Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

IB Union Calendar No. 358 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7610 [Report No. 116–446] Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 13, 2020 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, 2021, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7610 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, 2021, 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 $47,638,000, of which not to exceed $5,118,000 shall be 14 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 15 to exceed $1,329,000 shall be available for the Office of 16 Homeland Security; not to exceed $6,508,000 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 $23,392,000 shall be available 20 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra- 21 tion, of which $22,509,000 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 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7610 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 $3,921,000 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 $7,370,000 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 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 7610 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: Provided further, That no 8 funds made available under this heading for the Office of 9 Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 10 obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this 11 Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on 12 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the alloca- 13 tion of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, 14 That during any 30 day notification period referenced in 15 section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 16 take no action to begin implementation of the action that 17 is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public 18 announcement of such action in any form. 19 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 20 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 22 Economist, $21,251,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for 23 grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 24 7 U.S.C. 3155. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 7610 RH OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 1 For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 2 Appeals, $15,448,000. 3 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 5 Program Analysis, $9,666,000. 6 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In- 8 formation Officer, $73,354,000, of which not less than 9 $56,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the de- 10 partment. 11 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi- 13 nancial Officer, $6,137,000. 14 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 15 RIGHTS 16 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 17 Secretary for Civil Rights, $910,000: Provided, That 18 funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 19 Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 20 to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of- 21 fice. 22 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 23 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 24 $22,875,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 7610 RH OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION 1 For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Secu- 2 rity, and Protection, $23,218,000. 3 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 5 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu- 6 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 7 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis- 8 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri- 9 culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 10 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 11 alterations and other actions needed for the Department 12 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con- 13 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 14 General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im- 15 provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili- 16 ties, and for related costs, $108,186,000, to remain avail- 17 able until expended. 18 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 20 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri- 21 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 22 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 23 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 24 6901 et seq.), $7,518,000, to remain available until ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 7610 RH pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 1 herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Man- 2 agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart- 3 ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to 4 the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 7 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 8 General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 9 $99,791,000, including such sums as may be necessary for 10 contracting and other arrangements with public agencies 11 and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the In- 12 spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 13 U.S.C. App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for 14 certain confidential operational expenses, including the 15 payment of informants, to be expended under the direction 16 of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector Gen- 17 eral Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 18 section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 19 (Public Law 97–98). 20 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 22 Counsel, $45,579,000. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 7610 RH OFFICE OF ETHICS 1 For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 2 $4,198,000. 3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 4 EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 6 Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 7 $6,109,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 8 Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Eco- 9 nomics mission area for salaries and expenses are avail- 10 able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 11 the Office. 12 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 13 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 14 Service, $86,703,000. 15 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 16 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 17 Statistics Service, $183,434,000, of which up to 18 $46,300,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen- 19 sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 20 for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur- 21 rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 22 2204g(d) and (f). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 7610 RH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 3 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 4 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and 5 for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of 6 equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money 7 to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the 8 total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed- 9 eral ownership, $1,453,712,000: Provided, That appro- 10 priations hereunder shall be available for the operation 11 and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to 12 exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That 13 appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 14 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair 15 of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro- 16 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 17 exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 18 which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 19 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to 20 exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for two buildings to 21 be constructed at a cost not to exceed $3,000,000 each, 22 and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal 23 year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace- 24 ment value of the building or $500,000, whichever is 25 VerDate Sep 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the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace- 15 ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 16 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appro- 17 priations hereunder shall be available for granting ease- 18 ments at any Agricultural Research Service location for 19 the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 20 entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re- 21 search Service and a condition of the easements shall be 22 that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the 23 Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the 24 Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Jul 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7610.RH H7610 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 7610 RH interest of the United States: Provided further, That funds 1 may be received from any State, other political subdivi- 2 sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab- 3 lishing or operating any research facility or research 4 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 5 by law. 6 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 7 For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im- 8 provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 9 equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri- 10 cultural research programs of the Department of Agri- 11 culture, where not otherwise provided, $11,200,000 to re- 12 main available until expended, to be allocated for ARS fa- 13 cilities co-located with university partne [Text truncated for display. 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