H.R. 4461 (rh) Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [Reported in House] ...

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establishing or operating any research facility or research project of 
the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
available to carry out research related to the production, processing 
or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In the current fiscal year, the agency is authorized to 
charge fees, commensurate with the fair market value, for any permit, 
easement, lease, or other special use authorization for the occupancy 
or use of land and facilities (including land and facilities at the 
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center) issued by the agency, as 
authorized by law, and such fees shall be credited to this account and 
shall remain available until expended for authorized 
purposes.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>buildings and facilities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For acquisition of land, construction, repair, 
improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or 
facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs 
of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, 
$39,300,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): 
Provided, That funds may be received from any State, other political 
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of 
establishing any research facility of the Agricultural Research 
Service, as authorized by law.</DELETED>

     <DELETED>Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
                           Service</DELETED>

          <DELETED>research and education activities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary payments to agricultural experiment 
stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, 
and for other expenses, $477,551,000 (increased by $4,000,000), of 
which the following amounts shall be available: to carry into effect 
the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-i), $180,545,000; for 
grants for cooperative forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a-a7), 
$21,932,000; for payments to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including 
Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 3222), $30,676,000 (increased by 
$4,000,000); for special grants for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $74,354,000; for special grants for agricultural research on 
improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $13,721,000; for competitive 
research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $96,934,000; for the support of 
animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $5,109,000; for 
supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), 
$750,000; for the 1994 research program (7 U.S.C. 301 note), 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended; for higher education 
graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for higher education 
challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $4,350,000; for a higher 
education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an 
education grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 
3241), $3,500,000; for a secondary agriculture education program and 2-
year post-secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(h)), $600,000; for 
aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $4,000,000; for sustainable 
agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $9,000,000; for a 
program of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges 
eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 
321-326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, $9,500,000, to remain 
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the 1994 
Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382, 
$1,552,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and Education 
Activities, $16,028,000, of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
available to carry out research related to the production, processing 
or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.</DELETED>

     <DELETED>native american institutions endowment fund</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For establishment of a Native American institutions 
endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $7,100,000: Provided, That hereafter, any distribution of the 
adjusted income from the Native American institutions endowment fund is 
authorized to be used for facility renovation, repair, construction, 
and maintenance, in addition to other authorized purposes.</DELETED>

                <DELETED>extension activities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary payments to States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern 
Marianas, and American Samoa, $428,740,000 (increased by $2,800,000), 
of which the following amounts shall be available: payments for 
cooperative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed 
under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of 
Public Law 93-471, for retirement and employees' compensation costs for 
extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for cooperative 
extension agents and State extension directors, $276,548,000; payments 
for extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act 
(7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,060,000; payments for the nutrition and family 
education program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$58,695,000; payments for the pest management program under section 
3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000; payments for the farm safety program 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,000,000; payments for pesticide 
applicator training under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,500,000; payments 
to upgrade research, extension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University, as authorized by 
section 1447 of Public Law 95-113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $12,000,000, to 
remain available until expended; payments for the rural development 
centers under section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for youth-at-
risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,000,000; for youth farm 
safety education and certification extension grants, to be awarded 
competitively under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,000,000; payments for 
carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 
1978, $3,192,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under section 
3(d) of the Act, $1,714,000; payments for sustainable agriculture 
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,309,000; payments for 
cooperative extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of 
the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328) and Tuskegee 
University, $26,843,000 (increased by $2,800,000); and for Federal 
administration and coordination including administration of the Smith-
Lever Act, and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), and 
section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), and 
to coordinate and provide program leadership for the extension work of 
the Department and the several States and insular possessions, 
$16,188,000: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to 
section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act of 
June 23, 1972, shall not be paid to any State, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa prior to availability of an equal 
sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure during the current fiscal 
year.</DELETED>

                <DELETED>integrated activities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the integrated research, education, and extension 
competitive grants programs, including necessary administrative 
expenses, $39,541,000, as follows: payments for the water quality 
program, $12,000,000; payments for the food safety program, 
$15,000,000; payments for the national agriculture pesticide impact 
assessment program, $4,541,000; payments for the Food Quality 
Protection Act risk mitigation program for major food crop systems, 
$4,000,000; payments for the crops affected by Food Quality Protection 
Act implementation, $1,000,000; payments for the methyl bromide 
transition program, $2,000,000; and payments for the organic transition 
program $1,000,000, as authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626).</DELETED>

  <DELETED>Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory 
                           Programs</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to administer 
programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
and the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
$618,000.</DELETED>

     <DELETED>Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those 
pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947 (21 U.S.C. 114b-c), necessary 
to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases; 
to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; to 
discharge the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act 
of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426-426b); and to protect the 
environment, as authorized by law, $470,000,000 (reduced by $15,510), 
of which $8,065,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks of 
insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest 
animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions: 
Provided, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a 
brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does 
not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for field 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be 
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance 
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall 
be for replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in 
emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production 
industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other 
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of 
the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available 
only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious 
or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for 
expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, and section 
102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, and any unexpended balances of 
funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal 
year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 
U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and 
improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any 
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In the current fiscal year, the agency is authorized to 
collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical 
assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign 
governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured 
such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on 
the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by 
the agency, and such fees shall be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing 
such assistance, goods, or services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Of the total amount available under this heading in the 
current fiscal year, $87,000,000 shall be derived from user fees 
deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee 
Account.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>buildings and facilities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase 
of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and 
acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $5,200,000, to 
remain available until expended.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Agricultural Marketing Service</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>marketing services</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry on services related to 
consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, 
transportation, and regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for 
administration and coordination of payments to States, including field 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed $90,000 for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $56,326,000, including funds for the 
wholesale market development program for the design and development of 
wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major metropolitan areas 
of the country: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current 
replacement value of the building: Provided further, That, only after 
promulgation of a final rule on a National Organic Standards Program, 
$639,000 of this amount shall be available for the Expenses and 
Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products fund account for the 
cost of the National Organic Standards Program and such funds shall 
remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 
9701).</DELETED>

     <DELETED>limitation on administrative expenses level</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not to exceed $60,730,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: 
Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable 
events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent 
with notification to the Appropriations Committees.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 
                             32)</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity program expenses 
as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except 
for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the 
Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise 
provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $13,438,000 for formulation 
and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act 
of 1961.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>payments to states and possessions</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities 
under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,500,000.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
                        Administration</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
United States Grain Standards Act, for the administration of the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures used to protect 
purchasers of farm products, and the standardization activities related 
to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, including field 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $25,000 for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $27,801,000: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for 
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost 
of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 
percent of the current replacement value of the building.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>limitation on inspection and weighing services 
                           expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not to exceed $42,557,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing 
services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this 
limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Appropriations Committees.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety</DELETED>

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