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
Index
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