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AMENDMENT NO.llll Calendar No. 21
Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—113th Cong., 1st Sess.

H.R. 933

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments
and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2013, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on llllllllll and
ordered to be printed
Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE intended
to be proposed by Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr.
SHELBY)
Viz:
1 Strike all after the enacting clause, and insert in lieu
2 thereof:
3 That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of
4 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
5 for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, namely:
6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated and Fur-
8 ther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’.
9 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

10 The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

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Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Availabilty of funds.

DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2013

Title I—Agricultural Programs
Title II—Conservation Programs
Title III—Rural Development Programs
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI—Food and Drug Administration and Farm Credit Administration
Title VII—General provisions

DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013
Title I—Department of Commerce
Title II—Department of Justice
Title III—Science
Title IV—Related agencies
Title V—General provisions

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2013

Title I—Military Personnel
Title II—Operation and Maintenance
Title III—Procurement
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs
Title VII—Related agencies
Title VIII—General provisions
Title IX—Overseas contingency operations

DIVISION D—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013

Title I—Departmental management and operations
Title II—Security, enforcement, and investigations
Title III—Protection, preparedness, response, and recovery
Title IV—Research and development, training, and services

DIVISION E—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS,
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013

Title I—Department of Defense
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III—Related agencies
Title IV—Overseas contingency operations

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DIVISION F—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013

Title I—General Provisions
Title II—Energy and Water Development
Title III—Financial Services and General Government
Title IV—Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Title V—Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies
Title VI—Legislative Branch
Title VII—State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Title VIII—Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related
Agencies

DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS

1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

2 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference
3 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in division A, B, C, D, or E of
4 this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions
5 of that division.
6 SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

7 The explanatory statement regarding this Act printed
8 in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or
9 about March 11, 2013, by the Chairwoman of the Com-
10 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate shall have the
11 same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and im-
12 plementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory
13 statement of a committee of conference.
14 SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

15 Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress
16 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
17 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
18 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall
19 be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the Presi-

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1 dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and
2 transmits such designations to the Congress.
3 DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
4 VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
5 ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
6 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013
7 The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of
8 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
9 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, for Agri-
10 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
11 tion, and Related Agencies programs and for other pur-
12 poses, namely:
13 TITLE I
14 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
15 PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING
16 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
19 $46,388,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be
20 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not
21 to exceed $498,000 shall be available for the Office of
22 Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be avail-
23 able for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
24 Coordination; not to exceed $1,422,000 shall be available
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1 $25,046,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
2 ant Secretary for Administration, of which $24,242,000
3 shall be available for Departmental Administration to pro-
4 vide for necessary expenses for management support serv-
5 ices to offices of the Department and for general adminis-
6 tration, security, repairs and alterations, and other mis-
7 cellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided
8 for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of
9 the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be avail-
10 able for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-
11 sional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this
12 Act, including programs involving intergovernmental af-
13 fairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to
14 exceed $9,006,000 shall be available for the Office of Com-
15 munications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture
16 is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office
17 of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the
18 Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appro-
19 priation for any office shall be increased or decreased by
20 more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed
21 $11,000 of the amount made available under this para-
22 graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be
23 available for official reception and representation ex-
24 penses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the
25 Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail-

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1 able under this heading for Departmental Administration
2 shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this
3 Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings
4 as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That
5 funds made available under this heading for the Office of
6 Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be
7 transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture
8 funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency
9 level: Provided further, That no funds made available
10 under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary
11 for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30
12 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the
13 Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations
14 of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these
15 funds by USDA agency.
16 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
17 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief
19 Economist, $16,008,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for
20 grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under
21 7 U.S.C. 3155 and shall be obligated within 90 days of
22 the enactment of this Act.
23 NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

24 For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
25 sion, $14,225,000.

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1 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and
3 Program Analysis, $9,049,000.
4 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
6 formation Officer, $44,031,000.
7 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
9 nancial Officer, $6,247,000: Provided, That no funds
10 made available by this appropriation may be obligated for
11 FAIR Act or Circular A–76 activities until the Secretary
12 has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of
13 both Houses of Congress and the Committee on Oversight
14 and Government Reform of the House of Representatives
15 a report on the Department’s contracting out policies, in-
16 cluding agency budgets for contracting out.
17 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL
18 RIGHTS
19 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
20 Secretary for Civil Rights, $893,000.
21 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
23 $22,692,000.

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1 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL
2 PAYMENTS

4 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
5 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant
6 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-
7 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
8 culture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities
9 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for
10 alterations and other actions needed for the Department
11 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con-
12 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of
13 General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im-
14 provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili-
15 ties, and for related costs, $271,336,000, to remain avail-
16 able until expended, of which $175,694,000 shall be avail-
17 able for payments to the General Services Administration
18 for rent; of which $13,473,000 is for payments to the De-
19 partment of Homeland Security for building security ac-
20 tivities; and of which $82,169,000 is for buildings oper-
21 ations and maintenance expenses: Provided, That the Sec-
22 retary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agen-
23 cy or office that are no longer available for new obligation
24 to cover shortfalls incurred in prior year rental payments
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1 retary is authorized to transfer funds from a Depart-
2 mental agency to this account to recover the full cost of
3 the space and security expenses of that agency that are
4 funded by this account when the actual costs exceed the
5 agency estimate which will be available for the activities
6 and payments described herein.
7 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

9 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
10 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental
11 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
12 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery
13 Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,992,000, to remain avail-
14 able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and
15 funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous
16 Materials Management may be transferred to any agency
17 of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements
18 pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal
19 lands.
20 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
21 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
22 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector
23 General Act of 1978, $89,016,000, including such sums
24 as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange-
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1 to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
2 and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confiden-
3 tial operational expenses, including the payment of inform-
4 ants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector
5 General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337
6 of Public Law 97–98.
7 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
9 Counsel, $45,074,000.
10 OFFICE OF ETHICS
11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics,
12 $3,405,000.
13 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
14 EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under
16 Secretary for Research, Education and Economics,
17 $893,000.
18 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
19 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research
20 Service, $77,397,000.
21 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
22 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
23 Statistics Service, $179,477,000, of which up to
24 $62,500,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
25 sus of Agriculture.

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1 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research
4 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange,
5 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and
6 for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of
7 equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money
8 to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the
9 total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed-
10 eral ownership, $1,101,853,000: Provided, That appro-
11 priations hereunder shall be available for the operation
12 and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to
13 exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That
14 appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7
15 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair
16 of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro-
17 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not
18 exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses
19 which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for
20 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not
21 to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one
22 building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent
23 of the current replacement value of the building or
24 $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the
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1 apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities
2 at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropria-
3 tions hereunder shall be available for granting easements
4 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided
5 further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to
6 replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of
7 April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That
8 appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting
9 easements at any Agricultural Research Service location
10 for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal
11 entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re-
12 search Service and a condition of the easements shall be
13 that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the
14 Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the
15 Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the
16 interest of the United States: Provided further, That sec-
17 tion 732(b) of division A of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat.
18 587) is amended by adding at the end the following new
19 sentence: ‘‘The conveyance authority provided by this sub-
20 section expires September 30, 2013, and all conveyances
21 under this subsection must be completed by that date.’’:
22 Provided further, That funds may be received from any
23 State, other political subdivision, organization, or indi-
24 vidual for the purpose of establishing or operating any re-

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1 search facility or research project of the Agricultural Re-
2 search Service, as authorized by law.
3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
4 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

5 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
6 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
7 for other expenses, $738,638,000, which shall be for the
8 purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled
9 ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research
10 and Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this
11 Act: Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994
12 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capac-
13 ity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the
14 agriculture and food research initiative, Critical Agricul-
15 tural Materials Act, veterinary medicine loan repayment,
16 multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution
17 challenge grants, and grants management systems shall
18 remain available until expended: Provided further, That
19 each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-
20 Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided
21 further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native
22 and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made avail-
23 able to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligi-
24 ble institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the
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1 for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made
2 available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7
3 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222.
4 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

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

9 For payments to States, the District of Columbia,
10 Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the
11 Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $475,854,000,
12 which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
13 fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and
14 Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accom-
15 panying this Act: Provided, That funds for facility im-
16 provements at 1890 institutions shall remain available
17 until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible
18 to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative ex-
19 tension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further,
20 That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b)
21 and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c))
22 and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be avail-
23 able for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for
24 extension agents.

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1 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

2 For the integrated research, education, and extension
3 grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
4 penses, $21,482,000, which shall be for the purposes, and
5 in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National In-
6 stitute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in
7 the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds
8 for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall re-
9 main available until September 30, 2014.
10 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING
11 AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
13 Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs,
14 $893,000.
15 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE


18 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant
19 Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for
20 representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to
21 the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085),
22 $821,851,000, of which $1,500,000, to remain available
23 until expended, shall be available for the control of out-
24 breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for
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1 the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of
2 which $15,970,000, to remain available until expended,
3 shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share
4 purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication
5 zones; of which $36,858,000, to remain available until ex-
6 pended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of
7 which $696,000 shall be for activities under the authority
8 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15
9 U.S.C. 1831); of which $52,000,000, to remain available
10 until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of
12 shall be for information technology infrastructure; of
14 shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $9,068,000, to
15 remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and
16 rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $56,638,000, to re-
17 main available until expended, shall be for tree and wood
18 pests; of which $2,750,000, to remain available until ex-
19 pended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of
20 which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until ex-
21 pended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities;
22 of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended,
23 shall be for the wildlife damage management program for
24 aviation safety: Provided, That of amounts available under
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1 $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
2 vided further, That of amounts available under this head-
3 ing for the screwworm program, $4,971,000 shall remain
4 available until expended: Provided further, That no funds
5 shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis
6 eradication program for the current fiscal year that does
7 not require minimum matching by the States of at least
8 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation shall
9 be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft
10 and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall
11 be for replacement only: Provided further, That in addi-
12 tion, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the
13 agricultural production industry of this country, the Sec-
14 retary may transfer from other appropriations or funds
15 available to the agencies or corporations of the Depart-
16 ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be avail-
17 able only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi-
18 cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani-
19 mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance
20 with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Pro-
21 tection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431
22 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and
23 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred
24 for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year
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1 further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
2 pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alter-
3 ation of leased buildings and improvements, but unless
4 otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building
5 during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the
6 current replacement value of the building.
7 In fiscal year 2013, the agency is authorized to collect
8 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
9 ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political
10 subdivisions, domestic and international organizations,
11 foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such
12 fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such
13 fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods,
14 or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such
15 fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
16 able until expended, without further appropriation, for
17 providing such assistance, goods, or services.
18 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

19 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
20 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
21 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as
22 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as
23 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain avail-
24 able until expended.

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1 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
2 MARKETING SERVICES
3 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing
4 Service, $78,863,000: Provided, That this appropriation
5 shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
6 alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but
7 the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year
8 shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
9 value of the building.
10 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization
11 activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
12 U.S.C. 9701).
13 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

14 Not to exceed $62,592,000 (from fees collected) shall
15 be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
16 tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated
17 and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may
18 exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification
19 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
20 Congress.
21 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

22 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)


24 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au-
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1 modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other
2 related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the
3 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and
4 Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise
5 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000
6 for formulation and administration of marketing agree-
7 ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing
8 Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
9 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

10 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus
11 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for
12 marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
13 tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
14 $1,331,000.
15 GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
16 ADMINISTRATION

18 For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection,
19 Packers and Stockyards Administration, $40,261,000:
20 Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu-
21 ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair
22 of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering
23 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed
24 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build-
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1 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

2 EXPENSES

3 Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall
4 be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection
5 and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
6 tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or
7 other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be
8 exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
9 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
10 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY
12 Secretary for Food Safety, $811,000.
13 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
14 For necessary expenses to carry out services author-
15 ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry
16 Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection
17 Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation
18 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
19 Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766),
20 $1,001,427,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
21 ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
22 oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the
23 Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990
24 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the
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1 shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
2 That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall
3 be employed during fiscal year 2013 for purposes dedi-
4 cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the
5 Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That
6 the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue im-
7 plementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246:
8 Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
9 pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and
10 repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of al-
11 tering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
12 exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
13 building.
14 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND

15 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
17 Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services,
18 $893,000.
19 FARM SERVICE AGENCY


22 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency,
23 $1,208,290,000: Provided, That the Secretary is author-
24 ized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not
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1 program payments for all programs administered by the
2 Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available
3 to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced
4 to and merged with this account: Provided further, That
5 funds made available to county committees shall remain
6 available until expended.
7 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

8 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
9 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–
10 5106), $4,369,000.
11 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

12 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or
13 groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of
14 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2),
15 $5,500,000, to remain available until expended.
16 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity
19 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy
20 products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as
21 may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro-
22 vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary
23 in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
24 scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
25 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-

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1 tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–
2 12).
3 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

4 ACCOUNT


6 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
7 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et
8 seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emer-
9 gency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land ac-
10 quisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7
11 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C.
12 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans
13 (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the Agricul-
14 tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $1,500,000,000
15 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $475,000,000
16 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,500,000,000 for un-
17 subsidized guaranteed operating loans and
18 $1,050,090,000 for direct operating loans; emergency
19 loans, $34,658,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans,
20 $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans,
21 $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans,
22 $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program
23 loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall
24 deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose
25 of boll weevil eradication program loans.

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1 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and
2 grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined
3 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
4 as follows: farm ownership, $20,140,000 for direct loans;
5 farm operating loans, $58,490,000 for direct operating
6 loans, $17,850,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating
7 loans, emergency loans, $1,317,000, to remain available
8 until expended; and Indian highly fractionated land loans,
9 $173,000.
10 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
11 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
12 $312,897,000, of which $304,977,000 shall be transferred
13 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service
14 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
15 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural
16 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership,
17 operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed
18 loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro-
19 vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both
20 Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad-
21 vance of any transfer.
22 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
23 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management
24 Agency, $74,900,000: Provided, That the funds made
25 available under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insur-

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1 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common
2 Information Management System: Provided further, That
3 not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official recep-
4 tion and representation expenses, as authorized by 7
5 U.S.C. 1506(i).
6 CORPORATIONS
7 The following corporations and agencies are hereby
8 authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of
9 funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
10 poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make
11 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
12 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
13 Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying
14 out the programs set forth in the budget for the current
15 fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here-
16 inafter provided.
17 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
18 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the
19 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums
20 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.
21 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
22 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES


24 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
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1 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim-
2 bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17,
3 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds
4 available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec-
5 tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
6 (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the
7 Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be
8 transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
9 ice for information resource management activities of the
10 Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com-
11 modity Credit Corporation business.
12 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

13 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

14 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit
15 Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for
16 site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations
17 and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement
18 of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental
19 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
20 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation
21 and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).

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1 TITLE II
2 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL
4 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
6 Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,
7 $893,000.
8 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
9 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

10 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi-
11 sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f),
12 including preparation of conservation plans and establish-
13 ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including
14 farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas-
15 ures for soil and water management as may be necessary
16 to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con-
17 trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva-
18 tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of
19 soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands,
20 water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials
21 program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
22 cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August
23 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alter-
24 ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build-
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1 $830,998,000, to remain available until September 30,
2 2014: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be
3 available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and
4 improvement of buildings and public improvements at
5 plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations
6 and improvements to other buildings and other public im-
7 provements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further,
8 That when buildings or other structures are erected on
9 non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is ob-
10 tained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a.
11 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

12 Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed
13 Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $14,700,000 is pro-
14 vided.
15 TITLE III
16 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
17 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL
18 DEVELOPMENT
20 Secretary for Rural Development, $893,000.
21 RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
24 tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De-
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1 tions concerning the development and operation of agricul-
2 tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements;
3 $206,857,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
4 provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading
5 may be used for advertising and promotional activities
6 that support the Rural Development mission area: Pro-
7 vided further, That any balances available from prior years
8 for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and
9 the Rural Business—Cooperative Service salaries and ex-
10 penses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with
11 this appropriation.
12 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
13 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT


16 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the
17 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the
18 rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000
19 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for
20 unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $27,952,000 for section
21 504 housing repair loans; $31,277,000 for section 515
22 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed
23 multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales
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1 $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land develop-
2 ment loans.
3 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
4 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of
5 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section
6 502 loans, $53,730,000 shall be for direct loans; section
7 504 housing repair loans, $3,821,000; and repair, rehabili-
8 tation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing,
9 $11,000,000: Provided, That to support the loan program
10 level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available
11 under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust
12 any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guaran-
13 tees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act
14 of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such
15 loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, That appli-
16 cants in communities that have a current rural area waiv-
17 er under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
18 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural area
19 for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided
20 under this heading: Provided further, That of the total
21 amount appropriated in this paragraph, the amount equal
22 to the amount of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program
23 Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco-
24 nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012,
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1 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
2 nomic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That of
3 the amounts available under this paragraph for section
4 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be avail-
5 able for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be
6 built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and
7 self help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the
8 Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2013.
9 In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and
10 contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486,
11 $16,526,000, to remain available until expended, for direct
12 farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing
13 grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail-
14 able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans-
15 ferred to and merged with this account.
18 $410,627,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
19 appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
20 penses’’.
21 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

22 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
23 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2)
24 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or
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1 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $907,128,000;
2 and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au-
3 thorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt
4 incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental
5 assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:
6 Provided, That of this amount not less than $3,000,000
7 is available for newly constructed units financed under
8 sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Pro-
9 vided further, That rental assistance agreements entered
10 into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be
11 funded for a 1-year period: Provided further, That any un-
12 expended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year
13 agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes
14 of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilita-
15 tion of any existing projects; preservation; and rental as-
16 sistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Pro-
17 vided further, That rental assistance provided under agree-
18 ments entered into prior to fiscal year 2013 for a farm
19 labor multi-family housing project financed under section
20 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in
21 another project until such assistance has remained unused
22 for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has
23 a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the
24 project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not
25 receiving such assistance: Provided further, That such re-

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1 captured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable,
2 be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing
3 project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act.
4 MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

5 ACCOUNT

6 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized
7 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not-
8 withstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for addi-
9 tional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the
10 preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental hous-
11 ing properties described in this paragraph, $27,782,000,
12 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
13 funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000,
14 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-
15 income household (including those not receiving rental as-
16 sistance) residing in a property financed with a section
17 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30,
18 2005: Provided further, That the amount of such voucher
19 shall be the difference between comparable market rent
20 for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such
21 unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such
22 vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual ap-
23 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall,
24 to the maximum extent practicable, administer such
25 vouchers with current regulations and administrative guid-

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1 ance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered
2 by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
3 Development: Provided further, That if the Secretary de-
4 termines that the amount made available for vouchers in
5 this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Sec-
6 retary may use such funds for the demonstration program
7 for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family
8 rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Pro-
9 vided further, That of the funds made available under this
10 heading, $17,782,000 shall be available for a demonstra-
11 tion program for the preservation and revitalization of the
12 sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing
13 properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family
14 housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, ex-
15 pressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has suffi-
16 cient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of
17 providing safe and affordable housing for low-income resi-
18 dents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating
19 interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing
20 or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance
21 including advances, payments and incentives (including
22 the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on in-
23 vestment) required by the Secretary: Provided further,
24 That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and
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1 consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided
2 further, That if the Secretary determines that additional
3 funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed,
4 funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstra-
5 tion program may be used for such vouchers: Provided fur-
6 ther, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently
7 authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring
8 program similar to the demonstration program described
9 herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for
10 the demonstration program under this heading to carry
11 out such legislation with the prior approval of the Commit-
12 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro-
13 vided further, That in addition to any other available
14 funds, the Secretary may expend not more than
15 $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available
16 under this heading, for administrative expenses for activi-
17 ties funded under this heading.
18 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

19 For grants and contracts pursuant to section
20 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
21 1490c), $30,000,000, to remain available until expended:
22 Provided, That of the total amount appropriated under
23 this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Mutual
24 and Self-Help Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural
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1 2012, shall be available through June 30, 2013, for com-
2 munities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as
3 Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
4 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

5 For grants for very low-income housing repair and
6 rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing
7 Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m,
8 $33,136,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
9 vided, That of the total amount appropriated under this
10 heading, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Hous-
11 ing Assistance Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural
15 Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
16 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

19 rect loans as authorized by section 306 and described in
20 section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
21 Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and
22 $57,481,000 for guaranteed loans.
23 For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost
24 of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Con-

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1 gressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,880,000, to remain
3 For the cost of grants for rural community facilities
4 programs as authorized by section 306 and described in
5 section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
6 Development Act, $28,428,000, to remain available until
7 expended: Provided, That $6,121,000 of the amount ap-
8 propriated under this heading shall be available for a
9 Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided fur-
10 ther, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the
11 capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based
12 housing and community development organizations, low-
13 income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Na-
14 tive American Tribes to undertake projects to improve
15 housing, community facilities, community and economic
16 development projects in rural areas: Provided further,
17 That such funds shall be made available to qualified pri-
18 vate, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations pro-
19 posing to carry out a program of financial and technical
20 assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary orga-
21 nizations shall provide matching funds from other sources,
22 including Federal funds for related activities, in an
23 amount not less than funds provided: Provided further,
24 That $5,938,000 of the amount appropriated under this
25 heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural

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1 communities with extreme unemployment and severe eco-
2 nomic depression (Public Law 106–387), with up to 5 per-
3 cent for administration and capacity building in the State
4 rural development offices: Provided further, That
5 $3,369,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
6 ing shall be available for community facilities grants to
7 tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such
8 Act: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
9 priated under this heading, the amount equal to the
10 amount of Rural Community Facilities Program Account
11 funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area
12 Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be avail-
13 able through June 30, 2013, for communities designated
14 by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area
15 Partnership Zones: Provided further, That sections 381E–
16 H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
17 opment Act are not applicable to the funds made available
18 under this heading.
19 RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE
20 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT


22 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the
23 rural business development programs authorized by sec-
24 tions 306 and 310B and described in subsections (f) and
25 (g) of section 310B and section 381E(d)(3) of the Consoli-

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1 dated Farm and Rural Development Act, $85,904,000, to
2 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
3 amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed
4 $1,000,000 shall be made available for two grants to
5 qualified national organizations to provide technical assist-
6 ance for rural transportation in order to promote economic
7 development and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the
8 Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for
9 any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as
10 described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm
11 and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5
12 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided
13 further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated
14 under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit
15 Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including
16 $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization
17 to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in
18 order to promote economic development: Provided further,
19 That of the total amount appropriated under this heading,
20 the amount equal to the amount of Rural Business Pro-
21 gram Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural
25 Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the rural

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1 business and cooperative development programs described
2 in section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
3 Development Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–
4 H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
5 opment Act are not applicable to funds made available
6 under this heading.
7 RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT


9 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
10 ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C.
11 9812(a)), $18,889,000.
12 For the cost of direct loans, $6,052,000, as author-
13 ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C.
14 9812(a)), of which $900,000 shall be available through
15 June 30, 2013, for Federally Recognized Native American
16 Tribes; and of which $2,000,000 shall be available through
17 June 30, 2013, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as
18 determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
19 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
20 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
21 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of
22 the total amount appropriated under this heading, the
23 amount equal to the amount of Rural Development Loan
24 Fund Program Account funds allocated by the Secretary
25 for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal

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1 year 2012, shall be available through June 30, 2013, for
2 communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture
3 as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
4 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
5 the direct loan programs, $4,438,000 shall be transferred
6 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
7 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’.
8 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM
9 ACCOUNT
10 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

11 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
12 ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act,
13 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development
14 and job creation projects, $33,077,000.
15 Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of
16 credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural
17 Electrification Act of 1936, $180,000,000 shall not be ob-
18 ligated and $180,000,000 are rescinded.
19 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

20 For rural cooperative development grants authorized
21 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and
22 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $27,706,000, of
23 which $2,250,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for
24 the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro-
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1 for grants for cooperative development centers, individual
2 cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially
3 disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of di-
4 rectors or governing boards of which are comprised of in-
5 dividuals who are members of socially disadvantaged
6 groups; and of which $15,000,000, to remain available
7 until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural prod-
8 uct market development grants, as authorized by section
9 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7
10 U.S.C. 1621 note).
11 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

12 For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under
13 the same terms and conditions as authorized by section
14 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
15 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $3,400,000: Provided, That the
16 cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying
17 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
18 gressional Budget Act of 1974.
19 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE
20 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT


22 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and
23 grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal,
24 and solid waste management programs authorized by sec-
25 tions 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and de-

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1 scribed in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and
2 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
3 ment Act, $524,466,000, to remain available until ex-
4 pended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be avail-
5 able for the rural utilities program described in section
6 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed
7 $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program
8 described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, That
10 ing shall be for loans and grants including water and
11 waste disposal systems grants authorized by
12 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and
13 Rural Development Act, Federally recognized Native
14 American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the De-
15 partment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Ha-
16 waii): Provided further, That funding provided for section
17 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
18 Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to
19 section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That
20 not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for sec-
21 tion 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
22 ment Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training
23 and technical assistance programs and not more than 2
24 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the
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1 used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of
2 Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance
3 programs: Provided further, That not to exceed
5 ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water
6 and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such
7 Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex-
8 treme need, of which $5,750,000 shall be made available
9 for a grant to a qualified non-profit multi-state regional
10 technical assistance organization, with experience in work-
11 ing with small communities on water and waste water
12 problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to
13 assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less,
14 in improving the planning, financing, development, oper-
15 ation, and management of water and waste water systems,
16 and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali-
17 fied national Native American organization to provide
18 technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com-
19 munities: Provided further, That not to exceed
21 ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi-
22 zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as-
23 sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That
24 not to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste manage-
25 ment grants: Provided further, That of the total amount

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1 appropriated under this heading, the amount equal to the
2 amount of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac-
3 count funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic
4 Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be
5 available through June 30, 2013, for communities des-
6 ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic
7 Area Partnership Zones for the rural utilities programs
8 described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm
9 and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That
11 ing shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural
12 Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to
13 provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural
14 Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided fur-
15 ther, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost
16 grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrifica-
17 tion Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to
18 and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy
19 Cost Grants Account: Provided further, That sections
20 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
21 Development Act are not applicable to the funds made
22 available under this heading.
24 rect loans as authorized by section 1006a of title 16 of
25 the United States Code, except for the limitations con-

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1 tained in the last sentence of such section, for projects
2 whose features include agricultural water supply benefits,
3 groundwater protection, environmental enhancement and
4 flood control, $40,000,000: Provided, That such loans
5 shall be made by the Rural Utilities Service.
6 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

7 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT


9 The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans
10 as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec-
11 trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be
12 made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans,
13 $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that
14 Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; guaranteed under-
15 writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000;
16 cost of money rural telecommunications loans,
17 $690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall
18 be used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement
19 of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or
20 existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
23 $34,467,000, which shall be transferred to and merged
24 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries
25 and Expenses’’.

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1 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND

2 PROGRAM

3 For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
4 cation loans, $42,239,000.
5 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning
6 services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa
7 et seq., $24,950,000, to remain available until expended:
8 Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for
9 grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and
10 Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding
11 provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the
12 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only
13 be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility cri-
14 teria for a consortium as established by this section: Pro-
15 vided further, That $3,000,000 shall be made available to
16 those noncommercial educational television broadcast sta-
17 tions that serve rural areas and are qualified for Commu-
18 nity Service Grants by the Corporation for Public Broad-
19 casting under section 396(k) of the Communications Act
20 of 1934, including associated translators and repeaters,
21 regardless of the location of their main transmitter, stu-
22 dio-to-transmitter links, and equipment to allow local con-
23 trol over digital content and programming through the use
24 of high-definition broadcast, multi-casting and datacasting
25 technologies.

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1 For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by
2 section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,000,000,
3 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
4 cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of
5 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
6 In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until
7 expended, for a grant program to finance broadband
8 transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning
9 and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7
10 U.S.C. 950aaa.
11 TITLE IV
12 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
13 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD,
14 NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES
16 Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services,
17 $811,000.
18 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
19 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS


21 For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B.
22 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
23 seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of
24 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and
25 21; $19,916,436,000, to remain available through Sep-

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1 tember 30, 2014, of which such sums as are made avail-
2 able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation,
3 and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as
4 amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available
5 for the same time period and purposes as provided herein:
6 Provided, That of the total amount available, $16,504,000
7 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nu-
8 trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided
9 further, That of the total amount available, $35,000,000
10 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State
11 agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and
12 schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve
13 healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support
14 the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school
15 breakfast program.
16 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

17 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

18 For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
19 plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17
20 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
21 $7,046,000,000, to remain available through September
22 30, 2014: Provided, That notwithstanding section
23 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
24 1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for
25 breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities,

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1 $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, and
2 $35,000,000 shall be used for management information
3 systems: Provided further, That funds made available for
4 the purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B)(i) and sec-
5 tion 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall only be made available upon a
6 determination by the Secretary that funds are available
7 to meet caseload requirements without the use of funds
8 in the contingency reserve that are without fiscal year lim-
9 itation: Provided further, That none of the funds provided
10 in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant
11 formula except in accordance with the cost containment
12 and competitive bidding requirements specified in section
13 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
14 provided shall be available for activities that are not fully
15 reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or
16 agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act.
17 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

18 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and
19 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),
20 $77,290,160,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain
21 available through September 30, 2014, shall be placed in
22 reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times
23 as may become necessary to carry out program operations:
24 Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended
25 in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition

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1 Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made
2 available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to
3 provide nutrition education services to state agencies and
4 Federally recognized tribes participating in the Food Dis-
5 tribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided fur-
6 ther, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work
7 registration or workfare requirements as may be required
8 by law: Provided further, That funds made available for
9 Employment and Training under this heading shall re-
10 main available until expended, notwithstanding section
11 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided
12 further, That funds made available under this heading
13 may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to
14 conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities re-
15 lated to program integrity provided that such activities are
16 authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
17 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

18 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
19 ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as
20 authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
21 sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the
22 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist-
23 ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec-
24 tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
25 ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm-

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1 ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section
2 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $253,952,000,
3 to remain available through September 30, 2014: Pro-
4 vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim-
5 burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities
6 donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith-
7 standing any other provision of law, effective with funds
8 made available in fiscal year 2013 to support the Seniors
9 Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by
10 section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
11 Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through
12 September 30, 2014: Provided further, That of the funds
13 made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri-
14 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may
15 use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribu-
16 tion of commodities.
17 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

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

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1 TITLE V
2 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED
3 PROGRAMS
4 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE


7 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural
8 Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representa-
9 tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of
10 the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766),
11 $176,789,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
12 vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for ex-
13 penditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and
14 private organizations and institutions under agreements
15 executed pursuant to the agricultural food production as-
16 sistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assist-
17 ance programs of the United States Agency for Inter-
18 national Development: Provided further, That funds made
19 available for middle-income country training programs,
20 funds made available for the Borlaug International Agri-
21 cultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and
22 up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service ap-
23 propriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations
24 in international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-

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1 mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re-
2 main available until expended.
3 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD

4 FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT


6 For administrative expenses to carry out the credit
7 program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–
8 480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,806,000,
9 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
10 for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro-
11 vided, That funds made available for the cost of agree-
12 ments under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development
13 and Assistance Act of 1954 and for title I ocean freight
14 differential may be used interchangeably between the two
15 accounts with prior notice to the Committees on Appro-
16 priations of both Houses of Congress.
17 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

18 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
19 erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
20 cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act
21 (Public Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities sup-
22 plied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II
23 of said Act, $1,435,000,000, to remain available until ex-
24 pended.

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1 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION

2 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
4 of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
5 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $184,000,000, to
6 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com-
7 modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the
8 services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im-
9 plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from
10 amounts provided herein.
11 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

12 CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT


14 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
15 modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program,
16 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,806,000; to cover common
17 overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
18 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity
19 with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which
20 $6,452,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
21 appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries
22 and Expenses’’, and of which $354,000 shall be trans-
23 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm
24 Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.

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1 TITLE VI
2 RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG
3 ADMINISTRATION
4 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
5 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION


7 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad-
8 ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger
9 motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related
10 costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and
11 activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are
12 included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space
13 in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous
14 and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
15 ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted
16 for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed
17 $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law
18 107–188; $4,223,295,000: Provided, That of the amount
19 provided under this heading, $718,669,000 shall be de-
20 rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21
21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and
22 remain available until expended, and shall not include any
23 fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed
24 for fiscal year 2014 but collected in fiscal year 2013;
25 $97,722,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees

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1 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this
2 account and remain available until expended;
3 $299,000,000 shall be derived from human generic drug
4 user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be
5 credited to this account and remain available until ex-
6 pended; $20,242,000 shall be derived from biosimilar bio-
7 logical product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–
8 52, and shall be credited to this account and remain avail-
9 able until expended; $23,848,000 shall be derived from
10 animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12,
11 and shall be credited to this account and remain available
12 until expended; $6,031,000 shall be derived from animal
13 generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21,
14 and shall be credited to this account and remain available
15 until expended; $505,000,000 shall be derived from to-
16 bacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and
17 shall be credited to this account and remain available until
18 expended; $12,925,000 shall be derived from food and
19 feed recall fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, and
21 expended; $15,367,000 shall be derived from food rein-
22 spection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, and shall
23 be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
24 pended; and amounts derived from voluntary qualified im-
25 porter program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, and

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2 expended: Provided further, That in addition and notwith-
3 standing any other provision under this heading, amounts
4 collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device
5 user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biologi-
6 cal product user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal
7 generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal
8 year 2013 limitations are appropriated and shall be cred-
9 ited to this account and remain available until expended:
10 Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug,
11 medical device, animal drug, and animal generic drug as-
12 sessments for fiscal year 2013 received during fiscal year
13 2013, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year
14 2013 but credited for fiscal year 2013, shall be subject
15 to the fiscal year 2013 limitations: Provided further, That
16 none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish,
17 or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31
18 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total amount
19 appropriated: (1) $887,162,000 shall be for the Center for
20 Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activi-
21 ties in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2)
22 $1,261,369,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua-
23 tion and Research and related field activities in the Office
24 of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $329,708,000 shall be for the
25 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for re-

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1 lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs;
2 (4) $167,576,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary
3 Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of
4 Regulatory Affairs; (5) $393,988,000 shall be for the Cen-
5 ter for Devices and Radiological Health and for related
6 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6)
7 $59,429,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
8 cological Research; (7) $482,398,000 shall be for the Cen-
9 ter for Tobacco Products and for related field activities
10 in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed
11 $168,971,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of
12 which $61,713,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other
13 than the amounts paid to the General Services Adminis-
14 tration for rent; (9) not to exceed $213,352,000 shall be
15 for payments to the General Services Administration for
16 rent; and (10) $259,342,000 shall be for other activities,
17 including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and
18 Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the
19 Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of
20 Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations,
21 the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for
22 these offices: Provided further, That the Secretary may,
23 prior to the due date for such fees, accept payment of pre-
24 scription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human
25 generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user

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1 fees, animal drug user fees and animal generic drug user
2 fees authorized for fiscal year 2014, and that amounts of
3 such fees assessed for fiscal year 2014 for which the Sec-
4 retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2013 shall not be
5 included in amounts provided under this heading: Pro-
6 vided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount
7 shall be for official reception and representation expenses,
8 not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commis-
9 sioner: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursu-
10 ant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
11 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from
12 amounts made available under this heading for other ac-
13 tivities: Provided further, That funds may be transferred
14 from one specified activity to another with the prior ap-
15 proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
16 Houses of Congress.
17 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by
18 42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized
19 by 21 U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized
20 by 21 U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to
21 remain available until expended.
22 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

23 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
24 sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
25 ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration,

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1 where not otherwise provided, $5,320,000, to remain
3 INDEPENDENT AGENCY
4 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
5 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

6 Not to exceed $63,300,000 (from assessments col-
7 lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal
8 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated
9 during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses
10 as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this
11 limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re-
12 ceiverships.
13 TITLE VII
14 GENERAL PROVISIONS
15 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,
17 appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
18 ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this
19 Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those
20 specifically provided for, of not to exceed 204 passenger
21 motor vehicles of which 170 shall be for replacement only,
22 and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That notwith-
23 standing this section, the only purchase of new passenger
24 vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to
25 be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce oper-

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1 ational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and
2 public safety.
3 SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of
4 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobli-
5 gated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this
6 Act or any other available unobligated discretionary bal-
7 ances of the Department of Agriculture that are remaining
8 available at the end of the fiscal year, to the Working Cap-
9 ital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equip-
10 ment necessary for the delivery of financial, administra-
11 tive, and information technology services of primary ben-
12 efit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such
13 transferred funds to remain available until expended: Pro-
14 vided, That none of the funds made available by this Act
15 or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working Cap-
16 ital Fund without the prior approval of the agency admin-
17 istrator: Provided further, That none of the funds trans-
18 ferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this sec-
19 tion shall be available for obligation without written notifi-
20 cation to and the prior approval of the Committees on Ap-
21 propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further,
22 That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made
23 available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund shall
24 be available for obligation or expenditure to make any
25 changes to the Department’s National Finance Center

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