Agricultural Policy, Appropriations and Discretionary Spending

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,  and Related Agencies  Appropriations Bill, 2019(
	Report
	Breakdown by Title
	Overview and Summary of the Bill
	Reports to Congress
	Title I: Agricultural Programs Processing, Research, and Marketing
		Office of the Secretary
			Committee Recommendations
				Century Farms
				Commodity Credit Corporation [CCC] Obligations and Commitments
				Livestock Crossing
				Multi-Agency Transparency
				Outreach to Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers  and Ranchers
				Resource Conservation and Development Councils
				State Rural Development Councils
				Urban Agriculture
				Wheat Grading
				Zoonotic Disease Collaboration
		Executive Operations
		Office of the Chief Economist
			Committee Recommendations
				Policy Research
		Office of Hearings and Appeals
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of Budget and Program Analysis
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of the Chief Information Officer
			Committee Recommendations
				Mobile Derived Credentials
				Software Licenses
		Office of the Chief Financial Officer
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of Civil Rights
			Committee Recommendation
		Agriculture Buildings and Facilities
			Committee Recommendations
		Hazardous Materials Management
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of Inspector General
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of the General Counsel
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of Ethics
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education,  and Economics
			Committee Recommendations
				Industrial Hemp
		Economic Research Service
			Committee Recommendations
				Breastfeeding Study
				Feed Costs
				Low Density Polyethylene
				Organic Data Analysis
		National Agricultural Statistics Service
			Committee Recommendations
				Alfalfa Prices
				Barley Estimates
				Chemical Use Data Series
				Floriculture Crops Report
				Organic Data Initiative
		Agricultural Research Service
			Salaries and Expenses
			Committee Recommendations
				Aerial Application Research
				Agricultural Genomics
				Agroforestry
				Alfalfa Research
				Antimicrobial Research and Development
				Aquaculture Seedstock
				Atlantic Salmon Breeding Program
				Big Data
				Center for Pollinator Health
				Ceratocystis Disease
				Chronic Wasting Disease
				Citrus Greening Disease Research
				Coffee Germplasm
				Cotton Ginning
				Cover Crops Research and Outreach
				Cranberry Research
				Emerging Cereal Rust Diseases
				Feed Enhancement
				Floriculture and Nursery Research
				Food Systems
				Foodborne Pathogens
				Forage Production Systems
				Forest Products
				Fruit Fly and Exotic Pest Control
				Genetic Oat Research
				Genomes to Fields
				High Performance Computing Support
				Hops Research
				Human Nutrition Research
				Industrial Hemp Germplasm
				National Agricultural Library
				National Apple Rootstock Breeding Program
				National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Transition
				Nutrient Density Profile
				Nutrition Research and Aging
				Pear Genetics and Genomics
				Postharvest Dairy Research
				Poultry Research
				Public Health Research
				Pulse Health Initiative
				Rangeland Research
				Research Assistance
				Resilient Dryland Farming
				Roseau Cane
				Sclerotinia
				Shellfish Research
				Soft White Wheat Falling Numbers Test
				Small Grains Genomic Initiative
				Sorghum Genetic Database
				Sudden Oak Death
				Sugar Beet Research
				Sugarcane Variety Development
				Sustainable Aquaculture
				Sustainable Water Use Research
				Tropical and Subtropical Research
				UAS Precision Agriculture Applications
				U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative [USWBSI]
				Warmwater Aquaculture
				Wheat and Sorghum Research
			Buildings and Facilities
			Committee Recommendations
		National Institute of Food and Agriculture
			Research and Education Activities
			Committee Recommendations
				Agricultural Research Enhancement Awards
				Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
				Agriculture Technology
				Alfalfa and Forage Research
				Algae Applications in Agriculture Research
				Aquaculture Disease Research
				Aquaculture Research
				Brucellosis Research
				Cereal Crop Research
				Childhood Obesity
				Citrus Disease Research Program
				Community College Centers of Excellence in Agribusiness  Workforce Training
				Countering Seafood Fraud
				Diversification in Agriculture
				Dual Use/Dual Benefit
				Food Safety
				Food Safety and Defense Technology
				Foodborne Illness Prevention
				Genomes to Phenomes
				Lowbush Blueberries
				Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Research
				Oak Mites
				Organic Research
				Protein Functionality
				Public Plant and Animal Breeding
				Regional Research Priorities
				Seafood
				Small Fruits Research
				Specialty Crop Research Initiative
				Supplemental and Alternative Crops
				Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
				Unmanned Aerial Systems in Agriculture
				Veterinary Corps
			Committee Recommendations
			Extension Activities
			Committee Recommendations
				Farmer Stress Assistance Network
				Food and Nutrition Education
				Minority Outreach
			Integrated Activities
			Committee Recommendations
			Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative
				Potato Research
		Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and  Regulatory Programs
			Committee Recommendations
		Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
			Salaries and Expenses
				Safeguarding and Emergency Preparedness/Response
				Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance
				Animal Care
			Committee Recommendations
				Agricultural Quarantine Inspection
				Animal Care
				Avian Influenza
				Bee Pests
				Cattle Fever Ticks
				Chronic Wasting Disease
				Citrus Health Response Program [CHRP]
				Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
				Cogongrass Management and Control
				Huanglongbing Emergency Response
				Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination [HLB–MAC] Group
				Invasive Tree Pests
				National Bio and Agro-Defense Human Capital Development
				Non-Lethal Strategies
				Pacific Ants Prevention Plan
				Peer-Reviewed Accreditation
				Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaii
				Roseau Cane
				Sudden Oak Death
				West Nile Virus
				Wildlife Damage Management
				Wildlife Services Education and Training
				Wildlife Services Methods Development
			Buildings and Facilities
			Committee Recommendations
		Agricultural Marketing Service
			Marketing Services
			Committee Recommendations
				National Organic Program
				Organic Dairy
				Organic Data Initiative
			Limitation on Administrative Expenses
			Committee Recommendations
			Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32)
			Committee Recommendations
				Section 32 Authorities
			Payments to States and Possessions
			Committee Recommendations
			Limitation on Inspection and Weighing Services Expenses
			Committee Recommendations
		Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety
			Committee Recommendations
		Food Safety and Inspection Service
			Committee Recommendations
				Humane Slaughter
	Title II: Farm Production  and Conservation Programs
		Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production  and Conservation
			Committee Recommendations
				Emergency Response
		Farm Production and Conservation Business Center
		Farm Service Agency
			Salaries and Expenses
			Committee Recommendations
				Continuous Conservation Reserve Program
				Information Technology
				National Agriculture Imagery Program
				Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance
			State Mediation Grants
			Committee Recommendations
		Grassroots Source Water Protection Program
			Committee Recommendations
		Dairy Indemnity Program
			Committee Recommendations
		Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account  (Including Transfers of Funds)
			Boll Weevil Eradication Loans
				Credit Sales of Acquired Property
				Emergency Loans
				Farm Operating Loans
				Farm Ownership Loans
				Indian Tribe Land Acquisition Loans
				Indian Highly Fractionated Land Loans
			Committee Recommendations
			Loan Programs
		Agricultural Credit Programs
			Loan Levels
		Risk Management Agency
			Salaries and Expenses
			Committee Recommendations
		Natural Resources Conservation Service
			Conservation Operations
			Committee Recommendations
				Acre-for-Acre Wetlands Mitigation
				Agricultural Management Assistance
				Conservation Practices
				NRCS Staffing
				Program Duplication
				Technical Assistance
			Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
			Committee Recommendations
		Watershed Rehabilitation Program
			Committee Recommendations
		Corporations: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund
			Committee Recommendations
		Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
			Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses
			Committee Recommendations
				CRP Wetland Restoration and Wildlife Enhancement
			Hazardous Waste Management
			Committee Recommendations
	Title III: Rural Development Programs
		Rural Development
			Salaries and Expenses
			Committee Recommendations
				Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
				Valuing Collateral
		Rural Housing Service
			Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account
			Committee Recommendations
		Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account
			Energy Efficiency
			Maturing Mortgages
			Rural Housing
		Rental Assistance Program
			Committee Recommendations
		Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account
			Committee Recommendations
				Multi-Family Housing Preservation
		Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants
			Committee Recommendations
		Rural Housing Assistance Grants
			Very Low-Income Housing Repair Grants
			Supervisory and Technical Assistance Grants
			Compensation for Construction Defects
			Rural Housing Preservation Grants
			Committee Recommendations
		Rural Community Facilities Program Account
			Committee Recommendations
			Community Facilities Program Priorities
		Rural Business—Cooperative Service
		Rural Business Program Account
			Committee Recommendations
			Regional Food Hubs
			Rural Business Development Grants
				Rural Business Program Account
			Committee Recommendations
		Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account
			Committee Recommendation
		Rural Cooperative Development Grants
			Committee Recommendations
				Value Added
		Rural Energy for America Program
			Committee Recommendations
		Rural Energy for America Program
			Biogas System Development
			Energy Efficiency Coordination
			Energy Storage Technologies
		Rural Utilities Service
			Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account
			Committee Recommendations
		Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account (Including Transfers of Funds)
			Committee Recommendations
				Cyber and Electric Grid Security
				Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program Oversight
			Committee Recommendations
				Broadband Grants
				Broadband Infrastructure
				Determination of Sufficient Access to Broadband
				Locating Existing Infrastructure
				Multi-Strand Fiber Optic Cable
				RUS Grants and Loans for Open Access Infrastructure Projects
	Title IV: Domestic Food Programs
		Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and  Consumer Services
			Committee Recommendations
				Food Security in Frontier Communities
				Nutrition Program Efficiency
		Food and Nutrition Service
			Child Nutrition Programs
			Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children [WIC]
			Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
			Commodity Assistance Program [CAP]
			Nutrition Programs Administration
		Child Nutrition Programs
			Committee Recommendations
				Administrative Reviews
				Buy American
				Farm to School Program
				Innovation in School Meals
				Pulse Crops
				Summer Food Service Program
				Vegetables in the School Breakfast Program
		Whole Grain Waivers
			Total Obligational Authority
		Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children [WIC]
			Committee Recommendations
				WIC Food Package
		Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
			Administrative Costs
			State Antifraud Activities
			Committee Recommendations
				Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations [FDPIR]  Food Package
				SNAP Farmers Markets
				SNAP Fraud
				State SNAP Implementation
		Commodity Assistance Program
		The Commodity Supplemental Food Program [CSFP]
		The Emergency Food Assistance Program [TEFAP]
		Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
		Pacific Island and Disaster Assistance
			Committee Recommendations
		Commodity Supplemental Food Program
		Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
		The Emergency Food Assistance Program
		Nutrition Programs Administration
			Committee Recommendations
	Title V: Foreign Assistance and  Related Programs
		Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
			Committee Recommendations
				Food Chain Systems
			Office of Codex Alimentarius
			Committee Recommendations
		Borlaug Fellows Program
		Cochran Fellowship Program
		Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program
		Market Access Program
		Food for Peace Title I Direct Credit and Food for Progress  Program Account
			Committee Recommendations
		Food for Peace Title II Grants
			Commodities Supplied in Connection with Dispositions Abroad  (Title II) (7 U.S.C. 1721–1726)
			Committee Recommendations
		McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants
			Committee Recommendations
				Local and Regional Procurement
		Commodity Credit Corporation Export (Loans) Credit Guarantee Program Account
	Title VI: Related Agency and Food and  Drug Administration
		Department of Health and Human Services
			Food and Drug Administration
			Committee Recommendations
				Added Sugar Labeling
				ADUFA Reporting
				Alzheimer’s Drug Development
				Animal Feed Ingredients
				Anti-Counterfeiting Techniques
				Autoantibody Qualification
				Biomanufacturing Innovation
				Breast Density
				Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Trials
				Center for Safety and Nutrition Centers of Excellence
				Clinical Trials
				Computational Medicine
				Contact Lens Safety
				Cotton Ginning
				Dietary Fiber
				Dietary Supplements
				Digital Health Products
				Drug Shortages
				Food Contact Notification User Fees
				Food Safety Mission
				Foreign High Risk Inspections
				FSMA Clarification for Small Farms
				FSMA Cooperative Agreements
				Glass Packaging Technologies
				Guidance for Stakeholder Input
				Human Drug Review Committee
				Improving Import Review
				Intentional Adulteration
				Medical Gas Rulemaking
				Medically Necessary Foods
				Misleading Maple Marketing
				Nanotechnology
				National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
				New Animal Drug Process
				Olive Oil
				Opioids
				Oversight Activities
				Patient Experience
				Patient-Focused Drug Development
				Pediatric Device Consortia Grants
				Polypharmacy
				Ready to Eat Foods
				Seafood Advisory
				Shellfish Safety
				Sunscreen Labeling Regulations
				User Fee Negotiations
				Vibrio
				White Oak Expansion
				Youth Tobacco Use Prevention
			Buildings and Facilities
			Committee Recommendations
		FDA Innovation Account, Cures Act
		Independent Agency: Farm Credit Administration
			Limitation on Administrative Expenses
			Committee Recommendations
	Title VII: General Provisions  (Including Rescissions and Transfers of Funds)
		Program, Project, and Activity
		Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate
		Compliance with Paragraph 7(C), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate
		Compliance with Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate
		Budgetary Impact of Bill
			Prepared in Consultation with the Congressional Budget Office Pursuant to Sec. 308(A), Public Law 93–344, as Amended
		Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority for Fiscal Year 2018 and Budget Estimates and Amounts Recommended in the Bill for Fiscal Year 2019 (in Thousands of Dollars)
Chapter 2
Agriculture and Related Agencies:
FY2019 Appropriations(
	Summary
	Status of FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations
	Scope of Agriculture Appropriations
	Recent Trends in Agriculture Appropriations
	Action on FY2019 Appropriations
		Administration’s Budget Request
		Discretionary Budget Caps and Subcommittee Allocations
		House Action
		Senate Action
		Continuing Resolutions
		Policy-Related Provisions
	Appendix A. Budget Sequestration
		Discretionary Spending
		Mandatory Spending
			Authorization of Sequestration
			Exemptions from Sequestration
			Implementation of Sequestration
	Appendix B. Action on Agriculture Appropriations, FY1997-FY2019
Chapter 3
Agriculture and Related Agencies:
FY2018 Appropriations(
	Summary
	Status of FY2018 Agriculture Appropriations
	Scope of Agriculture Appropriations
	Recent Trends in Agriculture  Appropriations
	Action on FY2018 Appropriations
		Administration’s Budget Request
		House Action
		Senate Action
		Continuing Resolutions
		Supplemental Appropriations and the Bipartisan Budget Act
			Supplemental Appropriation
			Changes to the Farm Bill
			Discretionary Budget Caps
		Consolidated Appropriations Act
	Appendix A. Budget Sequestration
	Appendix B. Action on Agriculture Appropriations
Chapter 4
FY2018 and FY2019 Appropriations  for Agricultural Conservation(
	Summary
	Introduction
	Conservation Appropriations
		Discretionary Conservation Programs
		Mandatory Conservation Programs
		Amendments to Conservation Programs
		Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
		Conservation Program Requirements
	Policy-Related Provisions
Chapter 5
FY2018 and FY2019 Agriculture
Appropriations: Federal Food  Safety Activities(
	Summary
	Introduction
		FDA Food Safety Activities
		Recent Enacted Appropriations
		Selected Provisions in the FY2018 Appropriations
		Selected Provisions in the FY2019 Appropriations
	FSIS Food Safety Activities
		Selected Provisions in the FY2018 Appropriations
		Selected Provisions in the FY2019 Appropriations
	Provisions in Bill Text and Report Language
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