H.R. 2997 (111th): Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Introduced:
Jun 23, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3]
Status:
Signed by the President
Slip Law:
This bill became Pub.L. 111-80.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 21, 2009.

Progress
Introduced Jun 23, 2009
Reported by Committee Jun 23, 2009
Passed House Jul 09, 2009
Passed Senate with Changes Aug 04, 2009
Passed Senate Oct 08, 2009
Signed by the President Oct 21, 2009
Votes

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:16 a.m.
Agreed to 266/161

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:20 a.m.
Agreed to 404/27

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:24 a.m.
Agreed to 426/3

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:27 a.m.
Failed 135/292

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:30 a.m.
Failed 185/248

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:34 a.m.
Failed 122/307

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 9 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:37 a.m.
Failed 111/320

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 10 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:40 a.m.
Failed 115/319

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 11 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:43 a.m.
Failed 103/328

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 12 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:47 a.m.
Failed 97/333

On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 13 to H R 2997
Jul 09, 2009 11:50 a.m.
Failed 140/292

Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair: H R 2997 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
Jul 09, 2009 12:25 p.m.
Passed 246/179

House Vote on Passage
Jul 09, 2009 12:50 p.m.
Passed 266/160

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Aug 03, 2009 5:33 p.m.
Cloture Motion Agreed to 83/11

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1910 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Aug 03, 2009 6:08 p.m.
Amendment Rejected 41/55

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1912 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Aug 04, 2009 10:31 a.m.
Amendment Rejected 27/70

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2244 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Aug 04, 2009 4:16 p.m.
Amendment Rejected 37/60

On the Motion (Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations )
Aug 04, 2009 4:46 p.m.
Motion Rejected 32/65

On the Motion (Motion to Waive the CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 2276)
Aug 04, 2009 5:04 p.m.
Motion Agreed to 60/37

Senate Vote on Passage
Aug 04, 2009 5:27 p.m.
Bill Passed 80/17

On Motion to Instruct Conferees: H R 2997 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
Sep 29, 2009 7:09 p.m.
Passed 359/41

House Vote on Passage
Oct 07, 2009 6:05 p.m.
Passed 263/162

Senate Vote on Passage
Oct 08, 2009 3:57 p.m.
Conference Report Agreed to 76/22

Cosponsors
none
Committees

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Full Title

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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10/21/2009--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on October 7, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 -
Title I - Agricultural Programs
Appropriates FY2010 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) National Appeals Division; (5) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (6) Office of Homeland Security; (7) Office of Advocacy and Outreach; (8) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (9) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (10) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (11) Office of Civil Rights; (12) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; (13) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (14) hazardous materials management; (15) departmental administration; (16) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations; (17) Office of Communications; (18) Office of the Inspector General; (19) Office of the General Counsel; (20) Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; (21) Economic Research Service; (22) National Agricultural Statistics Service; (23) Agricultural Research Service; (24) National Institute of Food and Agriculture; (25) Native American Institutions Endowment Fund; (26) extension and integrated activities; (27) Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; (28) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (29) Agricultural Marketing Service; (30) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; (31) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; (32) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (33) Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; (34) Farm Service Agency; (35) state mediation grants; (36) grassroots water protection; (37) dairy indemnity program; (38) Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account; (39) Risk Management Agency; (40) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and (41) Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
Title II - Conservation Programs
Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment; and (2) Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Title III - Rural Development Programs
Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development; (2) rural development salaries and expenses; (3) Rural Housing Service; (4) Rural Community Facilities Program Account (5) Rural Business-Cooperative Service; (6) rural development loans; (7) rural cooperative grants; (8) rural microenterprise; (9) Rural Energy for America Program; (10) Rural Utilities Service; (11) rural electrification and telecommunications loans; and (12) distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband.
Title IV - Domestic Food Programs
Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; and (2) Food and Nutrition Service.
Title V - Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Foreign Agricultural Service; (2) Public Law 480 (P.L. 480) program title I and title II grants; (3) Commodity Credit Corporation export loans program account; and (4) McGovern-Dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants.
Title VI - Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Food and Drug Administration (FDA); (2) Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); and (3) Farm Credit Administration.
Title VII - General Provisions
Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act.
Section 703 -
Authorizes the Secretary to transfer unobligated balances to the Working Capital Fund for plant and capital equipment acquisition.
Section 704 -
Prohibits appropriations under this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for.
Section 705 -
Limits negotiated indirect costs on cooperative agreements between the Department and nonprofit organizations to 10%.
Section 708 -
Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for the Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel.
Section 709 -
Requires that Department agencies reimburse each other for employees detailed for longer than 30 days.
Section 712 -
Prohibits, without congressional notification, funds available under this Act or under previous appropriations Acts from being used through a reprogramming of funds to: (1) eliminate or create a new program; (2) relocate or reorganize an office or employees; (3) privatize federal employee functions; or (4) increase funds or personnel for a project for which funds have been denied or restricted. Prohibits, without congressional notification, funds available under this Act or under previous appropriations Acts from being used through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10%, whichever is less: (1) to augment an existing program; (2) to reduce by 10% funding or personnel for any existing program; or (3) that results from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs.
Section 713 -
Prohibits the use of funds for user fee proposals that fail to provide certain budget impact information.
Section 714 -
Prohibits the use of funds to close or relocate a Rural Development office unless the Secretary determines the cost effectiveness and/or enhancement of program delivery.
Section 715 -
Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to close or relocate the FDA Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri, outside the city or county limits.
Section 716 -
Appropriates funds for Rural Development program purposes in communities suffering from extreme outmigration that are in Empowerment Zone-designated areas.
Section 717 -
Limits funds made available in FY2010 or preceding fiscal years under P.L. 480 to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) for the release of certain commodities under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.
Section 718 -
Appropriates funds for a grant to the National Center for Natural Products Research for construction or renovation to carry out the research objectives of the natural products research grant issued by the FDA.
Section 719 -
Makes funds available in the current fiscal year for agricultural management assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act and for specified conservation programs under the Food Security Act of 1985 until expended for obligations made in the current fiscal year.
Section 720 -
Prohibits fund use under this Act by any executive branch entity to produce a prepackaged news story for U.S. broadcast or distribution unless it contains audio or text notice that it was produced or funded by such executive entity.
Section 721 -
Limits funds to carry out the environmental quality incentives program under the Food Security Act of 1985. Prohibits the use of CCC funds for dam rehabilitation under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. Reduces the maximum amount of FY2010 funds available for domestic food assistance programs under the Act of August 24, 1935, before amounts in excess of such maximum must be transferred to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Limits funds to carry out the fresh fruit and vegetable program until October 1, 2010. Rescinds specified unobligated amounts for domestic food assistance programs under the Act of August 24, 1935.
Section 722 -
Makes eligible for economic development and job creation assistance under the Rural Electrification Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under such Act, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act.
Section 723 -
Appropriates funds for an agricultural pest facility in Hawaii.
Section 724 -
Appropriates funds to develop and test new food products to improve the nutritional delivery of humanitarian food assistance under the McGovern-Dole and the P.L. 480 (title II) programs.
Section 725 -
Prohibits the Department from using funds under this Act to implement the risk-based inspection program in any location until the Office of Inspector General of the Department has reported to the Food Safety and Inspection Service and appropriate congressional committees regarding the data used in the program's development.
Section 726 -
Directs the Secretary, until receipt of the 2010 decennial Census, to consider: (1) the unincorporated area of Los Osos, California, Imperial, California, and the Harrisville Fire District, Rhode Island, eligible for rural water and waste disposal loans and grants; (2) the unincorporated community of Thermalito in Butte County, California, and Nogales, Arizona, eligible for rural housing loans and grants; and (3) Lumberton, North Carolina, and Sanford, North Carolina eligible for rural community facilities loans and grants. Authorizes the Secretary, until receipt of the 2010 decennial Census, to fund certain rural community facility projects for communities and municipal districts and areas in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island that applied for funding-eligible projects with the appropriate Rural Development field offices prior to August 1, 2009.
Section 727 -
Appropriates funds for the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program.
Section 728 -
Appropriates funds for: (1) the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; (2) the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Foods, and Markets; (3) development of a national carbon inventory and accounting system prototype for forestry and agriculture; (4) the International Food Protection Training Institute; and (5) the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention.
Section 729 -
Directs the Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and technical assistance through the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program to carry out: (1) the Alameda Creek Watershed Project in Alameda County, California; (2) the Hurricane Katrina-Related Watershed Restoration project in Jackson County, Mississippi; (3) the Pidcock-Mill Creeks Watershed project in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; (4) the Farmington River Restoration project in Litchfield County, Connecticut; (5) the Lake Oscawana Management and Restoration project in Putnam County, New York; (6) the Richland Creek Reservoir in Paulding County, Georgia; (7) the Pocasset River Floodplain Management Project in Rhode Island; (8) the East Locust Creek Watershed Plan Revision in Missouri; (9) the Little Otter Creek Watershed project in Missouri; (10) the DuPage County Watershed project in Illinois; (11) the Dunloup Creek Watershed Project in Fayette and Raleigh Counties, West Virginia; (12) the Dry Creek Watershed project in California; and (13) the Upper Clark Fork Watershed project in Montana.
Section 730 -
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act regarding the program for at-risk school children to: (1) make Connecticut, Nevada, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia program participants; and (2) increase the total number of program states from 10 to 13.
Section 731 -
Prohibits, regarding the specialty crop research initiative, funds from being used to prohibit the provision of certain in-kind support from nonfederal sources.
Section 732 -
Makes unobligated balances for salaries and expenses for the Farm Service Agency and the Rural Development mission area under this Act available for information technology expenses through September 30, 2011.
Section 733 -
Authorizes the Secretary to permit a state agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed a specified maximum amount of liquid concentrate infant formula when issuing liquid infant formula to participants.
Section 734 -
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to exclude combat pay from household income in calculating a child's eligibility for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch program. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require states to exclude combat pay from family income in making eligibility determinations under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC).
Section 735 -
Appropriates funds to obtain and add to an anhydrous ammonia fertilizer nurse tank a substance to reduce the amount of methamphetamine produced from anhydrous ammonia removed from the nurse tank.
Section 736 -
Prohibits funds under this Act from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded under this Act in contravention of the Federal Travel Regulation System.
Section 737 -
Requires certain agencies providing international food assistance to provide the appropriate congressional committees with specified cost-savings alternatives.
Section 738 -
Appropriates funds to the Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation for workforce development initiatives to address rural out-migration.
Section 739 -
Appropriates funds to the Farm Service Agency for a pilot program to demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the growth rate of reforested hardwood trees on private non-industrial forests lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Section 740 -
Directs the FDA Commissioner (Commissioner) to establish review groups to recommend solutions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of: (1) rare diseases; and (2) neglected diseases of the developing world. Directs the Commissioner to report to Congress regarding such groups' recommendations.
Section 741 -
Appropriates funds for: (1) direct reimbursement payments for geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and (2) compensation to durum wheat producers for fungicide costs to control Fusarium head blight (wheat scab).
Section 742 -
Rescinds unobligated amounts for training and education programs under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly known as the food stamp program).
Section 743 -
Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to establish or implement a rule allowing U.S. importation of processed poultry or processed poultry products from the People's Republic of China (PRC) unless the Secretary notifies Congress that the Department will: (1) not provide preferential consideration to PRC applications to export poultry or poultry products to the United States; (2) conduct audits of inspection systems and on-site reviews of slaughter and processing facilities, laboratories and other control operations before any Chinese facilities are certified as eligible to ship poultry or poultry products to the United States; (3) implement an increased level of port of entry re-inspection; (4) establish and conduct an information sharing program with other countries importing processed poultry or processed poultry products from the PRC; (5) make lists of certified export facilities in the PRC and sanitary on-site inspection information publicly available; and (6) report to the appropriate congressional committees. Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to promulgate any proposed or final rule allowing U.S. importation of poultry slaughtered or poultry products produced from poultry slaughtered in the PRC unless such rule is promulgated in accordance with Executive Order 12866.
Section 744 -
Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to inspect horses for slaughter purposes.
Section 745 -
Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to include multiyear assistance/multiyear production loss coverage under the supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs.
Section 746 -
Provides that if a school is closed for at least five consecutive days during a pandemic influenza emergency in FY2010 each household containing at least one member who is an eligible child attending such school shall be eligible to receive specified assistance pursuant to a state-approved plan.
Section 747 -
Requires that certain projects intended for nonprofit entities be awarded under an open competition.
Section 748 -
Appropriates funds for purchases of cheese and other dairy products to assist dairy producers who have suffered economic losses.
Section 749 -
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) extend the waiver of the use of weighted averages for nutrient analysis of menu items and foods under the school lunch or school breakfast programs through September 30, 2010; (2) extend state food safety inspection audit and reporting requirements, and the requirement that the Secretary audit such reports, through 2010; (3) extend funding for the summer food service program and other year-round feeding programs for children in California through FY2010; (4) extend funding for administrative training for, and related state supervision of, school meal programs through October 1, 2009; and (5) extend funding for the clearinghouse that provides information to nongovernmental groups that assist low-income individuals or communities regarding food assistance and self-help activities through FY2010. Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out demonstration projects to develop methods of providing access to food for children in urban and rural areas during the summer months; (2) provide for an independent evaluation of such projects; and (3) report annually to the appropriate congressional committees regarding such projects. Provides project funding as of October 1, 2009. Directs the Secretary to provide grants to state agencies administering the national school lunch program with the lowest rates of children certified for free: (1) to improve such rates; and (2) for related administrative assistance. Provides funding as of October 1, 2009. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out the WIC program, to provide performance bonus payments to state agencies that demonstrate: (1) the highest proportion of breastfed infants; or (2) the greatest improvement in proportion of breastfed infants. Provides funding as of October 1, 2009. Directs the Secretary to make payments to state educational agencies for grants to eligible school food authorities for equipment purchases. Provides funding as of October 1, 2009. Provides grants to state agencies administering the child and adult care food program to improve the health and nutrition of children in child care settings. Provides funding as of October 1, 2009.

House Republican Conference Summary

The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.

This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr2997.

Summary

 

Agriculture and FDA Discretionary Funding in Millions

FY 2009 (scored)

FY 2009

With Stimulus

President's Request

H.R. 2997

FY 2009 vs. H.R. 2997

H.R. 2997 vs. Request

20,456

26,594

22,972

22,892

2,436

-80

H.R. 2997 contains a total of $22.9 billion in discretionary spending, which is an increase of $2.436 billion or 11.9 percent above the discretionary spending level for FY 2009.  Agencies funded through the bill also received $6.1 billion in discretionary supplemental appropriations from the "stimulus" bill.  In total, the bill received $27.6 billion in discretionary funding in FY 2009.

Spending increases in H.R. 2997 would contribute to an overall total discretionary spending level of $1.09 trillion or 7.6 percent over FY 2009.  From FY 2007 to FY 2009 non-defense spending has increased 85 percent.  During Committee consideration, Republicans offered an alternative that would have increased spending under the bill by only 2 percent, but that amendment was defeated on a party-line vote.

H.R. 2997 would provide funding for a number of agencies, including the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, the Farm Services Agency, the Commodity Assistance Program, WIC, and the Rural Rental Assistance Program.  The following is a summary of the spending highlights and other provisions in the bill.

TITLE I-Agricultural Programs

Farm Services Agency:  Provides $1.254 billion for the Farm Services Agency, which administers the USDA's farm commodity, credit, conservation, disaster and loan programs.  The appropriation is an increase of $83 million or 7 percent over FY 2009. 

Agricultural Research Service:  Provides a total of $1.19 billion for the Agricultural Research Service, which administers programs that facilitate the efficient, fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products, including food, fiber, and specialty crops.  The appropriation is an increase of $15 million or 1 percent above FY 2009.  The bill provides $35 million for buildings and facilities for the Agricultural Research Service that was not requested by the Administration. 

National Institute of Food and Agriculture:  Provides $1.25 billion for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), an increase of $32 million or 2.5 percent above FY 2009.   NIFA was established by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to "be an independent, scientific, policy-setting agency for the food and agricultural sciences, which will reinvigorate our nation's investment in agricultural research, extension, and education."  Funding in the bill provides for education, extension, and integrated NIFA activities.

TITLE II-Conservation Programs

Conservation Operations:  Provides $869 million for the USDA's conservation operations, an increase of $16 million or two percent above FY 2009.  The bill does not provide for a $10 million reduction in funding for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative that was included in the President's request.   

Watershed Rehabilitation Program:  Provides $90 million for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program, including $50.7 million for Resource Conservation and Development which was not requested in the President's budget.

TITLE III-Rural Development programs

Rental Assistance:  Provides $980 million for the USDA's Rural Rental Assistance Program, an increase of $77 million or 8.5 percent above FY 2009.  The program provides an additional source of support for households with incomes too low to pay the Housing and Community Facilities Programs subsidized rent. 

Rural Cooperative Assistance Grants: Provides $30 million for Rural Cooperative Assistance Grants, which is an increase of $18 million or 150 percent above FY 2009.  According to the USDA, the program is responsible for "establishing and operating centers for cooperative development to improve the economic condition of rural areas by developing new cooperatives and improving operations of existing cooperatives."  According to USDA's most recent statistics, the program provided about $6.3 million in grant to 21 applicants in FY 2003.

Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Grants:  Eliminates funding for Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Grants, which received $8 million in FY 2009.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:  Provides $885 million for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which includes $4 million for buildings and facilities and represents an increase of $4.3 million above FY 2009.  The bill does not include funding for the National Animal Identification System and includes $157 million for animal and plant pests and diseases eradication.

 TITLE IV-DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

WIC:  Provides $7.541 billion for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), an increase of $681 million or 9 percent over FY 2009.  WIC already received $500 million in supplemental appropriations from the "stimulus" bill.

Commodity Assistance Program:  Provides $255 million for the Commodity Assistance Program, an increase of $24 million or 9.4 percent over FY 2009, and an increase of $22 million or $8.6 million over the President's request. 

TITLE V-Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 

International Food and Child Nutrition Grants:  Provides $199 million for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants, an increase of $99.5 million or 99 percent above FY 2009.

TITLE VI-FDA and Related Programs

FDA:  Provides $2.337 billion for the salaries and expenses of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an increase of $298 million or 13 percent above FY 2009.  In addition, the appropriation provides an additional $12 million for FDA buildings and facilities.  Funding for the FDA includes appropriations for the Center for the Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the Office of Regulatory Affairs, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, and Center for Toxicological Research.  The Committee Report also stipulates that the Committee intends to authorize the collection of tobacco fees in FY 2010 pursuant to H.R. 1256 the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

OTHER PROVISIONS OF NOTE

Competitive Bidding:  The bill prohibits the USDA from using any funds to enter into a public/private contact under the OMB Circular A-76--which requires private contractors to compete for federal money to ensure that the U.S. receives maximum value for tax dollars--until a report on contracting is submitted.

Earmarks:  The Committee Report accompanying H.R. 2997 contains more than 320 earmarks, totaling $225 million.

Climate Change:  The Committee Report accompanying the bill includes global climate change as one of a handful of research priorities that the Agricultural Research Service receives an increase of $8.6 million to study.

Chinese Poultry:  Prohibits funds in the bill from being used to establish or implement a rule allowing poultry products to be imported into the U.S. from China.

H.R. 2997 Spending in Thousands

 

Program

FY 2009

H.R. 2997

FY 2009 vs. H.R. 2997

Agricultural Programs

 

 

 

Office of the Secretary

6,174

6,285

111

Executive Operations

35,390

42,251

6,861

Office of the Chief Information Officer

17,527

62,000

44,473

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

5,954

6,466

512

Asst. Sec. for Civil Rights

871

888

17

Office of Civil Rights

21,551

23,922

2,371

Asst. Secretary for Administration

687

700

13

Buildings, Facilities and Rental Payment

244,244

326,982

82,738

Hazardous Materials Management

5,100

5,125

25

Departmental Administration

27,011

41,319

14,308

Asst. Secretary for Congressional Relations

3,877

3,968

91

Office of Communications

9,514

9,722

208

Inspector General

85,766

88,781

3,015

General Counsel

41,620

43,601

1,981

Under Sec. for Research, Education, & Economics

609

620

11

Economic Research Service

79,500

82,478

2,978

National Agricultural Statistics Service

151,565

161,830

10,265

Agricultural Research Service

1,140,406

1,155,568

15,162

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

1,221,000

1,253,000

32,000

Under Sec. for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

737

753

16

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

881,387

885,800

4,413

Agricultural Marketing Service

86,711

90,848

4,137

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Admin

42,463

42,463

0

Food Safety and Inspection Service

971,566

1,018,520

46,954

Farm Service Agency

1,170,273

1,253,770

83,497

 

 

 

 

Conservation Programs

 

 

 

Conservation Operations

853,400

869,397

15,997

Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

24,289

20,000

-4,289

Watershed Rehabilitation Program

40,000

40,161

161

Resource Conservation and Development

50,730

50,730

0

 

 

 

 

Rural Development Programs

 

 

 

Under Secretary for Rural Development

646

660

14

Salaries and Expenses

192,484

195,987

3,503

Rural Business Program Account

87,385

97,116

9,731

Rental Assistance

902,500

980,000

77,500

Multifamily Housing Revitalization Program Account

27,714

31,756

4,042

Rural Housing Assistance Grants

41,500

45,500

4,000

Farm Labor program account

9,135

11,023

1,888

Rural Community Facilities Program Account

63,830

51,091

-12,739

Rural Cooperative Development Grants

12,636

30,636

18,000

Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Grants

8,130

0

-8,130

Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program

556,268

546,230

-10,038

Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband

63,780

81,691

17,911

 

 

 

 

Domestic Food Programs

 

 

 

Office of the Under Secretary

610

632

22

Commodity Assistance Program

230,800

255,570

24,770

WIC

6,860,000

7,541,000

681,000

Nutrition Programs Administration

142,595

147,801

5,206

 

 

 

 

Foreign Assistance and Related Programs

 

 

 

Foreign Agricultural Service Salaries

165,000

177,000

12

International Food and Child Nutrition Grants

100,000

199,500

99,500

Commodity Credit Corporation Program Expenses

5,333

6,820

1,487

 

 

 

 

FDA and Related Agencies

 

 

 

FDA Salaries and Expenses

2,038,964

2,337,656

298,692

FDA Buildings and Expenses

12,433

12,433

0

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

146,000

160,600

14,600

 

 

 

 

Total

20,456

22,892

2,436

 

 

Cost

According to the CBO, H.R. 2997 would appropriate $22.892 billion in discretionary funding for FY 2010.

 

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Slip Laws

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Statutes at Large

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  • 76 Stat. 607
  • 114 Stat. 1549A-12

Other Citations

  • 37 U.S.C. Chapter 5
  • 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35