessments and management strategies to minimize chemical inputs and increase production. Strategies and approaches will be available to producers to control emerging crop diseases and pest outbreaks and to address quarantine issues.

Food Safety._ ARS' food safety research program is designed to yield science-based knowledge on the safe production, storage, processing, and handling of plant and animal products, and on the detection and control of toxin producing and/or pathogenic bacteria and fungi, parasites, chemical contaminants, and plant toxins. All of ARS' research activities involve a high degree of cooperation and collaboration with USDA's Research, Education, and Economics agencies, as well as with the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ARS also collaborates in international research programs to address and resolve global food safety issues. Specific research efforts are directed toward developing new technologies that assist ARS stakeholders and customers, including regulatory agencies, industry, and commodity and consumer organizations, in detecting, identifying, and controlling foodborne diseases that affect human health.

Human Nutrition._Maintenance of health throughout the lifespan along with prevention of obesity and chronic diseases via food-based recommendations are the major emphases of ARS' human nutrition research program. These health-related goals are based on the knowledge that deficiency diseases are no longer primary public health concerns in the U.S. Excessive consumption has become the primary nutrition problem in the American population. This is reflected by increased emphasis on prevention of obesity from basic science through intervention studies to assessments of large populations. ARS' research program also actively studies bioactive components of foods that have no known requirement but have health promoting qualities. Four specific areas of research are emphasized: nutrition monitoring; the scientific basis for dietary recommendations; prevention of obesity and related diseases; and life stage nutrition and metabolism, in order to better define the role of nutrition in pregnancy and growth of children, and for healthier aging.

Library and Information Services._The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is the largest and most accessible agricultural research library in the world. It provides services directly to the staff of USDA and to the public, primarily via the NAL web site, http://www.nal.usda.gov. NAL was created with the USDA in 1862 and was named a national library in 1962, as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. NAL is the premier library for collecting, managing, and disseminating agricultural knowledge. The Library is the repository of our Nation's agricultural heritage, the provider of world class information, and a wellspring for generating new fundamental knowledge and advancing scientific discovery. It is a priceless national resource that, through its services, programs, information products, and web-based tools and technologies, serves anyone who needs agricultural information. The Library's vision is "advancing access to global information for agriculture."

Repair and Maintenance of Facilities._Funds are used to restore, upgrade, and maintain ARS' facilities to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration and EPA requirements, provide suitable workspace for in-house research programs, and to retrofit existing structures for better energy utilization.

Reimbursements._ARS performs research activities and services for other USDA, Federal, and non-Federal agencies. These activities and services are paid for on a reimbursable basis.


Identification code 012–1400–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	471	534	547
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	7	8	8
11.5	Other personnel compensation	11	13	13

11.9	Total personnel compensation	489	555	568
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	160	182	189
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	10	11	11
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		5	5
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	45	38	42
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	10	10	8
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	45	38	42
25.5	Research and development contracts	178	144	158
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	16	11	15
26.0	Supplies and materials	96	88	87
31.0	Equipment	52	45	49
32.0	Land and structures	6	5	5
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	14	11	12

99.0	Direct obligations	1,122	1,144	1,192
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	144	144	144

99.9	Total new obligations	1,266	1,288	1,336


Identification code 012–1400–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	6,265	6,822	6,947
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	524	524	524

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, [$45,000,000] $205,901,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1401–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Building and facilities projects	1	10	156

0900	Total new obligations (object class 25.4)	1	10	156

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3	2	35
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation		45	206
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–2

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)		43	206
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3	45	241
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2	35	85

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	17	8	9
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1	10	156
3020	Outlays (gross)	–10	–9	–17

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	8	9	148
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	17	8	9
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	8	9	148

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross		43	206
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		2	10
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	10	7	7

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	10	9	17
4180	Budget authority, net (total)		43	206
4190	Outlays, net (total)	10	9	17

This account provides funds for the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Agricultural Research Service.

ARS operates an extensive network of Federally-owned research facilities strategically located throughout the United States, reflective of the wide geographic diversity and site specificity of agricultural production and distinct climatic and agroecosystem zones. The agency completed a review of its laboratory portfolio in 2012 and developed a plan for future capital investment that would be required to maintain this aging infrastucture. The resulting "Capital Investment Strategy" recommended modernization of selected facilities, the highest priority of which was the need for a biocontainment laboratory and consolidated poultry research facility in Athens, Georgia. This facility is needed to address gaps in the agency's ability to conduct critical research on exotic and emerging poultry diseases. The 2016 Budget request includes $114 million to complete the construction of this facility. In addition, the request includes funding for the modernization of the following high priority facilities as identified in the Capital Investment Strategy: Building 307 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland ($37 million); the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment in Ames, Iowa ($14 million); the Southwest Watershed Research Center in Tucson, Arizona ($12 million); and the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas ($29 million). These facilities have exceeded their functional lifespans and urgently need to be modernized so that ARS can safely and effectively carry out its research responsibilities.

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year			4
	Receipts:
0220	Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Science and Education Administration	28	32	32

0400	Total: Balances and collections	28	32	36
	Appropriations:
0500	Miscellaneous Contributed Funds	–28	–28	–28

0799	Balance, end of year		4	8


Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Miscellaneous contributed funds	30	30	30

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	29	27	25
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	28	28	28

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	28	28	28
1930	Total budgetary resources available	57	55	53
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	27	25	23

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	8	8	8
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	30	30	30
3020	Outlays (gross)	–30	–30	–28

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	8	8	10
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	8	8	8
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	8	8	10

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	28	28	28
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	23	20	20
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	7	10	8

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	30	30	28
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	28	28	28
4190	Outlays, net (total)	30	30	28

Miscellaneous contributed funds received from States, local organizations, individuals, and others are available for work under cooperative agreements on research activities.


Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	6	6	6
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	8	8	8
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	2	2	2
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	2	2	2
25.5	Research and development contracts	7	7	7
26.0	Supplies and materials	4	4	4
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	3	3	3

99.9	Total new obligations	30	30	30


Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	104	104	104

Federal Funds

For payments to agricultural experiment stations; for cooperative forestry and other research; for facilities; for payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa for cooperative extension activities; for integrated activities; for research, education, and extension grant programs, including necessary administrative expenses; and for other expenses, $1,503,058,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled "National Institute of Food and Agriculture'' in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That, of the amounts provided in such table for the Hatch Act and Evans-Allen research, $12,500,000 shall be available only for competitively awarded capacity grants for eligible recipients of Hatch Act funding and $2,500,000 shall be available only for competitively awarded capacity grants for eligible recipients of Evans-Allen funding, respectively, notwithstanding the provisions of the Hatch Act or 7 U.S.C. 3222: Provided further, That institutions receiving funds competitively awarded under the previous proviso shall provide funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to the amount of funds received, and 7 U.S.C. 3371 shall not apply to such grants: Provided further, That, of the amounts provided in the table for Smith-Lever Act 3(b) and (c) extension and 1890 extension services, $4,000,000 shall be available only for competitively awarded capacity grants for eligible recipients of Smith-Lever Act 3(b) and (c) funding, and $1,000,000 shall be available only for competitively awarded capacity grants for eligible recipients of 1890 extension services funding, respectively, notwithstanding the provisions of the Smith-Lever Act or 7 U.S.C. 3221: Provided further, That institutions receiving funds competitively awarded under the previous proviso shall provide funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to the amount of funds received, and 7 U.S.C. 3371 shall not apply to such grants: Provided further, That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, the public-private partnerships for Innovation Institutes, grants management systems, Hispanic serving institutions education grants, tribal college education equity grants, Alaska native-serving and native Hawaiian-serving institutions, grants for insular areas, extension services at 1994 institutions, facility improvements at 1890 institutions, and the competitively awarded capacity awards programs shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: 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. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority: 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: Provided further, That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2017.


Identification code 012–0520–0–1–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Payments under the Hatch Act			256
0002	Cooperative Forestry Research			34
0003	Payments to 1890 Institutions for Research			60
0004	Special Grants and Other Research Programs			42
0005	Agriculture and Food Research Initiative			450
0007	Federal Administration			30
0008	Higher Education			43
0019	Innovation Institutes			80
0021	Food and Agriculture Resiliency Program for Military Veterans			3
0022	Smith-Lever Formula 3(b)&(c)			304
0023	1890 Institutions			49
0024	1890 Facilities (Section 1447)			22
0025	Smith-Lever 3(d) Programs			86
0026	Other Extension Programs			15
0027	Organic Transition Program			4
0028	Crop Protection/Pest Management			17
0029	Regional Rural Development Centers			1
0031	Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative			7
0032	Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative			20
0033	Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program			20
0034	Specialty Crop Research Initiative			55
0035	Emergency Citrus Research and Extension Program			25
0036	Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program			20
0037	Agriculture Risk Management Education Program			5

0799	Total direct obligations			1,648
0801	Research/Education and Extension (Reimbursable)			48

0900	Total new obligations			1,696

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation			1,503

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			1,503
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]			20
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]			20
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]			80
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]			20
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4085]			5

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)			145
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected			48

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)			48
1900	Budget authority (total)			1,696
1930	Total budgetary resources available			1,696

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts			1,696
3020	Outlays (gross)			–868

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			828
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			828

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			1,551
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority			845
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources			–48
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			145
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			12
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances			11

4110	Outlays, gross (total)			23
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			1,648
4190	Outlays, net (total)			820

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) participates in a nationwide system of agricultural research and education program planning and coordination between State institutions and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It assists in maintaining cooperation among the State institutions, and between the State institutions and their Federal research partners. The agency administers grants and payments to State institutions to supplement State and local funding for agricultural research and higher education.

Payments under the Hatch Act._Funds under the Hatch Act are allocated on a formula basis to agricultural experiment stations of the land-grant colleges in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Micronesia, and Northern Mariana Islands. The 2016 budget includes $256.2 million, of which $12.5 million will be used for competitively-awarded grants that will complement existing programs in addressing national problems in food, agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, human sciences, and animal health.

Cooperative forestry research._These funds are allocated by formula to land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment stations in the 50 States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and other State-supported colleges and universities having a forestry school and offering graduate training in forestry sciences. The 2016 Budget is funded at $34 million.

Payments to 1890 Institutions for Research._Funds allocated on a formula basis support agricultural research and broaden the curricula at the nineteen 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University. The 2016 budget includes $60.5 million, of which $2.5 million will be used for competitively-awarded grants that will complement existing programs in addressing national problems in food, agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, human sciences, and animal health.

Special grants and other research programs._This program addresses research areas of national interest. The 2016 Budget includes $11.9 million for IR-4 minor crop pest management to address the growing need for registration of safe pesticides for minor crops and lead to a reduction by half in the levels of chemical residues in food products. Funding for agroclimatology (global change) is proposed at $1.4 million for research at universities as part of a coordinated Federal initiative. The 2016 Budget also includes funding for aquaculture centers at $4.0 million, and sustainable agriculture at $22.7 million. The 2016 Budget maintains funding at $1.9 million for the competitive 1994 Institutions research grants program to build research capacity at the legislatively eligible 1994 institutions by supporting agricultural research activities that address tribal, national and multistate priorities.

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants._Section 7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–246) establishes the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). AFRI is the core competitive grant program for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences. AFRI projects will address critical issues in U.S. agriculture in the areas of food security; water resources; climate variability and change; sustainable bioenergy production; food safety; childhood obesity prevention; foundational science; and education and literacy initiative. Addressing these critical issues will engage scientists and educators with expertise in plant health and production and plant products; animal health and production and animal products; food safety, nutrition, and health; renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; agricultural systems and technology; and agriculture economics and rural communities. AFRI allows greater flexibility in the types of projects funded to include: single function projects in research, education, and extension, and integrated research, education and/or extension awards. The 2016 Budget proposes to increase funding for AFRI from the 2015 enacted level of $325 million to $450 million.

Federal administration._A coordinating and review staff assists in maintaining cooperation within and among the States, and between the States and their Federal research partners. This staff also administers research and education grants and payments to States. Federal administration is funded from a combination of program set-asides from formula and grant programs and from direct appropriation for administration. The 2016 Budget includes $30.26 million, which is $1.4 million over the 2015 enacted level. Most of the increase will support the Grants Management Systems.

Higher education._The 2016 Budget proposes $20.4 million for a capacity building program at the 1890 institutions as part of the USDA initiative to strengthen these institutions through a broadening of curricula, and increased faculty development and student research projects. The 2016 Budget funding is proposed for Hispanic-serving institutions education grants program at $9.2 million. Funding is also proposed for Native American institutions at $3.7 million, Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions at $3.2 million, and Grants for Insular Areas programs at $1.8 million. These programs enable universities to broaden their curricula; and increase faculty development, student research projects, and the number of new scholars recruited in the food and agricultural sciences. In addition, an increased number of graduate students, including minority graduate students, will be enrolled in the agricultural sciences. Funding is also proposed in the 2016 Budget, at $5.0 million, for the Veterinary Medical Services Act to provide incentives to hire Federal veterinarians to work in shortage areas.

Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation Institutions._The 2016 Budget also includes $80 million to support public-private partnerships for Innovation Institutes that focus on emerging challenges to agriculture. The institutes will engage industry, leverage funding, and facilitate technology transfer. One institute will focus on biomanufacturing by building the scientific foundation, processes, and workforce capacity to move bio-energy and bio-based research from development to deployment and commercialization. The second institute will focus on nanocellulosics to effectively realize the potential of this nanomaterial, find commercial applications in a wide variety of industrial sectors, and support the President's National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

Food and Agriculture Resiliency Program for Military Veterans._The 2016 Budget includes $2.5 million for food and agriculture resiliency program for military veterans to support the veteran population in the food and agriculture sector.

The Cooperative Extension System, a national educational network, is a dynamic organization pledged to meeting the country's needs for research-based educational programs that will enable people to make practical decisions to improve their lives. To accomplish its mission, the Cooperative Extension System adjusts programs to meet the shifting needs and priorities of the people it serves.

The non-formal educational network combines the expertise and resources of Federal, State, and local partners. The partners in this unique System are: a) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; b) Extension professionals at land-grant universities throughout the United States and its territories; and c) Extension professionals in nearly all of the Nation's 3,144 counties and county equivalents. Thousands of paraprofessionals and nearly 3 million volunteers support this partnership and magnify its impact. Strong linkages with both public and private external groups are also crucial to the Cooperative Extension System's strength and vitality.

Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c)._Programs supported with Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) legislated formula funds are the major educational efforts central to the mission of the System and common to most Extension units. These programs are the foundation of the Extension organization and partnership that are intended to increase the number of community-based projects, families, and individuals reached to disseminate research findings as widely and quickly as possible. The use of electronic mail, satellite transmission of courses, and computer-assisted instruction are encouraged to communicate ideas. The 2016 Budget proposes Smith-Level 3(b) and (c) programs to be funded at $304.0 million, of which $4.0 million will be used for competitively-awarded grants that will complement existing programs in addressing national problems in food, agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, human sciences, and animal health.

1890 Institutions._Extension resources are provided to the States by these formula funds and competitively-awarded programs such as sustainable agriculture. Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) provides payments to the 1890 colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University and Central State University. The 2016 Budget includes $49.4 million and provides funds to support the Extension's infrastructure. Of the total, $1.0 million of increased funds will be used for competitively-awarded grants that will complement existing programs in addressing national problems in food, agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, human sciences, and animal health.

1890 Facilities._The 2016 Budget includes $21.7 million for 1890 Facilities Grants for the acquisition and improvement of food, agricultural, and human sciences facilities and equipment, including libraries, so that the 1890 land-grant institutions, including Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University may participate fully in the production of human capital in the food and agricultural sciences.

Smith-Lever 3(d) Programs._Designated programs funded by Smith-Lever 3(d) include the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP); AgrAbility/Farm Safety (Farm Safety Program and Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification); New Technologies for Agricultural Extension; Children, Youth and Families at Risk; and Federally-Recognized Tribes Extension Program. The 2016 Budget includes $85.7 million for these programs.

Other Extension Programs._Other Extension programs supported in the 2016 Budget include Grants for Youth Serving Institutions at $1.0 million, Extension Services at 1994 Institutions at $4.7 million, Renewable Resources Extension Act at $4.1 million, and Food Safety Outreach Program at $5.0 million.
Integrated research, education and/or extension grants are awarded for competitive and non-competitive programs.

Organic Transition Program._This program supports the development and implementation of biologically based pest management practices that mitigate the ecological, agronomic, and economic risks associated with the transition from conventional to organic agricultural production systems. The 2016 Budget includes $4.0 million.

Crop Protection/Pest Management Program._This program supports projects that respond to pest management challenges with coordinated region-wide and national research, education, and extension programs, and serves as a catalyst for promoting further development and use of integrated pest management approaches. The program also fosters regional and national team building efforts, communication networks, and enhanced stakeholder participation. The 2016 Budget includes $17.2 million.

Regional rural development centers._Funding supports activities that pursue a holistic development strategy that tailors programming to meet regional and local needs and addresses areas of opportunity arising from a consumer-driven agricultural economy. The 2016 Budget includes $1.0 million.

Food and agriculture defense initiative (homeland security)._The program provides support and enhancement of nationally-coordinated plant and animal disease diagnostic networks and supports activities to identify and respond to high risk biological pathogens in the food and agricultural system. The 2016 Budget includes $6.7 million. Additional funding for these laboratories is included in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative._This mandatory program, authorized by section 7206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 2008 Farm Bill, supports research and extension programs that enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. In 2016, mandatory funding for the program is $20 million.

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program._This mandatory program, authorized by section 7410 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 2008 Farm Bill, provides funding to support the development of education, outreach, curricula, workshops, educational teams, training, and technical assistance programs to assist beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States and its territories in entering, building, and managing successful farm and ranch enterprises. This program also provides support for an online electronic and library clearinghouse to provide associated support to individually funded projects, and the overall program. In 2016, mandatory funding for the program is $20 million.

Specialty Crop Research Initiative._This mandatory program, authorized by section 7306 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, 2014 Farm Bill, which amends Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 and provides funding to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities that focus on research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to specialty crop pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor, control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops. In 2016, mandatory funding for the program is $80 million. Of the monies available for this program, $25 million is reserved to carry out the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program as established in section 7306 of the 2014 Farm Bill.

Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program._This mandatory program, authorized by section 4208 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, funds and evaluates projects intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables, any variety of fresh, canned, dried, or frozen whole or cut fruits and vegetables without added sugars, fats, or oils, and salt (i.e. sodium), by low-income consumers participating in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by providing incentives at the point of purchase. The program will test strategies that could contribute to the understanding of how best to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP participants to inform future efforts, and develop effective and efficient benefit redemption technologies. In 2016, mandatory funding for the program is $20 million.

Agriculture Risk Management Education Program.—This mandatory program, authorized by section 133 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, which amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act, and provides funding for educating agricultural producers on the full range of risk management activities. These activities include futures, options, agricultural trade options, crop insurance, cash forward contracting, debt reduction, production diversification, marketing plans and tactics, farm resources risk reduction, and other appropriate risk management strategies. In 2016, mandatory funding for this program is $5 million.Reimbursable program._Funds support basic and applied agriculture research and activities performed for other USDA, Federal, and non-Federal agencies.


Identification code 012–0520–0–1–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent			37
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits			10
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons			1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA			6
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges			1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources			11
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities			2
25.5	Research and development contracts			10
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions			1,570

99.0	Direct obligations			1,648
99.0	Reimbursable obligations			48

99.9	Total new obligations			1,696


Identification code 012–0520–0–1–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment			417

[For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000, 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 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2016.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1502–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0020	Water quality	4
0050	Crop Protection/Pest Management	17	17
0070	Methyl bromide transition program	2	2
0071	Homeland Security	7	7
0085	Emergency Citrus Research and Extension Program		48
0086	Specialty Crop Research Initiative	55	51
0087	Regional Rural development centers	1	1
0088	Organic transition	4	4
0089	Organic Research and Extension Initiative	20	19

0900	Total new obligations	110	149

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		25
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	35	31

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	35	31
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	20	20
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	80	80
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–7

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	100	93
1900	Budget authority (total)	135	124
1930	Total budgetary resources available	135	149
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	25

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	194	209	254
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	110	149
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–93	–104	–125
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	209	254	129
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	194	209	254
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	209	254	129

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	35	31
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1	5
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	31	34	42

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	32	39	42
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	100	93
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	3	5
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	58	60	83

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	61	65	83
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	135	124
4190	Outlays, net (total)	93	104	125

Programs previously funded under this account are proposed under a consolidated National Institute of Food and Agriculture account.


Identification code 012–1502–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	3	3
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	106	145

99.9	Total new obligations	110	149


Identification code 012–1502–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	6	9


Identification code 012–1003–0–1–271		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Biomass research and development		9	3

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)		9	3

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3	6
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	3	3	3

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	3	3	3
1930	Total budgetary resources available	6	9	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	66	46	37
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts		9	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–20	–18	–19

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	46	37	21
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	66	46	37
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	46	37	21

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	3	3	3
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	20	18	19
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	3	3	3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	20	18	19

Biomass Research and Development is authorized by the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The program provides competitive grants for research, development, and demonstration to encourage innovation and development related to biomass, and improved commercialization of biobased products and energy. USDA and the Department of Energy jointly administer the program. In 2016, mandatory funding for the program is $3 million.

[For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $786,874,000, 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 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: 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. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)

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

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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	160	172	184
	Receipts:
0240	Earnings on Investments, Native American Institutions Endowment Fund	5	5	5

0400	Total: Balances and collections	165	177	189
	Appropriations:
0500	Research and Education Activities	–5	–5	–5
0501	Research and Education Activities	12	12	22

0599	Total appropriations	7	7	17

0799	Balance, end of year	172	184	206


Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Payments under the Hatch Act	244	244
0002	Cooperative forestry research	34	34
0003	Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia State University	52	52
0004	Special research grants	44	47
0005	Agriculture Food and Research Initiative	298	584
0006	Animal health and disease research	4	4
0007	Federal Administration	14	21
0008	Higher education	43	53
0009	Native American Institutions Endowment Fund	5	6	5
0012	Veterinary Medical Services Act		12
0015	Sun Grant Program	2	2
0016	Farm Business Management and Benchmarking	1	1
0021	Alfalfa Forage and Research Program	1	1
0022	Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture		9

0799	Total direct obligations	742	1,070	5
0801	Research and Education Activities (Reimbursable)	14	17

0900	Total new obligations	756	1,087	5

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	234	278
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1		278
1020	Adjustment of unobligated bal brought forward, Oct 1	–5
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	15

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	244	278
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	784	799	22
1101	Appropriation (Native American Endowment Interest)	5	5	5
1134	Portion precluded from obligation (-) (N.A. Endowment Fund)	–12	–12	–22

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	777	792	5
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	1	17
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	13

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	14	17
1900	Budget authority (total)	791	809	5
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,035	1,087	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	278

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1,067	1,041	1,028
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	756	1,087	5
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	6
3020	Outlays (gross)	–758	–1,100	–457
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–15
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–15

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1,041	1,028	576
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–38	–26	–26
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–13
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	25

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–26	–26	–26
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1,029	1,015	1,002
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1,015	1,002	550

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	791	809	5
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	158	423	3
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	600	677	454

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	758	1,100	457
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–26	–17
4033	Non-Federal sources	–1

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–27	–17
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–13
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	26

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	13

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	777	792	5
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	731	1,083	457
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	777	792	5
4190	Outlays, net (total)	731	1,083	457

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value	138	143	155
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value	143	155	177
5096	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations		34	46
5098	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations		46	68

Native American Institutions Endowment Fund._The 2016 Budget includes $11.9 million, for an endowment for the 1994 land-grant institutions (the legislatively eligible Tribally controlled colleges) to strengthen the infrastructure of these institutions and develop Indian expertise for the food and agricultural sciences and businesses and their own communities. At the termination of each fiscal year, the Secretary withdraws the income from the endowment fund for the fiscal year, and after making adjustments for the cost of administering the fund, distributes the adjusted income on a formula basis to the 1994 land-grant institutions. An estimated $4.6 million in interest earned in 2015 will be available to the program in 2016.

Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Endowment Fund._This endowment fund for Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities will launch the production of skilled and marketable Hispanic student population for employment in the food and agriculture sector. Over the next ten years, the Endowment will lead to significant and measurable enhanced competence and marketability of Hispanic students in the food and agricultural sciences. The 2016 Budget includes $10.0 million for this proposed fund. Interest generated by this funding in 2016 will be available to the program in 2017.

Other programs previously funded under this account are proposed under a consolidated National Institute of Food and Agriculture account.


Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	16	17
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	5	6
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		6
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	7	7
25.5	Research and development contracts	9	8
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	703	1,024	5

99.0	Direct obligations	742	1,070	5
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	14	17

99.9	Total new obligations	756	1,087	5


Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	229	247


Identification code 012–1501–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3	3	2
3020	Outlays (gross)		–1	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3	3	2
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3	2

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
	Outlays, gross:
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances		1	2
4190	Outlays, net (total)		1	2

Funds provide grants to States and other eligible recipients for the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities to carry out agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs. No funding has been appropriated to this account since 1997.

[For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, 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 explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension agents.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0502–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Smith-Lever Act, 3(b) and 3(c)	300	300
0002	Youth at risk	8	8
0004	Expanded food and nutrition education program (EFNEP)	68	68
0006	Farm Safety	5	5
0009	Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program	3	3
0013	Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia State University	44	44
0015	Renewable resources extension act	4	4
0016	Federal administration	8	8
0019	1890 facilities (section 1447)	3	50
0022	1994 institutions activities	4	4
0024	Rural health and safety education	1	1
0026	Risk management education	5	6
0027	New technologies for ag. extension	2	2
0030	Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database	1	1
0031	Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program		39
0032	Food Safety Outreach Program		3
0033	Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program		35

0799	Total direct obligations	456	581
0801	Extension Activities (Reimbursable)	35	32

0900	Total new obligations	491	613

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	8	85
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	8	29
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	13	85
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	469	472

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	469	472
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4085]	5	5
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	55	20
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	60	24
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	7	32
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	28

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	35	32
1900	Budget authority (total)	564	528
1930	Total budgetary resources available	577	613
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	85

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	639	607	488
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	491	613
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	12
3020	Outlays (gross)	–519	–732	–451
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–11

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	607	488	37
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–65	–58	–58
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–28
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	35

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–58	–58	–58
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	574	549	430
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	549	430	–21

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	504	504
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	150	315
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	353	372	414

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	503	687	414
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–41	–32
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–28
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	34

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	6

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	469	472
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	462	655	414
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	60	24
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		5
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	16	40	37

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	16	45	37
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	529	496
4190	Outlays, net (total)	478	700	451

Programs previously funded under this account are proposed under a consolidated National Institute of Food and Agriculture account.


Identification code 012–0502–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	13	14
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	14	15
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	4	4
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	2	2
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	2	2
25.5	Research and development contracts	1	2
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	433	556

99.0	Direct obligations	456	581
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	35	32

99.9	Total new obligations	491	613


Identification code 012–0502–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	145	154

Federal 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), [$871,315,000] $855,803,000, of which [$470,000] $471,000, 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 [$11,520,000] $8,194,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which [$35,339,000] $35,357,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which [$697,000] $706,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which [$52,340,000] $42,778,000, 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 [$156,000,000] $145,182,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, [$8,826,000] $8,876,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which [$54,000,000] $45,519,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which [$3,973,000] $3,722,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which $6,942,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the implementation of the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371–3378); of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: Provided, That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.

In fiscal year [2015] 2016, 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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	11	26	71
	Receipts:
0200	1990 Food, Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fees	603	614	748
0220	Fees, Animal and Plant Health Inspection User Fee Account			20

0299	Total receipts and collections	603	614	768

0400	Total: Balances and collections	614	640	839
	Appropriations:
0500	Salaries and Expenses	–603	–614	–748
0501	Salaries and Expenses	–28
0502	Salaries and Expenses	43	45

0599	Total appropriations	–588	–569	–748

0799	Balance, end of year	26	71	91


Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Animal Health	281	292	289
0002	Plant Health	309	304	286
0003	Wildlife Services	106	109	107
0004	Regulatory Management	33	35	35
0005	Emergency Management	17	20	17
0006	Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance	34	36	42
0007	Animal Welfare	29	29	29
0008	Agency-Wide Programs	9	52	52
0009	Citrus Greening - GP 748	4	16
0010	Emergency Program Funding	13	20
0011	Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fees	194	202	202
0012	H1N1 Transfer From HHS	5	4	3
0014	Farm Bill, Section 10007	57	59	63

0100	Total direct program	1,091	1,178	1,125

0799	Total direct obligations	1,091	1,178	1,125
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	170	170	170

0900	Total new obligations	1,261	1,348	1,295

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	396	479	413
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	276	325
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	14

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	410	479	413
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	842	871	856
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4609]	–2
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	21

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	861	871	856
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (AQI User Fees)	603	614	748
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	28
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [070–0530]	–363	–375	–516
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	63	63	63
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–4	–4
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–43	–45

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	284	253	295
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	157	158	158
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	42
1702	Offsetting collections (previously unavailable)	1

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	200	158	158
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,345	1,282	1,309
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,755	1,761	1,722
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–15
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	479	413	427

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	352	388	281
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,261	1,348	1,295
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	12
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,208	–1,455	–1,382
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–14
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–15

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	388	281	194
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–209	–227	–227
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–42
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	24

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–227	–227	–227
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	143	161	54
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	161	54	–33

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,061	1,029	1,014
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	716	898	886
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	245	234	201

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	961	1,132	1,087
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–52	–33	–33
4033	Non-Federal sources	–130	–125	–125

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–182	–158	–158
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–42
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	25

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–17

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	862	871	856
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	779	974	929
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	284	253	295
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	140	249	242
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	107	74	53

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	247	323	295
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,146	1,124	1,151
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,026	1,297	1,224

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5090	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections	1

The Secretary of Agriculture established the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on April 2, 1972, under the authority of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 and other authorities. The mission of the Agency is to protect the health and value of U.S. agricultural and other animal and plant resources that are vulnerable to pests, diseases, predation, natural disasters, or inhumane treatment. APHIS performs this important work using three major areas of activity, as follows:

Safeguarding and Emergency Preparedness/Response._APHIS monitors animal and plant health throughout the world and uses the information to set effective agricultural import policies to prevent the introduction of foreign plant and animal pests and diseases. Should a pest or disease enter the United States, APHIS works cooperatively with other Federal, State, Tribal and industry partners to conduct animal and plant health monitoring programs to rapidly diagnose them and determine if there is a need to establish new pest or disease management programs. APHIS, in conjunction with States, Tribes, industry, and other stakeholders, protects American agriculture by eradicating harmful pests and diseases or, where eradication is not feasible, by minimizing their economic impact. APHIS makes judicious use of resources by identifying instances when neither eradication nor management may be possible. The Agency monitors endemic pests and diseases through surveys to detect their locations and works with States, Tribes, and other programs to implement controls and conduct outreach to prevent the spread of pests and diseases into non-infested parts of the country. The Agency maintains a cadre of trained professionals prepared to respond immediately to potential animal and plant health emergencies. Program personnel investigate reports of suspected presence of foreign and exotic pests and diseases and work with partners to determine an appropriate course of action, including emergency action if necessary. Through its Wildlife Services program, APHIS protects agriculture from damage caused by animal predators through identification, demonstration, and application of the most appropriate methods of control. The Agency's regulations allow the benefits of genetic research to safely enter the marketplace, while protecting against the release of potentially harmful organisms into the environment. APHIS conducts diagnostic laboratory activities that support the Agency's veterinary disease and plant pest prevention, detection, control, and eradication programs. The Agency also provides and directs technology development to support animal and plant protection programs of the Agency and its cooperators at the State, Tribal, national, and international levels.

Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance._Sanitary (animal) and phytosanitary (plant) (SPS) regulations can have a significant impact on market access for the United States as an exporter of agricultural products. APHIS plays a central role in resolving technical trade issues to ensure the smooth and safe movement of agricultural commodities into and out of the United States. APHIS helps to protect the United States from emerging animal and plant pests and diseases while meeting obligations under the World Trade Organization's SPS agreement by assisting developing countries in improving their safeguarding systems. APHIS develops and implements programs designed to identify and reduce agricultural pest and disease threats while they are still outside of U.S. borders, to enhance safe agricultural trade, and to strengthen emergency response preparedness.

Animal Welfare._The Agency conducts regulatory activities to ensure the humane care and treatment of animals, including horses, as required by the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 as amended (7 U.S.C. 2131–2159), and the Horse Protection Act of 1970 as amended (15 U.S.C. 1821–1831). These activities include inspection of certain establishments that handle animals intended for research, exhibition, and sale as pets, and monitoring of certain horse shows.
APHIS' 2016 budget request of $855.8 million is a reduction of about $15.5 million from the 2015 enacted level. The budget request includes an increase to implement activities as part of USDA's effort to address antimicrobial resistance, which causes concern for both human and animal health. It also includes an increase for predeparture inspections of passenger baggage and cargo moving from Hawaii and Puerto Rico to the mainland United States. This increase will allow APHIS to continue preventing damaging pests from traveling to the mainland United States from these island locations while allowing travel and commerce to continue smoothly. Additionally, APHIS requests increases to enhance implementation of the Lacey Act, enhance surveillance for emerging and novel swine diseases, and continue supporting the development of tools to combat huanglongbing, or citrus greening. The Agency proposes increases to support these efforts, while proposing reductions in other areas. The reductions include programs where we have achieved success, such as nearing eradication for the cotton pests pink bollworm and boll weevil, and the Agency's enhanced ability to prepare for, detect, and respond to known risks related to avian health issues. The Agency requests other reductions for plant health programs to achieve a more equitable Federal cost-share rate for those programs. Additionally, the budget proposes reducing rabies activities outside the current barrier zone.


Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	404	448	454
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	4	5	5
11.5	Other personnel compensation	4	3	3

11.9	Total personnel compensation	412	456	462
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	139	150	153
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	2	5	5
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	24	25	25
22.0	Transportation of things	2	2	2
23.1	Rent, Communications, and Utilities	38	77	77
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	383	375	329
26.0	Supplies and materials	48	53	44
31.0	Equipment	35	29	21
41.0	Other grants, subsidies, and contributions	4	4	4
42.0	Other insurance claims and indemnities	3	1	2

99.0	Direct obligations	1,091	1,178	1,125
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	170	170	170

99.9	Total new obligations	1,261	1,348	1,295


Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	5,549	5,998	6,009
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,533	1,539	1,539

For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1601–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Buildings and facilities	5	4	3

0900	Total new obligations (object class 25.2)	5	4	3

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	3	3	3

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	3	3	3
1930	Total budgetary resources available	6	4	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3	6	4
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	5	4	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–2	–6	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	6	4	4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3	6	4
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	6	4	4

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	3	3	3
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1	1	1
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1	5	2

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	2	6	3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	3	3	3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	2	6	3

The buildings and facilities account provides for plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, and acquisition of land, as needed, for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) operated facilities, which include animal quarantine stations, plant inspection stations, sterile insect rearing facilities, and laboratories.

For these activities, the 2016 Budget proposes $3.2 million which includes funding to address safety issues with several facilities.

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year
	Receipts:
0220	Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, APHIS	9	9	9

0400	Total: Balances and collections	9	9	9
	Appropriations:
0500	Miscellaneous Trust Funds	–9	–9	–9

0799	Balance, end of year


Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Miscellaneous trust funds	8	9	9

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	11	12	12
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	9	9	9

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	9	9	9
1930	Total budgetary resources available	20	21	21
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	12	12	12

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2	3	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	8	9	9
3020	Outlays (gross)	–7	–9	–9

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	3	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2	3	3
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3	3	3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	9	9	9
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	3	8	8
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	4	1	1

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	7	9	9
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	9	9	9
4190	Outlays, net (total)	7	9	9

The following services are financed by fees and miscellaneous contributions advanced by importers, manufacturers, States, organizations, individuals, and others:

Miscellaneous contributed funds._Funds are received from foreign governments, States, local organizations, individuals, and others and are available for plant and animal quarantine inspection and cooperative plant and animal disease and pest control activities (7 U.S.C. 450b, 2220).


Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	3	3	3
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	1	1	1
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	2	2
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	8	9	9


Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	29	50	50

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), [$1,016,474,000] $1,011,557,000; 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 [2015] 2016 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: [Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79:] 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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3700–0–1–554		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year
	Receipts:
0220	Fees, Food Safety Inspection User Fee Account			4

0400	Total: Balances and collections			4

0799	Balance, end of year			4


Identification code 012–3700–0–1–554		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Salaries and expenses	1,004	1,027	1,012
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	155	166	166

0900	Total new obligations	1,159	1,193	1,178

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	48	90	93
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,011	1,016	1,012
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3700]	–35
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–3700]	35

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,011	1,016	1,012
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	186	180	180
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	4

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	190	180	180
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,201	1,196	1,192
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,249	1,286	1,285
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	90	93	107

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	137	136	133
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,159	1,193	1,178
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	7
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,159	–1,196	–1,193
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–8

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	136	133	118
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–45	–48	–48
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–4
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–48	–48	–48
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	92	88	85
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	88	85	70

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,201	1,196	1,192
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1,016	1,021	1,017
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	143	175	176

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1,159	1,196	1,193
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–1	–1	–1
4033	Non-Federal sources	–189	–179	–179

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–190	–180	–180
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–4
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	4

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	1,011	1,016	1,012
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	969	1,016	1,013
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,011	1,016	1,012
4190	Outlays, net (total)	969	1,016	1,013

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5090	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections	2	2	2
5092	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections	2	2	2

The primary objective of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged, as required by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act. In carrying out this mission, FSIS oversight responsibility covers a significant percentage of American spending on food. Providing adequate resources for Federal food safety agencies is a priority of the Administration. The 2016 Budget proposes $1.01 billion for inspection of meat, poultry and egg products, which is a $4.9 million decrease from the 2015 Enacted level. There is a decrease for implementation of new methods in poultry slaughter inspection. In addition, the budget proposes a performance based user fee, which will be charged to plants that have sample failures or require additional inspection activities due to regulatory non-compliance.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Federally inspected establishments:
Slaughter Plants	5	5	5
Processing Plants	4,055	4,055	4,055
Combination slaughter and processing plants	1,052	1,052	1,052
Talmadge-Aiken plants	347	347	347
Import Establishments	127	127	127
Egg plants	82	82	82
Other plants	758	758	758
Federally inspected and passed production (millions of pounds):
Meat Slaughter	46,189	46,189	46,189
Poultry Slaughter	58,117	58,117	58,117
Egg products	3,613	3,613	3,613
Import/export activity (millions of pounds):
Meat and poultry imported	3,572	3,572	3,572
Meat and poultry exported	16,380	16,545	16,545
Intrastate inspection1
Intrastate inspection	27	27	27
Talmadge-Aiken inspection	9	10	10
Number of slaughter and/or processing plants (excludes exempt plants)	1,769	1,750	1,750
Compliance activities:
Investigations and surveillance activities	14,626	14,750	15,000
Enforcement actions completed	1,296	1,325	1,350
Product Testing (samples analyzed):
Food Chemistry	10	10	10
Food Microbiology	77,007	77,007	77,007
Chemical Residues	10,969	10,969	10,969
Antibiotic Residues	95,336	95,336	95,336
Pathology Samples	4,179	4,179	4,179
Egg Products:
Food microbiology	1,436	1,436	1,436
Consumer Education and public outreach:
Meat and poultry hotline calls received	59,369	59,500	59,500
Website visits	13,651,180	17,000,000	17,000,000
Electronic messages received	17,049	20,000	20,000
Publications distributed	443,702	500,000	500,000
E-mail alert service subscribers	162,723	165,000	170,000
Epidemiological Investigations:
Cooperative efforts with State and public health offices	27	27	27
Illnesses reported and treated 2	1,172	1,172	1,172


Identification code 012–3700–0–1–554		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	525	526	516
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	17	17	17
11.5	Other personnel compensation	44	44	44

11.9	Total personnel compensation	586	587	577
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	216	217	213
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	1	1	6
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	37	37	40
22.0	Transportation of things	3	3	4
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	2	12	12
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	12	12	12
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	3	3	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	35	49	38
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	33	30	30
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	1	1	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	1	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials	11	11	11
31.0	Equipment	11	11	12
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	50	50	50
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	1,004	1,027	1,012
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	155	166	166

99.9	Total new obligations	1,159	1,193	1,178


Identification code 012–3700–0–1–554		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	8,933	9,194	8,930
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	23	23	23

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year
	Receipts:
0220	Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products, Food Safety and Quality Service	13	13	13

0400	Total: Balances and collections	13	13	13
	Appropriations:
0500	Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products	–13	–13	–13

0799	Balance, end of year


Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm products	11	13	13

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	6	8	8
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	13	13	13

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	13	13	13
1900	Budget authority (total)	13	13	13
1930	Total budgetary resources available	19	21	21
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	8	8	8

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	11	13	13
3020	Outlays (gross)	–11	–13	–13

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	13	13	13
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	11	13	13
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	13	13	13
4190	Outlays, net (total)	11	13	13

Under authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, Federal meat and poultry inspection services are provided upon request and for a fee in cases where inspection is not mandated by statute. This service includes: certifying products for export beyond the requirements of export certificates; inspecting certain animals and poultry intended for human food where inspection is not required by statute, such as buffalo, rabbit, and quail; and inspecting products intended for animal consumption.


Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	5	6	6
11.5	Other personnel compensation	4	5	5

11.9	Total personnel compensation	9	11	11
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2

99.9	Total new obligations	11	13	13


Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	80	81	81

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, [$43,048,000] $44,101,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year
	Receipts:
0220	Fees, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards User Fee Account			30

0400	Total: Balances and collections			30

0799	Balance, end of year			30


Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Packers and stockyards program	22	23	24
0002	Grain regulatory program	17	20	20

0900	Total new obligations	39	43	44

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1			3
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	40	43	44
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4609]	–1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	39	43	44
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected		3	3

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)		3	3
1900	Budget authority (total)	39	46	47
1930	Total budgetary resources available	39	46	50
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year		3	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	6	9	6
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	39	43	44
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–36	–46	–46
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	9	6	4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	6	9	6
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	9	6	4

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	39	46	47
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	32	39	39
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	4	7	7

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	36	46	46
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources		–3	–3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	39	43	44
4190	Outlays, net (total)	36	43	43

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration's (GIPSA) Grain Regulatory Program promotes and enforces the accurate and uniform application of the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) and applicable provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. GIPSA identifies, evaluates, and implements new or improved techniques for measuring grain quality. GIPSA also establishes and updates testing and grading standards to facilitate the marketing of U.S. grain, oilseeds, and related products. GIPSA briefs foreign buyers, assesses foreign inspection and weighing techniques, and responds to foreign quality and quantity complaints.

GIPSA's Packers and Stockyards Program (P&SP) promotes fair business practices, financial integrity, and competitive environments to market livestock, meat, and poultry. Through its oversight activities, including monitoring programs, reviews, and investigations, P&SP fosters fair competition, provides payment protection, and guards against deceptive and fraudulent trade practices that affect the movement and price of meat animals and their products. P&SP's work protects consumers and members of the livestock, meat, and poultry industries. P&SP enforces the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, which prohibits unfair, deceptive, and unjust discriminatory practices by market agencies, dealers, stockyards, packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in the livestock, meat packing, and poultry industries. The P&S Act provides an important safety net for livestock producers and poultry growers in rural America. P&SP conducts routine and ongoing regulatory inspections and audits to assess whether subject entities are operating in compliance with the Act, and conducts investigations of potential P&S Act violations identified by either industry complaints or previous GIPSA regulatory inspections. The 2016 Budget requests $44 million, an increase of $1.1 million above the 2015 enacted level to modernize laboratories, purchase necessary equipment and supplies, and fund other support expenses.


Grain Regulatory Program:	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

U.S. standards and factors (attribute tests) in effect at end of year	129	129	129
Standards reviews and factors in progress	8	8	8
Standards reviews and factors completed	4	4	2
On-site investigations	4	5	5
Designations renewed	11	17	17
Registration certificates issued	106	106	106


Packers and Stockyards Program:

Investigations	1,947	2,239	2,351
Regulatory Activities	1,970	2,167	2,275
Livestock market agencies/dealers registered	5,852	5,900	5,950
Stockyards posted	1,247	1,245	1,240
Slaughtering and processing packers subject to the Act (estimated)	4,681	4,725	4,600
Meat distributors, brokers, and dealers subject to the Act (estimated)	2,890	2,890	2,800
Poultry operations subject to the Act	137	130	130


Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	21	21	21
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	6	6	7
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		3	3
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	1
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	6	7	6
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	2	2	3

99.9	Total new obligations	39	43	44


Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	293	293	292

Not to exceed [$50,000,000] $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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–4050–0–3–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0801	Limitation on inspection and weighing services	54	50	55

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	12	18	25
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	13	18	25
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–3

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	–3
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	60	57	57
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	2

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	62	57	57
1900	Budget authority (total)	59	57	57
1930	Total budgetary resources available	72	75	82
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	18	25	27

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	5	4	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	54	50	55
3020	Outlays (gross)	–54	–51	–47
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	4	3	11
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–7	–9	–9
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–2

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–9	–9	–9
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–2	–5	–6
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–5	–6	2

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	59	57	57
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	50	47	47
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	4	4

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	54	51	47
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–8	–7	–7
4123	Non-Federal sources	–52	–50	–50

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–60	–57	–57
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–2

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	–3
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–6	–6	–10
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–6	–6	–10

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5096	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations		3	3
5098	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations	3	3	3

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) provides a uniform system for the inspection and weighing of grain. Services provided under this system are financed through a fee-supported revolving fund. Fee-supported programs include direct services, supervision activities and administrative functions. Direct services include official grain inspection and weighing by GIPSA employees at certain export ports as well as the inspection of U.S. grain shipped through Canada. GIPSA supervises the inspection and weighing activities performed by its own employees. FGIS supervises 53 official private and state agencies: 41 official private agencies and seven official state agencies that are designated to provide official inspection and/or weighing services in domestic markets; four official state agencies that are delegated to provide mandatory official export inspection and weighing services and designated to provide official domestic inspection and weighing services within the state; and one official state agency that is delegated to provide mandatory official export inspection and weighing services within the state. GIPSA provides an appeal service of original grain inspections and a registration system for the grain exporting firms. Through support from the Association of American Railroads and user fees, GIPSA conducts a railroad track scale testing program. In addition, GIPSA provides grading services, on request, for rice and grain related products under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Export grain inspected and/or weighed (million metric tons):
By Federal personnel	82.6	80	80
By delegated states/official agencies	43.4	43	43
Quantity of grain inspected (official inspections) domestically (million metric tons)	171.9	172.5	172.5
Number of official grain inspections and reinspections:
By Federal personnel	101,423	100,000	100,000
By delegated states/official agencies	3,245,434	3,261,661	3,261,661
Number of appeals (Grain, Rice, and Pulses)	6,390	3,050	3,050
Number of appeals to the Board of Appeals and Review (Grain, Rice, and Pulses)	589	300	300
Quantity of rice inspected (million metric tons)	3.1	3.3	3.3
Quantity of rice exports (million metric tons)	3.2	3.3	3.3


Identification code 012–4050–0–3–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Reimbursable obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	33	31	34
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	34	31	34
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	9	8	9
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	4	4
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	7	3	4

99.9	Total new obligations	54	50	55


Identification code 012–4050–0–3–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	351	361	368

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, [$81,192,000] $83,121,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.

Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)

Not to exceed [$60,709,000] $60,982,000 (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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2500–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Market news service	33	34	34
0002	Inspection and standardization	8	8	7
0003	Market protection and promotion	59	62	61
0004	Transportation and market development	7	8	10

0799	Total direct obligations	107	112	112
0801	Marketing Services (Reimbursable)	93	65	65

0900	Total new obligations	200	177	177

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	47	51	48
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	2

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	49	51	48
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	80	81	83

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	80	81	83
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	34	30	30
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–2

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	34	28	30
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	75	65	65
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	18

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	93	65	65
1900	Budget authority (total)	207	174	178
1930	Total budgetary resources available	256	225	226
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–5
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	51	48	49

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	43	75	84
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	200	177	177
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–165	–168	–173
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–2
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	75	84	88
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–18	–22	–22
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–18
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	14

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–22	–22	–22
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	25	53	62
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	53	62	66

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	173	146	148
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	98	137	138
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	61	17	13

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	159	154	151
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–43	–4	–4
4033	Non-Federal sources	–45	–61	–61

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–88	–65	–65
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–18
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	13

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–5

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	80	81	83
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	71	89	86
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	34	28	30
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	5	14	22

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	6	14	22
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	114	109	113
4190	Outlays, net (total)	77	103	108

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value			1
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value		1

Agricultural Marketing Service activities assist producers and handlers of agricultural commodities by providing a variety of marketing-related services. These services continue to become more complex as the volume of agricultural commodities increases, as greater numbers of new processed commodities are developed, and as the agricultural market structure undergoes extensive changes. Marketing changes include increased concentration in food retailing, direct buying, decentralization of processing, growth of interregional competition, vertical integration, and contract farming.

The 2016 Budget requests $83,121,000 for Marketing Services, approximately $2 million above the 2015 enacted level. The individual Marketing Services activities include:

Market news service._The market news program provides the agricultural community with information pertaining to the movement of agricultural products. This nationwide service provides daily reports on the supply, demand, and price of over 700 commodities on domestic and foreign markets.

Inspection, grading and standardization._Nationally uniform standards of quality for agricultural products are established and applied to specific lots of products to: promote confidence between buyers and sellers; reduce hazards in marketing due to misunderstandings and disputes arising from the use of nonstandard descriptions; and encourage better preparation of uniform quality products for market. Grading services are provided on request for cotton and tobacco.
Quarterly inspection of egg handlers and hatcheries is conducted to ensure the proper disposition of shell eggs unfit for human consumption.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Percentage of reports released on time	81%	82%	85%


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Cotton classed (bales in millions)	13.1	15.4	13
Domestic tobacco graded (million pounds)	115.6	142.9	120
Imported tobacco inspected (million kilograms)	46.9	15.5	65


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

States and Commonwealths with cooperative agreements	30	30	29
Percentage of noncomplying shell egg lots that are reprocessed or diverted	100%	100%	100%


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

International and U.S. standards in effect, end of fiscal year	684	692	706
Number of commodities covered	298	298	302

Market protection and promotion._This program consists of: 1) the research and promotion programs which are designed to improve the competitive position and expand markets for cotton, eggs and egg products, honey, pork, beef, dairy products, potatoes, watermelons, mushrooms, soybeans, fluid milk, popcorn, blueberries, avocados, lamb, mangos and peanuts; 2) the Federal Seed Act; and 3) the administration of the Capper-Volstead Act and the Agricultural Fair Practices Act.
The Pesticide Data program develops comprehensive, statistically defensible information on pesticide residues in food to improve government dietary risk procedures.
Federal seed inspectors conduct tests on seed samples to help ensure truthful labeling of agricultural and vegetable seeds sold in interstate commerce.
The Capper-Volstead Act and the Agricultural Fair Practices Act protect producers against discriminatory practices by handlers, permit producers to engage in cooperative efforts, and ensure that such cooperatives do not engage in practices that monopolize or restrain trade.
The National Organic Program certifies that organically produced food products meet national standards.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Pesticide data program (PDP):
Number of children's food commodities included in PDP	22	22	23
Number of compounds reported by PDP labs	411	411	411
Seed Act:
Interstate investigations:
Completed	169	177	182
Pending	29	27	26
Seed samples tested	2,195	2,239	2,283
Percentage of cases submitted that are completed	85%	87%	88%
Plant Variety Protection Act:
Number of applications received	523	450	450
Certificates of protection issued and abandoned	818	700	700
Percentage of board budgets and marketing plans approved within time frame goal	100%	100%	100%
Country of Origin Labeling
Retail compliance reviews	2,061	3,000	3,000
Complaints investigated	14	12	12
State and Commonwealths with cooperative agreements	49	20	20

Transportation and Market Development._This program is designed to enhance the marketing of domestic agricultural commodities by conducting research into more efficient marketing methods and by providing technical assistance to areas interested in improving their food distribution facilities, and by helping to ensure that the Nation's transportation systems will adequately serve the needs of agriculture and rural areas of the United States.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Number of projects completed	20	50	60


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Number of projects completed	17	18	19


Identification code 012–2500–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	30	33	33
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	32	35	35
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	10	11	11
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	2	2
24.0	Printing and reproduction		1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	16	17	17
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	14	10	11
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	2	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	28	31	30

99.0	Direct obligations	107	112	112
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	93	65	65

99.9	Total new obligations	200	177	177


Identification code 012–2500–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	367	416	412
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	355	448	448

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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2501–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Payments to states and possessions	1	1	1
0002	Specialty crop block grants	67	68	73

0900	Total new obligations	68	69	74

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		6	6
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1	1	1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1	1	1
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Transferred from other accounts for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program [012–4336]	73	73	73
1221	Transferred from other accounts for the Modernization Technology Upgrade [012–4336]	5
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–4	–5

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	74	68	73
1900	Budget authority (total)	75	69	74
1930	Total budgetary resources available	75	75	80
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	6	6	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	126	140	146
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	68	69	74
3020	Outlays (gross)	–52	–63	–70
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	140	146	150
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	126	140	146
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	140	146	150

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1	1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1	1	1
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	74	68	73
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	50	62	69

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	51	62	69
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	75	69	74
4190	Outlays, net (total)	52	63	70

Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program grants are made on a matching fund basis to State departments of agriculture to carry out specifically approved value-added programs designed to spotlight local marketing initiatives and enhance marketing efficiency. Under this activity, specialists work with farmers, marketing firms, and other agencies in solving marketing problems and in using research results.

Specialty Crop Block Grant-Farm Bill grants are block grants made to State departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops.


Identification code 012–2501–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	1	1	1
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	66	68	73

99.9	Total new obligations	68	69	74


Identification code 012–2501–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	4	13	13


Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year		1	2
	Receipts:
0200	License Fees and Defaults, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund	12	12	12

0400	Total: Balances and collections	12	13	14
	Appropriations:
0500	Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund	–11	–11	–11
0501	Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund	–1	–1	–1
0502	Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund	1	1

0599	Total appropriations	–11	–11	–12

0799	Balance, end of year	1	2	2


Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act	10	10	10

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	8	9	10
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	11	11	11
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	1	1	1
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–1	–1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	11	11	12
1930	Total budgetary resources available	19	20	22
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	9	10	12

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1	2	1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	10	10	10
3020	Outlays (gross)	–9	–11	–11

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1	2	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	11	11	12
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	6	10	10
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	3	1	1

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	9	11	11
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	11	11	12
4190	Outlays, net (total)	9	11	11

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value			1
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value		1

License fees are deposited in this special fund and are used to meet the costs of administering the Perishable Agricultural Commodities and the Produce Agency Acts (7 U.S.C. 491–497, 499a–499s).

The Acts are intended to ensure equitable treatment to farmers and others in the marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. Commission merchants, dealers, and brokers handling these products in interstate and foreign commerce are licensed. Complaints of violations are investigated and violations dealt with by: a) informal agreements between the two parties; b) formal decisions involving payment of reparation awards; c) suspension or revocation of license and/or publication of the facts; or d) monetary penalty in lieu of license suspension or revocation.

The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act requires traders to have trust assets on hand to meet their obligations to fruit and vegetable suppliers. To preserve their trust and establish their rights ahead of other creditors, unpaid suppliers file notice with both the Department and their debtors that payment is due. The Act provides permanent authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to set license and reparation complaint filing fees.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Percentage of informal reparation complaints completed within time frame goal	90%	90%	90%


Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	5	5	5
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	3	3	3

99.9	Total new obligations	10	10	10


Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	63	77	77

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, including up to $500,000 to pay for eligible small businesses' first pre-award audits, and other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than [$20,186,000] $20,489,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	18,221	19,308	20,081
	Receipts:
0200	30 Percent of Customs Duties, Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income and Supply (section 32)	10,155	10,349	10,555
0240	General Fund Payment, Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)	2	1	1

0299	Total receipts and collections	10,157	10,350	10,556

0400	Total: Balances and collections	28,378	29,658	30,637
	Appropriations:
0500	Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)			292
0501	Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)	–9,213	–9,715	–10,317
0502	Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)	–313	–187	–122
0503	Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)	269	203
0504	Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)	187	122	125

0599	Total appropriations	–9,070	–9,577	–10,022

0799	Balance, end of year	19,308	20,081	20,615


Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Child nutrition program purchases	465	465	465
0002	Emergency surplus removal	268	180	104
0004	State option contract		5	5
0005	Removal of defective commodities		3	3
0006	Disaster Relief		5	5
0007	2008 Farm Bill Specialty Crop Purchases		206	206
0008	Small Business Support			1

0091	Subtotal, Commodity program payments	733	864	789
0101	Administrative expenses	53	55	56

0192	Total direct program	786	919	845

0799	Total direct obligations	786	919	845
0811	Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32) (Reimbursable)	1	1	1

0900	Total new obligations	787	920	846

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	2

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	2
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1132	Appropriations temporarily reduced			–292

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			–292
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	9,213	9,715	10,317
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	313	187	122
1220	Transferred to Food and Nutrition Service [012–3539]	–8,170	–8,514	–9,033
1220	Transferred to Department of Commerce [013–5139]	–130	–144	–144
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–269	–203
1234	Appropriations precluded from obligation	–187	–122	–125

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	770	919	1,137
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	15	1	1

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	15	1	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	785	920	846
1930	Total budgetary resources available	787	920	846

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	25	294	349
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	787	920	846
3020	Outlays (gross)	–516	–865	–871
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	294	349	324
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	25	294	349
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	294	349	324

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			–292
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority			–292
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	785	920	1,138
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	501	586	831
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	15	279	332

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	516	865	1,163
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–14	–1	–1
4123	Non-Federal sources	–1

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–15	–1	–1

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	770	919	1,137
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	501	864	1,162
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	770	919	845
4190	Outlays, net (total)	501	864	870

The Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) established the Section 32 program which provides that 30 percent of U.S. Customs receipts for each calendar year are transferred to this account within the Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the Section 32 program is three-fold: to encourage the exportation of agricultural commodities and products, to encourage domestic consumption of agricultural products by diverting them, and to reestablish farmers' purchasing power by making payments in connection with the normal production of any agricultural commodity for domestic consumption. There is also a requirement that the funds available under Section 32 shall be principally devoted to perishable agricultural commodities (e.g., fruits and vegetables). Program funds are used for a variety of purposes in support of the three primary purposes specified in the program's authorizing legislation. Funds may be used to stabilize market conditions through purchasing surplus commodities which are in turn, distributed to nutrition assistance programs. Program funds are also used to purchase commodities that are distributed to schools as part of Child Nutrition Programs entitlements. Furthermore, funds are transferred to the Food and Nutrition Service for commodity purchases under section 6 of the National School Lunch Act and other authorities specified in the Child Nutrition Programs statutes.


Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	14	14	14
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	5	5	5
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
24.0	Printing and reproduction		1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	4	4	4
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	30	32	35
26.0	Supplies and materials: Grants of commodities to States	729	859	782
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	786	919	845
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	787	920	846


Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	149	172	172
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	9	9	9

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year			2
	Adjustments:
0190	Rounding adjustment	1

0199	Balance, start of year	1		2
	Receipts:
0220	Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products, AMS	158	156	155
0240	Payments from General Fund, Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund	2	2	2

0299	Total receipts and collections	160	158	157

0400	Total: Balances and collections	161	158	159
	Appropriations:
0500	Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products	–161	–156	–155

0799	Balance, end of year		2	4


Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Dairy products	5	5	7
0002	Fruits and vegetables	62	65	65
0003	Meat grading	31	32	32
0004	Poultry products	38	35	35
0005	Miscellaneous agricultural commodities	43	31	31

0900	Total new obligations	179	168	170

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	70	72	72
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	75	72	72
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	161	156	155
1221	Appropriations Farm Bill (AMA SPM,and NOCS) transferred from other accts [012–4336]	15	13	15
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	176	168	170
1930	Total budgetary resources available	251	240	242
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	72	72	72

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	19	30	29
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	179	168	170
3020	Outlays (gross)	–163	–169	–170
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	30	29	29
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	19	30	29
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	30	29	29

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	176	168	170
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	98	118	119
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	65	51	51

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	163	169	170
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	176	168	170
4190	Outlays, net (total)	163	169	170

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value			5
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value		5

Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm products._The Agricultural Marketing Service's commodity grading programs provide grading, examination, and certification services for a wide variety of fresh and processed food commodities using federally approved grade standards and purchase specifications. Commodities graded include poultry, livestock, meat, dairy products, and fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. These programs use official grade standards which reflect the relative quality of a particular food commodity based on laboratory testing and characteristics such as taste, color, weight, and physical condition. Producers voluntarily request grading and certification services which are provided on a fee for service basis.


Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	70	71	72
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	6	7	7
11.5	Other personnel compensation	11	11	11

11.9	Total personnel compensation	87	89	90
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	28	29	29
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	1	1	1
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	10	10	10
23.2	Rental payments to others	3	3	3
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	3	3	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	7	7	7
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	10	10	10
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	28	14	15

99.9	Total new obligations	179	168	170


Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,243	1,338	1,351


Identification code 012–8412–0–8–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0801	Administration	47	49	51
0802	Marketing service	8	8	8

0900	Total new obligations	55	57	59

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	55	57	59

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	55	57	59
1900	Budget authority (total)	55	57	59
1930	Total budgetary resources available	55	57	59

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	55	57	59
3020	Outlays (gross)	–55	–57	–59

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	55	57	59
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	55	57	59
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–55	–57	–59

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended under certain conditions to issue Federal milk marketing orders establishing minimum prices which handlers are required to pay for milk purchased from producers. There are currently 10 Federally-sanctioned milk market orders in operation.

Market administrators are appointed by the Secretary and are responsible for carrying out the terms of specific marketing orders. Their operating expenses, partly financed by assessments on regulated handlers and partly by deductions from producers, are reported to the Agricultural Marketing Service. The majority of these funds are collected and deposited in checking and savings accounts in local banks, and disbursed directly by the market administrator. A portion of the funds collected are invested in securities such as certificates of deposit.

Expenses of local offices are met from an administrative fund and a marketing service fund, which are prescribed in each order. The administrative fund is derived from prorated handler assessments. The marketing service fund of the individual order disseminates market information to producers who are not members of a qualified cooperative. It also provides for the verification of the weights, sampling, and testing of milk from these producers. The cost of these services is borne by such producers.

The maximum rates for administrative assessment and for marketing services are set forth in each order and adjustments below these rates are made from time to time upon recommendations by the market administrator and upon approval of the Agricultural Marketing Service to provide reserves at about a six month operating level. Upon termination of any order, the statute provides for distributing the proceeds from net assets pro rata to contributing handlers or producers, as the case may be.


Identification code 012–8412–0–8–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Reimbursable obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	31	32	33
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	2	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	33	35	35
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	10	10	11
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	3	3	3
23.2	Rental payments to others	4	4	4
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	2
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	55	57	59


Identification code 012–8412–0–8–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	348	359	359

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, [$74,829,000] $76,946,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2707–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Salaries and Expenses	70	75	77

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	72	75	77
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4609]	–1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	71	75	77
1930	Total budgetary resources available	71	76	78
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	12	15	16
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	70	75	77
3020	Outlays (gross)	–67	–74	–77

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	15	16	16
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	12	15	16
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	15	16	16

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	71	75	77
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	58	60	62
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	9	14	15

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	67	74	77
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	71	75	77
4190	Outlays, net (total)	67	74	77

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) was established under provisions of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Act), P.L. 104–127, approved April 4, 1996. RMA is responsible for administration and oversight of the crop insurance program as authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) . This account includes resources to maintain ongoing operations of the Federal crop insurance program and other functions assigned to RMA such as risk management education. The 2016 Budget requests $76.946 million, of which $2.265 million will be utilized for additional compliance and other activities related to the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA).

The Federal crop insurance program is delivered through private insurance companies. Certain administrative expenses incurred by the companies are reimbursed through mandatory funding that is reflected in the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund account. The funding in this account appropriately covers administrative activities for RMA where mandatory funding is not available and cannot be funded with funds from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund account.


Identification code 012–2707–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	38	40	42
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	2	2	2

11.9	Total personnel compensation	40	42	44
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	12	13	13
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		3	3
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	3	3	3
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	2	2	2
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	11	10	10

99.9	Total new obligations	70	75	77


Identification code 012–2707–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	429	450	462

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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)

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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–4085–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Indemnities	6,638	6,367	5,720
0002	Delivery Expenses	1,410	1,334	1,351
0003	Underwriting Gains	646	1,179	1,053
0004	Federal Crop Insurance Act Initiatives	61	51	51

0799	Total direct obligations	8,755	8,931	8,175
0801	Reimbursable program - indemnities	4,038	3,958	3,514
0802	Reimbursable program - program related IT	5	20	20

0899	Total reimbursable obligations	4,043	3,978	3,534

0900	Total new obligations	12,798	12,909	11,709

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	565	568	563
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	570	568	563
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	8,760	8,931	8,175
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0502]	–5	–5
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0520]			–5
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	6	4	4
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–3	–4

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	8,758	8,926	8,174
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	4,039	3,978	3,534
1823	New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from offsetting collections temporarily reduced	–1

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	4,038	3,978	3,534
1900	Budget authority (total)	12,796	12,904	11,708
1930	Total budgetary resources available	13,366	13,472	12,271
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	568	563	562

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1,705	2,215	2,351
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	12,798	12,909	11,709
3020	Outlays (gross)	–12,283	–12,773	–11,737
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2,215	2,351	2,323
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1,705	2,215	2,351
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2,215	2,351	2,323

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	12,796	12,904	11,708
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	10,811	10,669	11,300
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	1,472	2,104	437

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	12,283	12,773	11,737
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–4,039	–3,978	–3,534
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	8,757	8,926	8,174
4190	Outlays, net (total)	8,244	8,795	8,203

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5090	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections	1	2	2
5092	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections	2	2	2
5096	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations	2	5	9
5098	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations	5	9	9

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is a wholly owned government corporation created February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1501.). FCIC is administered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA), and provides economic stability to agriculture through crop insurance. The Federal crop insurance program includes products providing crop yield and revenue insurance, pasture, rangeland forage, and livestock insurance, as well as other educational and risk mitigation initiatives/tools. The Federal crop insurance program provides farmers with a risk management program that protects against agricultural production losses due to unavoidable causes such as drought, excessive moisture, hail, wind, lightning, and insects. In addition to these causes, revenue insurance programs are available to protect against loss of revenue. Federal crop insurance is available for more than 350 different commodities in over 3,066 counties covering all 50 states, and Puerto Rico. For the 2014 Crop Year, there were 1.2 million policies written with over $10 billion in premiums.

Federal crop insurance policies are sold and serviced by about 20 private crop insurance companies that share in the risk on the policies they sell under terms set out by USDA's Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA). The risk sharing is designed to be in favor of the companies, not one for one with the government. In most years the companies realize underwriting gains. In bad years, the companies' underwriting losses are muted because the government takes on more of the risk and ultimately back-stops the program after a certain level of loss. Currently, the government provides companies, on average, $1.1 billion a year in underwriting gains. In addition, the government pays the companies an Administrative and Operating (A&O) subsidy to offset the costs incurred to carry out the program. They are reimbursed on average for about 15 percent of the premiums sold. The government currently pays $1.4 billion annually for A&O. For the 2016 Budget, the payments to the companies are projected to be $2.4 billion in combined subsidies.

The 2016 Budget requests funding to support $11.7 billion in obligations. For the Budget, 2015 and 2016 funding level estimates as well as the outyears are based on a 1.0 loss ratio, which is the statutory target loss ratio used for estimating future crop insurance costs.

The minimum level of coverage is Catastrophic (CAT) crop insurance, which compensates the farmer for losses exceeding 50 percent of the individual's average yield at 55 percent of the expected market price; the premium is entirely subsidized. The cost to the producer for CAT coverage is an annual administrative fee of $300 per crop per county.

Additional coverage is available to producers and is commonly referred to as "buy-up" coverage. Policyholders can elect to be paid up to 100 percent of the market price established by FCIC for each unit of production their actual yield is less than the individual yield guarantee. Premium rates for additional coverage depend on the level of protection selected and vary from crop to crop and county to county. They also depend on the producer's average production history (APH). Producers are assessed a fee of $30 per crop, per county, in addition to a share of the premium. The additional levels of insurance coverage are more attractive to farmers due to availability of optional units, other policy provisions not available with CAT coverage, and the ability to obtain a level of protection that permits them to use crop insurance as loan collateral and to achieve greater financial security.

Revenue protection for specified products is provided by extending traditional crop insurance protection, based on actual production history, to include price variability based on futures market prices. Producers have a choice of revenue protection (protection against loss of revenue caused by low prices, low yields, or a combination of both) or yield protection (protection for production losses only) within one Basic Provision and the applicable Crop Provision.

Currently for revenue protection, the farmer can opt to cover the projected or the harvest price. Traditional revenue insurance only protects against a projected price, where the farmer is guaranteed a price at the time of planting. Revenue coverage that protects the price at the time of harvest guarantees the price to the farmer for the higher of the projected price or the harvest price. This additional revenue protection allows farmers to hedge against low prices at harvest. The harvest price protection policies are more costly than traditional revenue coverage and therefore more heavily subsidized by the government. Almost all farmers choose the harvest price option because taxpayers pay such a large portion of the extra premium.

A crop insurance policy also contains coverage for when a producer is prevented from planting their crop due to weather and other perils. When an insured producer is unable to plant their crop within the planting time period because of excessive drought or moisture, they may file a prevented planting claim, which pays a portion of their full coverage level. It is optional for the producer to plant a second crop on the acres. If the producer does, the prevented planting claim on the first crop is reduced and the producer's Average Production History (APH) is updated to incorporate that year. If the producer does not plant a second crop, they get their full prevented planting claim, and their APH is held harmless for premium calculation purposes. USDA recently conducted a study to determine if the prevented planting costs were accurately priced for all crops and has considered policy changes for prevented planting due to the study's findings.

The following table illustrates Crop Year statistics as of September 30, 2013. Crop Year is generally all activity for crops from July 1–June 30 of a given year. For the 2014 Crop Year the data includes actuals through December of 2014.


	2014 est.	2015 est.	2016 est.

Number of States	50	50	50
Number of counties	3,066	3,066	3,066
Insurance in force (millions)	109,562	91,571	89,926
Insured acreage (millions)	294	290	285

Producer premium (millions)	3,843	3,480	3,351
Premium subsidy (millions)	6,189	5,715	5,492

Total premium (millions)	10,032	9,195	8,843

Indemnities (millions)	7,424	9,195	8,843
Loss ratio	.74	1.00	1.00

Financing._The Corporation is authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, to use funds from the issuance of capital stock which provides working capital for the Corporation.
Receipts, which are for deposit to this fund, mainly come from premiums paid by farmers. The principal payments from this fund are for indemnities to insured farmers, and administrative expenses for approved insurance providers.
Premium subsidies are authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, and are received through appropriations.
The following table illustrates premium subsidies and indemnities for all crop years as expected to occur during the period of October 1-September 30 for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 .


	2015 est.	2016 est.

Premiums:
Additional coverage premium subsidy	6,123	5,600
Catastrophic coverage premium subsidy	244	120

Subtotal, premium subsidy	6,367	5,720
Producer premium	3,958	3,514

Total premiums	10,325	9,234

Indemnities:
Additional coverage	10,081	9,114
Catastrophic coverage	244	120

Total indemnities	10,325	9,234


	2015 est.	2016 est.

Producer premium less indemnities1	–6,421	–5,774
Interest expense, net	0	0
Delivery expenses	–1,334	–1,351
Other income or expense, net (CAT fees)	34	34
Federal Crop Insurance Act Initiatives	–51	–51
Reinsurance underwriting gain (+) or loss (-)	–1,179	–1,053

Net income or loss (-)	–8,897	–8,195


Identification code 012–4085–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.2	Other services-Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 Initiatives	67	51	51
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	2,050	2,513	2,404
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities (reinsured buyup)	6,638	6,367	5,720

99.0	Direct obligations	8,755	8,931	8,175
42.0	Reimbursable obligations: Insurance claims, indemnities and program related IT	4,043	3,978	3,534

99.0	Reimbursable obligations	4,043	3,978	3,534

99.9	Total new obligations	12,798	12,909	11,709


Identification code 012–4085–4–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation			–1,129

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)			–1,129
1930	Total budgetary resources available			–1,129
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year			–1,129

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3020	Outlays (gross)			1,129

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			1,129
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			1,129

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			–1,129
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			–1,129
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			–1,129
4190	Outlays, net (total)			–1,129

The 2016 Budget includes two proposals that are designed to optimize the current crop insurance program so that it will continue to provide a quality safety net at a lower cost:

1. Reduce premium subsidy by 10 percentage points for revenue coverage that includes additional coverage for the price at harvest. Over 10 years this proposal is expected to save the government $14.6 billion, of which 9 percent will be from subsidies that the government pays the insurance companies.

2. Reform the prevented planting program by: adjusting payment rates for prevented planting to reflect rates suggested in a recent USDA study, eliminating prevented planting optional +5 and +10 coverage, and requiring a 60 percent transitional yield be applied to the producer's Actual Production History (APH) who receives a prevented planting payment. This is expected to save $1.4 billion over 10 years and improve the accuracy of the prevented planting coverage as well as promote additional food production.

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, [$1,200,180,000] $1,185,251,000: Provided, [That not more than 50 percent of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations 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, 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 submitted to the Government Accountability Office: Provided further, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 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 funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended[: 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]. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0600–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Conservation	297	311
0002	Income support	848	881
0005	Commodity operations	10	8
0006	Agricultural Sector Support			1,185

0300	Subtotal, direct program	1,155	1,200	1,185

0799	Total direct obligations	1,155	1,200	1,185
0801	Farm loans	304	307	310
0802	Other programs	75	119	38
0803	Other Credit Programs		3	3

0899	Total reimbursable obligations	379	429	351

0900	Total new obligations	1,534	1,629	1,536

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	19	36	48
1012	Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired accounts	32	15
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	52	51	48
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,178	1,200	1,185

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,178	1,200	1,185
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	365	426	348
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	24

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	389	426	348
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,567	1,626	1,533
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,619	1,677	1,581
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–49
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	36	48	45

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	210	273	209
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,534	1,629	1,536
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	5
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,461	–1,693	–1,535
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–14

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	273	209	210
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–41	–43	–43
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–24
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	22

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–43	–43	–43
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	169	230	166
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	230	166	167

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,567	1,626	1,533
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1,273	1,434	1,343
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	188	259	192

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1,461	1,693	1,535
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–385	–426	–348
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–24
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	20

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–4

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	1,178	1,200	1,185
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	1,076	1,267	1,187
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,178	1,200	1,185
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,076	1,267	1,187

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) was established October 3, 1994, pursuant to the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, P.L. 103–354. The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 was amended on April 4, 1996, by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Act), P.L. 104–127. The FSA administers a variety of activities, such as farm income support programs through various loans and payments; the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); the Emergency Conservation Program; the Hazardous Waste Management Program; the Commodity Operation Programs including the warehouse examination function; farm ownership, farm operating, emergency disaster, and other loan programs; and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), which provides crop loss protection for growers of many crops for which crop insurance is not available. FSA also assists in the administration of several conservation cost-share programs financed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), including the Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP). In addition, FSA currently provides certain administrative support services to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and to the Risk Management Agency (RMA). The authority for most FSA programs is continued in The Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill.

This consolidated administrative expenses account includes funds to cover expenses of programs administered by, and functions assigned to, FSA. The funds consist of a direct appropriation, transfers from program loan accounts under credit reform procedures, user fees, and advances and reimbursements from other sources. This is a consolidated account for administrative expenses of national, regional, State, and county offices. The 2016 Budget requests a total of $1.5 billion for administrative expenses.

USDA's FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Rural Development offices act as separate franchises, with offices often located adjacent to each other. Prior efforts to improve the efficiency of USDA's county-based offices have resulted in significant co-location and introduction of new information technology to simplify customer transactions.

Farm programs._These programs provide an economic safety net through farm income support to eligible producers, cooperatives, and associations to help improve the economic stability and viability of the agricultural sector and to ensure the production of an adequate and reasonably priced supply of food and fiber. Activities of the Agency include providing price loss coverage and agricultural risk coverage, providing marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments enabling recipients to continue farming operations without marketing their product immediately after harvest, and providing a financial safety net to eligible producers when natural disasters adversely affect their farming operation. These programs range from covering losses of grazing under the Livestock Forage Disaster Program; orchard trees and nursery to help replant or rehabilitate trees under the Tree Assistance Program; production under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; livestock under the Livestock Indemnity Program; and livestock, honeybees and farm raised fish for losses that are not covered under the previously listed programs under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm Raised Fish.
Farm program activities include the following functions dealing with the administration of programs carried out through the farmer committee system of the FSA: (a) developing program regulations and procedures; (b) collecting and compiling basic data for individual farms; (c) establishing individual farm base acres for farm planting history; (d) notifying producers of established base acres and farm planting histories; (e) conducting referendums and certifying results; (f) accepting farmer certifications and checking compliance for specific purposes; (g) processing commodity loan documents and issuing checks; (h) processing price loss coverage and agricultural risk coverage payments and issuing checks; (i) certifying payment eligibility and monitoring payment limitations; and (j) processing farm storage facility loans and issuing checks.

Conservation and environment._These programs assist agricultural producers and landowners in implementing practices to conserve soil, water, air, and wildlife resources on America's farmland and ranches to help protect the human and natural environment. Objectives of the Agency include improving environmental quality, protecting natural resources, and enhancing habitat for fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangered species; providing Emergency Conservation Program funding for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate damaged farmland and for carrying out emergency conservation measures during periods of severe drought or flooding; protecting the public health of communities through implementation of the Hazardous Waste Management Program; and implementing contracting, financial reporting, and other administrative operations processes. These activities include: (a) processing producer requests for conservation cost-sharing and issuing conservation reserve rental payments; and (b) transferring funds to the Natural Resources Conservation Service and other agencies for other conservation programs.

Commodity operations._This activity includes: (a) overall management of CCC-owned commodities; (b) purchasing commodities; (c) donating commodities; (d) selling commodities; (e) accounting for loans and commodities; and (f) commercial warehouse activities, which include improving the effectiveness and efficiency of FSA's commodity acquisition, procurement, storage, and distribution activities to support domestic and international food assistance programs and administering the U.S. Warehouse Act (USWA). FSA provides for the examination of warehouses licensed under the USWA and non-licensed warehouses storing CCC-owned or pledged commodities. Examiners perform periodic examinations of the facilities and the warehouse records to ensure protection of depositors against potential losses of the stored commodities and to ensure compliance with the USWA and any CCC storage agreements.

Farm loans (reimbursable)._Provides for administering the direct and guaranteed loan programs covered under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund (ACIF). Objectives of the Agency include improving the economic viability of farmers and ranchers, reducing losses in direct loan programs, responding to loan making and servicing requests, and maximizing financial and technical assistance to underserved groups. Activities include reviewing applications, servicing the loan portfolio, and providing technical assistance and guidance to borrowers. Funding for farm loan administrative expenses is transferred to this consolidated account from the ACIF. Appropriations representing subsidy amounts necessary to support the individual program loan levels under Federal Credit Reform are made to the ACIF account.

Other reimbursable activities._FSA collects a fee or is reimbursed for performing a variety of services for other Federal agencies, CCC, industry, and others, including certain administrative support services for the Risk Management Agency and the Foreign Agricultural Service, and for county office services provided to Federal and non-Federal entities, including a variety of services to producers.


Identification code 012–0600–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	160	172	164
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	52	53	51
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	6	6	2
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	8	8	8
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	264	310	312
26.0	Supplies and materials	2	2	1
31.0	Equipment	6	5
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	655	641	646

99.0	Direct obligations	1,155	1,200	1,185
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	379	429	351

99.9	Total new obligations	1,534	1,629	1,536


Identification code 012–0600–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,679	1,822	1,772
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	2,308	2,616	2,620

For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $3,404,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0170–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	State mediation grants	3	3	3

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	3	3	3

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	4	3	3

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	4	3	3
1930	Total budgetary resources available	4	4	4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	3	3	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3	–3	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1	1	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	4	3	3
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2	1	1
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1	2	2

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	3	3	3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	4	3	3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	3	3	3

This grant program is authorized by Title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, P.L. 100–233, as amended. Originally designed to address agricultural credit disputes, the program was expanded by the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (P.L. 103–354) to include other agricultural issues such as wetland determinations, conservation compliance, rural water loan programs, grazing on National Forest System lands, and pesticide use. Grants are made to States whose agricultural mediation programs have been certified by the Farm Service Agency. A grant will not exceed 79 percent of the total fiscal year funds that a qualifying State requires to operate and administer its agricultural mediation program. In no case will the total amount of a grant exceed $500,000 annually. Current authority for the program under P.L. 113–079 expires September 30, 2018. The 2016 Budget requests $3.4 million for the program.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Number of States receiving grants	36	37	38
Amount of grants (in millions of dollars)	3	3	3


Identification code 012–1144–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	28	28	28
1930	Total budgetary resources available	28	28	28
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	28	28	28

The Claims Resolution Act of 2010, P.L. 111–291 that was signed into law on December 8, 2010 provides funding to settle claims of prior discrimination brought by black farmers against the Department of Agriculture. These funds supplement funding previously provided to USDA for this purpose by section 14012 of P.L. 110–246. Claimants that suffered discrimination between 1989 and 1997 and submitted a late-filing request can seek fast-track payments of up to $50,000 plus debt relief, or choose a longer, more rigorous review and documentation process for damages of up to $250,000. The actual value of awards may be reduced based on the total amount of funds made available and the number of successful claims.


Identification code 012–2701–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers program	2	2

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	2	2

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3	3	3
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	2	2

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	2	2
1930	Total budgetary resources available	5	5	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	3	3	3

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3	3	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	2	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–2	–2	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	3	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3	3	3
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3	3	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	2	2
	Outlays, gross:
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	2	2	2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	2	2
4190	Outlays, net (total)	2	2	2

The Consolidated and further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 (Public Law 113–235) appropriated $1.996 million to assist geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers pursuant to the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill. The 2014 Farm Bill re-authorized the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (RTCP) program for FY 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year subject to appropriated funding. The purpose of RTCP is to offset a portion of the higher cost of transporting agricultural inputs and commodities over long distances. This program assists farmers and ranchers residing outside the 48 contiguous states that are at a competitive disadvantage when transporting agriculture products to the market. RTCP benefits are calculated based on the costs incurred by the producer for transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs during a fiscal year, subject to an $8,000 per producer cap per fiscal year. RTCP enrollments for FY 2014 began on July 21, 2014, and ended on September 8, 2014. Payments for FY 2014 signup will be disbursed in FY 2015. No funding is requested in the 2016 Budget.


Identification code 012–3305–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Reforestation pilot program	1	1

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	1	1

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1	1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1	–1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1	1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1	1
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1	1

The Reforestation Pilot Program's purpose is to demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the rate of growth of re-forested hardwood trees on private non-industrial forest lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The funding level for 2015 is $600,000. The 2016 Budget proposes no funding for this program.


Identification code 012–3316–0–1–453		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Emergency conservation program	28	50	60

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	28	50	60

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	174	156	115
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	10

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	184	156	115
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation		9

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)		9
1930	Total budgetary resources available	184	165	115
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	156	115	55

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	28	23	23
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	28	50	60
3020	Outlays (gross)	–23	–50	–51
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–10

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	23	23	32
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	28	23	23
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	23	23	32

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross		9
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		1
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	23	49	51

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	23	50	51
4180	Budget authority, net (total)		9
4190	Outlays, net (total)	23	50	51

The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) was authorized by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201–05). It provides funds for sharing the cost of emergency measures to deal with cases of severe damage to farmlands and rangelands resulting from natural disasters. During 2014, 36 States participated in ECP, with new or continued activity from the previous year, involving approximately $22.8 million in cost-share and technical assistance funds outlays. In FY 2014, no ECP supplemental funding was provided. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, signed December 15, 2014, provides $9.216 million for ECP for necessary expenses resulting from major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford and Emergency Assistance Act. The 2016 Budget does not propose funding for this program.


Identification code 012–0171–0–1–453		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	EFRP	9	30	28

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	9	30	28

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	63	58	31
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	4

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	67	58	31
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation		3

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)		3
1930	Total budgetary resources available	67	61	31
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	58	31	3

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	12	15	2
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	9	30	28
3020	Outlays (gross)	–2	–43	–13
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	15	2	17
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	12	15	2
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	15	2	17

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross		3
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		1
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	2	42	13

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	2	43	13
4180	Budget authority, net (total)		3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	2	43	13

The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) provides payments to eligible owners of non-industrial private forest (NIPF) for implementation of emergency measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster. During 2014, 19 states participated in EFRP with new or continued activity from the previous year, involving approximately $1.9 million in cost-share and technical assistance fund outlays. In FY 2014, no EFRP supplemental funding was provided. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, signed December 15, 2014, provides $3.203 million for EFRP for necessary expenses resulting from major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The 2016 Budget does not include funding for EFRP.

[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), $5,526,000, to remain available until expended.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3304–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Grassroots source water payments	11	6

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	11	6

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	6	6

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	6	6
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	5

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	5
1900	Budget authority (total)	11	6
1930	Total budgetary resources available	11	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1		5
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	11	6
3020	Outlays (gross)	–6	–11

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year		5
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	5

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	6	6
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	6	6
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances		5

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	6	11
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	5
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	11	6
4190	Outlays, net (total)	6	11

The Grassroots Source Water Protection Program (GSWPP) is a joint project by USDA's Farm Service Agency and the nonprofit National Rural Water Association. It is designed to help prevent source water pollution in States through voluntary practices installed by producers at the local level. GSWPP uses onsite technical assistance capabilities of each State rural water association that operates a wellhead or groundwater protection program in the State. State rural water associations can deliver assistance in developing source water protection plans within priority watersheds for the common goal of preventing the contamination of drinking water supplies. The Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, continues the authority for this program. The 2015 funding level provides $5.5 million for GSWPP. The 2016 Budget proposes no funding for this program.

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), [and] Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488), and individual development account grants (7 U.S.C 1981–2008r) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans, [$63,101,000] $53,961,000 for direct operating loans, [$14,770,000] $14,352,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, [and] emergency loans, [$856,000] $1,262,000, to remain available until expended, and for individual development account grants, $2,500,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, [$314,918,000] $317,911,000, of which [$306,998,000] $309,991,000 shall be [transferred to and merged with] paid to the appropriation for "Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses".

Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)

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). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1140–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0010	Administrative expenses - PLCE	5	8	8
0011	Dairy Indemnity	1	1	1
0012	Individual Development Account Grants			2

0091	Direct program activities, subtotal	6	9	11
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy	74	65	56
0702	Loan guarantee subsidy	12	15	14
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	87	42
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	38	22
0707	Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	37	31
0708	Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	30	27
0709	Administrative expenses	307	307	310

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	585	509	380

0900	Total new obligations	591	518	391

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	3	2
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	1	2
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	405	394	390

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	405	394	390
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	193	123	1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	193	123	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	598	517	391
1930	Total budgetary resources available	599	520	393
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–5
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	3	2	2

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	15	15	6
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	591	518	391
3020	Outlays (gross)	–587	–527	–396
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	15	6	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	15	15	6
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	15	6	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	405	394	390
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	384	389	385
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	10	15	10

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	394	404	395
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	193	123	1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	192	123	1
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	1

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	193	123	1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	598	517	391
4190	Outlays, net (total)	587	527	396

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1140–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Farm Ownership	1,000	1,500	1,500
115002	Farm Operating	1,201	1,252	1,252
115003	Emergency Disaster	18	95	55
115004	IndianTribe Land Acquisition		2	2
115005	Boll Weevil Eradication		60	60
115010	Indian Highly Fractionated Land		10	10

115999	Total direct loan levels	2,219	2,919	2,879
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Farm Ownership	0.77	–1.37	–2.73
132002	Farm Operating	5.48	5.04	4.31
132003	Emergency Disaster	4.90	2.47	3.64
132004	IndianTribe Land Acquisition	0.00	–17.80	–24.44
132005	Boll Weevil Eradication	0.00	–3.00	-.81
132010	Indian Highly Fractionated Land	0.00	-.08	–4.58

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	3.35	1.46	0.47
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Farm Ownership	8	–21	–41
133002	Farm Operating	66	63	54
133003	Emergency Disaster	1	2	2
133005	Boll Weevil Eradication		–2

133999	Total subsidy budget authority	75	42	15
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Farm Ownership	8	–18	–40
134002	Farm Operating	60	71	59
134003	Emergency Disaster	1	2	2
134005	Boll Weevil Eradication		–2	–1

134999	Total subsidy outlays	69	53	20
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Farm Ownership	23	–130
135002	Farm Operating	4	–134
135003	Emergency Disaster	–2	–10
135005	Boll Weevil Eradication	1	1
135008	Credit Sales of Acquired Property	–1	–2
135011	Conservation - Direct		–2
135012	Farm Operating - ARRA	1	7

135999	Total direct loan reestimates	26	–270

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001	Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized	2,013	2,000	2,000
215002	Farm Operating—Unsubsidized	1,000	1,396	1,393
215005	Conservation - Guaranteed		150	150

215999	Total loan guarantee levels	3,013	3,546	3,543
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001	Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized	-.16	-.12	-.14
232002	Farm Operating—Unsubsidized	1.22	1.06	1.03
232005	Conservation - Guaranteed	0.00	-.32	-.33

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	0.30	0.34	0.31
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001	Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized	–3	–2	–3
233002	Farm Operating—Unsubsidized	12	15	14

233999	Total subsidy budget authority	9	13	11
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001	Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized	–4	–3	–3
234002	Farm Operating—Unsubsidized	12	14	14

234999	Total subsidy outlays	8	11	11
	Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235001	Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized	20	7
235002	Farm Operating—Unsubsidized	–23	–11
235003	Farm Operating—Subsidized	2	3

235999	Total guaranteed loan reestimates	–1	–1

	Administrative expense data:
3510	Budget authority	315	315	318
3590	Outlays from new authority	311	315	315

The Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund program account's loans are authorized by Title III of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended.

This program account includes subsidies to provide direct and guaranteed loans for farm ownership, farm operating, conservation, and emergency loans to individuals. This account also includes funding for individual development account grants which is proposed at $2.5 million in the 2016 Budget. Indian tribes and tribal corporations are eligible for Indian land acquisition loans, while individual Native Americans are eligible for loans for the purchase of highly fractionated Indian lands. Boll weevil eradication loans are available to eliminate the cotton boll weevil pest from infested areas. The 2015 estimated level is $78.7 million for loan subsidies, and the 2016 Budget requests $72.1 million for loan subsidies and grants, which is a decrease of $6.6 million. However, the 2016 Budget requests a program level increase of $2.5 million over 2015 loan levels, due to the funding for individual development account grants. Per the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records for this program the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquired property), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. For administrative costs, the 2015 estimated level provides $314.9 million, and the 2016 Budget requests $317.9 million.

Under the Dairy Indemnity Program, payments are made to farmers and manufacturers of dairy products who are directed to remove their milk or milk products from commercial markets because they contain residues of chemicals that have been registered and approved by the Federal Government, other chemicals, nuclear radiation, or nuclear fallout. Indemnification may also be paid for cows producing such milk. In 2014, $1.1 million was paid to producers who filed claims under the program. The 2016 Budget requests such sums as may be necessary, which are estimated to be $500,000 for this program in both 2015 and 2016.


Identification code 012–1140–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	312	315	318
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	279	203	73

99.9	Total new obligations	591	518	391


Identification code 012–4212–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0003	Capitalized costs	6	7	7
0005	Civil rights settlements		1	1

0091	Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level)	6	8	8
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	2,219	2,919	2,879
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	278	332	357
0740	Negative subsidy obligations		23	41
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	57	247
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	40	89

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	2,594	3,610	3,277

0900	Total new obligations	2,600	3,618	3,285

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	456	773	352
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	74	62	79
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–456	–700	–300
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–69

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	5	135	131
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	3,355	3,623	3,338

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	3,355	3,623	3,338
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	1,817	1,962	2,174
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	2
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–1,806	–1,750	–1,750

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	13	212	424
1900	Financing authority (total)	3,368	3,835	3,762
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3,373	3,970	3,893
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	773	352	608

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	222	427	278
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	2,600	3,618	3,285
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–2,321	–3,705	–3,407
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–74	–62	–79

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	427	278	77
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–11	–13	–13
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–2

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–13	–13	–13
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	211	414	265
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	414	265	64

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	3,368	3,835	3,762
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	2,321	3,705	3,407
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal Sources: Reestimate payment from program account	–123	–64
4120	Federal Sources: Subsidy payment from program account	–69	–74	–61
4122	Federal Sources: Interest on uninvested funds	–60	–49	–48
4123	Repayments of principal	–1,371	–1,411	–1,637
4123	Repayments of interest	–194	–364	–428

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–1,817	–1,962	–2,174
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–2

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	1,549	1,873	1,588
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	504	1,743	1,233
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	1,549	1,873	1,588
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	504	1,743	1,233


Identification code 012–4212–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	2,201	2,875	2,825
1121	Limitation available from carry-forward	28	89	54
1142	Unobligated direct loan limitation (-)	–10	–45

1150	Total direct loan obligations	2,219	2,919	2,879

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	7,283	7,838	9,389
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	1,942	3,012	3,001
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–1,357	–1,411	–1,637
1263	Write-offs for default: Direct loans	–30	–50	–52

1290	Outstanding, end of year	7,838	9,389	10,701

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquired property that resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the budget totals.

This account finances direct loans for farm ownership, farm operating, emergency disaster, Indian land aquisition, Indian highly fractionated land, boll weevil eradication, conservation, and credit sales of acquired property.


Identification code 012–4212–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	455	773
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	125	63
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	7,283	7,838
1402	Interest receivable	213	219
1403	Accounts receivable from foreclosed property	9	10
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–500	–252
1405	Allowance for Interest Receivable (-)	–83	–88

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	6,922	7,727

1999	Total assets	7,502	8,563
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	7,404	8,225
2207	Non-Federal liabilities: Other	98	338

2999	Total liabilities	7,502	8,563

4999	Total upward reestimate subsidy BA [12–1140]	7,502	8,563


Identification code 012–4213–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0003	Purchase of guaranteed loans	2	1	1
0004	Interest assistance		2	2

0091	Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level)	2	3	3
	Credit program obligations:
0711	Default claim payments on principal	29	51	48
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	1	1	1
0740	Negative subsidy obligations	3	3	3
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	49	39
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	19	20

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	101	114	52

0900	Total new obligations	103	117	55

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	162	193	238
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	9	15	15
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–15	–1	–1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	156	207	252
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	19	30	30

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	19	30	30
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	121	118	60

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	121	118	60
1900	Financing authority (total)	140	148	90
1930	Total budgetary resources available	296	355	342
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	193	238	287

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	36	18	23
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	103	117	55
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–112	–97	–55
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–9	–15	–15

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	18	23	8
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–1	–1	–1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1	–1	–1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	35	17	22
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	17	22	7

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	140	148	90
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	112	97	55
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Payments from program account upward reestimate	–67	–58
4120	Payments from program account subsidy	–13	–14	–14
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–4	–4	–4
4123	Fees and premiums	–37	–39	–39
4123	Loss recoveries and repayments		–3	–3

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–121	–118	–60

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	19	30	30
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–9	–21	–5
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	19	30	30
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–9	–21	–5


Identification code 012–4213–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	3,013	3,546	3,543

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	3,013	3,546	3,543
2199	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments	2,712	3,285	3,285

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	12,924	13,202	13,942
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans	2,662	3,492	3,543
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–2,336	–2,674	–2,674
	Adjustments:
2261	Terminations for default that result in loans receivable		–65	–65
2263	Terminations for default that result in claim payments	–48	–13	–13

2290	Outstanding, end of year	13,202	13,942	14,733

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	11,888	13,450	13,450

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year	113	127	140
2331	Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims	28	24	24
2351	Repayments of loans receivable	–1	–1	–1
2361	Write-offs of loans receivable	–13	–10	–10

2390	Outstanding, end of year	127	140	153

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond. The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in budget totals.

This account finances commitments made for farm ownership, operating and conservation guaranteed loan programs.


Identification code 012–4213–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	197	209
1206	Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net	66	56
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1501	Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross	113	127
1505	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–111	–125

1599	Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed loans	2	2

1999	Total assets	265	267
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2104	Resources payable to Treasury	28	32
2105	Other	70	63
2204	Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees	167	172

2999	Total liabilities	265	267

4999	Total liabilities and net position	265	267


Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0008	Loan recoverable costs	1	2	2
0109	Costs incidental to acquisition of real property		1	1
0118	Civil rights settlements		1	1

0191	Total operating expenses		2	2

0900	Total new obligations (object class 25.2)	1	4	4

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	19	8
1022	Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund	–19	–8
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	119	93	81
1820	Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund	–110	–89	–77

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	9	4	4
1930	Total budgetary resources available	9	4	4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	8

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1	4	4
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1	–4	–4

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	9	4	4
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1	3	3
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances		1	1

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	1	4	4
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources Principal Repayments	–87	–70	–65
4123	Non-Federal sources Interest Repayments	–28	–23	–16
4123	Non-Federal sources Miscellaneous	–4

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–119	–93	–81

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	–110	–89	–77
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–118	–89	–77
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–110	–89	–77
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–118	–89	–77


Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	544	450	378
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–88	–70	–65
1261	Adjustments: Capitalized interest	2	2	2
	Write-offs for default:
1263	Direct loans	–3	–4	–4
1264	Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–5

1290	Outstanding, end of year	450	378	311


Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	9	7	4
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–2	–3	–3

2290	Outstanding, end of year	7	4	1

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	6	3	1


Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	20	8
1601	Loans Receivable	544	450
1602	Interest receivable	143	132
1603	Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)	–142	–132

1604	Direct loans and interest receivable, net	545	450
1606	Foreclosed property	8	5

1699	Value of assets related to direct loans	553	455

1999	Total assets	573	463
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	573	463

4999	Total liabilities and net position	573	463

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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)

For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–4336–0–3–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Price Loss Coverage		1,306	2,574
0002	Agriculture Risk Coverage		5,404	8,445
0003	Cotton Transition Assistance Program	404	96
0004	Marketing Loans	3,788
0005	Direct and Countercyclical Payments	66
0008	Economic Adjustment Assistance for Upland Cotton	48	51	55
0009	Livestock Indemnity Program	71	58	58
0010	Livestock Forage Program	6,740	1,521	492
0011	ELAP	40	38	19
0012	Tree Assistance Program	10	8	8
0013	Biomass Crop Assistance Program	12	25	25
0014	Commodity Purchases and Related Inventory Transactions	7
0015	Storage, Transportation and Other			16
0016	Market Access Program	185	185	200
0018	Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops	8	8	9
0019	Emerging Markets Program	9	9	10
0021	Foreign Market Development Program	32	32	35
0022	Quality Samples Program	2	2	2
0023	Non-Insured assistance program	178	165	165
0024	Bio-based Fuel Production		56	60
0026	Conservation Reserve Program Financial Assistance	1,825	1,798	1,819
0027	Conservation Reserve Program Technical Assistance	16	10	15
0028	Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program	11	6	6
0029	Treasury Interest	6	5	68
0030	Other Interest	2	1	1
0031	Reimbursable Agreements with State and Federal Agencies	46	45	49
0032	Food for Progress	137	135	135
0033	Foundation for Food and Agriculture	200
0034	Section 4 Contracts	24	10	11
0035	Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust	175

0192	Total support and related programs	14,042	10,974	14,277

0799	Total direct obligations	14,042	10,974	14,277
0801	Tobacco Payments	925
0802	Commodities procured - PL480 Titles II / III Commodity costs	157	469	469
0803	Marketing Loans		7,662	7,962

0809	Reimbursable program activities, subtotal	1,082	8,131	8,431

0899	Total reimbursable obligations	1,082	8,131	8,431

0900	Total new obligations	15,124	19,105	22,708

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	658	475
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	196

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	854	475
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	9,582	13,445	10,520
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1002]	–262	–153
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3507]	–21	–21	–21
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1004]	–3,452	–3,475	–3,771
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2073]	–27	–15	–15
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–9913]	–13	–12	–13
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–8015]	–15	–13	–15
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2501]	–78	–73	–73
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4085]	–6	–4	–4
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1908]	–50	–50	–50
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1600]	–83	–63	–63
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1955]	–3	–3	–3
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1801]	–1
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0123]	–1	–1	–1
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1900]	–63
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3106]	–100	–50	–50
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0502]	–55	–20
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1502]	–100	–100
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1003]	–3	–3	–3
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1980]	–150
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2500]	–34	–30	–30
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3304]	–5
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5635]	–16	–16	–16
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5636]	–16	–30	–30
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [014–0680]	–150
1220	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0520]			–140
1236	Appropriations applied to repay debt	–4,749	–9,313	–6,222

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	129
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	20,219	10,808	14,224
1421	Borrowing authority temporarily reduced	–162
1422	Borrowing authority applied to repay debt	–5,441

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	14,616	10,808	14,224
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	4,885	7,822	8,484
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	4
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–4,889

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)		7,822	8,484
1900	Budget authority (total)	14,745	18,630	22,708
1930	Total budgetary resources available	15,599	19,105	22,708
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	475

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	10,735	9,495	13,187
3001	Adjustments to unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	–186
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	15,124	19,105	22,708
3020	Outlays (gross)	–15,982	–15,413	–18,829
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–196

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	9,495	13,187	17,066
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–13	–17	–17
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–4

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–17	–17	–17
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	10,536	9,478	13,170
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	9,478	13,170	17,049

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	14,745	18,630	22,708
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	8,390	11,896	14,866
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	7,592	3,517	3,963

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	15,982	15,413	18,829
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal Sources	–1,027	–469	–469
4123	Commodity Loans Repaid	–3,716	–7,208	–7,725
4123	Assessments and Fees		–50	–72
4123	Sales and Other Proceeds	–127	–76	–175
4123	Interest Revenue	–15	–19	–43

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–4,885	–7,822	–8,484
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–4

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	9,856	10,808	14,224
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	11,097	7,591	10,345
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	9,856	10,808	14,224
4190	Outlays, net (total)	11,097	7,591	10,345

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5101	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Borrowing authority	395	557
5102	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Borrowing authority	557


Identification code 012–4336–0–3–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	337	209	126
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	3,763	6,863	6,863
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–3,716	–6,946	–6,946
1264	Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–175

1290	Outstanding, end of year	209	126	43

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) was created to stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices; help maintain balanced and adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, their products, foods, feeds, and fibers; and help in their orderly distribution.

The Corporation's capital stock of $100 million is held by the U.S. Treasury. Under present law, up to $30 billion may be borrowed from the U.S. Treasury to finance operations. Current, indefinite appropriation authority is requested to cover all net realized losses. Appropriations to the Corporation for net realized losses have no effect on budget authority, as they are used to repay debt directly with the Treasury.

The Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, P.L. 113–79, was signed by the President on February 7, 2014. The Act repeals certain programs, continues some programs with modifications, and authorizes several new programs. Most of these programs are authorized and funded through 2018.

The following general assumptions form the basis for the Corporation's 2015 and 2016 budget estimates: (a) national income will remain fairly constant both in 2015 and 2016 from the present level; (b) 2015 crop production will decrease from 2014 crop levels for corn and soybeans, but will rise for wheat; (c) generally, exports of agricultural commodities in 2015 are expected to be higher than 2014 levels; and (d) yields for the 2015 crops are based on recent averages adjusted for trends. It is difficult to accurately forecast requirements for the year ending September 30, 2016, since the projections are subject to complex and unpredictable factors such as weather, other factors which affect the volume of production of crops not yet planted, feed, food, and energy needs here and overseas, and available dollar exchange.

Price support, marketing assistance loans, and related stabilization programs.—The Corporation conducts programs to support farm income and prices and stabilize the market for agricultural commodities. Price support is provided to producers of agricultural commodities through loans, purchases, payments, and other means.

Price support is mandatory for sugar. Marketing assistance loans are mandatory for wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, upland cotton, peanuts, rice, and pulse crops. Loans are also required to be made for sugar, honey, wool, mohair, and extra-long staple cotton.

One method of providing support is loans to and purchases from producers. With limited exceptions, loans made on commodities are nonrecourse. The commodities serve as collateral for the loan and on maturity the producer may deliver or forfeit such collateral to satisfy the loan obligation without further payment.

Direct purchases may be made from processors as well as producers, depending on the commodity involved. Also, special purchases are made under various laws for the removal of surpluses; for example, the Act of August 19, 1958, as amended, and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended.

Commodity Payment Programs.—The 2014 Farm Bill repealed Direct Payments, Counter-Cyclical Payments and Average Crop Revenue Election Payments and established two new programs, PLC and ARC.

Price Loss Coverage (PLC).—Payments are issued when the effective price of a covered commodity is less than the respective reference price for that commodity established in the statute. The payment is equal to 85 percent of the base acres of the covered commodity times the difference between the reference price and the effective price times the program payment yield for the covered commodity.

Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC).—There are two types: County ARC and Individual ARC.

County ARC: Payments are issued when the actual county crop revenue of a covered commodity is less than the ARC county guarantee for the covered commodity and are based on county data, not farm data. The ARC county guarantee equals 86 percent of the previous 5-year average national farm price, excluding the years with the highest and lowest price (the ARC guarantee price), times the 5-year average county yield, excluding the years with the highest and lowest yield (the ARC county guarantee yield). Both the guarantee and actual revenue are computed using base acres, not planted acres. The payment is equal to 85 percent of the base acres of the covered commodity times the difference between the county guarantee and the actual county crop revenue for the covered commodity. Payments may not exceed 10 percent of the benchmark county revenue (the ARC guarantee price times the ARC county guarantee yield).

Individual ARC: Payments are issued when the actual individual crop revenues, summed across all covered commodities on the farm, are less than ARC individual guarantees summed across those covered commodities on the farm. The farm for individual ARC purposes is the sum of the producer's interest in all ARC farms in the State. The farm's ARC individual guarantee equals 86 percent of the farm's individual benchmark guarantee, which is defined as the ARC guarantee price times the 5-year average individual yield, excluding the years with the highest and lowest yields, and summing across all crops on the farm. The actual revenue is computed in a similar fashion, with both the guarantee and actual revenue computed using planted acreage on the farm. The individual ARC payment equals: (a) 65 percent of the sum of the base acres of all covered commodities on the farm, times (b) the difference between the individual guarantee revenue and the actual individual crop revenue across all covered commodities planted on the farm. Payments may not exceed 10 percent of the individual benchmark revenue.

Base Reallocation and Yield Updates.—Owners of farms that participate in PLC or ARC programs for the 2014–2018 crops have a one-time opportunity to: (1) maintain the farm's 2013 bases through 2018; or (2) reallocate base acres (excluding cotton bases). Covered commodities include wheat, oats, barley, corn, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe and sesame seed, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas. Upland cotton is no longer considered a covered commodity, but the upland cotton base acres on the farm are renamed "generic" base acres. Producers may receive payments on generic base acres if those acres are planted to a covered commodity.

A producer also has the opportunity to update the counter-cyclical payment yield for each covered commodity based on 90 percent of the farm's 2008–2012 average yield per planted acre, excluding any year when no acreage was planted to the covered commodity. Program payment yields are used to determine payment amounts for the Price Loss Coverage program.

Election Required.—All of the producers on a farm must make a one-time, unanimous election of: (1) PLC/County ARC on a covered-commodity-by-covered-commodity basis; or (2) Individual ARC for all covered commodities on the farm. If the producers on the farm elect PLC/County ARC, the producers must also make a one-time election to select which base acres on the farm are enrolled in PLC and which base acres are enrolled in County ARC. Alternatively, if Individual ARC is selected, then every covered commodity on the farm must participate in Individual ARC.

The election between ARC and PLC is made in 2014 and a producer cannot switch to ARC (from PLC), or vice versa, in subsequent years. If an election is not made in 2014, the farm may not participate in either PLC or ARC for the 2014 crop year and the producers on the farm are deemed to have elected PLC for subsequent crop years, but must still enroll their farm to receive coverage. If the sum of the base acres on a farm is 10 acres or less, the producer on that farm may not receive PLC or ARC payments, unless the producer is a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher or is a limited resource farmer or rancher. Payments for PLC and ARC are issued after the end of the respective crop year, but not before October 1.

Producers enrolling in PLC, and who also participate in the Federal crop insurance program, may, beginning with the 2015 crop, make the annual choice whether to purchase additional crop insurance coverage called the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO). SCO provides the producer the option of covering a portion of his or her crop insurance deductible and is based on expected county yields or revenue. The cost of SCO is subsidized and indemnities are determined by the yield or revenue loss for the county or area. SCO is not available to producers who enroll in ARC.

Adjusted Gross Income.—Adjusted gross income (AGI) provisions have been simplified and modified. Producers whose average AGI exceeds $900,000 during a crop, fiscal, or program year are not eligible to participate in most programs administered by FSA and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Previous AGI provisions distinguished between on-farm and nonfarm AGI.

Payment Limitations.—The total amount of payments received, directly and indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except joint ventures or general partnerships) for Price Loss Coverage, Agricultural Risk Coverage, marketing loan gains, and loan deficiency payments (other than for peanuts), may not exceed $125,000 per crop year. A person or legal entity that receives payments for peanuts has a separate $125,000 payment limitation.

Cotton transition payments are limited to $40,000 per year. For the livestock disaster programs, a total $125,000 annual limitation applies for payments under the Livestock Indemnity Program, the Livestock Forage Program, and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Raised Fish program. A separate $125,000 annual limitation applies to payments under the Tree Assistance Program.

Cotton Transition.—Upland cotton is the only "covered commodity" that is no longer eligible to participate in these programs, but rather, becomes eligible for the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) offered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA). Until STAX becomes available, upland cotton is eligible for transition payments made by FSA for 2014 and 2015 crops.

For the 2014 crop year, transition payments are provided to cotton producers on farms that had cotton base acres in 2013. For the 2015 crop year, transition payments will only be offered in counties where STAX is unavailable. The transition payment is equal to 60 and 36.5 percent of the farm's 2013 cotton base acres for 2014 and 2015, respectively, times the farm's program payment yield times the transition rate provided in the statute.

Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Sugar Loans.—The 2014 Farm Bill extends the authority for sugar loans for the 2014 through 2018 crop years and nonrecourse marketing assistance loans (MALs) and loan deficiency payment (LDPs) for the 2014–2018 crops of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton (eligible for loans only), long grain rice, medium grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds (including sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe and sesame seed), dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, large chickpeas, graded and nongraded wool, mohair, honey, unshorn pelts and peanuts. Availability of loans for some commodities may be affected by appropriations language. Provisions are mostly unchanged from the 2008 farm bill, except marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments are subject to payment limitations.

The Dairy Margin Protection Program. This program replaced the Milk Income Loss Contract program and will be effective from September 1, 2014, through December 31, 2018. The margin protection program offers dairy producers: (1) catastrophic coverage, at no cost to the producer, other than an annual $100 administrative fee; and (2) various levels of buy-up coverage. Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating producers when the national dairy production margin is less than $4.00 per hundredweight (cwt). The national dairy production margin is the difference between the all-milk price and average feed costs. Producers may purchase buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $4.00 and $8.00 per cwt. To participate in buy-up coverage, a producer must pay a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects. In addition, the 2014 Farm Bill creates the Dairy Product Donation Program. This program is triggered in times of low operating margins for dairy producers, and requires USDA to purchase dairy products for donation to food banks and other feeding programs.

Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP).—The program provides payments to dairy producers when a public regulatory agency directs them to remove their raw milk from the commercial market because it has been contaminated by pesticides and other residues.

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).—NAP has been expanded to include buy-up protection, similar to buy-up provisions offered under the federal crop insurance program. Producers may elect coverage for each individual crop between 50 and 65 percent, in 5 percent increments, at 100 percent of the average market price. Producers also pay a fixed premium equal to 5.25 percent of the liability. The waiver of service fees has been expanded from just limited resource farmers to also include beginning farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers. The premiums for buy-up coverage are reduced by 50 percent for those same farmers. NAP coverage is expanded to include crops grown expressly for the purpose of producing a feedstock for renewable biofuel, renewable electricity, or biobased products. NAP is also made available to producers that suffered a loss to a 2012 annual fruit crop grown on a bush or tree in a county declared a disaster by the Secretary due to a freeze or frost. Grazing land is not eligible for buy-up coverage.

Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).—BCAP provides incentives to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to establish, cultivate and harvest eligible biomass for heat, power, bio-based products, research and advanced biofuels. Crop producers and bioenergy facilities can team together to submit proposals to USDA for selection as a BCAP project area. BCAP has been extended through 2018 and is funded at $25 million per fiscal year, except for FY 2015 which is capped at $23 million.

Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP).—FFP is continued through fiscal year 2018. Congress authorized the FFP in the 2008 Farm Bill, allowing for the purchase of sugar to be sold for the production of bioenergy in order to avoid forfeitures of sugar loan collateral under the Sugar Program.

Bio-Based Fuel Production.—Section 5(e) of the CCC Charter Act authorizes CCC to take action to increase the consumption of agricultural commodities by "...aiding in the development of new and additional markets, marketing facilities, and uses for such commodities." Under this authority, CCC will make available up to $170 million to subsidize the production of bio-based jet fuel. Because there is no existing viable commercial source for the large-scale production of such fuel, CCC has entered into an agreement with the Department of Energy and the Navy to assist in the development of this product. CCC expects to outlay $60 million for this purpose in 2015.

The following four disaster programs were authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill under the USDA Supplemental Disaster Assistance program. These programs were re-authorized under CCC and extended indefinitely (beyond the horizon of the 2014 Farm Bill). The programs are made retroactive to Oct. 1, 2011. Producers are no longer required to purchase crop insurance or NAP coverage to be eligible for these programs (the risk management purchase requirement) as mandated by the 2008 Farm Bill.

Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP).—LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire on land that is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover or that is planted specifically for grazing. LFP payments for drought are equal to 60 percent of the monthly feed cost for up to 5 months, depending upon the severity of the drought. LFP payments for fire on federally managed rangeland are equal to 50 percent of the monthly feed cost for the number of days the producer is prohibited from grazing the managed rangeland, not to exceed 180 calendar days.

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).—LIP provides benefits to livestock producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the Federal Government. LIP payments are equal to 75 percent of the average fair market value of the livestock.

Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP).—ELAP provides emergency assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease (including cattle tick fever), adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires, not covered by LFP and LIP. Total payments are capped at $20 million in a fiscal year.

Tree Assistance Program (TAP).—TAP provides financial assistance to qualifying orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes, and vines damaged by natural disasters.

Market Access Program (MAP).—-Under the MAP, CCC Funds are used to reimburse participating organizations for a portion of the costs of carrying out overseas marketing and promotional activities. The 2014 Farm Bill continues the authority for the MAP program with annual funding of $200 million for 2014–2018.

Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD) and Quality Samples Program.—Under the FMD program, cost-share assistance is provided to nonprofit commodity and agricultural trade associations to support overseas market development activities that are designed to remove long-term impediments to increased U.S. trade. CCC will fund the Quality Samples Program at an authorized annual level of $2.5 million. Under this initiative, samples of U.S. agricultural products will be provided to foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. products.

Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops and Emerging Markets.—Emerging Markets is extended through 2018. Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops is extended through 2018 with annual funding of $9 million for each fiscal year.

The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust.—The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT) is a commodity and/or monetary reserve designed to ensure that the United States can meet its international food aid commitments. Assets of the Trust can be released any time the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development determines that PL 480 Title II is inadequate to meet those needs in any fiscal year. When a release from the Trust is authorized, the Trust's assets cover all commodity costs associated with the release. All non-commodity costs, including ocean freight charges; internal transportation, handling, and storage overseas; and certain administrative costs are paid by CCC. The 2014 Farm Bill extends the authorization to replenish the BEHT through 2018.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).—The 2014 Farm Bill extends the authorization of CRP with modifications. The acreage cap is gradually lowered to 24 million acres for fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The requirement to reduce rental payments under emergency haying and grazing is eliminated. Rental payment reductions of not less than 25 percent are required for managed haying and grazing. Producers are also given the opportunity for an "early-out" from their CRP contracts, but only in fiscal year 2015. The rental payment portion of the Grassland Reserve Program enrollment has been incorporated into the CRP.

The Transition Incentive Program (TIP).—The 2014 Farm Bill allows for the transition of CRP land to a beginning or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher so land can be returned to sustainable grazing or crop production. TIP now includes eligibility for military veterans (i.e., "veteran farmers").

The Corporation carries out its functions through utilization of employees and facilities of other Government agencies. Administrative expenses are incurred by: the Farm Service Agency (FSA); the Foreign Agricultural Service; the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the Risk Management Agency; other agencies of the Department engaged in the Corporation's activities; and the Office of Inspector General for audit functions. Additional expenses are incurred by FSA county offices for work related to programs of the Corporation, other FSA expenses offset by revenue, custodian, and agency expenses of the Federal Reserve banks and lending agencies, and miscellaneous costs.

Expenses are incurred for acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of existing property that the Corporation owns or in which it has an interest. These expenses are treated as program expenses. Such program expenses include inspection, classing, and grading work performed on a fee basis by Federal employees or Federal- or State-licensed inspectors; and special services performed by Federal agencies within and outside this Department. Most of these general expenses, including storage and handling, transportation, inspection, classing and grading, and producer storage payments, are included in program costs. They are shown in the program and financing schedule in the entries entitled "Storage, transportation, and other obligations not included above.''

Section 161 of the 1996 Act amended Section 11 of the CCC Charter Act to limit the use of CCC funds for the transfer and allotment of funds to State and Federal agencies. The Section 11 cap of $56 million remains in 2015 and 2016.

The Corporation receives reimbursement for grain requisitioned pursuant to Public Law 87–152 by the States from Corporation stocks to feed resident wildlife threatened with starvation through the appropriation reimbursement for net realized losses. There have been no requisitions in recent years, however. The Corporation receives reimbursement for the commodity costs and other costs, including administrative costs, for commodities supplied to domestic nutrition programs and international food aid programs.

Appropriations.—Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses. Under Section 2 of Public Law 87 155, the Act of August 17 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a 11), annual appropriations are authorized for each fiscal year, commencing with 1961, to reimburse the Corporation for net realized losses. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 amended Public Law 87–155 to authorize that the Corporation is reimbursed for its net realized losses by means of a current, indefinite appropriation as provided in annual appropriations acts.

Borrowing authority.—The Corporation has an authorized capital stock of $100 million held by the U.S. Treasury and, effective in 1988, authority to have outstanding borrowings up to $30 billion at any one time. Funds are borrowed from the Treasury and may also be borrowed from private lending agencies and others. The Corporation reserves a sufficient amount of its borrowing authority to purchase at any time all notes and other obligations evidencing loans made to the Corporation by such agencies and others. All bonds, notes, debentures, and similar obligations issued by the Corporation are subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury as required by the Act of March 8, 1938.

Interest on borrowings from the Treasury (and on capital stock) is paid at a rate based upon the average interest rate of all outstanding marketable obligations (of comparable maturity date) of the United States as of the preceding month. Interest is also paid on other notes and obligations at a rate prescribed by the Corporation and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1966, made provision for terminating interest after June 30, 1964 on the portion of the Corporation's borrowings from the Treasury equal to the unreimbursed realized losses recorded on the books of the Corporation after the end of the fiscal year in which such losses are realized.

Non-Expenditure Transfers.—The Commodity Credit Corporation transfers CCC funds to several agencies responsible for administering Farm Bill and other Corporation programs. Once transferred the expenses are recorded in the receiving agencies accounts.


Identification code 012–4336–0–3–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
22.0	Transportation of things	42	40	40
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	112
33.0	Investments and loans	3,763
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	10,125	10,934	14,237

99.0	Direct obligations	14,042	10,974	14,277
	Reimbursable obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	157	469	469
33.0	Investments and loans		7,662	7,962
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	925

99.0	Reimbursable obligations	1,082	8,131	8,431

99.9	Total new obligations	15,124	19,105	22,708

For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for "Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses", and of which $354,000 shall be [transferred to and merged with] paid to the appropriation for "Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1336–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0702	Loan guarantee subsidy		5	6
0707	Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	13	42
0708	Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	1	5
0709	Administrative expenses	7	7	7

0900	Total new obligations	21	59	13

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	7	7	7

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	7	7	7
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	14	52	6

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	14	52	6
1900	Budget authority (total)	21	59	13
1930	Total budgetary resources available	21	59	13

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	4	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	21	59	13
3020	Outlays (gross)	–22	–62	–13

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	4	3
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	7	7	7
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	4	7	7
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	4	3

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	8	10	7
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	14	52	6
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	14	52	6
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	21	59	13
4190	Outlays, net (total)	22	62	13

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1336–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001	GSM 102	2,041	5,400	5,400
215003	Export guarantee program—Facilities		100	100

215999	Total loan guarantee levels	2,041	5,500	5,500
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001	GSM 102	–1.11	-.69	-.75
232003	Export guarantee program—Facilities	0.00	–4.41	–4.79

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	–1.11	-.76	-.82
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001	GSM 102	–23	–37	–40
233003	Export guarantee program—Facilities		–4	–5

233999	Total subsidy budget authority	–23	–41	–45
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001	GSM 102	–25	–43	–51
234003	Export guarantee program—Facilities		–4	–4

234999	Total subsidy outlays	–25	–47	–55
	Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235001	GSM 102	–11	41
235002	Supplier Credit	1	–79

235999	Total guaranteed loan reestimates	–10	–38

	Administrative expense data:
3510	Budget authority	7	7	7
3590	Outlays from new authority	7	7	7

This is the program account for the GSM-102 CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program. The GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program covers credit terms of up to 18 months. Under this program, CCC does not provide financing, but guarantees payments due from foreign banks and buyers. Because payment is guaranteed, financial institutions in the United States can offer competitive credit terms to foreign banks, usually with interest rates based on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). If the foreign bank fails to make any payment as agreed, the exporter or assignee must submit a notice of default to the CCC. A claim for loss must be filed, and the CCC will promptly pay claims found to be in good order. CCC usually guarantees 98 percent of the principal payment due and interest based on a percentage of the one-year Treasury rate.

A portion of the GSM-102 guarantees is also made available as Facilities Guarantees. Under this activity, CCC guarantees export financing for capital goods and services to improve handling, marketing, processing, storage, or distribution of imported agricultural commodities and products.

The subsidy estimates for the GSM-102 program are determined in large part by the obligor's sovereign or non-sovereign country risk grade. These grades are developed annually by the International Credit Risk Assessment System Committee (ICRAS). In unusual circumstances, an ICRAS grade for a country may change during the fiscal year. The default estimates for GSM-102 guarantees still use the ICRAS grades, but are now based on programmatic experience and country-specific assumptions rather than the government-wide risk premia used previously.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the credit guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of credit guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. The 2016 Budget displays the GSM loan guarantee volume, the subsidy level that can be justified by forecast economic conditions, and the expected supply/demand conditions of countries requesting GSM loan guarantees. The 2016 Budget includes $6.7 million for administrative expenses.


Identification code 012–1336–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	7	7	6
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	14	52	7

99.9	Total new obligations	21	59	13


Identification code 012–4337–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0711	Default claim payments on principal	1	22	38
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	19	17	17
0715	Pro Rate Share of Claims paid to banks		3	3
0740	Negative subsidy obligations	23	47	52
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	16	58
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	8	27

0900	Total new obligations	67	174	110

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	187	100	101
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–50	–35	–45

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	137	65	56
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority		100	110

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)		100	110
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	162	145	108
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–115
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–17	–35	–35

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	30	110	73
1900	Financing authority (total)	30	210	183
1930	Total budgetary resources available	167	275	239
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	100	101	129

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	7	5	5
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	67	174	110
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–69	–174	–110

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	5	5	5
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–115
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	115
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–108	5	5
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	5	5	5

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	30	210	183
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	69	174	110
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Payments from Prograrm Account Upward Reestimate	–14	–46
4120	Payments from Program Account Positive Subsidy		–5	–6
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–3	–3	–3
4123	Loan origination fee	–145	–54	–60
4123	Recoveries of Principal		–17	–20
4123	Recoveries of Interest		–20	–19

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–162	–145	–108
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	115

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	–17	65	75
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–93	29	2
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	–17	65	75
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–93	29	2


Identification code 012–4337–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	2,041	5,500	5,500

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	2,041	5,500	5,500
2199	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments	2,000	5,387	5,387

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	4,908	3,658	3,938
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans	2,160	5,500	5,500
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–3,409	–5,198	–5,198
2263	Adjustments: Terminations for default that result in claim payments	–1	–22	–36

2290	Outstanding, end of year	3,658	3,938	4,204

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	3,585	3,791	3,996

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year	737	638	601
2351	Repayments of loans receivable	–99	–37	–39

2390	Outstanding, end of year	638	601	562


Identification code 012–4337–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	79	104
1101	Accounts Receivable, net	16	55
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1501	Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross	737	638
1502	Interest receivable	18	14
1505	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–279	–349

1599	Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed loans	476	303

1999	Total assets	571	462
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2101	Accounts payable	1	1
2104	Resources payable to Treasury	414	346
	Non-Federal liabilities:
2204	Liabilities for loan guarantees	126	25
2207	Other	30	90

2999	Total liabilities	571	462

4999	Total liabilities and net position	571	462


Identification code 012–4338–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Operating Expenses	1	1	1

0100	Direct program activities, subtotal	1	1	1

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	1	1	1

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	11	9	10
1820	Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund	–10	–8	–9

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	1	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	7	8	7
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1	1	1
3020	Outlays (gross)		–2	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	8	7	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	7	8	7
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	8	7	5

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1	1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		1	1
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances		1	2

4110	Outlays, gross (total)		2	3
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–11	–9	–10
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–10	–8	–9
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–11	–7	–7


Identification code 012–4338–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year	101	92	83
2351	Repayments of loans receivable	–9	–9	–9

2390	Outstanding, end of year	92	83	74


Identification code 012–4338–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	7	7
1701	Defaulted guaranteed loans, gross	101	92
1702	Interest receivable	210	214
1703	Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)	–268	–268

1799	Value of assets related to loan guarantees	43	38

1999	Total assets	50	45
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2101	Accounts payable	7	7
2104	Resources payable to Treasury	37	32
2207	Non-Federal liabilities: Other	6	6

2999	Total liabilities	50	45

4999	Total liabilities and net position	50	45


Identification code 012–3301–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	6	4
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	5	5

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	11	9

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	11	9

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	11	9
1930	Total budgetary resources available	11	9

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	11	9
3020	Outlays (gross)	–11	–9

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	11	9
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		9
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	11

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	11	9
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	11	9
4190	Outlays, net (total)	11	9

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–3301–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Farm Storage Facility Loans	154	300	300
115002	Sugar Storage Facility Loans		20	20

115999	Total direct loan levels	154	320	320
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Farm Storage Facility Loans	–2.52	–3.00	–1.64
132002	Sugar Storage Facility Loans	0.00	–3.02	–1.59

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	–2.52	–3.00	–1.64
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Farm Storage Facility Loans	–4	–9	–5
133002	Sugar Storage Facility Loans		–1

133999	Total subsidy budget authority	–4	–10	–5
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Farm Storage Facility Loans	–4	–7	–8

134999	Total subsidy outlays	–4	–7	–8
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Farm Storage Facility Loans		–4

135999	Total direct loan reestimates		–4

Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) Program._The FSFL program was established by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) in 1949 to offer low-cost financing to producers for the construction or upgrade of on-farm storage facilities—the program was discontinued in the early 1980's when studies showed sufficient storage space was available. The FSFL was re-established in 2000 due to a severe shortage of available storage. The program was implemented in 2000 by CCC under Section 504(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. The Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, continues the authority for this program. The program now provides producers financing with seven, ten, or twelve-year repayment terms and low interest rates. The program gives producers greater marketing flexibility when farm storage is limited and/or transportation difficulties cause storage problems, allows farmers to benefit from new marketing and technological advances, and maximizes their returns through identity-preserved marketing.

Sugar Storage Facility Loans._The 2002 Farm Bill, as amended by the 2008 Farm Bill and extended in the 2014 Farm Bill, directs that the CCC establish a sugar storage facility loan program to provide financing for processors of domestically produced sugarcane and sugar beets to construct or upgrade storage and handling facilities for raw sugars and refined sugars. The loan term is a minimum of seven years with the amount and terms being determined as any other commercial loan.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond, as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis, and the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.


Identification code 012–4158–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	154	320	320
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	20	26	26
0740	Negative subsidy obligations	4	10	5
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	8	10
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	3	3

0900	Total new obligations	189	369	351

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	26	86	86
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	48
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–50	–65	–74

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	24	21	12
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	310	369	350
1422	Borrowing authority applied to repay debt	–103

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	207	369	350
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Payments from program account (Upward Reestimate)	11	9
1800	Principal repayments	147	176	177
1800	Interest repayments	13	21	22
1800	Interest on Uninvested Funds	7	8	8
1800	Fees and Other Collections		1	1
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–134	–150	–150

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	44	65	58
1900	Financing authority (total)	251	434	408
1930	Total budgetary resources available	275	455	420
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	86	86	69

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	201	130	130
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	189	369	351
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–212	–369	–351
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–48

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	130	130	130
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	201	130	130
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	130	130	130

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	251	434	408
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	212	369	351
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Payment from program account Upward Reestimate	–11	–9
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–7	–8	–8
4123	Principal collections	–147	–176	–177
4123	Interest collections	–13	–21	–22
4123	Fees and Other Collections		–1	–1

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–178	–215	–208

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	73	219	200
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	34	154	143
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	73	219	200
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	34	154	143


Identification code 012–4158–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	154	320	320

1150	Total direct loan obligations	154	320	320

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	718	745	899
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	177	304	304
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–147	–150	–150
1264	Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–3

1290	Outstanding, end of year	745	899	1,053


Identification code 012–4158–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	228	218
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	10	6
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	718	745
1402	Interest receivable	12	11
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	13	22

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	743	778

1999	Total assets	981	1,002
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2103	Debt payable to Treasury	970	994
2105	Other Federal Liabilities	11	8

2999	Total liabilities	981	1,002

4999	Total liabilities and net position	981	1,002

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–3303–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Emergency Boll Weevil and Apple Loans		–4

The Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 authorized up to $5 million for the cost to provide loans to producers of apples for economic losses as the result of low prices. Although the program is funded through the Commodity Credit Corporation, program management is performed through farm loan programs. No further funding is requested for this program.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans or loan guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis.


Identification code 012–4221–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account		2
0743	Interest on downward reestimates		2

0900	Total new obligations		4

	Budgetary resources:
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority		4

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)		4
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Principal repayments	2	1	1
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–2	–1	–1
1900	Financing authority (total)		4
1930	Total budgetary resources available		4

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1			4
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts		4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year		4	4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year			4
3200	Obligated balance, end of year		4	4

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross		4
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Principal repayments	–2	–1	–1
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	–2	3	–1
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–2	–1	–1


Identification code 012–4221–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	9	7	6
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–2	–1	–1

1290	Outstanding, end of year	7	6	5


Identification code 012–4221–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	9	7
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–5	–1

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	4	6

1999	Total assets	4	6
	LIABILITIES:
2101	Federal liabilities: Accounts payable	4	6

4999	Total liabilities and net position	4	6


Identification code 012–5531–0–2–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund (Direct)	32	63

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	32	63

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	39	68
1420	Borrowing authority permanently reduced		–5
1421	Borrowing authority temporarily reduced	–7

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	32	63
1900	Budget authority (total)	32	63
1930	Total budgetary resources available	32	63
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
	Special and non-revolving trust funds:
1952	Expired unobligated balance, start of year	3	3	1
1953	Expired unobligated balance, end of year	3	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	41	36	67
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	32	63
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts		1	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–37	–33

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	36	67	68
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	41	36	67
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	36	67	68

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	32	63
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	37	33
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	32	63
4190	Outlays, net (total)	37	33

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5080	Outstanding debt, SOY	–2,602	–2,634	–2,697
5081	Outstanding debt, EOY	–2,634	–2,697	–2,697
5082	Borrowing	–32	–63
5101	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Borrowing authority		7
5102	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Borrowing authority	7

The Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund, established under Section 902 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, administered by USDA Farm Service Agency, used to execute payments to farmers and ranchers under the following five disaster assistance programs: Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program, Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP), Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), Tree Assistance Program (TAP), and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) Program. The Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, extended all but SURE and shifted the funding authority for these disaster programs from the Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund to the Commodity Credit Corporation. FY 2014 outlays are due to residual payments, corrections and/or appeals to obligations incurred during crop years 2008–2011. Obligations in 2015 will be still be required to make residual payments for disaster programs under the Disaster Trust authority.


Identification code 012–5635–0–2–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Pima Cotton Agreements	16	16	16

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	16	16	16

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	16	16	16

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	16	16	16
1930	Total budgetary resources available	16	16	16

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	16	16	16
3020	Outlays (gross)	–16	–16	–16

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	16	16	16
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	16	16	16
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	16	16	16
4190	Outlays, net (total)	16	16	16

The Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund was authorized under Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, to reduce the economic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric. Mandatory funding as established in the Farm Bill is $16 million annually from 2014 to 2018, to be transferred from funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation.


Identification code 012–5636–0–2–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Wool Manufacturers Payments	11	30	30

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	11	30	30

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		5	5
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	16	30	30

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	16	30	30
1930	Total budgetary resources available	16	35	35
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	5	5	5

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1		11
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	11	30	30
3020	Outlays (gross)		–41	–30

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	11
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year		11
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	11

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	16	30	30
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		30	30
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances		11

4110	Outlays, gross (total)		41	30
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	16	30	30
4190	Outlays, net (total)		41	30

The Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund was authorized under Section 12315 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, to reduce the economic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on wool fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of wool fabric. Mandatory funding as established in the Farm Bill is the lesser of the amount the Secretary determines to be necessary to make payments in that year or $30 million each year from 2014 to 2019, to be transferred from funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–8161–0–7–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	50	70	21
	Receipts:
0200	Excise Taxes for Tobacco Assessments, Tobacco Trust Fund	1,140	278

0400	Total: Balances and collections	1,190	348	21
	Appropriations:
0500	Tobacco Trust Fund	–1,140	–278
0501	Tobacco Trust Fund	–49	–69
0502	Tobacco Trust Fund	69	20

0599	Total appropriations	–1,120	–327

0799	Balance, end of year	70	21	21


Identification code 012–8161–0–7–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Tobacco Buyout Cost Reimbursement to CCC	1,093	385

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	1,093	385

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	139	166	108
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	1,140	278
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	49	69
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–69	–20

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	1,120	327
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,259	493	108
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	166	108	108

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1			107
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,093	385
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,093	–278

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year		107	107
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year			107
3200	Obligated balance, end of year		107	107

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1,120	327
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1,093	278
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,120	327
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,093	278

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, [$846,428,000] $831,231,000, to remain available until September 30, [2016] 2017: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a[: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities].

In addition, $774,612,000, to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation from which transferred, shall be derived by transfer from the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program for technical assistance in support of conservation programs authorized by Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3801–3862); Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)); and Section 502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, as amended (16 U.S.C. 6572): Provided further, That, upon a determination that additional funding is necessary for technical assistance for the purposes provided herein, additional such amounts may be derived by transfer from the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program: Provided further, That any portion of the funding derived by transfer deemed not necessary for the purposes provided herein may be transferred to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1000–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Technical assistance	700	788	1,507
0002	Soil surveys	82	84	80
0003	Snow survey and water forecasting	10	10	9
0004	Plant materials centers	9	10	9

0799	Total direct obligations	801	892	1,605
0801	EPA Great Lakes - Reimbursable	5	5	5
0802	Reimbursable Agency Activity	20	35	35

0899	Total reimbursable obligations	25	40	40

0900	Total new obligations	826	932	1,645

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	44	61	15
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	12

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	56	61	15
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	813	846	831
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1004]			775

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	813	846	1,606
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	13	40	40
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	16

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	29	40	40
1900	Budget authority (total)	842	886	1,646
1930	Total budgetary resources available	898	947	1,661
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–11
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	61	15	16

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	219	213	266
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	826	932	1,645
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	8
3020	Outlays (gross)	–810	–879	–1,492
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–12
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–18

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	213	266	419
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–57	–46	–46
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–16
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	27

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–46	–46	–46
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	162	167	220
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	167	220	373

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	842	886	1,646
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	635	714	1,322
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	175	165	170

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	810	879	1,492
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–21	–31	–31
4033	Non-Federal sources	–5	–9	–9

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–26	–40	–40
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–16
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	13

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–3

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	813	846	1,606
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	784	839	1,452
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	813	846	1,606
4190	Outlays, net (total)	784	839	1,452

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) protects the natural resource base on private lands by providing technical assistance to farmers, ranchers and other private landowners to support the development of conservations plans, and by providing financial assistance to partially offset the cost to install practices necessary to safeguard natural resources and improve wildlife habitat. NRCS provides additional support for conservation efforts through soil surveys, snow survey and water supply forecasting, and plant materials centers. These activities are supported by appropriated funding, including funding which has traditionally been requested in the Conservation Operations account, and by mandatory funding in the Farm Security and Rural Investment account. NRCS is comprised of roughly 11,600 employees across a wide range of natural resource backgrounds such as soil and rangeland conservation, wildlife biology, forestry and engineering. Through this collective conservationist workforce, the Administration strives to protect the natural resource base on private lands.

In 2016, the Administration proposes to show the total staff resources necessary to implement its private lands conservation program in the Private Lands Conservation Operations account. Importantly, this display will not alter the current authorities under which staff resources are provided through mandatory and discretionary funding. Budget invests $10 million over two-years to determine the effect incentive payments and outreach efforts have on farmers' willingness to adopt conservation practices and improve the efficiency of private lands conservation programs. This multi-year effort will leverage administrative data as well as census and survey data within USDA (and potentially across other agencies) to build rigorous evidence and strengthen conservation implementation at least cost. A more detailed description of the specific programs within the Private Lands Conservation Operations account follows:

Technical assistance._Through the Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Program, NRCS provides agricultural producers, private landowners, conservation districts, Tribes, and other organizations with the knowledge and conservation tools they need to conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources. This assistance comes in the form of both individual and landscape-scale conservation plans which contain optimal strategies tailored to protect the resources on the land they manage. Actions described in the plans help land managers reduce erosion; protect water quality and quantity; address air quality; enhance the quality of fish and wildlife habitat; improve long-term sustainability of all lands; and facilitate land use changes while protecting and sustaining our natural resources. The 2016 Budget requests a total of $831.2 million for Conservation Operations.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Customers receiving technical assistance for planning & application, number	52,895	55,000	55,000
Conservation systems planned, million acres	22.4	25.0	25.0
Cropland with conservation applied to improve soil quality, million acres	6.2	6.8	6.8
Grazing land with conservation applied to protect the resource base, million acres	12.3	11.7	11.7

In addition to technical assistance for conservation planning provided through CTA, NRCS also offers technical assistance for the design, implementation, and management of cost-shared conservation practices through mandatory farm bill conservation programs under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program. This combined technical assistance funding provides for the salaries and expenses of conservation professionals, including NRCS's extensive field staff and a growing number of technical service providers and other cooperators who work with land managers in assessing and applying conservation strategies.

Soil surveys._The primary focus of the Soil Survey Program is to provide current and consistent map interpretations and data sets of the soil resources of the United States. Managing soil as a strategic natural resource is a key component to the vitality of the Nation's rural economies. Scientists and policy makers use soil survey information in studying climate change and evaluating the sustainability and environmental impacts of land use and management practices. Soil surveys are used by planners, engineers, farmers, ranchers, developers, and home owners to evaluate soil suitability and make management decisions for farms, home sites, subdivisions, commercial and industrial sites, and wildlife and recreational areas. NRCS is the lead Federal agency for the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS), a partnership of Federal land management agencies, State agricultural experiment stations, private consultants, and State and local governments. NRCS provides the scientific expertise to enable the NCSS to develop and maintain a uniform system for mapping and assessing soil resources.

Snow survey and water supply forecasting._NRCS field staff and cooperators collect and analyze data on snow depth, snow water equivalent, and other climate parameters at approximately 2,000 remote, high elevation data collection sites. The water supply forecasts are used by individual farmers and ranchers; water resource managers; Federal, State, and local government agencies; municipal and industrial water providers; hydroelectric power generation utilities; irrigation districts; fish and wildlife management agencies; reservoir project managers; recreationists; Tribal Nations; and the countries of Canada and Mexico.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Acres mapped annually (millions)	59.3	38

._
Operations of plant materials centers.—The identification, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of plants and plant technologies to solve natural resource problems and improve the utilization of natural resources are made at 25 NRCS-operated plant materials centers to determine suitability for erosion control, cropland soil health and productivity, restoring wetlands, improving water quality, improving wildlife habitat (including pollinators), protecting streambank and riparian areas, stabilizing coastal dunes, producing biomass, improving air quality, and addressing other conservation treatment needs. Plant materials centers document and plant science technology in fact sheets, technical notes, the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide, and transferred to the public by the Web. Work at plant materials centers is the foundation of vegetative recommendations for NRCS and many other Federal and State agencies.


Identification code 012–1000–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	361	374	746
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	4	4	7
11.5	Other personnel compensation	8	8	13

11.9	Total personnel compensation	373	386	766
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	129	134	264
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	28	29	38
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	39	40	72
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	3	3	6
24.0	Printing and reproduction			1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	78	91	62
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	116	173	336
26.0	Supplies and materials	11	11	20
31.0	Equipment	23	24	39

99.0	Direct obligations	801	892	1,605
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	25	40	40

99.9	Total new obligations	826	932	1,645


Identification code 012–1000–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	5,916	6,077	11,452
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	125	78	78


Identification code 012–1004–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Wetlands Reserve Program	62	227	200
0002	Environmental Quality Incentives Program	1,297	1,399	1,016
0004	Agricultural Water Enhancement Program	5	15	12
0005	Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program	10	24	20
0006	Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program	3	94	69
0007	Conservation Security Program	120	28	8
0008	Grassland Reserve Program	1	25	22
0009	Conservation Stewardship Program	1,031	1,210	1,294
0010	Agricultural Management Assistance Program	7	5	4
0011	Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative	7	7	5
0012	Healthy Forests Reserve Program	1	4	3
0013	Conservation Reserve Program - Direct	65	49
0014	Agricultural Conservation Easement Program	317	443	307
0015	Regional Conservation Partnership Program	2	186	79
0016	Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program	18	22
0017	Mitigation Banking		10

0799	Total direct obligations	2,946	3,748	3,039
0802	Reimbursable EPA Great Lakes Environmental Quality Incentives Program	17	19	19

0900	Total new obligations	2,963	3,767	3,058

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	19	1,010	334
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	7

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	26	1,010	334
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1000]			–775
1130	Appropriations permanently reduced			–300
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced			–73
1134	Appropriations precluded from obligation			–54

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			–1,202
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)			136
1204	Reappropriation	753
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	3,452	3,475	3,771
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–259	–267
1234	Appropriations precluded from obligation		–136

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	3,946	3,072	3,907
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Offsetting Collections Conservation Reserve Program	1
1800	Offsetting collections EPA Great Lakes, Other		19	19
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	21

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	22	19	19
1900	Budget authority (total)	3,968	3,091	2,724
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3,994	4,101	3,058
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–21
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1,010	334

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3,957	3,867	3,591
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	2,963	3,767	3,058
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	96
3020	Outlays (gross)	–2,746	–4,043	–3,789
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–7
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–396

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3,867	3,591	2,860
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–90	–66	–66
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–21
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	45

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–66	–66	–66
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3,867	3,801	3,525
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3,801	3,525	2,794

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			–1,202
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority			–877
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	3,968	3,091	3,926
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	715	710	861
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	2,031	3,333	3,805

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	2,746	4,043	4,666
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–25
4120	Baseline Program [EPA]		–19	–19

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–25	–19	–19
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–21
4142	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	24

4150	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	3

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	3,946	3,072	3,907
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	2,721	4,024	4,647
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	3,946	3,072	2,705
4190	Outlays, net (total)	2,721	4,024	3,770

Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 provides mandatory funding for critical conservation efforts on private lands, including critical wetlands, grasslands, forests, and farm and ranch lands. For conservation programs where NRCS is the lead implementation agency, funds are transferred from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs account. This mandatory funding supports NRCS's efforts to protect the natural resource base on private lands by providing technical assistance to farmers, ranchers and other private landowners to support the development of conservation plans, and by providing financial assistance to partially offset the cost to install practices necessary to safeguard natural resources and improve wildlife habitat.

The Agricultural Act of 2014 amended Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, reauthorizing some programs, repealing some programs (although the purposes of these programs are included in other programs), and creating two new conservation programs that are administered by NRCS. A number of conservation programs were extended in the 2016 Budget's baseline beyond 2018 based upon scorekeeping conventions.

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)._This program is authorized under section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended. The Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorizes the program through 2018, and the 2016 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond that date in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. The purpose of the program is to promote agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible national goals. The 2016 Budget proposes to limit obligations against the new authority provided in 2016 to $1,350 million for this program and proposes to permanently cancel new funding exceeding this amount for the program in 2016. In addition, the Budget proposes to permanently cancel $73 million of funds carried forward from 2015 for the program.

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)._This program is authorized by Section 1238D of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended. The Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorized the program through 2018, and the 2016 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond that date in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. The program encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by undertaking additional conservation activities and improving, maintaining and managing existing conservation activities. The 2016 Budget proposes $1,457 million for this program to enroll 7,000,000 acres, which results in a reduction and permanent cancellation of $54 million. This program is the successor to the Conservation Security Program, which was not continued in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 except as necessary to support contracts entered into before September 30, 2008. The 2016 Budget proposes $5 million for the Conservation Security Program.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Technical Assistance._CRP is authorized by Sections 1231–1235A of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, and is administered by the Farm Service Agency. NRCS supports the program by providing technical assistance to producers to implement conservation practices on CRP land. The Agricutural Act of 2014 reauthorized the program, and the 2016 Budget assumes $50 million in technical assistance for NRCS support of CRP.

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)._ACEP consists of two components: 1) an agricultural land easement component under which NRCS assists eligible entities to protect agricultural land by limiting non-agricultural uses of that land through the purchase of agricultural land easements; and 2) a wetland reserve easement component under which NRCS provides financial and technical assistance directly to landowners to restore, protect and enhance wetlands through the purchase of wetlands reserve easements. The program is authorized through 2018 by the Agricultural Act of 2014 as a Title XII program under the Food Security Act of 1985. The 2016 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond 2018 in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. For 2016, the authorized level of funding for ACEP is $450 million.

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)._RCPP promotes the implementation of conservation activities through agreements between NRCS and partners and through conservation program contracts and easements with producers and landowners. The program is authorized through 2018 by the Agricultural Act of 2014 as a Title XII program under the Food Security Act of 1985. Through agreements between partners and conservation program contracts or easements directly with producers and landowners, RCPP helps implement conservation projects that may focus on water quality and quantity, soil erosion, wildlife habitat, drought mitigation, and flood control, or other regional priorities. The 2016 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond 2018 in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. The authorized level of funding for RCPP is $100 million. In addition, seven percent of the funds and acres in covered programs (ACEP, EQIP, CSP, and HFRP) are reserved to ensure additional resources are available to carry out this program (funds and acres not committed by April 1 of each year revert back to the original program for use under that program).

Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP)._The program is authorized by Section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985, and Section 2503 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorizes the program and provides $40 million for obligation between 2014 through 2018 (this program was not extended in the baseline beyond 2018). VPA-HIP is a competitive grant program. Funding is limited to State and Tribal governments establishing new public access programs, expanding existing public access programs, and/or enhancing wildlife habitat on lands enrolled in public access programs.

In addition to the programs authorized under the Food Security Act of 1985, NRCS implements the following conservation programs:

Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMA)._This program is authorized by Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)), as amended. It authorizes $10 million annually for the program, of which NRCS is to receive 50 percent. This program is implemented by NRCS, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Risk Management Agency. The NRCS AMA activities are carried out in 16 states in which participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low. The program provides assistance to producers to mitigate financial risk by using conservation to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality. The Budget proposes providing the overall AMA program $10 million in 2016, of which NRCS is to receive $5 million.

NRCS works to deliver conservation programs using its technical field staff and by partnering with public and private entities through the Technical Service Provider (TSP) system. NRCS can contract with TSPs to help deliver the Farm Bill programs, or agricultural producers may select TSPs to help plan and implement conservation practices on their operations.

The U.S. has made great strides in improving water quality; however, nonpoint source pollution remains a significant challenge that requires policy attention and thoughtful new approaches. In 2016, the Budget continues the agency's efforts to better coordinate conservation efforts among key Federal partners, along with agricultural producer organizations, conservation districts, States, Tribes, NGOs and other local leaders to identify areas where a focused and coordinated approach can achieve substantial improvements in water quality. The Budget builds upon the collaborative process already underway among Federal partners to demonstrate substantial improvements in water quality from conservation programs by ensuring that USDA's key investments through Farm Bill conservation programs and related efforts are appropriately leveraged by other Federal programs.

Finally, the Agricultural Act of 2014 repealed the Wetlands Reserve Program, Grasslands Reserve Program and the Farmlands and Ranchlands Protection Program and included the purposes of those programs in the new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program referred to above. The Agricultural Act of 2014 also repealed the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program, Great Lakes Basin Program, and the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative and included the purposes of those programs in the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program referred to above. The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program has also been repealed, and its purposes are now included in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.


Identification code 012–1004–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	330	511
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	3	4
11.5	Other personnel compensation	4	7

11.9	Total personnel compensation	337	522
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	115	179
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	9	13
23.2	Rental payments to others	28	43
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	4
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	3	1	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	54	84
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	111	171
26.0	Supplies and materials	7	12
31.0	Equipment	14	21
32.0	Land and structures	175	208	235
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	2,091	2,489	2,802

99.0	Direct obligations	2,946	3,747	3,039
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	17	19	19
99.5	Below reporting threshold		1

99.9	Total new obligations	2,963	3,767	3,058


Identification code 012–1004–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	4,269	5,001
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	38	39	39

For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.


Identification code 012–1072–0–1–301		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0002	Watershed Operations P.L. 78–534		12
0003	Emergency watershed protection operations	61	147
0004	Small watershed operations (P.L. 566)	5	8	200
0006	EWP (SANDY)	17	150

0799	Total direct obligations	83	317	200
0802	Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (Reimbursable)	8	8	8

0900	Total new obligations	91	325	208

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	366	311	65
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	30

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	396	311	65
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation			200
1100	Appropriation		79
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced			–20

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)		79	180
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	17		8
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–11

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	6		8
1900	Budget authority (total)	6	79	188
1930	Total budgetary resources available	402	390	253
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	311	65	45

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	203	135	231
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	91	325	208
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–129	–229	–278
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–30
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	135	231	161
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–92	–81	–81
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	11

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–81	–81	–81
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	111	54	150
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	54	150	80

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	6	79	188
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1	32	80
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	128	197	198

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	129	229	278
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–16		–8
4033	Non-Federal sources	–1

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–17		–8
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	11

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)		79	180
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	112	229	270
4180	Budget authority, net (total)		79	180
4190	Outlays, net (total)	112	229	270

NRCS watershed programs provide for cooperative actions between the Federal Government and States and their political subdivisions to reduce damage from floodwater, sediment, and erosion; for the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water; and for the conservation and proper utilization of land. Funds in Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations can be used for either flood prevention projects or flood damage rehabilitation efforts, depending upon the needs and opportunities. The 2016 Budget request includes $200 million to increase landscape resiliency and better protect communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. NRCS will develop and implement a strategy focused on assisting communities in preparation for and mitigation from extreme weather events, with an initial focus on projects that benefit costal areas.

Emergency watershed protection program._NRCS undertakes such emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention as may be needed to safeguard life and property from floods and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever natural elements or forces cause a sudden impairment of that watershed. An emergency is considered to exist when a watershed is suddenly impaired by flood, fire, wind, earthquake, drought or other natural causes and consequently life and property are endangered by floodwater, erosion, or sediment discharge. Subject to the terms and conditions of funding, NRCS may provide Emergency Watershed Protection assistance to address small scale, localized disasters. State agencies including environmental, natural resource, and fish and game agencies participate in planning and coordinating emergency work. Funding for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program is typically provided through emergency supplemental appropriations. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 provides $78.6 million for EWP for necessary expenses resulting from major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The 2016 Budget does not request funding for this program.

Watershed operations authorized by Public Law 78–534._NRCS cooperates with soil conservation districts and other local organizations in planning and installing flood prevention improvements in 11 watersheds authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944. The Federal Government shares the cost of improvements for flood prevention, agricultural water management, recreation, and fish and wildlife development. This program did not receive an appropriation in 2011 -2015. The 2016 budget does not request funding for this program. NRCS is closing out watershed operations projects started prior to 2011 with unobligated balances from prior years.

Small watershed operations authorized by Public Law 83–566._NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to local organizations to install measures for watershed protection, flood prevention, agricultural water management, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. NRCS is closing out small watershed operations projects started prior to 2011 with unobligated balances from prior years.
Loans through the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund have been made in previous years to the local sponsors in order to fund the local cost of Public Law 83–566 or 78–534 projects. No funding for these loans is assumed in 2016.


Identification code 012–1072–0–1–301		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	5	7	7
11.5	Other personnel compensation	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	6	7	7
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	30	74
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	6	146	7
25.5	Research and development contracts	1
32.0	Land and structures	2	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	35	86	184

99.0	Direct obligations	83	317	200
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	8	8	8

99.9	Total new obligations	91	325	208


Identification code 012–1072–0–1–301		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	67	70	77
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	26	26	26

[Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1002–0–1–301		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Watershed rehabilitation program	260	93	4

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	6	12	4
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	6	8
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	4

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	10	12	4
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	12	12
1130	Appropriations permanently reduced			–69

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	12	12	–69
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)			69
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	262	153
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–12	–11
1234	Appropriations precluded from obligation		–69

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	250	73	69
1900	Budget authority (total)	262	85
1930	Total budgetary resources available	272	97	4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	12	4

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	40	273	233
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	260	93	4
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	6
3020	Outlays (gross)	–28	–133	–105
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–4
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	273	233	132
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	40	273	233
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	273	233	132

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	12	12	–69
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2	5	–22
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	18	17	14

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	20	22	–8
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	250	73	69
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		23	22
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	8	88	91

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	8	111	113
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	262	85
4190	Outlays, net (total)	28	133	105

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5096	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations			69
5098	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations		69	69

Under the authorities of Section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, assistance is provided to communities to address the rehabilitation of aging local dams. The 2015 enacted level included $12 million for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program. No funding is requested in the 2016 Budget, reflecting the Administration's position that the maintenance, repair, and operation of these dams are the responsibility of local project sponsors. The Agricultural Act of 2014 provided $250 million for this program. The Budget proposes no mandatory funding for this program in 2016; $69 million currently available is proposed to be permanently cancelled (see General Provisions for the Department of Agriculture).


Identification code 012–1002–0–1–301		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	5	5
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	65	21
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	11	11
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	8
25.5	Research and development contracts	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	167	54	4

99.9	Total new obligations	260	93	4


Identification code 012–1002–0–1–301		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	40	34


Identification code 012–1010–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	2
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–2

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	–2

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	–2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–2

The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program was developed under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f); the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (16 U.S.C. 1010 and 1011); and the Food and Agricultural Act of 1962 (P.L. 87–703). It is authorized under subtitle H, title XV of the Agricultural and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), as amended. The program was permanently authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and further amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110–246).

No funding was appropriated for the RC&D Program in 2012–2015. After decades of Federal assistance, many RC&D Councils supported by the program have developed sufficiently strong State and local ties and are now able to secure funding for their continued operation without the need for ongoing Federal assistance. No funding is requested in the 2016 Budget.

Title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–148) authorized the establishment of the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP). This program assists landowners in restoring, enhancing and protecting forest ecosystems to: 1) promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species; 2) improve biodiversity; and 3) enhance carbon sequestration.

Administered by NRCS, HFRP is a voluntary program with enrollment eligible only to privately-held land. Land enrolled in HFRP must have a restoration plan that includes practices necessary to restore and enhance habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered, or are candidates for the threatened or endangered species list. Technical assistance will be provided by USDA to assist owners in complying with the terms of restoration plans under HFRP.


Identification code 012–3320–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Water Bank Program	4	5

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	4	4

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	4	4
1900	Budget authority (total)	4	4
1930	Total budgetary resources available	5	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	6	8	8
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	4	5
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1	–5	–5
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	8	8	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	6	8	8
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	8	8	3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	4	4
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		2
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1	3	5

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1	5	5
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	4	4
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1	5	5

The Water Bank Program was authorized by the Water Bank Act of 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311), as amended by Public Law 96–182, approved January 2, 1980. The objectives of the Water Bank Program are to conserve water; to preserve, maintain, and improve the Nation's wetlands; to increase waterfowl habitat in migratory waterfowl nesting, breeding, and feeding areas in the United States; and to secure recreational and environmental benefits for the Nation. The 2015 enacted level included $4 million to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act. No funding is requested in the 2016 Budget.


Identification code 012–3320–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources		1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	4	4

99.9	Total new obligations	4	5


Identification code 012–3320–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1	1

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–8210–0–7–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year			1
	Receipts:
0220	Miscellaneous Contributed Funds		1	1

0400	Total: Balances and collections		1	2

0799	Balance, end of year		1	2


Identification code 012–8210–0–7–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

Funds received in this account from State, local, and other organizations are available for work under cooperative agreements for soil survey, watershed protection, and resource conservation and development activities.

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; [$224,201,000] $226,717,000: Provided, That no less than [$15,000,000] $19,500,000 shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission area: Provided further, That any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be [transferred to and merged with] paid to this appropriation. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0403–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Salaries and expenses	208	241	227
0801	Reimbursable program - Program Transfers and Reimbursable Obligations	464	454	459

0900	Total new obligations	672	695	686

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		5
1012	Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired accounts	17	12

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	17	17
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	204	224	227

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	204	224	227
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	457	454	459
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	7

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	464	454	459
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1811	Spending authority from offsetting collections transferred from other accounts [012–4216]	5

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	5
1900	Budget authority (total)	673	678	686
1930	Total budgetary resources available	690	695	686
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–13
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	5

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	102	147	143
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	672	695	686
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	2
3020	Outlays (gross)	–616	–699	–691
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–13

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	147	143	138
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–7	–11	–11
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–7
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–11	–11	–11
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	95	136	132
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	136	132	127

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	668	678	686
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	539	576	583
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	77	123	108

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	616	699	691
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–460	–454	–459
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–7
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	3

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	–4

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	204	224	227
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	156	245	232
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	5
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	209	224	227
4190	Outlays, net (total)	156	245	232

The Rural Development Salaries and Expenses (S&E) account is a consolidated account to administer all Rural Development programs, including programs administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), the Rural Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS). For more information about the Rural Development mission area go to www.rurdev.usda.gov/Home.html.


Identification code 012–0403–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	105	126	121
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	106	127	121
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	34	42	40
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	4	4	6
22.0	Transportation of things	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		7	7
23.2	Rental payments to others	5	5	5
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
24.0	Printing and reproduction		1	1
25.1	Advisory and assistance services	9	10	9
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	14	15	13
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	19	16	12
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	2	2	2
25.5	Research and development contracts	10	9	8
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	2	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	208	241	227
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	464	454	459

99.9	Total new obligations	672	695	686


Identification code 012–0403–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,424	1,661	1,668
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	3,182	3,365	3,378

This fee proposal would allow up to a $50 per loan guaranteed underwriting fee for lenders who participate in the section 502 single family housing loan guarantee program, which would become a dedicated funding source to offset the cost of systems upgrades and maintenance for the USDA Rural Housing Service's Guaranteed Underwriting System (GUS). The authority is expected to begin generating fees in 2018. Current estimates are that a $25 fee per loan will be charged, which is expected to generate $3.9 million a year to support the GUS.

Federal Funds

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, $32,239,000] $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1953–0–1–604		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0012	Very Low-Income Housing Repair Grants	28	30	26
0016	Rural Housing Preservation Grants	5	4
0018	Processing Workers Housing Grants		1

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	33	35	26

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	4	4	2
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1		4
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1	1	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	5	5	3
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	32	32	25

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	32	32	25
1930	Total budgetary resources available	37	37	28
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	4	2	2

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	15	16	13
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	33	35	26
3020	Outlays (gross)	–31	–37	–31
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1	–1	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	16	13	7
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	15	16	13
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	16	13	7

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	32	32	25
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	23	27	23
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	8	10	8

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	31	37	31
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	32	32	25
4190	Outlays, net (total)	31	37	31

The very low-income housing repair grant program is authorized under section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. This grant program enables very low-income elderly residents in rural areas to improve or modernize their dwellings, to make the dwelling safer or more sanitary, or to remove health and safety hazards. The Budget requests $25 million for this program in 2016.

No funding is requested in the 2016 Budget for the rural housing preservation grant program. USDA's preservation activities for multi-family housing are being carried out through programs in the multifamily housing revitalization account.

For other housing assistance grants authorized for funding in this account such as supervisory and technical assistance grants as authorized by section 509(f) and 525 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, no funding is requested in the 2016 Budget, which is the same as the 2015 appropriations.

For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, [$1,088,500,000] $1,171,900,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded [for a 1-year period] up to one year: Provided further, That rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within the 12-month contract period: Provided further, That rental assistance will be renewed at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That tenants in projects financed under section 514 and 515 shall contribute a minimum of $50 per month towards the rent, as determined by the Secretary, unless the Secretary determines a lower amount because the tenant qualifies for a hardship exemption, which shall, to the extent possible and practical, be consistent with similar hardship exemption requirements and conditions established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for similar programs: Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year [2015] 2016 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–0137–0–1–604		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Rental assistance program	1,110	1,089	1,172

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	1,110	1,089	1,172

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,124	1,089	1,172
1100	Appropriation		10	9
1139	Appropriations substituted for borrowing authority	–14	–10	–9

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,110	1,089	1,172
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,110	1,089	1,172

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, appropriation, start of year	682	645	900
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,110	1,089	1,172
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,147	–834	–1,119

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	645	900	953
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	682	645	900
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	645	900	953

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,110	1,089	1,172
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	600	327	352
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	547	507	767

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1,147	834	1,119
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4033	Non-Federal sources	–1
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	1,110	1,089	1,172
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	1,146	834	1,119
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,110	1,089	1,172
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,146	834	1,119

The rental assistance program is authorized under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and is designed to reduce rent expenses for very low-income and low-income families living in RHS-financed rural rental and farm labor housing projects. Funding under this account is provided for renewals of existing rental assistance contracts and assistance for newly constructed units financed by the section 515 loan program and the 514/516 farm labor housing loan and grant programs. At USDA's discretion, some funds may also be used for additional servicing assistance for existing projects. For 2016, the request for rental assistance grants is for contracts for up to one year, with one-year availability, with a total funding level of $1.172 billion. Rural Development is committed to maintaining a sustainable rental assistance program. The 2016 Budget incorporates changes to the operation of the program that are designed to ensure the long term viability of the program. Residents receiving rental assistance payments will be required to pay a minimum rent of $50 per month; the agency will no longer automatically renew contracts within the same 12 month period; contracts will be renewed at the discretion of the Secretary depending upon the needs of the project; and contracts will be issued for a fixed time and fixed sum, and income verification will ensure the right level of subsidy is being received by the appropriate tenant. The authorities are included in the Budget and will also be proposed in a separate multifamily housing reinvention legislative package that will, in addition to those proposals, include language to provide permanent authority for the tools used to preserve and revitalize the existing Section 515 portfolio.

From 1978 through 1991, the rental assistance program was funded under the Rural Housing Insurance Fund (RHIF). Beginning in 1992, pursuant to Credit Reform, a separate grant account was established for this program. Prior year obligations are funded with "such sums" amounts to cover those pre-credit reform contracts in RHIF.

For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph, [$24,000,000] $34,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, [$7,000,000] $15,000,000, shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan [which] that has been prepaid after September 30, 2005, or that is otherwise paying off the section 515 financing as based on prioritization as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That, if the Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, [$17,000,000] $19,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided further, That, if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation with [the prior approval of] notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2002–0–1–604		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0010	Grants	14	9	15
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy	7	10	15
0703	Subsidy for modifications of direct loans	3	1	1
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	14	2
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	2
0709	Administrative expenses	1	1	1

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	27	14	17

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	41	23	32

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	32	43	49
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	32	43
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	3	3	4

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	35	46	53
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	33	24	34

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	33	24	34
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	16	2

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	16	2
1900	Budget authority (total)	49	26	34
1930	Total budgetary resources available	84	72	87
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	43	49	55

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	38	41	30
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	41	23	32
3020	Outlays (gross)	–35	–31	–38
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–3	–3	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	41	30	20
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	38	41	30
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	41	30	20

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	33	24	34
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	4	3	5
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	15	26	33

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	19	29	38
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	16	2
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	16	2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	49	26	34
4190	Outlays, net (total)	35	31	38

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–2002–0–1–604		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Multi-Family Housing Relending Demo	1	3	4
115002	Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Seconds	7	10	16
115003	Multi-Family Revitalization Zero	6	6	10

115999	Total direct loan levels	14	19	30
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Multi-Family Housing Relending Demo	26.16	35.41	31.26
132002	Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Seconds	51.25	60.71	54.12
132003	Multi-Family Revitalization Zero	48.86	56.22	52.68

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	48.43	55.30	50.59
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Multi-Family Housing Relending Demo		1	1
133002	Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Seconds	3	6	9
133003	Multi-Family Revitalization Zero	3	3	5

133999	Total subsidy budget authority	6	10	15
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Multi-Family Housing Relending Demo	1	1	1
134002	Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Seconds	3	4	6
134003	Multi-Family Revitalization Zero	1	5	5
134006	Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Modifications	1	2	2

134999	Total subsidy outlays	6	12	14
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Multi-Family Housing Relending Demo	–1
135002	Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Seconds	1	–1
135003	Multi-Family Revitalization Zero		–1
135006	Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Modifications	3	1

135999	Total direct loan reestimates	3	–1

USDA's portfolio of multi-family housing projects provides housing for nearly half a million low-income families, many of whom are elderly. Projects that received their financing prior to 1989 are allowed to prepay and leave the program. USDA may assist families displaced by sponsors' prepayments by providing them with letters of priority and vouchers, which were newly funded in 2006. The Budget requests $15 million in 2016 for housing vouchers for residents of projects whose sponsors prepay or payoff their outstanding indebtedness on USDA loans and leave the program. The vouchers related to prepayments as well as payoffs will be awarded based on prioritization of need as determined by the Secretary. In addition, the Budget requests $19 million for continuation of the multi-family housing revitalization pilot program in 2016. This funding will allow USDA to focus on management of the current multifamily housing portfolio to ensure that the USDA-financed properties continue to provide decent, safe, affordable housing for their rural tenant population. The Budget includes a legislative proposal to make this program permanent.

Prior year obligated balances reflect funding for rental assistance for newly constructed units provided in limited amounts in 1984 and 1985. From 1986 through 1991 rental assistance for newly constructed units, as well as existing rental assistance contract renewals and additional servicing assistance for existing projects, had been funded under the Rural Housing Insurance Fund. Beginning in 1992, pursuant to Credit Reform, a separate grant account was established for the rental assistance program.


Identification code 012–4269–0–3–604		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	14	19	30
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	11	17	19
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	11	3
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	2	1
0744	Adjusting payments to liquidating accounts	45

0900	Total new obligations	83	40	49

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	22
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5	4	5
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–23	–4	–5
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–4
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	79	29	46

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	79	29	46
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	35	16	15
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	2	–5	–12
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–33

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	4	11	3
1900	Financing authority (total)	83	40	49
1930	Total budgetary resources available	83	40	49

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	71	101	72
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	83	40	49
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–48	–65	–56
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5	–4	–5

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	101	72	60
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–25	–27	–22
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–2	5	12

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–27	–22	–10
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	46	74	50
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	74	50	50

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	83	40	49
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	48	65	56
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources - subsidy outlays from program account	–22	–14	–13
4120	Revitalization loan transfers	–7
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–3
4123	Repayments of Principal	–2	–1	–1
4123	Interest received on loans	–1	–1	–1

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–35	–16	–15
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–2	5	12

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	46	29	46
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	13	49	41
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	46	29	46
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	13	49	41


Identification code 012–4269–0–3–604		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	35	28	30
1121	Limitation available from carry-forward	46	58
1142	Unobligated direct loan limitation (-)	–67	–67

1150	Total direct loan obligations	14	19	30

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	476	498	526
	Disbursements:
1231	Direct loan disbursements	10	23	23
1233	Purchase of loans assets from a liquidating account	13	6	6
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–1	–1	–1

1290	Outstanding, end of year	498	526	554


Identification code 012–4269–0–3–604		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	57	30
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	476	498
1402	Interest receivable	39	31
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–318	–319

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	197	210

1999	Total assets	254	240
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	254	240

4999	Total liabilities and net position	254	240

For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), [$27,500,000] $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2006–0–1–604		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Mutual and self-help housing grants	18	33	21

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	18	33	21

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	9	18	14
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	2	1	2

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	11	19	16
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	25	28	10

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	25	28	10
1930	Total budgetary resources available	36	47	26
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	18	14	5

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	67	52	54
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	18	33	21
3020	Outlays (gross)	–31	–30	–35
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–2	–1	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	52	54	38
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	67	52	54
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	52	54	38

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	25	28	10
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	4	4	1
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	27	26	34

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	31	30	35
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	25	28	10
4190	Outlays, net (total)	31	30	35

This program is authorized under section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. Grants and contracts are made for the purpose of providing technical and supervisory assistance to groups of families to enable them to build their own homes through the mutual exchange of labor. The 2016 Budget requests $10 million.

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct [and guaranteed] loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans [and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans].

[For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended.]

For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, [$26,778,000] $62,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 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 $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106–387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the State rural development offices:] Provided further, That [$4,000,000] $8,000,000 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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1951–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0010	CF Grants	20	17	53
0012	Rural Community Development Initiative Grants	7	7	7
0013	Economic Impact Initiative Grants	7	7	2

0091	Direct program activities, subtotal	34	31	62
	Credit program obligations:
0702	Loan guarantee subsidy	6	6	2
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	39	97
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	11	47
0707	Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	6	3
0708	Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	1	2

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	63	155	2

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	97	186	64

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	16	16	16
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	16	16
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	7	6	6

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	23	22	22
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	33	30	62

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	33	30	62
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	57	150

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	57	150
1900	Budget authority (total)	90	180	62
1930	Total budgetary resources available	113	202	84
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	16	16	20

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	93	81	68
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	97	186	64
3020	Outlays (gross)	–101	–193	–45
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–7	–6	–6
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	81	68	81
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	93	81	68
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	81	68	81

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	33	30	62
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	4	4	9
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	40	39	36

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	44	43	45
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	57	150
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	57	150
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	90	180	62
4190	Outlays, net (total)	101	193	45

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1951–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115002	Community Facility Loans	930	1,800	2,200

115999	Total direct loan levels	930	1,800	2,200
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132002	Community Facility Loans	–13.21	–12.41	–8.04

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	–13.21	–12.41	–8.04
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133002	Community Facility Loans	–123	–223	–177

133999	Total subsidy budget authority	–123	–223	–177
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134002	Community Facility Loans	–15	–78	–168
134004	Community Facility Loans - ARRA	1	1

134999	Total subsidy outlays	–14	–77	–168
	Direct loan reestimates:
135002	Community Facility Loans	13	143

135999	Total direct loan reestimates	13	143

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215002	Community Facility Loan Guarantees	127	135	64

215999	Total loan guarantee levels	127	135	64
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232002	Community Facility Loan Guarantees	4.97	4.78	2.36

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	4.97	4.78	2.36
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233002	Community Facility Loan Guarantees	6	6	2

233999	Total subsidy budget authority	6	6	2
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234002	Community Facility Loan Guarantees	5	7	6

234999	Total subsidy outlays	5	7	6
	Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235002	Community Facility Loan Guarantees	–6	–32

235999	Total guaranteed loan reestimates	–6	–32

This account funds the direct and guaranteed community facility loans and community facility grants, which are authorized under sections 306(a)(1) and 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended. Loans are provided to local governments and nonprofit organizations for the construction and improvement of community facilities providing essential services in rural areas of not more than 20,000 population, such as hospitals and fire stations. Total program level in 2016 is projected to be $2.2 billion for direct loans. The 2016 Budget proposes no guaranteed loans due to an increase in the cost of the program and because it is likely that some demand for the guarantee program will be filled with the increase in the direct loan program. The 2016 Budget requests $62 million for grant purposes. This includes $50 million for regular community facilities grants, a portion of which will be used for place-based community projects. The Budget also includes $4 million for the Rural Community Development initiative and $8 million for Tribal College grants.


Identification code 012–4225–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	930	1,800	2,200
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	230	237	244
0740	Negative subsidy obligations	122	223	177
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	34	1
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	4

0900	Total new obligations	1,320	2,261	2,621

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	146	1
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	186
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–148	–1
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–184
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	1,115	1,523	1,919

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	1,115	1,523	1,919
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	554	736	700
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–5	2	2
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–343

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	206	738	702
1900	Financing authority (total)	1,321	2,261	2,621
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,321	2,261	2,621
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2,849	3,049	4,048
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,320	2,261	2,621
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–934	–1,262	–1,960
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–186

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3,049	4,048	4,709
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–8	–3	–5
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	5	–2	–2

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–3	–5	–7
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2,841	3,046	4,043
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3,046	4,043	4,702

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	1,321	2,261	2,621
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	934	1,262	1,960
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–53	–146
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–34	–71	–84
4123	Repayment of principal	–275	–315	–375
4123	Interest received on loans	–190	–204	–241
4123	Non-Federal sources	–2

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–554	–736	–700
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	5	–2	–2

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	772	1,523	1,919
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	380	526	1,260
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	772	1,523	1,919
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	380	526	1,260


Identification code 012–4225–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	2,200	2,200	2,200
1142	Unobligated direct loan limitation (-)	–1,270	–400

1150	Total direct loan obligations	930	1,800	2,200

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	4,725	5,086	6,033
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	650	1,262	1,960
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–275	–315	–375
	Write-offs for default:
1263	Direct loans	–12
1264	Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–2

1290	Outstanding, end of year	5,086	6,033	7,618

This account reflects the funding from direct community facility loans to non-profit organizations and local governments for the construction and improvement of community facilities providing essential services in rural areas, such as hospitals, libraries, and fire/police stations. Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.


Identification code 012–4225–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	496	338
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	46	142
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	4,725	5,086
1402	Interest receivable	81	47
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–24	–103

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	4,782	5,030

1999	Total assets	5,324	5,510
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2101	Accounts payable	5,287	5,509
2105	Other	37	1

2999	Total liabilities	5,324	5,510

4999	Total liabilities and net position	5,324	5,510


Identification code 012–4228–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0711	Default claim payments on principal	3	3	5
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	10	33
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	3	4

0900	Total new obligations	16	40	5

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	82	85	61
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	5

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	5
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	16	17	10
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–2	–1	–4

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	14	16	6
1900	Financing authority (total)	19	16	6
1930	Total budgetary resources available	101	101	67
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	85	61	62

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1			1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	16	40	5
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–16	–39	–5

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year		1	1
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–17	–15	–14
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	2	1	4

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–15	–14	–10
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–17	–15	–13
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–15	–13	–9

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	19	16	6
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	16	39	5
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–12	–13	–6
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–2	–2	–2
4123	Guarantee Fees	–1	–1	–1
4123	Repayment of loan principal	–1	–1	–1

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–16	–17	–10
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	2	1	4

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	5
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)		22	–5
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	5
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)		22	–5


Identification code 012–4228–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	75	73
2121	Limitation available from carry-forward	55	123	64
2142	Uncommitted loan guarantee limitation	–3	–61

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	127	135	64
2199	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments	101	108	51

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	1,243	1,246	1,303
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans	109	152	125
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–92	–92	–96
	Adjustments:
2261	Terminations for default that result in loans receivable	–3	–3	–3
2263	Terminations for default that result in claim payments	–1
2264	Other adjustments, net	–10

2290	Outstanding, end of year	1,246	1,303	1,329

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	1,020	1,043	1,063

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year	13	10	11
2331	Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims	3	3	3
2351	Repayments of loans receivable	–1	–1	–1
2361	Write-offs of loans receivable		–1
2364	Other adjustments, net	–5

2390	Outstanding, end of year	10	11	13

This account finances loan guarantee commitments for essential community facilities in rural areas. Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.


Identification code 012–4228–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	65	69
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1501	Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross	13	10
1505	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–1	–1

1599	Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed loans	12	9

1999	Total assets	77	78
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	3	8
2204	Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees	74	70

2999	Total liabilities	77	78

4999	Total liabilities and net position	77	78

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; [$26,279,000] $26,278,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; [$28,398,000] $42,271,000 for section 515 rental housing; [$150,000,000] $200,000,000 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, [$66,420,000] $60,750,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, [$3,687,000] $3,424,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, [$9,800,000] $12,525,000: 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, 2015].

In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, [$15,936,000] $15,125,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this account.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, [$415,100,000] $419,530,000 shall be [transferred to and merged with] paid to the appropriation for "Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2081–0–1–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0011	Farm labor housing grants	13	12	11
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy	38	89	85
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	171	66
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	125	33
0707	Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	652	796
0708	Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	110	184
0709	Administrative expenses	415	415	419

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	1,511	1,583	504

0900	Total new obligations	1,524	1,595	515

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	23	16	15
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	23	16
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1	4	3

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	24	20	18
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	462	511	511
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4609]	–3
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	458	511	511
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	1,058	1,079

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	1,058	1,079
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,516	1,590	511
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,540	1,610	529
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	16	15	14

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	132	120	127
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,524	1,595	515
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,532	–1,584	–517
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1	–4	–3
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	120	127	122
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	132	120	127
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	120	127	122

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	458	511	511
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	430	474	473
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	44	31	44

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	474	505	517
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1,058	1,079
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1,058	1,079
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,516	1,590	511
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,532	1,584	517

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–2081–0–1–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Section 502 Single-Family Housing	808	900	900
115004	Section 515 Multi-Family Housing	27	28	42
115007	Section 504 Housing Repair	14	26	26
115011	Section 514 Farm Labor Housing	38	28	28
115012	Section 524 Site Development		5	5
115013	Section 523 Self-Help Housing		5
115014	Single-Family Housing Credit Sales	1	10	10

115999	Total direct loan levels	888	1,002	1,011
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Section 502 Single-Family Housing	2.72	7.38	6.75
132004	Section 515 Multi-Family Housing	23.41	34.51	29.63
132007	Section 504 Housing Repair	8.28	14.03	13.03
132011	Section 514 Farm Labor Housing	23.71	32.20	28.46
132012	Section 524 Site Development	–5.95	–4.82	–1.53
132013	Section 523 Self-Help Housing	0.00	–2.48	0.00
132014	Single-Family Housing Credit Sales	–8.97	–6.41	–4.87

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	4.32	8.76	8.31
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Section 502 Single-Family Housing	22	66	61
133004	Section 515 Multi-Family Housing	6	10	12
133007	Section 504 Housing Repair	1	4	3
133011	Section 514 Farm Labor Housing	9	9	8
133014	Single-Family Housing Credit Sales		–1

133999	Total subsidy budget authority	38	88	84
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Section 502 Single-Family Housing	22	60	61
134004	Section 515 Multi-Family Housing	17	8	10
134007	Section 504 Housing Repair	1	4	3
134011	Section 514 Farm Labor Housing	3	5	6
134014	Single-Family Housing Credit Sales		–1	–1

134999	Total subsidy outlays	43	76	79
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Section 502 Single-Family Housing	247	64
135004	Section 515 Multi-Family Housing	21	–17
135007	Section 504 Housing Repair	1
135011	Section 514 Farm Labor Housing	–8	2
135012	Section 524 Site Development	–1
135014	Single-Family Housing Credit Sales	2	2

135999	Total direct loan reestimates	262	51

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215003	Guaranteed 538 Multi-Family Housing	136	150	200
215011	Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing	19,051	24,000	24,000

215999	Total loan guarantee levels	19,187	24,150	24,200
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232003	Guaranteed 538 Multi-Family Housing	-.19	–1.27	–2.97
232011	Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing	-.14	-.60	-.15

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	-.14	-.60	-.17
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233003	Guaranteed 538 Multi-Family Housing		–2	–6
233011	Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing	–27	–144	–36

233999	Total subsidy budget authority	–27	–146	–42
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234003	Guaranteed 538 Multi-Family Housing	1		–1
234009	Guaranteed Section 502 Single Family Housing, Purchase - ARRA		1	1
234011	Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing	–30	–121	–56

234999	Total subsidy outlays	–29	–120	–56
	Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235001	Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing, Purchase	401	810
235002	Guaranteed 502, Refinance	–2	28
235003	Guaranteed 538 Multi-Family Housing	–9	–8
235011	Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing	216	–72

235999	Total guaranteed loan reestimates	606	758

	Administrative expense data:
3510	Budget authority	415	415	419
3590	Outlays from new authority	415	415	419

Rural Housing Insurance Fund._This fund was established in 1965 (Public Law 89–117) pursuant to section 517 of title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. Loan programs are limited to rural areas that include towns, villages, and other places which are not part of an urban area. These areas have a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or in excess of 2,500, but not in excess of 10,000 if rural in character, or a population in excess of 10,000 but not more than 20,000. Areas are within a standard metropolitan statistical area and have a serious lack of mortgage credit for low- and moderate-income borrowers.
For 2016, the Section 502 single family housing guarantees are requested at a $24 billion loan level. The subsidy rate for 2016 is a blended rate of the new/purchase single family housing guarantees with the refinanced single housing guarantees, and with the combination annual and up-front fee structure, the subsidy rate continues to be negative. For this program, the 2016 Budget includes two proposals to improve program delivery and increase efficiency: 1) To make USDA's guaranteed home loan program a direct endorsement program, which is consistent with VA and FHA's guaranteed home loan programs; 2) To require up to $50 per loan guaranteed underwriting fee for lenders, which would become a dedicated funding source to pay for systems upgrades and maintenance of the Guarantee Loan Underwriting System (GUS).
The Budget requests a loan level of $900 million for Section 502 single family housing direct loans. The 2016 Budget requests a funding level of approximately $42.3 million for Section 515 multi-family housing loans, $26.3 million for Section 504 very low-income housing repair loans, $5 million for Section 524 site development loan, and $10 million for credit sales of acquired property for single family housing loans. No funding is requested for Section 523 self-help housing land development and credit sales of acquired propery for multi-family housing.
The 2016 Budget also requests $200 million in funding for the multi-family housing guaranteed loan program, and continues to include appropriations language that will allow the program to operate without interest subsidy and with a fee, which removes the main subsidy cost drivers in this program.
In addition, the 2016 Budget includes $23.9 million in farm labor housing loans and $8.3 million in farm labor housing grants.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquired property), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.


Identification code 012–2081–0–1–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	415	415	420
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	1,109	1,180	95

99.9	Total new obligations	1,524	1,595	515


Identification code 012–4215–0–3–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0005	Advances on behalf of borrowers	77	77	77
0006	Other expenses	14	15	15

0091	Direct Program by Activities - Subtotal (1 level)	91	92	92
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	888	1,002	1,011
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	773	791	808
0740	Negative subsidy obligations		1	1
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	34	23
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	2	23

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	1,697	1,840	1,820

0900	Total new obligations	1,788	1,932	1,912

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	890	803
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	82
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–902	–803
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–70
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	1,069	366	443

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	1,069	366	443
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	1,767	1,555	1,464
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–14	11	5
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–231

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	1,522	1,566	1,469
1900	Financing authority (total)	2,591	1,932	1,912
1930	Total budgetary resources available	2,591	1,932	1,912
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	803

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, fund balance with Treasury, start of year	540	570	564
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,788	1,932	1,912
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–1,676	–1,938	–1,941
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–82

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	570	564	535
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–90	–76	–87
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	14	–11	–5

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–76	–87	–92
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	450	494	477
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	494	477	443

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	2,591	1,932	1,912
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	1,676	1,938	1,941
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources: payments from program account	–340	–174	–79
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–93	–69	–69
4123	Non-Federal sources: Repayments of principal	–718	–723	–729
4123	Interest received on loans	–547	–529	–527
4123	Payments on judgments	–10	–8	–8
4123	Proceeds on sale of acquired property	–35	–30	–30
4123	Recaptured income	–13	–10	–10
4123	Fees	–10	–10	–10
4123	Miscellaneous collections	–1	–2	–2

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–1,767	–1,555	–1,464
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	14	–11	–5

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	838	366	443
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–91	383	477
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	838	366	443
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–91	383	477


Identification code 012–4215–0–3–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	894	1,002	1,011
1121	Limitation available from carry-forward	49
1142	Unobligated direct loan limitation (-)	–55

1150	Total direct loan obligations	888	1,002	1,011

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	17,642	17,558	17,837
	Disbursements:
1231	Direct loan disbursements	680	1,009	1,040
1232	Purchase of loans assets from the public	5
	Repayments:
1251	Repayments and prepayments	–807	–723	–728
1252	Proceeds from loan asset sales to the public or discounted	–82
	Adjustments:
1261	Capitalized interest	26	20	20
1262	Discount on loan asset sales to the public or discounted	–6
	Write-offs for default:
1263	Direct loans	–28	–27	–27
1264	Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	128

1290	Outstanding, end of year	17,558	17,837	18,142

This account reflects the financing for direct rural housing loans for section the 502 very low- and low-to-moderate-income home ownership loan program; section 504 very low-income housing repair loan program; section 514 domestic farm labor housing loan program; section 515 rural rental housing loan program; sections 523 self-help housing loans, and 524 site development loans; and single family and multi-family housing credit sales of acquired property.


Identification code 012–4215–0–3–371		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	1,203	1,101
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	149	92
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	17,642	17,558
1402	Interest receivable	203	73
1404	Foreclosed property	72	78
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–2,657	–2,468

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	15,260	15,241

1999	Total assets	16,612	16,434
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2103	Debt	16,559	16,363
2105	Other	24	52
2201	Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable	29	19

2999	Total liabilities	16,612	16,434

4999	Total liabilities and net position	16,612	16,434


Identification code 012–4216–0–3–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0003	Interest assistance paid to lenders	560	538	600
	Credit program obligations:
0711	Default claim payments on principal	9	9	9
0740	Negative subsidy obligations	27	146	42
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	143	216
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	14	6

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	193	377	51

0900	Total new obligations	753	915	651

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3,056	3,667	4,522
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–5
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	3,051	3,667	4,522
	Financing authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	1,375	1,771	894
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–1	–1
1810	Spending authority from offsetting collections transferred to other accounts [012–0403]	–5

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	1,369	1,770	894
1900	Financing authority (total)	1,369	1,770	894
1930	Total budgetary resources available	4,420	5,437	5,416
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	3,667	4,522	4,765

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	8	5	5
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	753	915	651
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–755	–915	–650
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	5	5	6
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–2	–1
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	1	1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	6	4	5
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	4	5	6

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	1,369	1,770	894
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	755	915	650
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–763	–982	–2
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–79	–123	–137
4123	Non-Federal sources: guarantee fees	–524	–648	–737
4123	Repayments of Principal	–17	–18	–18
4123	Non-Federal sources	9
4123	Interest Received on Loans	–1

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–1,375	–1,771	–894
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	1	1

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	–5
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–620	–856	–244
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	–5
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–620	–856	–244


Identification code 012–4216–0–3–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	24,150	24,150	24,200
2142	Uncommitted loan guarantee limitation	–4,963

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	19,187	24,150	24,200
2199	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments	19,187	21,735	21,735

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	90,480	102,577	114,196
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans	18,991	21,902	24,693
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–6,312	–9,745	–10,849
	Adjustments:
2263	Terminations for default that result in claim payments	–560	–538	–599
2264	Other adjustments, net	–22

2290	Outstanding, end of year	102,577	114,196	127,441

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	92,319	102,777	114,697

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year	852	997	1,162
2331	Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims	466	342	382
2351	Repayments of loans receivable	–12	–17	–19
2361	Write-offs of loans receivable	–263	–160	–178
2364	Other adjustments, net	–46

2390	Outstanding, end of year	997	1,162	1,347

This account finances the guaranteed section 502 low-to-moderate-income home ownership loan program as well as the re-financings of those loans and the section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loan program. The guaranteed programs enable the Rural Housing Service to utilize private sector resources for the making and servicing of loans while the Agency provides a financial guarantee to encourage private sector activity.


Identification code 012–4216–0–3–371		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	3,056	3,667
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	760	948
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1501	Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross	852	997
1502	Interest receivable	2	2
1505	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–766	–958
1505	Currently not collectible (-)	–48	–1

1599	Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed loans	40	40

1999	Total assets	3,856	4,655
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2103	Debt	7	3
2104	Resources payable to Treasury	143	210
2204	Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees	3,706	4,442

2999	Total liabilities	3,856	4,655

4999	Total liabilities and net position	3,856	4,655


Identification code 012–4141–0–3–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0107	Other costs incident to loans	29	26	23

0900	Total new obligations (object class 25.2)	29	26	23

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	43	47
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	25
1022	Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund	–68	–47
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	550	479	476
1820	Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund	–474	–453	–453

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	76	26	23
1930	Total budgetary resources available	76	26	23
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	47

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid fund balance with treasury, end of year	28	16	17
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	29	26	23
3020	Outlays (gross)	–16	–25	–23
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–25

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	16	17	17
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	28	16	17
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	16	17	17

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	76	26	23
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	15	22	21
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	1	3	2

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	16	25	23
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–11
4123	Non-Federal sources	–539	–479	–476

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–550	–479	–476

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	–474	–453	–453
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–534	–454	–453
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–474	–453	–453
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–534	–454	–453


Identification code 012–4141–0–3–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	8,143	7,799	7,434
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–291	–290	–287
1261	Adjustments: Capitalized interest	6
	Write-offs for default:
1263	Direct loans	–20	–23	–22
1264	Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–39	–52	–45

1290	Outstanding, end of year	7,799	7,434	7,080


Identification code 012–4141–0–3–371		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	2	2	2
2251	Repayments and prepayments

2290	Outstanding, end of year	2	2	2

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	2	2	2


Identification code 012–4141–0–3–371		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	112	103
1601	Direct loans, gross	8,143	7,799
1602	Interest receivable	719	754
1603	Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)	–669	–716

1604	Direct loans and interest receivable, net	8,193	7,837
1606	Foreclosed property	29	23

1699	Value of assets related to direct loans	8,222	7,860
1901	Other Federal assets: Other assets	3	3

1999	Total assets	8,337	7,966
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	8,343	7,970
	Non-Federal liabilities:
2201	Accounts payable	2
2207	Other	–8	–4

2999	Total liabilities	8,337	7,966

4999	Total liabilities and net position	8,337	7,966

Federal Funds


Identification code 012–2073–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0010	Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels Payments	48	17	14
0011	Repowering Assistance Payments		4

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	48	21	14

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	51	22	7
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	27	15	15
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–8	–9

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	19	6	15
1900	Budget authority (total)	19	6	15
1930	Total budgetary resources available	70	28	22
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	22	7	8

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2	2	5
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	48	21	14
3020	Outlays (gross)	–48	–18	–19

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2	2	5
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2	5

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	19	6	15
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	15	3	8
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	33	15	11

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	48	18	19
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	19	6	15
4190	Outlays, net (total)	48	18	19

The purpose of the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels is to provide payments to eligible agricultural producers to support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels. This program is authorized pursuant to section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The account also includes funding for Repowering Assistance payments. The purpose of this program is to encourage biorefineries to replace fossil fuel used to produce heat or power to operate the biorefineries. This program was authorized pursuant to section 9004 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The Budget does not request discretionary funding in 2016 for either program.

For necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities, $12,750,000, to remain available until expended, for the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014.


Identification code 012–0015–0–1–451		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0011	Healthy Food Financing Initiative			13

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)			13

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation			13

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			13
1930	Total budgetary resources available			13

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts			13

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			13
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			13

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			13
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			13

Section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 authorizes the Secretary to request funding to provide healthy food access in underserved areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities. The 2016 Budget requests $12.8 million.

For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), [$22,050,000] $21,087,000, of which [$2,500,000] $2,087,000 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 [$10,750,000] $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1900–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Rural Cooperative Development Grants	9	3	3
0011	Value Added Agricultural Producer Grants (discretionary)	16	16	15
0012	Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas	2	2	2
0013	Value Addeded Agricultural Product Marketing (mandatory)		64

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	27	85	20

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	14	79	16
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	13
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	3

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	17	79	16
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	26	22	21

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	26	22	21
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	63

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	63
1900	Budget authority (total)	89	22	21
1930	Total budgetary resources available	106	101	37
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	79	16	17

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	50	49	77
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	27	85	20
3020	Outlays (gross)	–25	–57	–57
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	49	77	40
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	50	49	77
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	49	77	40

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	26	22	21
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1	3	2
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	23	36	29

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	24	39	31
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	63
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	1	18	26
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	89	22	21
4190	Outlays, net (total)	25	57	57

Grants for rural cooperative development were authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by Public Law 104–127, April 4, 1996. These grants are made available to nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher education to fund the establishment and operation of centers for rural cooperative development. The 2016 Budget proposes $6 million for the Rural Cooperative Development Grants. The Appropriate Technology Transfer to Rural Areas (ATTRA) program was first authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985. The program provides information and technical assistance to agricultural producers to adopt sustainable agricultural practices that are environmentally friendly and lower production costs. The 2016 Budget requests $2.1 million for ATTRA. The 2016 Budget also includes $3 million for grants to assist minority producers. These grants provide assistance to small minority producers through cooperatives and associations of cooperatives.

Additionally, USDA provides Value-Added Marketing Grants for producers of agricultural commodities. These grants can be used for planning activities and for working capital for marketing value-added agricultural products. The Budget requests to fund the program at $10 million.


Identification code 012–3105–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Rural economic development grants	9	9	11
0002	Subsidy	3	4	11

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	12	13	22

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	184	195	178
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	185	195	178
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced			–154

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			–154
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–172	–179

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	–172	–179
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	208	175	169
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–13
1823	New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from offsetting collections temporarily reduced	–1

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	194	175	169
1900	Budget authority (total)	22	–4	15
1930	Total budgetary resources available	207	191	193
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	195	178	171

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	14	10	11
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	12	13	22
3020	Outlays (gross)	–15	–12	–20
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	10	11	13
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–13
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	13
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1	10	11
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	10	11	13

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			–154
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	22	–4	169
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	8	6	13
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	7	6	7

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	15	12	20
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Cushion of Credit Payments	–195	–162	–156
4123	Guaranteed Underwiter Fees	–13	–13	–13

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–208	–175	–169
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	13

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	–173	–179
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–193	–163	–149
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–173	–179	–154
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–193	–163	–149

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5090	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections		1	1
5092	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections	1	1	1

This grant program is authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, as amended, and provides funds for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, including funding for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects and other expenses for the purpose of fostering rural development.

Funding for this program is provided from the interest differential on Rural Utilities Service borrowers' "cushion of credit" accounts. The Budget proposes a cancellation of $154 million from the "cushion of credit" account in 2016. The Budget proposes $12 million for rural economic development grants and $11.4 million for loan subsidy. This subsidy supports a loan level of $85 million.

For the cost of loans, $2,653,000, and for grants, $2,000,000, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s): Provided, That such cost of loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined by section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.


Identification code 012–1955–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0011	Grants	3	2	2
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy	1	1	4

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	4	3	6

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	2	2	3
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1	1	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	3	3	4
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation			5

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			5
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	3	3	3

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	3	3	3
1900	Budget authority (total)	3	3	8
1930	Total budgetary resources available	6	6	12
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2	3	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	7	6	4
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	4	3	6
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3	–4	–4
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1	–1	–1
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	6	4	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	7	6	4
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	6	4	5

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			5
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	3	3	3
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	3	4	4
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	3	3	8
4190	Outlays, net (total)	3	4	4

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1955–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans	18	10	32
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans	6.26	12.81	11.33

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	6.26	12.81	11.33
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans	1	2	4
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans	1	2	1
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans		–1

This program provides microentrepreneurs with the skills necessary to establish new rural microenterprises, as well as support these types of businesses with technical and financial assistance. The program provides loans and grants to intermediaries that assist microentrepreneurs. For 2016 the Budget requests $2.7 million in discretionary funds to support a loan level of $23.4 million and $2 million for technical assistance grants. The program is authorized pursuant to section 379E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014.


Identification code 012–4354–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	18	10	32
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	1	1	1
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account		1

0900	Total new obligations	19	12	33

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	2	1
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	6
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt		–2
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–5

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	2		1
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	17	10	27

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	17	10	27
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	3	4	3
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–1	–1	3

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	2	3	6
1900	Financing authority (total)	19	13	33
1930	Total budgetary resources available	21	13	34
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	16	23	19
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	19	12	33
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–6	–16	–11
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–6

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	23	19	41
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–3	–2	–1
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	1	1	–3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–2	–1	–4
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	13	21	18
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	21	18	37

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	19	13	33
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	6	16	11
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–1	–2	–1
4122	Interest on uninvested funds		–1	–1
4123	Repayments of Loan Principal	–2	–1	–1

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–3	–4	–3
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	1	1	–3

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	17	10	27
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	3	12	8
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	17	10	27
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	3	12	8


Identification code 012–4354–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	24	10	32
1121	Limitation available from carry-forward
1142	Unobligated direct loan limitation (-)	–6

1150	Total direct loan obligations	18	10	32

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	17	24	37
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	5	13	10
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–2
1264	Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	4

1290	Outstanding, end of year	24	37	47

This account finances direct loan commitments for micro-business development in rural areas. The subsidy cost of this program is funded though the Rural Microenterprise Investment Program Account.


Identification code 012–4354–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	1	2
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	17	24
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)		–4

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	17	20

1999	Total assets	18	22
	LIABILITIES:
2103	Federal liabilities: Debt	18	22

4999	Total liabilities and net position	18	22

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, [$74,000,000] $61,444,000, 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 $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses]: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development [: Provided further, That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations]: 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: Provided further, That in addition to the amount provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for demonstration projects to support innovative Rural Development strategies to combat rural child poverty, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided further, That this funding may be utilized in addition to amounts otherwise provided for any program of the Rural Development Mission Area as determined by the Secretary and for administrative and evaluation costs to carry out the demonstration projects: Provided further, That such funds shall be in addition to any other funds that may be available for such purposes. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1902–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0010	Rural Business Enterprise Grants	32
0012	Rural Business Opportunity Grants	1
0013	Rural Business Development Grants		28	34
0014	Rural Child Poverty			20
0015	Delta Regional Authority Grants		3

0091	Direct program activities, subtotal	33	31	54
	Credit program obligations:
0702	Loan guarantee subsidy	76	59	45
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	2	9
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	2	9
0707	Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	31	10
0708	Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	1	9

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	112	96	45

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	145	127	99

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	20	21	23
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	20	21
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	13	18	18

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	33	39	41
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	97	74	81

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	97	74	81
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	36	37

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	36	37
1900	Budget authority (total)	133	111	81
1930	Total budgetary resources available	166	150	122
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	21	23	23

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	116	128	103
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	145	127	99
3020	Outlays (gross)	–118	–134	–90
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–13	–18	–18
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	128	103	94
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	116	128	103
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	128	103	94

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	97	74	81
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	32	23	21
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	50	74	69

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	82	97	90
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	36	37
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	36	37
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	133	111	81
4190	Outlays, net (total)	118	134	90

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1902–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan reestimates:
135004	Business and Industry Loans	4	18

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215007	Business and Industry Loan Guarantees	1,084	1,134	1,056
215009	Ethanol Infrastructure B&I Loan Guarantees		10	50

215999	Total loan guarantee levels	1,084	1,144	1,106
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232007	Business and Industry Loan Guarantees	6.99	5.11	3.88
232009	Ethanol Infrastructure B&I Loan Guarantees	0.00	9.18	7.93

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	6.99	5.15	4.06
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233007	Business and Industry Loan Guarantees	76	58	41
233009	Ethanol Infrastructure B&I Loan Guarantees		1	4

233999	Total subsidy budget authority	76	59	45
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234007	Business and Industry Loan Guarantees	52	62	53
234009	Ethanol Infrastructure B&I Loan Guarantees			2

234999	Total subsidy outlays	52	62	55
	Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235005	North American Development Bank Loan Guarantees	2	2
235006	Guaranteed Business and Industry Loans - ARRA	–2	–13
235007	Business and Industry Loan Guarantees	–31	–146

235999	Total guaranteed loan reestimates	–31	–157

This account funds direct and guaranteed business and industry loans, rural business development grants, and the rural youth poverty program. Business and industry guaranteed and direct loans are authorized under section 310B(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development, as amended. These loans are made to public, private or cooperative organizations, Indian tribes or tribal groups, corporate entities, or individuals for the purpose of improving the economic climate in rural areas. For direct loans, no funds have been requested or provided since 2002, and no funds are requested in the Budget. The 2016 projections for loan guarantees are $758 million. The Budget does not propose funding for rural business enterprise grants and rural business opportunity grants. Instead, these activities will be funded at $30 million in a consolidated rural business development grants program as authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The Budget also includes funding for a new program to combat rural youth poverty. Rural childhood poverty rates are at their highest point since 1986: one in four children live in poverty. Deep poverty among children is more prevalent in rural areas (12.2 percent) than in urban areas (9.2 percent). To help alleviate this growing disparity the Budget provides $20 million to support innovative strategies to combat rural child poverty by focusing on both children and the parents with a bundled services approach. The proposal provides (1) a new pilot program using grants to deliver financial resources to support this work, (2) human resources through work with the Corporation for National and Community Service and a pilot federal employee development program, and (3) robust evaluation.

The President is again asking Congress to revive an authority enabling him to submit fast-track proposals to reorganize or consolidate Federal programs and agencies in order to reduce the size of Government or cut costs. The Budget includes a variety of proposed reforms across government designed to drive efficiency and accountability, prevent duplication, and make government work better and smarter for the American people. One of these reorganizations the President would propose with this authority reiterates his previous proposal to consolidate Federal business and trade programs into one more efficient and effective department dedicated to promoting U.S. competitiveness, exports, and American businesses and jobs. The proposal would integrate the six Federal agencies that focus primarily on business and trade, along with other related programs. These include the Department of Commerce's core business and trade functions, the Small Business Administration, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, as well as rural business programs at the Department of Agriculture, Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution Program, and statistical agencies at the Department of Labor and National Science Foundation. To strengthen the new department's focus on business and economic growth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would be consolidated into the Department of Interior, strengthening stewardship and conservation efforts and enhancing scientific resources. The Budget schedules for these agencies and programs continue to reflect them in their current alignment.


Identification code 012–4223–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	3	3	2

0900	Total new obligations	3	3	2

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	6	4	3
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–6	–1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)		3	3
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	1

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	1
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	6	22	3
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt		–19	–1

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	6	3	2
1900	Financing authority (total)	7	3	2
1930	Total budgetary resources available	7	6	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	4	3	3

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	3	3	2
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–3	–3	–2

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	7	3	2
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	3	3	2
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–4	–18
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–1	–1	–1
4123	Repayments of principal	–1	–3	–2

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–6	–22	–3

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	1	–19	–1
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–3	–19	–1
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	1	–19	–1
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–3	–19	–1


Identification code 012–4223–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	14	12	9
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–1	–3	–2
1264	Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–1

1290	Outstanding, end of year	12	9	7

The subsidy cost of this program is funded through the Rural Business Program Account. Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.


Identification code 012–4223–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	6	4
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	14	12
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	31	30

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	45	42

1999	Total assets	51	46
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	51	46

4999	Total liabilities and net position	51	46


Identification code 012–4227–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0711	Default claim payments on principal	109	121	134
0712	Default claim payments on interest	2	2	3
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	1	1	1
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	40	159
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	23	18

0900	Total new obligations	175	301	138

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	572	586	463
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–12

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	560	586	463
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	18

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	18
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	171	182	172
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	12	–4	1

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	183	178	173
1900	Financing authority (total)	201	178	173
1930	Total budgetary resources available	761	764	636
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	586	463	498

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	175	301	138
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–175	–301	–138
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–46	–58	–54
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–12	4	–1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–58	–54	–55
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–46	–58	–54
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–58	–54	–55

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	201	178	173
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	175	301	138
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–84	–81	–55
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–11	–19	–22
4123	Interest and principal on purchased loans from secondary market	–48	–58	–69
4123	Guarantee fees	–25	–24	–26
4123	Non-Federal sources	–1
4123	Non-Federal sources- repayments	–2

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–171	–182	–172
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–12	4	–1

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	18
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	4	119	–34
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	18
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	4	119	–34


Identification code 012–4227–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	958	930	860
2121	Limitation available from carry-forward	208	231	246
2142	Uncommitted loan guarantee limitation	–82	–17

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	1,084	1,144	1,106

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	6,545	6,124	6,459
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans	799	1,071	1,105
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–1,020	–612	–646
	Adjustments:
2261	Terminations for default that result in loans receivable	–66	–72	–79
2263	Terminations for default that result in claim payments	–45	–52	–58
2264	Other adjustments, net	–89

2290	Outstanding, end of year	6,124	6,459	6,781

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	4,899	5,168	5,426

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year	309	273	321
2331	Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims	136	122	129
2351	Repayments of loans receivable	–47	–27	–32
2361	Write-offs of loans receivable	–81	–47	–54
2364	Other adjustments, net	–44

2390	Outstanding, end of year	273	321	364

The subsidy cost of this program is funded through the Rural Business Program Account. Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account. The account finances loan guarantee commitments for business development in rural areas.


Identification code 012–4227–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	525	526
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	30	15
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1501	Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross	309	273
1502	Interest receivable	4	2
1505	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–78	–42

1599	Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed loans	235	233

1999	Total assets	790	774
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2104	Resources payable to Treasury	16	22
2105	Other	67	137
2204	Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees	707	615

2999	Total liabilities	790	774

4999	Total liabilities and net position	790	774

For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program [Fund Account] (7 U.S.C. 1936b), [$18,889,000] $10,014,000.

For the cost of direct loans, [$5,818,000] $2,766,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program [Fund Account] (7 U.S.C 1936b), of which [$531,000] $360,000 shall be available through June 30, [2015] 2016, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which [$1,021,000] $692,000 shall be available through June 30, [2015] 2016, 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, [$4,439,000] $4,488,000 shall be [transferred to and merged with] paid to the appropriation for "Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2069–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy	4	6	3
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	1	1
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	2	2
0709	Administrative expenses	5	4	4

0900	Total new obligations	12	13	7

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	9	10	7

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	9	10	7
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	3	3

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	3	3
1900	Budget authority (total)	12	13	7
1930	Total budgetary resources available	12	13	7

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	22	18	18
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	12	13	7
3020	Outlays (gross)	–14	–13	–11
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	18	18	14
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	22	18	18
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	18	18	14

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	9	10	7
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	5	4	4
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	6	6	7

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	11	10	11
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	3	3
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	3	3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	12	13	7
4190	Outlays, net (total)	14	13	11

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–2069–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Intermediary Relending Program	19	19	10
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Intermediary Relending Program	21.61	30.80	27.62

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	21.61	30.80	27.62
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Intermediary Relending Program	4	6	3
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Intermediary Relending Program	5	6	7
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Intermediary Relending Program		2

	Administrative expense data:
3510	Budget authority	4	4	4
3590	Outlays from new authority	4	4	4

This account finances loans to intermediary borrowers, who, in turn, re-lend the funds to small rural businesses, community development corporations, and other organizations for the purpose of improving economic opportunities in rural areas. Through the use of local intermediaries, this program serves small-scale enterprises and gives preference to those communities with the greatest need. The 2016 Budget proposes $2.8 million in budget authority to support this program.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond, as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.


Identification code 012–2069–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	5	4	4
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	7	9	3

99.9	Total new obligations	12	13	7


Identification code 012–4219–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	19	19	10
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	17	19	19
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	2
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	1

0900	Total new obligations	39	38	29

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	16	15
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–18	–15
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–3
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	18	13	6

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	18	13	6
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	43	29	27
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–4	–4	–4
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–3

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	36	25	23
1900	Financing authority (total)	54	38	29
1930	Total budgetary resources available	54	38	29
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	15

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	63	59	55
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	39	38	29
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–38	–42	–40
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	59	55	44
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–22	–18	–14
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	4	4	4

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–18	–14	–10
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	41	41	41
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	41	41	34

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	54	38	29
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	38	42	40
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Payments from program account	–9	–9	–7
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–2	–2	–2
4123	Non-Federal sources - repayment of principal	–32	–18	–18

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–43	–29	–27
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	4	4	4

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	15	13	6
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–5	13	13
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	15	13	6
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–5	13	13


Identification code 012–4219–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	19	19	10

1150	Total direct loan obligations	19	19	10

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	419	405	410
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	18	23	20
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–32	–18	–18

1290	Outstanding, end of year	405	410	412


Identification code 012–4219–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	22	23
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	419	405
1402	Interest receivable	2	2
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–123	–114

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	298	293

1999	Total assets	320	316
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	320	316

4999	Total liabilities and net position	320	316


Identification code 012–4233–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	5	4	3
1820	Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund	–5	–4	–3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–5	–4	–3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–5	–4	–3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–5	–4	–3


Identification code 012–4233–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	21	17	13
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–4	–4	–3

1290	Outstanding, end of year	17	13	10


Identification code 012–4233–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1601	Direct loans, gross	21	17

1999	Total assets	21	17
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	21	17

4999	Total liabilities and net position	21	17

For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, [$33,077,000] $85,000,000.

Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, [$179,000,000] $154,000,000 shall not be obligated and [$179,000,000] $154,000,000 are [rescinded] hereby permanently cancelled. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3108–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy	7	5	12

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	7	5	12

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	5	2	2
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1	1	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	6	3	3
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	3	4	11

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	3	4	11
1900	Budget authority (total)	3	4	11
1930	Total budgetary resources available	9	7	14
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2	2	2

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	7	6	4
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	7	5	12
3020	Outlays (gross)	–7	–6	–6
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1	–1	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	6	4	9
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	7	6	4
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	6	4	9

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	3	4	11
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	2	1	2
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	5	5	4

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	7	6	6
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–3	–4	–11
4190	Outlays, net (total)	4	2	–5

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–3108–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Rural Economic Development Loans	86	41	93
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Rural Economic Development Loans	8.45	12.77	13.39

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	8.45	12.77	13.39
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Rural Economic Development Loans	7	5	12
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Rural Economic Development Loans	7	6	6
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Rural Economic Development Loans	–3	–1

Rural economic development loans are made for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects. Loans are made to electric and telecommunication borrowers, who, in turn, finance rural development projects in their service areas. Program costs are derived from interest earnings on borrowers' "cushion of credit'' loan prepayments. The 2016 Budget proposes a loan level of $85 million for this program.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis.


Identification code 012–4176–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	85	41	93
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	5	5	5
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	3

0900	Total new obligations	93	46	98

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	16	7
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	6
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–16	–7
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–5

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	1
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	81	3	53

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	81	3	53
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	31	41	42
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources		2	3
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–13

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	18	43	45
1900	Financing authority (total)	99	46	98
1930	Total budgetary resources available	100	46	98
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	7

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	53	75	81
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	93	46	98
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–65	–40	–63
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–6

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	75	81	116
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–7	–7	–9
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired		–2	–3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–7	–9	–12
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	46	68	72
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	68	72	104

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	99	46	98
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	65	40	63
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal Funds: Program Account	–7	–7	–7
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–2	–2	–3
4123	Non-Federal sources: Repayment of Principal	–22	–32	–32

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–31	–41	–42
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired		–2	–3

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	68	3	53
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	34	–1	21
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	68	3	53
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	34	–1	21


Identification code 012–4176–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	31	30	85
1121	Limitation available from carry-forward	57	11	8
1142	Unobligated direct loan limitation (-)	–3

1150	Total direct loan obligations	85	41	93

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	124	158	162
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	56	36	58
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–22	–32	–32

1290	Outstanding, end of year	158	162	188


Identification code 012–4176–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	30	24
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	124	158
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–13	–13

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	111	145

1999	Total assets	141	169
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	141	169

4999	Total upward reestimate subsidy BA [12–3108]	141	169

For loans and grants for the rural business investment program, as authorized by section 384F(b)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.


Identification code 012–1907–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	RBIP Grants			2
	Credit program obligations:
0702	Loan guarantee subsidy			4

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)			6

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation			6

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			6
1930	Total budgetary resources available			6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2	2	2
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts			6
3020	Outlays (gross)			–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2	2	7
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2	2	2
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2	2	7

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			6
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority			1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			6
4190	Outlays, net (total)			1

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1907–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001	Rural Business Investment Program			41
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001	Rural Business Investment Program	0.00	10.19	9.71

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	0.00	0.00	9.71
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001	Rural Business Investment Program			4
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001	Rural Business Investment Program			1

The Rural Business Investment Program was authorized and provided mandatory funding by section 6029 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Public Law 107–171. The 2016 Budget requests $6 million in budget authority for this program, $4 million will be used to support loans and $2 million for grants.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond, as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.


Identification code 012–4033–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	3	3	4
	Financing authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected		1	2

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)		1	2
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3	4	6
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	3	4	6

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross		1	2
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources			–1
4123	Repayment of Principal		–1	–1

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)		–1	–2
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)		–1	–2
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)		–1	–2


Identification code 012–4033–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority			41

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments			41

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	24	24	23
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans			7
2251	Repayments and prepayments		–1	–1

2290	Outstanding, end of year	24	23	29

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	24	23	29


Identification code 012–4033–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	3	3

1999	Total assets	3	3
	LIABILITIES:
2204	Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees	3	3

4999	Total liabilities and net position	3	3

For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), [$1,350,000] $10,000,000: Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1908–0–1–451		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0011	Grants	12	37	30
	Credit program obligations:
0702	Loan guarantee subsidy	16	3	30

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	28	40	60

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	25	58	69
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	5
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	7	4	6

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	32	62	75
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	4	1	10

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	4	1	10
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	50	50	50
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–4

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	50	46	50
1900	Budget authority (total)	54	47	60
1930	Total budgetary resources available	86	109	135
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	58	69	75

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	74	57	52
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	28	40	60
3020	Outlays (gross)	–35	–41	–77
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–7	–4	–6
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	57	52	29
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	74	57	52
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	57	52	29

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	4	1	10
	Outlays, gross:
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	3	3
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	50	46	50
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1	3	2
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	31	35	75

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	32	38	77
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	54	47	60
4190	Outlays, net (total)	35	41	77

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1908–0–1–451		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001	Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	56	30	455
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001	Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	27.43	10.58	6.60

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	27.43	10.58	6.60
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001	Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	15	3	30
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001	Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	8	10	6
	Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235001	Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees	–27	–16

The Rural Energy for America Program was formerly the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements, and is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 8107. This program provides loan guarantees and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. The budget requests discretionary funding of $5 million for grants and $5 million for loan guarantees to support $75.8 million in guaranteed private lending. This program is authorized pursuant to Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, as amended by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; and as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014.


Identification code 012–4267–0–3–451		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0711	Default claim payments on principal		4	4
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	25	15
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	2	1

0900	Total new obligations	27	20	4

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	65	52	37
	Financing authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	9	12	8
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	5	–7	24

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	14	5	32
1900	Financing authority (total)	14	5	32
1930	Total budgetary resources available	79	57	69
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	52	37	65

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	27	20	4
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–27	–20	–4
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–14	–19	–12
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5	7	–24

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–19	–12	–36
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–14	–19	–12
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–19	–12	–36

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	14	5	32
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	27	20	4
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–8	–10	–6
4122	Interest on uninvested funds		–1	–1
4123	Guarantee fees	–1	–1	–1

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–9	–12	–8
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–5	7	–24
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	18	8	–4
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	18	8	–4


Identification code 012–4267–0–3–451		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	53	30	455
2121	Limitation available from carry-forward	70
2142	Uncommitted loan guarantee limitation	–67

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	56	30	455
2199	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments	46	24	367

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	68	80	84
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans	30	37	36
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–18	–29	–30
2261	Adjustments: Terminations for default that result in loans receivable		–4	–4

2290	Outstanding, end of year	80	84	86

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	65	68	69

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year			4
2331	Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims		4	4

2390	Outstanding, end of year		4	8

This account finances loan guarantee commitments to farmers, ranchers, and small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements in rural areas.

The subsidy cost of this program is funded through the Rural Energy for American Program Account.


Identification code 012–4267–0–3–451		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	40	22

1999	Total assets	40	22
	LIABILITIES:
2103	Federal liabilities: Debt	1
2204	Non-Federal liabilities: Liability for loan guarnatees	39	22

2999	Total liabilities	40	22

4999	Total liabilities and net position	40	22


Identification code 012–3106–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0702	Loan guarantee subsidy	43	77	51
0704	Subsidy for modifications of loan guarantees	3
0707	Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	7	6
0708	Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy	1

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	54	83	51

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	71	112	65
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	28

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	99	112	65
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	8	6
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	100	50	50
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–41	–4
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced		–16

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	67	36	50
1900	Budget authority (total)	67	36	50
1930	Total budgetary resources available	166	148	115
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	112	65	64

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	172	190	177
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	54	83	51
3020	Outlays (gross)	–8	–96	–124
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–28

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	190	177	104
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	172	190	177
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	190	177	104

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	67	36	50
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	8	16	16
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances		80	108

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	8	96	124
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	67	36	50
4190	Outlays, net (total)	8	96	124

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–3106–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001	Section 9003 Loan Guarantees	161	191	225
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001	Section 9003 Loan Guarantees	26.64	40.32	22.42

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	26.64	40.32	22.42
	Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001	Section 9003 Loan Guarantees	43	77	50
	Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001	Section 9003 Loan Guarantees		90	124
	Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235001	Section 9003 Loan Guarantees	–23	6

The Biorefinery Assistance Program provides loan guarantees to fund the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale advanced biorefineries. The 2016 Budget does not request discretionary funding for this program. The Biorefinery Assistance Program is authorized under section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, as amended by the American Taxpayers Relief Act of 2012; and as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014. Loan assumptions reflect an illustrative example for informational purposes only. The assumptions will be determined at the time of execution and will reflect the actual terms and conditions of the loan guarantee contracts.


Identification code 012–4355–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	28
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	3

0900	Total new obligations	31

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	224	209	317
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–8

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	216	209	317
	Financing authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	9	100	131
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	15	8	–52

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	24	108	79
1900	Financing authority (total)	24	108	79
1930	Total budgetary resources available	240	317	396
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	209	317	396

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	31
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–31
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–172	–187	–195
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–15	–8	52

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–187	–195	–143
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–172	–187	–195
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–187	–195	–143

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	24	108	79
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	31
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–8	–96	–124
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–1	–1	–2
4123	Guaranteed Fees		–3	–5

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–9	–100	–131
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–15	–8	52
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	22	–100	–131
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	22	–100	–131


Identification code 012–4355–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	241	191	225
2121	Limitation available from carry-forward	74
2142	Uncommitted loan guarantee limitation	–154

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	161	191	225
2199	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments	129	153	180

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	87	84	256
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans		201	338
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–3	–29	–88

2290	Outstanding, end of year	84	256	506

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	68	232	456

	Addendum:
	Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310	Outstanding, start of year

2390	Outstanding, end of year

The account finances loan guarantee commitments for bioenergy, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing development. The subsidy cost of this program is funded through the Biorefinery Assistance Program Account.


Identification code 012–4355–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	52	21

1999	Total assets	52	21
	LIABILITIES:
	Non-Federal liabilities:
2203	Debt	8
2204	Liabilities for loan guarantees	44	21

2999	Total liabilities	52	21

4999	Total liabilities and net position	52	21


Identification code 012–4144–0–3–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

Federal Funds


Identification code 012–2042–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	High energy cost grants	10	14	14

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	10	14	14

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	16	17	13
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1		1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	17	17	14
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1980]	10	10

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	10	10
1930	Total budgetary resources available	27	27	14
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	17	13

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	21	22	14
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	10	14	14
3020	Outlays (gross)	–8	–22	–9
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1		–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	22	14	18
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	21	22	14
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	22	14	18

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	10	10
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		7
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	8	15	9

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	8	22	9
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	10	10
4190	Outlays, net (total)	8	22	9

High energy costs grants can be made to eligible entities or the Denali Commission to construct, extend, upgrade, and otherwise improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities in which the average residential expenditure for home energy is at least 275 percent of the national average residential expenditure for home energy (as determined by the Energy Information Agency using the most recent data available). Grants are also available to establish and support a revolving fund to provide a more cost-effective means of purchasing fuel where the fuel cannot be shipped by means of surface transportation. The Budget proposes no funding in 2016 for these grants.

For the cost of direct loans [, loan guarantees,] and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, [306E,] and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, [306E,] and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, [$464,857,000] $483,320,000, to remain available until expended [, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act]: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by 306A(i)(2) in addition to funding authorized by 306A(i)(1): Provided further, That [$66,500,000] not to exceed 12 percent of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed [$19,000,000] 3 percent of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which [$6,000,000] not more than 30 percent shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit [multi-State] 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] more than 4 percent shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed [$15,919,000] 4 percent 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 shall be for solid waste management grants: [Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:] Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1980–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0010	Water and waste disposal systems grants	509	494	473
0012	Solid waste management grants	4	4	4
0013	Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants	15	7
0014	Water and waste disposal mandatory grants-Farm Bill	150
0015	Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants, appropriated			6

0091	Direct program activities, subtotal	678	505	483
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy			24
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	3	47
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	4	23

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	7	70	24

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	685	575	507

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	130	112	105
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	130	112
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	58	43	49

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	188	155	154
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	462	465	483
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2042]	–10	–10

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	452	455	483
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	7	70
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	150

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	157	70
1900	Budget authority (total)	609	525	483
1930	Total budgetary resources available	797	680	637
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	112	105	130

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2,167	2,122	1,861
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	685	575	507
3020	Outlays (gross)	–657	–793	–616
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–58	–43	–49
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–15

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2,122	1,861	1,703
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2,167	2,122	1,861
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2,122	1,861	1,703

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	452	455	483
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	18	18	20
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	629	698	565

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	647	716	585
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	157	70
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	7	70
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	3	7	31

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	10	77	31
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	609	525	483
4190	Outlays, net (total)	657	793	616

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1980–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001	Water and Waste Disposal Loans	827	1,200	918

115999	Total direct loan levels	827	1,200	918
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001	Water and Waste Disposal Loans	-.87	-.61	2.61

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	-.87	-.61	2.61
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001	Water and Waste Disposal Loans	–7	–7	24

133999	Total subsidy budget authority	–7	–7	24
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Water and Waste Disposal Loans	64	65	35
134003	Water and Waste Disposal Loans - ARRA	21	15

134999	Total subsidy outlays	85	80	35
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Water and Waste Disposal Loans	–276	27

135999	Total direct loan reestimates	–276	27

	Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001	Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees	7	15	16
	Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001	Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees	0.71	0.59	0.55

232999	Weighted average subsidy rate	0.71	0.59	0.55

This account funds the direct and guaranteed water and waste disposal loans, water and waste disposal grants, emergency community water assistance grants, and solid waste management grants.

Water and waste disposal loans are authorized under 7 U.S.C. 1926. The program provides direct loans to municipalities, counties, special purpose districts, certain Indian Tribes, and non-profit corporations to develop water and waste disposal systems in rural areas and towns with populations of less than 10,000. The program also guarantees water and waste disposal loans made by banks and other eligible lenders. The budget requests $31.3 million in budget authority to support a projected loan level of $1.2 billion in direct loans. No guaranteed loans are proposed for 2016.

Water and waste disposal grants are authorized under Section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended. Grants are authorized to be made to associations, including nonprofit corporations, municipalities, counties, public and quasi-public agencies, and certain Indian tribes. The grants can be used to finance development, storage, treatment, purification, or distribution of water or the collection, treatment, or disposal of waste in rural areas and cities or towns with populations of less than 10,000. The amount of any development grant may not exceed 75 percent of the eligible development cost of the project. In 2016, $448 million is requested for this program.

Emergency community water assistance grants are authorized under Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended. Grants are made to public bodies and nonprofit organizations for construction or extension of water lines, repair or maintenance of existing systems, replacement of equipment, and payment of costs to correct emergency situations. These grants are funded on an as needed basis using flexibility of funds authority. The 2016 Budget proposes to make up to $10 million available for these grants from the funding requested for the water and waste grants.

Solid waste management grants are authorized under Section 310B(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended. Grants are made to non-profit organizations to provide regional technical assistance to local and regional governments and related agencies for the purpose of reducing or eliminating pollution of water resources, and for improving the planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities. In 2016 $4 million is requested for this program.


Identification code 012–4226–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	827	1,200	918
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	558	586	616
0740	Negative subsidy obligations	7	7
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	199	28
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	83	15

0900	Total new obligations	1,674	1,836	1,534

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	792	193
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	140
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–808	–2
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–124

1050	Unobligated balance (total)		191
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	1,114	572	470

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	1,114	572	470
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	1,166	1,399	1,330
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–98	–81	–11
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–315	–245	–255

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	753	1,073	1,064
1900	Financing authority (total)	1,867	1,645	1,534
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,867	1,836	1,534
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	193

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3,232	2,986	3,010
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,674	1,836	1,534
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–1,780	–1,812	–1,559
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–140

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	2,986	3,010	2,985
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–288	–190	–109
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	98	81	11

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–190	–109	–98
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2,944	2,796	2,901
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	2,796	2,901	2,887

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	1,867	1,645	1,534
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	1,780	1,812	1,559
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–91	–152	–39
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–67	–65	–60
4123	Repayment of principal	–562	–680	–708
4123	Interest Received on Loans	–442	–502	–523
4123	Other	–4

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–1,166	–1,399	–1,330
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	98	81	11

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	799	327	215
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	614	413	229
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	799	327	215
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	614	413	229


Identification code 012–4226–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	827	1,200	918

1150	Total direct loan obligations	827	1,200	918

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	11,576	11,952	12,447
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	939	1,175	943
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–562	–680	–708
	Write-offs for default:
1264	Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–2
1264	Currently non collectable and principal adj due to deposit fund distrib, net	1

1290	Outstanding, end of year	11,952	12,447	12,682

The subsidy cost of these loans is provided through the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account. Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.


Identification code 012–4226–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	1,143	594
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	7	70
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	11,576	11,952
1402	Interest receivable	99	99
1404	Foreclosed property	2
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–351	–415

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	11,326	11,636

1999	Total assets	12,476	12,300
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2103	Debt	12,193	12,257
2105	Other	283	43

2999	Total liabilities	12,476	12,300

4999	Total liabilities and net position	12,476	12,300


Identification code 012–4218–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	5	5
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	4

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	4
1900	Financing authority (total)	4
1930	Total budgetary resources available	5	5	5
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	5	5	5

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	4
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	4


Identification code 012–4218–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111	Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority	7	15
2121	Limitation available from carry-forward			16

2150	Total guaranteed loan commitments	7	15	16
2199	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments	7	14	15

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	73	96	93
2231	Disbursements of new guaranteed loans	22	5	8
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–4	–8	–8
2264	Adjustments: Other adjustments, net	5

2290	Outstanding, end of year	96	93	93

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	85	74	75

This account finances loan guarantee commitments for water systems and waste disposal facilities in rural areas.

Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.

The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, [$5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans,] $6,000,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $345,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, [$690,000,000] $345,000,000: Provided, That [up to $2,000,000,000] not less than $3,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of renewable energy plants or for construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems: Provided further, That funding may be made available for fossil-fuel electric generating peaking units (new or existing) to the extent that the peaking unit operates in conjunction with an electric generating plant that produces electricity from solar, wind, or other intermittent sources of energy: Provided further, That not more than $3,000,000,000 shall be available for environmental improvements to fossil-fuel electric generating plants that would reduce emission of air pollution including greenhouse gases, provided that this action is consistent with any applicable state-level clean power plan.

For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $103,500.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, [$34,478,000] $34,864,000, which shall be [transferred to and merged with] paid to the appropriation for "Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1230–0–1–271		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	780	353
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	77	207
0709	Administrative expenses	33	34	35

0900	Total new obligations	890	594	35

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	34	34	35

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	34	34	35
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	856	560

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	856	560
1900	Budget authority (total)	890	594	35
1930	Total budgetary resources available	890	594	35

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	3	3	3
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	890	594	35
3020	Outlays (gross)	–890	–594	–35

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3	3	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	3	3	3
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3	3	3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	34	34	35
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	34	34	35
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	856	560
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	856	560
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	890	594	35
4190	Outlays, net (total)	890	594	35

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1230–0–1–271		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115004	FFB Electric Loans	2,240	2,900	6,000
115006	Treasury Telecommunications Loans	165	165	345
115007	FFB Telecommunications Loans		98	345
115008	FFB Guaranteed Underwriting	500

115999	Total direct loan levels	2,905	3,163	6,690
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132004	FFB Electric Loans	–3.31	–5.64	–4.97
132006	Treasury Telecommunications Loans	–1.19	–1.17	0.03
132007	FFB Telecommunications Loans	0.00	–3.49	–2.74
132008	FFB Guaranteed Underwriting	–4.32	0.00	0.00

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	–3.31	–5.34	–4.60
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133004	FFB Electric Loans	–74	–164	–298
133006	Treasury Telecommunications Loans	–2	–2
133007	FFB Telecommunications Loans		–3	–9
133008	FFB Guaranteed Underwriting	–22

133999	Total subsidy budget authority	–98	–169	–307
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001	Electric Hardship Loans		–5	–5
134004	FFB Electric Loans	–165	–204	–158
134005	Telecommunication Hardship Loans	–3	–5	–5
134006	Treasury Telecommunications Loans	–1	–1	–1
134007	FFB Telecommunications Loans	–2	–3	–3
134008	FFB Guaranteed Underwriting		–50	–6

134999	Total subsidy outlays	–171	–268	–178
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Electric Hardship Loans	12	3
135002	Municipal Electric Loans	–68	32
135003	Treasury Electric Loans	5	–3
135004	FFB Electric Loans	391	10
135005	Telecommunication Hardship Loans	–10	–2
135006	Treasury Telecommunications Loans	27	25
135007	FFB Telecommunications Loans	32	22
135008	FFB Guaranteed Underwriting	35	16
135011	Electric Loan Modifications	–7	9

135999	Total direct loan reestimates	417	112

	Administrative expense data:
3510	Budget authority	34	34	35
3590	Outlays from new authority	34	34	35

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) conducts the rural electrification and the rural telecommunications loan programs. The rural electrification loan program finances the operation of generating plants, electric transmission, and distribution lines or systems. The rural telecommunications loan program provides funding for construction, expansion, and operation of telecommunications lines and facilities or systems. The Budget requests $345 million for the telecommunications Treasury loan program and $345 million for the telecommunications FFB loan program .

The Budget supports the Administration's commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. The total electric loan level included in the Budget is $6 billion, of which, up to $3 billion may be available for environmental improvements to fossil fuel electric generating plants that would reduce emissions of air pollutants, including greenhouse gases, provided that this action is consistent with any applicable state-level clean power plan. The remaining $3 billion would be limited to renewable energy, transmission, distribution, carbon capture projects on generation facilities, and low emission peaking units affiliated with energy facilities that produce electricity from solar, wind and other intermittent sources of energy.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for rural electrification and telecommunications programs, the subsidy costs associated with the direct and guaranteed loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans or loan guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.


Identification code 012–1230–0–1–271		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	33	34	35
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	857	560

99.9	Total new obligations	890	594	35


Identification code 012–4208–0–3–271		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0003	Interest on FFB Loans	1,506	1,191	1,045
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations	2,954	3,163	6,690
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	596	700	614
0740	Negative subsidy obligations	97	169	308
0741	Modification savings	28
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	125	357
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	314	92
0744	Adjusting payments to liquidating accounts	26

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	4,140	4,481	7,612

0900	Total new obligations	5,646	5,672	8,657

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1,714	2,451
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	673
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–924	–2,451
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–672

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	791
	Financing authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	21

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	21
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	3,544	1,289	4,645

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	3,544	1,289	4,645
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	5,069	4,383	4,012
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–1,328

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	3,741	4,383	4,012
1900	Financing authority (total)	7,306	5,672	8,657
1930	Total budgetary resources available	8,097	5,672	8,657
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2,451

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	17,054	15,146	11,521
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	5,646	5,672	8,657
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–6,881	–9,297	–6,019
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–673

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	15,146	11,521	14,159
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–3	–3	–3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–3	–3	–3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	17,051	15,143	11,518
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	15,143	11,518	14,156

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	7,306	5,672	8,657
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	6,881	9,297	6,019
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Payment from program account	–856	–560
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–234	–209	–187
4123	Repayment of principal	–1,317	–1,277	–1,405
4123	Interest received on loans	–764	–959	–1,055
4123	Repayment of principal Cushion of Credit	–964	–636	–630
4123	Repayment of interest Cushion of Credit	–934	–742	–735

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–5,069	–4,383	–4,012

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	2,237	1,289	4,645
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	1,812	4,914	2,007
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	2,237	1,289	4,645
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	1,812	4,914	2,007


Identification code 012–4208–0–3–271		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority	6,190	6,190	6,690
1142	Unobligated direct loan limitation (-)	–3,236	–3,027

1150	Total direct loan obligations	2,954	3,163	6,690

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	49,146	51,169	55,945
	Disbursements:
1231	Direct loan disbursements	4,142	6,689	4,358
1233	Purchase of loans assets from a liquidating account	28
	Repayments:
1251	Repayments and prepayments - Cash	–1,317	–1,277	–1,405
1251	Repayments and prepayments - CoC	–764	–636	–630
	Write-offs for default:
1263	Direct loans	–68
1264	Other adjustments, Reclassifed, net	2

1290	Outstanding, end of year	51,169	55,945	58,268


Identification code 012–4208–0–3–271		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	1,579	2,458
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	762	490
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	46,006	48,139
1402	Interest receivable	27	24
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–1,053	–1,016

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	44,980	47,147

1999	Total assets	47,321	50,095
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2103	Debt	9,696	9,786
2103	FFB	37,197	39,861
	Non-Federal liabilities:
2202	Interest payable	22	22
2207	Other	406	426

2999	Total liabilities	47,321	50,095

4999	Total liabilities and net position	47,321	50,095

	ASSETS:
	Federal assets:
1101	Fund balances with Treasury	320	364
	Investments in US securities:
1106	Receivables, net	29	34
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	3,140	3,030
1402	Interest receivable	3	1
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–24	9

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	3,119	3,040

1999	Total assets	3,468	3,438
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2102	Interest payable		1
2103	Debt	2,536	2,523
2103	FFB	930	905
2207	Non-Federal liabilities: Other	2	9

2999	Total liabilities	3,468	3,438

4999	Total liabilities and net position	3,468	3,438


Identification code 012–4209–0–3–271		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	189	185	181
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–4	–4	–4

2290	Outstanding, end of year	185	181	177

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	185	181	177


Identification code 012–4230–0–3–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0002	Interest Expense, FFB direct	111	80	45
0005	Other: cushion of credit	182	162	156

0091	Direct program activities, subtotal	293	242	201
	Credit program obligations:
0739	CoC for Financing	1,641	1,379	1,365

0900	Total new obligations	1,934	1,621	1,566

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	4,267	5,081	5,294
1022	Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund	–266	–12

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	4,001	5,069	5,294
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation for CoC Borrower Interest	209	234	232
1200	Appropriation for CBOs	69	252	347
1200	Appropriation for RED Grants	184	162	156
1200	Appropriation for Treasury Prepayment Premiums	2

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	464	648	735
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	3,270	1,882	1,876
1820	Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund	–167	–159	–151
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–553	–525	–499

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	2,550	1,198	1,226
1900	Budget authority (total)	3,014	1,846	1,961
1930	Total budgetary resources available	7,015	6,915	7,255
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	5,081	5,294	5,689

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	13
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,934	1,621	1,566
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,947	–1,621	–1,566
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	13

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	3,014	1,846	1,961
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1,752	1,621	1,566
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	195

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	1,947	1,621	1,566
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–28
4123	Loans Repaid - Cash	–361	–320	–285
4123	Interest Repaid - Cash	–90	–76	–68
4123	Cushion of Credit Deposits	–2,465	–1,213	–1,277
4123	Loans Repaid - CoC	–252	–207	–186
4123	Interest Repaid - CoC	–61	–53	–47
4123	Electric Underwriting Fee	–13	–13	–13

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–3,270	–1,882	–1,876

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	–256	–36	85
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–1,323	–261	–310
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–256	–36	85
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–1,323	–261	–310


Identification code 012–4230–0–3–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	3,860	3,318	2,871
	Repayments:
1251	Repayments and prepayments - Cash	–361	–320	–285
1251	Repayments and prepayments - CoC	–252	–207	–186
1261	Adjustments: Capitalized interest	99	80	70
1264	Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–28

1290	Outstanding, end of year	3,318	2,871	2,470


Identification code 012–4230–0–3–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	85	65	59
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–20	–6	–6

2290	Outstanding, end of year	65	59	53

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	65	59	53


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Agency debt held by FFB:
Outstanding FFB direct, start of year	1,709	1,225	832
Outstanding Certificate of Beneficial Ownership (CBO's), start of year	803	734	734
New agency borrowing, FFB direct	0	0	0
Repayments and prepayments, FFB Direct	–484	–393	–267
Repayments, CBO's-344	–69	–252	0
Outstanding FFB direct, end of year	1,225	832	565
Outstanding CBO's, end of year	734	387	387

The Rural Telephone Bank was dissolved in 2006. To accomplish this, the Rural Telephone Bank liquidating account loans were used to redeem a portion of the Government's stock. The Rural Telephone Bank liquidating account loans were transferred to the Rural Electrification and Telecommunications liquidating account in 2006.

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) continues to service all loans in this account, providing business management and technical assistance to the borrowers on a regular basis over the life of the loans.

Rural electric._This program is financed through RUS direct loans for the construction and operation of generating plants, electric transmission, and distribution lines or systems.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for rural electrification and telecommunications programs, all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans obligated and loan guarantees committed prior to 1992. All new activity in RETRF in 1992 and beyond is recorded in corresponding program and financing accounts.
The following tables reflect statistics on loans made through the liquidating account only. Since 1992 new electric and telephone loans have been made through a separate program account.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Cumulative RUS financed direct loans	21,832	21,832	21,832
Cumulative FFB financed direct loans	26,598	26,598	26,598
Cumulative RUS funds advanced	21,832	21,832	21,832
Unadvanced RUS funds, end of year	0	0	0
Cumulative RUS principal repaid	20,779	21,245	21,664
Cumulative RUS interest paid	13,656	13,773	13,878
Cumulative loan guarantee commitments\1\	0	0	0
Number of borrowers	225	196	175

Rural telecommunications._This loan program is financed through RUS direct loans for the construction, expansion, and operation of telecommunications lines and facilities or systems.


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Cumulative RUS financed direct loans	5,916	5,916	5,916
Cumulative FFB financed direct loans	562	562	562
Cumulative RUS funds advanced	5,916	5,916	5,916
Unadvanced RUS funds, end of period	0	0	0
Cumulative RUS principal repaid	5,658	5,719	5,770
Cumulative RUS interest paid	3,520	3,532	3,542
Cumulative loan guarantee commitments\1\	0	0	0
Number of borrowers	274	256	235


	2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Cumulative net loans	2,471	2,471	2,471
Cumulative loan funds, advanced	2,471	2,471	2,471
Unadvanced loan funds, end of year	0	0	0
Cumulative principal repaid	2,462	2,469	2,474
Cumulative interest paid	2,461	2,462	2,463
Number of borrowers	28	26	24


Identification code 012–4230–0–3–999		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	22	12
1601	Direct loans, gross	3,860	3,318
1602	Interest receivable	3	5
1603	Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)	–876	–1,230

1699	Value of assets related to direct loans	2,987	2,093

1999	Total assets	3,009	2,105
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2103	Debt	2,511	1,959
2104	Resources payable to Treasury	476	265
2105	Other	13

2999	Total liabilities	3,000	2,224
	NET POSITION:
3300	Cumulative results of operations	9	–119

4999	Total liabilities and net position	3,009	2,105


Identification code 012–4230–0–3–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	182	162	156
43.0	Interest and dividends	111	80	45
94.0	Financial transfers	1,641	1,379	1,365

99.9	Total new obligations	1,934	1,621	1,566


Identification code 012–1231–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	3	1
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	4	3

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	7	4

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	7	4

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	7	4
1900	Budget authority (total)	7	4
1930	Total budgetary resources available	7	4

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	7	4
3020	Outlays (gross)	–7	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1	1	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	7	4
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	7	4
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	7	4
4190	Outlays, net (total)	7	4

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1231–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Rural Telephone Bank	6	2

The Rural Telephone Bank (RTB) completed dissolution in 2006, therefore no federally funded RTB loans are proposed.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for the RTB, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond as well as administrative expenses for the program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.


Identification code 012–4210–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	15	14	13
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	1	2

0900	Total new obligations	16	16	13

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	44	27
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	7
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–44	–27
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–7
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	1

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	1
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	61	49	42
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–19	–33	–29

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	42	16	13
1900	Financing authority (total)	43	16	13
1930	Total budgetary resources available	43	16	13
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	27

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	70	63	44
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	16	16	13
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–16	–35	–19
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–7

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	63	44	38
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–1	–1	–1

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–1	–1	–1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	69	62	43
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	62	43	37

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	43	16	13
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	16	35	19
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–7	–4
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–3
4123	Principal received on loans	–38	–32	–30
4123	Interest received on loans	–13	–13	–12

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–61	–49	–42

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	–18	–33	–29
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–45	–14	–23
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	–18	–33	–29
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–45	–14	–23


Identification code 012–4210–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	268	261	244
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	16	15	12
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–23	–32	–30

1290	Outstanding, end of year	261	244	226


Identification code 012–4210–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	61	61
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	268	261
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	25	25

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	293	286

1999	Total assets	354	347
	LIABILITIES:
2103	Federal liabilities: Debt	354	347

4999	Total liabilities and net position	354	347

For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, [$24,077,000] $44,239,000.

For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., [$22,000,000] $24,950,000, to remain available until expended [: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section].

For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, [$4,500,000] $9,675,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

In addition, [$10,372,000] $20,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1232–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0010	Grants	71	32	45
	Credit program obligations:
0701	Direct loan subsidy		10	10
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	149	142
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	25	45

0791	Direct program activities, subtotal	174	197	10

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	245	229	55

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	39	13	8
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	39	13
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	7

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	46	13	8
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	39	37	55

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	39	37	55
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	173	187

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	173	187
1900	Budget authority (total)	212	224	55
1930	Total budgetary resources available	258	237	63
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	13	8	8

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	889	622	292
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	245	229	55
3020	Outlays (gross)	–495	–559	–45
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–7
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–10

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	622	292	302
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	889	622	292
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	622	292	302

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	39	37	55
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1	1	3
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	321	371	42

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	322	372	45
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	173	187
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	173	187
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	212	224	55
4190	Outlays, net (total)	495	559	45

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–1232–0–1–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115003	Broadband Treasury Rate Loans		55	44

115999	Total direct loan levels		55	44
	Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132003	Broadband Treasury Rate Loans	0.00	18.69	21.87

132999	Weighted average subsidy rate	0.00	18.69	21.87
	Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133003	Broadband Treasury Rate Loans		10	10

133999	Total subsidy budget authority		10	10
	Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134003	Broadband Treasury Rate Loans	4	4	6
134004	Broadband Treasury Rate Loans - ARRA	7	12

134999	Total subsidy outlays	11	16	6
	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans	–4	22
135003	Broadband Treasury Rate Loans	120	165

135999	Total direct loan reestimates	116	187

The loan and grant program provides access to advanced telecommunications services for improved education and health care in rural areas throughout the country. The loans and grants help education and health care providers bring the most modern technology, level of care, and education to rural America so its citizens can compete regionally, nationally, and globally.

Since there is little demand for the Distance Learning, Telemedicine (DLT) loans, the Budget proposes no funding for DLT loans in 2016 while requesting $24.95 million for DLT grants. The request for Broadband grants is $20.4 million, and the Broadband loan request is $9.7 million.


Identification code 012–4146–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0710	Direct loan obligations		55	44
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	45	46	47
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	42
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	15

0900	Total new obligations	102	101	91

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	115	267
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	25
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–115	–267
1024	Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn	–24

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	1
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	57

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	57
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	352	388	210
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–11	–20	4
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–30	–267	–123

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	311	101	91
1900	Financing authority (total)	368	101	91
1930	Total budgetary resources available	369	101	91
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	267

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	586	403	159
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	102	101	91
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–260	–345	–91
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–25

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	403	159	159
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–43	–32	–12
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	11	20	–4

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–32	–12	–16
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	543	371	147
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	371	147	143

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	368	101	91
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	260	345	91
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources	–184	–203	–6
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–12	–5	–4
4123	Repayment of principal	–156	–169	–190
4123	Interest received on loans		–11	–10

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–352	–388	–210
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	11	20	–4

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	27	–267	–123
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–92	–43	–119
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	27	–267	–123
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–92	–43	–119


Identification code 012–4146–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111	Direct loan obligations from current-year authority		55	44

1150	Total direct loan obligations		55	44

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	1,005	1,024	1,154
1231	Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements	157	299	44
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–124	–169	–190
1264	Write-offs for default: Charge Off - Misc and Assn Loans, net	–14

1290	Outstanding, end of year	1,024	1,154	1,008


Identification code 012–4146–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	146	293
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	1,005	1,024
1402	Interest receivable	1
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	139	28
1405	Allowance for loss on interest receivable (-)	–1

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	1,144	1,052

1999	Total assets	1,290	1,345
	LIABILITIES:
2103	Federal liabilities: Debt	1,290	1,345

4999	Total liabilities and net position	1,290	1,345


Identification code 012–4155–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	17	110
1022	Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund	–17	–110
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	172	174	144
1820	Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund	–62	–174	–144

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	110
1930	Total budgetary resources available	110
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	110

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	110
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–172	–174	–144
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–62	–174	–144
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–172	–174	–144


Identification code 012–4155–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	749	616	511
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–128	–105	–87
	Write-offs for default:
1264	Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–7
1264	Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	2

1290	Outstanding, end of year	616	511	424


Identification code 012–4155–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210	Outstanding, start of year	3	2	2
2251	Repayments and prepayments	–1

2290	Outstanding, end of year	2	2	2

	Memorandum:
2299	Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year	2	1

The Rural Development Insurance Fund (RDIF) was established on October 1, 1972, pursuant to section 116 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–419). Loans are no longer made through this account.


Identification code 012–4155–0–3–452		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	17	110
1201	Non-Federal assets: Investments in non-Federal securities, net	34	34
1601	Direct loans, gross	749	616
1602	Interest receivable	7	5
1603	Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)	–1	–1

1699	Value of assets related to direct loans	755	620
1901	Other Federal assets: Other assets	1

1999	Total assets	807	764
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	807	764

4999	Total liabilities and net position	807	764


Identification code 012–4142–0–3–452		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year

1290	Outstanding, end of year

The Rural Communication Development Fund was established pursuant to the Secretary's Memorandum No. 1988, approved May 22, 1979. No loans have been made through this account since 1992.

Federal 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), [$181,423,000] $191,631,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2017, 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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2900–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year			1
	Receipts:
0220	Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Foreign Agricultural Service.		1	1

0400	Total: Balances and collections		1	2

0799	Balance, end of year		1	2


Identification code 012–2900–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Trade Promotion	70	72	75
0002	Trade Policy	75	76	81
0003	Capacity Building\Food Security	39	40	42

0799	Total direct obligations	184	188	198
0801	Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable)	116	110	110

0900	Total new obligations	300	298	308

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	39	36	52
1011	Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [072–1037]	3

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	42	36	52
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	178	181	192
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2900]	–7
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [072–1037]	1
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–2900]	7

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	179	181	192
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation		1	1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)		1	1
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	58	132	63
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	81		66

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	139	132	129
1900	Budget authority (total)	318	314	322
1930	Total budgetary resources available	360	350	374
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–24
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	36	52	66

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	160	151	16
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	300	298	308
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	35	13
3020	Outlays (gross)	–311	–314	–323
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–33	–132

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	151	16	1
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–385	–290	–290
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–81		–66
3071	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired	176

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–290	–290	–356
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–225	–139	–274
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–139	–274	–355

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	318	313	321
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	208	297	305
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	103	16	17

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	311	313	322
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–149	–132	–63
4033	Non-Federal sources	–3

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–152	–132	–63
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–81		–66
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	94

4060	Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)	13		–66

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	179	181	192
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	159	181	259
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross		1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		1	1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	179	182	193
4190	Outlays, net (total)	159	182	260

The Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) mission is linking U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security. FAS helps to provide outlets for the wide variety of U.S. agricultural products, thereby enhancing economic activity for U.S. workers. FAS serves U.S. agriculture's interests by expanding and maintaining international export opportunities, supporting international economic development and trade and capacity building, and global food security. The outcomes envisioned are exports that help U.S. agriculture prosper, the expansion of U.S. exports of organics and crops produced using new technologies and food that are globally available, accessible, and appropriately used. In addition to its Washington-based staff, the agency maintains a network of overseas offices that serve as first responders in cases of market disruption. The overseas offices also provide the Department with critical market and policy intelligence, and they represent U.S. agriculture in consultations with foreign governments. The 2016 Budget includes $191.6 million for FAS, an increase of $10.2 million over the 2015 enacted level. For more information on FAS's mission and program topic areas, please visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/topics.


Identification code 012–2900–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	73	80	84
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	3	3	3
11.8	Special personal services payments	2

11.9	Total personnel compensation	79	84	88
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	29	30	31
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	8	8	8
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	3	4	4
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	5	5	5
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	56	53	58
26.0	Supplies and materials	2	2	2
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	184	188	198
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	116	110	110

99.9	Total new obligations	300	298	308


Identification code 012–2900–0–1–352		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	692	692	692
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	234	196	198


Identification code 012–1406–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	31	20
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	7
3020	Outlays (gross)	–10	–20
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–8

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	20
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	31	20
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	20

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	10	20
4190	Outlays, net (total)	10	20

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program was reauthorized and modified by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as established by Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002, which amended the Trade Act of 1974. The statute authorized appropriations to the Department of Agriculture not to exceed $90 million each year for 2009 and for 2010 and $22.5 million for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010 to carry out the program. Title II of Public Law 112–40, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, extended the authority for the program and authorized appropriations of $90 million for 2012 and 2013, and $22.5 million for the period October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. The 2016 Budget does not request funding for the program.

Multiple food aid programs are appropriated to USDA and administered by USDA or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide U.S. commodities, technical and financial assistance to address hunger and malnutrition needs worldwide. These programs address emergency needs and foster economic development activities to alleviate global food insecurity.


	2014- actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (budget authority)	260	192	192
P.L. 480:
Title I Credit (budget authority)	0	0	0
Title II Grants (budget authority)	1466	1466	1,400
Food for Progress:
CCC Funded	137	135	135
Title I Funded (budget authority)	0	0	0
Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust	175	0	01
Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program	5	0	20

Included in this category are the following activities carried out under Public Law 480 (P.L. 480):

Financing sales of agricultural commodities to developing countries for dollars on credit terms, or for local currencies (including for local currencies on credit terms) for use under sec 104; and for furnishing commodities to carry out the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended (Title I)._Funds appropriated for P.L. 480 are used to finance all sales made pursuant to agreements concluded under the authority of Title I. No 2016 funding is requested for new direct credit under Title I; however, funding for administrative expenses associated with managing the existing loan portfolio is requested. No funding is requested for Title I ocean freight differential for 2016.

Commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad (Title II)._Title II of the Food for Peace Act (P.L. 83–480), as amended, formerly the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954) authorizes the provision of U.S. food assistance to meet emergency food needs around the world, and funds development-oriented programs to help address the underlying causes of food insecurity. P.L. 480 Title II is appropriated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Commodity Credit Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to pay the costs of acquisition, packaging, processing, enrichment, preservation, fortification, transportation, handling, and other incidental costs incurred up to the time of delivery at U.S. ports. The Corporation also pays ocean freight charges, and pays transportation costs to points of entry other than ports in the case of landlocked countries, where carriers to a specific country are not available, where ports cannot be used effectively, or where a substantial savings in costs or time can be effected, and pays general average contributions arising from ocean transport. In addition, transportation costs from designated points of entry or ports of entry abroad to storage and distribution sites and associated storage and distribution costs may be paid for commodities made available to meet urgent and extraordinary relief requirements. P.L. 480 funds reimburse the Corporation for all of the cost items authorized above.

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), $191,626,000, 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 the definition of agricultural commodity in section 3107(a) may include an agricultural commodity, or the product of an agricultural commodity that is produced in, and procured from, a developing country and that meets each nutritional, quality, and labeling standard of the country that receives the agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2903–0–1–151		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	McGovern-Dole International Food for Education & Child Nutrition Program	243	192	192
0801	McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutriti (Reimbursable)	17

0900	Total new obligations	260	192	192

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	94	81	81
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	37

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	131	81	81
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	185	192	192

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	185	192	192
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	25

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	25
1900	Budget authority (total)	210	192	192
1930	Total budgetary resources available	341	273	273
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	81	81	81

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	141	288	21
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	260	192	192
3020	Outlays (gross)	–76	–459	–198
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–37

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	288	21	15
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	141	288	21
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	288	21	15

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	210	192	192
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2	192	192
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	74	267	6

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	76	459	198
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–25
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	185	192	192
4190	Outlays, net (total)	51	459	198

The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, as amended, is authorized under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171). The program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities and associated technical and financial assistance to carry out preschool and school feeding programs in foreign countries in order to improve food security, reduce the incidence of hunger and malnutrition, and improve literacy and primary education. Maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs also are authorized. The 2016 Budget includes $ 191.6 million, which maintains the 2015 enacted level. The Budget also includes language to add flexibility to the McGovern-Dole Program that would allow grant recipients to purchase agricultural commodities from local and regional sources in the developing country. Local and regional procurement tends to be cheaper and faster than shipping U.S. commodities overseas; local purchases should be used to provide a nutritious complement to U.S. commodities. The flexibility allows the requested funding to reach more families, feed more children and improve nutrition.


Identification code 012–2903–0–1–151		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

41.0	Direct obligations: Grants, subsidies, and contributions	243	192	192
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	17

99.9	Total new obligations	260	192	192

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of Section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 113–79 (7 U.S.C. 1726c), $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.


Identification code 012–0406–0–1–151		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Direct program activity			20

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)			20

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation			20

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			20
1930	Total budgetary resources available			20

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts			20

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			20
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			20

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			20
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			20

The 2016 President's Budget proposes $20 million for the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program. Section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 113–79 (7 U.S.C. 1726c) authorizes the Secretary to enter into grants or cooperative agreement with eligible organizations to implement field-based projects that consist of local or regional procurements of eligible commodities to fill nutritional gaps for targeted populations and respond to food availability gaps generated by unexpected emergencies. Field-based projects are required to represent a diversity of projects, including those located in (1) food surplus regions; (2) food deficit regions (that are carried out using regional procurement methods); and (3) multiple geographical regions. The initial phase of the program will focus primarily on development projects.


Identification code 012–2271–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		2
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	2

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	2	2
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–2

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)		–2
1900	Budget authority (total)		–2
1930	Total budgetary resources available	2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	2

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross		–2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)		–2

This account funds the title I ocean freight differential program. No funding is requested for 2016.

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, [$1,466,000,000] $1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, [amounts made available under this heading shall be used to provide not less than the minimum level of funding required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title II of such Act] the requirements pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1) may be waived by the Administrator for any amount higher than set forth in 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2): Provided further, That in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the requirements of the Food for Peace Act, up to 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available as monetary awards for emergency assistance to address such needs on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may deem appropriate. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2278–0–1–151		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0002	Title II Grants	1,449	1,628	1,400

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	1,449	1,628	1,400

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	221	162
1020	Adjustment of unobligated bal brought forward, Oct 1	–95
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	52

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	178	162
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,466	1,466	1,400

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,466	1,466	1,400
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	2

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	2
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–35

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	–35
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,433	1,466	1,400
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,611	1,628	1,400
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	162

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	849	1,215	1,680
3001	Adjustments to unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	257
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,449	1,628	1,400
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,288	–1,163	–1,176
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–52

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1,215	1,680	1,904
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–35
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	35
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1,071	1,215	1,680
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1,215	1,680	1,904

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,468	1,466	1,400
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	216	440	420
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1,072	723	756

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1,288	1,163	1,176
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4033	Non-Federal sources	–2
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	–35
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	35
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,466	1,466	1,400
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,286	1,163	1,176

Title II of the Food for Peace Act (P.L. 83–480), as amended, formerly the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954) authorizes the provision of U.S. food assistance to meet emergency food needs around the world, and funds development-oriented programs to help address the underlying causes of food insecurity. Funding for Title II, also known as P.L. 480 Title II, is appropriated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The 2016 request of $1.4 billion includes $270 million to be used for development programs in combination with an additional $80 million requested in the Development Assistance (DA) account under USAID's Community Development Fund, bringing the total funding for these types of programs to $350 million. Together, these resources support development food assistance programs' efforts to address chronic food insecurity in areas of recurrent crises using a multi-sectoral approach to reduce poverty and build resilience. The balance of the request, $1.13 billion, will be used to provide emergency food assistance in response to natural disasters and complex emergencies.

The request includes new authority to use up to 25 percent ($350 million) of the appropriation in emergencies for interventions such as local or regional procurement of food near emergencies, food vouchers, or cash transfers. This flexibility makes emergency food aid more timely and cost-effective, improving program efficiencies and performance, and allowing USAID to assist about 2 million more emergency beneficiaries annually with the same level of resources.

For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be [transferred to and merged with] paid to the appropriation for "Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses"[: Provided, That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended]. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–2277–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0705	Reestimates of direct loan subsidy	30	9
0706	Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy	54	5
0709	Administrative expenses	3	3	3

0900	Total new obligations	87	17	3

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	13	13
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	13
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	3	3	3
1131	Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced		–13

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	3	–10	3
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	84	14

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	84	14
1900	Budget authority (total)	87	4	3
1930	Total budgetary resources available	100	17	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	13

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	87	17	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–87	–17	–3

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	3	–10	3
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	3	3	3
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	84	14
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	84	14
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	87	4	3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	87	17	3

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Identification code 012–2277–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct loan reestimates:
135001	P. L. 480 title I loans	75	2

	Administrative expense data:
3510	Budget authority	3	3	3
3590	Outlays from new authority	3	3	3

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for the P.L. 480 Program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct credit obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct credit agreements that resulted from obligation in any year), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; and the administrative expenses and grants are estimated on a cash basis. The current balance of Title I debt owed to USDA is $3.6 billion. No additional funding is requested for new Title I credit financing in 2016. The 2016 Budget includes $2.5 million for administrative expenses.


Identification code 012–2277–0–1–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	3	3	3
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	84	14

99.9	Total new obligations	87	17	3


Identification code 012–4049–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	45	46	43
0742	Downward reestimate paid to receipt account	1	1
0743	Interest on downward reestimates	8	11

0900	Total new obligations	54	58	43

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	58	16	66
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–15	–8	–25

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	43	8	41
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority		46	45

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)		46	45
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	180	106	89
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	–43
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–110	–36	–36

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	27	70	53
1900	Financing authority (total)	27	116	98
1930	Total budgetary resources available	70	124	139
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	16	66	96

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1			1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	54	58	43
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–54	–57	–43

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year		1	1
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–43
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	43
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–43		1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year		1	1

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	27	116	98
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	54	57	43
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Payments from program account - Upward Reestimate	–84	–14
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–5	–5	–5
4123	Interest received on loans	–91	–16	–14
4123	Principal received on loans		–71	–70

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–180	–106	–89
	Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	43

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	–110	10	9
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–126	–49	–46
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	–110	10	9
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–126	–49	–46


Identification code 012–4049–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	938	866	795
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–72	–71	–72

1290	Outstanding, end of year	866	795	723


Identification code 012–4049–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	15	15
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	938	866
1402	Interest receivable	43	44
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–273	–254

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	708	656
1901	Other Federal assets: Accounts Receivable	96	24

1999	Total assets	819	695
	LIABILITIES:
	Federal liabilities:
2103	Debt	798	673
2105	Other	21	22

2999	Total liabilities	819	695

4999	Total liabilities and net position	819	695


Identification code 012–4143–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0713	Payment of interest to Treasury	5	5	5

0900	Total new obligations	5	5	5

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	105	79	67
1023	Unobligated balances applied to repay debt	–24	–25	–25

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	81	54	42
	Financing authority:
	Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400	Borrowing authority	1

1440	Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)	1
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	15	18	18
1825	Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt	–13

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	2	18	18
1900	Financing authority (total)	3	18	18
1930	Total budgetary resources available	84	72	60
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	79	67	55

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	5	5	5
3020	Financing disbursements (gross)	–5	–5	–5

	Financing authority and disbursements, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Financing authority, gross	3	18	18
	Financing disbursements:
4110	Financing disbursements, gross	5	5	5
	Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4122	Interest on uninvested funds	–4	–2	–2
4123	Loan Repayments - Principal	–11	–12	–12
4123	Loan Repayments- Interest		–4	–4

4130	Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)	–15	–18	–18

4160	Financing authority, net (mandatory)	–12
4170	Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)	–10	–13	–13
4180	Financing authority, net (total)	–12
4190	Financing disbursements, net (total)	–10	–13	–13


Identification code 012–4143–0–3–351		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	152	133	121
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–7	–12	–12
1263	Write-offs for default: Direct loans	–12

1290	Outstanding, end of year	133	121	109


Identification code 012–4143–0–3–351		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	105	79
	Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401	Direct loans receivable, gross	152	133
1402	Interest receivable	4	1
1405	Allowance for subsidy cost (-)	–154	–134

1499	Net present value of assets related to direct loans	2
1901	Other Federal assets: Accounts Receivable	3

1999	Total assets	110	79
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	110	79

4999	Total liabilities and net position	110	79


Identification code 012–2274–0–1–151		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
	Credit program obligations:
0715	Vietnam Education Fund	3	1	1

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)	3	1	1

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	36	32
1022	Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund	–36	–32
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Offsetting collections (cash) (Principal and interest)	314	327	311
1820	Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund	–279	–326	–310

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	35	1	1
1930	Total budgetary resources available	35	1	1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	32

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	3	1	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3	–1	–1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	35	1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	3	1	1
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Principal repayments	–314	–266	–258
4123	Interest repayments		–61	–53

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–314	–327	–311

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	–279	–326	–310
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	–311	–326	–310
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	–279	–326	–310
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–311	–326	–310


Identification code 012–2274–0–1–151		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210	Outstanding, start of year	2,896	2,644	2,432
1251	Repayments: Repayments and prepayments	–250	–212	–212
1264	Write-offs for default: Other adjustments, net (+ or -)	–2

1290	Outstanding, end of year	2,644	2,432	2,220


Identification code 012–2274–0–1–151		2013 actual	2014 actual

	ASSETS:
1101	Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury	110	32
1601	Direct loans, gross	2,896	2,644
1602	Interest receivable	16	14
1603	Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)	–1,440	–1,496

1699	Value of assets related to direct loans	1,472	1,162

1999	Total assets	1,582	1,194
	LIABILITIES:
2104	Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury	1,483	1,170
2207	Non-Federal liabilities: Other	99	24

2999	Total liabilities	1,582	1,194

4999	Total liabilities and net position	1,582	1,194

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–8505–0–7–602		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year
	Receipts:
0240	Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund	9

0400	Total: Balances and collections	9
	Appropriations:
0500	Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund	–9

0799	Balance, end of year


Identification code 012–8505–0–7–602		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	4	13	13
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	9

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	9
1900	Budget authority (total)	9
1930	Total budgetary resources available	13	13	13
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	13	13	13

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	9
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	9

This fund is maintained to pay separation costs for locally-employed staff in those countries in which such pay is legally authorized. The fund will be maintained by annual government contributions which are appropriated to the Foreign Agricultural Service Salaries and Expenses account.

Federal Funds

For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, [$150,824,000] $155,564,000: 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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3508–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Nutrition programs administration	137	149	154
0003	Congressional hunger center fellowship	2	2	2
0004	National Commission on Hunger	1

0900	Total new obligations	140	151	156

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1		1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	143	151	156

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	143	151	156
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	1

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	144	151	156
1930	Total budgetary resources available	144	152	157
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–3
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	25	41	23
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	140	151	156
3020	Outlays (gross)	–123	–169	–155
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	41	23	24
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	25	41	23
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	41	23	24

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	144	151	156
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	105	128	132
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	18	41	23

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	123	169	155
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	143	151	156
4190	Outlays, net (total)	122	169	155

This account funds the majority of the Federal operating expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP). Funding is also provided for the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program.


Identification code 012–3508–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	73	92	94
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	2	1	1

11.9	Total personnel compensation	76	94	96
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	23	30	30
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA		12	12
23.2	Rental payments to others		1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	27	5	8
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	4	3	3
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
31.0	Equipment	3	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	3	2	2

99.9	Total new obligations	140	151	156


Identification code 012–3508–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	804	1,000	1,000

For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), [$81,837,570,000] $83,692,069,000, of which [$3,000,000,000] $5,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, [2016] 2017, 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, $5,000,000 may be used to fund a national food consumption survey: Provided further: That, of the funds made available under this heading, $25,000,000 may be used to provide grants to States transitioning from waivers described in Section 6(o)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to be used for employment and training components for eligible individuals who do not meet the exceptions as defined in Section 6(o)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and who do not meet the work requirements in Section 6(o)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: 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, [2016: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), and a study of the removal of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) shall be available until expended] 2017: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, [2016: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for employment and training pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), shall remain available through September 30, 2018] 2017: 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.

For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C 2011 et seq.) for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, $20,907,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2017.

For making, after June 30 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals, and payments to States or other non-Federal entities, pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7. U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), for unanticipated costs incurred for the last three months of the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3505–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Benefits issued	64,269	70,966	70,823
0002	State administration	3,680	4,123	4,238
0003	Employment and training program	400	447	457
0004	Other program costs	143	167	187
0005	Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico	1,736	1,951	1,971
0006	Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (Commodities in lieu of food stamps)	79	104	104
0007	Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (Cooperator administrative expense)	40	41	41
0008	The Emergency Food Assistance Program (commodities)	268	327	320
0009	American Samoa	8	8	8
0010	Community Food Projects	5	9	9
0011	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	12	12	12
0012	Nutrition Education Grant Program	401	407	411
0013	Program access	5	5	5
0016	Other Pilots and Demonstrations	3	1
0017	RA - Benefits issued	5,629
0019	RA - Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico	167
0020	RA - American Samoa	1
0021	Employment and Training Work Pilots		200
0022	Nutrition Education Center of Excellence			2

0091	Direct program activities, subtotal	76,846	78,768	78,588
0501	Direct Funds for Program Integrity		2	4

0799	Total direct obligations	76,846	78,770	78,592
0801	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Reimbursable)	65	80	80

0900	Total new obligations	76,911	78,850	78,672

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	2,566	3,059	3,011
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	17

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	2,583	3,059	3,011
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1	1	34

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1	1	34
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	82,183	81,836	83,658
1200	Appropriation, Recovery Act	6,668
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–879	–8

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	87,972	81,828	83,658
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	65	80	80

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	65	80	80
1900	Budget authority (total)	88,038	81,909	83,772
1930	Total budgetary resources available	90,621	84,968	86,783
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–10,651	–3,107	–5,000
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	3,059	3,011	3,111

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2,861	3,285	3,299
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	76,911	78,850	78,672
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	125
3020	Outlays (gross)	–76,311	–78,836	–78,767
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–17
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–284

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3,285	3,299	3,204
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2,861	3,285	3,299
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3,285	3,299	3,204

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1	1	34
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority			18
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	7	1	1

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	7	1	19
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	88,037	81,908	83,738
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	73,958	75,705	75,651
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	2,346	3,130	3,097

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	76,304	78,835	78,748
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	State Option Plans	–65	–80	–80
4123	General collections from non-Federal sources	–9

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–74	–80	–80
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4142	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	9

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	87,972	81,828	83,658
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	76,230	78,755	78,668
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	87,973	81,829	83,692
4190	Outlays, net (total)	76,237	78,756	78,687

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the primary source of nutrition assistance for low-income Americans.This account also includes funds for a grant to Puerto Rico to administer a low-income nutrition assistance program, in lieu of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; funds to carry out the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; and funds for food distribution and administrative expenses for Native Americans under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act.

The SNAP contingency fund holds benefits in reserve to cover unforeseen events, such as natural disasters and fluctuations in food prices.

In addition, the Budget proposes an advance appropriation and enhanced flexibility in the fourth quarter to conform the treatment of SNAP with other direct spending programs subject to appropriations that serve low-income individuals, such as Medicaid, SSI, Child Support, and Foster Care.


Identification code 012–3505–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	24	30	36
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	8	9	11
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	2	2
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	80	82	82
26.0	Supplies and materials	335	406	406
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	76,395	78,239	78,053

99.0	Direct obligations	76,846	78,770	78,592
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	65	80	80

99.9	Total new obligations	76,911	78,850	78,672


Identification code 012–3505–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	238	333	373


Identification code 012–3505–4–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0023	Improve Access to SNAP for Low Income Elderly			9

0900	Total new obligations (object class 41.0)			9

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation			1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)			1
1900	Budget authority (total)			1
1930	Total budgetary resources available			1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year			–8

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts			9
3020	Outlays (gross)			–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			8
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			8

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			1
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			1
4190	Outlays, net (total)			1

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; [$21,300,170,000] $21,587,277,000 to remain available through September 30, [2016] 2017, of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount available, [$25,000,000] $35,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment 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 of the total amount available, [$16,000,000] $66,900,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, That, of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be available for child nutrition state exchange activities, and shall be in addition to amounts provided by section 7(a)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3539–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Above 185 of poverty	490	486	494
0002	130–185 of poverty	1,097	1,040	1,037
0003	Below 130 of poverty	9,704	10,413	10,831

0091	Subtotal, National School Lunch Program	11,291	11,939	12,362
0101	Above 185 of poverty	98	100	104
0102	130–185 of poverty	268	257	257
0103	Below 130 of poverty	3,350	3,623	3,869

0191	Subtotal, School Breakfast Program	3,716	3,980	4,230
0201	Above 185 of poverty	192	184	188
0202	130–185 of poverty	142	133	135
0203	Below 130 of poverty	2,778	2,770	2,870
0204	Audits		45	48

0291	Subtotal, Child and Adult Care Feeding Program	3,112	3,132	3,241
0301	Summer Food Service Program	464	501	536
0302	Special Milk Program	11	11	11
0303	State Administrative Expenses	257	264	270
0304	Commodity Procurement	1,013	1,250	1,322
0310	Coordinated Review Effort	9	12	10
0315	Food Safety Education	3	3	3
0320	CN Studies and Evaluations	15	38	22
0325	Computer Support and Processing	10	11	11
0340	Other Mandatory Program Costs	18	30	35

0391	Subtotal, Other mandatory activities	1,800	2,120	2,220
0401	Team Nutrition and HealthierUS Schools Challenge	18	19	17
0405	Summer EBT Demonstration		16	67
0415	School Meals Equipment Grants	35	25	35

0491	Subtotal, discretionary activities	53	60	119
0501	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program	166	208	39
0502	Tech. Assist. Program Integrity/Administrative Reviews	13	14	8
0504	National Food Service Management Inst./Information Clearinghouse	5	5	5
0505	School Lunch Equipment Grants (Sect. 749)	1
0507	Direct Certification Technical Assistance (Sect. 749)	4	5
0508	Summer Demonstration Projects (Sect. 749)	3	5
0520	Other Permanent Programs	34	75	19

0591	Subtotal, Permanent Programs	226	312	71

0799	Total direct obligations	20,198	21,543	22,243
0801	Reimbursable program activity	66

0900	Total new obligations	20,264	21,543	22,243

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1,258	652	584
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	29
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	209

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	1,467	652	584
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	42	58	–5

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	42	58	–5
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	11,235	12,888	12,612
1200	Appropriation- Permanent Appropriation	28	19	19
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–5209]	8,170	8,514	9,033
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–4	–4

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	19,429	21,417	21,664
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	70

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	70
1900	Budget authority (total)	19,541	21,475	21,659
1930	Total budgetary resources available	21,008	22,127	22,243
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–92
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	652	584

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	2,940	3,459	4,414
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	20,264	21,543	22,243
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	56
3020	Outlays (gross)	–19,564	–20,588	–21,544
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–209
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–28

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	3,459	4,414	5,113
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	2,940	3,459	4,414
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	3,459	4,414	5,113

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	42	58	–5
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority		7	–95
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	9	27	51

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	9	34	–44
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	19,499	21,417	21,664
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	15,706	17,295	17,466
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	3,849	3,259	4,122

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	19,555	20,554	21,588
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Policy Program [Prior Year Collections - Commodities]	–66
4123	Policy Program [Prior Year Collections]	–8

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–74
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4142	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	4

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	19,429	21,417	21,664
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	19,481	20,554	21,588
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	19,471	21,475	21,659
4190	Outlays, net (total)	19,490	20,588	21,544

The Child Nutrition Programs provide reimbursement to State agencies for cash and commodity meal subsidies through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Special Milk Program, Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). These programs provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free breakfasts and lunches to children every school day; provide nutrition assistance to children when school is not in session during summer months; and improve the quality of day care, making it more affordable for low-income families by providing reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks. In addition, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program (FFVP), targeted to low-income elementary schools, provides fresh fruits and vegetables at no charge to children during the school day. The 2016 Budget will support almost 5.2 billion lunches and snacks served to 30.3 million children in the NSLP, almost 2.5 billion breakfasts served to 14.6 million children in the SBP, and over 2.0 billion meals and snacks served in day care facilities.


Identification code 012–3539–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	24	28	29
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	8	9	9
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
24.0	Printing and reproduction	2	2	3
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	60	62	62
26.0	Supplies and materials (Commodities)	1,067	1,250	1,322
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	19,035	20,190	20,816

99.0	Direct obligations	20,198	21,543	22,243
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	66

99.9	Total new obligations	20,264	21,543	22,243


Identification code 012–3539–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	249	288	288

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), $6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, [2016] 2017, of which such sums as are necessary to increase the contingency reserve to $150,000,000, shall be placed in reserve, to remain available until expended, to be allocated as the Secretary deems necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) of such Act, to support participation should cost or participation exceed budget estimates: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, [$30,000,000] $55,000,000 shall be used for management information systems, [and $25,000,000 shall be used] including for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and activities: 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. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3510–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Grants to States	6,776	7,200	7,056
0004	WIC EBT/MIS	36	55	55
0010	Infrastructure Grants and Technical Assistance	8	14	14
0020	Breastfeeding Peer Counselors and Bonuses	60	60	60
0030	Program Initiatives and Evaluations	13	26	16

0091	Direct program activities (discretionary), subtotal	6,893	7,355	7,201
0101	UPC Database (mandatory)	126	1	1

0900	Total new obligations	7,019	7,356	7,202

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	129	288	132
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	129	152
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	460	576	602

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	589	864	734
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	6,716	6,623	6,623

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	6,716	6,623	6,623
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation - Permanent Appropriation	1	1	1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	1	1	1
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	1

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	1
1900	Budget authority (total)	6,718	6,624	6,624
1930	Total budgetary resources available	7,307	7,488	7,358
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	288	132	156

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1,378	1,664	1,917
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	7,019	7,356	7,202
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–6,268	–6,527	–6,618
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–460	–576	–602
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–8

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1,664	1,917	1,899
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1,378	1,664	1,917
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1,664	1,917	1,899

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	6,717	6,623	6,623
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	4,905	5,267	5,246
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1,362	1,259	1,371

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	6,267	6,526	6,617
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4033	Non-Federal sources	–2
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4052	Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts	1

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	6,716	6,623	6,623
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	6,265	6,526	6,617
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	1	1	1
	Outlays, gross:
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	1	1	1
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	6,717	6,624	6,624
4190	Outlays, net (total)	6,266	6,527	6,618

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides low-income at-risk pregnant and post-partum women, infants, and children nutritious supplemental food packages, nutrition education and counseling, and health and immunization referrals. The 2016 Budget supports nutrition benefits for the 8.5 million individuals expected to participate in the program each month.


Identification code 012–3510–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	3	4	4
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	10	7	10
26.0	Supplies and materials	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	7,004	7,343	7,186

99.9	Total new obligations	7,019	7,356	7,202


Identification code 012–3510–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	32	40	40

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, [$278,501,000] $288,317,000, to remain available through September 30, [2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven additional States that have plans approved by the Department for the commodity supplemental food program but are not currently participating] 2017: 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 [2015] 2016 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, [2016] 2017: Provided further, That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–3507–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Commodity procurement	138	167	176
0002	Administrative costs	42	44	45

0091	Subtotal, commodity supplemental food program	180	211	221
0105	TEFAP Administrative	50	49	49
0110	Senior farmers' market	21	21	21
0115	Farmers' market nutrition program	20	17	17
0120	Pacific island and disaster assistance	1	1	1
0130	NSIP (Transfer Funds)	2	3

0191	Direct program activities, subtotal	94	91	88

0900	Total new obligations	274	302	309

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	27	27
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	1	26
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	5

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	6	27	27
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	270	279	288
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [075–0142]	3	3

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	273	282	288
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336]	21	21	21
1230	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced	–1	–1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	20	20	21
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	3

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	3
1900	Budget authority (total)	296	302	309
1930	Total budgetary resources available	302	329	336
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–1
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	27	27	27

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	41	82	89
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	274	302	309
3020	Outlays (gross)	–228	–295	–306
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–5

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	82	89	92
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	41	82	89
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	82	89	92

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	276	282	288
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	175	203	206
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	33	71	79

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	208	274	285
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Baseline Program [Commodity Collections]	–2
4033	Non-Federal sources	–1

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–3

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	273	282	288
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	205	274	285
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	20	20	21
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	12	14	14
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	8	7	7

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	20	21	21
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	293	302	309
4190	Outlays, net (total)	225	295	306

This account funds the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), farmers' market nutrition programs, assistance for the nuclear- affected islands, and disaster relief.

CSFP provides food packages for low-income elderly persons and for some low-income women, infants and children. It also funds State administrative expenses. TEFAP provides cash to support State administrative activities and to maintain the storage and distribution pipeline for USDA and privately-donated commodities (TEFAP commodities are separately funded through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) account). The account also funds two programs which provide low-income participants vouchers to purchase produce at farmers' markets. The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program is funded by transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation. The WIC Farmers' Market Program is funded by discretionary appropriation.


Identification code 012–3507–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources		1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials (commodities)	138	168	177
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	136	133	131

99.9	Total new obligations	274	302	309


Identification code 012–3507–0–1–605		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	2	3	3

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, [$360,374,000] $341,924,000, to remain available until expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, [decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system,] and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That [$40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: Provided further, That] funds becoming available in fiscal year [2015] 2016 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated[: Provided further, That of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to the "National Forest System" to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program]. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1103–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Capital improvement and maintenance	365	363	360
0801	Capital Improvement and Maintenance (Reimbursable)	32	30	30

0900	Total new obligations	397	393	390

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	50	60	42
1010	Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [011–5512]	–10
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	9

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	49	60	42
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	350	360	342
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1106]	–12	–15
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115]	30

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	368	345	342
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	32	30	30
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	8

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	40	30	30
1900	Budget authority (total)	408	375	372
1930	Total budgetary resources available	457	435	414
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	60	42	24

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	146	146	153
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	397	393	390
3020	Outlays (gross)	–387	–386	–362
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–9
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	146	153	181
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–68	–76	–76
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–8

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–76	–76	–76
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	78	70	77
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	70	77	105

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	408	375	372
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	264	244	242
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	123	142	120

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	387	386	362
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–5	–5	–5
4033	Non-Federal sources	–27	–25	–25

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–32	–30	–30
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–8

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	368	345	342
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	355	356	332
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	368	345	342
4190	Outlays, net (total)	355	356	332

The 2016 Budget requests $341,924,000 for Capital Improvement and Maintenance, a decrease of $18,450,000 below the funding enacted for 2015. Funding provides for capital improvement and maintenance of Forest Service assets including facilities, roads, and trails. Addressing critical maintenance and operational components of the Forest Service demonstrates our commitment to maintaining a healthy environment. The program emphasizes an efficient and effective infrastructure that supports public and administrative uses and quality recreation experiences with minimal impact to ecosystem stability and conditions.

Capital improvement of facilities, roads, and trails includes alteration of existing assets to change the function of the assets, or expansion of an asset to change the capacity or to serve needs that are different from what was originally intended. The 2016 Budget shifts activities previously conducted under the Legacy Roads and Trails program, such as road decommissioning, to the Integrated Resource Restoration program in the National Forest System (NFS) appropriation. The Budget also includes an increase of $30,301,000 for Deferred Maintenance and Infrastructure Improvement above the 2015 enacted level. The funding increase will allow the Forest Service to make strategic infrastructure investments to reduce the maintenance backlog, including improvements to dams, bridges, significant public and administrative facilities on national monuments and other NFS lands, and to complete the disposal of underutilized and decommissioned facilities.

Facilities._Provides for capital improvement and maintenance of recreation developed sites, fire, administrative, and other facilities, including visitor centers, research facilities, telecommunication sites and towers, and dams, and acquisition of buildings, and other facilities necessary to carry out the mission of the Forest Service.

Roads._Provides for capital improvement and maintenance of the National Forest road system, including bridges and terminal facilities such as parking lots, trailhead parking, camping spurs, and truck turnarounds. The agency continues to address the growing road system maintenance backlog. Funding priorities are health and safety and resource protection, including clean water, aquatic passage, and mission- critical needs.

Trails._Provides for capital improvement and maintenance of NFS trails. Funding is used to keep trails open for access and to protect vegetation, soil, and water quality.

Deferred Maintenance and Infrastructure Improvement._Provides for capital improvement and maintenance directed toward reducing the backlog in deferred maintenance on NFS roads and trails, as well as recreation developed sites and fire, administrative, and other facilities. Funding priorities are to ensure the safety of the public, agency employees, volunteers, and contractors.


Identification code 012–1103–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	116	135	122
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	9	11	11
11.5	Other personnel compensation	5	6	6

11.9	Total personnel compensation	130	152	139
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	45	52	47
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	2	2	2
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	8	8	8
22.0	Transportation of things	2	2	2
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	3	3	3
23.2	Rental payments to others	6	6	6
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	7	7	7
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	84	70	77
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	42	31	37
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	1	1	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	1	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials	10	10	10
31.0	Equipment	3	3	3
32.0	Land and structures	4	4	4
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	14	10	12
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	363	363	360
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	32	30	30
99.5	Below reporting threshold	2

99.9	Total new obligations	397	393	390


Identification code 012–1103–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	2,017	2,345	2,120
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	206	206	206
3001	Allocation account civilian full-time equivalent employment	48	48	48

For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, [$296,000,000] $291,982,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, [$70,000,000] $83,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)

For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1104–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0006	Forest and rangeland research	331	340	336
0801	Forest and Rangeland Research (Reimbursable)	22	20	20

0900	Total new obligations	353	360	356

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	34	40	23
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	12

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	46	40	23
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	293	296	292
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115]	29	27	27

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	322	323	319
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	21	20	20
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	4

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	25	20	20
1900	Budget authority (total)	347	343	339
1930	Total budgetary resources available	393	383	362
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	40	23	6

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	125	136	119
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	353	360	356
3020	Outlays (gross)	–330	–377	–343
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–12

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	136	119	132
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–39	–43	–43
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–4

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–43	–43	–43
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	86	93	76
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	93	76	89

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	347	343	339
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	244	274	271
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	86	103	72

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	330	377	343
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–17	–16	–16
4033	Non-Federal sources	–4	–4	–4

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–21	–20	–20
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–4

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	322	323	319
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	309	357	323
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	322	323	319
4190	Outlays, net (total)	309	357	323

The 2016 Budget requests $291,982,000 for Forest and Rangeland Research (Forest Service R&D), a decrease of $4,018,000 below the funding enacted for 2015. Funding requested maintains an essential level of basic research associated with the Priority Research Areas and Strategic Program Areas, while also providing a targeted increase of $13 million for the Forest Inventory and Analysis program to allow for complete field inventory work in all 50 States and in U.S. Territories and to initiate a robust landscape scale inventory and analysis effort in interior Alaska. Forest Service R&D is federally mandated to provide new knowledge and technologies to foster healthy watersheds, forest products, wildlife protection, outdoor recreation opportunities, and other benefits, across all U.S. territories and States. Forest Service R&D accomplishes this mandate through ecological and social science research to understand ecosystems, how humans influence those ecosystems, how those ecosystems respond to the impacts of climate change, and how forests can be managed sustainably to support both environmental conservation and economic opportunities. These research products and services increase the basic biological and physical knowledge base of the composition, structure, and function of forest and grassland ecosystems.

Forest Service R&D is federally mandated to provide new knowledge and technologies to support sustainable management of the Nation's forests and rangelands, sustain jobs and provide environmental, social and economic benefits including healthy watersheds, forest products, wildlife protection, outdoor recreation , and other benefits , across all U.S. territories and States. Research is conducted at five Research Stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry located in Puerto Rico. The Forest Service R&D structure has two components: Priority Research Areas and Strategic Program Areas. The Priority Research Areas address national needs in seven areas: Forest Inventory and Analysis, Forest Disturbances, Watershed Management and Restoration, Bioenergy and Biobased Products, Urban Natural Resources Stewardship, Nanotechnology, and Localized Needs Research. Strategic Program Areas include Wildland Fire and Fuels; Invasive Species; Recreation; Resource Management and Use; Water, Air, and Soil; Wildlife and Fish; and Inventory and Monitoring. The 2016 Budget sustains the outputs and products on which land managers depend for developing management options, strategies, and systems for addressing current issues.


Identification code 012–1104–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	143	157	154
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	4	4	4
11.5	Other personnel compensation	3	3	3

11.9	Total personnel compensation	150	164	161
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	47	51	51
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	1	1	1
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	8	8	8
22.0	Transportation of things	2	2	2
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	5	5	5
23.2	Rental payments to others	5	5	5
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	8	8	8
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	17	15	15
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	24	20	19
25.5	Research and development contracts	38	37	37
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	2	2	2
26.0	Supplies and materials	6	6	6
31.0	Equipment	5	5	5
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	12	10	10

99.0	Direct obligations	331	340	336
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	21	20	20
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1

99.9	Total new obligations	353	360	356


Identification code 012–1104–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,859	2,036	2,006
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	79	79	79

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, [$1,494,330,000] $1,648,314,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition, $15,000,000 for the processing of grazing permits and leases, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Forest Service and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived by a $2.50 per head month administrative fee, as provided for in this Act: Provided, That of the funds provided, [$40,000,000] $60,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): [Provided further, That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4: Provided further, That of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding proviso:] Provided further, That funds provided under this heading shall be available for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams and water bodies that support threatened, endangered or sensitive species or community water sources, as authorized by Public Law 88–567, as amended (16 U.S.C. 532–538) and Public Law 85–767, as amended (23 U.S.C. 101 and 205): Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be available for the decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds appropriated [in this fiscal year or] in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1106–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	National forest system	1,592	1,570	1,664
0801	National Forest System (Reimbursable)	59	60	60

0900	Total new obligations	1,651	1,630	1,724

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	86	136	103
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	41

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	127	136	103
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	1,496	1,494	1,648
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1103]	12	15
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115]	24	28
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115]	40

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	1,572	1,537	1,648
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	59	60	60
1700	Offsetting Collections (Grazing fees)			15
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	29

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	88	60	75
1900	Budget authority (total)	1,660	1,597	1,723
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,787	1,733	1,826
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	136	103	102

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	389	415	289
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	1,651	1,630	1,724
3020	Outlays (gross)	–1,584	–1,756	–1,775
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–41

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	415	289	238
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–95	–124	–124
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–29

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–124	–124	–124
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	294	291	165
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	291	165	114

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	1,660	1,597	1,723
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	1,323	1,357	1,465
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	261	399	310

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	1,584	1,756	1,775
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–36	–37	–37
4033	Non-Federal sources	–23	–23	–38

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–59	–60	–75
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–29

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	1,572	1,537	1,648
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	1,525	1,696	1,700
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	1,572	1,537	1,648
4190	Outlays, net (total)	1,525	1,696	1,700

The 2016 Budget requests $1,648,314,000 for the National Forest System (NFS), an increase of $153,984,000 above the funding enacted for 2015, for the stewardship and management of the 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. This includes the 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands located in 44 States and Puerto Rico that are managed under multiple-use and sustained-yield principles. The natural resources of timber, minerals, range, wildlife, outdoor recreation, watershed, and soil are used in a planned combination that best meets the needs of the Nation without impairing productivity of the land or damaging the environment.

The 2016 Budget prioritizes funding of programs designed to increase the health and resilience of the national forests and grasslands, while also meeting the multiple use requirements for the resources on our Nation's forests and grasslands. Increases are provided for the Integrated Resource Restoration program (IRR) and the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration program (CFLRP) which can be used to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, increase water quantity and quality, improve carbon sequestration, and increase economic opportunities and jobs. These increases support a broader goal of mitigating fire risk, protecting communities, preparing for wildland fire, and suppressing wildland fire where and when appropriate, while meeting other critical land management goals.

Following the Secretary's all-lands vision, the 2016 Budget focuses on meeting the challenges of ecological restoration through collaborative approaches to address fire risk and hazardous fuels, invasive plant and pest species, and watershed degradation. Advancing the all-lands vision includes collaboratively engaging communities to help Americans reconnect to the outdoors, expanding on recreation benefits and create a wide range of opportunities for economic expansion to retain and create jobs, and partnering with communities and fellow agencies to reduce the threat of wildland fires. The goals of these efforts are to reestablish and retain the resilience of NFS lands, to achieve sustainable management and use, and to provide a broad range of ecosystem services.

The 2016 Budget emphasizes Integrated Resource Restoration (IRR) as a priority approach to accomplish on-the-ground restoration. The IRR program promotes improved forest and grassland health and resilience using landscape scale restoration to recover watershed health and clean water and create or maintain local economic opportunities and jobs. The IRR program does this by improving the efficient delivery of NFS programs and integrating watershed protection and restoration into all aspects of our management of national forests and grasslands. This allows the Forest Service to more effectively accomplish forest health and water quality improvement goals.

The 2016 Budget also prioritizes investments through the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP)to foster collaborative, science-based restoration on priority forest landscapes across the Nation. The CFLRP was established specifically to create job stability, achieve a reliable wood supply, restore forest health, and reduce the costs of fire suppression in overgrown forests. The ultimate goal of the CFLRP is to collaboratively achieve improved forest benefits for people, water, and wildlife in a way that can be shared across broad landscapes.

The 2016 Budget reflects the continuing emphasis on Forest Service program performance and accountability agency-wide. The Forest Service business rules for accomplishment reporting incorporate not only directly funded work, but also accomplishments achieved through integration between program areas or partnerships with external groups. This effort improves performance and accountability by shifting focus to accomplishments that naturally align other programs and partner organizations to achieve multiple goals.


Identification code 012–1106–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	664	646	670
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	39	38	38
11.5	Other personnel compensation	36	35	35

11.9	Total personnel compensation	739	719	743
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	260	253	262
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	6	6	6
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	47	45	49
22.0	Transportation of things	10	10	10
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	15	16	16
23.2	Rental payments to others	26	27	27
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	34	34	36
24.0	Printing and reproduction	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	179	180	197
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	142	142	165
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	1	1	1
25.5	Research and development contracts	1	1	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	4	4	4
26.0	Supplies and materials	34	35	36
31.0	Equipment	22	23	23
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	68	70	80
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	2	2	2

99.0	Direct obligations	1,592	1,570	1,660
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	59	60	64

99.9	Total new obligations	1,651	1,630	1,724


Identification code 012–1106–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	11,156	10,846	11,243
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	285	285	285
3001	Allocation account civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,364	1,363	1,355

For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, [$232,653,000] $236,611,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of which [$53,000,000] $61,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1105–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	State and private forestry	190	210	208
0002	Forest Legacy	62	62	62

0799	Total direct obligations	252	272	270
0801	State and Private Forestry (Reimbursable)	73	50	50

0900	Total new obligations	325	322	320

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	100	96	57
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	14

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	114	96	57
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	179	180	176
1101	Appropriation (Legacy)	51	53	61
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115]	10

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	240	233	237
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	43	50	50
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	24

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	67	50	50
1900	Budget authority (total)	307	283	287
1930	Total budgetary resources available	421	379	344
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	96	57	24

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	576	540	526
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	325	322	320
3020	Outlays (gross)	–347	–336	–345
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–14

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	540	526	501
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–91	–115	–115
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–24

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–115	–115	–115
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	485	425	411
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	425	411	386

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	307	283	287
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	96	111	112
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	251	225	233

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	347	336	345
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–43	–50	–50
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–24

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	240	233	237
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	304	286	295
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	240	233	237
4190	Outlays, net (total)	304	286	295

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5096	Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations		3	3
5098	Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations		3	3

The 2016 Budget requests $236,611,000 for State and Private Forestry, an increase of $3,958,000 above the funding enacted for 2015. State and Private Forestry programs provide technical assistance to landowners and resource managers to help sustain forests on State and private lands, in both rural and urban areas, and protect communities and the natural environment from wildland fires, tree pests and diseases, and invasive plants. These programs also help facilitate sound resource stewardship by providing tools to address forest health threats on a landscape scale, while maintaining the flexibility for individual forest landowners to pursue their objectives.

The Administration has developed a strategic approach to address catastrophic fire risk. There are three main issues that need to be addressed for a comprehensive plan of action. The first key is to address wildland fire suppression costs by providing a stable source of funding while minimizing the destabilizing transfers from non- fire programs. The second is to improve the management of federal lands, the benefits of which will include both a reduction in wildland fire risk and an increase in fire fighter safety. The third issue is for non-federal land managers, including private land owners, to implement actions to reduce the risk of fire and increase the resiliency of these lands to fire, when it occurs.

Landscape Scale Restoration._Funds projects focused on issues and landscapes of national importance and on activities that promise meaningful outcomes. Outcomes are measured by improved data collection using streamlined spatial reporting tools. Building upon the State and Private Forestry Redesign process, Landscape Scale Restoration prioritizes resources to shape forest land use on a scale that optimizes public benefits from forests. As a competitive grant program, it provides flexible opportunities to fund innovative projects across program boundaries and across landscape jurisdictions to address priorities and needs consistent with the State Forest Action Plans, as well as projects that will be conducted to restore healthy and resilient forests and communities. Funding of this program is a critical part of the Forest Service's capacity to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, improve water quality and quantity and increase carbon sequestration.

Forest Health Management._Funds Federal and cooperative lands to maintain healthy, productive ecosystems by preventing, detecting, and suppressing damaging native and invasive insects and tree diseases across all land ownership jurisdictions, and invasive plants on cooperative lands. Based on a science-based forest health risk map, the 2016 Budget allocates funding to address national priorities and reduce risk in the most effective and efficient manner. The agency will document changes in insect, disease, and invasive plant geographic range, population dynamics of host preferences of pests, and other changes in pest activity and will explore gene conservation efforts. Funding of this program is a critical part of the Forest Service's capacity to continue to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, improve water quality and quantity and increase carbon sequestration.

Cooperative Forestry._Funds the Forest Stewardship, Forest Legacy, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation, and Urban and Community Forestry programs. These complementary programs help maintain the integrity of our Nation's valuable forested landscapes and supports the Federal interest in obtaining and preserving for the public an array of social, economic, and environmental benefits from privately owned forests. The Forest Service will track how cooperative funds are targeted to priority areas and themes identified in State Forest Action Plans.

Forest Stewardship Program._Provides professional forestry assistance to landowners to encourage sound environmental management of non-industrial private forest lands.

Forest Legacy Program._Partners with States to protect environmentally sensitive forestlands. Consistent with the President's commitment to the America's Great Outdoors Initiative, the Budget includes funding for the Forest Legacy Program through the Land and Water Conservation Fund to support the acquisition of conservation easements and other interests in forest lands threatened by conversion. These easements protect air and water quality, provide access for recreation, and provide habitat for threatened or endangered species.

Mandatory Land and Water Conservation Fund._$900 million, including $400 million in discretionary funding and $500 million in mandatory funding in 2016; proposes to permanently authorize $900 million in annual mandatory funding for the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture for Land and Water Conservation Fund programs beginning in 2017.

Community Forest and Open Space Conservation._Funds grants to local and Tribal governments and qualified nonprofit organizations to establish community forests by acquiring and protecting forestlands.

Urban and Community Forestry._Provides technical, financial, and educational assistance to localities nationwide to improve the condition and extent of their trees and forests to achieve the full range of benefits and services from these resources. This program improves the lives of most Americans near where they live and work.

International Forestry._Assists agencies with missions centrally focused on international issues with natural resource conservation.


Identification code 012–1105–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	46	46	40
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	2	2	2

11.9	Total personnel compensation	49	49	43
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	15	15	13
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	5	5	6
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	1	1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	2	2	2
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	12	13	14
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	10	11	11
25.5	Research and development contracts	1	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials	2	2	2
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	151	169	173

99.0	Direct obligations	252	272	270
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	73	50	50

99.9	Total new obligations	325	322	320


Identification code 012–1105–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	607	604	532
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	54	54	54


Identification code 012–1105–4–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [014–5005]			39

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)			39
1930	Total budgetary resources available			39
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year			39

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3020	Outlays (gross)			–10

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			–10
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			–10

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			39
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			10
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			39
4190	Outlays, net (total)			10

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487), [$2,500,000] $2,441,000, to remain available until expended. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1119–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses	3	3	3

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	3	3	3

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	3	3	3
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3	3	3

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	2
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	3	3	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3	–2	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	1	2	2
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1	1	2
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	1	2	2

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	3	3	3
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2	2	2
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1		1

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	3	2	3
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	3	3	3
4190	Outlays, net (total)	3	2	3

The 2016 Budget requests $2,441,000 for Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses , a decrease of $59,000 below the funding enacted for FY 2015. Funding under this program primarily supports fisheries and wildlife habitat management activities in population assessment and forecasting and enforcement of harvest regulations and laws to ensure that the subsistence needs of qualified rural Alaskans are met under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487).


Identification code 012–1119–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	1	1	1

99.0	Direct obligations	2	2	2
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	3	3	3


Identification code 012–1119–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	12	12	13

For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, [$2,333,298,000] $2,354,029,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, [$6,914,000] $6,917,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be available for the Forest Service in support of fire science research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including all Forest Service authorities for the use of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture agreements, and cooperative agreements: Provided further, That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research: Provided further, That funds provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That of the funds provided, [$361,749,000] $359,126,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, [$19,795,000] $19,820,000 is for research activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), [$78,000,000] $78,012,000 is for State fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, That of the funds provided, $794,534,000 is an amount for wildfire suppression operations to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $854,578,000 is additional new budget authority for wildfire suppression operations specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the "National Forest System", and "Forest and Rangeland Research" accounts to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: [Provided further, That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, and such aircraft shall be suitable for contractor operation over the terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of National Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief of the Forest Service:] Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, That [up to $15,000,000 of the] funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities [implement a community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and] benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the "State and Private Forestry" appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further, That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the "State and Private Forestry" appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: Provided further, That funds designated for wildfire suppression [, including funds transferred from the "FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund",] shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs [: Provided further, That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the "National Forest System" to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program]. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1115–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Wildland fire management	2,883	2,675	2,770
0801	Wildland Fire Management (Reimbursable)	125	175	175

0900	Total new obligations	3,008	2,850	2,945

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	82	111	17
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	177

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	259	111	17
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation - Preparedness and Other Operations	1,475	1,625	1,559
1100	Appropriation - Suppression	687	708	795
1100	Appropriation - Fire Repayment PL 113–46, Sec. 136	600
1100	Appropriation - FLAME Suppression Cap Adjustment			855
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [014–1125]	–4
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1104]	–24	–27	–27
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1106]	–24	–28
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–9923]	–12
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–9921]	–238
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1103]	–30
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1105]	–10
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1106]	–40
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1104]	–5
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1120]	315	303
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [014–1125]	1

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	2,691	2,581	3,182
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	99	175	175
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	70

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	169	175	175
1900	Budget authority (total)	2,860	2,756	3,357
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3,119	2,867	3,374
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	111	17	429

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	919	892	494
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	3,008	2,850	2,945
3011	Obligations incurred, expired accounts	1
3020	Outlays (gross)	–2,850	–3,248	–3,088
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–177
3041	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired	–9

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	892	494	351
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–116	–186	–186
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–70

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–186	–186	–186
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	803	706	308
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	706	308	165

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	2,860	2,756	3,357
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2,095	2,472	2,671
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	755	776	417

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	2,850	3,248	3,088
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–13	–23	–23
4033	Non-Federal sources	–86	–152	–152

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–99	–175	–175
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–70

4070	Budget authority, net (discretionary)	2,691	2,581	3,182
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	2,751	3,073	2,913
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	2,691	2,581	3,182
4190	Outlays, net (total)	2,751	3,073	2,913

The 2016 Budget requests $2,354,029,000 for Wildland Fire Management (WFM), an increase of $20,731,000 above the funding enacted for 2015 for Forest Service fire preparedness, fire suppression, hazardous fuels treatments, joint fire sciences, research and development, and cooperative fire programs on National Forest System (NFS) lands, adjacent State and private lands, and other lands under fire protection agreements. The 2016 budget proposes to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, to establish a new budget framework for the Wildland Fire Management program that is designed to provide stable funding for fire suppression, while minimizing the adverse impacts of fire transfers on the budgets of other fire and non-fire programs, as well as reduce fire risk, manage landscapes more comprehensively, and increase the resiliency of public lands and the communities that border them. In this proposed new budget framework, a portion of the funding need for suppression response is funded within the discretionary spending limits and a portion is funded in an adjustment to those limits. In addition, it does not increase overall discretionary spending, as it would reduce the ceiling for the existing disaster relief cap adjustment by an equivalent amount as is provided from wildfire suppression operations. More detail is provided in the Budget Process chapter in the Analytical Perspectives volume.

Preparedness._To ensure agency capability to protect life, property, and natural resources while assuring an appropriate, risk informed, and effective response to wildfires that is consistent with land and resource management objectives. Firefighter and public safety are the primary considerations for all operations.
Preparedness provides for fire management assets that protect NFS, and other Federal, State, and private lands from damaging wildfires, thus reducing threats to life and values at risk commensurate with land management objectives in the Cohesive Strategy. Key components of the wildland fire response mission delivery are readiness capability and program leadership necessary to ensure appropriate, risk informed, and effective operations. Preparedness also supports other vital elements of a comprehensive wildland fire management program like modernization of the large airtanker fleet, planning, prevention, development of information technology and decision support systems, training and education, development and advancement of firefighting technology, and organizational learning through program analysis and review.
Through this program the Forest Service also assists other Federal agencies and States with planning assistance, sharing joint equipment use contracts, and interagency fire coordination centers. Readiness levels reflect improvements in efficiencies and management controls, including predictive services analysis of fire season potential to strategically deploy firefighting resources, web-based wildfire decision support tools, centralized management of aviation assets, implementation of optimized dispatching analysis, and streamlining of information technology investments.

Suppression._Risk-informed suppression of wildland fires on or threatening NFS lands, other Federal lands, and 20 million acres of non-Federal lands under fire protection agreements. The 2016 Budget request proposes an adjustment to the discretionary spending limits as a new approach for responsibly budgeting for wildland fire suppression to minimize the risk of fire transfers and provide more stability and certainty of funding to invest in critical forest and rangeland management needs. The Budget proposes a base level of funding of 70 percent of the 10-year average of suppression costs to be funded within the discretionary cap. The proposed cap adjustment would fund the remaining identified need for Suppression. The base level of funds ensures that the cap adjustment is only used for the most severe fire activity because it is one percent of the fires that results in 30 percent of the costs. In 2016, suppression funding consists of 70 percent of the 10-year average for suppression expenditures, which is $788,492,000, plus $688,000 towards pay costs, and $5,354,000 towards seasonal employee Federal health benefit increases, for a total of $794,534,000. The amount requested in the budget adjustment equals the difference between the total amount of suppression expenditures projected for the fiscal year, based on the Outyear Forecast developed by the U.S. Forest Service's Southern Research Station, and 70 percent of the 10-year suppression average that is requested within the discretionary budget caps. For 2016, the request for the budget cap adjustment is $854,578,000.
Wildfires continue to be larger and more difficult to suppress due to the effects of a changing climate, persistent drought, hazardous fuels conditions, and the increased size and complexity of housing developments adjacent to the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The Forest Service recognizes the costs of WUI suppression activities and will continue to aggressively pursue management improvements, including:
— focusing hazardous fuels funding for treatments in the WUI,
—using risk-informed, performance-based suppression strategies,
— clarifying roles and responsibilities in the WUI,
— using appropriate cost-share agreements, and
— deploying decision support tools.
Development of necessary governance and risk management protocols that will guide program management and incident response with the application of resources to reduce unnecessary risk to firefighter safety in the short-term and to the long-term resiliency of fire-adapted ecosystems will continue to be a focus. The Forest Service will also continue efforts to allow fire to return to the landscape when these fires will improve the health of the forest and when risks to safety and communities make it appropriate to do so.


Year	Net Nominal Suppression Obligations	Adjusted Obligations [2014 = 1.00] 1	Rolling 10-year Average


2005	$524,900	$627,702	$879,461
2006	1,280,419	1,482,999	945,988
2007	1,149,654	1,298,815	1,050,871
2008	1,193,073	1,303,525	1,138,639
2009	702,111	764,809	1,165,530
2010	578,284	621,228	1,083,361
2011	1,055,736	1,111,231	1,105,078
2012	1,436,614	1,481,075	1,088,074
2013	1,356,535	1,376,116	1,096,302
2014	1,195,955	1,195,955	1,126,345

Fire Operations, Other._The Other Fire Operations programs include Hazardous Fuels, National Fire Plan Research and Development, Joint Fire Sciences, State Fire Assistance, and Volunteer Fire Assistance. Funding will focus on treating hazardous fuels in the WUI and highest priority areas, research and technology transfer activities, and providing vital support to assist local communities and State foresters to develop firefighting capacity to provide critical preparedness and response actions for communities at risk. State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs include funding to enhance the capacity of States to increase the fire adaptability of communities by providing funding and technical assistance to: (1) increase their initial attack capabilities, (2) reduce hazardous fuels in and around communities, and (3) purchase and maintain firefighting equipment. Funding also supports training, planning, and fire prevention, and education programs. The request for Hazardous Fuels provides funding for treatment of hazardous fuels within the WUI and highest priority areas of NFS lands and adjacent State and private lands. Treatments will be focused on the most strategic acres, which are often the most expensive because they require mechanical treatment or a combination of mechanical treatment with prescribed fire. Projects completed using hazardous fuels funds will focus on: strategically protecting communities (and associated lives, property, and public infrastructure) which are at the highest risk from damaging wildfire; providing a safer environment for wildland fire management operations; and supporting communities that are working to achieve Firewise standards and have identified acres to be treated in Community Wildfire Protection Plans or equivalent plans, and have made an investment in implementing local solutions to protect against wildland fire.
The Hazardous Fuels program restores forest health and reduces wildfire risks. Hazardous fuel reduction modifies the arrangement of or reduces the volume of naturally occurring flammable vegetation and forest litter. The program includes prescribed burning, mechanical treatments, and other methods. Treatments are designed to alter fire behavior and reduce negative impacts of wildland fires such as erosion or soils that, due to high fire temperatures, shed water rather than absorbing it. Healthy, resilient landscapes have greater capacity to adapt to and withstand natural disturbances and large scale threats to sustainability, especially under changing and uncertain future environmental conditions such as those created by climate change.


Identification code 012–1115–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	495	511	513
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	72	74	74
11.5	Other personnel compensation	237	245	245
11.8	Special personal services payments	43	44	44

11.9	Total personnel compensation	847	874	876
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	274	283	284
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	27	27	27
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	72	73	73
22.0	Transportation of things	11	11	11
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	15	16	16
23.2	Rental payments to others	34	35	35
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	41	41	41
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	908	843	855
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	154	143	156
25.4	Operation and maintenance of facilities	1	1	1
25.5	Research and development contracts	1	1	1
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	5	5	5
26.0	Supplies and materials	90	84	87
31.0	Equipment	24	22	23
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	376	213	276
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	2	2	2

99.0	Direct obligations	2,883	2,675	2,770
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	124	175	175
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1

99.9	Total new obligations	3,008	2,850	2,945


Identification code 012–1115–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	11,770	12,154	12,198
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	32	32	32

[For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts are only available for transfer to the "Wildland Fire Management" account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a).] (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–1120–0–1–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1100	Appropriation	315	303
1120	Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1115]	–315	–303

In 2016, the Budget proposes to eliminate this account and will fund all suppression activities in the Wildland Fire Management account, with a portion of the suppression funds requested within the discretionary budget cap and a portion of the funds requested in a budget cap adjustment.

For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–5207–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	3	3	3
	Receipts:
0220	Receipts, Cooperative Range Improvements	2	2	2

0400	Total: Balances and collections	5	5	5
	Appropriations:
0500	Range Betterment Fund	–2	–2	–2

0799	Balance, end of year	3	3	3


Identification code 012–5207–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Range betterment fund	2	2	3

0900	Total new obligations	2	2	3

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	1	1	1
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1101	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	2	2	2

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	2	2	2
1930	Total budgetary resources available	3	3	3
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	1	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	1
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	2	2	3
3020	Outlays (gross)	–3	–2	–2

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			1
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	1
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			1

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	2	2	2
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	2	2	2
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	1

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	3	2	2
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	2	2	2
4190	Outlays, net (total)	3	2	2

The 2016 Budget requests $2,320,000 for the Range Betterment Fund and is commensurate with expected receipts. Fifty percent of grazing fees from national forests in the 16 western States, once appropriated, are used to protect and improve rangeland productivity primarily through revegetation, construction and reconstruction, and maintenance of improvements under authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), as amended. This program emphasizes essential structural and non-structural improvements prescribed in grazing allotment management plans and other project plans as developed according to the National Environmental Policy Act. Treatment of invasive plant species related to permitted livestock use continues to be a priority for non-structural rangeland improvement work, such as fencing for proper livestock management and vegetation management for restoring rangelands to healthy conditions.


Identification code 012–5207–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

26.0	Direct obligations: Supplies and materials	1	1	2
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	2	2	3


Identification code 012–5207–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	5	5	5


Identification code 012–5540–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Stewardship contracting	10	15	14

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	14	14	13
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	11	14	14
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	10	14	14
1930	Total budgetary resources available	24	28	27
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	14	13	13

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	10	11	13
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	10	15	14
3020	Outlays (gross)	–9	–13	–19

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	11	13	8
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	10	11	13
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	11	13	8

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	10	14	14
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		7	7
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	9	6	12

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	9	13	19
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	10	14	14
4190	Outlays, net (total)	9	13	19

Stewardship Contracting._The Forest Service may enter into stewardship projects via agreement or contract to perform services to achieve land management goals and meet local and rural community needs. Stewardship contracting product sales enable the Forest Service to apply the value of timber or other forest products from stewardship sales as an offset against the costs to accomplish land and resource management objectives. If the offset value exceeds the value of the resource improvement treatments, those receipts are retained and deposited in the Stewardship Contracting Fund and are available until expended for other authorized stewardship projects. This authority was reauthorized permanently, pursuant to P.L. 113–79, Agricultural Act of 2014.


Identification code 012–5540–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	7	11	10
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	2	3	3

99.0	Direct obligations	9	14	13
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	10	15	14

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service, [$47,500,000] $63,000,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended.

For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law, [$950,000] $1,950,000, to be derived from forest receipts.

For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 460l-516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public Law 76–589, 76–591; and Public Law 78–310). (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


Identification code 012–9923–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	6	6	7
	Receipts:
0220	Deposits, Acquisitions of Lands for National Forests, Special Acts	1	1	1
0221	Receipts for Construction of Administrative Improvements - Arizona Land Conveyances	–1
0222	Receipts for Construction of Administrative Improvements-Taos NM, Land Conveyances	1
0223	Land Acquisition Proceeds for Exchanges, Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges	11	12	12
0224	Facility Realignment and Enhancement Receipts, Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges		1	1

0299	Total receipts and collections	12	14	14

0400	Total: Balances and collections	18	20	21
	Appropriations:
0500	Land Acquisition	–1	–1	–2
0501	Land Acquisition	–11	–12	–12

0599	Total appropriations	–12	–13	–14

0799	Balance, end of year	6	7	7


Identification code 012–9923–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Land Acquisition (12X5004 LALW) Discretionary	48	52	62
0002	Land Facilities Enchancement (12X5216 EXSC/SL) Mandatory	12	12	10
0003	Land Acquisition - Special Acts (12Y5208) Discretionary	1	1	2

0900	Total new obligations	61	65	74

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	31	37	33
1001	Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1	4
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	1

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	32	37	33
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1101	Appropriation: Land Acquisition (12X5004)	43	48	63
1101	Appropriation: Special Acts (12Y5208)	1	1	2
1121	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115]	12

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)	56	49	65
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (12X5216 EXSC EXSL)	11	12	12
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–1

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	10	12	12
1900	Budget authority (total)	66	61	77
1930	Total budgetary resources available	98	98	110
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	37	33	36
	Special and non-revolving trust funds:
1952	Expired unobligated balance, start of year	1	1
1953	Expired unobligated balance, end of year	1

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	24	24	26
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	61	65	74
3020	Outlays (gross)	–60	–63	–75
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–1

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	24	26	25
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	24	24	26
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	24	26	25

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	56	49	65
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	42	37	49
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	9	14	12

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	51	51	61
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	10	12	12
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	1	2	2
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	8	10	12

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	9	12	14
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	66	61	77
4190	Outlays, net (total)	60	63	75

The 2016 Budget requests $65,166,000 for the Land Acquisition accounts, an increase of $16,500,000 above funding enacted for 2015. This heading consolidates land acquisition authorities for acquisition of lands, waters, or interest therein, as authorized by law. Consistent with the President's commitment to the America's Great Outdoors Initiative, the Budget will provide funding for land acquisition through the Land and Water Conservation Fund to support the acquisition of high-priority forests and grasslands. This program is included in the proposal for mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The 2016 Federal Land Acquisition program builds on efforts started in 2013 to strategically invest in interagency landscape-scale conservation projects while continuing to meet agency-specific programmatic needs. The Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service collaborated extensively to develop a process to more effectively coordinate land acquisitions with government and local community partners to achieve highest priority shared conservation goals.

Land Acquisition._Lands and other interests are acquired adjacent to areas of the National Forest System (NFS) for such purposes as outdoor recreation, wilderness management, wildlife habitat conservation, watershed protection and enhancement, resource management, and land consolidation.
Mandatory Land and Water Conservation Fund.—The Administration proposes $900,000,000 in discretionary and mandatory funding in 2015, $400,000,000 in discretionary and $500,000,000 mandatory funding in 2016 for a total of $900,000,000, and proposes to permanently authorize $900,000,000 in annual mandatory funding for the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior Land and Water Conservation Fund programs beginning in 2017.

Acquisition of Lands for National Forests, Special Acts._To acquire lands within critical watersheds to provide soil stabilization and restoration of vegetation. Public Laws 76–589, 76–591 and 78–310 (54 Stat. 297, 298, 299, and 402; and 58 Stat. 227–228) authorize appropriations for the purchase of lands within the following national forests: the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch, in Utah; the Toiyabe, in Nevada; and the Angeles, Cleveland, San Bernardino, and Sequoia, in California. Appropriations are made from receipts on these national forests.

Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges._Deposits are made by State, county, or municipal governments, public school authorities, or non-Federal parties and are used to acquire lands for National Forest System or other authorized purposes.

Land Facilities Enhancement Fund._This fund includes the Conveyance of Administrative Sites Program and the Sites Specific Lands Acts Program. These programs enable specific national forests and grasslands to convey land or facilities and use the proceeds to acquire, construct, or improve land and facilities within the same national forest or State. They also provide for the realignment of the agency's facility portfolio by providing an incentive for local managers to liquidate obsolete or underutilized assets and reinvest in assets that best support the agency's mission (U.S.C. 590d note).


Identification code 012–9923–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
11.1	Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent	4	4	4
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	2	3	3
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	4	4	5
32.0	Land and structures	48	51	59

99.0	Direct obligations	60	64	73
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1	1	1

99.9	Total new obligations	61	65	74


Identification code 012–9923–0–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	57	56	60
3001	Allocation account civilian full-time equivalent employment	101	100	100


Identification code 012–9923–4–2–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Land Acquisition (12X5004 LALW) Discretionary			65

0900	Total new obligations (object class 32.0)			65

	Budgetary resources:
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [014–5005]			65

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)			65
1930	Total budgetary resources available			65

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts			65
3020	Outlays (gross)			–49

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year			16
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200	Obligated balance, end of year			16

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross			65
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority			49
4180	Budget authority, net (total)			65
4190	Outlays, net (total)			49


Identification code 012–9921–0–2–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	140	186	177
	Receipts:
0220	National Forests Fund	16
0221	National Forests Fund, Payments to States	128	56	56
0222	National Forests Fund, Payments to States		61	61
0223	Timber Roads, Purchaser Elections	2	2	2
0224	National Forests Fund, Roads and Trails for States	17
0225	Timber Salvage Sales	33	20	20
0226	Deposits, Brush Disposal	8	9	9
0227	Rents and Charges for Quarters, Forest Service	8	7	7
0228	Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund	6	7	7
0229	Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, Forest Service	71	65	67
0230	Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Rental Fees		2	1
0231	Charges, User Fees, and Natural Resource Utilization, Land between the Lakes, Forest Service	4	4	4
0232	Administration of Rights-of-way and Other Land Uses	2	2	2
0233	Miscellaneous Collections, Valles Caldera Fund		1
0234	Funds Retained, Stewardship Contracting Product Sales	11	14	14
0235	National Grasslands	63	21	21
0236	Miscellaneous Special Funds, Forest Service	2	13	13

0299	Total receipts and collections	371	284	284

0400	Total: Balances and collections	511	470	461
	Appropriations:
0500	Stewardship Contracting Product Sales	–11	–14	–14
0501	Stewardship Contracting Product Sales	1
0502	Forest Service Permanent Appropriations	–312	–224	–227
0503	Forest Service Permanent Appropriations	–15	–9	–9
0504	Forest Service Permanent Appropriations	12	15
0505	Forest Service Permanent Appropriations		–61	–61

0599	Total appropriations	–325	–293	–311

0799	Balance, end of year	186	177	150


Identification code 012–9921–0–2–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Brush disposal (5206)	9	9	9
0002	Restoration of Forest Lands and Improvements (5215)	27	51	47
0003	Recreation fee demonstration / enhancement programs (5268)	71	75	76
0004	Timber Roads - Purchaser Election program (5202)	1	1	1
0005	Timber Salvage Sale program (5204)	21	22	22
0006	Timber Pipeline Restoration fund (includes forest botanical products) (5264)	4	9	8
0008	Midewin Tallgrass Prairie funds (5277)		1	1
0009	Operation and maintenance of quarters (5219)	9	9	8
0010	Land between the lakes management fund (5360)	5	4	4
0011	Valles Caldera fund (5363)	1	1
0012	Administration of rights-of-way and other land uses (5361 - URRF, URMN)	2	2	2
0013	Secure Rural Schools - National Forest Fund (5201)	123	50	50
0014	Secure Rural Schools - transfers from Treasury (1117)	176
0015	Payments to Minnesota (5213)	6	6	6
0016	Payments to Counties - National Grasslands (5896)	22	21	21

0799	Total direct obligations	477	261	255
0801	Admin rights of way - Reimbursable program (5361 - URMJ)	4	6	5

0900	Total new obligations	481	267	260

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	343	599	554
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	3

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	346	599	554
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, discretionary:
1130	Appropriations permanently reduced			–17

1160	Appropriation, discretionary (total)			–17
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation	180
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	312	224	227
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	15	9	9
1221	Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115]	238
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–12	–15

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	733	218	236
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected	5	4	4

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	5	4	4
1900	Budget authority (total)	738	222	223
1930	Total budgetary resources available	1,084	821	777
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940	Unobligated balance expiring	–4
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	599	554	517

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	69	80	39
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	481	267	260
3020	Outlays (gross)	–467	–308	–277
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	80	39	22
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	69	80	39
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	80	39	22

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross			–17
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority			–17
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	738	222	240
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	179	136	148
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	288	172	146

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	467	308	294
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123	Non-Federal sources	–5	–4	–4
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	733	218	219
4190	Outlays, net (total)	462	304	273

Brush Disposal._Funds from payments by purchasers of National Forest timber are used to dispose of or treat slash and other debris resulting from cutting operations (16 U.S.C. 490).

Restoration of Forestlands and Improvements._Funds from claim settlements involving damage to lands or improvements and from forfeiture of deposits and bonds by permittees and timber purchasers are used for the restoration made necessary by the action which led to the settlement of forfeiture (16 U.S.C. 579c).

Recreation Fees, Forest Service (also referred to as the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Fund)._Fees collected from users of recreation facilities are used to pay for on-the-ground operation, maintenance, and improvement of recreation sites and services to maintain and enhance recreation opportunities, visitor experiences, and related habitat. (16 U.S.C. 6806 and 6807, P.L. 108–447, Div. J, [title VIII, Sec. 807 and Sec. 808] Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3388). The Administration proposes a one year extension of the recreation fee program under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, which is set to expire on September 30, 2016.

Timber Purchaser Election Roads Construction._Funds from timber receipts are used to construct permanent roads for purchasers of timber who qualify as small businesses and elect to have the Forest Service construct the roads designated under the timber sale contract (16 U.S.C. 472a(i)).

Timber Salvage Sales._Funds are used for salvage of insect-infested, dead, damaged, or down timber, and to remove associated trees for stand improvement (16 U.S.C. 472a(h)).

Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund._Funds are used for restoring the timber pipeline and funding the backlog of recreation projects on National Forest System lands. This fund also includes Forest Botanical Products fees (P.L. 104–134, Sec. 101 (c), [Title III Sec. 327], April 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–206 and 207).

Forest Botanical Products._Fees are based on the fair market value for the sale of forest botanical products and cover the costs of analyzing, granting, modifying, and monitoring the harvest of these products; the determination of sustainable harvest levels; and the establishment of personal use levels (16 U.S.C. 528 note).

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie funds._Funds collected through user and rental fees (Public Law 104–106, Div. B, [Title XXIX, sec. 2915 (b) through (f)], Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 601) can be used as follows:

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Rental Fees._Cover the cost to the United States of prairie improvement work at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie .

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Fund._Cover the costs of restoration and administrative activities.

Operation and Maintenance of Quarters._Quarters rental deductions are collected from employees occupying Forest Service housing facilities and are available for the maintenance and operation of employee-occupied quarters (5 U.S.C. 5911).

Land Between the Lakes Management Fund._Amounts received from charges, user fees and natural resource use on the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBLNRA) are deposited into this fund and are available for the management of the LBLNRA, including payments, salaries, and expenses (16 U.S.C. 460lll-24) (P.L. 105–277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title V, Sec. 524], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–315).

Valles Caldera Fund._Funds are available for any purpose consistent with the purposes of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act including the administration, preservation, restoration, operation and maintenance, improvement, repair, and related expenses incurred with respect to properties under its management jurisdiction (16 U.S.C. 698v-4, 698v-6). Pursuant to the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, management of the Valles Caldera Preserve will be transferred to the National Park Service in FY 2015. Any unobligated balances in the fund after the transfer is complete may be transferred to the Department of the Interior.

Administration of Rights-of-Way Program (Cost Recovery Lands Minor Projects), including the Reimbursable Program (Cost Recovery Lands Major Projects)._Fees collected from applicants and holders of special use authorizations are available to pay for processing applications and monitoring compliance with special use authorizations. (31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1764(g); 30 U.S.C. 815(1); P.L. 82–137; P.L. 66–146; P.L. 94–579; 113 Stat. 1501A-196197 as amended by 118 Stat. 3105; 119 Stat. 555 and P.L. 110–161; 16 U.S.C. 46016d; 117 Stat. 294–297). This fund also includes:

Commercial Filming._Collection and use of fees from commercial filming and still photography permits. (16 U.S.C. 460l-6d) (P. L. 106–206).

Organizational Camps._Collection of land use fees from organizational camps located on National Forest System lands. (16 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.) (P.L. 108–7).

Administration of Rights-of-Way Reimbursable Program (Cost Recovery Lands Major Projects)._

Payments to States._The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS Act) provides for transitional assistance to rural counties affected by the decline in revenue from timber harvests on Federal lands. This authority was extended through September 30, 2013, pursuant to P.L. 113–40, the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013. Payments were made in FY 2014 with FY 2013 receipts.
If the SRS Act is not reauthorized, States will revert to the Payments to States Act of 1908, as amended (16 U.S.C. 500) which requires, with a few exceptions, that 25 percent of all monies received from the national forests and deposited into the National Forest Fund during a fiscal year from timber, grazing, special-use permits, power and mineral leases, and admission and user fees be paid to the States in which the national forests are located, for public schools and public roads in the county or counties in which the national forests are situated.
The Budget reflects a mandatory reauthorization and four-year phase-out through 2019, of the SRS Act. This SRS proposal revises the allocation split between the three portions of the program from the current authority emphasizing enhancement of forest ecosystems, restoration and improvement of land health and water quality and the increase of economic activity.

Payment to Minnesota._The State of Minnesota is paid 0.75 percent of the appraised value of certain Superior National Forest lands in the counties of Cook Lake and St. Louis for distribution to these counties (16 U.S.C. 577g).

Payments to Counties, National Grasslands._This program annually provides 25 percent of net revenues from the use of Title III-Bankhead-Jones Acquired Lands to counties in which Title III-Bankhead-Jones Acquired Lands are located for funding public schools and roads. (7 U.S.C. 1012).

Roads and Trails (10 Percent) Fund._10 percent of all national forest receipts are used by the Forest Service to repair or reconstruct roads, bridges, and trails on NFS lands to correct road and trail deficiencies that adversely affect ecosystems. Since FY 2008, Congress has directed that funds becoming available be transferred to Treasury.

Licensee Program._Funds from fees for the use of characters by private enterprises are collected under regulations promulgated by the Secretary. The licensee program includes Smokey Bear to further the nationwide forest fire prevention campaign (16 U.S.C. 580p(2)) and Woodsy Owl to promote wise use of the environment (16 U.S.C. 580p(1)).

Quinault Special Management Area._The Forest Service manages the natural resources and distributes proceeds from the sale of forest products in the Quinault Special Management Area of the Olympic National Forest between the State of Washington (45 percent), the Quinault Tribe (45 percent) and the Quinault Special Management Area fund (10 percent) for use by the Olympic National Forest to administer future timber sales. (P.L 100–638) (102 Stat. 3327).

Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research Fund._Funds collected from leasing the Wood Education and Research Center (WERC) wood shop and rough mill under a special use permit are available for the management and operation of the WERC and the payment of salaries and expenses (P.L. 106–113, div. B, 1000(a)(3) [Title III, 332], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A197).


Identification code 012–9921–0–2–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	41	42	45
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	12	12	13
11.5	Other personnel compensation	3	3	3

11.9	Total personnel compensation	56	57	61
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	17	18	19
13.0	Benefits for former personnel	1	1	1
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	2	2	2
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	6	4	4
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	39	28	21
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	8	5	5
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	1	1	1
26.0	Supplies and materials	8	5	5
31.0	Equipment	2	1	1
32.0	Land and structures	1	1	1
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	327	131	128
42.0	Insurance claims and indemnities	6	4	3

99.0	Direct obligations	477	261	255
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	4	5	5
99.5	Below reporting threshold		1

99.9	Total new obligations	481	267	260


Identification code 012–9921–0–2–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	1,128	1,162	1,228
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	35	42	36


Identification code 012–9921–4–2–999		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1			225
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1200	Appropriation		164	136
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)		61	61

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)		225	197
1900	Budget authority (total)		225	197
1930	Total budgetary resources available		225	422
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year		225	422

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1			–191
3020	Outlays (gross)		–191	–201

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year		–191	–392
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year			–191
3200	Obligated balance, end of year		–191	–392

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross		225	197
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority		191	167
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances			34

4110	Outlays, gross (total)		191	201
4180	Budget authority, net (total)		225	197
4190	Outlays, net (total)		191	201


Identification code 012–4605–0–4–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0801	Working capital fund	220	245	245

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	181	210	210
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	4

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	185	210	210
	Budget authority:
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700	Collected	230	245	245
1701	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	15

1750	Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)	245	245	245
1930	Total budgetary resources available	430	455	455
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	210	210	210

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	47	52	22
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	220	245	245
3020	Outlays (gross)	–211	–275	–257
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–4

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	52	22	10
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1	–49	–64	–64
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–15

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–64	–64	–64
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	–2	–12	–42
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	–12	–42	–54

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Discretionary:
4000	Budget authority, gross	245	245	245
	Outlays, gross:
4010	Outlays from new discretionary authority	188	208	208
4011	Outlays from discretionary balances	23	67	49

4020	Outlays, gross (total)	211	275	257
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030	Federal sources	–62	–66	–66
4033	Non-Federal sources	–168	–179	–179

4040	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–230	–245	–245
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–15
4080	Outlays, net (discretionary)	–19	30	12
4190	Outlays, net (total)	–19	30	12

The Working Capital Fund is a self-sustaining revolving fund that provides services to national forests, to research experiment stations, to other Federal agencies when necessary, to State and private agencies as provided by law, and to persons who cooperate with the Forest Service in fire control and other authorized programs. Forestry-related supply and support services include:

Equipment Services._The Fund owns, operates, maintains, replaces, and repairs common-use, motor-driven, and similar equipment. This equipment is rented to administrative units including national forests, research experiment stations, other Forest Service units, and to other federal and non-federal agencies, at rates which recover the cost of operation, repair and maintenance, management, and depreciation. The rental rates also include an increment which, when added to depreciation cost recovery and the residual value of equipment, provides sufficient funds to replace the equipment. The Budget includes Forest Service implementation, in conjunction with the General Services Administration, of a vehicle allocation methodology that analyzes fleet vehicle effectiveness, life cycle costs, vehicle pooling, procurement practices, and reduction of operating costs.

Aircraft Services._The Fund operates, maintains, and repairs Forest Service-owned aircraft used in fire surveillance and suppression and in other Forest Service programs. Aircraft replacement costs are financed from either appropriated funds or the Forest Service Working Capital Fund, or a combination of both.

Supply Services._The Fund operates the following common services and provides for cost-recovery of Working Capital Fund Program Management: photo reproduction laboratories that store, reproduce, and supply aerial photographs, aerial maps, and other photographs of national forest lands. Photographic reproductions are sold to national forests, research experiment stations, and others at cost. Sign shops that manufacture and supply special signs for the national forests for use in regulating traffic and as information to the public and other users of the national forests. Signs are sold to national forests and research experiment stations at cost.

Nurseries._The Fund operates seed supply services that provide tree seeds for direct seeding or sowing in nurseries for the production of trees. Activities include purchase or collection of cones, extraction of seeds, cleaning and testing, and storage and delivery. The fund operates in conjunction with forest tree nurseries and cold storage facilities for storage of tree seedlings. Tree seedlings are sold to national forests, State foresters, and other cooperators at cost.


Identification code 012–4605–0–4–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Reimbursable obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	35	35	35
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	1	1	1
11.5	Other personnel compensation	3	3	3

11.9	Total personnel compensation	39	39	39
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	13	13	13
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	3	3	3
22.0	Transportation of things	1	1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	2	2
24.0	Printing and reproduction	1	1	1
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	5	6	6
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	2	3	3
25.7	Operation and maintenance of equipment	28	36	36
26.0	Supplies and materials	57	64	64
31.0	Equipment	68	76	76

99.9	Total new obligations	220	245	245


Identification code 012–4605–0–4–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	597	597	596

Trust Funds


Identification code 012–9974–0–7–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

0100	Balance, start of year	12	5
	Receipts:
0200	Transfers from General Fund of Amounts Equal to Certain Customs Duties, Reforestation Trust Fund	30	30	30
0220	Forest Service Cooperative Fund	265	59	54

0299	Total receipts and collections	295	89	84

0400	Total: Balances and collections	307	94	84
	Appropriations:
0500	Forest Service Trust Funds	–92	–89	–84
0501	Forest Service Trust Funds	–203
0502	Forest Service Trust Funds	–12	–5
0503	Forest Service Trust Funds	5

0599	Total appropriations	–302	–94	–84

0799	Balance, end of year	5


Identification code 012–9974–0–7–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Obligations by program activity:
0001	Cooperative work trust fund (8028 - CWKV/K2)	65	70	66
0002	Cooperative work advance payments (8028 - CWF2)	17	18	18
0003	Reforestation trust fund (8046 - RTRT)	29	30	30

0799	Total direct obligations	111	118	114
0801	Reimbursable program-coop work other (8028 - CWFS)	23	63	55

0900	Total new obligations	134	181	169

	Budgetary resources:
	Unobligated balance:
1000	Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1	150	343	281
1021	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations	3

1050	Unobligated balance (total)	153	343	281
	Budget authority:
	Appropriations, mandatory:
1201	Appropriation (special or trust fund)	92	89	84
1201	Appropriation (General Fund Repayment from Wildfire Management)	203
1203	Appropriation (previously unavailable)	12	5
1232	Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced	–5

1260	Appropriations, mandatory (total)	302	94	84
	Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800	Collected (CWFS)	19	22	18
1801	Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources	3	3	3

1850	Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)	22	25	21
1900	Budget authority (total)	324	119	105
1930	Total budgetary resources available	477	462	386
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941	Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year	343	281	217

	Change in obligated balance:
	Unpaid obligations:
3000	Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1	43	45	85
3010	Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts	134	181	169
3020	Outlays (gross)	–129	–141	–149
3040	Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired	–3

3050	Unpaid obligations, end of year	45	85	105
	Uncollected payments:
3060	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1		–3	–6
3070	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–3	–3	–3

3090	Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year	–3	–6	–9
	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3100	Obligated balance, start of year	43	42	79
3200	Obligated balance, end of year	42	79	96

	Budget authority and outlays, net:
	Mandatory:
4090	Budget authority, gross	324	119	105
	Outlays, gross:
4100	Outlays from new mandatory authority	56	67	59
4101	Outlays from mandatory balances	73	74	90

4110	Outlays, gross (total)	129	141	149
	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
	Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120	Federal sources		–3	–3
4123	Non-Federal sources	–19	–19	–15

4130	Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)	–19	–22	–18
	Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140	Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired	–3	–3	–3

4160	Budget authority, net (mandatory)	302	94	84
4170	Outlays, net (mandatory)	110	119	131
4180	Budget authority, net (total)	302	94	84
4190	Outlays, net (total)	110	119	131

	Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000	Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value		6	6
5001	Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value	6	6	6

Cooperative Work Trust Fund-Knutson Vandenberg._Funds, including deposits from purchasers of timber, are received and used for specified work in forest investigations, protection, and improvement of the National Forest System, including protection, reforestation, and administration of private lands adjacent to National Forests (7 U.S.C. 2269; 16 U.S.C. 498, 535, 572, 572a, 576b, 1643; and 31 U.S.C. 1321).

Cooperative Work Trust Fund-Advanced Payments (Non-Agreement Based)._This fund is used to collect deposits received from partners and cooperators for protecting and improving resources of the National Forest System as authorized by permits or sale contracts. Within this fund, deposits from multiple contributors can be pooled to support a wide variety of activities that benefit programs in Forest and Rangeland Research, on National Forest System lands, and for other agency activities. There are multiple statutes that authorize this fund including 16 U.S.C. 572 and 31 U.S.C. 1321.

Reforestation Trust Fund._Amounts from this account are used for reforestation and timber stand improvement (16 U.S.C. 1606a(d)).

Cooperative Work Trust Fund-Reimbursable Program (Agreement Based)._This fund is used to collect deposits received from partners and cooperators for protecting and improving resources of the National Forest System as authorized by cooperative agreements. Deposit funds support a wide variety of activities that benefit and support programs in Forest and Rangeland Research, on National Forest System lands, and for other agency activities. There are multiple statutes that authorize this fund including 16 U.S.C. 498, 16 U.S.C. 532–537, and 31 U.S.C. 1321.

Land Between the Lakes Trust Fund._Interest earned from funds transferred by the Tennessee Valley Authority is available for public education, grants, recreation internships, conservation and multiple-use management of the Land Between the Lakes. Annual trust fund earnings and program expenditures are less than $1 million (16 U.S.C. 460lll-31).


Identification code 012–9974–0–7–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

	Direct obligations:
	Personnel compensation:
11.1	Full-time permanent	34	35	34
11.3	Other than full-time permanent	4	4	4
11.5	Other personnel compensation	2	2	2

11.9	Total personnel compensation	40	41	40
12.1	Civilian personnel benefits	14	14	14
21.0	Travel and transportation of persons	1	1	1
23.1	Rental payments to GSA	1	1	1
23.2	Rental payments to others	1	1	1
23.3	Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges	2	2	2
25.2	Other services from non-Federal sources	29	35	32
25.3	Other goods and services from Federal sources	8	8	8
26.0	Supplies and materials	7	7	7
31.0	Equipment	1	1	1
32.0	Land and structures	5	5	5
41.0	Grants, subsidies, and contributions	2	2	2

99.0	Direct obligations	111	118	114
99.0	Reimbursable obligations	22	63	55
99.5	Below reporting threshold	1

99.9	Total new obligations	134	181	169


Identification code 012–9974–0–7–302		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

1001	Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment	685	710	692
2001	Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment	157	157	157

Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).

Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the [headings] heading "Wildland Fire Management" [and "FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund"] will be obligated within 30 days [: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible].

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.

None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).

None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance [approval of] notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act.

Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology Center and the Department of Agriculture's International Technology Service. [Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International Technology Service.]

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82, as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109–154.

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses.

Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.

Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663.

Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).

Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed [$55,000,000] $65,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers.

An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.)


		2014 actual	2015 est.	2016 est.

Offsetting receipts from the public:
012–267530	Biorefinery Assistance, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	31
012–274630	Downward Reestimates, Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program	57
012–271030	Rural Development Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	3	1
012–271330	Economic Development Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	3	1
012–271130	Rural Telephone Bank Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	1	2
012–277930	Multifamily Housing Revitalization Fund, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	14	3
012–275430	Apple Loan Program, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies		4
012–270830	P.L. 480 Loan Program, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	9	12
012–275630	Farm Storage Facility Loans, Downward Reestimate of Subsidies	11	13
012–278630	Rural Energy for America Program, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	27	16
012–270530	Rural Community Facility, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	50	38
012–270330	Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	283	43
012–275730	Commodity Credit Corporation Export Guarantee Financing, Downward Reestimate of Subsidies	24	84
012–270730	Rural Business and Industry, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	63	177
012–270630	Rural Housing Insurance, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	192	268
012–270130	Agriculture Credit Insurance, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	165	395
012–270230	Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies	439	449
012–270310	Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Negative Subsidies		2	4
012–322000	All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including Budget Clearing Accounts	9	5	5
012–275610	Negative Subsidies, Farm Storage Facility Loans	4	7	8
012–270610	Rural Housing Insurance, Negative Subsidies	30	122	58
012–270110	Agriculture Credit Insurance, Negative Subsidies	3	23	44
012–279310	Commodity Credit Corporation Export Guarantee Financing, Negative Subsidies	25	52	61
012–181100	National Grasslands	63	63	63
012–222100	National Forest Fund	2	92	92
012–270510	Rural Community Facility, Negative Subsidies	17	79	168
012–270210	Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans, Negative Subsidies	171	268	178
012–222100	National Forest Fund		–61	–61
General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public		1,696	2,158	620


Intragovernmental payments:
012–388500	Undistributed Intragovernmental Payments and Receivables from Cancelled Accounts	–42

General Fund Intragovernmental payments		–42

(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.

(1) [The Watershed Rehabilitation] A program authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) [in excess of $73,000,000] and not funded by section 14(h)(1)(H). Of the funds available under sections 14(h)(1)(A) through 14(h)(1)(G) for fiscal year 2016, $69,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled;

(2) [The] An Environmental Quality Incentives Program as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3839aa-8) in excess of [$1,347,000,000] $1,350,000,000: Provided, That this limitation shall apply only to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)([B] C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)([B] C)): Provided further, That of the funds provided by such section 1241(a)(5)(C), $300,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided further, That of the funds available under section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B) for fiscal year 2016, $73,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled [.] ; and

(3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by sections 1238D-1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d-3838g) in excess of [7,741,000] 7,000,000 acres.

[(4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $23,000,000 in new obligational authority.]

[(5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in excess of $30,000,000.]

(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;

(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing 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—

(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or

(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing 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 or the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 five 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 or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section.]

(b) Terms.—Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary deems advisable—

(1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof; or

(c) Definition.—In this section, the term Jefferson Labs campus means the lands and properties of the National Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory.

(d) Agreement regarding jefferson county technology research and commercialization center.—

(1) In general.—The Secretary may hereafter enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such State or a public or private entity with respect to the establishment or operation of a technology research and commercialization center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jefferson Labs campus.

(2) Receipt and expenditure of funds.—Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain funds from such entity and use such funds, in addition to such other funds as are made available by this act or future acts for the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds received from such entity shall be deemed to be appropriated for such purposes and shall remain available until expended.

(A) In general.—Funds described by paragraph (2) shall be available to defray—

(i) the costs of creating, upgrading, and maintaining connections between such center and roads, communications facilities, and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs campus; and

(ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and new constructions of roads, communications facilities, and utilities on such campus as may be necessary for such agreement.

(B) Other acts.—For purposes of this and any subsequent Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research shall be deemed to include the purposes listed in subparagraph (A).]

(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).

(b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State agency shall carry out the program in a manner consistent with subsection (a).

(c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)) the next regular review of the supplemental foods available under this program, including a review of the nutrient value of all vegetables.

(d) If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vegetable be eligible for purchase under the program, none of the funds made available under this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility of that variety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars, fats, or oils) from being purchased under the program, and subsection (a) shall continue to be effective.

(e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any vegetable shall not be available for purchase under the program, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) shall expire upon the publication of the regularly scheduled review.

(f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available all scientific research and data used to make the final recommendations and explain the results of the review by submitting a report containing such information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

(g) Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the review which shall include an audit of the scientific research and data used to conduct the review.]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

Federal Funds

Production, Processing and Marketing

Office of the Secretary

(including transfers of funds)

Office of the assistant secretary for civil rights

Office of the under secretary for research, education, and economics

Office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs

Office of the under secretary for food safety

Office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services

Office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment

Office of the under secretary for rural development

Office of the under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services

Office of the Secretary

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

Trust Funds

Gifts and Bequests

Executive Operations

Federal Funds

Office of the chief economist

national appeals division

Office of budget and program analysis

Common Computing Environment

Working Capital Fund

Office of Chief Information Officer

Federal Funds

Office of the chief information officer

Office of Chief Financial Officer

Federal Funds

Office of the chief financial officer

Office of Civil Rights

Federal Funds

Office of civil rights

Hazardous Materials Management

Federal Funds

Hazardous materials management

(including transfers of funds)

Buildings and Facilities

Federal Funds

Agriculture buildings and facilities

(including transfers of funds)

Office of Inspector General

Federal Funds

Office of inspector general

Office of the General Counsel

Federal Funds

Office of the general counsel

Office of ethics

Economic Research Service

Federal Funds

Economic research service

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Federal Funds

National agricultural statistics service

Agricultural Research Service

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

Buildings and facilities

Trust Funds

Miscellaneous Contributed Funds

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Federal Funds

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Integrated activities

Biomass Research and Development

National institute of food and agriculture

Research and education activities

Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Endowment Fund

Native american institutions endowment fund

Buildings and Facilities

Extension activities

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Funds

Salaries and expenses

(including transfers of funds)

Buildings and facilities

Trust Funds

Miscellaneous Trust Funds

Food Safety and Inspection Service