H.R. 2617, Senate Amendments and House Amendment (December 14, 2022)
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The page records House of Representatives action dated December 14, 2022, on H.R. 2617, a bill entitled "An Act to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes." It concurs in the Senate amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5, and concurs in Senate amendment numbered 4 with a House amendment. The House amendment inserts the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. Its table of contents lists Division A for that Act, Division B, Ways & Means, and Division C.
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In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
December 14, 2022.
Resolved, That the House concur in the Senate amend-
ments numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5 to the bill (H.R. 2617) enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to amend section 1115 of title 31, United
States Code, to amend the description of how performance
goals are achieved, and for other purposes.’’ and be it further
Resolved, That the House concur in the Senate amend-
ment numbered 4 to the text of the aforementioned bill, with
the following amendment:
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:
At the end of the matter inserted by the Senate
amendment numbered 4, insert the following:
1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
3 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
4 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023’’.
5 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
6 The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.
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Sec. 4. Statement of Appropriations.
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2023
DIVISION B—WAYS & MEANS
DIVISION C
1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
2 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference
3 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall
4 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
5 sion.
6 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
7 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out
8 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
9 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
10 DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
11 VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
12 ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
13 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
14 TITLE I
15 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
16 PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING
17 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
19 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
20 $69,845,000, of which not to exceed $8,432,000 shall be
21 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to
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1 exceed $1,396,000 shall be available for the Office of Home-
2 land Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available
3 for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $11,287,000
4 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public
5 Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C.
6 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $28,822,000 shall be available for
7 the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of
8 which $27,116,000 shall be available for Departmental Ad-
9 ministration to provide for necessary expenses for manage-
10 ment support services to offices of the Department and for
11 general administration, security, repairs and alterations,
12 and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise
13 provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient
14 work of the Department: Provided, That funds made avail-
15 able by this Act to an agency in the Administration mission
16 area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to
17 one administrative support staff for the Office; not to exceed
18 $4,609,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Sec-
19 retary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental
20 Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, in-
21 cluding programs involving intergovernmental affairs and
22 liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed
23 $10,109,000 shall be available for the Office of Communica-
24 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture
25 is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office
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1 of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office
2 of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation
3 for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than
4 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed $22,000 of
5 the amount made available under this paragraph for the
6 immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for offi-
7 cial reception and representation expenses, not otherwise
8 provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur-
9 ther, That the amount made available under this heading
10 for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from
11 applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses in-
12 cident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C.
13 551–558: Provided further, That funds made available
14 under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary
15 for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs
16 shall be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agri-
17 culture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the
18 agency level: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
19 able under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary
20 for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days
21 from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary
22 has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both
23 Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by
24 USDA agency: Provided further, That during any 30 day
25 notification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the
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1 Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin imple-
2 mentation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this
3 Act or make any public announcement of such action in
4 any form.
5 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
6 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST
7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
8 mist, $30,181,000, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants
9 or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7
10 U.S.C. 3155: Provided, That of the amounts made available
11 under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to carry out
12 section 224 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture
13 Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended
14 by section 12504 of Public Law 115–334.
15 OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and
17 Appeals, $16,703,000.
18 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
20 gram Analysis, $16,967,000.
21 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
23 mation Officer, $93,284,000, of which not less than
24 $77,428,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the depart-
25 ment.
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1 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
2 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
3 cial Officer, $9,559,000.
4 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL
5 RIGHTS
6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
7 Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That
8 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil
9 Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available
10 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
11 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
12 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
13 $37,595,000.
14 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
16 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
17 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant
18 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator
19 of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under
20 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the Depart-
21 ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations
22 and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
23 cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
24 able for release to the Administrator of General Services,
25 and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
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1 pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related
2 costs, $68,858,000, to remain available until expended.
3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
5 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
6 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental
7 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
8 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
9 6901 et seq.), $8,581,000, to remain available until ex-
10 pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available
11 herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Manage-
12 ment may be transferred to any agency of the Department
13 for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the
14 above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.
15 OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION
16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security,
17 and Protection, $21,800,000.
18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
20 eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
21 eral Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),
22 $111,061,000, including such sums as may be necessary for
23 contracting and other arrangements with public agencies
24 and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the In-
25 spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C.
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1 App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain con-
2 fidential operational expenses, including the payment of in-
3 formants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspec-
4 tor General pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978
5 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of
6 the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98).
7 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
9 Counsel, $62,137,000.
10 OFFICE OF ETHICS
11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics,
12 $5,556,000.
13 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
14 EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS
15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
16 retary for Research, Education, and Economics,
17 $3,384,000: Provided, That funds made available by this
18 Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Econom-
19 ics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to
20 fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office:
21 Provided further, That of the amounts made available
22 under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for
23 the Office of the Chief Scientist.
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1 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
2 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
3 ice, $90,612,000.
4 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
5 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
6 Statistics Service, $211,023,000, of which up to $66,361,000
7 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
8 culture: Provided, That amounts made available for the
9 Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current In-
10 dustrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and
11 (f).
12 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
14 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research
15 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange,
16 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for
17 land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal
18 value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the
19 grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value
20 of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership,
21 $1,737,629,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder
22 shall be available for the operation and maintenance of air-
23 craft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement
24 only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall
25 be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction,
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1 alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but
2 unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one
3 building shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhouses
4 or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,800,000,
5 except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at
6 a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for four
7 buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed
8 $5,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building
9 during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the cur-
10 rent replacement value of the building or $500,000, which-
11 ever is greater: Provided further, That appropriations here-
12 under shall be available for entering into lease agreements
13 at any Agricultural Research Service location for the con-
14 struction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for
15 use by the Agricultural Research Service and a condition
16 of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, oper-
17 ated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall
18 be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease
19 agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter-
20 ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza-
21 tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Mary-
22 land: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
23 shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville
24 Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the
25 foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of
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1 buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21
2 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appropriations here-
3 under shall be available for granting easements at any Ag-
4 ricultural Research Service location for the construction of
5 a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and
6 acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a con-
7 dition of the easements shall be that upon completion the
8 facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the
9 availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that ac-
10 ceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United
11 States: Provided further, That funds may be received from
12 any State, other political subdivision, organization, or in-
13 dividual for the purpose of establishing or operating any
14 research facility or research project of the Agricultural Re-
15 search Service, as authorized by law.
16 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
17 For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-
18 provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed
19 equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricul-
20 tural research programs of the Department of Agriculture,
21 where not otherwise provided, $57,305,000 to remain avail-
22 able until expended, of which $25,900,000 shall be for the
23 purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in
24 the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report
25 accompanying this Act.
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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
2 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
3 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
4 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
5 for other expenses, $1,142,021,000, which shall be for the
6 purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled
7 ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and
8 Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this Act:
9 Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 institu-
10 tions, education grants for 1890 institutions, Hispanic
11 serving institutions education grants, capacity building for
12 non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and
13 food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repay-
14 ment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and insti-
15 tution challenge grants, grants management systems, tribal
16 colleges education equity grants, and scholarships at 1890
17 institutions shall remain available until expended: Pro-
18 vided further, That each institution eligible to receive funds
19 under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than
20 $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education
21 grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving in-
22 stitutions be made available to individual eligible institu-
23 tions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds award-
24 ed equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Pro-
25 vided further, That funds for providing grants for food and
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1 agricultural sciences for Alaska Native and Native Hawai-
2 ian-Serving institutions and for Insular Areas shall remain
3 available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That
4 funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be
5 made available to institutions eligible to receive funds
6 under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not
7 more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this
8 or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food
9 Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be retained
10 by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs
11 incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.
12 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
13 For the Native American Institutions Endowment
14 Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301
15 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.
16 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
17 For payments to States, the District of Columbia,
18 Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the
19 Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $586,502,000,
20 which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
21 fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agri-
22 culture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accompanying
23 this Act: Provided, That funds for extension services at 1994
24 institutions and for facility improvements at 1890 institu-
25 tions shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7
2 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than
3 $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for cooperative ex-
4 tension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act
5 (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law
6 93–471 shall be available for retirement and employees’
7 compensation costs for extension agents.
8 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
9 For the integrated research, education, and extension
10 grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
11 penses, $39,500,000, which shall be for the purposes, and
12 in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Insti-
13 tute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in the
14 report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds for the
15 Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain avail-
16 able until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That not-
17 withstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs shall
18 not be charged against any Extension Implementation Pro-
19 gram Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest
20 Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).
21 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND
22 REGULATORY PROGRAMS
23 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
24 retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000:
25 Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an
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1 agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission
2 area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to
3 one administrative support staff for the Office.
4 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
7 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant
8 Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for rep-
9 resentation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the
10 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085),
11 $1,164,209,000, of which $530,000, to remain available
12 until expended, shall be available for the control of out-
13 breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for
14 control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to
15 the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which
16 $15,950,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
17 used for the cotton pests program, including for cost share
18 purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones;
19 of which $39,183,000, to remain available until expended,
20 shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which
21 $4,096,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the
22 Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831);
23 of which $64,930,000, to remain available until expended,
24 shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000,
25 to remain available until expended, shall be for information
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1 technology infrastructure; of which $219,698,000, to remain
2 available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests;
3 of which, $14,986,000, to remain available until expended,
4 shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of
5 which $24,067,000, to remain available until expended,
6 shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which
7 $44,117,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
8 for emergency preparedness and response; of which
9 $62,562,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
10 for tree and wood pests; of which $6,528,000, to remain
11 available until expended, shall be for the National Veteri-
12 nary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain avail-
13 able until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for
14 indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available until
15 expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management pro-
16 gram for aviation safety: Provided, That of amounts avail-
17 able under this heading for wildlife services methods devel-
18 opment, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
19 Provided further, That of amounts available under this
20 heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall re-
21 main available until expended; of which $24,527,000, to re-
22 main available until expended, shall be used to carry out
23 the science program and transition activities for the Na-
24 tional Bio and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan,
25 Kansas: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to
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1 formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program
2 for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum
3 matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided fur-
4 ther, That this appropriation shall be available for the pur-
5 chase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of aircraft:
6 Provided further, That in addition, in emergencies which
7 threaten any segment of the agricultural production indus-
8 try of the United States, the Secretary may transfer from
9 other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or
10 corporations of the Department such sums as may be
11 deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies
12 for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious
13 disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for ex-
14 penses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the
15 Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316)
16 and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7
17 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of
18 funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the pre-
19 ceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred
20 amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
21 shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
22 repair and alteration of leased buildings and improve-
23 ments, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any
24 one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per-
25 cent of the current replacement value of the building.
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1 In fiscal year 2023, the agency is authorized to collect
2 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance,
3 goods, or services requested by States, other political sub-
4 divisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign
5 governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are
6 structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is
7 reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or serv-
8 ices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall
9 be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until ex-
10 pended, without further appropriation, for providing such
11 assistance, goods, or services.
12 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
13 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
14 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
15 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as
16 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as
17 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2268a, $3,175,000, to remain avail-
18 able until expended.
19 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
20 MARKETING SERVICES
21 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing
22 Service, $242,913,000, of which $7,504,000 shall be avail-
23 able for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113–
24 79: Provided, That of the amounts made available under
25 this heading, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended, shall be to carry out section 12513 of Public Law
2 115–334: Provided further, That this appropriation shall
3 be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
4 ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the
5 cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall
6 not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of
7 the building.
8 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization
9 activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
10 U.S.C. 9701), except for the cost of activities relating to the
11 development or maintenance of grain standards under the
12 United States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
13 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
14 Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be
15 obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative
16 expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/
17 or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed
18 this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the
19 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
20 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND
21 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)
22 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
23 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August
24 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity
25 program expenses as authorized therein, and other related
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1 operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
2 ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife
3 Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise
4 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $21,501,000
5 for formulation and administration of marketing agree-
6 ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing
7 Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961
8 (Public Law 87–128).
9 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
10 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus
11 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
12 keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural
13 Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000.
14 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
15 EXPENSES
16 Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be
17 obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and
18 weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities
19 require additional supervision and oversight, or other un-
20 controllable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded
21 by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees
22 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
23 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY
24 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
25 retary for Food Safety, $1,117,000: Provided, That funds
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1 made available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety
2 mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
3 up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
4 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
5 For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized
6 by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products
7 Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, in-
8 cluding not to exceed $10,000 for representation allowances
9 and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved
10 August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,180,364,000; and in
11 addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from
12 fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as au-
13 thorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
14 tion and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That
15 funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication
16 Infrastructure system shall remain available until ex-
17 pended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time
18 equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year
19 2023 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and en-
20 forcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
21 (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): Provided further, That this appro-
22 priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250)
23 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
24 ments, but the cost of altering any one building during the
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1 fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace-
2 ment value of the building.
3 TITLE II
4 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION
5 PROGRAMS
6 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM
7 PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION
8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
9 retary for Farm Production and Conservation, $1,727,000:
10 Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an
11 agency in the Farm Production and Conservation mission
12 area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to
13 one administrative support staff for the Office.
14 FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS
15 CENTER
16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
18 For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and
19 Conservation Business Center, $257,684,000: Provided,
20 That $60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the current
21 fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm Secu-
22 rity and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a))
23 shall be transferred to and merged with this account.
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1 FARM SERVICE AGENCY
2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
4 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency,
5 $1,229,396,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent
6 of the funding made available under this heading for infor-
7 mation technology related to farm program delivery may
8 be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees
9 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives
10 written or electronic notification of receipt from such Com-
11 mittees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each
12 project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and per-
13 formance capabilities to be delivered and the mission bene-
14 fits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost for the
15 entirety of the project/investment, including estimates for
16 development as well as maintenance and operations, and
17 (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each
18 project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service
19 Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being man-
20 aged in accordance with applicable lifecycle management
21 policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable De-
22 partment’s capital planning and investment control re-
23 quirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government
24 Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on
25 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of
2 the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 to the Committees on
3 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and the Govern-
4 ment Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/
5 investment that is operational (a) current performance
6 against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current
7 performance of service level agreements or other technical
8 metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established
9 cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and
10 planned spending on operational enhancements or up-
11 grades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment
12 continues to meet business needs as intended as well as al-
13 ternatives to the investment: Provided further, That the Sec-
14 retary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and au-
15 thorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Cor-
16 poration to make program payments for all programs ad-
17 ministered by the Agency: Provided further, That other
18 funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities
19 may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided
20 further, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
21 ing, $696,594,000 shall be made available to county com-
22 mittees, to remain available until expended: Provided fur-
23 ther, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, any
24 funds made available to county committees in the current
25 fiscal year that the Administrator of the Farm Service
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1 Agency deems to exceed or not meet the amount needed for
2 the county committees may be transferred to or from the
3 Farm Service Agency for necessary expenses: Provided fur-
4 ther, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service
5 Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county
6 offices: Provided further, That none of the funds available
7 to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently
8 relocate county based employees that would result in an of-
9 fice with two or fewer employees without prior notification
10 and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
11 Houses of Congress.
12 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS
13 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
14 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106),
15 $7,000,000.
16 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
17 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or
18 groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of
19 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2),
20 $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.
21 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM
22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
23 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity
24 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy
25 products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as
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1 may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro-
2 vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary
3 in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
4 scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
5 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
6 tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–
7 12).
8 GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND
9 RANCHERS
10 For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimburse-
11 ment payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers
12 and ranchers under section 1621 of the Food Conservation,
13 and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792), $3,000,000, to
14 remain available until expended.
15 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
16 ACCOUNT
17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
18 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
19 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.)
20 and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency
21 loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition
22 loans (25 U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989),
23 guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), re-
24 lending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian highly
25 fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available
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1 from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as
2 follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership
3 loans and $3,100,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans;
4 $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans
5 and $1,633,333,000 for direct operating loans; emergency
6 loans, $4,062,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans,
7 $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000;
8 relending program, $61,426,000; Indian highly fractionated
9 land loans, $5,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication pro-
10 gram loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall
11 deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose
12 of boll weevil eradication program loans.
13 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants,
14 including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section
15 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows:
16 $249,000 for emergency loans, to remain available until ex-
17 pended; and $23,520,000 for direct farm operating loans,
18 $11,228,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating
19 loans, $10,983,000 for the relending program, and $894,000
20 for Indian highly fractionated land loans.
21 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
22 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
23 $326,461,000: Provided, That of this amount, $305,803,000
24 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
25 for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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1 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural
2 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, op-
3 erating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans
4 may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That
5 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
6 gress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any trans-
7 fer.
8 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
10 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agen-
11 cy, $75,443,000; of which $4,500,000 shall be available to
12 conduct research and development and carry out con-
13 tracting and partnerships as described under subsections
14 522(c) and (d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as
15 amended (7 U.S.C. 1522(c) and (d)), in addition to
16 amounts otherwise provided for such purposes: Provided,
17 That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this
18 heading in this Act shall be available for compliance and
19 integrity activities required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of
20 the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C.
21 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts other-
22 wise provided for such purpose: Provided further, That not
23 to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and
24 representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).
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1 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
2 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
3 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions
4 of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including
5 preparation of conservation plans and establishment of
6 measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga-
7 tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil
8 and water management as may be necessary to prevent
9 floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
10 tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant
11 materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis-
12 semination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and
13 interests therein for use in the plant materials program by
14 donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to
15 exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
16 2268a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement
17 of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and
18 maintenance of aircraft, $1,023,777,000, to remain avail-
19 able until September 30, 2024, of which up to $22,973,000
20 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for
21 this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Fund-
22 ing’’ in the report accompanying this Act: Provided further,
23 That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant
24 to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of
25 buildings and public improvements at plant materials cen-
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1 ters, except that the cost of alterations and improvements
2 to other buildings and other public improvements shall not
3 exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or
4 other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the
5 right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C.
6 2250a.
7 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
8 For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
9 ures, including but not limited to surveys and investiga-
10 tions, engineering operations, works of improvement, and
11 changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed
12 Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005
13 and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provisions of
14 laws relating to the activities of the Department,
15 $95,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
16 That for funds provided by this Act or any other prior Act,
17 the limitation regarding the size of the watershed or sub-
18 watershed exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres
19 in which such activities can be undertaken shall only apply
20 for activities undertaken for the primary purpose of flood
21 prevention (including structural and land treatment meas-
22 ures): Provided further, That of the amounts made available
23 under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to
24 projects and activities that can commence promptly fol-
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1 prevention, agricultural water management, inefficient ir-
2 rigation systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed
3 protection; or that address authorized ongoing projects
4 under the authorities of section 13 of the Flood Control Act
5 of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 78–534) with a primary
6 purpose of watershed protection by preventing floodwater
7 damage and stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and
8 banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport.
9 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM
10 Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed
11 Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $5,000,000 is pro-
12 vided.
13 HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM
14 For necessary expenses to carry out the Healthy For-
15 ests Reserve Program under the Healthy Forests Restora-
16 tion Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571-6578), $10,000,000, to
17 remain available until expended.
18 URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION
19 For necessary expenses to carry out the Urban Agri-
20 culture and Innovative Production Program under section
21 222 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
22 nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6923), as added by section
23 12302 of Public Law 115–334, $13,500,000.
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1 CORPORATIONS
2 The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
3 thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds
4 and borrowing authority available to each such corporation
5 or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts
6 and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations
7 as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation
8 Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
9 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
10 such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.
11 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
12 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed-
13 eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may
14 be necessary, to remain available until expended.
15 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
16 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
18 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
19 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
20 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed,
21 pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15
22 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds available to
23 the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the
24 Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C.
25 714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agri-
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1 cultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to
2 and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for informa-
3 tion resource management activities of the Foreign Agricul-
4 tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor-
5 poration business.
6 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
7 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)
8 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
9 poration shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site
10 investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and
11 maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of
12 section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
13 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
14 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
15 (42 U.S.C. 6961).
16 TITLE III
17 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
18 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL
19 DEVELOPMENT
20 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
21 retary for Rural Development, $1,620,000: Provided, That
22 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Rural
23 Development mission area for salaries and expenses are
24 available to fund up to one administrative support staff for
25 the Office.
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1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT
2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
4 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
5 tration and implementation of Rural Development pro-
6 grams, including activities with institutions concerning the
7 development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and
8 for cooperative agreements; $401,976,000: Provided, That of
9 the amount made available under this heading, up to
10 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
11 shall be for the Rural Partners Network activities of the
12 Department of Agriculture, and may be transferred to other
13 agencies of the Department for such purpose, consistent
14 with the missions and authorities of such agencies: Provided
15 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
16 funds appropriated under this heading may be used for ad-
17 vertising and promotional activities that support Rural De-
18 velopment programs: Provided further, That in addition to
19 any other funds appropriated for purposes authorized by
20 section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
21 1472(i)), any amounts collected under such section, as
22 amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to this
23 account and will remain available until expended for such
24 purposes.
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1 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
2 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
4 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
5 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the
6 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural
7 housing insurance fund, as follows: $1,500,000,000 shall be
8 for direct loans, $12,000,000 shall be for a single family
9 housing relending demonstration program for Native Amer-
10 ican Tribes, and $30,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized
11 guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 504 housing re-
12 pair loans; $150,000,000 for section 515 rental housing;
13 $300,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family hous-
14 ing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family hous-
15 ing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help
16 housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section
17 524 site development loans.
18 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
19 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of
20 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section
21 502 loans, $55,650,000 shall be for direct loans; $3,948,000
22 shall be for a single family housing relending demonstration
23 program for Native American Tribes; section 504 housing
24 repair loans, $2,324,000; section 523 self-help housing land
25 development loans, $267,000; section 524 site development
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1 loans, $208,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new con-
2 struction of section 515 rental housing, $28,665,000: Pro-
3 vided, That to support the loan program level for section
4 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading
5 the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the
6 projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provi-
7 sions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et
8 seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized:
9 Provided further, That applicants in communities that have
10 a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Hous-
11 ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living
12 in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans
13 provided under this heading: Provided further, That of the
14 amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 di-
15 rect loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for
16 direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pur-
17 suant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help
18 housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act
19 of 1949 until June 1, 2023: Provided further, That the Sec-
20 retary shall implement provisions to provide incentives to
21 nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities to
22 facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS)
23 multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit organiza-
24 tions and public housing authorities that commit to keep
25 such properties in the RHS multifamily housing program
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1 for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, with
2 such incentives to include, but not be limited to, the fol-
3 lowing: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing
4 authorities to earn a Return on Investment on their own
5 resources to include proceeds from low income housing tax
6 credit syndication, own contributions, grants, and developer
7 loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; and
8 allow reimbursement of organizational costs associated with
9 owner’s oversight of asset referred to as ‘‘Asset Management
10 Fee’’ of up to $7,500 per property.
11 In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants,
12 including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section
13 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $40,000,000,
14 to remain available until expended, for a demonstration
15 program for the preservation and revitalization of the sec-
16 tions 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing prop-
17 erties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing
18 loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the
19 purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to
20 preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and
21 affordable housing for low-income residents and farm labor-
22 ers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring
23 loan payments, subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing
24 loan debt; and other financial assistance including ad-
25 vances, payments and incentives (including the ability of
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1 owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required
2 by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary shall, as
3 part of the preservation and revitalization agreement, ob-
4 tain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms
5 of the restructuring: Provided further, That any balances,
6 including obligated balances, available for all demonstra-
7 tion programs for the preservation and revitalization of sec-
8 tions 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing prop-
9 erties in the ‘‘Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Pro-
10 gram Account’’ shall be transferred to and merged with this
11 account, and shall also be available for the preservation and
12 revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family
13 rental housing properties, including the restructuring of ex-
14 isting USDA multi-family housing loans: Provided further,
15 That following the transfer of balances described in the pre-
16 ceding proviso, any adjustments to obligations for dem-
17 onstration programs for the preservation and revitalization
18 of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing
19 properties that would otherwise be incurred in the ‘‘Multi-
20 Family Housing Revitalization Program Account’’ shall be
21 made in this account from amounts transferred to this ac-
22 count under the preceding proviso.
23 In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and
24 contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the
25 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $18,126,000,
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1 to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor
2 housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and
3 contracts: Provided, That any balances available for the
4 Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and
5 merged with this account.
6 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
7 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
8 $412,254,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
9 appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
10 penses’’.
11 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
12 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
13 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2)
14 of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in
15 lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households
16 as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act
17 of 1949, $1,493,926,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be
18 available until September 30, 2024; and in addition such
19 sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c)
20 of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year
21 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under sec-
22 tion 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That rental assistance
23 agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal
24 year shall be funded for a one-year period: Provided further,
25 That of the amounts made available under this heading,
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1 not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for newly con-
2 structed units financed under section 514 and 516 of the
3 Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That upon request
4 by an owner of a project financed by an existing loan under
5 section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the
6 rental assistance agreement for a period of 20 years or until
7 the term of such loan has expired, subject to annual appro-
8 priations: Provided further, That any unexpended balances
9 remaining at the end of such one-year agreements may be
10 transferred and used for purposes of any debt reduction,
11 maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing
12 projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities au-
13 thorized under title V of the Act: Provided further, That
14 rental assistance provided under agreements entered into
15 prior to fiscal year 2023 for a farm labor multi-family
16 housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the
17 Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until
18 such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 con-
19 secutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants
20 seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance
21 eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Pro-
22 vided further, That such recaptured rental assistance shall,
23 to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor
24 multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or
25 516 of the Act: Provided further, That except as provided
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1 in the fifth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding
2 any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture
3 rental assistance provided under agreements entered into
4 prior to fiscal year 2023 for a project that the Secretary
5 determines no longer needs rental assistance and use such
6 recaptured funds for current needs.
7 RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT
8 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized
9 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
10 standing subsection (b) of such section, $38,000,000, to re-
11 main available until expended: Provided, That the funds
12 made available under this heading shall be available for
13 rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (in-
14 cluding those not receiving rental assistance) residing in
15 a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been
16 prepaid or otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005:
17 Provided further, That the amount of such voucher shall be
18 the difference between comparable market rent for the sec-
19 tion 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Pro-
20 vided further, That funds made available for such vouchers
21 shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations:
22 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum
23 extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current
24 regulations and administrative guidance applicable to sec-
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1 the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Pro-
2 vided further, That in addition to any other available
3 funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000
4 total, from the program funds made available under this
5 heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded
6 under this heading.
7 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS
8 For grants and contracts pursuant to section
9 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
10 $33,000,000, to remain available until expended.
11 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
12 For grants for very low-income housing repair and
13 rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing
14 Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m,
15 $48,000,000, to remain available until expended.
16 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT
17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
18 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
19 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and
20 described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm
21 and Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans
22 and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
23 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and
24 grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined
25 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for
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1 rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec-
2 tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consoli-
3 dated Farm and Rural Development Act, $194,865,000, to
4 remain available until expended, of which up to
5 $126,865,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts,
6 specified for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community
7 Project Funding’’ in the report accompanying this Act: Pro-
8 vided, That $8,000,000 of the amount appropriated under
9 this heading shall be available for a Rural Community De-
10 velopment Initiative: Provided further, That such funds
11 shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of
12 private, nonprofit community-based housing and commu-
13 nity development organizations, low-income rural commu-
14 nities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
15 to undertake projects to improve housing, community facili-
16 ties, community and economic development projects in
17 rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be
18 made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public
19 intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
20 gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
21 ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide
22 matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds
23 for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
24 vided: Provided further, That any unobligated balances
25 from prior year appropriations under this heading for the
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1 cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including
2 amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made available
3 to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan guar-
4 antees under this heading in this fiscal year: Provided fur-
5 ther, That no amounts may be made available pursuant
6 to the preceding proviso from amounts that were designated
7 by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
8 a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced
9 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or that
10 were specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Fund-
11 ing/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory
12 statement for Division A of Public Law 117–103 described
13 in section 4 in the matter preceding such division A: Pro-
14 vided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated
15 under this heading shall be available for community facili-
16 ties grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section
17 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further, That sections
18 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
19 Development Act are not applicable to the funds made
20 available under this heading.
21 RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE
22 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
24 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the
25 rural business development programs authorized by section
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1 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of
2 section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
3 ment Act, $88,800,000, to remain available until expended:
4 Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
5 heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for
6 one grant to a qualified national organization to provide
7 technical assistance for rural transportation in order to
8 promote economic development and $9,000,000 shall be for
9 grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa
10 et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40
11 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Com-
12 mission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Commu-
13 nity Advancement Program purpose as described in section
14 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
15 Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for ad-
16 ministrative expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of
17 the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for
18 business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native
19 American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a quali-
20 fied national organization to provide technical assistance
21 for rural transportation in order to promote economic de-
22 velopment: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and
23 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
24 are not applicable to funds made available under this head-
25 ing.
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1 INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT
2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
3 For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
4 by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7
5 U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000.
6 For the cost of direct loans, $3,313,000, as authorized
7 by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7
8 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $331,000 shall be available through
9 June 30, 2023, for Federally Recognized Native American
10 Tribes; and of which $663,000 shall be available through
11 June 30, 2023, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as
12 determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
13 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
14 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
15 Budget Act of 1974.
16 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
17 the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred
18 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
19 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’.
20 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM
21 ACCOUNT
22 For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
23 under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for
24 the purpose of promoting rural economic development and
25 job creation projects, $50,000,000.
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1 The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a)
2 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of pro-
3 moting rural economic development and job creation
4 projects shall not exceed $10,000,000.
5 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
6 For rural cooperative development grants authorized
7 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
8 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $27,600,000, of which
9 $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
10 propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
11 vided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for
12 cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or
13 groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged
14 groups and a majority of the boards of directors or gov-
15 erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who
16 are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which
17 $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
18 for value-added agricultural product market development
19 grants, as authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural
20 Marketing Act of 1946, of which $3,000,000, to remain
21 available until expended, shall be for Agriculture Innova-
22 tion Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of Public
23 Law 107–171.
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1 RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
2 For the principal amount of direct loans authorized
3 by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
4 opment Act (U.S.C. 2008s), $25,000,000.
5 For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under the
6 same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E
7 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
8 U.S.C. 2008s).
9 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM
10 For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and
11 grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized
12 by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
13 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $10,045,000: Provided, That
14 the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying
15 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
16 sional Budget Act of 1974.
17 HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE
18 For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with
19 section 243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of
20 Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953),
21 as added by section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014,
22 for necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects
23 that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas,
24 to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-
25 income communities, $5,000,000, to remain available until
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1 expended: Provided, That such costs of loans, including the
2 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
3 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
4 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE
5 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT
6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
7 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
8 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and
9 described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm
10 and Rural Development Act, as follows: $1,450,000,000 for
11 direct loans; and $50,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
12 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, including
13 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of
14 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural water,
15 waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management
16 programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D,
17 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2),
18 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
19 Rural Development Act, $685,072,000, to remain available
20 until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
21 available for the rural utilities program described in section
22 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed
23 $5,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program
24 described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, That not
25 to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under
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1 this heading shall be for grants authorized by section
2 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
3 ment Act in addition to funding authorized by section
4 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That $70,000,000
5 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for
6 loans and grants including water and waste disposal sys-
7 tems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and sec-
8 tion 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
9 ment Act, and Federally Recognized Native American
10 Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: Provided fur-
11 ther, That funding provided for section 306D of the Consoli-
12 dated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided
13 to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public
14 Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more than 2 per-
15 cent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consoli-
16 dated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by
17 the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance
18 programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding pro-
19 vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
20 Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pur-
21 suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and
22 technical assistance programs: Provided further, That not
23 to exceed $37,500,000 of the amount appropriated under
24 this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for
25 rural water and waste systems pursuant to section
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1 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a deter-
2 mination of extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall be
3 made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-
4 State regional technical assistance organization, with expe-
5 rience in working with small communities on water and
6 waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant
7 shall be to assist rural communities with populations of
8 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, devel-
9 opment, operation, and management of water and waste
10 water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall
11 be for a qualified national Native American organization
12 to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for
13 tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed
14 $20,762,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
15 shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
16 tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
17 ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That not
18 to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made available under
19 this heading shall be for solid waste management grants:
20 Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appro-
21 priated under this heading shall be transferred to, and
22 merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost
23 Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section
24 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a):
25 Provided further, That any prior year balances for high-
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1 energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural
2 Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be trans-
3 ferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High
4 Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided further, That not
5 to exceed $6,810,000 of the amounts appropriated under
6 this heading shall be available as the Secretary deems ap-
7 propriate for water and waste direct one percent loans for
8 distressed communities: Provided further, That if the Sec-
9 retary determines that any portion of the amount made
10 available for one percent loans is not needed for such loans,
11 the Secretary may use such amounts, for grants authorized
12 by section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
13 Development Act: Provided further, That if any funds made
14 available for the direct loan subsidy costs remain unobli-
15 gated after July 31, 2024, such unobligated balances may
16 be used for grant programs funded under this heading: Pro-
17 vided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Con-
18 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not appli-
19 cable to the funds made available under this heading.
20 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
23 The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans
24 as authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural
25 Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, and
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1 940g) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to sec-
2 tion 306, guaranteed electric loans, $2,167,000,000; loans
3 made pursuant to sections 4, notwithstanding 4(c)(2), of
4 that Act, and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, cost-
5 of-money direct loans, $4,333,000,000; loans made pursuant
6 to section 313A of that Act, guaranteed underwriting loans,
7 $800,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to section
8 305(d)(2) of that Act, cost of money telecommunications
9 loans, $690,000,000.
10 For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section
11 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
12 935(d)(2)), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined
13 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost
14 of money rural telecommunications loans, $3,726,000.
15 In addition, $11,500,000 to remain available until ex-
16 pended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and
17 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided,
18 That the energy efficiency measures supported by the fund-
19 ing in this paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable
20 way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
21 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
22 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
23 $33,270,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with
24 the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and
25 Expenses’’.
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1 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND
2 PROGRAM
3 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
4 ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et
5 seq., $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
6 vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants
7 authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and
8 Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding
9 provided under this heading for grants under section 379G
10 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may
11 only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility
12 criteria for a consortium as established by this section.
13 For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
14 tions 601 and 602 of the Rural Electrification Act,
15 $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
16 That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section
17 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
18 For the broadband loan and grant pilot program es-
19 tablished by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated
20 Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) under the
21 Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C.
22 901 et seq.), $465,513,000, to remain available until ex-
23 pended, of which up to $15,513,000 shall be for the pur-
24 poses, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the
25 table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report ac-
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1 companying this Act: Provided, That the Secretary may
2 award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural Elec-
3 trification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for
4 the purposes of carrying out such pilot program: Provided
5 further, That the cost of direct loans shall be defined in sec-
6 tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
7 further, That at least 90 percent of the households to be
8 served by a project receiving a loan or grant under the pilot
9 program shall be in a rural area without sufficient access
10 to broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of such
11 pilot program, a rural area without sufficient access to
12 broadband shall be defined as twenty-five megabytes per sec-
13 ond downstream and three megabytes per second upstream:
14 Provided further, That to the extent possible, projects receiv-
15 ing funds provided under the pilot program must build out
16 service to at least one hundred megabytes per second down-
17 stream, and twenty megabytes per second upstream: Pro-
18 vided further, That an entity to which a loan or grant is
19 made under the pilot program shall not use the loan or
20 grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a serv-
21 ice area by any entity that has received a broadband loan
22 from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is not
23 provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum
24 service threshold: Provided further, That not more than four
25 percent of the funds made available in this paragraph can
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1 be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot pro-
2 gram and up to three percent of funds made available in
3 this paragraph may be available for technical assistance
4 and pre-development planning activities to support the
5 most rural communities: Provided further, That the Rural
6 Utilities Service is directed to expedite program delivery
7 methods that would implement this paragraph: Provided
8 further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary
9 shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area assess-
10 ment requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural
11 Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc).
12 In addition, $35,000,000, to remain available until ex-
13 pended, for the Community Connect Grant Program au-
14 thorized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3.
15 TITLE IV
16 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
17 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD,
18 NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES
19 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
20 retary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services,
21 $1,376,000: Provided, That funds made available by this
22 Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer
23 Services mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
24 able to fund up to one administrative support staff for the
25 Office.
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1 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
2 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
4 For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B.
5 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.),
6 except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
7 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21;
8 $28,619,957,000 to remain available through September 30,
9 2024, of which such sums as are made available under sec-
10 tion 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
11 of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act,
12 shall be merged with and available for the same time period
13 and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total
14 amount available, $20,162,000 shall be available to carry
15 out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
16 1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount
17 available, $21,005,000 shall be available to carry out stud-
18 ies and evaluations and shall remain available until ex-
19 pended: Provided further, That of the total amount avail-
20 able, $12,000,000 shall remain available until expended to
21 carry out section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National
22 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further,
23 That notwithstanding section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B.
24 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
25 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total grant amount provided to a farm
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1 to school grant recipient in fiscal year 2023 shall not exceed
2 $500,000: Provided further, That of the total amount avail-
3 able, $40,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive
4 grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational
5 agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, with a
6 value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve healthier
7 meals, improve food safety, and to help support the estab-
8 lishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast
9 program: Provided further, That of the total amount avail-
10 able, $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended to
11 carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations
12 Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, That
13 of the total amount available, $10,000,000 shall be available
14 until September 30, 2024 to carry out section 23 of the
15 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1793), of which
16 $2,000,000 shall be for grants under such section to the
17 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
18 Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Is-
19 lands, Guam, and American Samoa: Provided further, That
20 section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School
21 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first
22 sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2023’’ and inserting
23 ‘‘2010 through 2024’’: Provided further, That section
24 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
25 Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first sentence
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1 by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal
2 year 2023’’: Provided further, That section 9(h)(4) of the
3 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
4 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
5 ‘‘For fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year
6 2023’’.
7 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR
8 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
9 For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
10 mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of
11 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
12 $6,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
13 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of
14 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)),
15 not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding
16 peer counselors and other related activities, and
17 $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Provided fur-
18 ther, That the Secretary shall use funds made available
19 under this heading to increase the amount of a cash-value
20 voucher for women and children participants to an amount
21 recommended by the National Academies of Science, Engi-
22 neering and Medicine and adjusted for inflation: Provided
23 further, That none of the funds provided in this account
24 shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except
25 in accordance with the cost containment and competitive
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1 bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act:
2 Provided further, That none of the funds provided shall be
3 available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by
4 other Federal Government departments or agencies unless
5 authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That
6 upon termination of a federally mandated vendor morato-
7 rium and subject to terms and conditions established by the
8 Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 7
9 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.
10 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
11 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nu-
12 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),
13 $111,180,895,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain
14 available through September 30, 2025, shall be placed in
15 reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as
16 may become necessary to carry out program operations:
17 Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended in
18 accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act
19 of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made available
20 under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutri-
21 tion education services to State agencies and Federally Rec-
22 ognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Pro-
23 gram on Indian Reservations: Provided further, That of the
24 funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000, to re-
25 main available until September 30, 2024, shall be used to
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1 carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law 115–334 relating
2 to demonstration projects for tribal organizations: Provided
3 further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any
4 work registration or workfare requirements as may be re-
5 quired by law: Provided further, That funds made available
6 for Employment and Training under this heading shall re-
7 main available through September 30, 2024: Provided fur-
8 ther, That funds made available under this heading for sec-
9 tion 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the Food
10 and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through
11 September 30, 2024: Provided further, That none of the
12 funds made available under this heading may be obligated
13 or expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immi-
14 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided
15 further, That funds made available under this heading may
16 be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct
17 studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to pro-
18 gram integrity provided that such activities are authorized
19 by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
20 For making, after June 30 of the current fiscal year,
21 benefit payments to individuals, and payments to States
22 or other non-Federal entities, pursuant to the Food and Nu-
23 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), for unantici-
24 pated costs incurred for the last three months of the fiscal
25 year, such sums as may be necessary.
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1 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
2 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance
3 and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as au-
4 thorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer
5 Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency
6 Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nu-
7 clear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of
8 the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
9 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition
10 Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutri-
11 tion Act of 1966, $469,710,000, to remain available through
12 September 30, 2024: Provided, That none of these funds
13 shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
14 poration for commodities donated to the program: Provided
15 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
16 effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2023 to
17 support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program,
18 as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and
19 Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain
20 available through September 30, 2024: Provided further,
21 That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of
22 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)),
23 the Secretary may use up to 20 percent for costs associated
24 with the distribution of commodities.
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1 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
2 For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and
3 Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition
4 assistance program, $231,378,000: Provided, That of the
5 funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the pur-
6 poses of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended
7 by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246.
8 TITLE V
9 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
10 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND
11 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
13 retary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs,
14 $932,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act
15 to any agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural Af-
16 fairs mission area for salaries and expenses are available
17 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.
18 OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex
20 Alimentarius, $4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000
21 for official reception and representation expenses.
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1 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
4 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural
5 Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation
6 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
7 Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766),
8 $234,913,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall remain
9 available until September 30, 2024, for overseas operations
10 to include the payment of locally employed staff: Provided,
11 That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reim-
12 burse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf
13 of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and
14 institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the ag-
15 ricultural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C.
16 1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United
17 States Agency for International Development: Provided fur-
18 ther, That funds made available for middle-income country
19 training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug
20 International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellow-
21 ship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricul-
22 tural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offset-
23 ting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates,
24 subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
25 ice, shall remain available until expended.
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1 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS
2 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
3 wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ-
4 ing interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public
5 Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connection with
6 dispositions abroad under title II of said Act,
7 $1,800,000,000, to remain available until expended.
8 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION
9 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS
10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
11 section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
12 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $265,000,000, to remain
13 available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity
14 Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, fa-
15 cilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing
16 such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts pro-
17 vided herein: Provided further, That of the amount made
18 available under this heading, not more than 10 percent, but
19 not less than $26,500,000, shall remain available until ex-
20 pended to purchase agricultural commodities as described
21 in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural
22 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)).
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1 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)
2 CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
4 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
5 modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program,
6 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,063,000, to cover common over-
7 head expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity
8 Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the
9 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be trans-
10 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign
11 Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’.
12 TITLE VI
13 RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
14 ADMINISTRATION
15 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
16 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
19 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Adminis-
20 tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor ve-
21 hicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
22 ant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of
23 the Food and Drug Administration which are included in
24 this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District
25 of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appro-
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1 priated to the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out
2 the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st
3 Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255); for miscellaneous
4 and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
5 ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted
6 for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed
7 $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law
8 107–188; $6,484,171,000: Provided, That of the amount
9 provided under this heading, $1,224,132,000 shall be de-
10 rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21
11 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and re-
12 main available until expended; $248,342,000 shall be de-
13 rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
14 379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain
15 available until expended; $550,449,000 shall be derived
16 from human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
17 379j–42, and shall be credited to this account and remain
18 available until expended; $40,841,000 shall be derived from
19 biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21
20 U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be credited to this account and
21 remain available until expended; $32,238,000 shall be de-
22 rived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
23 379j–12, and shall be credited to this account and remain
24 available until expended; $29,459,000 shall be derived from
25 generic new animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
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1 379j–21, and shall be credited to this account and remain
2 available until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived
3 from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
4 387s, and shall be credited to this account and remain
5 available until expended: Provided further, That in addi-
6 tion to and notwithstanding any other provision under this
7 heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees,
8 medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, bio-
9 similar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees,
10 and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed the re-
11 spective fiscal year 2023 limitations are appropriated and
12 shall be credited to this account and remain available until
13 expended: Provided further, That fees derived from prescrip-
14 tion drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar
15 biological product, animal drug, and generic new animal
16 drug assessments for fiscal year 2023, including any such
17 fees collected prior to fiscal year 2023 but credited for fiscal
18 year 2023, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2023 limita-
19 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept pay-
20 ment during fiscal year 2023 of user fees specified under
21 this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2024, prior to
22 the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees
23 assessed for fiscal year 2024 for which the Secretary accepts
24 payment in fiscal year 2023 shall not be included in
25 amounts under this heading: Provided further, That none
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1 of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate
2 any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701:
3 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated:
4 (1) $1,244,007,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety
5 and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the
6 Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than
7 $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of foreign seafood
8 manufacturers and field examinations of imported seafood;
9 (2) $2,225,209,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua-
10 tion and Research and related field activities in the Office
11 of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $10,000,000
12 shall be for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspec-
13 tions and shall remain available until expended, and
14 $15,000,000 shall be for coordinating programs and activi-
15 ties of the Food and Drug Administration with those of the
16 Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Customs and
17 Border Protection to combat the illicit importation of
18 opioids, including fentanyl, through international mail fa-
19 cilities and land ports-of entry; (3) $477,782,000 shall be
20 for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and
21 for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Af-
22 fairs; (4) $295,999,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary
23 Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Reg-
24 ulatory Affairs; (5) $682,221,000 shall be for the Center for
25 Devices and Radiological Health and for related field ac-
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1 tivities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $77,893,000
2 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research;
3 (7) $677,165,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Prod-
4 ucts and for related field activities in the Office of Regu-
5 latory Affairs; (8) $216,603,000 shall be for Rent and Re-
6 lated activities, of which $56,011,000 is for White Oak Con-
7 solidation, other than the amounts paid to the General
8 Services Administration for rent; (9) $237,917,000 shall be
9 for payments to the General Services Administration for
10 rent; and (10) $349,375,000 shall be for other activities, in-
11 cluding the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
12 the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Oper-
13 ations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services
14 for these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed
15 $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and
16 representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as de-
17 termined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That any
18 transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the administration
19 of, section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
20 Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made
21 available under this heading for other activities and shall
22 not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That of the
23 amounts that are made available under this heading for
24 ‘‘other activities’’, and that are not derived from user fees,
25 $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the ap-
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1 propriation for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
2 ices—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of the pro-
3 grams and operations of the Food and Drug Administra-
4 tion and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made avail-
5 able for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration:
6 Provided further, That funds may be transferred from one
7 specified activity to another with the prior approval of the
8 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
9 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42
10 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21
11 U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 21
12 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food rein-
13 spection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program
14 fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing facility
15 fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription drug
16 wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees author-
17 ized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider
18 licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
19 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees authorized by 21
20 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical countermeasure priority review
21 voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, and
22 fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs author-
23 ized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–72 shall be credited to this account,
24 to remain available until expended.
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1 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
2 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
3 sion, alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equip-
4 ment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Adminis-
5 tration, where not otherwise provided, $16,000,000, to re-
6 main available until expended.
7 FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT
8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
9 For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de-
10 scribed under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures
11 Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes
12 under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $50,000,000,
13 to remain available until expended: Provided, That
14 amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated
15 pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures
16 Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under sec-
17 tion 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by
18 the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation
19 for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services Food and
20 Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses’’ solely for the
21 purposes provided in such Act: Provided further, That upon
22 a determination by the Commissioner that funds trans-
23 ferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary
24 for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred
25 back to the account: Provided further, That such transfer
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1 authority is in addition to any other transfer authority
2 provided by law.
3 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
4 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
6 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
7 the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including
8 the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the
9 rental of space (to include multiple year leases), in the Dis-
10 trict of Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000, including
11 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
12 tion expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses
13 for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission
14 with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of
15 which not less than $20,000,000 shall remain available
16 until September 30, 2024, and of which not less than
17 $4,567,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of the Inspector
18 General: Provided, That notwithstanding the limitations in
19 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under this heading are
20 available for the liquidation of obligations equal to current
21 year payments on leases entered into prior to the date of
22 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That for the pur-
23 pose of recording and liquidating any lease obligations that
24 should have been recorded and liquidated against accounts
25 closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the
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1 preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and
2 recorded in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has
3 been established for the sole purpose of recording adjust-
4 ments for and liquidating such unpaid obligations.
5 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
6 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
7 Not to exceed $88,500,000 (from assessments collected
8 from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri-
9 cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during
10 the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au-
11 thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
12 tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver-
13 ships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed this
14 limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
15 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro-
16 vided further, That the purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i)
17 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
18 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may ex-
19 empt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the application
20 of the limitation provided in that clause of export loans
21 described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a manner
22 other than described in subclause (II) of the clause.
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1 TITLE VII
2 GENERAL PROVISIONS
3 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
4 SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations
5 made available to the Department of Agriculture in this
6 Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition
7 to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the
8 total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2023 does
9 not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal
10 year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional
11 motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehi-
12 cles are necessary for transportation safety, to reduce oper-
13 ational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and
14 public safety: Provided further, That the Secretary may not
15 increase the Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the
16 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, and re-
17 ceives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of
18 both Houses of Congress within 30 days of the notification.
19 SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
20 Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated
21 balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act
22 or any other available unobligated discretionary balances
23 that are remaining available of the Department of Agri-
24 culture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of
25 property, plant and equipment and for the improvement,
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1 delivery, and implementation of Department financial, and
2 administrative information technology services, and other
3 support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, ad-
4 ministrative, and information technology services, includ-
5 ing cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to
6 the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such trans-
7 ferred funds to remain available until expended: Provided,
8 That none of the funds made available by this Act or any
9 other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund
10 without the prior approval of the agency administrator:
11 Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to the
12 Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be
13 available for obligation without written notification to and
14 the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
15 both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the
16 funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the
17 Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for
18 obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De-
19 partment’s National Finance Center without written notifi-
20 cation to and prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
21 priations of both Houses of Congress as required by section
22 716 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
23 appropriated by this Act or made available to the Depart-
24 ment’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obliga-
25 tion or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement,
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1 or make any changes to remove or relocate any systems,
2 missions, personnel, or functions of the offices of the Chief
3 Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, co-lo-
4 cated with or from the National Finance Center prior to
5 written notification to and prior approval of the Committee
6 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and in ac-
7 cordance with the requirements of section 716 of this Act:
8 Provided further, That the National Finance Center Infor-
9 mation Technology Services Division personnel and data
10 center management responsibilities, and control of any
11 functions, missions, and systems for current and future
12 human resources management and integrated personnel and
13 payroll systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief
14 Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall
15 remain in the National Finance Center and under the man-
16 agement responsibility and administrative control of the
17 National Finance Center: Provided further, That the Sec-
18 retary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial
19 Officer shall actively market to existing and new Depart-
20 ments and other government agencies National Finance
21 Center shared services including, but not limited to, payroll,
22 financial management, and human capital shared services
23 and allow the National Finance Center to perform tech-
24 nology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual income
25 amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department
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1 of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of the
2 true costs of the shared services provided by the National
3 Finance Center and budgeted for the National Finance Cen-
4 ter, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for
5 the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, includ-
6 ing equipment for the improvement, delivery, and imple-
7 mentation of financial, administrative, and information
8 technology services, and other systems of the National Fi-
9 nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost
10 of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That
11 none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obliga-
12 tion unless the Secretary submits written notification of the
13 obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both
14 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the limitations
15 on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congres-
16 sional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that,
17 as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to
18 a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the
19 operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate
20 employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven
21 to continue operations of the National Finance Center.
22 SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in
23 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
24 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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1 SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
2 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative
3 agreements or similar arrangements between the United
4 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
5 tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the
6 agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrange-
7 ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between
8 the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay-
9 ment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such
10 institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a
11 similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
12 provided in this Act.
13 SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
14 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made
15 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available
16 until expended to disburse obligations made in the current
17 fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
18 ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
19 tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and
20 the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.
21 SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the De-
22 partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire
23 new information technology systems or significant up-
24 grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information
25 Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi-
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1 cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech-
2 nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith-
3 standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
4 propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
5 transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer
6 without written notification to and the prior approval of
7 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
8 gress: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 11319
9 of title 40, United States Code, none of the funds available
10 to the Department of Agriculture for information technology
11 shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other agreements
12 over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the
13 Chief Information Officer: Provided further, That the Chief
14 Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate
15 funds without written approval from the Chief Information
16 Officer for projects, contracts, or other agreements up to
17 $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency meas-
18 ured against the performance plan requirements described
19 in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law
20 113–235.
21 SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b)
22 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in
23 the current fiscal year shall remain available until ex-
24 pended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal
25 year.
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1 SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
2 any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid
3 or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the
4 Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit util-
5 ity that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under
6 such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section
7 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower
8 under such Act.
9 SEC. 709. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided
10 by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances
11 from appropriations made available for salaries and ex-
12 penses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain
13 available through September 30, 2024, for information tech-
14 nology expenses.
15 (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
16 not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from
17 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in
18 this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall re-
19 main available through September 30, 2024, for informa-
20 tion technology expenses.
21 SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
22 made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel
23 by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in con-
24 travention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of
25 title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
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1 SEC. 711. In the case of each program established or
2 amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–
3 79) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title I or
4 subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which
5 indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is au-
6 thorized or required to be carried out using funds of the
7 Commodity Credit Corporation—
8 (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and
9 related administrative expenses, including technical
10 assistance, associated with the implementation of the
11 program, without regard to the limitation on the total
12 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in
13 section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation
14 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
15 (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall
16 not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment
17 for purposes of applying the limitation on the total
18 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in
19 such section.
20 SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not
21 more than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex-
22 penses of activities related to all advisory committees, pan-
23 els, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
24 culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated
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1 rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively
2 awarded grants.
3 SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this
4 Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
5 work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading,
6 and exchanging of pornography.
7 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of
8 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law
9 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
10 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
11 SEC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section
12 14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this
13 section referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds
14 appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any
15 other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of
16 personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the
17 Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section re-
18 ferred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,483,309,000 (exclu-
19 sive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years),
20 as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commod-
21 ities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000;
22 Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000; Adminis-
23 tration of section 32 Commodity Purchases—$37,178,000:
24 Provided, That, of the total funds made available in the
25 matter preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on
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1 October 1, 2023, such unobligated balances shall carryover
2 into fiscal year 2024 and shall remain available until ex-
3 pended for any of the purposes of section 32, except that
4 any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause
5 (3) of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may
6 not be obligated until the Secretary of Agriculture provides
7 written notification of the expenditures to the Committees
8 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least two
9 weeks in advance: Provided further, That, with the excep-
10 tion of any available carryover funds authorized in any
11 prior appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of
12 clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds appropriated or
13 otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be
14 used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the
15 Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section
16 32.
17 SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or
18 any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses
19 of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations lan-
20 guage as part of the President’s budget submission to the
21 Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appro-
22 priations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Develop-
23 ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
24 cies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the
25 previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been
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1 enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless
2 such budget submission identifies which additional spend-
3 ing reductions should occur in the event the user fees pro-
4 posals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening
5 of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2024 appro-
6 priations Act.
7 SEC. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act,
8 or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
9 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
10 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any
11 accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees
12 available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
13 able for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
14 ming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized
15 by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of
16 Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by sec-
17 tion 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act
18 of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89–
19 106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that—
20 (1) creates new programs;
21 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
22 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means
23 for any project or activity for which funds have been
24 denied or restricted;
25 (4) relocates an office or employees;
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1 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
2 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or
3 activities presently performed by Federal employees;
4 unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
5 and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity
6 Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies
7 in writing and receives approval from the Committees on
8 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
9 in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use
10 of such authority.
11 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
12 by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
13 this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure
14 in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts
15 in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available
16 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
17 obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or
18 projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities
19 referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of
20 $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—
21 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
22 tivities;
23 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
24 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
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1 (3) results from any general savings from a re-
2 duction in personnel which would result in a change
3 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
4 proved by Congress;
5 unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
6 and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity
7 Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies
8 in writing and receives approval from the Committees on
9 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
10 in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds
11 or the use of such authority.
12 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
13 Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
14 modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writ-
15 ing and receive approval from the Committees on Appro-
16 priations of both Houses of Congress before implementing
17 any program or activity not carried out during the pre-
18 vious fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded
19 by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act.
20 (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
21 by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
22 this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure
23 in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts
24 in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available
25 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for—
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1 (1) modifying major capital investments funding
2 levels, including information technology systems, that
3 involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current
4 fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of
5 $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is
6 less;
7 (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or
8 vacant positions or agency activities or functions to
9 establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity
10 with five or more personnel; or
11 (3) carrying out activities or functions that were
12 not described in the budget request;
13 unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing,
14 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
15 gress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for
16 these purposes.
17 (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used
18 for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the
19 Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman
20 of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission receives
21 from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of
22 Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt
23 of the notification as required in this section.
24 SEC. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the
25 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
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1 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any
2 guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that
3 does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal por-
4 tion of the loan.
5 SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
6 made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food
7 and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading
8 Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be
9 used to transmit or otherwise make available reports, ques-
10 tions, or responses to questions that are a result of informa-
11 tion requested for the appropriations hearing process to any
12 non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health
13 and Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading
14 Commission, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee.
15 SEC. 719. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law,
16 none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an
17 executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news
18 story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United
19 States unless the story includes a clear notification within
20 the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the
21 prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that ex-
22 ecutive branch agency.
23 SEC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agri-
24 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office
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1 or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a
2 fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency or of-
3 fice is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office
4 for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period
5 of assignment.
6 SEC. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
7 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
8 missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Chair-
9 man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and
10 the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall sub-
11 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
12 of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project,
13 and activity for all the funds made available under this
14 Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the re-
15 port accompanying this Act.
16 SEC. 722. None of the funds made available by this
17 Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any
18 rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing or
19 requiring information intended for a prescribing health
20 care professional, in the case of a drug or biological product
21 subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
22 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to
23 such professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form)
24 unless and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or re-
25 quire such distribution.
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1 SEC. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility
2 or level of program assistance for Rural Development pro-
3 grams the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison
4 populations.
5 SEC. 724. For loans and loan guarantees that do not
6 require budget authority and the program level has been
7 established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may
8 increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran-
9 tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior to
10 the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary
11 notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of
12 both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance.
13 SEC. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates
14 transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec-
15 tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
16 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
17 tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall
18 be available for obligation without written notification to,
19 and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropria-
20 tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds
21 or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation
22 only for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment,
23 including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and
24 implementation of Departmental financial management,
25 information technology, and other support systems nec-
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1 essary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and in-
2 formation technology services, including cloud adoption and
3 migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Depart-
4 ment of Agriculture.
5 SEC. 726. None of the funds made available by this
6 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the
7 ‘‘variety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhanc-
8 ing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition As-
9 sistance Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department
10 of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016
11 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture
12 amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as defined in
13 section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regula-
14 tions, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition of the term
15 ‘‘staple food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code
16 of Federal Regulations, to increase the number of items that
17 qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category
18 so that the total number of such items in each staple food
19 category exceeds the number of such items in each staple
20 food category included in the final rule as published on De-
21 cember 15, 2016: Provided, That until the Secretary pro-
22 mulgates such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall
23 apply the requirements regarding acceptable varieties and
24 breadth of stock to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-
25 gram retailers that were in effect on the day before the date
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1 of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public
2 Law 113–79).
3 SEC. 727. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502
4 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary
5 of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect
6 to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders
7 for such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h)
8 and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with
9 respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eli-
10 gible lenders for such loans.
11 SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
12 made available by this Act shall be available for the United
13 States Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or im-
14 plement any regulation that would promulgate new user
15 fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 after the date of the enact-
16 ment of this Act.
17 SEC. 729. For fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall es-
18 tablish a process under which an establishment in the
19 Chesapeake Bay area that is subject to examination and
20 inspection under section 6 of the Federal Meat Inspection
21 Act solely due to the establishment’s processing of domestic,
22 wild caught, invasive blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), may
23 apply for a waiver of such examination and inspection re-
24 quirements if the establishment is subject to inspection
25 under the Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
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1 Program of the Food and Drug Administration and the es-
2 tablishment attests that it applies existing Seafood Hazard
3 Critical Control Points Program for all species processed
4 at the establishment.
5 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any provision of law that
6 regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holi-
7 day pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge es-
8 tablishments subject to the inspection requirements of the
9 Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq., the
10 Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq, and the
11 Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., for
12 the cost of inspection services provided outside of an estab-
13 lishment’s approved inspection shifts, and for inspection
14 services provided on Federal holidays: Provided, That any
15 sums charged pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed
16 as overtime pay or holiday pay under section 1001(d) of
17 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–
18 2, 135 Stat. 242): Provided further, That sums received by
19 the Secretary under this paragraph shall, in addition to
20 other available funds, remain available until expended to
21 the Secretary without further appropriation for the purpose
22 of funding all costs associated with FSIS inspections.
23 SEC. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall—
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1 (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates
2 the following factors in the country or region being
3 audited, as applicable—
4 (A) veterinary control and oversight;
5 (B) disease history and vaccination prac-
6 tices;
7 (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
8 (D) epidemiological separation from poten-
9 tial sources of infection;
10 (E) surveillance practices;
11 (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
12 (G) emergency preparedness and response;
13 and
14 (2) promptly make publicly available the final
15 reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant
16 to subsection (1).
17 (b) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
18 sistent with United States obligations under its inter-
19 national trade agreements.
20 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available by this
21 Act may be used to implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm
22 Credit Act of 1971 in a manner inconsistent with section
23 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
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1 SEC. 733. In this fiscal year and thereafter, and not-
2 withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds
3 made available by this Act may be used to carry out any
4 activities or incur any expense related to the issuance of
5 licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C.
6 2133), or the renewal of such licenses, to class B dealers
7 who sell Random Source dogs and cats for use in research,
8 experiments, teaching, or testing.
9 SEC. 734. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for
10 this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste dis-
11 posal, and solid waste management programs authorized by
12 sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the
13 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
14 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the construction,
15 alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or
16 wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products
17 used in the project are produced in the United States.
18 (2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’
19 means the following products made primarily of iron or
20 steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers
21 and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe
22 clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced
23 precast concrete, and construction materials.
24 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
25 egory of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this
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1 section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee of
2 the Secretary finds that—
3 (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent
4 with the public interest;
5 (2) iron and steel products are not produced in
6 the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
7 able quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or
8 (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced
9 in the United States will increase the cost of the over-
10 all project by more than 25 percent.
11 (c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request
12 for a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee
13 shall make available to the public on an informal basis a
14 copy of the request and information available to the Sec-
15 retary or the designee concerning the request, and shall
16 allow for informal public input on the request for at least
17 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request.
18 The Secretary or the designee shall make the request and
19 accompanying information available by electronic means,
20 including on the official public Internet Web site of the De-
21 partment.
22 (d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
23 sistent with United States obligations under international
24 agreements.
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1 (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of
2 the funds appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities
3 Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac-
4 count’’ for carrying out the provisions described in sub-
5 section (a)(1) for management and oversight of the require-
6 ments of this section.
7 (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a
8 project for which the engineering plans and specifications
9 include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited
10 by such subsection if the plans and specifications have re-
11 ceived required approvals from State agencies prior to the
12 date of enactment of this Act.
13 (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United
14 States’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several States,
15 the District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized In-
16 dian Tribe.
17 SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
18 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
19 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation
20 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
21 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C.
22 1913.
23 SEC. 736. Of the total amounts made available by this
24 Act for direct loans and grants under the following head-
25 ings: ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insurance
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1 Fund Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Mu-
2 tual and Self-Help Housing Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing
3 Service—Rural Housing Assistance Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Hous-
4 ing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program Ac-
5 count’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Busi-
6 ness Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Serv-
7 ice—Rural Economic Development Loans Program Ac-
8 count’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Coop-
9 erative Development Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative
10 Service—Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program’’;
11 ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal
12 Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Elec-
13 trification and Telecommunications Loans Program Ac-
14 count’’; and ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning,
15 Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’, to the maximum
16 extent feasible, at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allo-
17 cated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under
18 this section, including, notwithstanding any other provision
19 regarding population limits, any county seat of such a per-
20 sistent poverty county that has a population that does not
21 exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10 per-
22 cent: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term
23 ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has
24 had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty
25 over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000
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1 decennial censuses, and 2007–2011 American Community
2 Survey 5-year average, or any territory or possession of the
3 United States: Provided further, That with respect to spe-
4 cific activities for which program levels have been made
5 available by this Act that are not supported by budget au-
6 thority, the requirements of this section shall be applied to
7 such program level.
8 SEC. 737. None of the funds made available by this
9 Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowl-
10 edge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investiga-
11 tional use of a drug or biological product under section
12 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
13 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health
14 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a
15 human embryo is intentionally created or modified to in-
16 clude a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission
17 shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secretary,
18 and the exemption may not go into effect.
19 SEC. 738. None of the funds made available by this
20 or any other Act may be used to enforce the final rule pro-
21 mulgated by the Food and Drug Administration entitled
22 ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and
23 Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,’’ and pub-
24 lished on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation
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1 of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes,
2 hops, pulse crops, or almonds.
3 SEC. 739. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to
4 remain available until September 30, 2024, for a pilot pro-
5 gram for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
6 to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs
7 and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching
8 opportunities for military veterans.
9 SEC. 740. For school years 2022–2023 and 2023–2024,
10 none of the funds made available by this Act may be used
11 to implement or enforce the matter following the first
12 comma in the second sentence of footnote (c) of section
13 220.8(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect
14 to the substitution of vegetables for fruits under the school
15 breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child
16 Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
17 SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this
18 Act or any other Act may be used—
19 (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agri-
20 cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the
21 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114
22 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; or
23 (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing,
24 sale, or use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is
25 grown or cultivated in accordance with section 7606
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1 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 or Subtitle G of the
2 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside
3 the State in which the hemp is grown or cultivated.
4 SEC. 742. There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to
5 remain available until expended, for grants under section
6 12502 of Public Law 115–334.
7 SEC. 743. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to
8 carry out section 3307 of Public Law 115–334.
9 SEC. 744. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the
10 matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Ag-
11 ricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
12 of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
13 SEC. 745. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to
14 remain available until expended, for a pilot program for
15 the Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit orga-
16 nizations and public housing authorities to provide tech-
17 nical assistance, including financial and legal services, to
18 RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the ac-
19 quisition of RHS multi-family housing properties in areas
20 where the Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable
21 housing, by non-profit housing organizations and public
22 housing authorities as authorized by law that commit to
23 keep such properties in the RHS multi-family housing pro-
24 gram for a period of time as determined by the Secretary.
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1 SEC. 746. There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to
2 carry out section 4208 of Public Law 115–334, including
3 for project locations in additional regions and timely com-
4 pletion of required reporting to Congress.
5 SEC. 747. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to
6 carry out section 12301 of Public Law 115–334, Farming
7 Opportunities Training and Outreach.
8 SEC. 748. In response to an eligible community where
9 the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural
10 disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought
11 or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water
12 through the Emergency Community Water Assistance
13 Grant Program for an additional period of time not to ex-
14 ceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under
15 the Program in order to protect public health.
16 SEC. 749. Funds made available under title II of the
17 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be
18 used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate
19 monitoring and controls, as determined by the Adminis-
20 trator, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is
21 received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by
22 food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inap-
23 propriate purposes.
24 SEC. 750. In this fiscal year and thereafter, and not-
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1 described in the ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding Between
2 the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant
3 Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Depart-
4 ment of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
5 Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare’’ (16–6100–0103–
6 MU Revision 16–1) shall be inspected by APHIS for com-
7 pliance with the Animal Welfare Act and its regulations
8 and standards.
9 SEC. 751. None of the funds made available by this
10 Act may be used to procure raw or processed poultry prod-
11 ucts imported into the United States from the People’s Re-
12 public of China for use in the school lunch program under
13 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
14 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food Pro-
15 gram under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the
16 Summer Food Service Program for Children under section
17 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast
18 program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
19 1771 et seq.).
20 SEC. 752. For school year 2023–2024, only a school
21 food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit
22 school food service account as of June 30, 2022, shall be
23 required to establish a price for paid lunches in accordance
24 with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National
25 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)).
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1 SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to
2 remain available until expended, for the Secretary of Agri-
3 culture to carry out a pilot program that assists rural hos-
4 pitals to improve long-term operations and financial health
5 by providing technical assistance through analysis of cur-
6 rent hospital management practices.
7 SEC. 754. Any funds made available by this or any
8 other Act that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section
9 1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
10 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), as amended, shall
11 be available for grants for biotechnology risk assessment re-
12 search: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such
13 funds among appropriations of the Department of Agri-
14 culture for purposes of making such grants.
15 SEC. 755. Hereafter, none of the funds made available
16 by this Act or any other Act, may be used to pay the sala-
17 ries or expenses of personnel to implement any activities
18 related to:
19 (a) the permitting of non-recording of observed viola-
20 tions of the Animal Welfare Act or its regulations on official
21 inspection reports; or
22 (b) the prioritizing of education or collaborative ap-
23 proaches to violations or noncompliance ahead of enforce-
24 ment under the Animal Welfare Act.
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1 SEC. 756. There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to
2 carry out section 1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture,
3 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
4 5925(g)(4(B)) as amended by section 7209 of Public Law
5 115–334.
6 SEC. 757. For necessary expenses associated with cot-
7 ton classing activities pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 55, to include
8 equipment and facility upgrades, and in addition to any
9 other funds made available for this purpose, there is appro-
10 priated $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
11 2024: Provided, That amounts made available in this sec-
12 tion shall be treated as funds collected by fees authorized
13 under Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, §5, 42 Stat. 1518, as amended
14 (7 U.S.C. 55).
15 SEC. 758. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
16 no funds available to the Department of Agriculture may
17 be used to move any staff office or any agency from the
18 mission area in which it was located on August 1, 2018,
19 to any other mission area or office within the Department
20 in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation affirm-
21 ing such move.
22 SEC. 759. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of
23 the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds
24 appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Water-
25 shed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the
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1 Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to
2 the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16
3 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Pro-
4 tection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the
5 Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide
6 technical services for such programs pursuant to section
7 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
8 3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
9 SEC. 760. In administering the pilot program estab-
10 lished by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Ap-
11 propriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141), the Sec-
12 retary of Agriculture may, for purposes of determining enti-
13 ties eligible to receive assistance, consider those communities
14 which are ‘‘Areas Rural in Character’’: Provided, That not
15 more than 10 percent of the funds made available under
16 the heading ‘‘Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and
17 Broadband Program’’ for the purposes of the pilot program
18 established by section 779 of Public Law 115–141 may be
19 used for this purpose.
20 SEC. 761. There is hereby appropriated $29,700,000
21 for the Goodfellow Federal facility, to remain available
22 until expended, which shall be transferred to and merged
23 with the appropriation for ‘‘Food Safety and Inspection
24 Service’’.
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1 SEC. 762. Hereafter, none of the funds made available
2 by this Act or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries
3 or expenses of personnel—
4 (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Fed-
5 eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
6 (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the
7 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
8 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or
9 (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of
10 title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
11 regulation).
12 SEC. 763. There is appropriated to the Department of
13 Agriculture, for an additional amount for ‘‘Agricultural
14 Programs—Processing, Research, and Marketing—Office of
15 the Secretary’’, $5,000,000, which shall remain available
16 until expended, for necessary expenses, under such terms
17 and conditions determined by the Secretary, related to test-
18 ing soil, water, or agricultural products for per- and
19 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the request of an agri-
20 cultural producer, assisting agricultural producers affected
21 by PFAS contamination with costs related to mitigate the
22 impacts to their operation that have resulted from such con-
23 tamination and indemnifying agricultural producers for
24 the value of unmarketable crops, livestock, and other agri-
25 cultural products related to PFAS contamination: Pro-
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1 vided, That the Secretary shall prioritize such assistance
2 to agricultural producers in states and territories that have
3 established a tolerance threshold for PFAS in a food or agri-
4 cultural product: Provided further, That, not later than 90
5 days after the end of fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall
6 submit a report to the Congress specifying the type, amount,
7 and method of such assistance by state and territory and
8 the status of the amounts obligated and plans for further
9 expenditure, and include improvements that can be made
10 to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, either admin-
11 istratively or legislatively, to increase support for agricul-
12 tural producers impacted by PFAS contamination and to
13 enhance scientific knowledge on PFAS uptake in crops and
14 livestock and PFAS mitigation and remediation methods
15 and disseminate such knowledge to agricultural producers.
16 SEC. 764. Any future compliance date for any provi-
17 sion of the Food and Drug Administration’s final rule enti-
18 tled ‘‘Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final
19 Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Non-
20 fat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt’’ (86
21 Fed. Reg. 31117, June 11, 2021) for which the agency is
22 exercising enforcement discretion or that is stayed as a re-
23 sult of objections timely filed under 21 U.S.C. 371(e)(2),
24 shall be established no earlier than January 1 of the year
25 that is three years after either:
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1 (a) Final action upon such objection(s) is taken by the
2 Secretary of Health and Human Services; or
3 (b) The party withdraws such objection(s).
4 SEC. 765. In addition to the amount of reimbursement
5 for administrative and operating expenses available for
6 crop insurance contracts described in subsection (a)(2)(F)
7 of section III of the 2023 Standard Reinsurance Agreement
8 (SRA) that cover agricultural commodities described in sec-
9 tion 101 of title I of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness
10 Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note), there is hereby appro-
11 priated $50,000,000, to remain available until expended,
12 to pay, with respect to such contracts for the 2021 reinsur-
13 ance year, an amount that is equal to the difference between
14 the amount to be paid pursuant to the SRA for the applica-
15 ble reinsurance year and the amount that would be paid
16 if such contracts were not subject to a reduction described
17 in subsection (a)(2)(G) of section III of the SRA but subject
18 to a reimbursement rate equal to 17.5 percent of the net
19 book premium.
20 SEC. 766. There is appropriated to the Department of
21 Agriculture, for an additional amount for ‘‘Agricultural
22 Programs—Processing, Research, and Marketing—Office of
23 the Secretary’’, $10,000,000, which shall remain available
24 until expended, for necessary expenses to address assistance
25 for disasters occurring in calendar year 2022.
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1 SEC. 767. In addition to amounts otherwise available,
2 there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture
3 $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023,
4 to provide relief payments for frontline grocery workers
5 through the Farmworker and Food Worker Relief Grant
6 Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service.
7 SEC. 768. None of the funds made available by this
8 Act may be used to review or approve an application under
9 section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
10 (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health
11 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) that is submitted by a
12 sponsor located in Russia, unless such application is for
13 a drug that is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening
14 condition and for which there is an unmet medical treat-
15 ment need.
16 SEC. 769. The Secretary of Agriculture shall take such
17 actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of ag-
18 ricultural land located in the United States by companies
19 owned, in full or in part, by the People’s Republic of China,
20 Russia, North Korea, or Iran.
21 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
22 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
23 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023’’.
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1 DIVISION B—WAYS & MEANS
2 SEC. 1101. ADDITION OF VACCINES AGAINST COVID–19 TO
3 LIST OF TAXABLE VACCINES.
4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4132(a)(1) of the Internal
5 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
6 the following new subparagraph:
7 ‘‘(Q) Any vaccine against COVID–19.’’.
8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
9 (1) SALES, ETC.—The amendment made by this
10 section shall apply to sales and uses on or after the
11 later of—
12 (A) the first day of the first month which
13 begins more than 4 weeks after the date of the en-
14 actment of this Act, or
15 (B) the date on which the Secretary of
16 Health and Human Services lists any vaccine
17 against COVID–19 for purposes of compensation
18 for any vaccine-related injury or death through
19 the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
20 (2) DELIVERIES.—For purposes of paragraph
21 (1) and section 4131 of the Internal Revenue Code of
22 1986, in the case of sales on or before the effective date
23 described in such paragraph for which delivery is
24 made after such date, the delivery date shall be con-
25 sidered the sale date.
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1 SEC. 1102. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
2 (a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-
3 etary effects of this division shall not be entered on either
4 PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of
5 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
6 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary ef-
7 fects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO
8 scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H.
9 Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
10 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Not-
11 withstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines
12 set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee
13 of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217
14 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of
16 this division shall not be estimated—
17 (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
18 (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Com-
19 mittee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a)
20 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
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1 (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section
2 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as
3 being included in an appropriation Act.
4 DIVISION C
Attest:
Clerk.
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117TH CONGRESS
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
2D SESSION
SENATE AMENDMENT
H.R. 2617
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