Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

IB Union Calendar No. 80 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3164 [Report No. 116–107] Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 6, 2019 Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. A BILL Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3164 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag- 4 riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra- 5 tion, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year ending 6 September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 9 PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING 10 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 13 $45,112,000, of which not to exceed $4,850,000 shall be 14 available for the Immediate Office of the Secretary; not 15 to exceed $1,448,000 shall be available for the Office of 16 Homeland Security; not to exceed $6,211,000 shall be 17 available for the Office of Partnerships and Public En- 18 gagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 19 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $22,251,000 shall be available 20 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra- 21 tion, of which $21,376,000 shall be available for Depart- 22 mental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 23 for management support services to offices of the Depart- 24 ment and for general administration, security, repairs and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3164 RH alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 1 not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 2 and efficient work of the Department: Provided, That 3 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Ad- 4 ministration mission area for salaries and expenses are 5 available to fund up to one administrative support staff 6 for the Office; not to exceed $3,091,000 shall be available 7 for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Re- 8 lations and Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the 9 programs funded by this Act, including programs involv- 10 ing intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the execu- 11 tive branch; and not to exceed $7,261,000 shall be avail- 12 able for the Office of Communications: Provided further, 13 That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer 14 funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Sec- 15 retary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: 16 Provided further, That no appropriation for any office 17 shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: 18 Provided further, That not to exceed $22,000 of the 19 amount made available under this paragraph for the Im- 20 mediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for offi- 21 cial reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 22 provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 23 further, That the amount made available under this head- 24 ing for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3164 RH from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel ex- 1 penses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 2 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds made 3 available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant 4 Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovern- 5 mental Affairs may be transferred to agencies of the De- 6 partment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain 7 personnel at the agency level. 8 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 9 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 11 Economist, $21,013,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for 12 grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 13 7 U.S.C. 3155. 14 OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 16 Appeals, $15,222,000. 17 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 19 Program Analysis, $9,525,000. 20 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In- 22 formation Officer, $101,400,000. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 3164 RH OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi- 2 nancial Officer, $6,028,000. 3 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 4 RIGHTS 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 6 Secretary for Civil Rights, $901,000: Provided, That 7 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 8 Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 9 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of- 10 fice. 11 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 12 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 13 $24,206,000. 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 Adminis- 19 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri- 20 culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 21 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 22 alterations and other actions needed for the Department 23 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con- 24 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 3164 RH General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im- 1 provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili- 2 ties, and for related costs, $331,114,000, to remain avail- 3 able until expended. 4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 6 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri- 7 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 8 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 10 6901 et seq.), $5,288,000, to remain available until ex- 11 pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 12 herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Man- 13 agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart- 14 ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to 15 the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 18 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 19 General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 20 $98,208,000, including such sums as may be necessary for 21 contracting and other arrangements with public agencies 22 and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the In- 23 spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 24 U.S.C. App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 3164 RH certain confidential operational expenses, including the 1 payment of informants, to be expended under the direction 2 of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector Gen- 3 eral Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 4 section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 5 (Public Law 97–98). 6 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 8 Counsel, $41,242,000. 9 OFFICE OF ETHICS 10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 11 $4,136,000. 12 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 13 EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 15 Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 16 $800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 17 Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Eco- 18 nomics mission area for salaries and expenses are avail- 19 able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 20 the Office. 21 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 22 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 23 Service, $87,757,000: Provided, That the term ‘‘necessary 24 expenses’’ does not include any expenditure of funds to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 3164 RH relocate the Economic Research Service outside the Na- 1 tional Capital Region. 2 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 3 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 4 Statistics Service, $180,794,000, of which up to 5 $45,300,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen- 6 sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 7 for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur- 8 rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 9 2204g(d) and (f). 10 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 13 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 14 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and 15 for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of 16 equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money 17 to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the 18 total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed- 19 eral ownership, $1,347,516,000, of which $13,100,000, to 20 remain available until expended, shall be used for transi- 21 tion and equipment purchases for the National Bio and 22 Agro-Defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: Pro- 23 vided, That of the amounts available to the Agricultural 24 Research Service for the National Bio and Agro-Defense 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 3164 RH Facility, no funds may be obligated above the amount pro- 1 vided for the facility in P.L. 116–6 until the Secretary 2 of Agriculture submits to the Committees on Appropria- 3 tions of both Houses of Congress, and receives written or 4 electronic notification of receipt from such Committees, a 5 strategic plan as required in the report accompanying this 6 Act: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 7 be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft 8 and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement 9 only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 10 shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the con- 11 struction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improve- 12 ments, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of con- 13 structing any one building shall not exceed $500,000, ex- 14 cept for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be 15 limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be con- 16 structed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 17 each, and except for two buildings to be constructed at 18 a cost not to exceed $3,000,000 each, and the cost of alter- 19 ing any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 20 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build- 21 ing or $500,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, 22 That appropriations hereunder shall be available for enter- 23 ing into lease agreements at any Agricultural Research 24 Service location for the construction of a research facility 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 3164 RH by a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Re- 1 search Service and a condition of the lease shall be that 2 any facility shall be owned, operated, and maintained by 3 the non-Federal entity and shall be removed upon the ex- 4 piration or termination of the lease agreement: Provided 5 further, That the limitations on alterations contained in 6 this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement 7 of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided fur- 8 ther, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for 9 granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research 10 Center: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations 11 shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry 12 out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided 13 further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 14 for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Serv- 15 ice location for the construction of a research facility by 16 a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the 17 Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the ease- 18 ments shall be that upon completion the facility shall be 19 accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of 20 funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the 21 facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided 22 further, That funds may be received from any State, other 23 political subdivision, organization, or individual for the 24 purpose of establishing or operating any research facility 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3164.RH H3164 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 3164 RH or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, 1 as authorized by law. 2 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 3 For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im- 4 provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 5 equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri- 6 cultural research programs of the Department of Agri- 7 culture, where not otherwise provided, $50,000,000 to re- 8 main available until expended. 9 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 10 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 11 For payments to agric [Text truncated for display. 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