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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARYFederal Funds

PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, [$46,139,000] $47,836,000,of which not to exceed [$5,051,000] $5,143,000 shall be available for the immediateOffice of the Secretary; not to exceed [$1,496,000] $1,336,000 shall be availablefor the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed [$6,211,000] $1,957,000 shallbe available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement[, of which$1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5)]; not to exceed[$22,251,000]$28,084,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretaryfor Administration, of which [$21,376,000] $27,161,000 shall be available forDepartmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for managementsupport services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security,repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwiseprovided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department:Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Administrationmission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrativesupport staff for the Office; not to exceed [$3,869,000] $3,941,000 shall be availablefor the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovern-mental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programsinvolving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; andnot to exceed [$7,261,000] $7,411,000 shall be available for the Office of Commu-nications: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized totransfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any otheroffice of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation forany office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further,That not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph forthe immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception andrepresentation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary:Provided further, That the amount made available under this heading for Depart-mental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in thisAct for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C.551–558: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for theOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and IntergovernmentalAffairs may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded bythis Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no fundsmade available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-sional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of thisAct, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of bothHouses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Providedfurther, That of the funds made available under this heading, funding shall be madeavailable to the Office of the Secretary to carry out the duties of the working groupestablished under section 770 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food andDrug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law116–6; 133 Stat. 89): Provided further, That during any 30 day notification periodreferenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary ofHealth and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures TradingCommission, (as the case may be) shall take no action to begin implementation ofthe proposal or make any public announcement in any form.

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,[$901,000] $914,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agencyin the Civil Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund upto one administrative support staff for the Office.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND

ECONOMICS

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Educa-tion, and Economics, [$800,000]$6,813,000: Provided, That funds made availableby this Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Economics mission areafor salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support stafffor the Office: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under thisheading, $6,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND REGULATORY

PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing andRegulatory Programs, [$800,000]$914,000: Provided, That funds made availableby this Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission areafor salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support stafffor the Office.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety,[$800,000] $813,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agencyin the Food Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund upto one administrative support staff for the Office.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Productionand Conservation, [$901,000]$1,141,000: Provided, That funds made available bythis Act to an agency in the Farm Production and Conservation mission area forsalaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support stafffor the Office.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development,[$800,000] $1,036,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to anagency in the Rural Development mission area for salaries and expenses are availableto fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER

SERVICES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition,and Consumer Services, [$800,000]$813,000: Provided, That funds made availableby this Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services mission areafor salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support stafffor the Office.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL

AFFAIRS

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and ForeignAgricultural Affairs, [$875,000]$891,000: Provided, That funds made availableby this Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission areafor salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support stafffor the Office.

OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius, [$4,775,000]$4,817,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representationexpenses. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND

ENVIRONMENT

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resourcesand Environment, $875,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act toany agency in the Natural Resources and Environment mission area for salaries andexpenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the office.(Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies AppropriationsAct, 2020.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2021 est.2020 est.2019 actualIdentification code 012–9913–0–1–999

Obligations by program activity:555Office of the Secretary ...............................................................0001

241815Under/Assistant Secretaries ......................................................0002282322Departmental Administration ....................................................0004777Office of Communications .........................................................0005221Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination ........0007

101213Outreach & Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers &

Ranchers & Veteran Farmers & Ranchers .............................0008

222Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement .........................00101,2461,327943Disaster Relief Supplemental ....................................................0011

1,3241,3961,008Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799605753Office of the Secretary (Reimbursable) ......................................0802

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—Continued

Program and Financing—Continued


1,3841,4531,061Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900

Budgetary resources:Unobligated balance:

2,7434,0531,989Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................4,0531,989Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001

1..................................Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

2,7444,0531,989Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:68653,063Appropriation ....................................................................1100

.................1,409.................Appropriation ....................................................................1100

..................................–3Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–4609] ........1120

.................–1,409.................Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently

reduced .........................................................................1131

68653,060Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Appropriations, mandatory:

151515Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221

..................................–1Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of

appropriations permanently reduced ............................1230

151514Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

596339Collected ...........................................................................1700..................................19Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

596358Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........17501421433,132Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900

2,8864,1965,121Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930Memorandum (non-add) entries:

..................................–7Unobligated balance expiring ................................................19401,5022,7434,053Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941

Change in obligated balance:Unpaid obligations:

1,37156975Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30001,3841,4531,061New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

..................................2Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–147–651–566Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

–1..................................Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040..................................–3Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041

2,6071,371569Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:

–36–36–30Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................–19Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070..................................13Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071

–36–36–36Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................3090Memorandum (non-add) entries:

1,33553345Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31002,5711,335533Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200

Budget authority and outlays, net:Discretionary:

1271283,118Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

12112286Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................401010513469Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

131635555Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–59–63–50Federal sources .................................................................4030

–59–63–50Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

..................................–19Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050

..................................11Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

..................................–8Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060

68653,060Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................407072572505Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

Mandatory:151514Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:13131Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41003310Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

161611Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................411083803,074Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

88588516Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the overall planning, co-ordination and administration of the Department's programs. This includesthe Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries,and other related offices, who provide policy guidance for the Department;and provide liaison with the Executive Office of the President and Membersof Congress.

Disaster relief supplemental funding is also provided to the Office of theSecretary, as appropriated by the Congress in 2018 and 2019. These fundsare in addition to other existing USDA programs designed to provide dis-aster assistance.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)


Direct obligations:282524Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.11198Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1422Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0544Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

161514Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2141413Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

1,2461,327943Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

1,3241,3961,008Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0605753Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

1,3841,4531,061Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

Employment Summary


217214208Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001171171168Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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Trust Funds

GIFTS AND BEQUESTS

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)


...................................................Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100Receipts:

Current law:111Gifts and Bequests, Departmental Administration ................1130

111Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000Appropriations:

Current law:–1–1–1Gifts and Bequests ................................................................2101

...................................................Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099



Obligations by program activity:111Gifts and bequests ....................................................................0001

111Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 99.5) .......0900


555Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:

Appropriations, mandatory:111Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201666Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:555Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


111New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202162 Office of the Secretary—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

–1–1–1Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

Budget authority and outlays, net:Mandatory:

111Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

11.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100..................................1Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

111Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110111Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180111Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Secretary is authorized to accept and administer gifts and bequestsof real and personal property to facilitate the work of the Department.Property and the proceeds thereof are used in accordance with the termsof the gift or bequest (7 U.S.C. 2269).

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EXECUTIVE OPERATIONSFederal Funds

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, [$24,013,000]$20,857,000, of which [$8,000,000] $5,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperativeagreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155.

OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, [$15,222,000]$15,533,000.

OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis,[$9,525,000] $20,660,000, of which $8,500,000 shall remain available untilSeptember 30, 2022.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer,[$66,580,000] $142,812,000, of which [not less than $56,000,000 is for cyberse-curity requirements of the department] $32,000,000 shall be for the Goodfellowfacility and shall remain available until expended.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, [$6,028,000]$11,104,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, [$24,206,000] $20,633,000.

OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION

For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and Protection,$24,978,000.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT


For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with theComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.),[$4,503,000] $3,523,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That ap-propriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous MaterialsManagement may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use inmeeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federallands.

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, [$45,146,000]$45,878,000.

OFFICE OF INFORMATION AFFAIRS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Information Affairs, $2,500,000.

OFFICE OF ETHICS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, [$4,136,000] $4,222,000. (Agri-culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:1186Office of the Chief Financial Officer ..........................................00012199Office of Budget and Program Analysis .....................................0002212121Office of the Chief Economist ....................................................0003

1435656Office of the Chief Information Officer ......................................0004212424Office of Civil Rights .................................................................0005464444Office of the General Counsel ....................................................0006444Office of Ethics ..........................................................................0007

161515Office of Hearings and Appeals .................................................000841010Hazardous Materials Management ............................................0009

25..................................Office of Safety, Security, and Preparedness .............................00103..................................Office of Informational Affairs ...................................................0011

315191189Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799455Office of Civil Rights Reimb ......................................................0801

203030Office of the Chief Information Officer Reimb ...........................0802111Office of the Chief Economist Reimb .........................................0803544Office of the General Counsel Reimb .........................................0804

304040Total reimbursable obligations ......................................................0899

345231229Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900


87.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................6.................Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001

661Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021..................................11Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033

141312Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:313201185Appropriation ....................................................................1100


313201184Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Appropriations, mandatory:

11.................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

151513Collected ...........................................................................1700151531Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

303044Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750344232228Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900358245240Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:–6–6–4Unobligated balance expiring ................................................1940787Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


798578Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000345231229New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

442Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–405–231–220Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

–6–6–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040–4–4–3Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041

137985Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:

–38–34–21Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060–15–15–31Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070111118Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071


415157Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100–294151Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



343231166Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................401062.................53Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011



..................................–12Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

–26–26–38Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040

63DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREExecutive Operations

Federal Funds

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS—Continued



Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:–15–15–31Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050111114Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

..................................11Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired

accounts .......................................................................4053

–4–4–6Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060

313201184Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................4070379205181Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

Mandatory:11.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:..................................1Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

314202184Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180379205182Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Office of the Chief Economist advises the Secretary of Agricultureon the economic implications of Department policies, programs and pro-posed legislation. The Office is a focal point for USDA's economic intelli-gence and analysis; projections related to agricultural commodity markets;risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis related to domestic and interna-tional food and agriculture; policy direction for renewable energy develop-ment; coordination, analysis and advice on climate adaptation and environ-mental market activities; and coordination and review of all commodityand aggregate agricultural and food-related data used to develop outlookand situation material within the Department. The 2021 Budget requests$20.9 million for the office.

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is responsible for conductingfirst and second-level administrative adjudications at USDA through fair,transparent, and consistent processes. Activities are carried out by threeoffices, the National Appeals Division (NAD), the Office of AdministrativeLaw Judges (OALJ), and the Office of the Judicial Officer (OJO). NADis responsible for listening to farmers and other rural program participantsconcerning their disputes with certain agencies within USDA through fairand impartial administrative hearings and appeals. OALJ and OJO (previ-ously housed in Departmental Administration) are responsible for regulatoryhearings and administrative proceedings. OHA was established in 2016with the consolidation of the three offices. The 2021 Budget requests $15.5million and reflects this realignment.

The Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA) coordinates thepreparation of Departmental budget estimates, regulations, and legislativereports; administers systems for the allotment and apportionment of funds;provides analysis of USDA program issues, draft regulations, and budgetproposals; participates in strategic planning; and provides assistance toUSDA policy makers in the development and execution of desired policiesand programs. The 2021 Budget requests $20.7 million.

The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 required the establishment of a ChiefInformation Officer (CIO) for all major Federal agencies. The Act requiresUSDA to maximize the value of information technology acquisitions toimprove the efficiency and effectiveness of USDA programs. To meet theintent of the law and to provide a Departmental focus for information re-sources management issues, Secretary's Memorandum 1030–30, datedAugust 8, 1996, established the Office of the Chief Information Office(OCIO). The CIO serves as the primary advisor to the Secretary on Inform-ation Technology (IT) issues. OCIO provides leadership for the Depart-ment's information and IT management activities in support of USDAprogram delivery. The 2021 Budget requests $142.8 million.

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) was established in1995 under authority provided in Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1953(7 U.S.C. 2201) to comply with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990.The OCFO focuses on the Department's financial management activitiesto improve program delivery and assure maximum contribution to theSecretary's Strategic Goals. The 2021 Budget requests $11.1 million.

The Office of Civil Rights provides overall leadership for all Depart-mentwide civil rights activities, including employment opportunity andprogram non-discrimination policy development, analysis, coordination,and compliance. The Office provides leadership to implement best practicesthat will create an environment where a diverse workforce is valued as asource of strength. The Office monitors program activities to ensure thatall USDA programs are delivered in a non-discriminatory manner. The2021 Budget requests $20.6 million.

The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Agricultureprovides legal advice, counsel, and services to the Secretary and to allagencies, offices, and corporations of the Department on all aspects of theiroperations and programs. It represents the Department in administrativeproceedings; non-litigation debt collection proceedings; State water rightsadjudications; proceedings before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeal,the Merit System Protection Board, the Equal Employment OpportunityCommission, the USDA Office of Administrative Law Judges, and otherFederal agencies; and, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, injudicial proceedings and litigation in the Federal and State courts. All attor-neys and support personnel devoted to those efforts are supervised by theGeneral Counsel. The 2021 Budget requests $45.9 million.

The Office of Ethics provides ethics advice, counsel and training to allUSDA officials and employees, and conducts annual financial disclosurereviews. The work of the Office of Ethics promotes employee compliancewith the Federal conflict of interest laws and regulations. The 2021 Budgetrequests $4.2 million.

The Office of Information Affairs provides day to day oversight over theDepartment of Agriculture's Freedom of Information Act program, respond-ing to the increasing number of complex records request for those Freedomof Information Act functions realigned to the Office of Information Affairs,creating Freedom of Information Act policy and training directives, andpreparing all statutorily required reports. The 2021 Budget request $2.5million.

The Office of Safety, Security and Protection (OSSP) is responsible forfacility security, emergency management and response. OSSP providesDepartment-wide leadership, policy, and management in the safeguardingof property and personnel. OSSP is committed to identifying and addressingall security risks that may affect USDA personnel, infrastructure, and facil-ities. The 2021 Budget requests $25 million.

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, andLiability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Depart-ment must meet the same standards for environmental cleanup and regulat-ory compliance regarding hazardous wastes and hazardous substances asprivate businesses. With substantial commitments under these Acts, theHazardous Materials Management account was established as a centralfund so the Department's agencies may be reimbursed for their cleanupefforts. The Department determines what projects to fund by using objectivecriteria to identify what sites pose the greatest threats to public health,safety, and the environment. The 2021 Budget requests $3.5 million.



Direct obligations:908185Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1312527Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1225Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.155.................Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.311.................Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0

1162731Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2504638Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.318..................................Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7221Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

..................................2Equipment .................................................................................31.0

315189189Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0304240Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

345231229Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202164 Executive Operations—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

Employment Summary



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WORKING CAPITAL FUND



Obligations by program activity:474846Administration ..........................................................................0801448Communications .......................................................................0802

315319309Finance and Management .........................................................0803677677576Information Technology .............................................................0804

765Executive Secretariat .................................................................0805

1,0501,054944Reimbursable program activities, subtotal ...................................0809366015Capital Funding Availability ......................................................081581810Proceeds from Purchase Card Rebate Programs .......................0816

.................256Proceeds from Transfers of Discretionary Unobligated

Balances ...............................................................................0817

..................................3Technology Modernization ..........................................................0818

4410334Reimbursable program activities, subtotal ...................................0819

1,0941,157978Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900


384297263Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000113.................Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [047–0616] ....1011


Appropriations, discretionary:..................................2Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–0115] ....1121..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–0129] ....1121..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1230] ....1121..................................2Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–2081] ....1121..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–2300] ....1121..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–2500] ....1121..................................2Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–2900] ....1121..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [047–0616] ....1121

..................................11Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

9801,2311,013Collected ...........................................................................1700..................................–12Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

9801,2311,001Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........17509801,2311,012Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900


271384297Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


92355337Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30001,0941,157978New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–1,014–1,420–960Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–240–240–252Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................12Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070


–14811585Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100–68–148115Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200


9801,2311,012Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

8481,065640Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010166355320Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

1,0141,420960Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–980–1,231–1,000Federal sources .................................................................4030


–980–1,231–1,013Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

..................................12Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050

..................................11Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................407034189–53Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

..................................11Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418034189–53Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

This fund finances, by advances or reimbursements, certain central ser-vices in the Department of Agriculture, including supply, mail, and repro-duction services; financial, procurement, and other administrative systems;telecommunications and network services; mainframe computer processingand hosting services; correspondence management services; payroll, finan-cial management, and human resources services; and video production,conferencing, design, and Web support services.



Reimbursable obligations:Personnel compensation:

124122110Full-time permanent - OCFO .................................................11.1999883Full-time permanent - OCIO ..................................................11.1212117Full-time permanent - DA OES OC .........................................11.1

..................................5Other personnel compensation - OCFO ..................................11.5

..................................3Other personnel compensation - OCIO ...................................11.5

..................................1Other personnel compensation - DA OES OC .........................11.5

244241219Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9434340Civilian personnel benefits OCFO ..............................................12.1333329Civilian personnel benefits OCIO ...............................................12.1776Civilian personnel benefits - DA OES OC ...................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons OCFO ...............................21.0332Travel and transportation of persons - OCIO .............................21.0111Transportation of things - DA OES OC .......................................22.0222Rental payments to GSA - OCFO ................................................23.1654Rental payments to GSA - OCIO .................................................23.1111Rental payments to GSA - DA OES OC .......................................23.1354Rental payments to others - OCFO ............................................23.2

121228Rental payments to others - OCIO .............................................23.2

445Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges -

OCFO .....................................................................................23.3

14414694Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges -

OCIO ......................................................................................23.3

223Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - DA OES

OC .........................................................................................23.3

..................................1Advisory and assistance services - OCFO ..................................25.1718175Other services from non-Federal sources - OCFO ......................25.2

195188148Other services from non-Federal sources - OCIO .......................25.2131316Other services from non-Federal sources - DA OES OC ..............25.2323129Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCFO ............25.3252655Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCIO .............25.3989Other goods and services from Federal sources - DA OES OC .....25.3443Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4

332934Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCFO ....................25.7120125115Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCIO .....................25.7

333Operation and maintenance of equipment - DA OES OC ............25.7111Supplies and materials - OCFO .................................................26.0326Supplies and materials - OCIO ..................................................26.0223Supplies and materials - DA OES OC .........................................26.0

..................................11Equipment - OCFO .....................................................................31.0333529Equipment - OCIO .....................................................................31.044103.................Equipment - Availability ............................................................31.0

..................................1Land and structures ..................................................................32.0

1,0941,157978Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

Employment Summary


2,6992,7022,285Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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65DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREExecutive Operations—Continued

Federal Funds—Continued

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIESFederal Funds

AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES


For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313, in-cluding authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-trator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121,for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, andfor alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to con-solidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administratorof General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repairof Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, [$128,167,000]$152,829,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development,Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:15317172Building Operations and Maintenance ......................................0002

15317172Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

767Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments

(Reimbursable) .....................................................................0802



.................4153Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000

..................................1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

.................4154Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:


Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:888Collected ...........................................................................1700

..................................–2Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701


Memorandum (non-add) entries:1.................41Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–157–156–73Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040




502922Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100535029Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200






Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:..................................2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050

15312860Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................407014914865Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................408015312860Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418014914865Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

This account finances the operations, repair, improvement and mainten-ance activities of two headquarters buildings in Washington, DC and theGeorge Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, MD. The 2021 Budgetrequests $152.8 million for operations and maintenance.



Direct obligations:8109Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1333Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1888Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3


10712116Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4



Employment Summary


638181Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERALFederal Funds

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employmentpursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.),[$98,208,000] $100,389,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contract-ing and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant tosection 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C.App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operationalexpenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the directionof the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981(Public Law 97–98). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:10098101Office of the Inspector General ..................................................0001

33.................Office of Inspector General (Reimbursable) ...............................0801






..................................2Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701


Memorandum (non-add) entries:..................................–4Unobligated balance expiring ................................................1940




111Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–104–113–100Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

..................................–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041

101021Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202166 Buildings and FacilitiesFederal Funds

Uncollected payments:–6–6–5Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060

..................................–2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070

..................................1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071








Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:..................................–2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050..................................1Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052



The Office of Inspector General provides the Secretary and Congresswith information or intelligence about fraud, other serious problems, mis-management, and deficiencies in Department programs and operations,recommends corrective action, and reports on the progress made in correct-ing the problems. The Office reviews existing and proposed legislationand regulations and makes recommendations to the Secretary and Congressregarding the impact these laws have on the Department's programs andthe prevention and detection of fraud and mismanagement in such programs.The Office provides policy direction and conducts, supervises, and coordin-ates all audits and investigations. The Office supervises and coordinatesother activities in the Department and between the Department and otherFederal, State and local government agencies whose purposes are to: (a)promote economy and efficiency; (b) prevent and detect fraud and misman-agement; and (c) identify and prosecute people involved in fraud or mis-management. The 2021 Budget requests $100.4 million.



Direct obligations:615958Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1252423Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0556Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3445Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2233Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0



Employment Summary



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ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICEFederal Funds

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, [$84,757,000]$62,109,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:628586Economic Research Service .......................................................0001

..................................2Economic Research Service (Reimbursable) ..............................0801



52.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:


Appropriations, mandatory:..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221

Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:.................11Collected ...........................................................................1700.................22Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

.................33Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750628891Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900679091Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930








–9–7–7Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060.................–2–2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070..................................2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071








Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:.................–2–2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050

322Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

3..................................Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060


Mandatory:..................................1Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:.................1.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


The Economic Research Service (ERS) will use its 2021 funding for coreprograms of research, analysis, market outlook, and data development.Proposals for ERS budget priorities include research that: (1) builds on

67DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREEconomic Research Service

Federal Funds

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE—Continued

unique or confidential data sources or investments at the Federal level (2)provides coordination for a national perspective or framework; (3) requiressustained investment and large teams; (4) directly serves the U.S. Govern-ment's or USDA's long-term national goals; and (5) addresses questionswith short-run payoff or that have immediate policy implications. ERS alsoseeks to cover the breadth of USDA programs (except forestry) and requestsfunding to ensure sustained expertise and to support the department throughanalysis of farming, commodity markets and trade, conservation, productiv-ity growth, rural communities, food safety, food markets, and nutrition.ERS strength in data linking, and in developing, modeling and monitoringoutcome measures, including program performance and agricultural pro-ductivity growth, will contribute substantively to USDA's implementationof the Evidence Act as well as to USDA's top priority goals for AgriculturalInnovation and Sustainable Agricultural Intensification.

The 2021 Budget request is $62.1 million, a decrease of $22.6 millionfrom FY 2020. This funding level provides a framework to better streamlinethe Department's statistical functions and leverage administrative efficien-cies. At the proposed funding level, core data expenditures, including theAgricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and private sectorcommodity data and intelligence, which are foundational to this activity,will be retained. ERS will continue to provide analysis and monthlynewsletters to support participation in USDA's Inter-Agency CommodityEstimate Committees (ICEC) and provide modeling and data related toUSDA's Agricultural Baseline Projections. ERS will refocus and narrowits international activities to ensure continued expertise and market analysison major agricultural trading countries such as China, Brazil and India.ERS will produce high-quality, objective measures of farm business andfarm household income and wealth, cost of production for major commod-ities, and report on adoption of primary farm practices. ERS will continueto produce the Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data, annual statistics tomeasure U.S. food security, and monthly retail food price forecasts. Re-search on rural economic development and infrastructure will be continued.



Direct obligations:Personnel compensation:

223732Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1111Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3111Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

243934Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.981312Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0666Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

141618Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.27711Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3122Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

..................................1Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

628586Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0..................................2Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


Employment Summary


187329287Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001..................................2Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICEFederal Funds

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service,[$180,294,000] $177,465,000, of which up to [$45,300,000] $46,300,000 shall

be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That amountsmade available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Indus-trial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f). (Agriculture, Rural Devel-opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,2020.)



Obligations by program activity:122126121Agricultural estimates ...............................................................0001

999Statistical research and service ................................................0002464557Census of agriculture ................................................................0003

177180187Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799202022National Agricultural Statistics Service (Reimbursable) ...........0801



41.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................12Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021



Appropriations, mandatory:..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221

Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:..................................19Collected ...........................................................................1700

23232Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701






..................................–12Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040



–25–2–2Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060–23–23–2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070



–54235Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100–31–542Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200





Offsetting collections (collected) from:–23–23–19Federal sources .................................................................4030–2–2–2Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033


–23–23–2Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......405025252Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

22.................Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060




THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202168 Economic Research Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides the officialNational and State estimates of acreage, yield, and production of crops,grain stocks, value and expenditures associated with farm commoditiesand inventory, values and expenditures of livestock items. Data on approx-imately 120 crops and 45 livestock products are covered in more than 450reports issued each year. In addition, the Census of Agriculture, which isconducted every five years for years ending in 2 and 7, is an in-depth pictureof America's agriculture and provides comprehensive data on the Nation'sagricultural industry down to the county level. NASS' responsibilities areauthorized under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C1621–1627) and the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Public Law105–113 (7 U.S.C. 2204g(d)(f)).

The 2021 total request is $177 million for NASS, including $131 millionfor Agricultural Estimates to 1) produce the essential Federal PrincipalEconomic Indicator reports; and 2) conduct other Core Intergrated Surveysand Estimates to support USDA programs. The 2021 NASS request includes$46 million for the Census of Agriculture. NASS will: 1) conduct theCensus of Horticulture Specialties; and prepare for the 2022 Census ofAgriculture; 2) focus on outreach and research activities to improve re-sponse rates; and 3) conduct the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey.

Agricultural Estimates.—Staff in 12 Regional offices and 33 State officesserving all 50 States conduct the work to produce the Agricultural Estimatesstatistical reports. Cooperative arrangements with State agencies provideadditional State and county data.

Census of Agriculture.—The Census of Agriculture provides the onlysource of comparable and consistent detailed data about agriculture andhelps to measure trends and new development in the agricultural sector ofour Nation's economy. The Census of Agriculture provides comprehensivedata on the agriculture economy, land use, production expenses, value ofland and buildings, farm size and characteristics of farm operators, marketvalue of agricultural production sold, acreage of major crops, inventory oflivestock and poultry, and farm irrigation practices. Miscellaneous fundsreceived from local organizations, commodity groups, and others areavailable for dissemination of reports and for survey work conducted undercooperative agreements (7 U.S.C. 450b, 450h, 3318b). NASS also providestechnical consultation, support, and assistance for international programsunder participating agency service agreements.





828177Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9282725Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1112Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Transportation of things ............................................................22.0776Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1566Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

303138Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2182024Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3335Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0122Equipment .................................................................................31.0



Employment Summary



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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICEFederal Funds

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisitionof lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shallbe equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percentof the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership,[$1,414,366,000, of which $13,100,000, to remain available until expended, shallbe used for transition and equipment purchases for the National Bio and Agro-De-fense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas] $1,367,970,000: Provided, That ofthe amounts available to the Agricultural Research Service for the National Bio andAgro-Defense Facility, no funds may be obligated above the amount provided forthe facility in Public Law 116–6 until the Secretary of Agriculture submits to theCommittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress[, and receives writtenor electronic notification of receipt from such Committees], a strategic plan as re-quired in House Report 116–107: Provided further, That appropriations hereundershall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase ofnot to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriationshereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration,and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the costof constructing any one building shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhousesor greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildingsto be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and exceptfor two buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $3,000,000 each, and thecost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percentof the current replacement value of the building or $500,000, whichever is greater:Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering intolease agreements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the constructionof a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural ResearchService and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated,and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be removed upon the expirationor termination of the lease agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on al-terations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement ofexisting facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropriationshereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville AgriculturalResearch Center: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not applyto replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C.113a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available forgranting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the constructionof a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agri-cultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon com-pletion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability offunds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interestof the United States: Provided further, That funds may be received from any State,other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishingor operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural ResearchService, as authorized by law. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and DrugAdministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:110117101Product quality/value added .....................................................0001107114103Livestock production .................................................................0002280283258Crop production .........................................................................0003110114114Food safety ................................................................................0004121117102Livestock protection ..................................................................0005195217207Crop protection ..........................................................................0006909290Human nutrition research .........................................................0007

229232225Environmental stewardship .......................................................0008252926National Agricultural Library .....................................................0009202020Repair and maintenance of facilities ........................................0010817946National Bio-Agro Defense Facility ............................................0013

.................63.................Miscellaneous Fees/Supplementals ...........................................0014

1,3681,4771,292Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799134134134Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................0881

134134134Reimbursable program activities, subtotal ...................................0889


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Federal Funds

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued




.................6344Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:1,3681,4141,303Appropriation ....................................................................1100



150134145Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........17501,5181,5481,448Budget authority (total) .............................................................19001,5181,6111,492Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


16.................63Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


761656542Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30001,5021,6111,426New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

..................................10Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–1,819–1,506–1,304Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







1,5181,5481,448Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

1,1541,185924Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010665321380Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

1,8191,5061,304Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:





..................................10Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060

1,3681,4141,303Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................40701,6691,3721,149Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................40801,3681,4141,303Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801,6691,3721,149Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house re-search agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS con-ducts scientific research to develop and transfer solutions to agriculturalproblems of high national priority and to provide information access anddissemination to: ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agriculturalproducts; assess the nutritional needs of Americans; sustain a competitiveagricultural economy; enhance the natural resource base and the environ-ment; and provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities,and society as a whole. This mission is carried out through ARS' majorresearch program areas: New Products/Product Quality/Value Added;Livestock/Crop Production; Livestock/Crop Protection; Food Safety; Hu-man Nutrition; and Environmental Stewardship.

The 2021 Salaries and Expenses Budget for ARS requests $1.368 billion,which supports ongoing intramural research conducted by ARS. The Budgetalso requests $81 million within this account for costs to operate andmaintain the new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), which

replaces the outdated and inadequate Plum Island Animal Disease Center(PIADC). NBAF, which is scheduled to attain full operational capabilityby December 2022, will be a state-of-the-art biocontainment facility forthe study of foreign, emerging, and zoonotic animal diseases that pose athreat to both U.S. animal agriculture and public health.

Specific increases for research proposed in FY 2021 include: $8 millionfor NBAF science programs; $35 million for new initiatives relating toprecision agriculture, long-term agroecosystems research, artificial intelli-gence, and managing excess water/controlling erosion; and $17.7 millionfor pay costs, performance awards, and the Federal Employees RetirementSystem. Offsetting the increases are $122.1 million in decreases for the (a)elimination of ongoing extramural research projects and selected intramuralresearch projects ($74 million); (b) redirection of lower priority researchprojects to fund higher priority research initiatives ($35 million); and (c)one-time program transition costs associated with the transfer of operationsfrom PIADC to NBAF which are no longer needed ($13.1 million).





523510473Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9184177167Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1101210Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0

.................1.................Transportation of things ............................................................22.0555Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1444Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2

455544Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.011.................Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1


465545Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4293350289Research and development contracts .......................................25.5192319Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.78610385Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0667966Equipment .................................................................................31.0232722Land and structures ..................................................................32.0303630Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0



Employment Summary


5,6805,6565,361Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001496496503Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration,and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricul-tural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwiseprovided, [$192,700,000] $50,000,000, to remain available until expended[, ofwhich $166,900,000 shall be allocated for ARS facilities co-located with universitypartners]. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:14642819Building and facilities projects .................................................0001


THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202170 Agricultural Research Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued




512890716Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930Memorandum (non-add) entries:




–167–107–39Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

430451130Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:




415.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40101639239Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

16710739Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................402050193381Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


The Buildings and Facilities account provides funds for the acquisitionof land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and pur-chase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Agricultural Re-search Service (ARS).

The Agency operates an extensive network of federally-owned researchfacilities strategically located throughout the United States, reflective ofthe wide geographic diversity and site specificity of agricultural productionand distinct climatic and agroecosystem zones. Its laboratories and facilitieshave a capitalization value of nearly $4 billion. Many of these laborator-ies/facilities have outlived their functional lifespan, and are badly in needof major repairs, renovation or replacement. In 2012, ARS completed anextensive review of its laboratory portfolio and developed a plan for futurecapital investments. The report, known as the "Capital Investment Strategy"(CIS), highlighted ARS' aging infrastructure. The FY 2021 Budget includes$50 million for the design/construction of selected high priority ARSlaboratories.

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Trust Funds

MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTED FUNDS



4..................................Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100Receipts:

Current law:

222218Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Science and

Education Administration .................................................1130


Current law:–18–18–18Miscellaneous Contributed Funds .........................................2101

84.................Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099



Obligations by program activity:232323Miscellaneous contributed funds ..............................................0001







–18–18–20Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





13136Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41005514Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Miscellaneous contributed funds received from States, local organizations,individuals, and others are available for work under cooperative agreementson research activities.





888Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9111Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2555Research and development contracts .......................................25.5333Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0333Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


Employment Summary



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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTUREFederal Funds

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry andother research, for facilities, for payments to States, the District of Columbia, PuertoRico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and AmericanSamoa for cooperative extension activities, for integrated activities, for research,education, and extension grant programs, including necessary administrative ex-penses, and for other expenses, $1,590,818,000: Provided, That $677,894,000, toremain available until expended, shall be for research grants for 1994 institutions,education grants for 1890 institutions, the agriculture and food research initiative,veterinary medicine loan repayment, grants management systems, Hispanic servinginstitutions education grants, tribal colleges education equity grants, extensionservices at 1994 institutions, and facility improvements at 1890 institutions: Providedfurther, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program

71DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENational Institute of Food and Agriculture

Federal Funds

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE—Continued

receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That $5,000,000, to remainavailable until September 30, 2022, shall be available to provide competitive grantsfor food and agricultural sciences at Alaska, Hawaii, and Insular area institutions:Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be madeavailable to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222:Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available bythis or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under7 U.S.C. 3157 may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrativecosts incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority: Provided further,That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative exten-sion shall receive not less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for cooper-ative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirementand employees' compensation costs for extension agents: Provided further, Thatfunds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available untilSeptember 30, 2022: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provisionof law, indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension ImplementationProgram Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program(7 U.S.C. 7626).

For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,857,000, to remain available until expended.



Obligations by program activity:243..................................Hatch Act ..................................................................................000129..................................Cooperative Forestry Research ..................................................0002

54..................................Payments to 1890 Colleges and Tuskegee University and West

Virginia .................................................................................0003

17..................................Special Research Grants ...........................................................0004600..................................Agriculture Food and Research Initiative ...................................000528..................................Federal Administration ..............................................................000737..................................Higher Education .......................................................................00088..................................Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment ..........................................0010

37..................................Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education .....................00114..................................Research Grants for 1994 Institutions ......................................00122..................................Farm Business Management and Benchmarking ......................0013

299..................................Smith-Lever Act 3(b) and 3(c) ...................................................00178..................................Youth at Risk .............................................................................0018

69..................................Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) ........00195..................................Farm Safety ...............................................................................00203..................................Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program ........................0021

49..................................1890's Extension .......................................................................00224..................................Renewable Resources Extension Act ..........................................0023

20..................................1890 Facilities (section 1447) ...................................................00256..................................Extension Services to 1994 Institutions .....................................00263..................................Rural Health and Safety Education ...........................................0027

10..................................Risk Management Education .....................................................00282..................................New Technologies for Ag. Extension ...........................................0029

18..................................Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program ...............................00318..................................Food Safety Outreach Program ..................................................0032

48..................................Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program ...........................00338..................................Farmer Stress Assistance Network ............................................0035

20..................................Crop Protection/Pest Management ............................................00362..................................Methyl Bromide Transition Program ...........................................00378..................................Homeland Security ....................................................................0038

10..................................Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions .........................003980..................................Specialty Crop Research Initiative .............................................00412..................................Regional Rural Development Centers ........................................00426..................................Organic Transition .....................................................................0043

25..................................Organic Research and Extension Initiative ................................0044

1,772..................................Total direct obligations ..................................................................079924..................................Reimbursable program activity .................................................0801

24..................................Reimbursable program activities, subtotal ...................................0809

1,796..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900

Budgetary resources:Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:1,591..................................Appropriation ....................................................................1100

Appropriations, mandatory:10..................................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4085] ....1221

171..................................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221

181..................................Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

24..................................Collected ...........................................................................17001,796..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900

1,796..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


1,796..................................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–647..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

1,149..................................Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

1,149..................................Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200


1,615..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

629..................................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–24..................................Federal sources .................................................................4030

Mandatory:181..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:18..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

1,772..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180623..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) participates in anationwide system of agricultural research, education, and extension pro-gram planning and coordination between State institutions and the U.S.Department of Agriculture. It assists in maintaining cooperation amongthe State institutions, and between the State institutions and their Federalresearch partners. The agency administers grants and payments to Stateinstitutions to leverage State and local funding for agricultural research,extension and higher education. The Cooperative Extension System, a na-tional educational network, is a dynamic organization pledged to meetingthe country's needs for research-based educational programs that will enablepeople to make practical decisions to improve their lives. To accomplishits mission, the Cooperative Extension System adjusts programs to meetthe shifting needs and priorities of the people it serves. The non-formaleducational network combines the expertise and resources of Federal, State,and local partners. The partners in this unique System are: a) The NationalInstitute of Food and Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture;b) Extension professionals at land-grant universities throughout the UnitedStates and its territories; and c) Extension professionals in nearly all of theNation's 3,144 counties and county equivalents. Thousands of paraprofes-sionals and nearly three million volunteers support this partnership andmagnify its impact. Strong linkages with both public and private externalgroups are also crucial to the Cooperative Extension System's strength andvitality.

NIFA funds activities under the Hatch Act, cooperative forestry research,payments to 1890 institutions for research and extension, Agriculture andFood Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants, Competitive Grantsat Land Grant Universities (1862, 1890, and 1994) and other institutions,the Cooperative Extension System, Smith-Lever 3(b) and 3(c) formulafunds and 3(d) program funds, and other extension programs. Integratedresearch, education and/or extension grants are awarded for competitiveand non-competitive programs. In 2021, NIFA will invest $100 millionacross all AFRI programs, including interagency investments in ArtificialIntelligence institutes, to support emerging technologies such as machinelearning as applied to agriculture and to enhance application of advancedtechnology in agricultural systems across all scales of production.

Native American Institutions Endowment Fund. The 2021 Budget includes$11.9 million, for an endowment for the 1994 land-grant institutions (thelegislatively eligible Tribally controlled colleges) to strengthen the infra-structure of these institutions and develop Indian expertise for the food andagricultural sciences and businesses and their own communities. At thetermination of each fiscal year, the Secretary withdraws the income fromthe endowment fund for the fiscal year, and after making adjustments forthe cost of administering the fund, distributes the adjusted income on aformula basis to the 1994 land-grant institutions. An estimated $5.1 millionin interest earned in 2020 will be available to the program in 2021.

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202172 National Institute of Food and Agriculture—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

Reimbursable program. Funds support basic and applied agriculture re-search and activities performed for other USDA, Federal, and non-Federalagencies.



Direct obligations:29..................................Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.114..................................Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.12..................................Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.01..................................Transportation of things ............................................................22.02..................................Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

13..................................Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.11..................................Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.28..................................Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.33..................................Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4

10..................................Research and development contracts .......................................25.51,689..................................Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

1,772..................................Direct obligations ..................................................................99.024..................................Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

1,796..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

Employment Summary


243..................................Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

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INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

[For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, includingnecessary administrative expenses, $38,000,000, which shall be for the purposes,and in the amounts, specified in the table titled "National Institute of Food and Ag-riculture, Integrated Activities" in the explanatory statement described in section 4(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That fundsfor the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available untilSeptember 30, 2021: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision oflaw, indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension Implementation Pro-gram Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (7U.S.C. 7626).] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................2020Crop Protection/Pest Management ............................................0050.................22Methyl bromide transition program ...........................................0070.................97Homeland Security (Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative) .....0071

.................10.................Urban, Indoor, and Other Emerging Agricultural Production

Research, Education, and Extension Initiative ......................0080

.................321Emergency Citrus Research and Extension Program .................0085

.................7575Specialty Crop Research Initiative .............................................0086

.................22Regional Rural development centers .........................................0087

.................66Organic transition .....................................................................0088

.................1920Organic Research and Extension Initiative ................................0089

.................146153Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900



.................11Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:.................3838Appropriation ....................................................................1100

Appropriations, mandatory:.................100110Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221

.................–6–5Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of


.................94105Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260

.................132143Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900

.................146167Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930Memorandum (non-add) entries:

..................................14Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


343339314Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000.................146153New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010..................................2Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011

–140–142–127Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–3Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041




.................3838Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

.................21Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010354333Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

354534Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Mandatory:


.................54Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41001059289Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

1059793Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110.................132143Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


Programs previously funded under this account are proposed under aconsolidated National Institute of Food and Agriculture account.



Direct obligations:.................12Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1..................................1Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0.................11Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1.................11Research and development contracts .......................................25.5.................143148Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

.................146153Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

Employment Summary


.................46Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

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BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT



Obligations by program activity:.................32Biomass research and development ..........................................0001

.................32Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900




.................35Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050




678Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000.................32New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010



678Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100

73DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENational Institute of Food and Agriculture—Continued


BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—Continued



367Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200


Outlays, gross:342Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180342Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Biomass Research and Development is authorized by the Biomass Re-search and Development Act of 2000. The program provides competitivegrants for research, development, and demonstration to encourage innova-tion and development related to biomass, and improved commercializationof biobased products and energy. USDA and the Department of Energyjointly administer the program. In 2021, there is no mandatory funding forthe program.

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RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

[For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry andother research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $962,864,000, which shall befor the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled "National Instituteof Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities" in the explanatorystatement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consol-idated Act): Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, educationgrants for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agricul-ture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment,multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, andgrants management systems shall remain available until expended: Provided further,That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receivesno less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for AlaskaNative and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individualeligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equallyto each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for educationgrants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receivefunds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not more than 5 percentof the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agricultureand Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be retained by the Secretaryof Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying outthat authority.]

NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

[For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by PublicLaw 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.](Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



237237225Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100Receipts:

Current law:

655Earnings on Investments, Native American Institutions

Endowment Fund ..............................................................1140


Current law:–5–5–5Research and Education Activities ........................................2101

..................................12Research and Education Activities ........................................2135

–5–57Total current law appropriations .......................................2199

–5–57Total appropriations ..................................................................2999

238237237Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099



Obligations by program activity:.................259259Payments under the Hatch Act ..................................................0001.................3636Cooperative forestry research ....................................................0002

.................6758Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia

State University .....................................................................0003

.................7564Special Grants ...........................................................................0004

.................986426Agriculture and Food Research Initiative ...................................0005

.................44Animal health and disease research .........................................0006

.................2617Federal Administration ..............................................................0007

.................8119Higher education .......................................................................0008577Native American Institutions Endowment Fund .........................0009

.................118Veterinary Medical Services Act .................................................0012

.................33Veterinary Services Grant Program ............................................0013

.................33Sun Grant Program ....................................................................0015

.................22Farm Business Management and Benchmarking ......................0016

.................33Alfalfa Forage and Research Program .......................................0021

.................105Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of

Agriculture ............................................................................0022

.................1.................Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative ...............................0023

51,574914Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799.................77Research and Education Activities (Reimbursable) ...................0801

51,581921Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900



.................544516Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001



Appropriations, discretionary:12987945Appropriation ....................................................................1100555Appropriation (Native American Endowment Interest) ........1101

–12–12.................Portion precluded from obligation (-) (N.A. Endowment

Fund) ............................................................................1134

..................................–12Appropriations precluded from obligation (special or

trust) ............................................................................1135


..................................40Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

..................................1Collected ...........................................................................1700

.................77Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

.................78Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

..................................1Collected ...........................................................................18005987987Budget authority (total) .............................................................190051,5811,515Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:..................................594Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


1,8071,3421,192Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................300051,581921New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

..................................3Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–625–1,116–756Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



1,1871,8071,342Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:

–7–16–21Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060.................–7–7Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070

71612Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071

.................–7–16Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................3090Memorandum (non-add) entries:

1,8001,3261,171Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31001,1871,8001,326Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200




6151,106755Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020


Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:Offsetting collections (collected) from:

.................–7–12Federal sources .................................................................4030

.................–7–12Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

.................–7–7Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050

.................711Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052


5980938Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................40706151,099743Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080


Outlays, gross:10101Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


..................................–1Non-Federal sources .........................................................41235980978Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

6251,109743Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:232226221Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5000244232226Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............50014646.................Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations ................50966868.................Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations ................5098




Direct obligations:.................1817Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1.................78Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1.................11Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0.................11Transportation of things ............................................................22.0.................66Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1.................22Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3.................92Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1.................5.................Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2..................................10Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3.................1.................Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3.................23Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4.................61Research and development contracts .......................................25.5

51,516863Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

51,574914Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0.................77Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

51,581921Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

Employment Summary



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111Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000111Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

...................................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Funds provide grants to States and other eligible recipients for the acquis-ition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration andpurchase of fixed equipment or facilities to carry out agricultural research,

extension, and teaching programs. No funding has been appropriated tothis account since 1997.

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EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

[For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the VirginIslands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $526,557,000,which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled"National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities" in the explanatorystatement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consol-idated Act): Provided, That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutionsshall remain available until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligibleto receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than$1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) ofPublic Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and employees' compensationcosts for extension agents.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Ad-ministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................315315Smith-Lever Act, 3(b) and 3(c) ..................................................0001.................88Youth at risk ..............................................................................0002.................7069Expanded food and nutrition education program (EFNEP) .........0004.................55Farm Safety and Youth Farm Safety ..........................................0006.................33Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program ........................0009

.................5749Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia

State University .....................................................................0013

.................44Renewable resources extension act ...........................................0015

.................88Federal administration ..............................................................0016

.................51181890 facilities (section 1447) ...................................................0019

.................861994 institutions activities .......................................................0022

.................43Rural health and safety education ............................................0024

.................145Risk management education .....................................................0026

.................22New technologies for ag. extension ...........................................0027

.................33Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database ................................0030

.................1715Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program ...............................0031

.................88Food Safety Outreach Program ..................................................0032

.................105Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans ........0034

.................11Food and Ag Service Learning ...................................................0035

.................102Farm Stress Assistance Network ...............................................0036

.................4545The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program ....................0037

.................643574Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

.................1616Extension Activities (Reimbursable) ..........................................0801








Appropriations, mandatory:.................1010Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4085] ....1221.................6360Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221



.................6969Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

..................................2Collected ...........................................................................1700


.................1717Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750

.................618597Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900






75DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENational Institute of Food and Agriculture—Continued


EXTENSION ACTIVITIES—Continued












Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–17–17Federal sources .................................................................4030..................................–1Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

.................–17–18Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

.................–17–15Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050



.................532511Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................4070320626486Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

Mandatory:.................6969Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:.................74Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

616342Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101






Direct obligations:.................1010Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1.................55Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1.................11Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0.................22Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1.................77Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2.................11Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4.................22Research and development contracts .......................................25.5.................615546Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

.................643574Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0

.................1616Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


Employment Summary



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Trust Funds

EMERGENCY CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND




Current law:

252525Payment from Commodity Credit Corporation Fund, Emergency

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund ......1140


Current law:

–25–25–25Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust

Fund ..................................................................................2101




Obligations by program activity:2549.................Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension ..................0001

2549.................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900


.................25.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:

Appropriations, mandatory:252525Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201

.................–1.................Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of


252425Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260254925Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



45..................................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30002549.................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–17–4.................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

5345.................Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

45..................................Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31005345.................Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



22.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100152.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

174.................Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110252425Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180174.................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

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ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICEFederal Funds



For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, includ-ing up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to theForeign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), [$1,042,711,000] $1,032,988,000,of which [$470,000] $484,000, to remain available until expended, shall be availablefor the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for controlof pest animals and birds ("contingency fund") to the extent necessary to meetemergency conditions; of which [$11,520,000] $11,659,000, to remain availableuntil expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost sharepurposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which [$37,857,000]


$42,285,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Tech-nical Services; of which [$1,000,000] $721,000 shall be for activities under theauthority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); ofwhich [$62,840,000] $63,517,000, to remain available until expended, shall beused to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended,shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which [$192,013,000]$183,079,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests;of which, [$13,826,000] $12,037,000, to remain available until expended, shall befor field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which [$16,523,000] $16,699,000,to remain available until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; ofwhich [$40,966,000] $41,512,000, to remain available until expended, shall be foremergency preparedness and response; of which [$60,000,000] $56,336,000, toremain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which[$5,725,000] $5,744,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Na-tional Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available untilexpended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $2,500,000,to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage managementprogram for aviation safety: Provided, That of amounts available under this headingfor wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available untilexpended: Provided further, That of amounts available under this heading for thescrewworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended; of which[$20,800,000] $20,252,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used tocarry out the science program and transition activities for the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas[: Provided further, That of theamounts available to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for the NationalBio and Agro-Defense Facility, no funds may be obligated above the amount providedfor the facility in Public Law 116–6 until the Secretary of Agriculture submits tothe Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives writtenor electronic notification of receipt from such Committees, a strategic plan as requiredin House Report 116–107]: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formu-late or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year thatdoes not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Providedfurther, That this appropriation shall be available for the purchase, replacement,operation, and maintenance of aircraft: Provided further, That in addition, in emer-gencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of theUnited States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds availableto the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed ne-cessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication ofcontagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for ex-penses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health ProtectionAct (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act(7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred forsuch emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with suchtransferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall beavailable pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leasedbuildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering anyone building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace-ment value of the building.

In fiscal year [2020] 2021, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover thetotal costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States,other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign gov-ernments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity'sliability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or ser-vices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to thisaccount, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, forproviding such assistance, goods, or services. (Agriculture, Rural Development,Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)




Current law:8458458251990 Food, Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fees .............1110


Current law:–845–845–825Salaries and Expenses ..........................................................2101–50–49–50Salaries and Expenses ..........................................................2103

.................5049Salaries and Expenses ..........................................................2132

–895–844–826Total current law appropriations .......................................2199

–895–844–826Total appropriations ..................................................................2999




Obligations by program activity:366352321Animal Health ...........................................................................0001353350359Plant Health ..............................................................................0002131129126Wildlife Services ........................................................................0003443535Regulatory Management ...........................................................0004484140Emergency Management ...........................................................0005404040Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance ...................0006333232Animal Welfare ..........................................................................0007525253Agency-Wide Programs ..............................................................0008

.................1838Emergency Program Funding .....................................................0009233233245Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fees ...........................0010

..................................8Citrus Greening - GP 771 ..........................................................0011

.................98Citrus Greening - GP 757 ..........................................................001211.................H1N1 Transfer From HHS ...........................................................0013

7571702018 Farm Bill, Section 7721 ....................................................00143535.................2018 Farm Bill, Section 12101 ..................................................00155542018 Farm Bill, Section 2408 ....................................................0016

..................................6DHS National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility ..............................0017

..................................6Refunds for Equipment Sold ......................................................0018

1,4161,4031,391Total direct program ......................................................................0100

1,4161,4031,391Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799241247256Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................0801



728723582Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................401436Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001..................................6Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [070–0800] ....1011..................................–30Adjustment of unobligated bal brought forward, Oct 1 .........1020..................................9Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021



Appropriations, mandatory:845845825Appropriation (AQI User Fees) ...........................................1201504950Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1203

–582–582–539Appropriations transferred to other accts [070–0530] .......12207575233Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221




appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................1232















77DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service—Continued







1,1431,164861Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010158438350Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011



–194–194–148Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033





1,0331,0511,020Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................40701,0361,331986Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080



374399304Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................41101,4211,3841,535Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801,4101,7301,290Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Secretary of Agriculture established the Animal and Plant HealthInspection Service (APHIS) on April 2, 1972, under the authority of Reor-ganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 and other authorities. The Agency has abroad mission area that includes protecting the health and value of Amer-ican agricultural and natural resources that are vulnerable to pests anddiseases as well as natural disasters, developing and advancing science-based standards with trading partners to ensure Americas agricultural ex-ports are protected from unjustified restrictions, regulating genetically en-gineered organisms, administering the Animal Welfare Act and carryingout wildlife damage management activities. APHIS performs this importantwork using three major areas of activity, as follows:

Safeguarding and Emergency Preparedness/Response.—APHIS monitorsanimal and plant health throughout the world and uses the information toset effective agricultural import policies to prevent the introduction offoreign animal and plant pests and diseases. Should a pest or disease enterthe United States, APHIS works cooperatively with Federal, State, Tribaland industry partners to rapidly diagnose them and determine if there is aneed to establish new pest or disease management programs. APHIS, inconjunction with partners and stakeholders, protects American agricultureby eradicating harmful pests and diseases or, where eradication is notfeasible, by minimizing their economic impact. The Agency monitors en-demic pests and diseases through surveys and sampling to detect theirlocations and works with partners to implement controls and conduct out-reach to prevent the spread of pests and diseases into non-infested parts ofthe country. The Agency maintains a cadre of trained professionals preparedto respond immediately to potential animal and plant health emergencies.Program personnel investigate reports of suspected presence of foreignand exotic pests and diseases and work with partners to determine an ap-propriate course of action, including emergency action if necessary.APHIS conducts diagnostic laboratory activities that support the Agency'sanimal disease and plant pest prevention, detection, control, and eradicationprograms. The Agency also provides and directs technology developmentto support animal and plant protection programs of the Agency and its co-operators at the State, Tribal, national, and international levels. APHISprovides technical and some operational assistance to States, Tribes, andlocal entities to reduce wildlife damage to natural and agricultural resources.

Finally, the Agency protects plant health by optimizing its oversight ofgenetically engineered organisms.

Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance.—Sanitary (animal)and phytosanitary (plant) (SPS) regulations can have a significant impacton market access for the United States as an exporter of agriculturalproducts. The Agency participates in the development of internationalstandards. APHIS also plays a central role in resolving technical trade issuesto ensure the smooth and safe movement of agricultural commodities intoand out of the United States. APHIS helps protect the United States fromemerging animal and plant pests and diseases while meeting obligationsunder the World Trade Organization's SPS agreement by assisting devel-oping countries in improving their protection systems. Finally, APHISdevelops and implements programs designed to identify and reduce agri-cultural pest and disease threats while they are still outside of U.S. borders,to enhance safe agricultural trade, and to strengthen emergency responsepreparedness.

Animal Welfare.—The Agency conducts regulatory activities to ensurethe humane care and treatment of animals, including horses, as requiredby the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 as amended (7 U.S.C. 2131–2159),and the Horse Protection Act of 1970 as amended (15 U.S.C. 1821–1831).These activities include inspecting certain establishments that handle anim-als intended for research, exhibition, and sale as pets, and monitoring ofcertain horse shows.

APHIS' 2021 budget request is $1.033 billion. The budget continues thetransition of the Agency's foreign animal disease laboratory operationsfrom Plum Island, New York, to the new state-of-the-art National Bio andAgro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. The transition willtake place over several years, beginning in earnest in 2021 and continuinguntil NBAF is online and fully operational in December 2022. In addition,the budget includes requests for additional resources to enhance the agency'snational animal disease traceability efforts, address critical staffing needsof the Center for Veterinary Biologics, and to establish a Unified Biotech-nology Web-based Platform to support developers of biotechnologyproducts. The budget request also proposes to reduce or eliminate Federalcontributions toward certain animal and plant health program efforts.APHIS works as a partner with its cooperators at the State, local, and in-dustry levels to achieve overall program goals; the Agency expects its co-operators will increase their contributions toward these efforts. The Agencyalso proposes several reductions as cost savings measures. In these in-stances, the programs will use the remaining resources to address the highestrisks or program priority areas.

In FY 2021, USDA will administratively implement fees to cover theGovernment's full cost for providing certain services to certain beneficiaries.The Administration will promulgate regulations for the following new orexpanded fees for services provided by the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-tion Service related to: licenses for animal dealers, veterinary biologicsproduct approval, and regulatory review of genetically engineered organ-isms.





507496471Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9181178164Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1

112Benefits for former personnel ....................................................13.0383838Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0333Transportation of things ............................................................22.0

817981Rent, Communications, and Utilities .........................................23.1111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0

521524537Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2484849Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0302932Equipment .................................................................................31.05613Other insurance claims and indemnities ...................................42.0

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202178 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued



Employment Summary


6,3416,3815,620Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................10011,7201,7201,712Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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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.2268a, [$3,175,000]$2,574,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture,Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-priations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:2542Buildings and facilities .............................................................0001


444544Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................44Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001

Budget authority:Appropriations, discretionary:

333Appropriation ....................................................................1100474847Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



679Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30002542New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–7–5–4Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





11.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010644Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011


The buildings and facilities account provides for plans, construction, re-pair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, exten-sion, alteration, purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, and acquisitionof land, as needed, for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)operated facilities, which include animal quarantine stations, plant inspec-tion stations, sterile insect rearing facilities, and laboratories.

For these activities, the 2021 budget request proposes $2.6 million whichincludes funding to address the needs of several facilities.



Direct obligations:22..................................Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1342Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4


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Trust Funds

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS




Current law:998Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, APHIS ............1130

..................................3Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund,

APHIS ................................................................................1140

9911Total current law receipts ..................................................1199

9911Total receipts .............................................................................1999


Current law:–9–9–11Miscellaneous Trust Funds ....................................................2101




Obligations by program activity:9912Miscellaneous trust funds .........................................................0001








–9–14–9Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







APHIS provides inspection and preclearance activities for growers, ex-porting associations and foreign government entities. Those benefitingfrom the service must deposit funds into this account in advance of theservice. The Agency uses the funds to cover the costs associated with in-specting and preclearing certain fruits, vegetables, flower bulbs, and otherproducts in foreign countries before they are shipped to the United States.



Direct obligations:444Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1111Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1

..................................3Benefits for former personnel ....................................................13.0111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0

79DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service—Continued

Trust Funds

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS—Continued

Object Classification—Continued


111Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2222Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0


Employment Summary



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FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICEFederal Funds

FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat In-spection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products InspectionAct, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation allowances and for expensespursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766),[$1,054,344,000] $1,092,405,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited tothis account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorizedby section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communic-ation Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: Provided further,That funds provided for the relocation of the Mid-Western Laboratory shall remainavailable until expended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equi-valent positions shall be employed during fiscal year [2020] 2021 for purposesdedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods ofSlaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): Provided further, That the Food Safety andInspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public Law110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of PublicLaw 113–79: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuantto 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 10percent of the current replacement value of the building. (Agriculture, Rural Devel-opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,2020.)



Obligations by program activity:1,0921,0601,054Salaries and expenses ...............................................................0001249235223Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................0801



737256Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................2Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021


















1,1011,1061,083Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010191172187Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011





.................–10–10Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......40501..................................Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

1–10–10Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060


Memorandum (non-add) entries:222Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections .......5090222Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections .......5092

The primary objective of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)is to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome,unadulterated, and accurately labeled and packaged, as required by theFederal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and theEgg Products Inspection Act. In carrying out this mission, FSIS oversightresponsibility covers a significant percentage of American spending onfood. Providing adequate resources for Federal Food Safety agencies is apriority of the Administration. The 2021 Budget proposes $1.092 billionfor inspection of meat, poultry and egg products. With these funds, FSISwill fully support all Federal, in-plant and other frontline personnel; theFederal share of State inspection programs; and continue to improve itsdata infrastructure and modernize its scientific approach to food safety. Inaddition, the budget proposes a user fee, which will be charged to plantsto support inspection programs for meat, poultry, and egg products.

FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

2021 est.2020 est.2019

actualFEDERALLY INSPECTED ESTABLISHMENTS:

101011Slaughter only Establishments .................................................................3,9253,9253,932Processing only Establishments ...............................................................1,1001,1001,100Combination Slaughter and Processing Establishments ..........................155155155Import Establishments .............................................................................757576Egg Plants ................................................................................................

1,2001,2001,184Other Establishments ...............................................................................FEDERALLY INSPECTED and PASSED PRODUCTION (millions ofpounds):

67,00066,00065,365Meat Slaughter .........................................................................................67,00066,00065,216Poultry Slaughter ......................................................................................3,2003,1503,108Egg Products ............................................................................................

IMPORT/EXPORT ACTIVITY (millions of pounds):4,3004,3003,954Meat and Poultry Imported .......................................................................

17,55017,40017,256Meat and Poultry Exported ........................................................................STATES AND TERRITORIES with COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS:

272727Intrastate Inspection1 (number of states) .................................................

1,5711,5711,571Number of Slaughter and/or Processing Plants (excludes exemptplants) ......................................................................................................

999Talmadge-Aiken Inspection (number of states) ........................................

350350350Number of Talmadge-Aiken establishments2 ............................................COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES:

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202180 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—ContinuedTrust Funds—Continued

22,00021,50020,663Investigations and Surveillance Activities3 ..............................................

1,5001,4501,244Enforcement Actions Completed4 .............................................................LABORATORY SAMPLING:

121,350115,570115,278Microbiology (Samples Analyzed) ..............................................................205,600195,810317,932Microbiology (Tests Performed) .................................................................399,550380,538818,780Microbiology (Analytes Analyzed) ..............................................................14,79014,79015,242Chemistry (Samples Analyzed) .................................................................40,00040,01231,792Chemistry (Tests Performed) .....................................................................

2,009,7611,750,9361,821,499Chemistry (Analytes Analyzed) ..................................................................4,0004,0003,370Pathology Samples (Samples Analyzed) ...................................................

CONSUMER EDUCATION and PUBLIC OUTREACH:60,00060,00071,073Meat and Poultry Hotline Calls Received ..................................................

14,000,00014,000,00011,637,179Website Visits ...........................................................................................7,0007,0007,382Electronic Messages Received ..................................................................

400,000400,000490,658Publications Distributed ...........................................................................520,000520,000433,167E-mail Alert Service Subscribers ..............................................................

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS:232323Cooperative Efforts with State and Public Health Offices .........................

1,7541,7541,936Illnesses Reported and Treated5 ...............................................................

1 States with cooperative agreements which are operating programs.2 These establishments are included in the counts of Federally inspected establishments.3The 20,663 food safety investigation and surveillance activities include (FY 2019=19475 which includes food defensesurveillance as an element of the surveillance activity), CID investigative activities (FY 2019=1,120), consumercomplaint investigations (FY2019=30), illness outbreak investigations (FY2019=8, includes 3 recalls), food tamperinginvestigations (FY19=4), food emergency response (FY2019=3), recalls related CID investigations (FY2019=23),natural disaster response (FY2019=3).42019 actions include criminal, civil and administrative actions: Administrative consent orders/agreements (FY19=4),prosecutions (FY16=1), pre-trial diversions (FY19=0), Civil Injunctions (FY19=7), Other Civil Orders (FY19=2), NOWs-Total OIEA (FY19=956), Seizures (FY19=0), and Detentions (FY19=274).5Data must be collected over a number of years to chart national trends and estimate the incidence of foodborne illness

and treatment.




536534511Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1555Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3

595362Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5


111Benefits for former personnel ....................................................13.0363636Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0555Transportation of things ............................................................22.0779Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1

161417Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0333Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1

403638Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2523943Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4111Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7

121213Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0669Equipment .................................................................................31.0

565656Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0113Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0



Employment Summary



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Trust Funds

EXPENSES AND REFUNDS, INSPECTION AND GRADING OF FARM PRODUCTS



...................................................Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100

Receipts:Current law:

161515Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products,

Food Safety and Quality Service ........................................1130


Current law:

–16–15–15Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm

Products ............................................................................2101




Obligations by program activity:

161514Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm

products ................................................................................0001






161514New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–16–15–14Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



161511Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100..................................3Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Under authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, Federal meatand poultry inspection services are provided upon request and for a fee incases where inspection is not mandated by statute. This service includes:certifying products for export beyond the requirements of export certificates;inspecting certain animals and poultry intended for human food where in-spection is not required by statute, such as buffalo, rabbit, deer, and quail;and inspecting products intended for animal consumption.




776Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1544Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

121110Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9222Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3


Employment Summary



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81DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood Safety and Inspection Service—Continued

Trust Funds

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICEFederal Funds





..................................2Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000

..................................1Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011

..................................–2Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

..................................–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041Memorandum (non-add) entries:

..................................2Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100


Outlays, gross:..................................2Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180..................................2Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

As a result of the USDA reorganization, the Grain Inspection, Packersand Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) will no longer exist as a standaloneagency. The functions of the Federal Grain Inspection Service and thePackers and Stockyards Program will now be performed by the AgriculturalMarketing Service (AMS) and displayed in the Marketing Services account.Funding for these functions has been transferred into AMS's Treasury Ac-count Symbols.

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MARKETING SERVICES

For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, [$186,936,000, ofwhich $6,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 12306 of PublicLaw 113–79] $148,440,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be availablepursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and im-provements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall notexceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building: Provided further,That up to $4,454,000 of this appropriation may be used for United States WarehouseAct activities to supplement amounts made available by the United States WarehouseAct.

Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established byregulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Not to exceed [$61,227,000] $60,982,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligatedduring the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided, That if cropsize is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceedthis limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropri-ations of both Houses of Congress. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food andDrug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:303434Market news service ..................................................................0001777Inspection and standardization .................................................0002

314336Market protection and promotion ..............................................00036910Transportation and market development ...................................0004121National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard ....................0005

232323Packers and Stockyards ............................................................0006212020Grain Regulatory .......................................................................0007141510U.S. Warehouse Act ....................................................................0008

.................99International Food Procurement ................................................0009

.................21Dairy Business Innovation .........................................................0010

.................64ACER Access and Development .................................................0011111GSA Rent & DHS Security ...........................................................0012

1716.................Hemp Production .......................................................................0013

151187156Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................009136564Mandatory and Discretionary -Farm Bill obligations .................0689


6666132Marketing Services (Reimbursable) ...........................................0801



10410059Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................2421Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001..................................2Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021





363643Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221..................................1Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–5209] ....1221







71122127Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000253309292New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................301026266Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011

–271–386–294Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–2Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040..................................–7Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041










..................................–1Interest on Federal securities ............................................4031–61–66–54Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033









The 2021 Budget requests about $148 million for the Agricultural Mar-keting Service (AMS) Marketing Services account. The following Market-ing Services activities assist producers and handlers of agricultural com-

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202182 Agricultural Marketing ServiceFederal Funds

modities by providing a variety of marketing-related services. These ser-vices continue to become more complex as the volume of agriculturalcommodities increases, as greater numbers of new processed commoditiesare developed, and as the agricultural market structure undergoes extensivechanges. Marketing changes include increased concentration in food retail-ing, direct buying, decentralization of processing, growth of interregionalcompetition, vertical integration, and contract farming. The activities in-clude:

Market News Service.—The market news program provides the agricul-tural community with information pertaining to the movement of agricul-tural products. This nationwide service provides daily reports on the supply,demand, and price of over 700 commodities on domestic and foreignmarkets.

Grain Regulatory Program.—This program promotes and enforces theaccurate and uniform application of the U.S. Grain Standards Act; identifies,evaluates, and implements new or improved techniques for measuring grainquality; and establishes and updates testing and grading standards to facil-itate the marketing of U.S. grain, oilseeds, and related products. In 2021,USDA will administratively implement fees to cover the Government'sfull cost for providing services to beneficiaries of this program.

Hemp Production Program.—This program provides a national regulatoryframework for commercial production of industrial hemp production inthe U.S. through regulations and guidance. In addition to those regulatedunder USDA plans, USDA approves state and Tribal nation plans to providelicensing services, technical assistance, compliance, and program manage-ment support. In 2021, USDA will administratively implement fees tocover the Government's full cost for providing services to beneficiaries ofthis program.

National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.—Public Law 114–216charges AMS with developing a national mandatory system for disclosingthe presence of bioengineered material. This will increase consumers'confidence and understanding of the foods they buy, and avoid uncertaintyfor food companies and farmers.

Inspection, Grading and Standardization.—Nationally uniform standardsof quality for agricultural products are established and applied to specificlots of products to: promote confidence between buyers and sellers; reducehazards in marketing due to misunderstandings and disputes arising fromthe use of nonstandard descriptions; and encourage better preparation ofuniform quality products for market. Grading services are provided on re-quest for cotton and tobacco. The program inspections of egg handlersquarterly and hatcheries annually to ensure the proper disposition of shelleggs unfit for human consumption.

MARKET NEWS PROGRAM2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

96%96%96%Percentage of reports released on time ....................................................

COTTON AND TOBACCO USER FEE PROGRAM2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

1920.117.7Cotton classed (bales in millions) ............................................................1.01.05.9Domestic tobacco graded (million lbs) .....................................................5.35.35.3Imported tobacco inspected (million kilograms) .......................................

14.714.714.7Insurance Grading (for USDA Risk Management Agency) (millions oflbs) ...........................................................................................................

FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

97%97%96%Percent of firms complying with EPIA and the Shell Egg Surveillanceprogram ....................................................................................................

STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

551565565U.S. and international standards revised, eliminated, or approved ..........

Market Protection and Promotion.—This program consists of: 1) the in-dustry-funded research and promotion programs which are designed toimprove the competitive position and expand markets for a variety of agri-cultural commodities; 2) the Federal Seed Act; 3) the Pesticide Data Pro-gram; 4) Country of Origin Labeling; and 5) the National Organic Program.

The Pesticide Data program develops comprehensive, statistically defensibleinformation on pesticide residues in food to improve government dietaryrisk procedures. Federal seed inspectors conduct tests on seed samples tohelp ensure truthful labeling of agricultural and vegetable seeds sold ininterstate commerce. Country of Origin Labeling reviews and verifies thatretailers are notifying their customers of the country of origin of certainfoods as specified in the law. The National Organic Program develops na-tional standards for organically-produced agricultural products, assuringconsumers that products with the USDA organic seal meet consistent,uniform standards.

MARKET PROTECTION AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

Pesticide data program (PDP):

7716Number of foreign countries PDP contacts to share program

information ......................................................................................

Seed Act:98%97%97%Percentage of seed shipped that is accurately labeled ........................

Plant Variety Protection Act:475450422Number of applications received ..........................................................

100%100%100%Percentage of Research and Promotion Board budgets andmarketing plansapproved within time frame goal ..............................................................

Country of Origin Labeling:35%32%30%Percent of retailers in compliance ....................................................464645State and Commonwealths with cooperative agreements ................

Transportation and Market Development.—This program is designed toenhance the marketing of domestic agricultural commodities by conductingresearch into more efficient marketing methods and by providing technicalassistance to areas interested in improving their food distribution facilities,and by helping to ensure that the Nation's transportation systems will ad-equately serve the needs of agriculture and rural areas of the United States.

WHOLESALE MARKET DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

133150139New markets established or expanded .....................................................

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ACTIVITIES2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

78118103Number of projects completed ..................................................................

The Packers and Stockyards Program.—This program promotes fairbusiness practices, financial integrity, and competitive environments tomarket livestock, meat, and poultry. Through its oversight activities, includ-ing monitoring programs, reviews, and investigations, the Program fostersfair competition, provides payment protection, and guards against deceptiveand fraudulent trade practices that affect the movement and price of meatanimals and their products. The Program's work protects consumers andmembers of the livestock, meat, and poultry industries. The Program en-forces the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, which prohibits unfair, de-ceptive, and unjust discriminatory practices by market agencies, dealers,stockyards, packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in thelivestock, meat packing, and poultry industries. The P&S Act provides animportant safety net for livestock producers and poultry growers in ruralAmerica. The Program conducts routine and ongoing regulatory inspectionsand audits to assess whether subject entities are operating in compliancewith the Act, and conducts investigations of potential P&S Act violationsidentified by either industry complaints or previous regulatory inspections.In 2021, USDA will administratively implement fees to cover the Govern-ment's full cost for providing services to beneficiaries of this program.

The U.S. Warehouse Act Program.—USDA supports the efficient use ofcommercial facilities in the storage of Commodity Credit Corporation-owned commodities, and administers the U.S. Warehouse Act (USWA)and certain provisions of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) CharterAct. Its mission is to oversee the formulation of national policies and pro-cedures to administer a nationwide warehousing system, establish postedcounty prices for major farm program commodities, and manage CCCcommodity inventories and cotton economic assistance programs.

83DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service—Continued


MARKETING SERVICES—Continued





839855Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9202219Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1233Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0344Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1142Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2222Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3


..................................5Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4111Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0222Equipment .................................................................................31.0

39615Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0



Employment Summary



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PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

[For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets,and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the AgriculturalMarketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000.] (Agriculture, Rural Devel-opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................11Payments to states and possessions .........................................0001

858075Specialty crop block grants .......................................................0002..................................2Modernization Technology ..........................................................0003.................5.................Micro Grants for Food Security ...................................................0004



13135Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................33Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001


.................61Appropriation ....................................................................1100Appropriations, mandatory:

858585Transferred from other accounts for the Specialty Crop Block

Grant Program [012–4336] ..........................................1221

..................................5Appropriations transferred from other acct for the Mod

Technology Upgrade NOP [012–4336] ...........................1221



858085Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260858686Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900989991Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–88–81–66Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020






.................2.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010311Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011



..................................1Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100857864Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


The mandatory funds in this account are for Specialty Crop Block Grant-Farm Bill grants, which are block grants made to State departments of ag-riculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops.



Direct obligations:111Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1333Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3



Employment Summary



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LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during thecurrent fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: Provided, That if grainexport activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollablefactors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notificationto the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (Agriculture,Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-priations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:555551Limitation on inspection and weighing services ........................0801




Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:555540Collected [Inspection and Weighing Services] ...................1800

..................................1Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............18013.................3Offsetting collections (previously unavailable) .................1802

.................–3–3New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from

offsetting collections temporarily reduced ....................1823

585241Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......1850817877Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202184 Agricultural Marketing Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued


.................66Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000555551New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010


..................................6Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:

–6–6–5Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070


–6.................1Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100–6–6.................Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



5555.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100.................648Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:–55–55–40Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123

Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:..................................–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

3–3.................Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160.................68Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

3–3.................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180.................68Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190


AMS provides a uniform system for the inspection and weighing of grainand related products for marketing and trade purposes. Services providedunder this system accurately and consistently describe the quality andquantity of grain and are financed through a fee-supported revolving fund.Fee-supported programs include direct services, supervision activities andadministrative functions. Direct services include official grain inspectionand weighing by AMS employees at certain export ports as well as the in-spection of U.S. grain shipped through Canada. AMS supervises the inspec-tion and weighing activities performed by its own employees. AMS alsosupervises 44 official private and state agencies: 33 official private agenciesand six official state agencies that are designated to provide official inspec-tion and/or weighing services in domestic and export (internationally con-tainers and land based carriers to Canada and Mexico) markets; four officialstate agencies that are delegated to provide mandatory official export in-spection and weighing services and designated to provide official domesticinspection and weighing services within the state; and one official stateagency that is delegated to provide mandatory official export inspectionand weighing services within the state. AMS provides an appeal serviceof original grain inspections and a registration system for the grain exportingfirms. Through support from user fees, AMS conducts a railroad track scaletesting program. In addition, AMS provides grading services, on request,for rice, graded commodities, and processed products under the authorityof the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.

2021 est.2020 est.2019 actualExport standardized grain inspected and/or weighed (million metrictons):

69.36369.9By Federal personnel ............................................................................49.54549.7By delegated states/official agencies ..................................................

168.3153170.1Quantity of standardized grain inspected (official inspections) domestically(million metric tons) .................................................................................Number of official grain inspections and reinspections:

88,00082,00090,384By Federal personnel ............................................................................3,000,0002,850,0003,027,647By delegated states/official agencies ..................................................

2,2003,5004,533Number of appeals (Grain, Rice, and Pulses) ...........................................

350450561Number of appeals to the Board of Appeals and Review (Grain, Rice, andPulses) .....................................................................................................





323229Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9101010Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3333Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2554Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0


Employment Summary


421421351Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT FUND




Current law:

121111License Fees and Defaults, Perishable Agricultural

Commodities Act Fund ......................................................1110


Current law:–11–11–11Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund .....................2101–1.................–1Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund .....................2103

.................11Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund .....................2132






Obligations by program activity:111111Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ..................................0001



Appropriations, mandatory:111111Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................12011.................1Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1203







–12–11–11Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT FUND—Continued








License fees are deposited in this special fund and are used to meet thecosts of administering the Perishable Agricultural Commodities and theProduce Agency Acts (7 U.S.C. 491–497, 499a–499s).

The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) establishes a codeof fair trading practices covering the marketing of fresh and frozen fruitsand vegetables in interstate and foreign commerce. The PACA protectsgrowers, shippers, distributors, retailers, and others who deal in thosecommodities by prohibiting unfair and fraudulent practices. In general,individuals and companies operating in the produce industry who meetcertain requirements must be licensed under the PACA. PACA investigatescomplaints of violations of the Act through: a) informal agreements betweenthe two publication of the facts; b) formal decisions involving payment ofreparation awards; c) suspension or revocation of license and/or publicationof the facts; or d) monetary penalty in lieu of license suspension or revoc-ation.

The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act requires that purchasersmaintain trust assets on hand to meet their obligations to fruit and vegetablesuppliers. The trust automatically goes into effect when the buyer receivesthe goods but produce sellers must notify their customers in writing of theirintent to preserve their trust rights. The Act provides permanent authorityto the Secretary of Agriculture to set license and reparation complaint filingfees.

PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT ACTIVITIES2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

92%92%92%Percentage of informal reparation complaints completed within time framegoal ..........................................................................................................



Direct obligations:666Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1222Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2222Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3


Employment Summary



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FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

[(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)]

[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 otherrelated operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerceas authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2)transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,705,000 forformulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961(Public Law 87–128).] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



46,43633,79622,842Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100Receipts:

Current law:

16,14327,69121,50430 Percent of Customs Duties, Funds for Strengthening

Markets, Income and Supply (section 32) .........................1110

11.................General Fund Payment, Funds for Strengthening Markets,

Income, and Supply (section 32) .......................................1140

16,14427,69221,504Total current law receipts ..................................................1199Proposed:

–23,579..................................30 Percent of Customs Duties, Funds for Strengthening

Markets, Income and Supply (section 32) .........................1210

–7,43527,69221,504Total receipts .............................................................................1999

39,00161,48844,346Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000Appropriations:

Current law:

–22,697–15,123–10,624Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section

32) ....................................................................................2101

.................–1–1Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section

32) ....................................................................................2103

.................7274Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section

32) ....................................................................................2132

..................................1Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section

32) ....................................................................................2135

–22,697–15,052–10,550Total current law appropriations .......................................2199Proposed:

22,697..................................Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section

32) ....................................................................................2201

.................–15,052–10,550Total appropriations ..................................................................2999

39,00146,43633,796Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099



Obligations by program activity:485485485Child nutrition program purchases ...........................................0001487890396Emergency surplus removal ......................................................0002

55.................State option contract .................................................................000433.................Removal of defective commodities ............................................0005552Disaster Relief ...........................................................................0006

206206.................2008 Farm Bill Specialty Crop Purchases ..................................0007

1,1911,594883Subtotal, Commodity program payments .......................................0091575754Administrative expenses ...........................................................0101

1,2481,651937Total direct program ......................................................................0192

1,2481,651937Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

555Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section

32) (Reimbursable) ...............................................................0811





Appropriations, mandatory:22,69715,12310,624Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201

.................11Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1203–21,265–13,716–9,268Transferred to Food and Nutrition Service [012–3539] .......1220

–184–184–158Transferred to Department of Commerce [013–5139] ........1220..................................–1Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–2500] ........1220



..................................–1Appropriations precluded from obligation (special or

trust) ............................................................................1235

1,2481,1521,123Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

557Collected ...........................................................................1800..................................–2Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801


555Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......18501,2531,1571,128Budget authority (total) .............................................................19001,2541,6571,442Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



1,259540495Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30001,2531,656942New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–1,055–937–896Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040








1,055937896Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–5–5–7Federal sources: ................................................................4120


1,2481,1521,123Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................41601,050932889Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................41701,2481,1521,123Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801,050932889Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays (in millions of dollars)

2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

Enacted/requested:1,2481,1521,123Budget Authority .......................................................................1,050932889Outlays ......................................................................................

Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:–908..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................–908..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Total:3401,1521,123Budget Authority .......................................................................142932889Outlays ......................................................................................

Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32) Pro-gram.—The Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) es-tablished the Section 32 program, which provides that 30 percent of U.S.Customs receipts for each calendar year are transferred to this accountwithin the Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the Section 32 pro-gram is three-fold: to encourage the exportation of agricultural commoditiesand products, to encourage domestic consumption of agricultural productsby diverting them, and to reestablish farmers' purchasing power by makingpayments in connection with the normal production of any agriculturalcommodity for domestic consumption. There is also a requirement that thefunds available under Section 32 shall be principally devoted to perishableagricultural commodities (e.g., fruits and vegetables). Program funds areused for a variety of purposes in support of the three primary purposesspecified in the program's authorizing legislation. Funds may be used tostabilize market conditions through purchasing surplus commodities whichare in turn, distributed to nutrition assistance programs. A General Provisionin this Budget proposes that carryover funds, with certain limitations, maybe used to make direct payments under clause 3 of the authorizing legisla-tion. Program funds are also used to purchase commodities that are distrib-uted to schools as part of Child Nutrition Programs entitlements. Further-more, funds are transferred to the Food and Nutrition Service for commodity

purchases under section 6 of the National School Lunch Act and other au-thorities specified in the Child Nutrition Programs statutes.

Marketing Agreements & Orders Program (MA&O).—In 2021, USDAwill administratively implement fees to cover the Government's full costfor providing services to beneficiaries of this program. MA&O programsare industry-run "self-help" initiatives for dairy and specialty crops andthe industries that substantially benefit from their operation should pay forthe oversight of these programs.



Direct obligations:181813Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1554Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0221Transportation of things ............................................................22.0211Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.311.................Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0765Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

363531Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3.................1.................Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7

1,1751,581880Supplies and materials: Grants of commodities to States .........26.01.................1Equipment .................................................................................31.0

1,2481,651937Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0555Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

1,2531,656942Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

Employment Summary



FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)



Obligations by program activity:–485..................................Child nutrition program purchases ...........................................0001–204..................................Emergency surplus removal ......................................................0002

–5..................................State option contract .................................................................0004–3..................................Removal of defective commodities ............................................0005–5..................................Disaster Relief ...........................................................................0006

–206..................................2008 Farm Bill Specialty Crop Purchases ..................................0007

–908..................................Subtotal, Commodity program payments .......................................0091

–908..................................Total direct program ......................................................................0192

–908..................................Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

–908..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 26.0) .......0900


Appropriations, mandatory:20..................................Appropriation [MA&O Admin] ............................................1200

320..................................Appropriation [Sec. 32] .....................................................1200–22,697..................................Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................120121,265..................................Transferred to Food and Nutrition Service [012–3539] .......1220

184..................................Transferred to Department of Commerce [013–5139] ........1220

–908..................................Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260–908..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900–908..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


–908..................................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010908..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–908..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090



FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY (SECTION 32)—Continued



Outlays, gross:–560..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100–348..................................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

–908..................................Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110–908..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–908..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Reform Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section32) Program.—The complex process of using U.S. Customs receipts forsurplus commodity purchases and to partially fund the school lunch programhas evolved over many decades and is not consistent with contemporaryFederal budgeting practices. Large balances have built up due to the fluc-tuation in receipts, and Congress has capped spending in the farm bill. Toincrease transparency and simplify program operations, the Budget proposesto permanently delink U.S. Customs receipts from the Section 32 programand directly appropriate funding to the Agricultural Marketing Service(AMS), the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), and the Department ofCommerce. These funds will be provided to each agency without furtherappropriation and available for the same purposes as previous receipt-funded activities. Within USDA, AMS will be provided $340 million forsurplus agricultural commodity purchases and administrative costs (a his-torical average spending level for these activities that will be adjusted an-nually for inflation). Additionally, FNS will receive an initial permanentmandatory appropriation of approximately $21.7 billion in FY 2021 (equalto the amount that would have otherwise been made available by transferfrom AMS and including the cost associated with commodity purchaseactivities traditionally carried out under Section 32). This initial appropri-ation will be adjusted annually based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and the requested annual appropriations language will continue to sub-sume those amounts within the total provided in annual appropriationsacts. Finally, the Department of Commerce will be provided an initialamount of $184 million for fisheries activities in 2021, equal to the levelof funding that would otherwise have been provided by Section 32, andinflated annually in future years. The Administration will formalize thesechanges through a legislative proposal to be transmitted at a later date.

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Trust Funds

EXPENSES AND REFUNDS, INSPECTION AND GRADING OF FARM PRODUCTS




Current law:

166166178Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products,

AMS ...................................................................................1130

111Interest on Investments in Public Debt Securities, AMS ........1140

222Payments from General Fund, Wool Research, Development,

and Promotion Trust Fund .................................................1140


169169181Total receipts .............................................................................1999


Current law:

–167–167–181Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm

Products ............................................................................2101




Obligations by program activity:778Dairy products ...........................................................................0001

656563Specialty Crops .........................................................................0002222124Meat grading .............................................................................0003474759Poultry products ........................................................................0004242525Miscellaneous agricultural commodities ...................................0005444Ware Houses ..............................................................................0006






224Appropriations Farm Bill (Sheep and Wool) transferred from

other accts [012–4336] ................................................1221












Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm products.—TheAgricultural Marketing Service's commodity grading programs providegrading, examination, and certification services for a wide variety of freshand processed food commodities using Federally approved grade standardsand purchase specifications. Commodities graded include poultry, livestock,meat, dairy products, and fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. Theseprograms use official grade standards which reflect the relative quality ofa particular food commodity based on laboratory testing and characteristicssuch as taste, color, weight, and physical condition. Producers voluntarilyrequest grading and certification services which are provided on a fee forservice basis.






959597Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9313134Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Benefits for former personnel ....................................................13.0

111011Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1222Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2333Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

161617Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2


445Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0239Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


Employment Summary


1,3761,3761,268Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

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MILK MARKET ORDERS ASSESSMENT FUND



Obligations by program activity:575351Administration ..........................................................................0801887Marketing service ......................................................................0802



Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:656158Collected ...........................................................................1800656158Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930





656158Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–65–61–58Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123



The Milk Market Orders Assessment Fund displays the non-Federal costsof administrating Federal milk marketing orders, and includes salaries andexpenses, travel, and rent for office space.

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized by the Agricultural MarketingAgreement Act of 1937, to issue Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO)establishing minimum prices which handlers are required to pay for milkpurchased from producers. Section 1403 of the 2018 Farm Bill requiresAMS to implement changes to these milk price formulas through the FM-MOs. There are currently 11 Federally-sanctioned milk market orders inoperation. Market administrators are appointed by the Secretary and areresponsible for carrying out the terms of specific marketing orders. Theiroperating expenses are financed by assessments on regulated handlers andpartly by deductions from producers, which are reported to the AgriculturalMarketing Service.





393634Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9121111Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1443Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0554Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2222Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

112Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0


Employment Summary



✦

FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATIONFederal Funds



For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,[$203,877,000] $243,602,000: Provided, That $60,228,000 of amounts appropriatedfor the current fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security andRural Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and mergedwith this account. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:304264257Direct program activity ..............................................................0001

.................1620Reimbursable program activity .................................................0801






..................................–4Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1000] ........112060..................................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1004] ....1121


.................6060Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1004] ....1221Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

.................1616Collected ...........................................................................1700


.................1620Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750304280282Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900304280282Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



10284.................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000304280277New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–313–262–193Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–4–4.................Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................–4Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070


9880.................Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100899880Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



243179133Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40106135.................Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

304214133Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020

89DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFarm Production and Conservation

Federal Funds





.................–16–16Federal sources .................................................................4030Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:



Mandatory:.................6060Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:.................4860Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

9..................................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


The Food Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center (FBC)is a centralized operations office within the FPAC Mission Area and headedby the Chief Operating Officer (COO), who is also the Executive VicePresident, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The FBC is responsiblefor financial management, budgeting, human resources, information tech-nology, acquisitions/procurement, customer experience, internal controls,risk management, strategic and annual planning, and other similar activitiesfor the FPAC Mission area and component agencies, including the FarmService Agency (FSA), the Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS), and Risk Management Agency (RMA). The FBC ensures thatsystems, policies, procedures, and practices are developed that provide aconsistent enterprise-wide view that encompasses FSA, NRCS, and RMAand the services they require from those functions to effectively and effi-ciently deliver programs to FPAC customers. The COO has the responsib-ility to ensure that FPAC administrative services are provided efficiently,effectively, and professionally and with a commitment to excellent customerservice for FPAC, its customers, including farmers, ranchers, and forestlandowners. The 2021 Budget requests $243.6 million in discretionaryappropriations and $60.7 million in a transfer from the mandatory fundingwithin NRCS, for a total funding amount of $304.3 million.



151132138Direct obligations: Personnel compensation: Full-time

permanent .............................................................................11.1

151132138Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9504345Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1222Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.01..................................Transportation of things ............................................................22.099.................Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1

..................................3Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

827251Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1..................................3Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2..................................13Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

21.................Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0641Equipment .................................................................................31.0

304264257Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0.................1620Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


Employment Summary



✦

RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCYFederal Funds


For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, [$58,361,000]$59,440,000: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall be available for compliance and in-tegrity activities required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop InsuranceAct of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)) in addition to other amounts provided: Providedfurther, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-resentation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). (Agriculture, Rural Devel-opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,2020.)



Obligations by program activity:595867Salaries and Expenses ..............................................................0001



7..................................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:


..................................7Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4085] ....1121



77.................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4085] ....1221666568Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900736568Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


147.................Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–66–64–68Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

.................713Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

71314Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100.................713Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200





77.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

66.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41001..................................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

76.................Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110666568Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180666468Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) was established under provisionsof the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996Act), P.L. 104–127, approved April 4, 1996. RMA is responsible for ad-ministration and oversight of the crop insurance program as authorizedunder the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). This accountincludes resources to maintain ongoing operations of the Federal crop in-surance program and other functions assigned to RMA. The 2021 Budgetrequests $59 million in discretionary funds. RMA also plans to transfer $7million from mandatory FCIC funding for reviews, compliance and integrityunder section 516(b)(2)(C) to the S&E account in 2021. By transferring

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202190 Farm Production and Conservation—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

these additional mandatory funds into the S&E account, RMA will be ableto use these funds more efficiently and flexibly to maintain operations.

The funding level for the direct appropriation for RMA S&E reflects theshifting of activities to the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)Business Center, which has centralized a number of administrative andinformation technology operations for RMA, NRCS and FSA that wereformerly performed within each of those individual agencies.

The Federal crop insurance program is delivered through private insurancecompanies. Certain administrative expenses incurred by the companies arereimbursed through mandatory funding that is reflected in the FCIC Fundaccount. RMA is provided approximately $11 million in additional man-datory funding that is authorized in the Farm Bill for specific administrativeand IT related costs, and spent directly out of the FCIC fund. The fundingis further enhanced by the availability of $20 million in mandatory fundingfrom the fees collected from the sale of insurance policies, which can befor administrative and IT related costs, and spent directly out of the FCICfund.



303037Direct obligations: Personnel compensation: Full-time

permanent .............................................................................11.1

303037Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9141413Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.111.................Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0333Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1112Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3222Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1325Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3555Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7

595867Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0


Employment Summary



✦

CORPORATIONS

The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expendit-ures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitmentswithout regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the GovernmentCorporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forthin the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except ashereinafter provided. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)

✦

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:5,9623,9688,022Indemnities ...............................................................................00011,5991,5831,567Delivery Expenses ......................................................................00021,1342,1272,143Underwriting Gains ...................................................................0003

311434All Others ..................................................................................000444.................AMA ...........................................................................................0005

8,7307,69611,766Total direct obligations ..................................................................07993,5405,9851,273Reimbursable program - indemnities ........................................0801

191920Reimbursable program - programs and activities .....................0802

3,5596,0041,293Total reimbursable obligations ......................................................0899



605584578Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................100011.................Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021


Appropriations, discretionary:–20..................................Appropriation ....................................................................1100

Appropriations, mandatory:8,7497,73211,789Appropriation ....................................................................1200

.................–10–10Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0502] ........1220–7–7–7Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–2707] ........1220

–10..................................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0520] ........1220444Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221




3,5596,0051,293Collected ...........................................................................1800

.................–1–1New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from


3,5596,0041,292Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......185012,27513,72013,065Budget authority (total) .............................................................190012,88114,30513,643Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



3,6934,1394,299Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................300012,28913,70013,059New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–13,736–14,145–13,219Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–1–1.................Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040

2,2453,6934,139Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:



–20..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

–20..................................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010Mandatory:


9,4599,9579,013Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41004,2974,1884,206Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:–3,559–6,005–1,293Non-Federal sources .........................................................41238,7167,71511,772Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

10,1778,14011,926Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:1098Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections .......509010109Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections .......5092272421Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations ................5096272724Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations ................5098



Enacted/requested:8,7167,71511,772Budget Authority .......................................................................

10,1778,14011,926Outlays ......................................................................................Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:

–12..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................–12..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Total:8,7047,71511,772Budget Authority .......................................................................

10,1658,14011,926Outlays ......................................................................................

91DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERisk Management Agency—Continued


FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND—Continued

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is administered by theRisk Management Agency (RMA), and provides economic stability to ag-riculture through crop insurance. The Federal crop insurance program in-cludes products providing crop yield and revenue insurance, pasture, ran-geland forage, and livestock insurance, as well as other educational andrisk mitigation initiatives/tools. The Federal crop insurance programprovides farmers with a risk management program that protects againstagricultural production losses due to natural disasters such as drought, ex-cessive moisture, hail, wind, lightning, and insects. In addition to thesecauses, revenue insurance programs are available to protect against loss ofrevenue. Federal crop insurance is available for more than 350 differentcommodities in over 3,066 counties covering all 50 states, and Puerto Rico.For the 2019 Crop Year, there were 1.1 million policies written with $10.1.billion in premiums. Federal crop insurance policies are sold and servicedby 14 private crop insurance companies that share in the risk on the policiesthey sell under terms set out by USDA's Standard Reinsurance Agreement.The risk sharing is designed to be in favor of the companies, not one forone with the government. In most years the companies realize underwritinggains. In bad years, the companies' underwriting losses are minimalizedbecause the government takes on more of the risk and ultimately back-stopsthe program after a certain level of loss. Currently, the government providescompanies, on average, $1.1 billion a year in underwriting gains. In addi-tion, the government pays the companies an Administrative and Operating(A&O) subsidy to offset the costs incurred to carry out the program. Theyare reimbursed on average for about 14.5 percent of the premiums sold.The government currently pays $1.5 billion annually for A&O. For the2021 Budget, the payments to the companies are projected to be $2.7 billionin combined A&O subsidy and underwriting gains. The 2021 Budget re-quests $8.7 billion in direct mandatory funding. Funding estimates for 2020and 2021 as well as the outyears are based on a 1.0 loss ratio, which is thestatutory target loss ratio used for estimating future crop insurance costs.

The minimum level of coverage is Catastrophic (CAT) crop insurance,which compensates the farmer for losses exceeding 50 percent of the indi-vidual's average yield at 55 percent of the expected market price; thepremium is entirely subsidized.

The cost to the producer for CAT coverage is an annual administrativefee of $655 per crop per county.

Additional coverage is available to producers and is commonly referredto as "buy-up" coverage. Policyholders can elect to be paid up to 100 per-cent of the market price established by FCIC for each unit of productiontheir actual yield is less than the individual yield guarantee. Premium ratesfor additional coverage depend on the level of protection selected and varyfrom crop to crop and county to county. They also depend on the producer'saverage production history (APH). Producers are assessed a fee of $30 percrop, per county, in addition to a share of the premium. The additionallevels of insurance coverage are more attractive to farmers due to availab-ility of optional units, other policy provisions not available with CATcoverage, and the ability to obtain a level of protection that permits themto use crop insurance as loan collateral and to achieve greater financialsecurity. Revenue protection for specified products is provided by extendingtraditional crop insurance protection, based on actual production history,to include price variability based on futures market prices. Producers havea choice of revenue protection (protection against loss of revenue causedby low prices, low yields, or a combination of both) or yield protection(protection for production losses only) within one Basic Provision and theapplicable Crop Provision.

Currently for revenue protection, the farmer can opt to cover the projectedor the harvest price. Traditional revenue insurance only protects against aprojected price, where the farmer is guaranteed a price at the time ofplanting. Revenue coverage that protects the price at the time of harvestguarantees the price to the farmer for the higher of the projected price orthe harvest price. This additional revenue protection allows farmers tohedge against low prices at harvest. The harvest price protection policies

are more costly than traditional revenue coverage and therefore moreheavily subsidized by the government. Almost all farmers choose the harvestprice option because taxpayers pay such a large portion of the extrapremium.

A crop insurance policy also contains coverage for when a producer isprevented from planting their crop due to weather and other perils. Whenan insured producer is unable to plant their crop within the planting timeperiod because of excessive drought or moisture, they may file a preventedplanting claim, which pays a portion of their full coverage level. It is op-tional for the producer to plant a second crop on the acres. If the producerdoes, the prevented planting claim on the first crop is reduced and theproducer's APH is updated to incorporate that year. If the producer doesnot plant a second crop, they get their full prevented planting claim, andtheir APH is not affected in subsequent years for premium calculationpurposes.

Financing.—The Corporation is authorized under the Federal Crop Insur-ance Act, as amended, to use funds from the issuance of capital stock whichprovides working capital for the Corporation. Receipts, which are for de-posit to this fund, mainly come from premiums paid by farmers. The prin-cipal payments from this fund are for indemnities to insured farmers, andadministrative expenses for approved insurance providers. Premium sub-sidies are authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act,as amended, and are received through appropriations.



Direct obligations:

969634Other services-Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000

Initiative ................................................................................25.2

2,7333,7103,710Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.25,9013,8908,022Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0

8,7307,69611,766Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0Reimbursable obligations:

3,5405,9851,273Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0191920Programs and Activities ............................................................42.0

3,5596,0041,293Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND





Appropriations, mandatory:–12..................................Appropriation ....................................................................1200–12..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900–12..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:–12..................................Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


12..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

12..................................Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

12..................................Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



–12..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100–12..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–12..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202192 Risk Management Agency—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

The 2021 Budget includes a set of five proposals that demonstrate reformsto reduce the Federal deficit and spending, which are estimated $25 billionover 10 years.

Better Control Underwriting Gains to Insurance Companies.—TheBudget proposes to reduce the generous subsidies provided to participatinginsurance companies by placing a "cap" on underwriting gains at 12 percent.A USDA commissioned study found that when compared to other privatecompanies, the rate of return for crop insurance should be around 12 per-cent, but that it is currently expected to be 14 percent. This proposal willensure that participating crop insurance companies receive a reasonablerate of return given the risks associated with their participation in the cropinsurance rate of return given the risk associated with their participationin the crop insurance program. This proposal will save $3 billion over thenext 10 years.

Reduce Premium Subsidies for Crop Insurance.—The 2021 Budget pro-poses to reduce the percent premium subsidy provided under the FederalCrop Insurance program. Specifically, the premium subsidy for policieswith harvest price coverage will be reduced by 15 percentage points, andpolicies without harvest price coverage will be reduced by 10 percentagepoints. The proposal will not impact premium subsidy associated withcatastrophic coverage. It would reduce the generous subsidies that are ar-guably no longer necessary to encourage participation, as crop insuranceis now an established part of the farm industry's business plans. This pro-posal will save $21 billion over the next 10 years.

Target Crop Insurance Subsidies.—The 2021 Budget proposes to targetcrop insurance subsidies to those producers that have an Adjusted GrossIncome (AGI) of $500,000 or less. The current AGI limitation of $900,000is overly generous and does not apply to crop insurance subsidies.Strengthening the income test for crop insurance will improve programintegrity. This proposal will save $652 million over the next 10 years.

Eliminate reimbursements and automatic implementation for 508(h) cropinsurance product development.—The 508(h) authority was enacted dueto perceived delays in new product development for a variety of crops.Currently, there are fewer products for large crops that are pending devel-opment, and the Farm Bill typically mandates RMA to development newinsurance products for specific commodities if the need arises, or to prior-itize research and development for certain commodities. RMA maintainsthe ability to develop new products internally, and the 2014 Farm Bill Actauthorized buy-up coverage for the Non-Insured Assistance Program (NAP)for crops that are not covered by crop insurance, thereby lessening the needfor products submitted by private submitters to fill a void in the market-place. Specifically, the Budget proposes to eliminate reimbursements tothe private sector for the development of new crop insurance products. Italso proposes to change the approval process for new products under 508(h)to be at the discretion of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board,and not mandatory. The proposal would change, as appropriate, the languagefrom shall to may to allow for the governments discretion in adding costto the baseline for new products. This proposal would result in savings of$120 million over ten years.

Address Disaster/Crop Insurance Duplication.—Repeal 2015 appropri-ations General Provision (GP)745: The Budget proposes to address the issueof duplicative disaster and crop insurance payments in two ways. First,this proposal assumes that the appropriations language will include a GPremoving the authority to claim the same loss under FSA's permanent dis-aster programs, crop insurance and the Non-Insured Assistance Program(NAP). The proposal will undo the 2015 appropriations GP that definesthat payments under the CCC disaster programs for the Tree AssistanceProgram (TAP), forage and livestock as duplicative with crop insuranceor the non-insured assistance program (NAP). This proposal would resultin $40 million in discretionary savings in the budget year, of which $20million is reflected as a discretionary change to a mandatory account(CHIMP) in the Federal Crop Insurance Fund and the other $20 million isa CHIMP in the Commodity Credit Corporations (CCCs) permanent disasterassistance program. The outyear savings will be $360 million over ten

years, of which $180 million will be realized in the crop insurance programand the other $180 million will be realized in the CCCs permanent disasterassistance program.

✦

FARM SERVICE AGENCYFederal Funds



For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, [$1,122,837,000]$1,104,684,000[, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be for the hiring of newemployees to fill vacancies at Farm Service Agency county offices and farm loanofficers and shall be available until September 30, 2021]: Provided, [That not morethan 50 percent of the funding made available under this heading for informationtechnology related to farm program delivery may be obligated until the Secretarysubmits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and re-ceives written or electronic notification of receipt from such Committees of, a planfor expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) thefunctional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits tobe realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project/investment,including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c)key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) con-sistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) beingmanaged in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance,and (c) subject to the applicable Department's capital planning and investment controlrequirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Officeand approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:Provided further, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourthquarter of fiscal year 2020 to the Committees on Appropriations and the GovernmentAccountability Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational(a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) currentperformance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current per-formance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of currentand planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assess-ment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended aswell as alternatives to the investment: Provided further,] That the Secretary is au-thorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of theCommodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs admin-istered by the Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available to theAgency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account:Provided further, That funds made available to county committees shall remainavailable until expended[: Provided further, That none of the funds available to theFarm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices:Provided further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shallbe used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in anoffice with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of theCommittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress]. (Agriculture, RuralDevelopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies AppropriationsAct, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:1,1051,1231,183Agricultural Sector Support .......................................................0001

1,1051,1231,183Subtotal, direct program ...............................................................0300294291191Farm loans ................................................................................0801

..................................12Other programs .........................................................................0802




524436Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000

..................................20Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired

accounts ...........................................................................1012



93DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFarm Service Agency

Federal Funds





..................................–5Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently

reduced .........................................................................1131

1,1051,1231,084Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
























The Farm Service Agency (FSA) was established October 3, 1994, pur-suant to the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of AgricultureReorganization Act of 1994, P.L. 103–354. The Department of AgricultureReorganization Act of 1994 was amended on April 4, 1996, by the FederalAgriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Act), P.L.104–127. FSA administers a variety of activities, such as farm incomesupport programs through various loans and payments; the ConservationReserve Program (CRP); the Emergency Conservation Program; the Haz-ardous Waste Management Program; farm ownership, farm operating,emergency disaster, and other loan programs; and the Noninsured CropDisaster Assistance Program, which provides crop loss protection forgrowers of many crops for which crop insurance is not available.

This consolidated administrative expenses account includes funds tocover expenses of programs administered by, and functions assigned to,FSA. The funds consist of a direct appropriation, transfers from programloan accounts under credit reform procedures, user fees, and advances andreimbursements from other sources. This is a consolidated account for ad-

ministrative expenses of national, regional, State, and county offices. The2021 Budget requests a total of $1.48 billion for administrative expenses.

USDA's Service Center Agencies comprise FSA, Natural ResourcesConservation Service, and Rural Development offices that act as separatefranchises, with offices often located adjacent to each other. Prior effortsto improve the efficiency of USDA's county-based offices have resultedin significant co-location and introduction of new information technologyto simplify customer transactions.

Farm programs.—These programs provide an economic safety netthrough farm income support to eligible producers, cooperatives, and asso-ciations to help improve the economic stability and viability of the agricul-tural sector and to ensure the production of an adequate and reasonablypriced supply of food and fiber. Activities of the Agency include providingprice loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage, providing marketing as-sistance loans and loan deficiency payments enabling recipients to continuefarming operations without marketing their product immediately afterharvest, and providing a financial safety net to eligible producers whennatural disasters adversely affect their farming operation. These programsrange from covering losses of grazing under the Livestock Forage DisasterProgram; orchard trees and nursery to help replant or rehabilitate treesunder the Tree Assistance Program; production under the Noninsured CropDisaster Assistance Program; livestock under the Livestock IndemnityProgram; and livestock, honeybees and farm raised fish for losses that arenot covered under the previously listed programs under the EmergencyAssistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm Raised Fish.

Farm program activities include the following functions dealing with theadministration of programs carried out through the farmer committee systemof the FSA: (a) developing program regulations and procedures; (b) collect-ing and compiling basic data for individual farms; (c) establishing individualfarm base acres for farm planting history; (d) notifying producers of estab-lished base acres and farm planting histories; (e) conducting referendumsand certifying results; (f) accepting farmer certifications and checkingcompliance for specific purposes; (g) processing commodity loan documentsand issuing checks; (h) processing price loss coverage and agricultural riskcoverage payments and issuing checks; (i) certifying payment eligibilityand monitoring payment limitations; and (j) processing farm storage facilityloans and issuing checks.

Conservation and environment.—These programs assist agriculturalproducers and landowners in implementing practices to conserve soil, water,air, and wildlife resources on America's farmland and ranches to help protectthe human and natural environment. Objectives of the Agency includeimproving environmental quality, protecting natural resources, and enhan-cing habitat for fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangeredspecies; providing Emergency Conservation Program funding for farmersand ranchers to rehabilitate damaged farmland and for carrying out emer-gency conservation measures during periods of severe drought or flooding;protecting the public health of communities through implementation of theHazardous Waste Management Program; and implementing contracting,financial reporting, and other administrative operations processes. Theseactivities include: (a) processing producer requests for conservation cost-sharing and issuing conservation reserve rental payments; and (b) transfer-ring funds to the Natural Resources Conservation Service and other agenciesfor other conservation programs.

Farm loans (reimbursable).—Provides for administering the direct andguaranteed loan programs covered under the Agricultural Credit InsuranceFund (ACIF). Objectives of the Agency include improving the economicviability of farmers and ranchers, reducing losses in direct loan programs,responding to loan making and servicing requests, and maximizing financialand technical assistance to underserved groups. Activities include reviewingapplications, servicing the loan portfolio, and providing technical assistanceand guidance to borrowers. Funding for farm loan administrative expensesis transferred to this consolidated account from the ACIF. Appropriationsrepresenting subsidy amounts necessary to support the individual programloan levels under Federal Credit Reform are made to the ACIF account.

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 202194 Farm Service Agency—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

Other reimbursable activities.—FSA collects a fee or is reimbursed forperforming a variety of services for other Federal agencies, CCC, industry,and others, including certain administrative support services for countyoffice services provided to Federal and non-Federal entities, including avariety of services to producers.



Direct obligations:8688100Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1323236Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1556Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0122Transportation of things ............................................................22.0

222227Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3308313329Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2





Employment Summary


240240763Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................10012,7102,7102,128Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, asamended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), [$5,545,000] $6,914,000. (Agriculture, RuralDevelopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies AppropriationsAct, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:764State mediation grants .............................................................0001



Appropriations, discretionary:764Appropriation ....................................................................1100764Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



–7–3–4Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







This grant program is authorized by Title V of the Agricultural CreditAct of 1987, P.L. 100–233, as amended. Originally designed to addressagricultural credit disputes, the program was expanded by the Federal Crop

Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of1994 (P.L. 103–354) to include other agricultural issues such as wetlanddeterminations, conservation compliance, rural water loan programs,grazing on National Forest System lands, and pesticide use. Grants aremade to States whose agricultural mediation programs have been certifiedby the Farm Service Agency. A grant will not exceed 79 percent of thetotal fiscal year funds that a qualifying State requires to operate and admin-ister its agricultural mediation program. In no case will the total amountof a grant exceed $500,000 annually. Current authority for the programunder P.L. 115–334 expires September 30, 2023 as the program was exten-ded by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The 2021 Budget requests$6.9 million for the program.

GRANT OBLIGATIONS2020 est.2019 actual2018 actual

414141Number of States receiving grants ...........................................................6.93.93.9Amount of grants (in millions of dollars) ..................................................

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DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS SETTLEMENT








The Claims Resolution Act of 2010, P.L. 111–291 that was signed intolaw on December 8, 2010, provides funding to settle claims of prior dis-crimination brought by black farmers against the Department of Agriculture.These funds supplement funding previously provided to USDA for thispurpose by section 14012 of P.L. 110–246. Claimants that suffered discrim-ination between 1989 and 1997 and submitted a late-filing request can seekfast-track payments of up to $50,000 plus debt relief, or choose a longer,more rigorous review and documentation process for damages of up to$250,000. The actual value of awards may be reduced based on the totalamount of funds made available and the number of successful claims.

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USDA SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE




.................22Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

program ................................................................................0001





.................22Appropriation ....................................................................1100466Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–2–2–2Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

.................22Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050

95DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFarm Service Agency—Continued


USDA SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE—Continued



Memorandum (non-add) entries:222Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100

.................22Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



222Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011.................22Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


The Agricultural Act of 2014 permanently re-authorized the Reimburse-ment Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvant-aged Farmers and Ranchers (RTCP) program for FY 2012 and each suc-ceeding fiscal year subject to appropriated funding. The purpose of RTCPis to offset a portion of the higher cost of transporting agricultural inputsand commodities over long distances. This program assists farmers andranchers residing outside the 48 contiguous states that are at a competitivedisadvantage when transporting agriculture products to the market. RTCPbenefits are calculated based on the costs incurred by the producer fortransportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs during a fiscal year,subject to an $8,000 per producer cap per fiscal year. RTCP enrollmentsfor FY 2019 began on July 15, 2019, and ended on September 6, 2019.Payments for FY 2019 signup will be disbursed in FY 2020. No fundingis requested in the 2021 Budget for this program.

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REFORESTATION PILOT PROGRAM

The Reforestation Pilot Program's purpose is to demonstrate the use ofnew technologies that increase the rate of growth of re-forested hardwoodtrees on private non-industrial forest lands, enrolling lands on the coast ofthe Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The2021 Budget proposes no funding for this program.

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EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM



Obligations by program activity:200300110Emergency conservation program .............................................0001





Appropriations, discretionary:..................................558Appropriation ....................................................................1100

6929921,102Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930Memorandum (non-add) entries:








..................................558Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

20041075Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011..................................558Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) was authorized by theAgricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201–05). It provides fundsfor sharing the cost of emergency measures to deal with cases of severedamage to farmlands and rangelands resulting from natural disasters.During 2019, 39 States and 1 territory participated in ECP, with new orcontinued activity from the previous year, involving approximately 74.6million in cost-share and technical assistance funds outlays. The AdditionalSupplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 provided $558million for necessary expenses related to the consequences of HurricanesMichael and Florence and of wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018,tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, and other naturaldisasters declared pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the BalancedBudget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The 2021 Budgetdoes not propose funding for this program.

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EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM



Obligations by program activity:1003502EFRP ..........................................................................................0001





Appropriations, discretionary:..................................480Appropriation ....................................................................1100




.................1515Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30001003502New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010


..................................15Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

.................1515Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100

..................................15Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



1003651Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011..................................480Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) provides paymentsto eligible owners of non-industrial private forest for implementation ofemergency measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster. During2019, 10 States participated in EFRP with new or continued activity fromthe previous year, involving approximately $1.1 million in cost-share andtechnical assistance fund outlays. The 2021 Budget does not includefunding for EFRP.

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GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

[For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activitiesunder section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2),$6,500,000, to remain available until expended.] (Agriculture, Rural Development,Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................712Grassroots source water payments ............................................0001




Appropriations, mandatory:..................................5Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221.................712Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900.................712Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


.................5.................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000

.................712New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

.................–12–7Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

..................................5Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

.................5.................Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100

..................................5Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



.................77Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010Mandatory:


.................5.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

.................712Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

.................127Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Grassroots Source Water Protection Program (GSWPP) is a jointproject by USDA's Farm Service Agency and the nonprofit National RuralWater Association. It is designed to help prevent source water pollution inStates through voluntary practices installed by producers at the local level.GSWPP uses onsite technical assistance capabilities of each State ruralwater association that operates a wellhead or groundwater protection pro-gram in the State. State rural water associations can deliver assistance indeveloping source water protection plans within priority watersheds forthe common goal of preventing the contamination of drinking water sup-plies. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the 2018 Farm Bill,continues the authority for this program through fiscal year 2023. The 2021Budget proposes no funding for this program.

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AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT


For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farmownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans,emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian tribe highlyfractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available from funds in the Agricul-tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,750,000,000 for guaranteed farm owner-ship loans and [$1,875,000,000] $2,119,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans;[$1,960,000,000] $2,118,482,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and[$1,550,133,000] $1,633,418,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans,$37,668,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conserva-tion loans, $150,000,000; relending program, $18,215,000[; Indian highly fraction-ated land loans, $10,000,000]; and for boll weevil eradication program loans,

$60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be aboll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost ofmodifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,as follows: [$58,440,000] $38,712,000 for direct farm operating loans,[$20,972,000] $23,727,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating loans,$207,000 for emergency loans, [$2,023,000;] $2,703,000 for the relending program,[$5,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $2,745,000;] and $60,000 forboll weevil eradication loans, to remain available until expended.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct andguaranteed loan programs, [$317,068,000] $307,344,000: Provided, That of thisamount, [$290,917,000] $294,114,000 shall be transferred to and merged with theappropriation for "Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses"[: Provided further,That of this amount $16,081,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appro-priation for "Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, Salaries and Ex-penses"].

Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Ac-count for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteedloans may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That the Committees onAppropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advanceof any transfer.

DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmersand manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sumsas may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such pro-gram is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnityprogram described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Admin-istration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387,114 Stat. 1549A-12). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:131010Administrative expenses - PLCE ................................................0010

.................16.................FPAC ..........................................................................................0011154Dairy Indemnity .........................................................................0012

143114Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0091Credit program obligations:

618846Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701333112Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................0702

.................92.................Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................0705

.................23.................Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................0706

.................15.................Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................0707

.................4.................Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................0708294291307Administrative expenses .......................................................0709

388544365Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791






Appropriations, mandatory:11395Appropriation ....................................................................1200

374545407Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900405606440Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930





222318Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050



AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT—Continued



Memorandum (non-add) entries:231816Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100222318Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200






11394Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100.................1.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)


Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:2,1191,8751,473Farm Ownership ........................................................................1150012,3602,0071,147Farm Operating .........................................................................115002

508013Emergency Disaster ...................................................................1150032020.................Indian Tribe Land Acquisition ....................................................1150046060.................Boll Weevil Eradication ..............................................................1150051410.................Indian Highly Fractionated Land ...............................................1150101818.................Heirs Property Relending Program .............................................115013

4,6414,0702,633Total direct loan levels ..............................................................115999Direct loan subsidy (in percent):

–5.81–.08–1.31Farm Ownership ........................................................................1320012.373.773.90Farm Operating .........................................................................1320020.555.374.16Emergency Disaster ...................................................................132003

–41.89–18.62.................Indian Tribe Land Acquisition ....................................................132004–.160.10.................Boll Weevil Eradication ..............................................................13200514.8427.45.................Indian Highly Fractionated Land ...............................................13201014.8427.45.................Heirs Property Relending Program .............................................132013

–1.522.030.99Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

–123–2–19Farm Ownership ........................................................................133001567645Farm Operating .........................................................................133002

.................41Emergency Disaster ...................................................................133003–8–4.................Indian Tribe Land Acquisition ....................................................13300423.................Indian Highly Fractionated Land ...............................................13301035.................Heirs Property Relending Program .............................................133013

–708227Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................133999Direct loan subsidy outlays:

–22–22–22Farm Ownership ........................................................................134001597141Farm Operating .........................................................................134002141Emergency Disaster ...................................................................13400334.................Indian Highly Fractionated Land ...............................................13401034.................Heirs Property Relending Program .............................................134013

446120Total subsidy outlays .................................................................134999Direct loan reestimates:

.................17.................Farm Ownership ........................................................................135001

.................–82.................Farm Operating .........................................................................135002

.................7.................Emergency Disaster ...................................................................135003

.................–58.................Total direct loan reestimates .....................................................135999

Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:2,7502,7502,055Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................2150012,9802,8621,052Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................215002150150.................Conservation—Guaranteed ......................................................215005

5,8805,7623,107Total loan guarantee levels .......................................................215999Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):

–.24–.29–.23Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................2320011.121.071.12Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................232002–.41–.45.................Conservation—Guaranteed ......................................................232005

0.440.380.23Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................232999Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:

–7–8–5Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................233001

333112Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................233002–1–1.................Conservation—Guaranteed ......................................................233005

25227Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................233999Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:

–5–5–5Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................234001302812Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................234002

25237Total subsidy outlays .................................................................234999Guaranteed loan reestimates:

.................–6.................Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................235001

.................–4.................Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................235002

.................–1.................Farm Operating—Subsidized ....................................................235003

.................–11.................Total guaranteed loan reestimates ............................................235999

Administrative expense data:307317317Budget authority .......................................................................3510307317315Outlays from new authority .......................................................3590

The Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund program account's loans are au-thorized by Title III of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,as amended.

This program account includes subsidies to provide direct and guaranteedloans for farm ownership, farm operating, conservation, and emergencyloans to individuals. Indian tribes and tribal corporations are eligible forIndian land acquisition loans, while individual Native Americans are eligiblefor loans for the purchase of highly fractionated Indian lands. Boll weevileradication loans are available to eliminate the cotton boll weevil pest frominfested areas. The 2018 Farm Bill authorized a new loan type, the heirsrelending program, to resolve ownership and succession on farm land thathas multiple owners. The 2021 Budget requests $65.3 million for loansubsidies. The 2021 Budget requests a program level of $8.907 billion. Perthe Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records for this programthe subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated and loan guar-antees committed in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquiredproperty), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidyamounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expensesare estimated on a cash basis. For administrative costs, the 2021 Budgetrequests $307.3 million.

Under the Dairy Indemnity Program, payments are made to farmers andmanufacturers of dairy products who are directed to remove their milk ormilk products from commercial markets because they contain residues ofchemicals that have been registered and approved by the Federal Govern-ment, other chemicals, nuclear radiation, or nuclear fallout. Indemnificationmay also be paid for cows producing such milk. In 2019, $4.136 millionwas paid to producers who filed claims under the program. The 2021 Budgetrequests such sums as may be necessary, which are estimated to be $500,000for this program in 2021.



Direct obligations:307317317Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.39525862Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


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AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:10108Capitalized costs .......................................................................000311.................Civil rights settlements .............................................................0005

11118Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level) ............................0091Credit program obligations:

4,6414,0702,634Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710358358389Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713131519Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740


.................165.................Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742

.................9.................Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743

5,1304,6073,042Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791



1,8501,5192,097Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................103Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021..................................–2,100Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023..................................–100Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024

1,8501,519.................Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:

Borrowing authority, mandatory:3,8064,8422,782Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:2,3362,1071,899Collected ...........................................................................1800


–1,500–2,000–113Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to

repay debt .....................................................................1825

8361071,787Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......18504,6424,9494,569Budget authority (total) .............................................................19006,4926,4684,569Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:1,3511,8501,519Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–4,432–4,048–2,786Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–103Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040





Financing authority and disbursements, net:Mandatory:

4,6424,9494,569Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Financing disbursements:

4,4324,0482,786Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:

.................–115.................Federal Sources: Reestimate payment from program

account .........................................................................4120

–66–83–42Federal Sources: Subsidy payment from program

account .........................................................................4120

–78–78–86Federal Sources: Interest on uninvested funds ..................4122–1,685–1,394–1,466Repayments of principal ...................................................4123–501–430–292Repayments of interest .....................................................4123

–6–7–13Sale of Foreclosed Property/Other ......................................4123

–2,336–2,107–1,899Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):


2,3062,8422,669Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................41602,0961,941887Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................41702,3062,8422,669Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41802,0961,941887Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)


Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:3,8883,5712,117Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111753499517Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................1121

4,6414,0702,634Total direct loan obligations ..................................................1150

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:13,79111,73510,868Outstanding, start of year .........................................................12104,0593,5022,362Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231

–1,685–1,394–1,467Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251–52–52–28Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................................1263

16,11313,79111,735Outstanding, end of year .......................................................1290

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-budgetaryaccount records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting fromdirect loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquiredproperty that resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in thisaccount are a means of financing and are not included in the budget totals.

This account finances direct loans for farm ownership, farm operating,emergency disaster, Indian land acquisition, Indian highly fractionatedland, boll weevil eradication, conservation, the heirs relending programauthorized in the 2018 Farm Bill, and credit sales of acquired property.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

2019 actual2018 actualIdentification code 012–4212–0–3–351

ASSETS:Federal assets:

1,5172,097Fund balances with Treasury .....................................................1101Investments in U.S. securities:

104107Receivables, net ....................................................................1106Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:

11,73510,868Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................1401281267Interest receivable .....................................................................1402

......................................................Accounts receivable from foreclosed property ............................14031012Foreclosed property ....................................................................1404

–307–378Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405–93–92Allowance for Interest Receivable (-) .........................................1405

11,62610,677Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................1499

......................................................

Net value of assets related to pre-1992 direct loans receivable andacquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable: Allowance forestimated uncollectible loans and interest (-) ...........................

1603

13,24712,881Total assets ...............................................................................1999LIABILITIES:

Federal liabilities:13,06712,759Debt ...........................................................................................2103

......................................................Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................2104180122Other ..........................................................................................2105

......................................................Non-Federal liabilities: Other .........................................................2207

13,24712,881Total liabilities ...........................................................................2999NET POSITION:

......................................................Cumulative results of operations ...................................................3300

13,24712,881Total liabilities and net position .....................................................4999

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AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:112Purchase of guaranteed loans ...................................................0003

112Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level) ............................0091Credit program obligations:

504848Default claim payments on principal ....................................0711111Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713895Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740







–16–16–47Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023..................................1Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033

237207208Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:

Borrowing authority, mandatory:303010Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:9110561Collected ...........................................................................1800




AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING

ACCOUNT—Continued








–1–1–1Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060




12113571Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Financing disbursements:

568454Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–19–12Payments from program account upward reestimate ........4120

–30–28.................Payments from program account subsidy .........................4120–4–4–5Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–53–51–45Fees and premiums ...........................................................4123–4–3.................Loss recoveries and repayments .......................................4123

–91–105–62Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):


accounts .......................................................................4143

303010Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–35–21–8Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170303010Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

–35–21–8Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)


Position with respect to appropriations act limitation oncommitments:

5,0184,8603,107Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111862902.................Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................2121

5,8805,7623,107Total guaranteed loan commitments .....................................21505,2925,1862,796Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments .................2199

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:20,22117,88317,159Outstanding, start of year .........................................................22105,8615,2873,059Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................2231

–3,246–2,871–2,279Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251Adjustments:

–13–13–13Terminations for default that result in loans receivable ........2261–65–65–48Terminations for default that result in claim payments ........2263

..................................5Other adjustments, net .........................................................2264


Memorandum:

20,48218,19916,095Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of

year .......................................................................................2299

Addendum:Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result

in loans receivable:220207187Outstanding, start of year .....................................................2310242439Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................2331–1–1–1Repayments of loans receivable ............................................2351

–10–10–18Write-offs of loans receivable ................................................2361

233220207Outstanding, end of year ...................................................2390

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-budgetaryaccount records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from

loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond. The amounts in this accountare a means of financing and are not included in budget totals.

This account finances commitments made for farm ownership, operatingand conservation guaranteed loan programs.




224253Fund balances with Treasury .....................................................1101Investments in U.S. securities:

2126Receivables, net ....................................................................1106......................................................Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net ............................................1206

Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaultedguaranteed loans receivable:

207187Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................1501......................................................Interest receivable .....................................................................1502

–189–185Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1505

182Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteedloans .................................................................................

1599

263281Total assets ...............................................................................1999LIABILITIES:

Federal liabilities:1753Debt ...........................................................................................2103


222216Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees ..................2204

263281Total liabilities ...........................................................................2999NET POSITION:


263281Total liabilities and net position .....................................................4999

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AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:111Loan recoverable costs ..............................................................0008112Costs incidental to acquisition of real property .........................010911.................Civil rights settlements .............................................................0118

222Total operating expenses ...............................................................0191





.................–37–5Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund ......1022

..................................1Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:


–29–32–3Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting

collections to general fund ...........................................1820













Offsetting collections (collected) from:–23–26–31Non-Federal sources Principal Repayments ......................4123–9–9–10Non-Federal sources Interest Repayments ........................4123

..................................–1Non-Federal sources Miscellaneous ..................................4123


–29–32–3Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–29–32–40Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170–29–32–3Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–29–32–40Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:164192226Outstanding, start of year .........................................................1210–23–26–31Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251

221Adjustments: Capitalized interest .............................................1261–4–4–4Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................................1263

139164192Outstanding, end of year .......................................................1290



Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:112Outstanding, start of year .........................................................2210

..................................–1Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251


Memorandum:

111Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of

year .......................................................................................2299



ASSETS:386Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury .................................1101

192226Loans Receivable ...........................................................................1601103110Interest receivable .........................................................................1602

–102–110Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-) .........1603

193226Direct loans and interest receivable, net ...................................160465Foreclosed property ........................................................................1606

199231Value of assets related to direct loans .......................................1699


236236Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................210411Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable ......................................2201




✦

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES


For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse theCommodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previouslyreimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11):Provided, That amounts provided herein may be used, prior to the completion ofthe report described in 15 U.S.C. 713a–11, to reimburse the Commodity CreditCorporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, as

reflected in the June 2020 report of its financial condition: Provided further, Thatof the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of theCommodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of itsbusiness with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferredto and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource managementactivities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to CommodityCredit Corporation business.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expendmore than [$5,000,000] $15,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses,and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and LiabilityAct (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42U.S.C. 6961). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:7,9477,6651,120Price Loss Coverage ..................................................................0001114100200Agriculture Risk Coverage .........................................................0002434343Marketing Loans — Recourse ...................................................0004

10,26810,0567,616Marketing Loans — Non-Recourse ...........................................00061602951Loan Deficiency Payments .........................................................0007434041Eco. Adjust. Assist. for Textile Mills (Upland Cotton) .................0008283350Livestock Indemnity Program ....................................................0009

480492275Livestock Forage Program .........................................................0010384446ELAP ..........................................................................................0011263223Tree Assistance Program ...........................................................001263.................Giza Cotton ................................................................................0013

.................510Storage, Transportation and Other ............................................0015200188195Market Access Program .............................................................0016

985Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops ..................................0018886Emerging Markets Program .......................................................0019

353333Foreign Market Development Program .......................................0021323Quality Samples Program ..........................................................0022

193182153Non-Insured Assistance Program ..............................................0023252525Emergency Citrus Trust Fund .....................................................0024

4,5047,159557Conservation Reserve Program Financial Assistance ................0026192421Conservation Reserve Program Technical Assistance ................0027

325470357Treasury Interest ........................................................................0029222Other Interest ............................................................................0030

565252Reimbursable Agreements with State and Federal Agencies ......0031166156160Food for Progress .......................................................................003211119Section 4 Contracts ...................................................................0034333Farm Bill Implementation ..........................................................0035111Electronic Warehouse Receipts ..................................................0038222Noninsured Assistance Program Loss Adjuster ..........................0040

733701323Margin Protection Program/Diary Margin Coverage ...................0041.................9,30214,495Market Facilitation Program ......................................................0042

202413Organic Certification Cost Share ...............................................004344.................Priority Trade .............................................................................0044

.................55ARC Pilot Program .....................................................................0045

.................11CRP Pilot ...................................................................................0046

.................1,2001,143Food Purchase and Distribution Program ..................................0047

..................................300Agricultural Trade Promotion Program .......................................0048

..................................185Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research ..........................0049

.................9.................Oriental Fruit Fly ........................................................................0050

.................100.................HBIIP .........................................................................................0051

25,47238,48027,474Total support and related programs ..............................................0192

25,47238,48027,474Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799..................................1Offsetting collections ................................................................0803

..................................1Reimbursable program activities, subtotal ...................................0809






..................................137Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033


Appropriations, discretionary:–20121Appropriation ....................................................................1100




COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND—Continued



–21–21–21Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3507] .......1220–3,400–5,160–4,281Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1004] .......1220

–7–7–7Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2073] .......1220..................................–40Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1500] .......1220

–85–85–90Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2501] .......1220–4–4–4Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4085] .......1220

–50–50–50Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1908] .......1220–75–75–233Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1600] .......1220–3–3–3Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0403] .......1220–1–1.................Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0123] .......1220

.................–25–50Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3106] .......1220



..................................–1Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1701] .......1220–36–36–43Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2500] .......1220

..................................–5Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3304] .......1220–171..................................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0520] ........1220–16–16–16Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5635] .......1220–30–30–30Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5636] .......1220–2–2–4Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0215] ........1220

–15–15–15Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0115] ........1220–50–50–50Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1072] ........1220–19–19–19Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1900] ........1220

..................................–1Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1801] ........1220–21,930–20,547–5,755Appropriations applied to repay debt ................................1236

Borrowing authority, mandatory:25,49238,1214,067,959Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400

..................................–1,132Borrowing authority temporarily reduced ..........................1421

..................................–4,039,700Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................1422

25,49238,12127,127Borrowing authority, mandatory (total) .................................1440Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

10,40410,0687,588Collected ...........................................................................1800..................................–8Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801

–10,404–10,068–7,580Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to

repay debt .....................................................................1825

25,47238,12227,148Budget authority (total) .............................................................190025,47238,48027,833Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930










–20121Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

–20..................................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................401011125Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

–9125Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Mandatory:





–10,070–9,747–7,239Commodity Loans Repaid ..................................................4123–53–51–21Assessments and Fees ......................................................4123

–125–121–190Sales and Other Proceeds .................................................4123–88–85–108Interest Revenue ...............................................................4123

..................................–137Downward adjustments ....................................................4123

–10,404–10,068–7,725Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130



accounts .......................................................................4143


15,08828,05319,547Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................416012,51523,30221,376Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................417015,06828,05419,568Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418012,50623,31421,381Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:.................1,1731,222Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Borrowing authority ........5101..................................1,173Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Borrowing authority ........5102



Enacted/requested:15,06828,05419,568Budget Authority .......................................................................12,50623,31421,381Outlays ......................................................................................

Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:–73..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................

–959..................................Outlays ......................................................................................Total:

14,99528,05419,568Budget Authority .......................................................................11,54723,31421,381Outlays ......................................................................................



Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:672566441Outstanding, start of year .........................................................1210

10,1029,8537,364Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231–10,070–9,747–7,239Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251


The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) was created to stabilize,support, and protect farm income and prices; help maintain balanced andadequate supplies of agricultural commodities, their products, foods, feeds,and fibers; and help in their orderly distribution.

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), Public Law115–334, was signed by the President on December 20, 2018. The 2018Farm Bill repealed certain programs, continued some programs withmodifications, and authorized several new programs. In addition, the Bi-partisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA), Public Law 115–123, provides assist-ance to producers impacted by specific hurricanes in 2017, and madechanges to the CCC commodity and disaster programs.

BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS

The estimates for CCC spending in 2019 and 2020 reflect expendituresrelated to the trade damage mitigation programs and other CCC activitiesnot described in this narrative, as well as commodity and conservationprograms authorized under the 2018 Farm Bill. The budget estimates for2021 decrease significantly from 2020 levels, because of lower trade mit-igation program expenditures that are slightly offset by additional expendit-ures reflecting new 2018 Farm Bill provisions. Outlay projections aresubject to complex and unpredictable factors such as weather; U.S. andworld consumer income growth; factors which affect the volume of produc-tion of crops not yet planted; demands for feed, food, and bio-energy hereand overseas; and foreign currency exchange rates and the value of theU.S. dollar overall.

PROGRAMS FOR COMMODITY CROPS

Price support, marketing assistance loans, and related stabilizationprograms.—As authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill, the Corporation conductsprograms to support farm income and prices and stabilize the market foragricultural commodities. Price support is provided to producers of agricul-tural commodities through loans, purchases, payments, and other means.

Price support is mandatory for sugar. Marketing assistance loans aremandatory for wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, upland cotton, peanuts, rice,pulse crops, sugar, honey, wool, mohair, and extra-long staple cotton.


One method of providing support is loans to and purchases from produ-cers. With limited exceptions, loans made on commodities are nonrecourse.The commodities serve as collateral for the loan and on maturity the pro-ducer may deliver or forfeit such collateral to satisfy the loan obligationwithout further payment.

Direct purchases may be made from processors as well as producers,depending on the commodity involved. Also, purchases are made undervarious laws; for example, the Act of August 19, 1958, as amended, andsection 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended.

Commodity Payment Programs.—Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) andPrice Loss Coverage (PLC) payments are available for a wide variety ofcommodity crops. The BBA added seed cotton as a covered commodityeligible for ARC and PLC. The BBA also removed generic base acres be-ginning with the 2018 crop year, and allowed producers to reallocate gen-eric base acres to seed cotton, or other covered commodities eligible forARC/PLC payments.

Price Loss Coverage (PLC).—Payments are issued when the effectiveprice of a covered commodity is less than the respective reference pricefor that commodity established in the statute. The payment is equal to 85percent of the base acres of the covered commodity times the differencebetween the effective reference price and the effective price times theprogram payment yield for the covered commodity. The 2018 Farm Billauthorized a nationwide PLC yield update for the 2020 crop year.

Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC).—There are two types: County ARCand Individual ARC.

County ARC: Payments are issued when the actual county crop revenueof a covered commodity is less than the ARC county guarantee for thecovered commodity and are based on county data, not farm data. The ARCcounty guarantee equals 86 percent of the previous 5-year average nationalfarm price, excluding the years with the highest and lowest price (the ARCguarantee price), times the 5-year average county yield, excluding the yearswith the highest and lowest yield (the ARC county guarantee yield). Boththe guarantee and actual revenue are computed using base acres, not plantedacres. The payment is equal to 85 percent of the base acres of the coveredcommodity times the difference between the county guarantee and the ac-tual county crop revenue for the covered commodity. Payments may notexceed 10 percent of the benchmark county revenue (the ARC guaranteeprice times the ARC county guarantee yield).

Individual ARC: Payments are issued when the actual individual croprevenues, summed across all covered commodities on the farm, are lessthan ARC individual guarantees summed across those covered commoditieson the farm. The farm for individual ARC purposes is the sum of the pro-ducer's interest in all ARC farms in the State. The farm's ARC individualguarantee equals 86 percent of the farm's individual benchmark guarantee,which is defined as the ARC guarantee price times the 5-year average indi-vidual yield, excluding the years with the highest and lowest yields, andsumming across all crops on the farm. The actual revenue is computed ina similar fashion, with both the guarantee and actual revenue computedusing planted acreage on the farm. The individual ARC payment equals:a) 65 percent of the sum of the base acres of all covered commodities onthe farm, times b) the difference between the individual guarantee revenueand the actual individual crop revenue across all covered commoditiesplanted on the farm. Payments may not exceed 10 percent of the individualbenchmark revenue.

Election Required.—All of the producers on a farm must make an electionof: 1) PLC/County ARC on a covered-commodity-by-covered-commoditybasis; or 2) Individual ARC for all covered commodities on the farm. Ifthe producers on the farm elect PLC/County ARC, the producers must alsomake a one-time election to select which base acres on the farm are enrolledin PLC and which base acres are enrolled in County ARC. Alternatively,if Individual ARC is selected, then every covered commodity on the farmmust participate in Individual ARC. The 2018 Farm Bill authorized anannual election opportunity beginning in crop year 2021, with an initial

election opportunity in 2019 for both the 2019 and 2020 crop years. Also,authorization for ARC and PLC was extended through the 2023 crop year.

Adjusted Gross Income.—Adjusted gross income (AGI) provisions havebeen simplified and modified. Producers whose average AGI exceeds$900,000 during a crop, fiscal, or program year are not eligible to participatein most programs administered by FSA and the Natural Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS). Previous AGI provisions distinguished betweenfarm and nonfarm AGI.

Payment Limitations.—The total amount of payments received, directlyand indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except joint ventures or generalpartnerships) for Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage(other than for peanuts), may not exceed $125,000 per crop year. A personor legal entity that receives payments for peanuts has a separate $125,000payment limitation. For the Supplemental Disaster Programs, a paymentlimit of $125,000 applies to payments under the Livestock Forage DisasterProgram (LFP). The 2018 Farm Bill eliminated the payment limit forEmergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised FishProgram (ELAP), and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 eliminated thepayment limits for Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and the Tree Assist-ance Program (TAP).

Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Sugar Loans.—The 2018 FarmBill extends the authority for sugar loans for the 2019 through 2023 cropyears and nonrecourse marketing assistance loans (MALs) and loan defi-ciency payment (LDPs) for the 2019–2023 crops of wheat, corn, grainsorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton (eligible forloans only), long grain rice, medium grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds(including sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustardseed, crambe and sesame seed), dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, largechickpeas, graded and nongraded wool, mohair, honey, unshorn pelts, andpeanuts. Availability of loans for some commodities may be affected byappropriations language. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016(Public Law 114–113) amended the Federal Agriculture Improvement andReform Act of 1996, allowing producers to receive certificates in lieu ofmarketing loan gains or loan deficiency payments starting with the 2015crop marketing year.

DAIRY PROGRAMS

Dairy Margin Coverage.—The 2018 Farm Bill authorized the DairyMargin Coverage (DMC) program, which is a voluntary risk managementprogram for dairy producers. The program provides payments to dairyproducers when the difference between the all milk price and the averagefeed price (the margin) falls below a margin selected by the producer.Catastrophic coverage is available at no cost to the producers, other thanan annual $100 administrative fee; and various levels of buy-up coveragethat farmers may choose by paying premiums covering the dairy operation'sproduction history, ranging from 5 percent to 95 percent of production.

Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP).—The program providespayments to dairy producers when a public regulatory agency directs themto remove their raw milk from the commercial market because it has beencontaminated by pesticides and other residues.

PROGRAMS FOR BIOENEGY AND NON-COMMODITY CROPS

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).—NAP providescoverage, similar to buy-up provisions offered under the Federal crop in-surance program. Producers may elect coverage for each individual cropbetween 50 and 65 percent of production, in 5 percent increments, at 100percent of the average market price. Producers also pay a fixed premiumequal to 5.25 percent of the liability. The waiver of service fees has beenexpanded from just limited resource farmers to also include beginningfarmers and socially disadvantaged farmers. The premiums for buy-upcoverage are reduced by 50 percent for those same farmers.

Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).—BCAP provides incentivesto farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to establish, cultivate and harvesteligible biomass for heat, power, bio-based products, research and advancedbiofuels. Crop producers and bioenergy facilities can team together to



COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND—Continued

submit proposals to USDA for selection as a BCAP project area. The 2018Farm Bill did provide an authorization to spend up to $25 million annuallythrough FY 2023 but changed the funding source from CCC mandatoryfunds to discretionary funds subject to annual appropriation.

Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP).—FFP is continued through fiscalyear 2023. Congress authorized the FFP in the 2008 Farm Bill, allowingfor the purchase of sugar to be sold for the production of bioenergy in orderto avoid forfeitures of sugar loan collateral under the Sugar Program.

DISASTER PROGRAMS

The following four disaster programs were authorized by the 2008 FarmBill under the USDA Supplemental Disaster Assistance Program. Theseprograms were permanently re-authorized under CCC in the 2014 FarmBill and modified in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP).—LFP provides compensationto eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses due todrought or fire on land that is native or improved pastureland with perman-ent vegetative cover or that is planted specifically for grazing. LFP pay-ments for drought are equal to 60 percent of the monthly feed cost for upto 5 months, depending upon the severity of the drought. LFP paymentsfor fire on federally managed rangeland are equal to 50 percent of themonthly feed cost for the number of days the producer is prohibited fromgrazing the managed rangeland, not to exceed 180 calendar days.

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).—LIP provides benefits to livestockproducers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused byadverse weather or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by theFederal Government. LIP payments are equal to 75 percent of the averagefair market value of the livestock. The BBA removed the payment limitfor LIP and added provisions to provide benefits for the sale of animals ata reduced price if the sale occurred due to injury that was a direct result ofan eligible adverse weather event or due to an attack by an animal reintro-duced into the wild.

Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish(ELAP).—ELAP provides emergency assistance to eligible producers oflivestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease (includ-ing cattle tick fever), adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzardsand wildfires, not covered by LFP and LIP. The BBA removed the annualfunding limitation of $20 million per program year and clarified whichlosses are eligible for assistance. The 2018 Farm Bill eliminated the pay-ment limit for ELAP.

Tree Assistance Program (TAP).—TAP provides financial assistance toqualifying orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitateeligible trees, bushes, and vines damaged by natural disasters. The BBAremoved the payment limitation for TAP and increased the number of acresfor which a producer can receive payment from 500 to 1,000 acres peryear. In addition, the BBA expanded coverage under TAP by providing$15 million for 2017 pecan tree losses for growers who suffered a pecanmortality loss that exceeds 7.5 percent (rather than a mortality loss thatexceeds 15 percent) due to an eligible natural disaster.

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Market Access Program (MAP).—Under the MAP, CCC Funds are usedto reimburse participating organizations for a portion of the costs of carryingout overseas marketing and promotional activities. The 2018 Farm Billcontinues the authority for the MAP program with annual funding of $200million for 2018–2023.

Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD) and QualitySamples Program.—Under the FMD program, cost-share assistance isprovided to nonprofit commodity and agricultural trade associations tosupport overseas market development activities that are designed to removelong-term impediments to increased U.S. trade. CCC will fund the QualitySamples Program at an authorized annual level of $2.5 million. Under thisinitiative, samples of U.S. agricultural products will be provided to foreign

importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the highquality of U.S. products.

Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops and Emerging Markets.—Tech-nical Assistance for Specialty Crops and Emerging Markets were both ex-tended through 2023 in the 2018 Farm Bill.

The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust.—The Bill Emerson HumanitarianTrust (BEHT) is a commodity and/or monetary reserve designed to ensurethat the United States can meet its international food aid commitments.Assets of the Trust can be released any time the Administrator of the U.S.Agency for International Development determines that PL 480 Title II isinadequate to meet those needs in any fiscal year. When a release from theTrust is authorized, the Trust's assets cover all commodity costs associatedwith the release. All non-commodity costs, including ocean freight charges;internal transportation, handling, and storage overseas; and certain admin-istrative costs are paid by CCC. The 2018 Farm Bill extends the authoriz-ation to replenish the BEHT through 2023.

CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).—The 2018 Farm Bill extendedand modified the authorization of CRP through FY 2023. It limits thepractice incentive payments to the actual cost of practice implementationand lowers the CRP soil rental payments to 85 percent of the rental ratefor general program enrollment and 90 percent for continuous programenrollment. The acreage cap is increased from 24 million acres to 27 millionacres by FY 2023. The 2018 Farm Bill also authorized up to $12 millionin incentive payments for tree thinning and related activities.

Transition Incentive Program (TIP).—The 2018 Farm Bill extended TIPthrough FY 2023. It authorized up to $50 million to encourage the transitionof expiring CRP land to a beginning, socially disadvantaged, or veteranfarmer or rancher so land can be returned to sustainable grazing or cropproduction.

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Corporation carries out its functions through utilization of employeesand facilities of other Government agencies. Administrative expenses areincurred by: the Farm Service Agency (FSA); the Foreign AgriculturalService; the Natural Resources Conservation Service; other agencies ofthe Department engaged in the Corporation's activities; and the Office ofInspector General for audit functions. The table below summarizes someof the administrative expenses funded through the Corporation. These fundsare in addition to discretionary appropriations for these agencies.

CCC Funding Used for Administrative Expenses

(Outlays in thousands of dollars)2020

Estimate2019 Actual2018 ActualProgram or Funding Category

9127462,160Emerging Markets Program (transferred for FAS) .....................................1,0218031,096Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (transferred to AMS) .................1,2431,1601,327Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (transferred to FAS) .....5,6652,3315,926Food for Progress (transferred to FAS) ......................................................5,2744,7885,533Market Access Program (transferred to FAS) ............................................127054Pima Cotton Trust (transferred to FSA) .....................................................127053Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust (transferred to FSA) ............................

11,48211,48210,987CCC Section 4 authority (transferred to multiple agencies) ......................54,59654,59650,816CCC Section 11 authority (transferred to multiple agencies) ....................

Expenses are incurred for acquisition, operation, maintenance, improve-ment, or disposition of existing property that the Corporation owns or inwhich it has an interest. These expenses are treated as program expenses.Such program expenses include inspection, classing, and grading workperformed on a fee basis by Federal employees or Federal- or State-licensedinspectors; and special services performed by Federal agencies within andoutside this Department. Most of these general expenses, including storageand handling, transportation, inspection, classing and grading, and producerstorage payments, are included in program costs. They are shown in theprogram and financing schedule in the entries entitled "Storage, transport-ation, and other obligations not included above.''

Section 161 of the 1996 Act amended Section 11 of the CCC Charter Actto limit the use of CCC funds for the transfer and allotment of funds to


State and Federal agencies. The Section 11 cap of $56 million remains in2020 and 2021.

The Corporation receives reimbursement for grain requisitioned pursuantto Public Law 87–152 by the States from Corporation stocks to feed residentwildlife threatened with starvation through the appropriation reimbursementfor net realized losses. There have been no requisitions in recent years,however. The Corporation receives reimbursement for the commodity costsand other costs, including administrative costs, for commodities suppliedto domestic nutrition programs and international food aid programs.

FINANCING

Appropriations.—Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses. Under Section2 of Public Law 87–155, the Act of August 17 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a 11),annual appropriations are authorized for each fiscal year, commencing with1961, to reimburse the Corporation for net realized losses. The OmnibusBudget Reconciliation Act of 1987 amended Public Law 87–155 to author-ize that the Corporation is reimbursed for its net realized losses by meansof a current, indefinite appropriation as provided in annual appropriationsacts. Appropriations to the Corporation for net realized losses have no effecton budget authority, as they are used to repay debt directly with theTreasury.

Borrowing authority.—The Corporation has an authorized capital stockof $100 million held by the U.S. Treasury and, effective in 1988, authorityto have outstanding borrowings up to $30 billion at any one time. Fundsare borrowed from the Treasury and may also be borrowed from privatelending agencies and others. The Corporation reserves a sufficient amountof its borrowing authority to purchase at any time all notes and other oblig-ations evidencing loans made to the Corporation by such agencies andothers. All bonds, notes, debentures, and similar obligations issued by theCorporation are subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury asrequired by the Act of March 8, 1938.

Interest on borrowings from the Treasury (and on capital stock) is paidat a rate based upon the average interest rate of all outstanding marketableobligations (of comparable maturity date) of the United States as of thepreceding month. Interest is also paid on other notes and obligations at arate prescribed by the Corporation and approved by the Secretary of theTreasury. The Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropri-ation Act, 1966, made provision for terminating interest after June 30, 1964on the portion of the Corporation's borrowings from the Treasury equal tothe unreimbursed realized losses recorded on the books of the Corporationafter the end of the fiscal year in which such losses are realized.

Non-Expenditure Transfers.—The Commodity Credit Corporationtransfers CCC funds to several agencies responsible for administering FarmBill and other Corporation programs. Once transferred, the expenses arerecorded in the receiving agencies accounts.



Direct obligations:403838Transportation of things ............................................................22.0

10,31110,0997,616Investments and loans ..............................................................33.015,12128,34319,820Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

25,47238,48027,474Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0

..................................1Reimbursable obligations: Grants, subsidies, and

contributions .............................................................................41.0

..................................1Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND




Obligations by program activity:–43..................................Eco. Adjust. Assist. for Textile Mills (Upland Cotton) .................0008

–480..................................Livestock Forage Program .........................................................0010–58..................................Conservation Reserve Program Financial Assistance ................0026

–166..................................Food for Progress .......................................................................0032–63..................................AGI Limitation ...........................................................................0052–35..................................Add LDPs and MLGs to $125K ARC/PLC Limit ............................0053–70..................................Limit One Manager to Farm .......................................................0054–44..................................Limitation on Peanut Payments .................................................0055

–959..................................Total support and related programs ..............................................0192

–959..................................Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799



Appropriations, mandatory:50..................................Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1908] .......1220

790..................................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1004] ........122016..................................Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5635] .......122030..................................Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5636] .......1220

886..................................Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Borrowing authority, mandatory:

–959..................................Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400–73..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900–73..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:886..................................Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941





–959..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100–73..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

–959..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The 2021 President's Budget targets commodity assistance, crop insurancesubsidies, and conservation program assistance to producers that have anAdjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $500,000 or less. Accordingly, such fin-ancial assistance will be targeted to producers that may lack the financialresources to recover from natural disasters and/or drops in revenue. Addi-tionally, it closes payment limit loopholes by: including marketing loangains in the $125,000 payment limit; eliminating commodity certificates;eliminating the separate payment limit for peanut producers; and limitingeligibility for commodity subsidies to one manager per farm. It eliminatesprograms that are duplicative or are not fundamentally governmental innature such as the Economic Adjustment Assistance for Textile Mills, Foodfor Progress and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program. Also, the Budgetchanges the focus of the Conservation Reserve Program to preserve sensit-ive agricultural corridors, rather than temporarily removing large tracts ofland from production, to reform the program's use of distortionary signingand incentive payments, and limit annual rental rates to 80 percent of theNational Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) county rental rates. Lastly,it would eliminate the ability for producers to collect assistance from boththe mandatory disaster programs and Federally subsidized crop insurancefor the same loss.

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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT GUARANTEE

PROGRAM ACCOUNT


For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation'sExport Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,381,000, to cover commonoverhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit CorporationCharter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which$6,063,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for "ForeignAgricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses", and of which $318,000 shall betransferred to and merged with the appropriation for "Farm Production and Conser-vation Business Center[Service Agency], Salaries and Expenses". (Agriculture,



COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM

ACCOUNT—Continued

Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-priations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:Credit program obligations:

241Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................0702.................1.................Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................0707

669Administrative expenses .......................................................0709




.................–10.................Unobligated balance of appropriations withdrawn ................1037



Appropriations, mandatory:255Appropriation ....................................................................120081114Budget authority (total) .............................................................190081120Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930










666Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010..................................1Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011








Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:5,0005,0002,024GSM 102 ....................................................................................215001500500.................Export Guarantee Program—Facilities ......................................215003


–.24–.21–.22GSM 102 ....................................................................................232001–1.98–2.17.................Export Guarantee Program—Facilities ......................................232003

–.40–.39–.22Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................232999Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:

–12–11–5GSM 102 ....................................................................................233001–10–11.................Export Guarantee Program—Facilities ......................................233003

–22–22–5Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................233999Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:

–3–2–4GSM 102 ....................................................................................234001

–3–2–4Total subsidy outlays .................................................................234999

Guaranteed loan reestimates:.................–10–8GSM 102 ....................................................................................235001.................–1–8Supplier Credit ..........................................................................235002

.................–11–16Total guaranteed loan reestimates ............................................235999


This is the program account for the GSM-102 CCC Export Credit Guar-antee Program. The GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program coverscredit terms of up to 18 months. Under this program, CCC does not providefinancing, but guarantees payments due from foreign banks and buyers.Because payment is guaranteed, financial institutions in the United Statescan offer competitive credit terms to foreign banks, usually with interestrates based on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). If the foreignbank fails to make any payment as agreed, the exporter or assignee mustsubmit a notice of default to the CCC. A claim for loss must be filed, andthe CCC will promptly pay claims found to be in good order. CCC usuallyguarantees 98 percent of the principal payment due and interest based ona percentage of the one-year Treasury rate.

A portion of the GSM-102 guarantees is also made available as FacilitiesGuarantees. Under this activity, CCC guarantees export financing forcapital goods and services to improve handling, marketing, processing,storage, or distribution of imported agricultural commodities and products.

The subsidy estimates for the GSM-102 program are determined in largepart by the obligor's sovereign or non-sovereign country risk grade. Thesegrades are developed annually by the International Credit Risk AssessmentSystem Committee (ICRAS). In unusual circumstances, an ICRAS gradefor a country may change during the fiscal year. The default estimates forGSM-102 guarantees still use the ICRAS grades, but are now based onprogrammatic experience and country-specific assumptions rather than thegovernment-wide risk premia used previously.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the credit guaran-tees committed in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of creditguarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year), aswell as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts areestimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimatedon a cash basis. The 2020 Budget displays the GSM loan guarantee volume,the subsidy level that can be justified by forecast economic conditions, andthe expected supply/demand conditions of countries requesting GSM loanguarantees. The 2021 Budget includes $6.4 million for administrative ex-penses.



Direct obligations:669Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3251Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT GUARANTEE FINANCING ACCOUNT




1313.................Default claim payments on principal ....................................0711141212Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713231Pro Rate Share of Claims paid to banks ................................0715

24265Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740.................1014Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742.................22Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743




511621Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000–20–16–3Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023

31.................18Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:



–43–45–21Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to

repay debt .....................................................................1825

435127Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......185010911732Budget authority (total) .............................................................190014011750Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



13.................1Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000536634New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–35–53–35Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

3113.................Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:



12–1.................Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31003012–1Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200




Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–1.................Payments from Program Account Upward Reestimate .......4120

–4–3–2Payments from Program Account Positive Subsidy ............4120–1–1–1Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–41–45–9Loan origination fee ..........................................................4123–31–36–23Recoveries of Principal ......................................................4123–9–10–13Recoveries of Interest ........................................................4123


2321–16Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–51–43–13Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................41702321–16Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

–51–43–13Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




5,5005,5002,024Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111



–5,202–5,202–1,961Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251

–14–14.................Adjustments: Terminations for default that result in claim

payments ..............................................................................2263


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299


in loans receivable:379417440Outstanding, start of year .....................................................2310–38–38–23Repayments of loans receivable ............................................2351





1520Fund balances with Treasury .....................................................11011...........................Accounts Receivable, net ...........................................................1101

Investments in U.S. securities:...........................2Receivables, net ....................................................................1106


417440Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................15011210Interest receivable .....................................................................1502



1599


Federal liabilities:......................................................Accounts payable .......................................................................2101

200220Debt ...........................................................................................2103......................................................Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................2104

1924Other ..........................................................................................2105Non-Federal liabilities:

11Accounts payable .......................................................................220134Liabilities for loan guarantees ...................................................2204

...........................3Other ..........................................................................................2207


3...........................Cumulative results of operations ...................................................3300


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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION GUARANTEED LOANS LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT




999Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000–2..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020




Outlays, gross:2..................................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41802..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




......................................................Defaulted guaranteed loans, gross ................................................1701

......................................................Interest receivable .........................................................................1702

......................................................Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-) .........1703

......................................................Value of assets related to loan guarantees ................................1799


Federal liabilities:......................................................Accounts payable .......................................................................2101......................................................Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................2104

Non-Federal liabilities:99Accounts payable .......................................................................2201

......................................................Other ..........................................................................................2207

99Total liabilities ...........................................................................2999



COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION GUARANTEED LOANS LIQUIDATING

ACCOUNT—Continued

Balance Sheet—Continued



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FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT




.................1824Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................0705

.................23Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................0706



Appropriations, mandatory:.................2027Appropriation ....................................................................1200.................2027Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



.................–20–27Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



.................2027Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100





Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:300300236Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................115001

99.................Sugar Storage Facility Loans .....................................................115002

309309236Total direct loan levels ..............................................................115999Direct loan subsidy (in percent):

–.85–.23–.52Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................132001–2.05–.38.................Sugar Storage Facility Loans .....................................................132002

–.88–.23–.52Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

–3–1–2Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................133001

–3–1–2Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................133999Direct loan subsidy outlays:

–4–4–4Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................134001

–4–4–4Total subsidy outlays .................................................................134999Direct loan reestimates:

.................1925Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................135001

.................1925Total direct loan reestimates .....................................................135999

Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) Program.—The FSFL program wasestablished by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) in 1949 to offerlow-cost financing to producers for the construction or upgrade of on-farmstorage facilities—the program was discontinued in the early 1980s whenstudies showed sufficient storage space was available. The FSFL was re-established in 2000 due to a severe shortage of available storage. The pro-gram was implemented in 2000 by CCC under Section 504(c) of the Fed-eral Credit Reform Act of 1990. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018(the 2018 Farm Bill) continues the authority for this program. The programnow provides producers financing with seven, ten, or twelve-year repaymentterms and low interest rates. The program also offers a micro-loan optionfor loans under $50,000 with three, five, or seven year repayment terms.

The program gives producers greater marketing flexibility when farmstorage is limited and/or transportation difficulties cause storage problems,allows farmers to benefit from new marketing and technological advances,and maximizes their returns through identity-preserved marketing.

Sugar Storage Facility Loans.—The 2002 Farm Bill, as amended by the2008 Farm Bill and extended through the 2018 Farm Bill, directs that CCCestablish a sugar storage facility loan program to provide financing forprocessors of domestically produced sugarcane and sugar beets to constructor upgrade storage and handling facilities for raw sugars and refined sugars.The loan term is a minimum of seven years with the amount and termsbeing determined as any other commercial loan.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992and beyond, as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidyamounts are estimated on a present value basis, and the administrative ex-penses are estimated on a cash basis.

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FARM STORAGE FACILITY DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT




309309236Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710222225Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713311Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740

..................................1Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742




–30–51–62Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023

..................................9Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:


..................................–14Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................1422

334332259Borrowing authority, mandatory (total) .................................1440Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

.................2027Payments from program account (Upward Reestimate) .....1800177163162Principal repayments ........................................................1800231918Interest repayments ..........................................................18009910Interest on Uninvested Funds ............................................180011.................Fees and Other Collections ................................................1800


repay debt .....................................................................1825











Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–20–27Payment from program account Upward Reestimate ........4120


–9–9–10Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–177–163–162Principal collections ..........................................................4123–23–19–18Interest collections ............................................................4123–1–1.................Fees and Other Collections ................................................4123


13415088Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................41601226531Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................417013415088Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801226531Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:309309236Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111

309309236Total direct loan obligations ..................................................1150

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:934843792Outstanding, start of year .........................................................1210309254248Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231

–177–163–162Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251..................................–35Other adjustments, net (+ or -) .................................................1264

1,066934843Outstanding, end of year .......................................................1290





1926Receivables, net ....................................................................110685Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net ............................................1206

Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:843792Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................14011210Interest receivable .....................................................................1402


794761Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................149922Other Federal assets: Cash and other monetary assets .................1801


Federal liabilities:1,0671,041Debt payable to Treasury ............................................................2103

...........................1Other Federal Liabilities .............................................................210535Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable ......................................2201




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APPLE LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 authorized up to $5 millionfor the cost to provide loans to producers of apples for economic losses asthe result of low prices. Although the program is funded through theCommodity Credit Corporation, program management is performed throughfarm loan programs. No further funding is requested for this program.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loansobligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans orloan guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year),as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amountsare estimated on a present value basis.

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EMERGENCY BOLL WEEVIL DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT



Budgetary resources:Financing authority:

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:121Principal repayments ........................................................1800


repay debt .....................................................................1825


Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:Offsetting collections (collected) from:

–1–2–1Principal repayments ........................................................4123–1–2–1Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–1–2–1Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




–1–2–1Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251

.................13Outstanding, end of year .......................................................1290




Investments in U.S. securities:11Receivables, net ....................................................................1106

Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:34Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................1401


23Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................1499



34Debt ...........................................................................................2103



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AGRICULTURAL DISASTER RELIEF FUND



Obligations by program activity:..................................1Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund (Direct) ..................................0001

..................................1Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900





11.................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000..................................1New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010






AGRICULTURAL DISASTER RELIEF FUND—Continued




Memorandum (non-add) entries:–2,610–2,610–2,610Outstanding debt, SOY ..............................................................5080–2,610–2,610–2,610Outstanding debt, EOY ..............................................................5081

The Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund, established under Section902 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, administered byUSDA Farm Service Agency, used to execute payments to farmers andranchers under the following five disaster assistance programs: Supplement-al Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program, Livestock ForageDisaster Program (LFP), Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), Tree Assist-ance Program (TAP), and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, HoneyBees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) Program. The Agricultural Act of2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, extended all but SURE and shifted the fundingauthority for these disaster programs from the Agriculture Disaster ReliefTrust Fund to the Commodity Credit Corporation. In FY 2019, the outlaysare due to residual payments, corrections and/or appeals to obligations in-curred during prior crop years. Obligations in 2020 may be still be requiredto make residual payments for disaster programs under the Disaster Trustauthority.

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PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON TRUST FUND



Obligations by program activity:161515Pima Cotton Agreements ...........................................................0001



Appropriations, mandatory:161616Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221








1615.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100..................................15Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101




Enacted/requested:161515Budget Authority .......................................................................161515Outlays ......................................................................................


Total:.................1515Budget Authority ........................................................................................1515Outlays ......................................................................................

The Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund was authorized under Section12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, to reduce theeconomic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on cottonfabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cottonfabric. Mandatory funding as established in the Farm Bill is $16 millionannually, to be transferred from funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-tion. Through the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the 2018 FarmBill, this program is extended through calendar year 2023.

PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON TRUST FUND




Obligations by program activity:–16..................................Pima Cotton Agreements ...........................................................0001



Appropriations, mandatory:–16..................................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221–16..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930






The Budget proposes to eliminate the Pima Cotton Trust fund. Other in-dustries do not receive this type of assistance, and fewer than ten benefi-ciaries received fund payments in 2019.

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AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST FUND



Obligations by program activity:383528Wool Manufacturers Payments ..................................................0001











–31–29–27Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020






3028.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41001127Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101






Total:.................2828Budget Authority .......................................................................

12927Outlays ......................................................................................

The Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund was authorizedunder Section 12315 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill,to reduce the economic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting fromtariffs on wool fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articlesmade of wool fabric. Mandatory funding as established in the Farm Bill isthe lesser of the amount the Secretary determines to be necessary to makepayments in that year or $30 million each year, to be transferred from fundsof the Commodity Credit Corporation. Per the Agriculture ImprovementAct of 2018, the 2018 Farm Bill, this program is extended through calendaryear 2023.

AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST FUND




Obligations by program activity:–30..................................Wool Manufacturers Payments ..................................................0001









The Budget proposes to eliminate the Wool Apparel Manufacturers TrustFund. Other industries do not receive this type of assistance, and the pro-gram had only 61 beneficiaries in 2019.

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Trust Funds

TOBACCO TRUST FUND



Obligations by program activity:..................................22Tobacco Buyout Cost Reimbursement to CCC ............................0001



..................................18Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:..................................4Collected ...........................................................................1800..................................4Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900..................................22Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


..................................22New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

..................................–22Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



..................................22Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:..................................–4Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180..................................18Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICEFederal Funds

PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935(16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishmentof measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainageand such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary toprevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pol-lutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mappingof soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests thereinfor use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at anominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.2268a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and tem-porary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, [$829,628,000]$830,186,000, to remain available until September 30, [2021] 2022: Provided,That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 forconstruction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant mater-ials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildingsand other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, Thatwhen buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right touse such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a[: Provided further, Thatof the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall remain availableuntil expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 forauthorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing waterto rural communities].

In addition, $1,190,609,000, to be available for the same time period and for thesame purposes as the appropriation from which transferred, shall be derived bytransfer from the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program for technical assist-ance in support of conservation programs authorized by title XII of the Food SecurityAct of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3801–3862); section 524(b) of the Federal CropInsurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)); and section 502 of the HealthyForests Restoration Act of 2003, as amended (16 U.S.C. 6572): Provided, That,upon a determination that additional funding is necessary for technical assistancefor the purposes provided herein, additional such amounts may be derived bytransfer from the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program: Provided further,That any portion of the funding derived by transfer deemed not necessary for thepurposes provided herein may be transferred to the Farm Security and Rural Invest-

111DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENatural Resources Conservation Service

Federal Funds

PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION OPERATIONS—Continued

ment Program: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under thisheading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:729818762Conservation Technical Assistance ...........................................0001808174Soil surveys ...............................................................................000211118Snow survey and water forecasting ...........................................000310118Plant materials centers .............................................................0004

.................65Watershed Projects ....................................................................00051,191..................................Technical Assistance from 12–1004 .........................................0007

2,021927857Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799555EPA Great Lakes - Reimbursable ...............................................0801888Reimbursable Agency Activity ...................................................0802







1,191..................................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1004] ....1121..................................4Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–0180] ....1121

2,021830823Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:


131321Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........17502,034843844Budget authority (total) .............................................................19002,0459511,004Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




644511421Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30002,034940870New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

..................................2Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–1,626–807–757Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



1,052644511Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:



601468380Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31001,009601468Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200


2,034843844Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

1,258508465Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010368299292Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011








2,021830823Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................40701,613794740Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................40802,021830823Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801,613794740Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) supports the ruraleconomy and helps private landowners and producers protect the naturalresource base on private lands. NRCS provides technical assistance tofarmers, ranchers and other private landowners to support the developmentof conservation plans that are designed to safeguard natural resources andimprove wildlife habitat. These plans are often used as a spring board to-ward receiving financial assistance through mandatory Farm Bill conserva-tion programs. NRCS provides additional science-based support for con-servation efforts through soil surveys, snow survey and water supplyforecasting, and plant materials centers. These activities are supported byappropriated funding, including funding requested in the Private LandsConservation Operations account, and by mandatory funding in the FarmSecurity and Rural Investment account. NRCS comprises over 9,000 em-ployees with a wide range of natural resource backgrounds, including soiland rangeland conservation, plant science, wildlife biology, forestry andengineering. Through this collective conservationist workforce, the Admin-istration strives to protect the natural resource base on private lands. The2021 Budget requests a total of $830 million for Private Lands ConservationOperations. In addition, to provide a more accurate picture of the total staffresources necessary to implement voluntary conservation, the Budget dis-plays mandatory technical assistance of $1.19 billion in this account.

Technical assistance.—Through the Conservation Technical Assistance(CTA) Program, NRCS provides its customers and partners — agriculturalproducers, private landowners, conservation districts, Tribes, and otherorganizations — the knowledge and conservation tools they need to con-serve, maintain, and improve our private-land natural resources. This as-sistance centers around individual and landscape-scale conservation plansthat contain optimal strategies tailored to protect the resources on the landthey manage. Actions described in the plans help land managers reduceerosion; protect water quality and quantity; improve air quality; enhancethe quality of fish and wildlife habitat; improve long-term sustainabilityof all lands; and facilitate land use changes while protecting and sustainingour natural resources. The CTA Program also provides the science-basedtools that support conservation planning.

MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

130,000130,000127,433Customers receiving technical assistance for planning & application,

number .............................................................................................33.733.731.4Conservation systems planned, million acres ......................................

5.85.85.6Cropland with conservation applied to improve soil quality, million

acres ................................................................................................

11.711.711.7Grazing land with conservation applied to protect the resource base,

million acres ....................................................................................

In addition to technical assistance for conservation planning providedthrough the CTA Program, NRCS also offers technical assistance for thedesign, implementation, and management of conservation practices throughmandatory Farm Bill conservation programs under the Farm Security andRural Investment Programs. This combined technical assistance fundingprovides for the salaries and expenses of conservation professionals, includ-ing NRCS's extensive field staff and a growing number of technical serviceproviders and other cooperators who work with land managers in assessingand applying conservation strategies.

Soil surveys.—The primary focus of the Soil Survey Program is to providecurrent and consistent map interpretations and data sets of the soil resourcesof the United States. Managing soil as a strategic natural resource is keyto the vitality of the Nation's economy. Scientists and policy makers usesoil survey information to help evaluate the sustainability and environmentaleffects of land use and management practices. Soil surveys are used byplanners, engineers, farmers, ranchers, developers, and home owners toevaluate soil suitability and make management decisions for farms, home

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021112 Natural Resources Conservation Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

sites, subdivisions, commercial and industrial sites, and wildlife and recre-ational areas. NRCS is the lead Federal agency for the National CooperativeSoil Survey (NCSS), a partnership of Federal land management agencies,State agricultural experiment stations, private consultants, and State andlocal governments that works to cooperatively investigate, inventory,document, classify, interpret, disseminate, and publish information aboutsoils. NRCS provides the scientific expertise to enable the NCSS to developand maintain a uniform system for mapping and assessing soil resources.

MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

454544.7Acres mapped annually (millions) ............................................................

Snow survey and water supply forecasting.—The purpose of the programis to provide western States and Alaska with information on annual watersupplies for decisions relating to agricultural production, fish and wildlifemanagement, municipal and industrial water supply, urban development,flood control, recreation, hydroelectric power generation, and water qualitymanagement. NRCS field staff and cooperators collect and analyze dataon snow depth, snow water equivalent, and other climate parameters atapproximately 2,000 remote, high elevation data collection sites. The watersupply forecasts are used by individual farmers and ranchers; water resourcemanagers; Federal, State, and local government agencies; municipal andindustrial water providers; hydroelectric power generation utilities; irrigationdistricts; fish and wildlife management agencies; reservoir project managers;recreationists; Tribal Nations; and the countries of Canada and Mexico.

Plant Material Centers (PMCs).— NRCS's network of 25 PMCs identify,evaluate, and demonstrate the performance of plants and plant technologiesto help solve natural resource problems and improve the utilization of ournation's natural resources. PMCs continue to build on their long and suc-cessful history of releasing plants for resource conservation that have beeninstrumental at increasing the commercial availability of appropriate plantmaterials to the public. PMC activities contribute to reducing soil erosion;increasing cropland soil health and productivity; restoring wetlands, im-proving water quality, improving wildlife habitat (including pollinators);protecting streambank and riparian areas; stabilizing coastal dunes; produ-cing forage; improving air quality; and addressing other conservationtreatment needs.

The results of studies conducted by PMCs provide much of the basis forNRCS vegetative recommendations and conservation practices. The workensures that NRCS conservation practices are scientifically-based, improvesthe knowledge of NRCS field staff through PMC-led training sessions anddemonstrations, and develops recommendations to meet new and emergingnatural resource issues. PMCs carry out their work cooperatively with Stateand Federal agencies, universities, Tribes, commercial businesses, and seedand nursery associations. PMC activities directly benefit private landownersas well as Federal and State land managing agencies.

The Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center is acentralized operations office within the FPAC Mission Area responsiblefor financial management, budgeting, human resources, information tech-nology, acquisitions/procurement, customer experience, internal controls,risk management, strategic and annual planning, and other similar activitiesfor the FPAC Mission area and its component agencies, including the FarmService Agency (FSA), the Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS), and the Risk Management Agency (RMA). This account includesa funding reduction that offsets, in part, the request for the FPAC BusinessCenter. The funding requested for the FPAC Business Center will streamlinethe FPAC mission area. The estimate is based on 39 current staffing, andwill consolidate the NRCS Geospatial Center of Excellence with the Exist-ing FPAC Business Center Geospatial capabilities.




275277268Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1361..................................Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1

222Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.32..................................Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3

1188Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.56..................................Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

657287278Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9123119116Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1144..................................Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1131614Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.013..................................Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0343Transportation of things ............................................................22.03..................................Transportation of things ............................................................22.0

171716Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.119..................................Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1353432Rental payments to others ........................................................23.243..................................Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.35..................................Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.33..................................Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1

157206179Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2330..................................Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

111Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.32..................................Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

149185164Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4202..................................Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4

..................................1Research and development contracts .......................................25.53..................................Research and development contracts .......................................25.5222Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.71..................................Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7687Supplies and materials .............................................................26.08..................................Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

334640Equipment .................................................................................31.045..................................Equipment .................................................................................31.0222Land and structures ..................................................................32.0

2,020928856Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0131312Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.01–12Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary


3,5193,5583,558Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................10014,995..................................Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001


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FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS



Obligations by program activity:.................2128Wetlands Reserve Program ........................................................0001

1,2671,9911,758Environmental Quality Incentives Program ................................0002.................6.................Agricultural Water Enhancement Program .................................0004.................81Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program ..........................................0005

193010Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program ..............................0006.................35.................Grassland Reserve Program ......................................................0008

1351,912924Conservation Stewardship Program 2014 .................................0009454Agricultural Management Assistance Program .........................0010

.................91Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative ........................................0011

.................8.................Healthy Forests Reserve Program ..............................................0012

.................12378Conservation Reserve Program - Direct .....................................0013342581428Agricultural Conservation Easement Program ...........................001432222849Regional Conservation Partnership Program .............................00151314.................Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program ...........0016

.................11Mitigation Banking ....................................................................00171110.................Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program ...................0018

581799515Conservation Stewardship Program - 2018 ...............................0019.................5.................Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program ..............0020.................5.................Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program - Discretionary ..............0021

2,6945,7913,797Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

113DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURENatural Resources Conservation Service—Continued


FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS—Continued



232323Reimbursable EPA Great Lakes Environmental Quality Incentives

Program ................................................................................0802




1,0021,9871,550Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................277Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021


Appropriations, discretionary:.................10.................Appropriation ....................................................................1100

–1,191..................................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1000] ........1120–60..................................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0180] ........1120

–1,25110.................Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Appropriations, mandatory:

.................–60–60Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0180] ........12203,4005,1604,281Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221




.................2310Offsetting Collections .......................................................1800


.................2319Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......18502,1494,8293,980Budget authority (total) .............................................................19003,1516,8165,807Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:4341,0021,987Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–3,762–3,611–3,095Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–277Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040..................................–22Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041






–1,25110.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

–7883.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40102..................................Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

–7863.................Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Mandatory:


9361,073658Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41003,6122,5352,437Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–23–10Federal sources .................................................................4120

Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:..................................–9Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

3,4004,7963,961Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................41604,5483,5853,085Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................41702,1494,8063,961Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41803,7623,5883,085Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190





Total:1,3594,8063,961Budget Authority .......................................................................3,6053,5883,085Outlays ......................................................................................

Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 provides mandatory fundingfor critical conservation efforts on private lands, including critical wetlands,grasslands, forests, and farm and ranch lands. For conservation programswhere NRCS is the lead implementation agency, funds are transferred fromthe Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to the Farm Security and RuralInvestment Programs account. This mandatory funding supports NRCS'sefforts to protect the natural resource base on private lands by providingtechnical assistance to farmers, ranchers and other private landowners tosupport the development of conservation plans, and by providing financialassistance to partially offset the cost to implement conservation measuresnecessary to safeguard natural resources and improve wildlife habitat andprovide funding to acquire easements either directly, or through thirdparties.

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 amended Title XII of the FoodSecurity Act of 1985, reauthorizing some programs, and creating one newconservation program that is administered by NRCS. A number of conser-vation programs were extended in the 2021 Budget's baseline beyond 2023based upon scorekeeping conventions.

In 2021, the Administration proposes to show the total staff resourcesnecessary to implement its private lands conservation program in the PrivateLands Conservation Operations account. Importantly, this new display willnot alter the current authorities under which staff resources are providedthrough mandatory and discretionary funding. This account will continueto show the funding provided for the financial assistance costs necessaryfor delivering the following programs:

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).—This program isauthorized under Subchapter A of Chapter 4 of Subtitle D of Title XII ofthe Food Security Act of 1985, as amended. The Agriculture ImprovementAct of 2018 reauthorizes the program through 2023, and the 2021 Budgetassumes that the program extends beyond that date in the baseline forscorekeeping purposes. The purpose of the program is to promote agricul-tural production and environmental quality as compatible national goals.EQIP promotes the voluntary application of land-based conservationpractices and activities that maintain or improve the condition of the soil,water, plants, and air; conserve energy; and address other natural resourceconcerns. Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, pastureland, privatenonindustrial forestland, tribal land, and other farm or ranch lands. In 2021,the Budget proposes $1.8 billion for this program.

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).—This program is authorizedby Subchapter B of Chapter 4 of Subtitle D of title XII of the Food SecurityAct of 1985, as amended. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018reauthorized the program through 2023, and the 2021 Budget assumes thatthe program extends beyond that date in the baseline for scorekeepingpurposes. The program encourages producers to address resource concernsin a comprehensive manner by undertaking additional conservation activ-ities and improving, maintaining and managing existing conservationactivities. The 2021 Budget proposes $750 million for this program fornew contracts, existing contracts, and reenrollments. The Budget also in-cludes a proposal to eliminate the program.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Technical Assistance.—CRP isauthorized by Sections 1231–1235A of the Food Security Act of 1985, asamended, and is administered by the Farm Service Agency. NRCS supportsthe program by providing technical assistance to producers to implementconservation practices on CRP land. The Agriculture Improvement Act of


2018 reauthorized the program, and the 2021 Budget assumes $95 millionin technical assistance for NRCS support of CRP.

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).—ACEP consistsof two components: 1) an agricultural land easement component underwhich NRCS assists eligible entities to protect agricultural land by limitingnon-agricultural uses of that land through the purchase of agricultural landeasements; and 2) a wetland reserve easement component under whichNRCS provides financial and technical assistance directly to landownersto restore, protect and enhance wetlands through the purchase of wetlandsreserve easements. The program is reauthorized through 2023 by the Agri-culture Improvement Act of 2018 under Subtitle H of Title XII of the FoodSecurity Act of 1985. The 2021 Budget assumes that the program extendsbeyond 2023 in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. For 2021, theBudget includes the authorized level of funding for ACEP at $450 million.The budget also includes a proposal to reduce the program by $40 millionper year.

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).—RCPP promotesthe implementation of conservation activities through agreements betweenNRCS and partners and through conservation program contracts andeasements with producers and landowners. The program is reauthorizedthrough 2023 by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 under SubtitleI of Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985. Through agreementsbetween partners and conservation program contracts or easements directlywith producers and landowners, RCPP helps implement conservation pro-jects that may focus on water quality and quantity, soil erosion, wildlifehabitat, drought mitigation, flood control, or other regional priorities. The2021 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond 2023 in the baselinefor scorekeeping purposes. The authorized level of funding for RCPP is$300 million.

Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP).—The program is authorized by Section 1240R of the Food SecurityAct of 1985, as amended by Section 2406 of the Agriculture ImprovementAct of 2018. VPA-HIP provides $50 million for obligations between 2019through 2023 (this program was not extended in the baseline). VPA-HIPis a competitive grant program. Funding is limited to State and Tribalgovernments establishing new public access programs, expanding existingpublic access programs, and/or enhancing wildlife habitat on lands enrolledin public access programs.

Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.—The program isauthorized by Sections 2408 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.The program provides $75 million for obligations between 2019 and 2023(this program was not extended in the baseline), of which NRCS is to re-ceive 50 percent. The program will be implemented by NRCS and theAnimal Plant Health Inspection Service. The program will be used to re-spond to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, andhuman and animal health.

In addition to the programs authorized under the Food Security Act of1985, NRCS implements the following conservation programs:

Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMA).—This programis authorized by Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.1524(b)), as amended. It authorizes $10 million annually for the program,of which NRCS is to receive 50 percent. This program is implemented byNRCS, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Risk ManagementAgency. AMA activities are carried out in 16 States in which participationin the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low. The programprovides assistance to producers to mitigate financial risk by using conser-vation to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality. The 2021 Budgetproposes $5 million for the program.

NRCS works to deliver conservation programs using its technical fieldstaff and by partnering with public and private entities through the Tech-nical Service Provider (TSP) system. NRCS can contract with TSPs to helpdeliver the Farm Bill programs, or agricultural producers may select TSPsto help plan and implement conservation practices on their operations.

The U.S. has made great strides in improving water quality; however,nonpoint source pollution remains a significant challenge that requirespolicy attention and thoughtful new approaches. In 2021, the Budget con-tinues the agency's efforts to better coordinate conservation efforts amongkey Federal partners, along with agricultural producer organizations, con-servation districts, States, Tribes, non-governmental organizations andother local leaders to identify areas where a focused and coordinated ap-proach can achieve substantial improvements in water quality. The Budgetbuilds upon the collaborative process already underway among Federalpartners to demonstrate substantial improvements in water quality fromconservation programs by ensuring that USDA's key investments throughFarm Bill conservation programs and related efforts are appropriatelyleveraged by other Federal programs.

Finally, the Agricultural Act of 2014 repealed the Wetlands ReserveProgram, Grasslands Reserve Program and the Farm and Ranch LandProtection Program and included the purposes of those programs in theACEP referred to above. The Agricultural Act of 2014 also repealed theAgricultural Water Enhancement Program, Chesapeake Bay WatershedProgram, Great Lakes Basin Program, and the Cooperative ConservationPartnership Initiative and included the purposes of those programs in RCPPreferred to above. The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program was also re-pealed, and its purposes are now included in EQIP.

The Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center is acentralized operations office within the FPAC Mission Area responsiblefor financial management, budgeting, human resources, information tech-nology, acquisitions/procurement, customer experience, internal controls,risk management, strategic and annual planning, and other similar activitiesfor the FPAC Mission area and its component agencies, including NRCS,the Farm Service Agency (FSA), and the Risk Management Agency (RMA).This account includes a transfer of $60,228,000 to offset funds associatedwith administration and oversight of mandatory conservation programs.The funding requested for the FPAC Business Center is an estimate basedon current staffing in the FPAC agencies, including NRCS, FSA, and RMA,and the estimated costs in support of the Business Center.




.................358357Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1

.................22Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3

.................76Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

.................367365Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9

.................145141Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1

.................87Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0

.................21Transportation of things ............................................................22.0

.................1817Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1

.................4139Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2

.................43Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

.................1.................Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0122Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1

.................850182Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

.................22Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

.................2718Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4222Research and development contracts .......................................25.5

.................11Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7

.................65Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

.................3026Equipment .................................................................................31.0212338235Land and structures ..................................................................32.0

2,4793,9472,751Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0



Employment Summary


.................4,9954,996Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001313131Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001



FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS—Continued

FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS





Appropriations, mandatory:–790..................................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221–790..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900–790..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



157..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020






The Budget proposes to eliminate the Conservation Stewardship Programand reduce the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program by $40 millionper year.

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WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

[For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including but not limitedto surveys and investigations, engineering operations, works of improvement, andchanges in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and FloodPrevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009) and in accordance with theprovisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, $175,000,000, to re-main available until expended: Provided, That for funds provided by this Act or anyother prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the watershed or subwatershedexceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be un-dertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary purpose of floodprevention (including structural and land treatment measures): Provided further,That of the amounts made available under this heading, $70,000,000 shall be allocatedto projects and activities that can commence promptly following enactment; thataddress regional priorities for flood prevention, agricultural water management, in-efficient irrigation systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed protection; orthat address authorized ongoing projects under the authorities of section 13 of theFlood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 78–534) with a primary pur-pose of watershed protection by preventing floodwater damage and stabilizing streamchannels, tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport.] (Agricul-ture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................674314Emergency watershed protection operations .............................0003.................35225Small watershed operations (P.L. 566) ......................................0004.................70.................Flood Prevention Operations P.L. 78–534 ..................................0005.................9318EWP (SANDY) .............................................................................0006

504749Watershed Flood and Prevention Operations ..............................0007

501,236406Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799171717Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (Reimbursable) .....0802



221,050791Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000

.................1,050791Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001


221,050842Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:



Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:..................................3Collected ...........................................................................1700..................................–6Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

..................................–3Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........175050225632Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900721,2751,474Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


5221,050Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


1,540701488Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000671,253423New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010










Offsetting collections (collected) from:..................................–2Federal sources .................................................................4030..................................–1Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

..................................–3Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:



.................175585Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................4070499400156Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080


Outlays, gross:22.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

4212.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

4414.................Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................411050225635Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


NRCS watershed programs provide for cooperative actions between theFederal Government and States and their political subdivisions to reducedamage from floodwater, sediment, and erosion; for the conservation, de-velopment, utilization, and disposal of water; and for the conservation andproper utilization of land. Funds in Watershed and Flood Prevention Oper-ations can be used for either flood prevention projects or flood damagereduction efforts, depending upon the needs and opportunities.

Emergency watershed protection program.—NRCS undertakes suchemergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention asmay be needed to safeguard life and property from floods and the productsof erosion on any watershed whenever natural elements or forces cause asudden impairment of that watershed. Funding for the Emergency Water-shed Protection Program is typically provided through emergency supple-mental appropriations. The 2021 Budget does not request funding for thisprogram.


Watershed operations authorized by Public Law 78–534.—NRCS cooper-ates with soil conservation districts and other local organizations in planningand installing flood prevention improvements in 11 watersheds authorizedby the Flood Control Act of 1944. The Federal Government shares the costof improvements for flood prevention, agricultural water management, re-creation, and fish and wildlife development. The 2021 budget does not re-quest funding for this program. NRCS is closing out watershed operationsprojects with unobligated balances from prior years.

Small watershed operations authorized by Public Law 83–566.—NRCSprovides technical and financial assistance to local organizations to installmeasures for watershed protection, flood prevention, agricultural watermanagement, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. NRCS is usingunobligated balances from prior years to support watershed operationsprojects. The 2021 budget does not request funding for this program.

Watershed Protection and Flood Program.—Authorized by Section 2401of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115–334. NRCSprovides technical and financial assistance to local organizations to installmeasures for watershed protection, and flood prevention. The AgricultureImprovement Act of 2018 authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal year2019 to 2023.

Loans through the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund have been madein previous years to the local sponsors in order to fund the local cost ofPublic Law 83–566 or 78–534 projects. No funding for these loans is as-sumed in 2021.




.................77Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1

.................11Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

.................88Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9

.................32Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1

.................31Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0

.................3010Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.11617056Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

.................196Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4

.................1.................Equipment .................................................................................31.0

.................227Land and structures ..................................................................32.034979315Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

501,235405Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0171717Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

.................11Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary


.................6868Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001171717Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

[Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Pre-vention Act, $10,000,000 is provided: Provided, That of the amounts made availableunder this heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for watershedrehabilitation projects in states with high-hazard dams and other watershed structuresand that have recently incurred flooding events which caused fatalities.] (Agriculture,Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-priations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................1111Watershed Rehabilitation Program ............................................0001.................4715Small Watershed Rehabilitation Program ..................................0002

.................5826Total direct obligations ..................................................................079917176Reimbursable program activity .................................................0801






Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:.................145Collected ...........................................................................1700.................2415Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900


.................1768Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–79–53–38Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–46Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040..................................–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041







Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–14–5Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

Mandatory:Outlays, gross:

642523Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101.................1010Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


Under the authorities of Section 14 of the Watershed Protection and FloodPrevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012), assistance is provided to communitiesto support the rehabilitation of local dams originally constructed with fed-eral assistance and near or past their evaluated life expectancy. No fundingis requested in the 2021 Budget.



Direct obligations:.................11Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1.................25Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1.................228Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2.................4.................Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4.................2812Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

.................5726Direct obligations ..................................................................99.017176Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

.................1.................Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary


.................66Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001191919Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM

The Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP), which is authorized byTitle V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law108–148), helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forest resourceson private lands through easements and financial assistance. HFRP focuseson forest ecosystems to: 1) promote the recovery of threatened and en-dangered species; 2) improve biodiversity; and 3) enhance carbon sequest-ration.

Administered by NRCS, HFRP is a voluntary program with enrollmentlimited to land that is privately-held or owned by a Tribe. Land enrolledin HFRP must have a restoration plan that includes practices necessary torestore and enhance habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered,or are candidates for the threatened or endangered species list. Technicalassistance is provided by USDA to assist owners in complying with theterms of restoration plans under HFRP.

The 2021 Budget does not request funding for HFRP.✦

WATER BANK PROGRAM



Obligations by program activity:.................53Water Bank Program ..................................................................0001



.................1.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:.................44Appropriation ....................................................................1100.................54Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–6–6–3Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020








The Water Bank Program, which is authorized by the Water Bank Actof 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311), is designed to preserve, restore, and im-prove wetlands, to conserve surface waters, to preserve and improve habitatfor migratory waterfowl and other wildlife resources, and to promotecomprehensive and total water management planning. Through the WaterBank Program, NRCS enters into ten-year agreements with landownersand operators to conserve water; to preserve, maintain, and improve theNation's wetlands; to increase waterfowl habitat in migratory waterfowlnesting, breeding, and feeding areas in the United States; and to secure re-creational and environmental benefits for the Nation. No funding is reques-ted in the 2021 Budget for this program.



.................54Direct obligations: Grants, subsidies, and contributions ...............41.0

..................................–1Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary



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DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION REVOLVING FUND



Obligations by program activity:322Damage Assessment & Restoration Revolving ..........................0001



653Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000224Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [014–5198] ....1011


Appropriations, mandatory:11.................Appropriations transferred from other acct [014–1618] ....122111.................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900987Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–2–1.................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020




11.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

11.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41001..................................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

21.................Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................411011.................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418021.................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



321Direct obligations: Other services from non-Federal sources .........25.2..................................1Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary



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Trust Funds

MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTED FUNDS




Current law:11.................Miscellaneous Contributed Funds .........................................1130

21.................Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000


Funds received in this account from State, local, and other organizationsare available for work under cooperative agreements for soil survey, water-shed protection, and resource conservation and development activities.

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RURAL DEVELOPMENTFederal Funds

RURAL DEVELOPMENT



For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementationof Rural Development programs, including activities with institutions concerningthe development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperativeagreements; [$247,835,000] $483,480,000: Provided, That notwithstanding anyother provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for ad-vertising and promotional activities that support Rural Development programs:Provided further, That in addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes au-thorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), anyamounts collected under such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately becredited to this account and will remain available until expended for such purposes:Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,000,000 shallbe for the administration of the multifamily voucher program account: Providedfurther, That of the amount provided under this heading, not less than $5,000,000shall be for retiring the Program Loan Accounting System; not less than $5,000,000shall be for retiring the Automated Multi-family Accounting System; and not lessthan $5,000,000 shall be for the administration of the direct endorsement optionfor qualified lenders of the Single Family Loan Guarantee Program as authorizedby section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)): Provided further,That of the amount provided under this heading, $40,000,000, to remain availableuntil expended, shall be for relocation of the Goodfellow facility in St. Louis, Mis-souri. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:483248237Salaries and expenses ...............................................................0001

281453491Reimbursable program - Program Transfers and Reimbursable

Obligations ............................................................................0801




.................615Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired

accounts ...........................................................................1012




Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:281453487Collected ...........................................................................1700767704727Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900787721747Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930








–3–3–12Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................9Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071











.................1110Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060



Outlays, gross:..................................1Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


The Rural Development Salaries and Expenses (S&E) account is a con-solidated account to administer all Rural Development programs, includingprograms administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), the RuralHousing Service (RHS), and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS).The 2021 Budget includes set asides for specific IT investments: retiringthe Program Loan Accounting System and the Automated MultifamilyAccountings System, and system upgrades to implement direct endorsementby lenders of the single family loan guarantee program, for which USDAhas had authority since 2016. These IT investments are critical to movingRD into the 21st Century for loan program accounting and customer service.Setting aside the funding for these purposes is being done to ensure thatprogress is made on these specific systems, which have been delayed inrecent years. In addition, the account reflects $3 million in mandatoryfunding for the Biobased Markets Program. For more information aboutthe Rural Development mission area go to www.rd.usda.gov.





245132117Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9864741Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1844Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.02..................................Transportation of things ............................................................22.0

1376Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.11165Rental payments to others ........................................................23.21.................1Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

..................................1Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0743Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1

119DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Development

Federal Funds

RURAL DEVELOPMENT—Continued

Object Classification—Continued


1.................1Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.22313Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3372028Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4452423Research and development contracts .......................................25.51.................3Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.712.................Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0211Equipment .................................................................................31.0



Employment Summary


2,9941,7631,404Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................10011,6062,8372,909Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND




21111Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................–1.................Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [012–1980] ......1010.................–1.................Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [012–1951] ......1010.................–4.................Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [012–2006] ......1010.................–3.................Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [012–1902] ......1010

2211Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................10502211Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




✦

RURAL HOUSING SERVICEFederal Funds

RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservationmade by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474[,] and 1490m,$45,000,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development,Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:363625Very Low-Income Housing Repair Grants ...................................0012151515Rural Housing Preservation Grants ...........................................0016

.................2.................Domestic Violence Shelters with Pets ........................................0017



8136Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000112Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021






–51–55–29Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–1–1–2Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040







The very low-income housing repair grant program is authorized undersection 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. This grant programenables very low-income elderly residents in rural areas to improve ormodernize their dwellings, to make the dwelling safer or more sanitary, orto remove health and safety hazards. The 2021 Budget requests $30 millionfor this account.

For other housing assistance grants authorized for funding in this accountsuch as housing preservation grants and supervisory and technical assistancegrants as authorized by section 509(f) and 525 of the Housing Act of 1949,as amended, the 2021 Budget requests $15 million for the housing preser-vation grants. The 2021 Budget does not request funding for supervisoryand technical assistance grants.

✦

RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authorityunder section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into inlieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, and for the rural housing voucher programas authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, notwithstanding sub-section (b) of such section, [$1,375,000,000] $1,450,000,000, of which $40,000,000shall be available until September 30, [2021] 2022; and in addition such sums asmay be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt in-curred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program undersection 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of the amounts made available underthis heading, $1,410,000,000 shall be available for renewal of rental assistanceagreements: Provided further, That rental assistance agreements entered into or re-newed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period[: Providedfurther, That upon request by an owner of a project financed by an existing loanunder section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental assistanceagreement for a period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has expired, subjectto annual appropriations: Provided further, That any unexpended balances remainingat the end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used for purposesof any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects;preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act:Provided further, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered intoprior to fiscal year 2020 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed undersection 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project untilsuch assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if suchproject has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rentalassistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further,That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied toanother farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516of the Act]: Provided further, That tenants in projects financed under section 514or 515 shall contribute a minimum of $50 per month towards the rent, as determinedby the Secretary, unless the Secretary determines a lower amount because the tenantqualifies for a hardship exemption, which shall, to the extent practicable, be consist-ent with similar hardship exemption requirements and conditions established by theSecretary of Housing and Urban Development for similar programs: Provided fur-ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recap-ture funds provided for rental assistance under agreements entered into prior to

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021120 Rural Development—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

fiscal year 2021 for a project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rentalassistance: Provided further, That such recaptured funds shall remain available forobligation in fiscal year 2021 for the purposes specified under this heading: Providedfurther, That except as provided in the fourth proviso under this heading and not-withstanding any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental as-sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2020 for a projectthat the Secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance and use such recap-tured funds for current needs: Provided further, That of the amounts made availableunder this heading, $40,000,000 shall be available for rural housing vouchers toany low-income household, including a household that does not receive rental as-sistance, residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan that has been pre-paid or otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That theamount of such vouchers shall be equal to the difference between comparable marketrent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further,That such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations:Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ad-minister such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applic-able to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Departmentof Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That any balances availablefor the rural housing voucher program in the "Multi-Family Housing RevitalizationProgram Account" shall be transferred to and merged with this account and availablefor the rural housing voucher program: Provided further, That if the Secretary de-termines that the amount made available for vouchers or rental assistance in thisAct is not needed for vouchers or rental assistance, the Secretary may use such fundsfor any of the programs described under this heading. (Agriculture, Rural Develop-ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,2020.)



Obligations by program activity:1,4101,3751,331Rental assistance program .......................................................0001

42..................................Vouchers ....................................................................................0002

1,4521,3751,331Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900


404040Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................10002..................................Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [012–2002] ....1011



55.................Appropriation ....................................................................1100–5–5–6Appropriations substituted for borrowing authority ...........1139

1,4501,3751,331Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................11601,4921,4151,371Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–1,376–1,235–1,194Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







Offsetting collections (collected) from:..................................–1Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:..................................1Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

1,4501,3751,331Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................40701,3761,2351,193Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................40801,4501,3751,331Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

1,3761,2351,193Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The rental assistance program is authorized under section 521(a)(2) ofthe Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and is designed to reduce rent ex-penses for very low-income and low-income families living in RHS-fin-anced rural rental and farm labor housing projects. The rural housingvoucher program is authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of1949 and may be used to assist families displaced when the mortgage onthe RHS-financed rural rental housing projects is prepaid or paid in full.A voucher can be used in lieu of rental assistance, which is no longeravailable once the property is paid-off in full. The 2021 request, combinesthe appropriations for rental assistance and vouchers to facilitate fundingflexibilities with like programs. A total of $1.45 billion is being requested,of which $1.41 billion is limited to renewals of existing rental assistancecontracts for maintaining a sustainable rental assistance program. TheBudget also requests that residents receiving rental assistance paymentswill be required to pay a minimum rent of $50 per month, unless the De-partment determines a lower amount because the tenant qualifies for ahardship exemption. Of the total amount provided, the Budget requests$40 million for housing vouchers, which can be for prepayments and pay-offs. The vouchers related to prepayments will be awarded based on prior-itization of need as determined by the Secretary. In addition, all balancesrelated to the rural housing voucher program will be transferred and mergedinto this account from the Multifamily Housing Revitalization Account.

From 1978 through 1991, the rental assistance program was funded underthe Rural Housing Insurance Fund (RHIF). Beginning in 1992, pursuantto Credit Reform, a separate grant account was established for this program.Prior year obligations are funded with "such sums" amounts to cover thosepre-credit reform contracts in RHIF.

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MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

[For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of theHousing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, and foradditional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revital-ization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph,$60,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds madeavailable under this heading, $32,000,000, shall be available for rural housingvouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assist-ance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaidafter September 30, 2005: Provided further, That the amount of such voucher shallbe the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and thetenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds made available for suchvouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided fur-ther, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer suchvouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housingand Urban Development: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that theamount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not needed forvouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the demonstration program for thepreservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties describedin this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made available under thisheading, $28,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the preser-vation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rentalhousing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as theSecretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project hassufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe andaffordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducingor eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing orreamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, paymentsand incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on in-vestment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary shall aspart of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreementconsistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided further, That if the Secretarydetermines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed,funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be usedfor such vouchers: Provided further, That if Congress enacts legislation to perman-ently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to

121DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Housing Service—Continued


MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT—Continued

the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use funds madeavailable for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legis-lation with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Housesof Congress: Provided further, That in addition to any other available funds, theSecretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds madeavailable under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded underthis heading.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................3330Vouchers & MPR Grants .............................................................0010

Credit program obligations:.................1522Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701.................37Subsidy for modifications of direct loans ..............................0703.................35Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................0705.................11Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................0706.................11Administrative expenses .......................................................0709

.................2336Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791




–2..................................Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [012–0137] ......1010–13..................................Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [012–2081] ......1010

.................32Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

..................................–1Other balances not available ................................................1031



Appropriations, mandatory:.................36Appropriation ....................................................................1200.................6359Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900




818367Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000.................5666New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010..................................1Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011

–31–55–49Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–28..................................Unpaid obligations transferred to other accts [012–2081] ....3030

.................–3–2Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040









.................11.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

.................146Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110

.................6359Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180315549Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:.................1.................Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Fulfilled purpose .............5103..................................1Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Fulfilled purpose .............5104



Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:.................2038Multifamily Housing Revitalization Seconds ..............................115002.................87Multifamily Revitalization Zero ..................................................115003

.................2845Total direct loan levels ..............................................................115999Direct loan subsidy (in percent):

.................58.3550.58Multifamily Housing Revitalization Seconds ..............................132002

.................52.8646.78Multifamily Revitalization Zero ..................................................132003

.................56.7849.99Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

.................1219Multifamily Housing Revitalization Seconds ..............................133002

.................43Multifamily Revitalization Zero ..................................................133003

.................1622Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................133999Direct loan subsidy outlays:

321Multifamily Housing Relending Demo ........................................134001357Multifamily Housing Revitalization Seconds ..............................134002

1091Multifamily Revitalization Zero ..................................................134003

228Section 515 Multifamily Housing Revitalization

Modifications ........................................................................134006

24.................Section 514 Multifamily Housing Revitalization

Modifications ........................................................................134007


..................................1Multifamily Housing Relending Demo ........................................135001

.................–22Multifamily Housing Revitalization Seconds ..............................135002

.................–1–2Multifamily Revitalization Zero ..................................................135003

.................–6–4Section 515 Multifamily Housing Revitalization

Modifications ........................................................................135006

.................–9–3Total direct loan reestimates .....................................................135999

This account includes funding for vouchers as authorized in section 542of the Housing Act of 1949 to be used to assist families displaced whenthe mortgage on the RHS-financed rural rental housing projects is prepaidor paid in full. A voucher can be used in lieu of rental assistance, which isno longer available once the property is paid-off. This account also reflectsthe funding for pilot programs to repair and rehabilitate multi-familyhousing projects financed under USDA's section 514 and 515 direct loanprograms. These have included grants and direct loans (zero percent, soft-second, modifications, and the relending demonstration program) since2006. The 2021 Budget requests $40 million in funding for the ruralhousing voucher program in the Rental Assistance Program Account tofacilitate funding flexibilities with like programs. All balances in this ac-count associated with vouchers will be transferred and merged with theRental Assistance Program Account as well. The 2021 Budget requests$40 million in funding for the multi-family housing revitalization pilotprogram in the Rural Housing Insurance Fund account. Consistent withfacilitating funding flexibilities and to be able to modify post credit reformsection 515 multi-family housing loans in the future, all the balances asso-ciated with the multi-family housing demonstration programs in this accountwill be transferred and merged with the Rural Housing Insurance FundProgram Account.

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MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT




.................2845Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710191817Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713323534Other .....................................................................................0739

.................119Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742

.................11Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743434352Adjusting payments to liquidating accounts .........................0744


THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021122 Rural Housing Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued


123734Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................–37–34Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023

12..................................Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:


Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:273258Collected ...........................................................................18005913Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801

–23–22.................Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to

repay debt .....................................................................1825





–93–129–95Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020








Offsetting collections (collected) from:

–20–25–23Federal sources - subsidy outlays from program

account .........................................................................4120

..................................–29Modification Costs ............................................................4120–4–4–3Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–2–2–2Repayments of Principal ...................................................4123–1–1–1Interest receivable on loans ..............................................4123


–5–9–13Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

108107124Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160669737Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170




Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:.................2844Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111..................................1Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................1121

.................2845Total direct loan obligations ..................................................1150


Disbursements:402816Direct loan disbursements ....................................................1231437852Purchase of loans assets from a liquidating account ...........1233–2–2–2Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251


This account reflects the financing for the direct pilot program loans (zeropercent, soft-second, modifications, and the relending demonstration pro-gram) authorized in the Multifamily Housing Revitalization Program Ac-count. Beginning in 2021, this activity will be reflected in the RuralHousing Insurance Fund Direct Loan Financing Account. This transitionwill facilitate the modification of post credit reform section 515 multi-family housing direct loans going forward.









......................................................Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................2104




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MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

[For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $31,000,000, to remain available until expended.] (Agri-culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................3229Mutual and self-help housing grants ........................................0001



842Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................4.................Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [012–0405] ....1011.................11Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021







–31–35–31Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020.................–1–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040








This program is authorized under section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949,as amended. Grants and contracts are made for the purpose of providingtechnical and supervisory assistance to groups of families to enable them



MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS—Continued

to build their own homes through the mutual exchange of labor. No fundingis requested in the 2021 Budget for this program.

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RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT


For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans asauthorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the ConsolidatedFarm and Rural Development Act, [$2,800,000,000] $2,500,000,000 for directloans and $500,000,000 for guaranteed loans: Provided, That for the purposes ofdetermining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not includeincarcerated prison populations.

For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including the cost ofmodifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and describedin section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,[$49,000,000] $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That[$6,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for aRural Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shallbe used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural com-munities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projectsto improve housing, community facilities, community and economic developmentprojects in rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available toqualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carryout a program of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such in-termediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, includingFederal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided:Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this headingshall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106–387), with up to 5 percentfor administration and capacity building in the State rural development offices] ofthe amount appropriated under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available tocover the subsidy costs for direct loans or loan guarantees under this heading:Provided further, That if any funds remain unobligated for the subsidy costs afterJune 30, 2021, the unobligated balance may be transferred to the grant programsfunded under this heading: Provided further, That [$5,000,000] $10,000,000 ofthe amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facil-ities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act:Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm andRural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under thisheading. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:303230CF Grants ..................................................................................0010

.................610Rural Community Development Initiative Grants .......................0012

.................66Economic Impact Initiative Grants ............................................0013105.................Tribal College Grants .................................................................001420..................................Grant Reserve/Subsidy BA .........................................................0015


..................................5Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................0702



.................22Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................0707




1671628Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................108Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001.................1.................Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [012–0405] ....1011

334Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

17016612Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050


6050200Appropriation ....................................................................1100Appropriations, mandatory:

.................225174Appropriation ....................................................................120060275374Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900













.................225174Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................410060275374Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418065266222Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:2,5002,500774Community Facility Loans .........................................................115002

2,5002,500774Total direct loan levels ..............................................................115999Direct loan subsidy (in percent):

–6.56–4.96–7.61Community Facility Loans .........................................................132002

–6.56–4.96–7.61Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

–164–124–59Community Facility Loans .........................................................133002


–88–88–88Community Facility Loans .........................................................134002

–88–88–88Total subsidy outlays .................................................................134999Direct loan reestimates:

.................216134Community Facility Loans .........................................................135002

.................61Community Facility Relending ...................................................135005


Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:500500187Community Facility Loan Guarantees ........................................215002

500500187Total loan guarantee levels .......................................................215999Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):

–.74–.512.89Community Facility Loan Guarantees ........................................232002

–.74–.512.89Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................232999Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:

–4–35Community Facility Loan Guarantees ........................................233002

–4–35Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................233999Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:

644Community Facility Loan Guarantees ........................................234002

644Total subsidy outlays .................................................................234999Guaranteed loan reestimates:

.................–11–4Community Facility Loan Guarantees ........................................235002


This account funds the direct and guaranteed community facility loansand community facility grants, which are authorized under sections306(a)(1) and 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural DevelopmentAct, as amended. Loans are provided to local governments and nonprofit


organizations for the construction and improvement of community facilitiesproviding essential services in rural areas of not more than 20,000 in pop-ulation for direct loans, and not more than 50,000 for loan guarantees. Totalprogram level in the 2021 Budget is projected to be $2.5 billion for directloans, $500 million for guaranteed loans, and $60 million for grant purposes,of which $30 million is for regular community facilities grants, and $10million for Tribal College Grants. The 2021 Budget proposes no fundingfor place-based community projects and Rural Community DevelopmentInitiative. The Budget proposes a set aside of $20 million to be availablefor direct and guaranteed loan subsidy costs when the risk analysis indicatesthat a particular loan, as structured, falls outside the parameters of theregular portfolio subsidy rate. This funding can be used for regular com-munity facilities grants, if is determined that it not needed for subsidy costs.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loansobligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (includingcredit sales of acquired property). The subsidy amounts are estimated ona present value basis.

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RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITY DIRECT LOANS FINANCING ACCOUNT




2,5002,500774Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710324324315Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................071316412459Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740


..................................7Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743



640640131Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................243Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021..................................–123Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023..................................–243Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024


Borrowing authority, mandatory:1,8591,859980Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:1,0891,089836Collected ...........................................................................18002,9482,9481,816Budget authority (total) .............................................................19003,5883,5881,824Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930











–131–131–40Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–588–588–325Repayment of principal .....................................................4123–370–148–300Interest received on loans .................................................4123

–1,089–1,089–836Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130

1,8591,859980Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160

9679671,134Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................41701,8591,859980Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41809679671,134Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:2,5002,5002,800Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111

..................................–2,026Unobligated direct loan limitation (-) ........................................1142

2,5002,500774Total direct loan obligations ..................................................1150

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:10,6579,7548,562Outstanding, start of year .........................................................12101,5021,5021,530Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231–588–588–326Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251–11–11–16Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................................1263

..................................4Other adjustments, net (+ or -) .................................................1264


This account reflects the funding from direct community facility loansto non-profit organizations and local governments for the construction andimprovement of community facilities providing essential services in ruralareas, such as hospitals, libraries, and fire/police stations. Loans madeprior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insurance Fund Li-quidating Account.






9,7548,562Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................14017767Interest receivable .....................................................................1402





10,3668,723Debt ...........................................................................................2103...........................39Other ..........................................................................................2105

10,3668,762Total liabilities ...........................................................................2999


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RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITY GUARANTEED LOANS FINANCING ACCOUNT




887Default claim payments on principal ....................................071111.................Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................071343.................Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740


.................42Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743



385968Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................–8Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023


Borrowing authority, mandatory:..................................2Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400




RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITY GUARANTEED LOANS FINANCING ACCOUNT—Continued



.................–6–3Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801




16..................................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000132514New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–9–9–14Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–4–10–13Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060.................63Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070


12–10–13Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31001612–10Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200




Offsetting collections (collected) from:–6–6–7Federal sources .................................................................4120–2–2–1Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–2–2–6Guarantee Fees .................................................................4123


.................63Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

..................................2Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–1–1.................Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

..................................2Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–1–1.................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




500500187Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111

500500187Total guaranteed loan commitments .....................................2150500500187Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments .................2199

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:1,3451,1681,142Outstanding, start of year .........................................................2210269269156Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................2231–84–84–123Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251

–8–8–7Adjustments: Terminations for default that result in claim

payments ..............................................................................2263


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299


in loans receivable:865Outstanding, start of year .....................................................2310331Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................2331

–1–1.................Repayments of loans receivable ............................................2351...................................................Write-offs of loans receivable ................................................2361


This account finances loan guarantee commitments for essential com-munity facilities in rural areas. Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded inthe Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.





66Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................1501......................................................Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1505


1599



......................................................Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................21045252Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees ..................2204



✦

RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT


For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans asauthorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in therural housing insurance fund, as follows: [$1,000,000,000 shall be for direct loansand] $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans[; $28,000,000for section 504 housing repair loans; $40,000,000 for section 515 rental housing];$230,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; and$10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property[; $5,000,000for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section524 site development loans.][For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans,

as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows:section 502 loans, $90,000,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repairloans, $4,679,000; section 523 self-help housing land development loans, $577,000;section 524 site development loans, $546,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and newconstruction of section 515 rental housing, $12,144,000]: Provided, That to supportthe loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under thisheading, the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost ofsuch loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990(2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: Providedfurther, That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver undersection 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as livingin a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under thisheading[: Provided further, That of the amounts available under this paragraph forsection 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loansfor individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mu-tual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of1949 until June 1, 2020: Provided further, That the Secretary shall implement pro-visions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public housing author-ities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housingproperties by such nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities that committo keep such properties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a period oftime as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not belimited to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing authoritiesto earn a Return on Investment on their own resources to include proceeds from lowincome housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, grants, and developerloans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement oforganizational costs associated with owner's oversight of asset referred to as "AssetManagement Fee" of up to $7,500 per property.][In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by

sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486),$18,739,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loansand domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided, That any balancesavailable for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and mergedwith this account].

In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including the cost of modifyingloans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,


$40,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for a demonstration pro-gram for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housingloans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuringthe project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose ofproviding safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers,including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments; subordinating,reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including ad-vances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonablereturns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided, That, as part of thepreservation and revitalization agreement, the Secretary shall obtain a restrictiveuse agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided further, Thatall balances, including obligated balances, available for all demonstration programsfor the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-familyrental housing properties in the "Multi-Family Housing Revitalization ProgramAccount" shall be transferred to and merged with this account, and shall be availablefor the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-familyrental housing properties, including the restructuring of existing USDA multi-familyhousing loans: Provided further, That following the transfer of balances describedin the preceding proviso, any adjustments to obligations for demonstration programsfor the preservation and revitalization of section 514, 515, and 516 multi-familyrental housing properties incurred in the "Multi-Family Housing RevitalizationProgram Account" shall be made in this account.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct andguaranteed loan programs, [$412,254,000] $240,000,000 shall be transferred toand merged with the appropriation for "Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses".(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................129Farm labor housing grants ........................................................0011

Credit program obligations:.................11399Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701

13..................................Subsidy for modifications of direct loans ..............................0703.................15383Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................0705.................12166Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................0706.................84525Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................0707.................985Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................0708


2571,742690Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791




13..................................Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [012–2002] ....1011464Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021





.................1,220179Appropriation ....................................................................12002801,759687Budget authority (total) .............................................................19003221,779716Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930





–293–1,772–679Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

28..................................Unpaid obligations transferred from other accts

[012–2002] .......................................................................3031

–4–6–4Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040..................................–3Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041








.................1,220179Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

.................1,220179Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41002801,759687Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41802931,772679Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:.................1,0001,000Section 502 Single Family Housing ...........................................115001.................40100Section 515 Multifamily Housing ...............................................115004.................1417Section 504 Housing Repair ......................................................115007.................2820Section 514 Farm Labor Housing ...............................................115011.................12Section 524 Site Development ...................................................115012.................15Section 523 Self-Help Housing ..................................................115013

222Single Family Housing Credit Sales ...........................................115014

21,0861,146Total direct loan levels ..............................................................115999Direct loan subsidy (in percent):

.................9.006.77Section 502 Single Family Housing ...........................................132001

.................30.3623.71Section 515 Multifamily Housing ...............................................132004

.................16.7112.21Section 504 Housing Repair ......................................................132007

.................31.2124.92Section 514 Farm Labor Housing ...............................................132011

.................10.913.51Section 524 Site Development ...................................................132012

.................11.548.61Section 523 Self-Help Housing ..................................................132013–2.46–1.85–2.42Single Family Housing Credit Sales ...........................................132014

–2.4610.448.63Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

.................9068Section 502 Single Family Housing ...........................................133001

.................1224Section 515 Multifamily Housing ...............................................133004

.................22Section 504 Housing Repair ......................................................133007

.................95Section 514 Farm Labor Housing ...............................................133011

.................11399Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................133999Direct loan subsidy outlays:


.................1210Section 515 Multifamily Housing ...............................................134004


.................98Section 514 Farm Labor Housing ...............................................13401157..................................Multifamily Housing Revitalization Seconds ..............................134017



.................–10–7Section 515 Multifamily Housing ...............................................135004


.................–3–8Section 514 Farm Labor Housing ...............................................135011

.................1.................Single Family Housing Credit Sales ...........................................135014

..................................1Multifamily Housing Credit Sales ..............................................135015


Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:173173160Guaranteed 538 Multifamily Housing ........................................215003

16,89017,23614,866Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing .....................................215011


–4.95–4.53–4.79Guaranteed 538 Multifamily Housing ........................................232003–.70–.56–.71Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing .....................................232011

–.74–.60–.75Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................232999Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:

–9–8–8Guaranteed 538 Multifamily Housing ........................................233003–118–97–106Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing .....................................233011

–127–105–114Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................233999Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:

–7–7–7Guaranteed 538 Multifamily Housing ........................................234003–103–103–103Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing .....................................234011

–110–110–110Total subsidy outlays .................................................................234999Guaranteed loan reestimates:

.................–41–63Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing, Purchase ....................235001

.................–1–1Guaranteed 502, Refinance .......................................................235002

.................–15–16Guaranteed 538 Multifamily Housing ........................................235003



RURAL HOUSING SERVICE—Continued

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program—Continued


.................940–270Guaranteed 502 Single Family Housing .....................................235011

.................883–350Total guaranteed loan reestimates ............................................235999


Rural Housing Insurance Fund.—This fund was established in 1965(Public Law 89–117) pursuant to section 517 of title V of the Housing Actof 1949, as amended. Loan programs are limited to rural areas that includetowns, villages, and other places which are not part of an urban area. Theseareas have a population not in excess of 2,500 inhabitants, or in excess of2,500, but not in excess of 10,000 if rural in character, or a population inexcess of 10,000 but not more than 20,000. Areas are within a standardmetropolitan statistical area and have a serious lack of mortgage credit forlow- and moderate-income borrowers.

For 2021, the Section 502 single family housing guarantees are requestedat a $24 billion loan level. The subsidy rate for 2021 continues to be negat-ive with the combination annual and up-front fee structure.

The Budget requests a loan level of $10 million for credit sales of acquiredproperty for single family housing loans. No funding is requested for Sec-tion 502 single family housing direct loans, Section 515 multi-familyhousing direct loans, Section 504 very low-income housing repair loans,Section 524 site development loans, Section 523 self-help housing landdevelopment loans, nor credit sales of acquired property for multi-familyhousing. However, the budget includes $40 million for the multi-familyhousing preservation and revitalization pilot program that will be admin-istered in the this account. This program was moved to this account fromthe Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program account.

The 2021 Budget also requests a $230 million loan level for the multi-family housing guaranteed loan program and continues to include appro-priations language that will allow the program to operate without interestsubsidy and with a fee.

No funding is requested in the 2021 Budget for the farm labor housingloans and grants. For administrative costs, the 2021 Budget requests $240million.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loansobligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (includingcredit sales of acquired property), as well as administrative expenses ofthis program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis;the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. Consistent withfacilitating funding flexibilities and to be able to modify post credit reformsection 515 multifamily housing loans in the future, all the balances asso-ciated with the multifamily housing demonstration programs in this accountwill be transferred and merged with the Rural Housing Insurance FundProgram Account.



Direct obligations:244412412Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3131,342287Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


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RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:134134136Advances on behalf of borrowers ...............................................0005

Credit program obligations:21,0861,146Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710

671674676Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713.................4174Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742.................1118Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743

6731,8121,914Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791



1,2231,268296Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................71Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021..................................–226Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023..................................–63Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024

1,2231,26878Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:

Borrowing authority, mandatory:..................................1,331Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:1,8031,8621,892Collected ...........................................................................1800

–111917Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801


repay debt .....................................................................1825


Memorandum (non-add) entries:1,4211,2231,268Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


635752691Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30008071,9462,050New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010



–210–91–74Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........30601–119–17Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070






Offsetting collections (collected) from:–57–389–226Federal sources: payments from program account ............4120–84–83–65Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–984–718.................Non-Federal sources: Repayments of principal .................4123–535–533.................Interest received on loans .................................................4123–27–26–1,600Payments on judgments ....................................................4123–56–55.................Proceeds on sale of acquired property ...............................4123–36–35.................Recaptured income ...........................................................4123–11–10–1Fees ..................................................................................4123–13–13.................Other Income .....................................................................4123


1–119–17Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

–797–801,331Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–60020126Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170–797–801,331Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–60020126Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:21,0861,146Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111

21,0861,146Total direct loan obligations ..................................................1150

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:17,41716,74017,177Outstanding, start of year .........................................................1210

3951,253723Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231Repayments:

–984–976–969Repayments and prepayments ..............................................1251

–139–139–139Proceeds from loan asset sales to the public or

discounted ........................................................................1252

Adjustments:525252Capitalized interest ...............................................................1261–4–4–4Discount on loan asset sales to the public or discounted .......1262

–26–26.................Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................................1263.................517–100Other adjustments, net (+ or -) .................................................1264


This account reflects the financing for direct rural housing loans for sec-tion the 502 very low- and low-to-moderate-income home ownership loanprogram; section 504 very low-income housing repair loan program; section514 domestic farm labor housing loan program; section 515 rural rentalhousing loan program; sections 523 self-help housing loans, and 524 sitedevelopment loans; and single family and multi-family housing credit salesof acquired property. Beginning in FY 2021 the financing for the Multi-family Housing Preservation demonstration loan programs (zero percent,soft-seconds, bullet loans and 515 loan modifications) will be reflected inthis account as well.




1,268296Fund balances with Treasury .....................................................1101Investments in U.S. securities:

267266Receivables, net ....................................................................1106......................................................Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net ............................................1206

Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:16,74016,740Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................1401

327327Interest receivable .....................................................................1402139139Foreclosed property ....................................................................1404

–1,664–689Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405




4454Other ..........................................................................................2105Non-Federal liabilities:

2222Accounts payable .......................................................................22018...........................Other ..........................................................................................2207




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RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:998Interest assistance paid to lenders ...........................................0003

Credit program obligations:678651499Default claim payments on principal ....................................0711454545Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713

126104113Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740.................39339Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742.................2140Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743

8498601,036Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791



1,6079291,215Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................8Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

–30–20–36Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023..................................–1Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024.................9457Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033

1,5771,8541,193Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:


Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:631622612Collected ...........................................................................1800631622780Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900


1,3501,607929Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–856–809–1,039Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–8Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040





8568091,039Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:


–45–44–29Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–580–573–555Non-Federal sources: guarantee fees ................................4123

–5–5–5Repayments of Principal ...................................................4123–1–1.................Interest Received on Loans ...............................................4123

–631–1,567–619Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):

.................9457Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired

accounts .......................................................................4143

..................................168Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160225–758420Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170





17,06317,40915,026Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111...................................................Uncommitted loan guarantee limitation ....................................2142



–12,229–11,786–13,162Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251Adjustments:

–676–651–499Terminations for default that result in claim payments ........2263..................................–172Other adjustments, net .........................................................2264


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299


in loans receivable:13611088Outstanding, start of year .....................................................2310



RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING

ACCOUNT—Continued

Status of Guaranteed Loans—Continued


313026Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................2331–2–2–4Repayments of loans receivable ............................................2351–2–2.................Write-offs of loans receivable ................................................2361

...................................................Other adjustments, net .........................................................2364


This account finances the guaranteed section 502 low-to-moderate-incomehome ownership loan program as well as the re-financings of those loansand the section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loan program. Theguaranteed programs enable the Rural Housing Service to utilize privatesector resources for the making and servicing of loans while the Agencyprovides a financial guarantee to encourage private sector activity.





638305Receivables, net ....................................................................1106Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted

guaranteed loans receivable:11088Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................1501

...........................1Interest receivable .....................................................................1502–80–57Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1505

......................................................Currently not collectible (-) ........................................................1505


1599




Non-Federal liabilities:14Accounts payable .......................................................................2201

......................................................Liabilities for loan guarantees ...................................................2204




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RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:232531Other costs incident to loans .....................................................0107



















202218Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................410089.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:..................................–23Federal sources .................................................................4120






Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:5,5575,9346,375Outstanding, start of year .........................................................1210–259–284–313Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251

112Adjustments: Capitalized interest .............................................1261–17–17–32Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................................1263–64–77–98Other adjustments, net (+ or -) .................................................1264





...................................................Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299




5,9346,375Direct loans, gross .........................................................................1601689646Interest receivable .........................................................................1602


6,0136,415Direct loans and interest receivable, net ...................................16042015Foreclosed property ........................................................................1606

6,0336,430Value of assets related to direct loans .......................................1699Other Federal assets:

4646Cash and other monetary assets ...............................................180133Other assets ..............................................................................1901


5,6266,493Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................2104Non-Federal liabilities:

...........................3Accounts payable .......................................................................220164054Other ..........................................................................................2207





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RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICEFederal Funds

ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS


For grants and contracts that are consistent with section 9007 of the Farm Securityand Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended (7 U.S.C. 8107), $100,000,000, toremain available until expended, to support a higher biofuel blends infrastructureincentive program, notwithstanding limitations on eligibility and funding set forthin such section and notwithstanding limitations set forth in section 9001(16)(C) ofsaid Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 8101(16)(C)): Provided, That of the amounts madeavailable under this heading, up to 3 percent shall be for administrative expensesfor activities funded under this heading, which shall be transferred to and mergedwith the appropriation for "Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses".



Obligations by program activity:7139Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels Payments .................0010

100..................................Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program .......................0012

107139Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799.................100.................Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program .......................0801





Appropriations, discretionary:100..................................Appropriation ....................................................................1100


Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:.................100.................Collected ...........................................................................1800









100..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

30..................................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010Mandatory:




Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–100.................Federal sources .................................................................4120


The purpose of the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels is toprovide payments to eligible agricultural producers to support and ensure

an expanding production of advanced biofuels. This program is authorizedpursuant to section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Actof 2002, as amended by the Farm, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014, as amended by the AgricultureImprovement Act of 2018.

The account also includes funding for Repowering Assistance payments.The purpose of this program is to encourage biorefineries to replace fossilfuel used to produce heat or power to operate the biorefineries. This programwas authorized pursuant to section 9004 of the Farm Security and RuralInvestment Act of 2002, as amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014.

The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive program is a policy prioritythat will support the development of a distribution network of biodieseland ethanol pumps at fueling stations across rural America. This programwill provide grants and contracts for updating this infrastructure. The 2021Budget requests $100 million in discretionary funding for this program.



107139Direct obligations: Grants, subsidies, and contributions ...............41.0.................100.................Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


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RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of theConsolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), [$26,600,000, ofwhich $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technologytransfer for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed] $3,000,000, whichshall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, orgroups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority ofthe boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individualswho are members of socially disadvantaged groups[; and of which $15,000,000, toremain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product marketdevelopment grants, as authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural MarketingAct of 1946, of which $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be forAgriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of Public Law107–171]. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:399Rural Cooperative Development Grants .....................................0001

.................101Value Added Agricultural Producer Grants (discretionary) .........0011

.................33Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas .......................00122525.................LAMP Value Added (mandatory) .................................................0014222LAMP Administrative Expenses (mandatory) .............................0015







Appropriations, mandatory:191919Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221224648Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900679361Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–51–55–37Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

131DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Business-Cooperative Service

Federal Funds

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS—Continued



–1–1–5Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040










Grants for rural cooperative development were authorized under section310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act by PublicLaw 104–127, April 4, 1996. These grants are made available to nonprofitcorporations and institutions of higher education to fund the establishmentand operation of centers for rural cooperative development. The AppropriateTechnology Transfer to Rural Areas (ATTRA) program was first authorizedby the Food Security Act of 1985. The program provides information andtechnical assistance to agricultural producers to adopt sustainable agricul-tural practices that are environmentally friendly and lower production costs.These grants provide assistance to small minority producers through co-operatives and associations of cooperatives.

Additionally, USDA provides Value-Added Marketing Grants for produ-cers of agricultural commodities. These grants can be used for planningactivities and for working capital for marketing value-added agriculturalproducts. The 2021 Budget requests $3 million for the grants to assistminority producers program. The 2021 Budget does not request fundingfor any of the other programs.

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HEALTHY FOODS FINANCING INITIATIVE



Obligations by program activity:.................5.................Direct program activity ..............................................................0011

.................5.................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900


22.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:





222Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000.................5.................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010.................–5.................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020






.................5.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010


.................5.................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS



Obligations by program activity:101016Rural economic development grants .........................................0001

.................8.................Subsidy .....................................................................................0002

.................680.................ReConnect funding ....................................................................0003







..................................–1New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from















Offsetting collections (collected) from:–211–233–216Cushion of Credit Payments ..............................................4120–17–17–17Guaranteed Underwiter Fees .............................................4123



..................................–1Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–220–232–215Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

..................................–1Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–220–232–215Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190


THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021132 Rural Business-Cooperative Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued



Enacted/requested:..................................–1Budget Authority .......................................................................

–220–232–215Outlays ......................................................................................Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:

–10..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................–10..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Total:–10.................–1Budget Authority .......................................................................

–230–232–215Outlays ......................................................................................

This grant program is authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electri-fication Act, as amended, and provides funds for the purpose of promotingrural economic development and job creation projects, including fundingfor project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects and otherexpenses for the purpose of fostering rural development.

RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS




Obligations by program activity:–10..................................Rural economic development grants .........................................0001



Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:–10..................................Collected ...........................................................................1800–10..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900–10..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930






Funding for this program is provided from the interest differential onRural Utilities Service borrowers' "cushion of credit" accounts throughfiscal year 2021. In the 2018 Farm Bill, Congress made available $5 millionfor each fiscal year 2022 and 2023 for the cost of grants and loans. The2021 Budget eliminates all funding for this program because it has notbeen able to show evidence of improved outcomes; such as economicgrowth and decreasing out-migration.

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RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

[For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under the same terms and conditionsas authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural DevelopmentAct (7 U.S.C. 2008s): Provided, That such costs of loans, including the cost ofmodifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional BudgetAct of 1974.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................44Grants .......................................................................................0011

Credit program obligations:.................2.................Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701


.................3.................Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791



..................................1Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:


Appropriations, mandatory:.................1.................Appropriation ....................................................................1200.................73Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900.................74Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



–3–5–3Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





34.................Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011Mandatory:

.................1.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

.................1.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

..................................3Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

.................13Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110




Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:.................133Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans ...........................................115001

Direct loan subsidy (in percent):.................14.889.52Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans ...........................................132001

0.0014.889.52Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

.................2.................Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans ...........................................133001Direct loan subsidy outlays:

..................................1Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans ...........................................134001Direct loan reestimates:

.................2–3Rural Microenterprise Direct Loans ...........................................135001

This program provides microentrepreneurs with the skills necessary toestablish new rural microenterprises, as well as support these types ofbusinesses with technical and financial assistance. The program providesloans and grants to intermediaries that assist microentrepreneurs. The pro-gram is authorized pursuant to section 379E(d) of the Consolidated Farmand Rural Development Act, and as amended by the Agricultural Act of2014. The 2021 Budget includes no funding for this program.

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RURAL MICROENTERPRISE INVESTMENT DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT




.................133Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710111Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713



133DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Business-Cooperative Service—Continued


RURAL MICROENTERPRISE INVESTMENT DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT—Continued






.................–4–2Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023

..................................–2Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024Financing authority:

Borrowing authority, mandatory:.................85Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400


.................1.................Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801







–3–2–2Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060.................–1.................Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070







–2–3–4Repayments of Loan Principal ...........................................4123


.................–1.................Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

.................85Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160414Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170




Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:.................1310Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111.................13Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................1121.................–1–10Unobligated limitation carried forward (P.L. xx) (-) ....................1143





This account finances direct loan commitments for micro-business devel-opment in rural areas. The subsidy cost of this program is funded throughthe Rural Microenterprise Investment Program Account.




Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:4139Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................1401–1–3Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405



4438Federal liabilities: Debt ..................................................................2103NET POSITION:



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RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE

RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT


For gross obligations for the principal amount of loan guarantees for rural businessdevelopment programs authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a)and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,$1,500,000,000.

For the cost of loan guarantees [and grants,] for the rural business developmentprograms authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and(g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,[$66,500,000] $7,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That [ofthe amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be madeavailable for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical as-sistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and$9,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa etseq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), and theAppalachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Com-munity Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of theConsolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percentmay be used for administrative expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of theamount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Fed-erally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to aqualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportationin order to promote economic development:]such costs, including the cost ofmodifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional BudgetAct of 1974: Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the ConsolidatedFarm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available underthis heading. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................4839Rural Business Development Grants .........................................0013.................1110DRA and ARC Grants .................................................................0015

.................5949Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0091Credit program obligations:

142830Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................0702..................................2Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................0705..................................4Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................0706.................2411Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................0707.................55Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................0708..................................2Administrative expenses .......................................................0709









Appropriations, mandatory:.................2823Appropriation ....................................................................1200













.................2823Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100710088Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180




Direct loan reestimates:.................–17Business and Industry Loans ....................................................135004

Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:1,2251,3901,343Business and Industry Loan Guarantees ...................................215007

479..................................Business and Industry Loan Guarantees Distressed

Communities .........................................................................215011


0.002.052.32Business and Industry Loan Guarantees ...................................232007

2.96..................................Business and Industry Loan Guarantees Distressed

Communities .........................................................................232011


.................2831Business and Industry Loan Guarantees ...................................233007

14..................................Business and Industry Loan Guarantees Distressed

Communities .........................................................................233011

142831Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................233999Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:

.................1832Business and Industry Loan Guarantees ...................................234007

.................1832Total subsidy outlays .................................................................234999Guaranteed loan reestimates:

.................7–2Guaranteed Business and Industry Loans - ARRA .....................235006

.................–24–68Business and Industry Loan Guarantees ...................................235007

.................–33Business and Industry Emergency Supplemental Loan

Guarantees ............................................................................235008


This account funds direct and guaranteed business and industry loans,and rural business development grants. Business and industry guaranteedloans are authorized under section 310B(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farmand Rural Development, as amended. These loans are made to public,private or cooperative organizations, Indian tribes or tribal groups, corporateentities, or individuals for the purpose of improving the economic climatein rural areas. The 2021 Budget projections for loan guarantees are $1.5billion. The budget request separates the subsidy rate of the Business andIndustry Guaranteed Loan program into two cohorts with separate loancosts for each cohort, which will enable the program to support a market-

driven program at a zero percent subsidy rate as a base or standard program.The 2021 Budget eliminates the grant programs because they have notbeen able to show evidence of improved outcomes; such as economicgrowth and decreasing out-migration.

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RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DIRECT LOANS FINANCING ACCOUNT




..................................1Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713




.................7.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000

.................–7.................Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023Financing authority:

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:118Collected ...........................................................................1800118Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900118Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



1..................................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000.................11New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010..................................–1Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





..................................1Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:


–1–1–1Repayments of principal ...................................................4123

–1–1–8Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130–1–1–7Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–1–1–7Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




–1–1.................Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251


The account finances direct loans for business development in rural areas.The subsidy cost of this program is funded through the Rural BusinessProgram Account. Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the RuralDevelopment Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.





–44Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405

...........................6Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................1499



RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DIRECT LOANS FINANCING ACCOUNT—Continued



......................................................Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaultedguaranteed loans receivable: Interest receivable .......................

1502







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RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY GUARANTEED LOANS FINANCING ACCOUNT




858585Default claim payments on principal ....................................0711222Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713








Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:79125127Collected ...........................................................................1800–8–8–8Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801

71117119Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......185071117162Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900





–100–95–169Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–15–23–31Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060888Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070







–5–5–5Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–31–31–31Repayments of principal ...................................................4123–40–40–40Guarantee Fees .................................................................4123–3–3–3Repayments of interest .....................................................4123


Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):888Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

..................................43Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................416021–3042Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170





1,7041,3901,343Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111...................................................Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................2121...................................................Uncommitted limitation carried forward ...................................2143

1,7041,3901,343Total guaranteed loan commitments .....................................2150

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:6,7436,4116,158Outstanding, start of year .........................................................22101,5021,2591,099Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................2231–875–832–719Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251

Adjustments:–54–54–56Terminations for default that result in loans receivable ........2261–43–41–29Terminations for default that result in claim payments ........2263

..................................–42Other adjustments, net .........................................................2264


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299


in loans receivable:178177184Outstanding, start of year .....................................................2310817754Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................2331

–18–18–22Repayments of loans receivable ............................................2351–59–58–39Write-offs of loans receivable ................................................2361



The account finances loan guarantee commitments for business develop-ment in rural areas. The subsidy cost of this program is funded through theRural Business Program Account. Loans made prior to 1992 are recordedin the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.





2111Receivables, net ....................................................................1106Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted

guaranteed loans receivable:177184Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................1501

...........................3Interest receivable .....................................................................1502–38–40Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1505


1599


Federal liabilities:5727Debt ...........................................................................................21034675Other ..........................................................................................2105

289300Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees ..................2204




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INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT

[(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)]

[For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Re-lending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000.][For the cost of direct loans, $5,219,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Re-

lending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $557,000 shall beavailable through June 30, 2020, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes;and of which $1,072,000 shall be available through June 30, 2020, for MississippiDelta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460):Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be asdefined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.][In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs,

$4,468,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for "RuralDevelopment, Salaries and Expenses".] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Foodand Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)




.................45Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701



.................44Administrative expenses .......................................................0709



2..................................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:


Appropriations, mandatory:.................2.................Appropriation ....................................................................1200.................129Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900

















Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:.................1919Intermediary Relending Program ...............................................115001

Direct loan subsidy (in percent):.................27.6322.01Intermediary Relending Program ...............................................132001


.................44Intermediary Relending Program ...............................................133001Direct loan subsidy outlays:

455Intermediary Relending Program ...............................................134001

Direct loan reestimates:.................–1–5Intermediary Relending Program ...............................................135001

Administrative expense data:..................................4Budget authority .......................................................................3510..................................4Outlays from new authority .......................................................3590

This account finances loans to intermediary borrowers, who, in turn, re-lend the funds to small rural businesses, community development corpora-tions, and other organizations for the purpose of improving economic op-portunities in rural areas. Through the use of local intermediaries, thisprogram serves small-scale enterprises and gives preference to thosecommunities with the greatest need. The 2021 Budget eliminates this pro-gram because it has not been able to show evidence of improved outcomes;such as economic growth and decreasing out-migration.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loansobligated in 1992 and beyond, as well as administrative expenses of thisprogram. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; theadministrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.



Direct obligations:.................55Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3.................54Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


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RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT









5257Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................5Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021..................................–7Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023..................................–3Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024






repay debt .....................................................................1825










RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT—Continued








Offsetting collections (collected) from:–5–7–5Payments from program account ......................................4120–1–1–2Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–26–26–26Non-Federal sources - repayment of principal ..................4123–3–3–2Non-Federal sources - repayments of interest ...................4123



–19–1926Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–1–32Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

–19–1926Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–1–32Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:.................1918Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111









22Interest receivable .....................................................................1402–77–85Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405








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RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT






Budget authority:Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

112Collected ...........................................................................1800



..................................1Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......1850

..................................1Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930Memorandum (non-add) entries:



..................................1Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–1–1–2Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123–1–1–1Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–1–1–2Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190








ASSETS:11Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury .................................110146Direct loans, gross .........................................................................1601


57Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................2104


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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

[For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313B(a) ofthe Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic develop-ment and job creation projects, $50,000,000.][The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification

Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creationprojects shall not exceed $10,000,000.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Foodand Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)




.................86Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701



1..................................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................100011.................Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

21.................Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:.................86Collected ...........................................................................1800.................86Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900





–6–3–7Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–1–1.................Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040





.................2.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100617Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–8–6Federal sources .................................................................4120...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

6–51Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:.................4848Rural Economic Development Loans ..........................................115001

Direct loan subsidy (in percent):.................16.7813.35Rural Economic Development Loans ..........................................132001


.................86Rural Economic Development Loans ..........................................133001Direct loan subsidy outlays:

636Rural Economic Development Loans ..........................................134001Direct loan reestimates:

.................–1–2Rural Economic Development Loans ..........................................135001

Rural economic development loans are made for the purpose of promotingrural economic development and job creation projects. Loans are made toelectric and telecommunication borrowers, who, in turn, finance rural de-velopment projects in their service areas. Program costs are derived frominterest earnings on borrowers' "cushion of credit'' loan prepayments. The2021 Budget eliminates this program because it has not been able to showevidence of improved outcomes; such as economic growth and decreasingout-migration.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loansobligated in 1992 and beyond. The subsidy amounts are estimated on apresent value basis.

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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT











..................................–3Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024Financing authority:

Borrowing authority, mandatory:.................1648Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400




repay debt .....................................................................1825

63943Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......1850













Offsetting collections (collected) from:–6–3–7Federal Funds: Program Account .......................................4120–2–2–2Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–35–35–36Non-Federal sources: Repayment of Principal ...................4123



–371547Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160–312615Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170–371547Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–312615Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:..................................33Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111.................4816Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................1121



65453Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231–35–35–36Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251





Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:200183Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................1401–15–13Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405







221186Total upward reestimate subsidy BA [12–3108] ............................4999

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RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT




..................................4Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................0707

..................................2Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................0708

..................................6Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791




Appropriations, mandatory:..................................6Appropriation ....................................................................1200..................................6Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900





..................................–6Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



..................................6Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

..................................6Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

..................................6Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Guaranteed loan reestimates:.................–16Rural Business Investment Program .........................................235001

The Rural Business Investment Program was authorized by section 6029of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Public Law107–171. As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this ac-count records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the loanguarantees committed in 1992 and beyond. The subsidy amounts are estim-ated on a present value basis. The 2021 Budget eliminates this programbecause it has not been able to show evidence of improved outcomes; suchas economic growth and decreasing out-migration.

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RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM GUARANTEE FINANCING ACCOUNT




..................................1Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713





23254Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Financing authority:

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:..................................22Collected ...........................................................................1800..................................22Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900




2..................................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000.................21New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010..................................–1Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020




..................................22Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Financing disbursements:

..................................1Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:..................................–6Federal sources .................................................................4120..................................–1Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122..................................–15Repayment of Principal .....................................................4123

..................................–22Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130

..................................–21Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170


..................................–21Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




...................................................Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111

...................................................Total guaranteed loan commitments .....................................2150

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:...................................................Outstanding, start of year .........................................................2210...................................................Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................2231...................................................Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251

Adjustments:...................................................Terminations for default that result in loans receivable ........2261...................................................Other adjustments, net .........................................................2264

...................................................Outstanding, end of year .......................................................2290

Memorandum:

...................................................Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of

year .......................................................................................2299


in loans receivable:8823Outstanding, start of year .....................................................2310

...................................................Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................2331

..................................–15Repayments of loans receivable ............................................2351






823Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................1501–8–11Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1505

...........................12Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteedloans .................................................................................

1599


2424Federal liabilities: Debt ..................................................................21031–8Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees ..................2204




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RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

[For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditionsas authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $706,000: Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, includingthe cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-sional Budget Act of 1974.] (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Ad-ministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:434143Grants .......................................................................................0011

Credit program obligations:14239Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................0702

..................................1Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................0707






Appropriations, discretionary:.................1.................Appropriation ....................................................................1100

Appropriations, mandatory:..................................1Appropriation ....................................................................1200












.................1.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Mandatory:








Total:.................4848Budget Authority .......................................................................

525342Outlays ......................................................................................



Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:582672206Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................215001

Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):2.383.534.46Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................232001


14249Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................233001Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:

1278Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................234001Guaranteed loan reestimates:

.................–22–10Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................235001

The Rural Energy for America Program was formerly the RenewableEnergy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements, and is authorizedunder 7 U.S.C. 8107. This program provides loan guarantees and grantsto farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to purchase renewable en-ergy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. This program isauthorized pursuant to Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-ment Act of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Actof 2008, as amended by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; asamended by the Agricultural Act of 2014; and as amended by the Agricul-ture Improvement Act of 2018.

The 2021 Budget does not request discretionary funding because theprogram has not been able to show evidence of improved outcomes.

RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM




Obligations by program activity:–43..................................Grants .......................................................................................0011

Credit program obligations:–14..................................Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................0702

–14..................................Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0791




Memorandum (non-add) entries:7..................................Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–53..................................Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

–53..................................Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200






Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:–392..................................Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................215001

Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):0.00..................................Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................232001

Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:–14..................................Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................233001



RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM—Continued



Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:–12..................................Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees ..........................................234001

The 2021 Budget proposes to eliminate mandatory funding because theprogram has not been able to show evidence of improved outcomes.

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RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT




11.................Default claim payments on principal ....................................0711.................2011Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742.................21Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743




Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:221513Collected ...........................................................................18002171Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801





–1–23–11Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020




–24–7–7Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100–26–24–7Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200




Offsetting collections (collected) from:–12–6–9Federal sources .................................................................4120–4–4–1Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–6–5–3Guarantee fees ..................................................................4123


–2–17–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140–218–2Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–218–2Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




582672206Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111


Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:1,0661,088928Outstanding, start of year .........................................................2210335124195Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................2231

–168–145–34Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251

–1–1–1Adjustments: Terminations for default that result in loans

receivable ..............................................................................2261


Memorandum:

995861.................Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of

year .......................................................................................2299


in loans receivable:1..................................Outstanding, start of year .....................................................231011.................Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................2331

...................................................Loss Settlement .....................................................................2351

21.................Outstanding, end of year ...................................................2390

This account finances loan guarantee commitments to farmers, ranchers,and small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make en-ergy efficiency improvements in rural areas. The subsidy cost of this pro-gram is funded through the Rural Energy for American Program Account.





......................................................Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................1501

......................................................Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1505

......................................................Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteedloans .................................................................................

1599


11Federal liabilities: Debt ..................................................................21035048Non-Federal liabilities: Liability for loan guarnatees .....................2204




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BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT




654594Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................0702





Appropriations, mandatory:.................2550Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....1221

.................–1.................Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of


.................2450Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260

.................2450Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900245290360Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



7612376Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000


654594New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–70–92.................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020






.................11.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41007081.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

7092.................Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110.................2450Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

7092.................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:400303375Section 9003 Loan Guarantees ..................................................215001

Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):16.1614.9325.03Section 9003 Loan Guarantees ..................................................232001


654594Section 9003 Loan Guarantees ..................................................233001Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:

7071.................Section 9003 Loan Guarantees ..................................................234001Guaranteed loan reestimates:

.................–11–18Section 9003 Loan Guarantees ..................................................235001

The Biorefinery Assistance Program provides loan guarantees to fundthe development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale ad-vanced biorefineries. The 2021 Budget does not request discretionaryfunding for this program. The Biorefinery Assistance Program is authorizedunder section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002;as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, asamended by the American Taxpayers Relief Act of 2012, as amended bythe Agricultural Act of 2014, and as amended by the Agriculture Improve-ment Act of 2018. Loan assumptions reflect an illustrative example forinformational purposes only. The assumptions will be determined at thetime of execution and will reflect the actual terms and conditions of theloan guarantee contracts.

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BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT




11.................Default claim payments on principal ....................................0711.................1017Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742.................21Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743






–31–3147Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801





12..................................Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................300011318New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–1–1–18Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–90–121–74Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........30603131–47Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070






Offsetting collections (collected) from:–71–71.................Federal sources .................................................................4120–3–3–1Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–6–6–4Guaranteed Fees ...............................................................4123


3131–47Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140–79–7913Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–79–7913Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




...................................................Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111400303375Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................2121


Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:743311373Outstanding, start of year .........................................................2210443443.................Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................2231–10–10.................Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251

Adjustments:–1–1.................Terminations for default that result in claim payments ........2263

..................................–62Other adjustments, net .........................................................2264



Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299


in loans receivable:..................................52Outstanding, start of year .....................................................2310...................................................Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................2331..................................–2Repayments of loans receivable ............................................2351..................................–50Other adjustments, net .........................................................2364

...................................................Outstanding, end of year ...................................................2390

The account finances loan guarantee commitments for bioenergy, renew-able chemical, and biobased product manufacturing development. Thesubsidy cost of this program is funded through the Biorefinery AssistanceProgram Account.





...........................52Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................1501

......................................................Interest receivable .....................................................................1502

...........................–11Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1505



BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT—Continued



...........................41Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteedloans .................................................................................

1599


215Federal liabilities: Debt ..................................................................2103Non-Federal liabilities:

......................................................Debt ...........................................................................................220348101Liabilities for loan guarantees ...................................................2204




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ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION CORPORATION

REVOLVING FUND








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RURAL UTILITIES SERVICEFederal Funds

HIGH ENERGY COST GRANTS



Obligations by program activity:.................1312High energy cost grants ............................................................0001






Appropriations, discretionary:.................1010Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1980] ....1121.................1315Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930








.................1010Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000

Outlays, gross:.................6.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010

121517Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011



High energy costs grants can be made to eligible entities or the DenaliCommission to construct, extend, upgrade, and otherwise improve energygeneration, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities inwhich the average residential expenditure for home energy is at least 275percent of the national average residential expenditure for home energy(as determined by the Energy Information Agency using the most recentdata available). Grants are also available to establish and support a revolvingfund to provide a more cost-effective means of purchasing fuel where thefuel cannot be shipped by means of surface transportation. The Budgetproposes no funding in 2021 for these grants.

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RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT


For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans asauthorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(2) of the ConsolidatedFarm and Rural Development Act, as follows: $1,270,000,000 for direct loans; and$58,333,000 for guaranteed loans.

For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including the cost ofmodifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,for rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programsauthorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described insections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm andRural Development Act, [$659,480,000] $614,070,000, to remain available untilexpended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilitiesprogram described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed[$5,000,000] $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program describedin section 306E of such Act: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amountappropriated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2)of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition to funding author-ized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That $68,000,000 of theamount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including waterand waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recog-nized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: Provided fur-ther, That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and RuralDevelopment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the fundingprovided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Actmay be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programsand not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consol-idated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pur-suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistanceprograms: Provided further, That not to exceed [$30,000,000] $40,000,000 of theamount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants forrural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unlessthe Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $8,000,000 shall bemade available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technicalassistance organization, with experience in working with small communities onwater and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assistrural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning,financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water sys-tems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national NativeAmerican organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems fortribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed [$19,570,000] $19,000,000of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualifiednational organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance forrural water systems: Provided further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amountsmade available under this heading shall be for solid waste management grants[:Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this headingshall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High EnergyCost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the RuralElectrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That any prior year


balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electri-fication Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with theRural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account]: Provided further, Thatsections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Actare not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. (Agriculture,Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-priations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:638616667Water and waste disposal systems grants ................................0010

.................1641Water and waste disposal systems grants supplemental ..........0011444Solid waste management grants ...............................................00123..................................Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants ......................0013

161613Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants,

appropriated .........................................................................0015

.................5.................Mandatory Farm Bill Grants ......................................................0016

.................5.................Water and Waste Pilot Program GP 783 .....................................0017


.................66.................Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701



..................................3Administrative expenses .......................................................0709


6611,031772Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900








.................15583Appropriation ....................................................................1200614809697Budget authority (total) .............................................................19007521,1271,039Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



2,5512,6252,487Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30006611,031772New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–1,049–1,055–594Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–42–50–40Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040





192511Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40101,027862500Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

1,046887511Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Mandatory:


.................15583Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100313.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


1,0491,055594Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:1,2701,4471,092Water and Waste Disposal Loans ...............................................115001


–1.534.56–.27Water and Waste Disposal Loans ...............................................132001

–1.534.56–.27Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

–1966–3Water and Waste Disposal Loans ...............................................133001

–1966–3Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................133999Direct loan subsidy outlays:

232018Water and Waste Disposal Loans ...............................................134001


.................5072Water and Waste Disposal Loans ...............................................135001


Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:675711Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees .............................215001

Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):0.120.140.38Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees .............................232001

0.120.140.38Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................232999

This account funds the direct and guaranteed water and waste disposalloans, water and waste disposal grants, emergency community water assist-ance grants, and solid waste management grants.

Water and waste disposal loans are authorized under 7 U.S.C. 1926. Theprogram provides direct loans to municipalities, counties, special purposedistricts, certain Indian Tribes, and non-profit corporations to developwater and waste disposal systems in rural areas and towns with populationsof less than 20,000. The program also guarantees water and waste disposalloans made by banks and other eligible lenders.

Water and waste disposal grants are authorized under Section 306(a)(2)of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended. Grantsare authorized to be made to associations, including nonprofit corporations,municipalities, counties, public and quasi-public agencies, and certain In-dian tribes. The grants can be used to finance development, storage, treat-ment, purification, or distribution of water or the collection, treatment, ordisposal of waste in rural areas and cities or towns with populations of lessthan 10,000. The amount of any development grant may not exceed 75percent of the eligible development cost of the project.

Emergency community water assistance grants are authorized underSection 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, asamended. Grants are made to public bodies and nonprofit organizationsfor construction or extension of water lines, repair or maintenance of exist-ing systems, replacement of equipment, and payment of costs to correctemergency situations. These grants are funded on an as needed basis usingflexibility of funds authority.

Solid waste management grants are authorized under Section 310B(b) ofthe Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended. Grantsare made to non-profit organizations to provide regional technical assistanceto local and regional governments and related agencies for the purpose ofreducing or eliminating pollution of water resources, and for improvingthe planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities.

The 2021 Budget requests $1.27 billion in direct loans, $50 million inguaranteed loans, and $614 million in grants. The 2018 Farm Bill increasedthe population limit to 20,000 for direct loans. Increasing the populationlimit will help additional communities to get funding from this program,it will improve customer service and lower per person rates for thesecommunities. As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, thisaccount records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with thedirect loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond

145DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Utilities Service—Continued


RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT—Continued

(including credit sales of acquired property). The subsidy amounts are es-timated on a present value basis.

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RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL DIRECT LOANS FINANCING ACCOUNT




1,2701,4471,092Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710576548490Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................071320.................3Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740






.................126159Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021


.................–123–156Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024Financing authority:

Borrowing authority, mandatory:4275511,547Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:1,4641,505984Collected ...........................................................................1800–2544–23Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801

..................................–349Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to

repay debt .....................................................................1825

1,4391,549612Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......18501,8662,1002,159Budget authority (total) .............................................................19001,8662,1002,159Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–2,133–2,420–1,283Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020.................–126–159Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040


–109–65–88Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........306025–4423Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070






Offsetting collections (collected) from:–24–177–104Federal sources .................................................................4120–68–62–38Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–872–805–438Repayment of principal .....................................................4123–500–461–404Interest Received on Loans ...............................................4123

–1,464–1,505–984Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):

25–4423Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140

4275511,198Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160669915299Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................41704275511,198Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180669915299Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190





Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:13,71512,87012,506Outstanding, start of year .........................................................12101,7341,734780Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231–889–889–439Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251

..................................17Adjustments: Capitalized interest .............................................1261

..................................–6Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................................1263



The subsidy cost of these loans is provided through the Rural Water andWaste Disposal Program Account. Loans made prior to 1992 are recordedin the Rural Development Insurance Fund Liquidating Account.






12,87012,506Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................14018995Interest receivable .....................................................................14021...........................Foreclosed property ....................................................................1404





10510Other ..........................................................................................2105




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RURAL WATER AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL GUARANTEED LOANS FINANCING

ACCOUNT











675711Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......2111...................................................Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................2121


Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:877791Outstanding, start of year .........................................................221028168Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................2231–6–6–22Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021146 Rural Utilities Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299

This account finances loan guarantee commitments for water systemsand waste disposal facilities in rural areas.

Loans made prior to 1992 are recorded in the Rural Development Insur-ance Fund Liquidating Account.





......................................................Federal liabilities: Other .................................................................210511Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees ..................2204



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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM

ACCOUNT


The principal amount of direct [and guaranteed] loans as authorized by sections4, 305[, 306], and 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935[,936], and 940g) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to sections 4(c)(2),305(d)(2)[, 306], and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, direct rural electricloans, $5,500,000,000; [guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313Aof that Act, $750,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans,] cost of moneyrural telecommunications loans[, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of thatAct, rural telecommunications loans], $690,000,000[: Provided, That up to$2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, design and engineeringor improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing)that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems].

For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electri-fication Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), including the cost of modifying loans, asdefined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of moneyrural telecommunications loans, [$3,795,000] $4,554,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct andguaranteed loan programs, [$33,270,000] $38,000,000, which shall be transferredto and merged with the appropriation for "Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-penses". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)




9186Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701..................................826Subsidy for modifications of direct loans ..............................0703.................258401Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................0705.................85104Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................0706






434945Appropriation ....................................................................1100..................................–1Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–4609] ........1120

.................–15.................Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently

reduced .........................................................................1131

433444Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160

Appropriations, mandatory:.................3431,328Appropriation ....................................................................1200

433771,372Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900584091,406Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930





–51–394–1,364Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







.................3431,328Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

.................3431,328Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

..................................3Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

.................3431,331Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110433771,372Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180513941,364Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:3,800..................................Treasury Electric Loans ..............................................................115003

.................2,9934,989FFB Electric Loans .....................................................................115004690345165Treasury Telecommunications Loans .........................................115006

.................8317FFB Telecommunications Loans .................................................115007

.................750750FFB Guaranteed Underwriting ...................................................115008398234Rural Energy Savings Program ..................................................115012

..................................7Electric Loan Modifications Pilot ...............................................115013


–2.54..................................Treasury Electric Loans ..............................................................132003.................–3.87–4.38FFB Electric Loans .....................................................................132004

0.661.100.48Treasury Telecommunications Loans .........................................132006.................–2.42–2.71FFB Telecommunications Loans .................................................132007.................–.39–.39FFB Guaranteed Underwriting ...................................................132008

10.2517.2514.03Rural Energy Savings Program ..................................................132012..................................0.00Electric Loan Modifications Pilot ...............................................132013

–1.94–2.42–3.63Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................132999Direct loan subsidy budget authority:

–97..................................Treasury Electric Loans ..............................................................133003.................–116–219FFB Electric Loans .....................................................................133004

541Treasury Telecommunications Loans .........................................133006.................–2.................FFB Telecommunications Loans .................................................133007.................–3–3FFB Guaranteed Underwriting ...................................................133008

4145Rural Energy Savings Program ..................................................133012


..................................2Electric Hardship Loans ............................................................134001

..................................23Municipal Electric Loans ...........................................................134002–7.................46Treasury Electric Loans ..............................................................134003

–173–180499FFB Electric Loans .....................................................................134004..................................7Telecommunication Hardship Loans ..........................................134005.................311Treasury Telecommunications Loans .........................................134006

–1–13FFB Telecommunications Loans .................................................134007–3–3–3FFB Guaranteed Underwriting ...................................................134008

..................................49Electric Loan Modifications .......................................................1340118141Rural Energy Savings Program ..................................................134012

..................................3Electric Loan Modifications Pilot ...............................................134013

–176–167641Total subsidy outlays .................................................................134999Direct loan reestimates:

.................–21Electric Hardship Loans ............................................................135001

.................–618Municipal Electric Loans ...........................................................135002

.................–3417Treasury Electric Loans ..............................................................135003

.................–798163FFB Electric Loans .....................................................................135004



RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM

ACCOUNT—Continued



.................–7.................Telecommunication Hardship Loans ..........................................135005

.................–5–7Treasury Telecommunications Loans .........................................135006

.................–31–3FFB Telecommunications Loans .................................................135007

.................171–390FFB Guaranteed Underwriting ...................................................135008

.................–406Electric Loan Modifications .......................................................135011

.................4.................Electric Loan Modifications Pilot ...............................................135013

.................–748–195Total direct loan reestimates .....................................................135999


The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) conducts the rural electrification andthe rural telecommunications loan programs. The rural electrification loanprogram finances the operation of generating plants, electric transmission,and distribution lines or systems. The rural telecommunications loan pro-gram provides funding for construction, expansion, and operation of tele-communications lines and facilities or systems. The Budget requests $5.5billion for the electric Treasury direct loan program, and $690 million forthe telecommunications Treasury direct loan program.For administrativecosts, the 2021 Budget requests $38 million.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for rural electrification and telecommunications programs, the sub-sidy costs associated with the direct and guaranteed loans obligated in 1992and beyond (including modifications of direct loans or loan guarantees thatresulted from obligations or commitments in any year), as well as adminis-trative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on apresent value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cashbasis.



Direct obligations:383333Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.393611,337Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIRECT LOAN FINANCING

ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:1,5701,3461,505Interest on FFB Loans ................................................................0003

Credit program obligations:4,5294,2535,962Direct loan obligations ..........................................................0710324315269Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................071397121222Negative subsidy obligations ................................................0740






84,6552,587Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................1,283Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021.................–4,655–46Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023..................................–1,283Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn ........1024..................................53Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033

8.................2,594Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050

Financing authority:Appropriations, mandatory:

..................................84Appropriation ....................................................................1200Borrowing authority, mandatory:

3,7754,1406,585Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

4,8875,0618,121Collected ...........................................................................1800–1125Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801

–2,141–2,079–4,076Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to

repay debt .....................................................................1825


Memorandum (non-add) entries:884,655Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–5,908–5,908–7,315Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–1,283Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040


–28–16–11Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........30601–12–5Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070






Offsetting collections (collected) from:–9–361–1,331Payment from program account ........................................4120

–256–254–281Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–1,016–1,270–2,485Repayment of principal .....................................................4123–1,005–914–2,935Interest received on loans .................................................4123–1,276–1,175–636Repayment of principal Cushion of Credit .........................4123–1,325–1,087–506Repayment of interest Cushion of Credit ...........................4123


1–12–5Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4140


accounts .......................................................................4143

1–1248Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4150

1,6342,0612,593Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................41601,021847–859Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................41701,6342,0612,593Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801,021847–859Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190





Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:52,14949,53049,727Outstanding, start of year .........................................................12105,9083,6994,328Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................1231

Repayments:–1,292–1,174–1,646Repayments and prepayments - Cash ...................................1251–1,462–1,477–2,935Repayments and prepayments - CoC ....................................1251

.................1,57156Other adjustments, Reclassified, net ........................................1264






194553Receivables, net ....................................................................1106


Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:47,03347,037Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................1401

73296Interest receivable .....................................................................1402–577–560Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405



Federal liabilities:26348Interest payable .........................................................................2102

4,8543,996Debt ...........................................................................................210345,09544,855FFB ............................................................................................21031,020594Other ..........................................................................................2105



22...........................Cumulative results of operations ...................................................3300





2,4972,690Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................1401...........................3Interest receivable .....................................................................1402

3358Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405



Federal liabilities:...........................6Interest payable .........................................................................2102

2,0101,911Debt ...........................................................................................2103875946FFB ............................................................................................21031942Other ..........................................................................................2105


2,9042,905Total liabilities ...........................................................................2999


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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS GUARANTEED LOANS FINANCING

ACCOUNT



Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:151156161Outstanding, start of year .........................................................2210–4–5–5Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299

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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT



Obligations by program activity:91119Interest Expense, FFB direct ......................................................0002

156162211Other: cushion of credit .............................................................0005


..................................237Cushion of Credit Direct Loan Payments ...............................07382,0621,9011,801CoC for Financing ..................................................................0739




4,1185,6137,232Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................–100–117Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund ......1022


Appropriations, mandatory:358362348Appropriation for CoC Borrower Interest ............................1200156162228Appropriation for RED Grants ............................................1200

514524576Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

135155358Collected ...........................................................................1800

..................................–168Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to

repay debt .....................................................................1825



2,5404,1185,613Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


1,3951323Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30002,2272,0742,268New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–649–692–2,278Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

2,9731,39513Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:




649679217Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100.................132,061Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:–52–61–209Loans Repaid - Cash .........................................................4123–24–27–33Interest Repaid - Cash ......................................................4123–52–59–97Loans Repaid - CoC ..........................................................4123–7–8–19Interest Repaid - CoC ........................................................4123


514524408Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................41605145371,920Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170514524408Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41805145371,920Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:3,1593,2502,366Outstanding, start of year .........................................................1210

Repayments:–52–60–30Repayments and prepayments - Cash ...................................1251–52–60–107Repayments and prepayments - CoC ....................................1251282929Adjustments: Capitalized interest .............................................1261



STATUS OF AGENCY DEBT

In millions of dollars2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

Agency debt held by FFB:52202352Outstanding FFB direct, start of year ...................................................

135135135Outstanding Certificate of Beneficial Ownership (CBO's), start of

year ..................................................................................................000New agency borrowing, FFB direct ........................................................

–126–147–168Repayments and prepayments, FFB Direct ...........................................000Repayments, CBO's-344 ......................................................................055184Outstanding FFB direct, end of year .....................................................

135135135Outstanding CBO's, end of year ...........................................................

The Rural Telephone Bank was dissolved in 2006. To accomplish this,the Rural Telephone Bank liquidating account loans were used to redeema portion of the Government's stock. The Rural Telephone Bank liquidating



RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIQUIDATING

ACCOUNT—Continued

account loans were transferred to the Rural Electrification and Telecommu-nications liquidating account in 2006.

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) continues to service all loans in thisaccount, providing business management and technical assistance to theborrowers on a regular basis over the life of the loans.

Rural electric.—This program is financed through RUS direct loans forthe construction and operation of generating plants, electric transmission,and distribution lines or systems.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for rural electrification and telecommunications programs, all cashflows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans obligatedand loan guarantees committed prior to 1992. All new activity in RuralElectrification and Telecommunications Revolving Fund in 1992 andbeyond is recorded in corresponding program and financing accounts.

The following tables reflect statistics on loans made through the liquidat-ing account only. Since 1992 new electric and telephone loans have beenmade through a separate program account.

ELECTRIC PROGRAM STATISTICS

dollars in millions2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

21,87921,87921,879Cumulative RUS financed direct loans .....................................................26,59826,59826,598Cumulative FFB financed direct loans ......................................................21,87921,87921,879Cumulative RUS funds advanced .............................................................

000Unadvanced RUS funds, end of year .........................................................22,17522,17521,864Cumulative RUS principal repaid .............................................................13,68213,68013,678Cumulative RUS interest paid ..................................................................

000Cumulative loan guarantee commitments ................................................142639Number of borrowers ................................................................................

Rural telecommunications.—This loan program is financed through RUSdirect loans for the construction, expansion, and operation of telecommu-nications lines and facilities or systems.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM STATISTICS


5,9165,9165,916Cumulative RUS financed direct loans .....................................................562562562Cumulative FFB financed direct loans ......................................................

5,9165,9165,916Cumulative RUS funds advanced .............................................................000Unadvanced RUS funds, end of period .....................................................

5,9345,8945,855Cumulative RUS principal repaid .............................................................3,5663,5603,553Cumulative RUS interest paid ..................................................................

000Cumulative loan guarantee commitments ................................................5486117Number of borrowers ................................................................................

RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM STATISTICS


2,4712,4712,471Cumulative net loans ...............................................................................2,4712,4712,471Cumulative loan funds, advanced ............................................................

000Unadvanced loan funds, end of year ........................................................2,4732,4722,470Cumulative principal repaid .....................................................................2,4642,4642,463Cumulative interest paid ..........................................................................

159Number of borrowers ................................................................................



ASSETS:5,6267,256Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury .................................11013,2502,366Direct loans, gross .........................................................................1601

38Interest receivable .........................................................................1602–1,738–1,593Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-) .........1603

1,515781Value of assets related to direct loans .......................................1699–6,504–7,114Other Federal assets: Other assets ................................................1901


Federal liabilities:...........................6Interest payable .........................................................................2102

319487Debt ...........................................................................................2103424532Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................21041317Other ..........................................................................................2105

7561,042Total liabilities ...........................................................................2999NET POSITION:

–119–119Cumulative results of operations ...................................................3300




Direct obligations:156162211Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

91119Interest and dividends ..............................................................43.02,0621,9012,038Financial transfers ....................................................................94.0


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RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT






..................................2Other .....................................................................................0716



Appropriations, mandatory:.................312Appropriation ....................................................................1200.................312Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



.................–3–12Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020








Direct loan subsidy outlays:..................................2Rural Telephone Bank ................................................................134001

Direct loan reestimates:.................19Rural Telephone Bank ................................................................135001

The Rural Telephone Bank (RTB) completed dissolution in 2006, there-fore no federally funded RTB loans are proposed.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for the RTB, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans oblig-ated in 1992 and beyond. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a presentvalue basis.

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RURAL TELEPHONE BANK DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT




555Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713.................11Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742.................1.................Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743





.................–25–1Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................1023Financing authority:

Borrowing authority, mandatory:..................................2Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400..................................–2Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................1422



repay debt .....................................................................1825




2.................1Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000576New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–4–5–7Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


2.................1Obligated balance, start of year ............................................310032.................Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200




Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–2–12Federal sources .................................................................4120..................................–1Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–9–11–17Principal received on loans ...............................................4123–2–1–3Interest received on loans .................................................4123










Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:4562Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................14014756Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405



119119Federal liabilities: Debt ..................................................................2103NET POSITION:



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DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

[For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $11,179,000.]

For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as author-ized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., [$50,000,000] $44,000,000, to remain availableuntil expended[: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants au-thorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Providedfurther, That funding provided under this heading for grants under 379G of theConsolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entitiesthat meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section].[For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Elec-

trification Act, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That thecost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional BudgetAct of 1974.]

For an additional amount for the Secretary of Agriculture to continue a broadbandloan and grant pilot program under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C901 et seq.), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That theSecretary may award grants described in section 601(a) of such Act for purposesof carrying out such pilot program: Provided further, That the cost of direct loansshall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Providedfurther, That at least 90 percent of the households to be served by a project receivinga loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without sufficientaccess to broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of such pilot program, arural area without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as 10 Mbpsdownstream and 1 Mbps upstream, and such definition shall be reevaluated andredefined, as necessary, on an annual basis by the Secretary of Agriculture: Providedfurther, That an entity to which a loan or grant is made under the pilot programshall not use the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband expansion effortsmade by any entity that has received a broadband loan from the Rural UtilitiesService: Provided further, That not more than four percent of the funds madeavailable in this paragraph can be used for administrative costs to carry out theprogram and up to three percent of funds made available in this paragraph may beavailable for technical assistance and pre-development planning activities to supportthe most rural communities: Provided further, That the Rural Utilities Service isdirected to expedite program delivery methods that would implement this section:Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall adhere tothe notice, reporting, and service area assessment requirements set forth in sections6104(a)(2)(D) and 6104(a)(2)(E) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C950bb(d)(5), (d)(8) and (d)(10)).

In addition, [$35,000,000] $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, fora grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for DistanceLearning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:30326390Grants .......................................................................................0010

Credit program obligations:901029Direct loan subsidy ................................................................0701


.................749Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................0706111712Administrative expenses .......................................................0709








Appropriations, mandatory:.................10100Appropriation ....................................................................1200

324397311Budget authority (total) .............................................................19001,0831,146954Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930






DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM—Continued











.................10100Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100324397311Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180379110161Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:.................5048Broadband Treasury Rate Loans ................................................115003

250205.................ReConnect Direct Loans ............................................................11500585103.................ReConnect Grant Assisted Loans ...............................................115006

33535848Total direct loan levels ..............................................................115999Direct loan subsidy (in percent):

.................17.8919.53Broadband Treasury Rate Loans ................................................13200327.4734.45.................ReConnect Direct Loans ............................................................13200524.6322.53.................ReConnect Grant Assisted Loans ...............................................132006


.................99Broadband Treasury Rate Loans ................................................1330036971.................ReConnect Direct Loans ............................................................1330052123.................ReConnect Grant Assisted Loans ...............................................133006

901039Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................133999Direct loan subsidy outlays:

831Broadband Treasury Rate Loans ................................................13400382.................ReConnect Direct Loans ............................................................13400551.................ReConnect Grant Assisted Loans ...............................................134006


.................–3586Broadband Treasury Rate Loans ................................................135003

.................–3586Total direct loan reestimates .....................................................135999


The loan and grant program provides access to advanced telecommunic-ations services for improved education and health care in rural areasthroughout the country. The loans and grants help education and healthcare providers bring the most modern technology, level of care, and educa-tion to rural America so its citizens can compete regionally, nationally,and globally.

The 2021 Budget proposes $44 million for Distance Learning andTelemedicine grants. The Budget also provides $30 million for Broadbandgrants and $250 million for the rural e-Connectivity pilot program to supportloans and grants consistent with the authority in the 2018 AppropriationsAct.

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loansobligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (includingcredit sales of acquired property), as well as administrative expenses ofthis program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis;the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.



Direct obligations:111712Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3



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DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING

ACCOUNT




33535848Direct loan obligations ..........................................................071057819Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713











Memorandum (non-add) entries:.................72228Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–204–87–37Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020








Offsetting collections (collected) from:–22–17–100Federal sources .................................................................4120–1–1–4Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122

–120–117–139Repayment of principal .....................................................4123–6–3.................Interest received on loans .................................................4123



17111852Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................416055–51–206Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

17111852Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418055–51–206Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:33535848Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................1111

33535848Total direct loan obligations ..................................................1150


–120–117–114Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................1251..................................–6Charge Off - Misc and Assn Loans, net .....................................1264






12Interest receivable .....................................................................1402–827Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................1405



789785Federal liabilities: Debt ..................................................................2103......................................................Non-Federal liabilities: Other .........................................................2207




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RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT





.................–22–49Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund ......1022Budget authority:








..................................22Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–53–55–62Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123–53–55–40Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–53–55–62Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190








..................................–1Repayments and prepayments ..................................................2251


Memorandum:


year .......................................................................................2299

The Rural Development Insurance Fund (RDIF) was established on Oc-tober 1, 1972, pursuant to section 116 of the Rural Development Act of1972 (Public Law 92–419). Loans are no longer made through this account.



ASSETS:2249Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury .................................11013433Non-Federal assets: Investments in non-Federal securities, net .....1201

250288Direct loans, gross .........................................................................160123Interest receivable .........................................................................1602

...........................–1Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-) .........1603

252290Value of assets related to direct loans .......................................1699......................................................Other Federal assets: Other assets ................................................1901


308372Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................2104NET POSITION:



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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICEFederal Funds



For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed$250,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 ofthe Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), [$215,513,000] $193,703,000,of which no more than 6 percent shall remain available until September 30, [2021]2022, for overseas operations to include the payment of locally employed staff:Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appro-priation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and privateorganizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agriculturalfood production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistanceprograms of the United States Agency for International Development: Providedfurther, That funds made available for middle-income country training programs,funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Tech-nology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Serviceappropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currencyexchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shallremain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and DrugAdministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)




Current law:

11.................Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Foreign

Agricultural Service. ..........................................................1130

21.................Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000


153DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForeign Agricultural Service

Federal Funds




Obligations by program activity:687275Trade Policy ...............................................................................0001606966Trade Supporting Initiatives ......................................................0002455049Market Analysis and Advice .......................................................0003212524Efficient Operations ..................................................................0004

194216214Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799101101101Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................0801



383636Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................4.................Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001

..................................4Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired

accounts ...........................................................................1012






11.................Appropriation ....................................................................1200Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:





















–26–32–115Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050..................................53Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

–26–32–62Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060


Mandatory:11.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:11.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100


The Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) mission is linking U.S. agricul-ture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security.FAS helps to provide outlets for the wide variety of U.S. agriculturalproducts, thereby enhancing economic activity for U.S. workers. FASserves U.S. agriculture's interests by expanding and maintaining interna-tional export opportunities, supporting international economic developmentand trade and capacity building, and global food security. The outcomesenvisioned are exports that help U.S. agriculture prosper, the expansion ofU.S. exports of organics and crops produced using new technologies andfood that are globally available, accessible, and appropriately used. In ad-dition to its Washington-based staff, the agency maintains a network ofoverseas offices that serve as first responders in cases of market disruption.The overseas offices also provide the Department with critical market andpolicy intelligence, and they represent U.S. agriculture in consultationswith foreign governments. The 2021 Budget includes $194 million forFAS. For more information on FAS's mission and program topic areas,please visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/topics.





929691Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9363632Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.110107Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Transportation of things ............................................................22.0334Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2563Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

456174Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2121Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0



Employment Summary



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TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program wasreauthorized and modified by the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009 as established by Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002,which amended the Trade Act of 1974. The 2021 Budget does not requestfunding for the program.

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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Multiple food aid programs are appropriated to USDA and administeredby USDA or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) toprovide U.S. commodities, technical and financial assistance to addresshunger and malnutrition needs worldwide. These programs address emer-gency needs and foster economic development activities to alleviate globalfood insecurity.

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021154 Foreign Agricultural Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

SUMMARY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMING

In millions of dollars2021 est.2020 est.2019 actual

022012101McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (budgetauthority) ..................................................................................................P.L. 480:

01,7251,7162Title II Grants (budget authority) ..........................................................

Food for Progress:0166165CCC Funded .........................................................................................

030303Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust ..............................................................

1 The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, provided $15 million and the Further Consolidated AppropriationsAct, 2020, provided $20 million within McGovern-Dole that can be used for Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement.2 Includes $216 million provided through Section 777 of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019.3 Assets of the trust can be released any time the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development de-

termines that P.L. 480 Title II funding for emergency needs are inadequate to meet these needs in an fiscal year.

Included in this category are the following activities carried out underPublic Law 480 (P.L. 480):

Financing sales of agricultural commodities to developing countries fordollars on credit terms, or for local currencies (including for local curren-cies on credit terms) for use under sec. 104; and for furnishing commoditiesto carry out the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended (TitleI).—Funds appropriated for P.L. 480 Title I since FY 2006 are used tofinance all sales made pursuant to agreements concluded under the authorityof Title I. No 2021 funding is requested for new direct credit under TitleI; however, funding for administrative expenses associated with managingthe existing loan portfolio is requested.

Commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad (TitleII).—Title II of the Food for Peace Act (P.L. 83–480), as amended, formerlythe Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954) authorizesthe provision of U.S. food assistance to meet emergency food needs aroundthe world, and funds development-oriented programs to help address theunderlying causes of food insecurity. P.L. 480 Title II is appropriated tothe U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered by the U.S. Agencyfor International Development (USAID).

The Commodity Credit Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized topay the costs of acquisition, packaging, processing, enrichment, preserva-tion, fortification, transportation, handling, and other incidental costs in-curred up to the time of delivery at U.S. ports. The Corporation also paysocean freight charges, and pays transportation costs to points of entry otherthan ports in the case of landlocked countries, where carriers to a specificcountry are not available, where ports cannot be used effectively, or wherea substantial savings in costs or time can be effected, and pays general av-erage contributions arising from ocean transport. In addition, transportationcosts from designated points of entry or ports of entry abroad to storageand distribution sites and associated storage and distribution costs may bepaid for commodities made available to meet urgent and extraordinary reliefrequirements. P.L. 480 funds reimburse the Corporation for all of the costitems authorized above. The 2021 Budget proposes to eliminate the pro-gram.

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MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD

NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

[For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the FarmSecurity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $220,000,000, toremain available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporationis authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose ofimplementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein:Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, not morethan 10 percent, but not less than $20,000,000, shall remain available until expendedto purchase agricultural commodities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of theFarm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)).] (Agri-culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)




.................220217McGovern-Dole International Food for Education & Child Nutrition

Program ................................................................................0001





Appropriations, discretionary:.................220210Appropriation ....................................................................1100.................220210Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900










..................................4Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010269420124Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011



The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child NutritionProgram, as amended, is authorized under the Farm Security and RuralInvestment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171). The program provides forthe donation of U.S. agricultural commodities and associated technical andfinancial assistance to carry out preschool and school feeding programs inforeign countries. Maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs also areauthorized. The 2021 Budget proposes to eliminate the program and prior-itizes development assistance through more cost-efficient and effectiveprograms within USAID.

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PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS

This account funds the Title I ocean freight differential program. Nofunding is requested for 2021.

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FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

[For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unre-covered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act(Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositionsabroad under title II of said Act, $1,725,000,000, to remain available until expended.](Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................1,9071,859Title II Grants .............................................................................0002

155DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForeign Agricultural Service—Continued


FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS—Continued



.................1,9071,859Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900



.................182.................Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001


..................................1Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033


Appropriations, discretionary:.................1,7251,716Appropriation ....................................................................1100.................1,7251,716Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900.................1,9072,041Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



2,1191,7361,587Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000.................1,9071,859New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–926–1,524–1,621Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–89Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040




.................1,7251,716Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

.................5184Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40109261,0061,617Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

9261,5241,621Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:..................................–1Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:


accounts .......................................................................4053

.................1,7251,716Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................40709261,5241,620Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

.................1,7251,716Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41809261,5241,620Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

In past years, P.L. 480 Title II grants funded emergency and developmentfood aid programs authorized under Title II of the Food for Peace Act (P.L.83–480). Funding for Title II is appropriated to the U.S. Department ofAgriculture and is administered by the U.S. Agency for International De-velopment (USAID). There is no 2021 request for Title II.

To replace the inefficient food aid provided through Title II, the 2021request includes funding for emergency food needs within the new, moreefficient International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA) account.

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FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM

ACCOUNT


For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food forPeace Act (Public Law 83–480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, [$142,000]$112,000, shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for "Farm[Service Agency] Production and Conservation Business Center, Salaries andExpenses". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)






.................25.................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900



Appropriations, mandatory:.................25.................Appropriation ....................................................................1200.................25.................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900




.................25.................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

.................–25.................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020




.................25.................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

.................25.................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190



Direct loan reestimates:.................23–22P. L. 480 Title I Loans .................................................................135001

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account re-cords, for the P.L. 480 Program, the subsidy costs associated with the directcredit obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of directcredit agreements that resulted from obligation in any year), as well asadministrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimatedon a present value basis; and the administrative expenses and grants areestimated on a cash basis. The current balance of Title I debt owed to USDAis $2.6 billion. No additional funding is requested for new Title I creditfinancing in 2021. The 2021 Budget includes $112,000 for administrativeexpenses.

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P.L. 480 DIRECT CREDIT FINANCING ACCOUNT




293030Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................0713.................16Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................0742.................216Interest on downward reestimates ........................................0743





..................................7Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Financing authority:


..................................–24Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................1422

293370Borrowing authority, mandatory (total) .................................1440




repay debt .....................................................................1825








Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–25.................Payments from program account - Upward Reestimate .....4120

–3–5–5Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–7–7–10Interest received on loans .................................................4123

–61–67–59Principal received on loans ...............................................4123











24...........................Receivables, net ....................................................................1106Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:

449508Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................140188Interest receivable .....................................................................1402


385432Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................1499...........................2Other Federal assets: Accounts Receivable ....................................1901



25Other ..........................................................................................2105




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DEBT REDUCTION FINANCING ACCOUNT





Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:111313Collected ...........................................................................1800111313Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900




111313Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–3–3–3Interest on uninvested funds ............................................4122–6–7–7Loan Repayments - Principal ............................................4123–2–3–3Loan Repayments - Interest ..............................................4123

–11–13–13Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130–11–13–13Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–11–13–13Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190










8087Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................1499......................................................Other Federal assets: Accounts Receivable ....................................1901


......................................................Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................21046...........................Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable ......................................2201

6...........................Total liabilities ...........................................................................2999NET POSITION:

136136Cumulative results of operations ...................................................3300


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EXPENSES, PUBLIC LAW 480, FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AGRICULTURE

LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT




..................................1Vietnam Education Fund .......................................................0715




.................–25–29Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund ......1022Budget authority:

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:186195228Offsetting collections (cash) (Principal and interest) ........1800








157DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForeign Agricultural Service—Continued


EXPENSES, PUBLIC LAW 480, FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AGRICULTURE

LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT—Continued



..................................–1Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



..................................1Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–173–176–204Principal repayments ........................................................4123–13–19–24Interest repayments ..........................................................4123











640843Direct loans, gross .........................................................................1601911Interest receivable .........................................................................1602


559676Direct loans and interest receivable, net ...................................1604......................................................Accounts receivable .......................................................................1605

559676Value of assets related to direct loans .......................................1699


570691Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................2104Non-Federal liabilities:

......................................................Liabilities for loan guarantees ...................................................22041414Other ..........................................................................................2207




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Trust Funds

FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONAL SEPARATION LIABILITY TRUST FUND




Current law:..................................5Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund ........1140

..................................5Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000Appropriations:

Current law:..................................–5Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund ........2101




Obligations by program activity:..................................5Direct program activity ..............................................................0001



Appropriations, mandatory:..................................5Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201..................................5Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


12016Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000..................................5New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010.................–19–1Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





.................191Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

..................................5Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


This fund is maintained to pay separation costs for locally-employed staffin those countries in which such pay is legally authorized. The fund willbe maintained by annual government contributions which are appropriatedto the Foreign Agricultural Service Salaries and Expenses account.

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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICEFederal Funds

NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for car-rying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, [$155,891,000: Provided, Thatof the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246]$155,251,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:155150150Nutrition programs administration ............................................0001

.................22Congressional hunger center fellowship ....................................0003

.................4.................Risk Reduction/IT Modernization ...............................................0004

.................107Park Office Center Relocation ....................................................0007

.................66Dietary Guidelines for Americans (3-Year) .................................0008



.................1617Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:


Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:..................................1Collected ...........................................................................1700


Memorandum (non-add) entries:..................................–2Unobligated balance expiring ................................................1940..................................16Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


384832Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000


155172165New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010..................................1Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011










This account funds the majority of the Federal operating expenses of theFood and Nutrition Service, including the Center for Nutrition Policy andPromotion (CNPP).






131414Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1121922Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2773Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

..................................5Equipment .................................................................................31.0

.................107Land and structures ..................................................................32.0

.................22Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


Employment Summary



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SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.2011 et seq.), [$67,886,285,000] $68,281,364,000, of which $3,000,000,000, toremain available through September 30, [2022] 2023, shall be placed in reservefor use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carryout program operations: Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended inaccordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008[: Provided further,That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used toprovide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally RecognizedTribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations]:Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registrationor workfare requirements as may be required by law: Provided further, That fundsmade available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remainavailable through September 30, [2021] 2022: Provided further, That funds madeavailable under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) ofthe Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30,[2021] 2022: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under thisheading may be obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of the Im-migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds madeavailable under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staffto conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrityprovided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

(Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:56,13756,20155,966Benefits issued .........................................................................00015,3134,9653,802State administration .................................................................0002626614411Employment and training program ............................................0003284218151Other program costs ..................................................................0004

1,9711,9382,523Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico ..........................................0005

7710591Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (Commodities

in lieu of food stamps) ..........................................................0006

575149Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (Cooperator

administrative expense) ........................................................0007

323318297The Emergency Food Assistance Program (commodities) ..........00088825American Samoa .......................................................................0009555Community Food Projects ..........................................................0010

121237Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ......................0011448441424Nutrition Education Grant Program ...........................................0012

555Program access .........................................................................00133,0003,000.................Contingency ..............................................................................0014


68,26667,88163,786Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799858547Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Reimbursable) .....0801



3,1156,1096,069Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................5.................Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001..................................81Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021







858547Collected ...........................................................................180068,36667,97274,163Budget authority (total) .............................................................190071,48174,08180,313Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:–3,000–3,000–10,371Unobligated balance expiring ................................................1940













.................71Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................401045.................Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011




64,77465,63063,512Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110

159DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood and Nutrition Service—Continued


SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM—Continued




–85–85–47State Option Plans ............................................................412368,28167,88774,116Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418064,69365,55763,466Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:–15,349..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................–15,349..................................Outlays ......................................................................................


The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the primarysource of nutrition assistance for low-income Americans. This accountalso includes funds for a grant to Puerto Rico to administer a low-incomenutrition assistance program, in lieu of SNAP; funds to carry out theEmergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; and funds for food distributionand administrative expenses for Native Americans under section 4(b) ofthe Food and Nutrition Act.

The SNAP contingency fund holds benefits in reserve to cover unforeseenevents, such as natural disasters and fluctuations in food prices.



Direct obligations:434240Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1131313Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1222Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0

818181Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0828282Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2





Employment Summary



SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM




Obligations by program activity:–14,917..................................Benefits issued .........................................................................0001

7..................................State administration .................................................................000210..................................Other program costs ..................................................................0004

–448..................................Nutrition Education Grant Program ...........................................0012

–15,348..................................Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0091

–15,348..................................Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

–15,348..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900


Appropriations, mandatory:–15,349..................................Appropriation ....................................................................1200–15,349..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900–15,349..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



–15,348..................................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................301015,349..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020




–15,349..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

–15,349..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100–15,349..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–15,349..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Budget continues to include a bold suite of proposals to promoteemployment, improve nutrition, and target benefits to the most needyhouseholds. The Budget maintains the proposal to create a uniform workrequirement for all able-bodied adults aged 18 to 65 as well as the America'sHarvest Box proposal to combine retail-based SNAP benefits with apackage of nutritious, 100 percent American-grown food. The proposal toeliminate funding for SNAP nutrition education grants, which have notdemonstrated success in measurable ways, is also continued from 2020,along with a number of other proposals to reduce costs and streamline Stateadministration. In addition, the Budget proposes new program integrityinitiatives to enhance monitoring and oversight, improve payment accuracy,and increase efficiency.

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CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS


For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School LunchAct (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; [$23,615,098,000]$25,040,911,000, to remain available through September 30, [2021] 2022, of whichsuch sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation,and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, shall bemerged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein:Provided, That of the total amount available, [$18,004,000] $12,475,000 shall beavailable to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount available, [$14,999,000]$15,299,000 shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and shall remainavailable until expended[: Provided further, That of the total amount available,$30,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies forsubgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, witha value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety,and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the schoolbreakfast program: Provided further, That of the total amount available, $35,000,000shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the AgricultureAppropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80)]: Provided further, That section26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d))is amended in the first sentence by striking "2010 through 2019" and inserting "2010through 2021": Provided further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. RussellNational School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first sentenceby striking "For fiscal year [2019] 2020" and inserting "For fiscal year [2020]2021": Provided further, That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell NationalSchool Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by striking"For fiscal year [2019] 2020" and inserting "For fiscal year [2020] 2021". (Agri-culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021160 Food and Nutrition Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued



Obligations by program activity:516519471Above 185 of poverty .................................................................0001

1,0141,030832130–185 of poverty ...................................................................000212,40812,24211,597Below 130 of poverty .................................................................0003

13,93813,79112,900Subtotal, National School Lunch Program .....................................0091124118113Above 185 of poverty .................................................................0101237236234130–185 of poverty ...................................................................0102

4,6784,4774,305Below 130 of poverty .................................................................0103

5,0394,8314,652Subtotal, School Breakfast Program ..............................................0191202196203Above 185 of poverty .................................................................0201168163171130–185 of poverty ...................................................................0202

3,7313,4773,378Below 130 of poverty .................................................................0203

4,1013,8363,752Subtotal, Child and Adult Care Feeding Program ..........................0291552526485Summer Food Service Program ..................................................0301

778Special Milk Program ................................................................0302317315316State Administrative Expenses ..................................................0303

1,4811,4201,661Commodity Procurement ...........................................................030410108Coordinated Review Effort .........................................................0310333Food Safety Education ...............................................................0315

151525CN Studies and Evaluations ......................................................0320191212Computer Support and Processing ............................................0325503248Other Mandatory Program Costs ................................................0340

2,4542,3402,566Subtotal, Other mandatory activities .............................................0391121822Team Nutrition and HealthierUS Schools Challenge ..................0401

.................3539Summer EBT Demonstration ......................................................0405

.................3030School Meals Equipment Grants 2 year .....................................0415

.................52School Breakfast Expansion Grants ...........................................0416

128893Subtotal, discretionary activities ...................................................0491184180172Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ...........................................0501

8811Tech. Assist. Program Integrity/Administrative Reviews ............0502

552National Food Service Management Inst./Information

Clearinghouse .......................................................................0504

6142Other Permanent Programs .......................................................0520

203207187Subtotal, Permanent Programs ......................................................0591

25,74725,09324,150Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799



1,0642,3322,397Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................144Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001..................................854Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021




192819Appropriation- Permanent Appropriation ..........................120021,26513,7169,268Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–5209] ....1221



25,23223,73723,261Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................126025,24423,82523,336Budget authority (total) .............................................................190026,30826,15726,587Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930











128875Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000

Outlays, gross:1109Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010





25,36422,75823,224Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................411025,24423,82523,336Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418025,44322,83423,273Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:473..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................473..................................Outlays ......................................................................................


The Child Nutrition Programs provide reimbursement to State agenciesfor cash and commodity meal subsidies through the National School LunchProgram (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Special Milk Program,Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child and Adult Care FoodProgram (CACFP). These programs provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free breakfasts and lunches to children every school day; nutritionassistance to children when school is not in session during summer months;and reimbursement to child care providers for nutritious meals and snacks.In addition, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, targeted to low-incomeelementary schools, provides fresh fruits and vegetables at no charge tochildren during the school day. The 2021 Budget will support more than5.2 billion lunches and snacks served to 31 million children in the NSLP,over 2.5 billion breakfasts served to more than 15 million children in theSBP, and over 2.1 billion meals and snacks served in day care facilities.



Direct obligations:343428Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.110109Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1332Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.04420Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0

484744Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.21,4721,4361,191Supplies and materials (Commodities) .....................................26.0

111Equipment .................................................................................31.024,17523,55822,855Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

25,74725,09324,150Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0


Employment Summary



CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS




Obligations by program activity:–19..................................Below 130 of poverty .................................................................0003

–19..................................Subtotal, National School Lunch Program .....................................0091493..................................Commodity Procurement ...........................................................0304



CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS—Continued



493..................................Subtotal, Other mandatory activities .............................................0391

474..................................Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

474..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900


Appropriations, mandatory:21,738..................................Appropriation ....................................................................1200

–21,265..................................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–5209] ....1221

473..................................Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260473..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900473..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



474..................................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–473..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





473..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100473..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180473..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The FY 2021 President's Budget includes legislative proposals that willincrease the impact of the Farm to School Grant Program by increasingthe maximum grant amount stakeholders may receive; improve programintegrity by increasing income verification sample sizes; and ensure thatCommunity Eligibility benefits are targeted toward high-poverty schools.The Budget also proposes to delink the Child Nutrition funding from Sec-tion 32 customs receipts and instead provide a direct Treasury transfer eachyear without further appropriation. Under the proposal, FNS will receivean initial permanent mandatory appropriation equal to the amount thatwould have otherwise been made available by customs receipt transfer foractivities that include the purchase of fruit and vegetable commodities,removal of defective commodities, and disaster relief. This initial appropri-ation will be adjusted annually based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and the requested annual appropriations language will continue to sub-sume those amounts within the total appropriation.



Direct obligations:493..................................Supplies and materials (Commodities) .....................................26.0–19..................................Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

474..................................Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0

474..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND

CHILDREN (WIC)

For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition programas authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),[$6,000,000,000] $5,451,501,000, to remain available through September 30,[2021] 2022: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutri-tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than [$90,000,000] $60,000,000shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, and

$14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Provided further, That none of thefunds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formulaexcept in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirementsspecified in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds providedshall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Gov-ernment departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act:Provided further, That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratoriumand subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary maywaive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. (Ag-riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:5,3625,3265,761Grants to States ........................................................................0001

10946WIC EBT/MIS ..............................................................................0004141421Infrastructure Grants and Technical Assistance ........................0010609060Breastfeeding Peer Counselors and Bonuses ............................0020161617Program Initiatives and Evaluations .........................................0030

5,4625,4555,905Direct program activities (discretionary), subtotal ........................0091111UPC Database (mandatory) .......................................................0101



9101,065831Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................1,035337Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001




.................–1,000–500Appropriations permanently reduced ................................1130

–1,200..................................Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently

reduced .........................................................................1131

4,2525,0005,574Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Appropriations, mandatory:

111Appropriation - Permanent Appropriation .........................12004,2535,0015,575Budget authority (total) .............................................................19005,4636,3666,974Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:..................................–3Unobligated balance expiring ................................................1940.................9101,065Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



40401Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–4,413–5,030–5,314Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–300–300–568Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040






2,8303,4183,370Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40101,5821,6111,944Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

4,4125,0295,314Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Mandatory:


11.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................41014,2535,0015,575Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41804,4135,0305,314Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, andChildren (WIC) provides low-income at-risk pregnant and postpartumwomen, infants, and children nutritious supplemental food packages, nutri-tion education and counseling, and health and immunization referrals. The


2021 Budget supports nutrition benefits for the 6.2 million individuals ex-pected to participate in the program each month.



Direct obligations:344Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1555Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1999Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0



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COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance [and the CommoditySupplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture andConsumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note)]; the Emergency Food As-sistance Act of 1983; and special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as au-thorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Actof 2003 (Public Law 108–188)[; and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, asauthorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $344,248,000],$80,700,000, to remain available through September 30, [2021] 2022: Provided,That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity CreditCorporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided further, That not-withstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available infiscal year [2020] 2021 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program,as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, [2021] 2022:Provided further, That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Foodand Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 20 percentfor costs associated with the distribution of commodities. (Agriculture, Rural Devel-opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,2020.)



Obligations by program activity:.................187245Commodity procurement ...........................................................0001.................5858Administrative costs .................................................................0002

.................245303Subtotal, commodity supplemental food program .........................00917980106TEFAP Administrative ................................................................0105212122Senior farmers' market ..............................................................0110

.................1923Farmers' market nutrition program ...........................................0115111Pacific island and disaster assistance .....................................0120

.................12NSIP (Transfer Funds) ................................................................0130

..................................19TEFAP Disaster - Hurricane Maria ..............................................0131444TEFAP Farm Bill .........................................................................0132


105371480Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799.................11TEFAP CCC Supplemental (Reimbursable) .................................0801







81344324Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160

Appropriations, mandatory:444Appropriation ....................................................................1200





.................1.................Collected ...........................................................................1700

.................–11Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

..................................1Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750106368349Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900107373487Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930









.................–1.................Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060

.................1–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070

..................................–1Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................3090Memorandum (non-add) entries:






Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–1.................Federal sources .................................................................4030

.................–1.................Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

.................1–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050





This account funds the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP),administrative expenses of The Emergency Food Assistance Program(TEFAP), The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), TheSenior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), assistance for thenuclear-affected islands, and disaster relief.

CSFP provides food packages for low-income elderly persons and fundsthe State administrative expenses required to operate the program. However,because CSFP is relatively small and is duplicative of other nutrition assist-ance programs, the Budget does not continue funding for this program.TEFAP provides cash to support State administrative activities and tomaintain the storage and distribution pipeline for USDA and privately-donated commodities (TEFAP commodities are separately funded throughthe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) account). Theaccount also funds the SFMNP and FMNP, which provide low-incomeelderly and WIC-eligible participants, respectively, with vouchers to pur-chase produce at farmers' markets. The Senior Farmers' Market NutritionProgram is funded by a transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation.



COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM—Continued

The Budget does not continue funding for FMNP because it is duplicativeof the WIC cash value voucher.



Direct obligations:333Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

19226281Supplies and materials (commodities) ......................................26.083143197Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


Employment Summary



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FOREST SERVICEFederal Funds

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

[(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)]

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for,[$455,000,000] $453,173,000, to remain available through September 30, [2023]2024, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildingsand other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, and de-commissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roadsthat are not part of the transportation system[,]; and for maintenance of forest roadsand trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C.101 and 205[: Provided, That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2020 underthe Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fundof the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any otherpurpose unless the funds are appropriated]. (Department of the Interior, Environment,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:467510499Capital improvement and maintenance ....................................0001282828Capital Improvement and Maintenance (Reimbursable) ...........0801





Appropriations, discretionary:453455446Appropriation [P.L. 116–6] ................................................1100

..................................36Appropriation [P.L. 116–20 Emergency Designation] ........1100


453455498Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:




















The 2021 Budget requests $453,173,000 for Capital Improvement andMaintenance. Funding provides for capital improvement and maintenanceof Forest Service assets, including facilities, roads, and trails. The programemphasizes efficient and effective reinvestment and maintenance of Nation-al Forest System (NFS) infrastructure that supports public and administrat-ive uses, and quality recreation experiences with minimal impact to ecosys-tem stability and conditions.

Facilities.—Provides for capital improvement and maintenance of recre-ation sites; visitor centers; fire, research, administrative, and other facilities;telecommunication sites and towers, dams, and the acquisition of buildingsand other facilities necessary to carry out the mission of the Forest Service.

Roads.—Provides for capital improvement and maintenance of the Na-tional Forest road system, including bridges and terminal facilities such asparking lots, trailhead parking, camping spurs, and truck turnarounds.Funding priorities include driver safety and resource protection, ecosystemhealth including clean water and aquatic passage, and mission-criticalneeds, such as achievement of the agency goal of selling 4 billion boardfeet of timber in FY 2021.

Trails.—Provides for capital improvement and maintenance of NFS trails.Funding is used to keep trails open for access and to protect vegetation,soil, and water quality.

Roads and Trails (10 Percent) Fund.—The 2021 Budget proposes to retainreceipts in the amount of $15,000,000 from this fund, without regard tothe State in which the amounts were derived, to repair or reconstruct roads,bridges, and trails on National Forest System lands, or to carry out andadminister projects to improve forest health conditions.





152152150Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9585857Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1566Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0222Transportation of things ............................................................22.0111Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1111Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2

121414Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3128149145Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2475554Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3899Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4555Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7



151817Land and structures ..................................................................32.0161918Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

467510499Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0272727Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0111Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary


2,1502,1572,191Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001216216216Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001505050Allocation account civilian full-time equivalent employment ........3001

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FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law,[$305,000,000]$249,330,000, to remain available through September 30,[2023]2024: Provided, That of the funds provided, [$77,000,000]$78,454,000 isfor the forest inventory and analysis program: Provided further, That all authoritiesfor the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agree-ments, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, arealso available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research. (Departmentof the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)

GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to remain availablethrough September 30, [2023]2024, to be derived from the fund established pursuantto the above Act. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:255311298Forest and rangeland research ..................................................0006303030Forest and Rangeland Research (Reimbursable) ......................0801





Appropriations, discretionary:249305300Appropriation [P.L. 116–6] ................................................1100






















The 2021 Budget requests $249.3 million for Forest and Rangeland Re-search (Forest Service R&D). Within this funding level, $78.5 million isrequested for Forest Inventory and Analysis to continue to implement theinventory program in all 50 States (including interior Alaska), the affiliatedPacific Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Funding requestedallows the Forest Service to focus on the most critical needs for Researchand Development. The Forest Service R&D will invest more than $12.5million in initiatives to strengthen the link between research and wildfiresuppression operations. Supporting R&D delivery on national prioritieswill necessitate closure the Pacific Southwest research station and the In-stitute of Tropical Forestry, and terminating certain other lower-priorityresearch activities.

The Forest Service has contracted with the National Academy of PublicAdministration to conduct an assessment of the coordination, responsive-ness, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Research and Development pro-gram. This effort is designed to address issues raised by Congress and willbe used to focus our research agenda on national priorities.





115141137Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9425250Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Benefits for former personnel ....................................................13.0677Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0112Transportation of things ............................................................22.0222Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1222Rental payments to others ........................................................23.291110Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

131614Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2182220Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.31.................1Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4

253128Research and development contracts .......................................25.5.................11Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7





Employment Summary



165DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForest Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH—Continued

Employment Summary—Continued



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NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, formanagement, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System,and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, [$1,957,510,000]$2,005,062,000, to remain available through September 30, [2023] 2024: Provided[,That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the CollaborativeForest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorizedby 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further], That of the funds provided, [$373,000,000]$385,000,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the fundsprovided, [$445,310,000] $510,000,000 shall be for hazardous fuels managementactivities, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, usingany authorities available to the Forest Service under the "State and Private Forestry"appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomassfrom National Forest System lands: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may beused by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooper-ative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities, andfor training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activ-ities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines suchactivities benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That funds madeavailable to implement the Community Forestry Restoration Act, Public Law106–393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance withauthorities made available to the Forest Service under the "State and Private Forestry"appropriations: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 33 of the BankheadJones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculatinga fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50 percentof the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservationpractice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the costof the conservation practice is incurred[. And, that]: Provided further, That theamount credited pursuant to the previous proviso shall remain available to theGrazing Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year inwhich the credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project forconservation practices approved by the Secretary. (Department of the Interior, En-vironment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:2,0272,0671,968National forest system ..............................................................0001

949494National Forest System (Reimbursable) ....................................0801





Appropriations, discretionary:2,0051,9581,938Appropriation [P.L. 116–6] ................................................1100


..................................–2Appropriations transferred to other acct [014–1125] ........1120–15–15.................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1105] ........1120

66.................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–5634] ....1121







–2,229–2,531–1,924Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–36–36–30Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040













The 2021 Budget requests $2,005 million for the National Forest System(NFS) for the stewardship and management of the system's 193 millionacres of national forests and grasslands. This includes the 154 nationalforests and 20 national grasslands, located in 44 States and Puerto Rico,and managed under multiple-use and sustained-yield principles. The naturalresources of timber, minerals, range, wildlife, outdoor recreation, watershed,and soil are used in a planned combination that best meets the needs of theNation without impairing productivity of the land or damaging the envir-onment.

The 2021 Budget prioritizes funding of programs designed to increasethe health and resilience of the national forests and grasslands, while alsomeeting the multiple use requirements for the resources on our Nation'sforests and grasslands.

The 2021 Budget requests $510 million for Hazardous Fuels funding toprovide for treatment of hazardous fuels within the wildland-urban interfaceand highest priority areas of NFS lands, and adjacent State and privatelands through prescribed burning, mechanical treatments, and other methodsin order to restore forest health and reduce wildfire risks.

The 2021 Budget requests $263.6 million for Recreation, Heritage andWilderness. Funds for this program will be used to provide public recre-ational access to over 193 million acres of scenic lands, with almost 159,000miles of trails, 27,000 developed recreation sites, 220,000 miles of fishablestreams, 122 ski areas, and over 450,000 heritage sites. The Forest Servicewill prioritize permitting for outfitters and guides, maintaining and growingstrong collaborations with partners and volunteer groups, and working toaddress the recreational needs of today's public, who want year-roundactivities on National Forest System lands.

The 2021 Budget requests $385 million for Forest Products. Funds forthis program will be used to increase timber sales in support of the 2021goal of 4 billion board feet of timber sold. This exceeds the previous goalof 3.8 board feet offered for sale in the Executive Order "Promoting ActiveManagement of America's Forests, Rangelands, and other Federal Landsto Improve Conditions and reduce Wildfire Risk" issued on December 21,2018.

The overall objective of all NFS program activities is to reestablish andretain the resilience of NFS lands, to achieve sustainable management and

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021166 Forest Service—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

use, and to provide a broad range of ecosystem services. A priority com-ponent in the Budget request is continuing support for Law EnforcementOperations to clean up and reclaim illegal marijuana grow sites on NFSlands.

The 2021 Budget continues the emphasis on Forest Service programperformance and accountability agency-wide, and on delivering criticalservices more efficiently. The Forest Service business rules for accomplish-ment reporting incorporate not only directly funded work, but also accom-plishments achieved through integration between program areas or partner-ships with external groups. This effort improves performance and account-ability by shifting focus to accomplishments that naturally align with otherprograms and partner organizations to achieve multiple goals.






111Benefits for former personnel ....................................................13.0414238Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0121211Transportation of things ............................................................22.0333Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1222Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2

838477Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3222Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0

..................................1Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1224235209Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2209214195Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

..................................1Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4555Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7


.................12Land and structures ..................................................................32.0142145146Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

111Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0



Employment Summary



1,1361,1361,136Allocation account civilian full-time equivalent employment ........3001

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STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financialassistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man-agement, [and conducting an international program as authorized, $346,990,000]$217,443,000, to remain available through September 30, [2023] 2024, as authorizedby law[; of which $63,990,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conserva-tion Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Program, to remain available until expen-ded]. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropri-ations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:266319284State and private forestry ..........................................................0001

.................6565Forest Legacy ............................................................................0002

266384349Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799606059State and Private Forestry (Reimbursable) ................................0801



182166109Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................1Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [072–0306] ....1011



Appropriations, discretionary:217283273Appropriation [116–6] ......................................................1100

..................................12Appropriation [116–20] ....................................................1100

.................6464Appropriation (LWCF Forest Legacy) ..................................1101

..................................19Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1115] ....11211515.................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1106] ....1121

..................................–2Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently

reduced .........................................................................1131




















Memorandum (non-add) entries:33.................Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations ................509633.................Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations ................5098

The 2021 Budget requests $217.4 million for State and Private Forestryprograms to help sustain forests on State and private lands, in both ruraland urban areas, and to protect communities and the natural environmentfrom wildland fires, tree pests and diseases, and invasive plants. Technicalassistance and grants help facilitate sound resource stewardship byproviding tools to address forest health threats on a landscape scale, whilemaintaining the flexibility for individual forest landowners and resourcemanagers to pursue their objectives. This funding will support the ForestService's Shared Stewardship strategy which aims to increase emphasis onwork across boundaries with States and other partners to prioritize invest-ments in lands that can make a difference in conditions across an entirelandscape. This collaboration will accelerate gains in reducing fire risk andin improving resilient forest conditions. Specific areas of emphasis are:


STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY—Continued

Landscape Scale Restoration.—Funds in the amount of $14 million forcompetitive grants that carry out science-based restoration of priority forestlandscapes by reducing wildfire risk; improving fish and wildlife habitat;maintaining or improving water quality and watershed function; mitigatinginvasive species, insect infestation, and disease; improving important forestecosystems; and measuring economic and ecological benefits, includingair quality and soil quality and productivity.

Forest Health Management.—Funds in the amount of $84.6 million foractivities on Federal and cooperative lands to maintain healthy, productiveecosystems by preventing, detecting, and suppressing damaging native andinvasive insect infestations and tree diseases across all land ownershipjurisdictions, and invasive plants on cooperative lands. Based on a science-based forest health risk map, the 2021 Budget allocates funding to addressnational priorities and reduce risk for landscape damage in the most effect-ive and efficient manner. The agency will document changes in insect,disease, and invasive plant geographic range, population dynamics of hostpreferences of pests, and other changes in pest activity, and will exploregene conservation efforts. Funding of this program is a critical part of theForest Service's capacity to continue to reduce the risk of catastrophicwildfires, improve water quality and quantity, and increase carbon sequest-ration.

Cooperative Forestry.—Funds in the amount of $20.6 million are reques-ted for the Working Forest Lands Program (previously the Forest Steward-ship Program), which provides professional forestry assistance tolandowners to encourage sound environmental management of non-indus-trial private forest lands. Cooperative forestry activities help maintain theintegrity of our Nation's valuable forested landscapes, and support theFederal interest in obtaining and preserving for the public an array of social,economic, and environmental benefits from privately owned forests. TheForest Service will track how cooperative funds are targeted to priorityareas and themes identified in State Forest Action Plans.

Cooperative Fire Programs.—This request includes funding for the Na-tional Fire Capacity and Rural Fire Capacity programs in the amounts of$81.1 million and $17 million; respectively, to enhance the capacity ofStates to increase the fire adaptability of communities by providing grantfunding and technical assistance to: (1) increase their initial attack capabil-ities, and (2) purchase and maintain firefighting equipment. Funding alsosupports training, planning, and fire prevention and education programs.




384947Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1.................11Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3


405250Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9192424Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1344Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Transportation of things ............................................................22.0111Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1344Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.371211Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.281211Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3233Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0




Employment Summary



111Allocation account civilian full-time equivalent employment ........3001

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MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaskafor subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conser-vation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), [$2,500,000] $2,322,000, to remain availablethrough September 30, [2023] 2024. (Department of the Interior, Environment,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:233Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses .......0001





–3–3–2Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







The 2021 Budget requests $2.3 million for Management of NationalForest Lands for Subsistence Uses. Funding under this program primarilysupports fisheries and wildlife population assessments and forecasts, andthe enforcement of harvest laws and regulations, to ensure that the subsist-ence needs of qualified rural Alaskans are met under the Alaska NationalInterest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487).



Direct obligations:111Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1111Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

222Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0.................11Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary



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WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT


For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National ForestSystem lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands,


or other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation ofburned-over National Forest System lands and water, [$2,350,620,000]$2,409,444,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-cluding unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment ofadvances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes:Provided further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal yearfor hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the "National Forest System"account: Provided further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State andother cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and otheremergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Servicefor non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency managementagency: Provided further, That funds provided shall be available for support toFederal emergency response: Provided further, That the costs of implementing anycooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entitymay be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, Thatof the funds provided under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be available forwildfire suppression operations, and is provided to the meet the terms of section251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of1985, as amended. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)



Obligations by program activity:3,2303,1642,737Wildland fire management ........................................................0001131131131Wildland Fire Management (Reimbursable) ..............................0801





Appropriations, discretionary:1,3981,3401,340Appropriation - Preparedness (WFWF) ...............................11001,0111,0111,665Appropriation - Suppression Operations (WFSU) ...............1100

..................................720Appropriation [P.L. 116–20] Fire Txfer Repayment ............1100

..................................–16Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1103] .......1120

..................................–19Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1105] .......1120




..................................–46Appropriations transferred to other acct [014–1125] ........11201,092229.................Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–1121] ....1121


135135135Collected ...........................................................................1700..................................–2Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701





–3,960–3,212–3,137Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–65–65–241Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040




7577391,247Obligated balance, start of year ............................................310093757739Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



3,2662,4372,141Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010









The 2021 Budget requests $2,409 million for Wildland Fire Management(WFM) for Forest Service fire preparedness and fire suppression operationson National Forest System (NFS) lands, adjacent State and private lands,and other lands under fire protection agreements. Firefighter and publicsafety are the primary considerations for all wildfire response operations.To support a Department-wide priority, $23.5 million is requested for in-vestment toward an intra-agency Land Mobile Radio shared servicesmodel to lower costs, improve operational efficiencies, and better respondto emergencies. In addition, the Forest Service will direct $10 million inits Risk Management Assistance Framework to enhance line officer capacityto make wildfire response decisions using performance data and other toolsdeveloped by agency R&D; and, will allocate $15 million to implementthe Wildfire Technology Modernization section of the Dingell Conservationand Management Act of 2019.

Preparedness.—Funds the agency capability to protect life, property,infrastructure and natural resources through an appropriate initial attackresponse.

Preparedness provides for fire management assets that protect NFS lands,and other Federal, State, and private lands from damaging wildfires, thusreducing threats to life, property, infrastructure and natural resource valuescommensurate with land management objectives in the National CohesiveWildland Fire Management Strategy. Key components of wildland fireresponse mission delivery are fire season readiness, year-round capabilityand program leadership necessary to ensure appropriate, risk informed,and effective operations. Preparedness also supports other vital elementsof a comprehensive wildland fire management program, including modern-ization of the large airtanker fleet, planning, prevention, development ofinformation technology and decision support systems, training and educa-tion, development and advancement of firefighting technology, and organ-izational learning through program analysis and review.

Through this program, the Forest Service also assists other Federalagencies and States with planning assistance, sharing joint equipment usecontracts and interagency fire coordination centers. Readiness levels reflectimprovements in efficiencies and management controls to strategicallydeploy firefighting resources, including predictive services analysis of fireseason potential, web-based wildfire decision support tools, centralizedmanagement of aviation assets, ongoing analysis to optimize dispatch, andinvestment in information technology.

Suppression Operations.—Provides for risk-informed extended attacksuppression and large fire support at wildland fires on or threatening NFSlands, other Federal lands, and 20 million acres of non-Federal lands underfire protection agreements. The 2021 Budget requests funding at $1,011million, the amount stipulated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act,2018 (P.L. 115–141) through Fiscal Year 2027. The Act also amended theBalanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control act to provide additionalnew budget authority for fiscal years 2020 through 2027.

Wildfires continue to be larger and more difficult to suppress due to theeffects of persistent drought, hazardous fuel conditions, and the ongoinggrowth of residential and commercial development adjacent to fire-proneareas in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The Forest Service recognizes


WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT—Continued

the costs of WUI suppression activities, and will continue to aggressivelypursue management improvements, including:

— using risk-informed, performance-based suppression strategies,— clarifying roles and responsibilities in the WUI,— using appropriate cost-share agreements and pursuing 100 percent

cost recovery from Federal, State, and local entities, and— deploying decision support tools.

The Suppression program also funds Burned Area Emergency Response(BAER) activities, which address situations where life, property, waterquality, and deteriorated ecosystems may be further threatened from post-fire flooding and other damage. The BAER program provides for immediateemergency post-fire response to manage unacceptable risks to people andresources triggered by the changed conditions to the landscape in the after-math of a fire.

Development of necessary governance and risk management protocolsto guide program management and incident response, with the applicationof resources to reduce unnecessary risk to firefighter safety in the short-term, and increase the long-term resilience of fire-adapted ecosystems, willcontinue to be a focus. The Forest Service will also continue efforts to allowfire to return to the landscape when it will improve the health of the forest,and when risks to community safety make it appropriate to do so.





241239235Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5505046Special personal services payments ......................................11.8

820814808Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9292290283Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1414039Benefits for former personnel ....................................................13.0

11911689Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0171612Transportation of things ............................................................22.0443Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1

262519Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2928967Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0


876Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7155151117Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0313123Equipment .................................................................................31.0

401390297Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0121Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0


111Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary



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WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND


In addition to the amounts provided under the heading "Department of Agriculture-Forest Service-Wildland Fire Management" for wildfire suppression operations,[$1,950,000,000] $2,040,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is additionalnew budget authority as specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Bal-anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That suchamounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under theheadings "Department of the Interior-Department-Wide Programs-Wildland FireManagement" and "Department of Agriculture-Forest Service-Wildland Fire Man-

agement" for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which such amountsare transferred: Provided further, That amounts may be transferred to the "WildlandFire Management" accounts in the Department of the Interior or the Department ofAgriculture only upon the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-propriations that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under thatheading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds willbe transferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, That the transferauthority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authorityprovided by law. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2020.)




1,721..................................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:2,0401,950.................Appropriation ....................................................................1100

–1,092–229.................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1115] ........1120

9481,721.................Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................11602,6691,721.................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:2,6691,721.................Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


9481,721.................Budget authority, gross .........................................................40009481,721.................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180


The 2021 Budget requests $2.04 billion of the $2.35 billion cap adjustmentauthorized for 2021 for wildfire suppression operations. The remaining$310 million will be requested by the Department of the Interior. Theseadditional funds will help ensure that adequate resources are available tothe Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to fightwildland fires, protect communities, and safeguard human life during themost severe wildland fire seasons.

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RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year[,] as fees for grazingdomestic livestock on National Grasslands and lands in National Forests in the 16Western States[,] pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, as amended,to remain available through September 30, [2023] 2024, of which not to exceed 6percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-groundrange rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. (Department of the Interior,Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)




Current law:333Receipts, Cooperative Range Improvements .........................1130


Current law:–2..................................Range Betterment Fund ........................................................2101

.................–2–3Range Betterment Fund ........................................................2103







Obligations by program activity:233Range betterment fund .............................................................0001



Appropriations, discretionary:2..................................Appropriation (special or trust) .........................................1101

.................23Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1103

223Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160345Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–2–3–3Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





221Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010.................12Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011


The 2021 Budget requests $2.1 million for the Range Betterment Fundfor range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement of lands on nationalforests in western States. Under the authority of the Federal Land Policyand Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), as amended, fifty percentof fees from permitted grazing of domestic livestock, once appropriated,are used to protect and improve rangeland productivity, primarily throughrevegetation, and construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of range-land improvements. This program emphasizes essential structural and non-structural improvements prescribed in grazing allotment management plansand other project plans as developed according to the National Environ-mental Policy Act. Treatment of invasive plant species related to permittedlivestock use continues to be a priority for non-structural rangeland im-provement work.



Direct obligations:111Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2122Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

233Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0


Employment Summary



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COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION


Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section 8705(f)(2) of the Agricul-ture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334), as amended [by this Act],shall be deposited in the special account established by section 8705(f)(1) of suchAct[,]: Provided, That up to $6,000,000 of such amounts collected shall be availableto cover the costs described in subsection (c)(3) of such section of such Act, andshall remain available until expended: Provided further, That [such] amounts madeavailable under this heading shall be transferred to the "National Forest System"account. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropri-ations Act, 2020.)




Current law:146.................Communications Site Administration, Fees ...........................1130

146.................Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000Appropriations:

Current law:–6–6.................Communications Site Administration ....................................2101

8..................................Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099




Appropriations, discretionary:66.................Appropriation (special or trust) .........................................1101

–6–6.................Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1106] ........1120...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180...................................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Agriculture Improvement Act, 2018 authorizes the Forest Serviceto establish, collect, and retain a new administrative fee to cover costs in-curred by the Forest Service to manage communication site uses on NationalForest System (NFS) lands. The 2021 Budget requests $6 million in landuse administrative fees collected for communication sites on NFS lands.

These funds support the Administration's priority of increasing broadbandaccess to rural communities, the Department of Agriculture's goal to "AssistRural Communities to Create Prosperity;" and USDA Rural Development'seffort to increase broadband access for rural communities. These fundsalso support the Federal Interagency Broadband Opportunity Council'srecommendation to promote increased broadband deployment throughexpanded access to Federal assets, helping service providers obtain thepermits necessary to build out broadband networks on Federal lands.

With these funds the Forest Service will better serve its customers,emergency response providers, and visitors to NFS lands by providingexpanded telecommunications capabilities, including cellular coverage andbroadband access, to rural communities. These expanded capabilities willbenefit rural communities and areas where little or no capability currentlyexists, enable greater coordination in emergency response situations, andincrease overall safety for visitors, agency staff, and first responders.

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STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING PRODUCT SALES



Obligations by program activity:302520Stewardship contracting ...........................................................0001




STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING PRODUCT SALES—Continued





Appropriations, mandatory:272626Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................120122.................Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1203















Stewardship Contracting.—The Forest Service may enter into stewardshipagreements or contracts for projects to achieve land management goals andmeet local and rural community needs. Stewardship contracting productsales enable the Forest Service to apply the value of timber or other forestproducts from stewardship sales as an offset against the costs to accomplishland and resource management objectives. If the offset value of timber orother forest products exceeds the value of the resource improvementtreatments, those sales receipts are retained and deposited in the StewardshipContracting Fund, and are available until expended for other authorizedstewardship projects. This authority was reauthorized permanently, pursuantto P.L. 113–79, Agricultural Act of 2014. The Consolidated AppropriationAct of 2018 extends the maximum duration of stewardship contracts inareas of great risk of catastrophic fire from 10 years to 20 years, and allowsfor the obligation of funds to cover contract cancellation or terminationcosts in stages over multiple years rather than in the first year of the con-tract. Longer contract periods may expand the industry's capacity to createadditional markets for wood products in areas where mills are scarce, andspreading the cancellation ceiling cost over more than one year can makeit more financially viable to use stewardship contracts to actively manageand restore forests.



Direct obligations:201812Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2211Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3211Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0654Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

302518Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0..................................2Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


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LAND ACQUISITION

[(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)]

[For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 2003 of title 54,United States Code, including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of landor waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable tothe Forest Service, $78,898,000, to be derived from the Land and Water ConservationFund and to remain available until expended.][Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for Forest Service

and derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, $2,000,000 is herebypermanently rescinded from projects with cost savings or failed projects or partiallyfailed that had funds returned: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded fromamounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuantto the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and EmergencyDeficit Control Act of 1985.]

ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

[For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, andWasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and theAngeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California; andthe Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized bylaw, $700,000, to be derived from forest receipts.]

ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

[For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State,county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public schoolauthorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federalparties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 30, 2023, (16U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586; Public Law 76–589, 76–591; andPublic Law 78–310).] (Department of the Interior, Environment, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)




Current law:

111Deposits, Acquisitions of Lands for National Forests, Special

Acts ...................................................................................1130

343Land Acquisition Proceeds for Exchanges, Acquisition of Lands

to Complete Land Exchanges ............................................1130

11.................Facility Realignment and Enhancement Receipts, Acquisition

of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges ..............................1130


564Total receipts .............................................................................1999


Current law:–3–3–3Land Acquisition ...................................................................2101




Obligations by program activity:409365Land Acquisition (12X5004 LALW) Discretionary .......................0001

111Land Facilities Enchancement (12X5216 EXSC/SL)

Mandatory .............................................................................0002

111Land Acquisition - Special Acts (12Y5208) Discretionary ..........0003








.................7972Appropriation: Land Acquisition (12X5004) ......................1101

.................11Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust)

(12Y5208) .....................................................................1103


.................–2.................Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently

reduced .........................................................................1131

.................78114Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Appropriations, mandatory:

333Appropriation (12X5216 EXSC EXSL) .................................1201.................1.................Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1203



342Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260382116Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900


6299110Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941Special and non-revolving trust funds:

111Expired unobligated balance, start of year ............................1952111Expired unobligated balance, end of year ..............................1953














Land Acquisition.—To focus resources on caring for current NationalForest System lands, the 2021 Budget does not request funding for landacquisition projects with funds derived from the Land and Water Conser-vation Fund.

Acquisition of Lands for National Forests, Special Acts.—To acquirelands within critical watersheds to provide soil stabilization and restorationof vegetation. Public Laws 76–589, 76–591 and 78–310 (54 Stat. 297, 298,299, and 402; and 58 Stat. 227–228) authorize appropriations for the pur-chase of lands within the following national forests: the Cache, Uinta, andWasatch, in Utah; the Toiyabe, in Nevada; the Angeles, Cleveland, SanBernardino, and Sequoia, in California; and the Ozark and Ouachita, inArkansas. Appropriations are made from receipts on these national forests.To focus resources on caring for current National Forest System lands, the2021 Budget does not request funding for Special Acts with funds derivedfrom forest receipts.

Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges.—Deposits are madeby State, county, or municipal governments, public school authorities, ornon-Federal parties, and are used to acquire lands for the National ForestSystem or other authorized purposes. To focus resources on caring forcurrent National Forest System lands, the 2021 Budget does not requestfunding for Acquisition of Lands to complete land exchanges with fundsderived from these deposits.



Direct obligations:444Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1111Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1

.................11Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

.................11Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3368759Land and structures ..................................................................32.0

419466Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0111Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary


505049Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001222222Allocation account civilian full-time equivalent employment ........3001

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FOREST SERVICE PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS




Current law:99–28National Forests Fund ...........................................................1130

150150156National Forests Fund, Payments to States ...........................1130222Timber Roads, Purchaser Elections .......................................1130

2020.................National Forests Fund, Roads and Trails for States ...............1130474746Timber Salvage Sales ............................................................113010109Deposits, Brush Disposal ......................................................1130101010Rents and Charges for Quarters, Forest Service ....................1130555Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund ................................1130

1009997Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, Forest Service ......1130111Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Rental Fees .....................1130

555Charges, User Fees, and Natural Resource Utilization, Land

between the Lakes, Forest Service .....................................1130

60..................................Administration of Rights-of-way and Other Land Uses .........1130222Administration of Rights-of-way and Other Land Uses .........1130

272626Funds Retained, Stewardship Contracting Product Sales .......1130373752National Grasslands ..............................................................113011117Miscellaneous Special Funds, Forest Service .........................1130

496434390Total current law receipts ..................................................1199Proposed:

60..................................Fees, Minerals Cost Recovery ................................................1230

556434390Total receipts .............................................................................1999


Current law:–27–26–26Stewardship Contracting Product Sales ................................2101

–410–408–377Forest Service Permanent Appropriations ..............................2101–2–2.................Stewardship Contracting Product Sales ................................2103

–10–12–10Forest Service Permanent Appropriations ..............................2103.................22Stewardship Contracting Product Sales ................................2132.................1012Forest Service Permanent Appropriations ..............................2132

–449–436–399Total current law appropriations .......................................2199Proposed:

–60..................................Forest Service Permanent Appropriations ..............................2201





Obligations by program activity:998Brush disposal (5206) ...............................................................0001

605040Restoration of Forest Lands and Improvements (5215) .............0002

999693Recreation fee demonstration / enhancement programs

(5268) ...................................................................................0003

333Timber Roads - Purchaser Election program (5202) ..................0004424236Timber Salvage Sale program (5204) ........................................0005


FOREST SERVICE PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—Continued



887Timber Pipeline Restoration fund (includes forest botanical

products) (5264) ...................................................................0006

111Midewin Tallgrass Prairie funds (5277) .....................................0008665Operation and maintenance of quarters (5219) ........................0009444Land between the lakes management fund (5360) ...................0010

332Administration of rights-of-way and other land uses (5361 -

URRF, URMN) .........................................................................0012

8782131Secure Rural Schools - National Forest Fund (5201) .................00137687100Secure Rural Schools - transfers from Treasury (1117) .............0014666Payments to Minnesota (5213) ..................................................0015

373735Payments to Counties - National Grasslands (5896) .................0016

441434471Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799555Admin rights of way - Reimbursable program (5361 - URMJ) ....0801





Appropriations, mandatory:7687100Appropriation (12Y1117 PSSP) ..........................................1200

410408377Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201101210Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1203






554Collected ...........................................................................1800501502820Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900












Offsetting collections (collected) from:–5–5–4Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123496497816Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180522484477Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190




Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:60..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................30..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Total:556497816Budget Authority .......................................................................552484477Outlays ......................................................................................

Brush Disposal.—Funds from payments by purchasers of National Foresttimber are used to dispose of or treat slash and other debris resulting fromcutting operations (16 U.S.C. 490).

Restoration of Forest Lands and Improvements.—Funds from (1) forfeit-ure of deposits and bonds by permittees or timber purchasers for failure tocomplete performance of improvement, protection, or rehabilitation workrequired under the permit or timber sale contract; or (2) the result of ajudgment, compromise, or settlement of any claim, involving present orpotential damage to lands or improvements, are used for the improvement,protection, or rehabilitation of lands under the administration of the ForestService (16 U.S.C. 579c).

Recreation Fees, Forest Service (also referred to as the Federal LandsRecreation Enhancement Fund).—Fees collected from users of recreationfacilities are used to pay for on-the-ground operation, maintenance, andimprovement of recreation sites and services to maintain and enhance re-creation opportunities, visitor experiences, and related habitat. (16 U.S.C.6806 et seq.). The Administration proposes a two year extension of therecreation fee program under the Federal Lands Recreation EnhancementAct, which is set to expire on September 30, 2020.

Timber Purchaser Election Roads Construction.—Funds from timberreceipts are used to construct or reconstruct roads for purchasers of timberwho qualify as small businesses and elect to have the Forest Service con-struct the roads designated under the timber sale contract (16 U.S.C.472a(i)).

Timber Salvage Sales.—Funds are used for salvage of insect-infested,dead, damaged, or down timber, and to remove such trees for stand improve-ment (16 U.S.C. 472a(h)).

Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund.—Funds are used for the prepar-ation of timber sales and funding the backlog of recreation projects onNational Forest System (NFS) lands (16 U.S.C 1611 note).

Forest Botanical Products.—Fees are based on the fair market value forthe sale of forest botanical products and cover the costs of analyzing,granting, modifying, or administering permits for harvest, including thecosts for environmental analyses (16 U.S.C. 528 note). The Budget proposesextending the authority for one year, to September 30, 2021.

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie funds.—Funds collected throughuser and rental fees (Public Law 104–106, Div. B, (Title XXIX, sec. 2915(b) through (f)), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 601) can be used as follows:

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Rental Fees.—Available receiptsfrom rental fees may be used to cover the cost of ecosystem restoration,prairie improvements, and directly related administrative activities at theMidewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Fund.—Receipts fromgrazing fees, agricultural leases for row crops, sales of surplus equipment,and proceeds from the sale of any facilities and improvements can be usedto cover the cost of restoration of ecosystems; construction of a visitorcenter, recreational facilities, trails, an administrative office; prairie im-provement; and operations and maintenance.

Operation and Maintenance of Quarters.—Rent collected from employeesoccupying Forest Service housing facilities for operation and maintenanceof employee-occupied quarters (5 U.S.C. 5911).

Land Between the Lakes Management Fund.—Amounts received fromcharges, user fees and natural resource use on the Land Between the LakesNational Recreation Area (LBLNRA) are deposited into this fund and areavailable for the management of the LBLNRA, including salaries, and ex-penses (16 U.S.C. 460lll–24) (P.L. 105–277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title V,Sec. 524], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–315).

Cost Recovery (Lands Minor Projects, Administrative Rights-of-WayProgram), and Cost Recovery (Lands Major Projects, including the Reim-bursable Program).—Fees collected from applicants and holders of specialuse authorizations are available to pay for processing applications andmonitoring compliance with special use authorizations. (31 U.S.C. 9701;43 U.S.C. 1764(g); 30 U.S.C. 815(1); P.L. 82–137; P.L. 66–146; P.L.94–579; 113 Stat. 1501A-196197 as amended by 118 Stat. 3105; 119 Stat.


555 and P.L. 110–161; 16 U.S.C. 46016d; 117 Stat. 294–297). This fundalso includes:

Commercial Filming.—Collection of fees from commercial filming andstill photography permits for maintenance of the filming site. (16 U.S.C.460l–6d) (P.L. 106–206).

Organizational Camps.—Collection of land use fees from organizationalcamps located on National Forest System lands. (16 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.)(P.L. 108–7).

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.—TheSecure Rural Schools Act (SRS) as reauthorized by Public Law 116–94directs that SRS Title I funds be used to fund county schools and roads.SRS Title II authorizes conservation projects on Federal lands. The authorityto initiate SRS Title II projects will terminate on September 30, 2022. AnySRS Title II project funds not obligated by September 30, 2023, will bereturned to the U.S. Treasury. Title III funds may be used on county pro-jects, (1) to carry out activities under the Firewise Communities program,(2) to reimburse participating counties for search and rescue and otheremergency services, including firefighting and law enforcement controls,(3) to cover training costs and equipment purchases directly related toemergency services, and (4) to develop and carry out community wildfireprotection plans.

Payment to Minnesota.—The State of Minnesota is paid 0.75 percent ofthe appraised value of certain Superior National Forest lands in the countiesof Cook, Lake, and St. Louis for distribution to those counties (16 U.S.C.577g).

Payments to Counties, National Grasslands.—This program annuallyprovides 25 percent of net revenues from the use of lands acquired underTitle III of the Bankhead-Jones Act to counties in which Title III-Bankhead-Jones Acquired Lands are located for funding public schools and roads. (7U.S.C. 1012).

Roads and Trails (10 Percent) Fund.—10 percent of all National ForestFund receipts received by the Forest Service are used to repair or reconstructroads, bridges, and trails on NFS lands, or to correct road and trail deficien-cies that adversely affect ecosystems. Since FY 2008, Congress has directedthat funds becoming available be transferred to Treasury. The 2021 Budgetproposes to retain these funds for use as intended on NFS lands, whichmay include NFS lands in the wildland urban interface where there is anabnormally high risk of fire.

Licensee Program.—Funds from fees for the private commercial use ofcharacters by are collected under regulations promulgated by the Secretary.The licensee program includes Smokey Bear to further the nationwideforest fire prevention campaign (16 U.S.C. 580p(2)) and Woodsy Owl topromote wise use of the environment (16 U.S.C. 580p(1)).

Quinault Special Management Area.—The Forest Service manages thenatural resources and distributes proceeds from the sale of forest productsin the Quinault Special Management Area of the Olympic National Forest.Receipts are divided between the State of Washington (45 percent), theQuinault Tribe (45 percent) and the Quinault Special Management Areafund (10 percent) for use by the Olympic National Forest to administerfuture timber sales. (P.L. 100–638) (102 Stat. 3327).

Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research Fund.—Fundscollected from leasing the Wood Education and Research Center (WERC)wood shop and rough mill under a special use permit are available for themanagement and operation of the WERC and the payment of salaries andexpenses (P.L. 106–113, div. B, 1000(a)(3) [Title III, 332], Nov. 29, 1999,113 Stat. 1535, 1501A197).

Site-specific Lands Acts.—Proceeds from the sale of National ForestSystem land pursuant to special acts passed by Congress are used for spe-cific improvements to lands and facilities within the same national forestor State. (16 U.S.C. 484a; P.L. 90–171).

Public Land Infrastructure Fund.—Interior and the Forest Service managean infrastructure asset portfolio with of $18 billion in deferred maintenance,which includes structures, trails, roads, utility systems, and Bureau of IndianEducation (BIE) schools. To address these needs, the Budget includes $6.5

billion over 5 years for a Public Lands Infrastructure Fund. The Fund willsupport infrastructure improvements through an allocation of 70 percentfor national parks, 10 percent for national forests, 10 percent for wildliferefuges, 5 percent for BIE schools, and 5 percent for lands managed by theBureau of Land Management. The Fund will be supported by the depositof 50 percent of all federal energy development revenue that would other-wise be credited or deposited as miscellaneous receipts to the Treasuryover the 2021–2025 period, subject to an annual limit of $1.3 billion. In-terior and Agriculture would prioritize projects, monitor implementationand measure results. This investment will significantly improve many ofAmerica's most visible, visited and treasured places.





666463Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9212020Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1233Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0222Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0

403855Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2161522Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4111Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.77710Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0222Equipment .................................................................................31.0


440433471Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0555Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.011.................Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary



FOREST SERVICE PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS





60..................................Administration of rights-of-way and other land uses (5361 -

URRF, URMN) .........................................................................0012

60..................................Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799


Appropriations, mandatory:60..................................Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................120160..................................Budget authority (total) .............................................................190060..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


60..................................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–30..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





30..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100


FOREST SERVICE PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—Continued



60..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418030..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Minerals Cost Recovery.—The Forest Service currently has authorityunder the Independent Offices Appropriations Act (IOAA) to charge costrecovery fees for processing applications for and monitoring compliancewith mining locatable mineral Plans of Operations (POOs) for mining, andSurface Use Plans of Operations (SUPOs) for oil and gas leases, and otherwritten Forest Service authorizations relating to the Forest Service mineralsprogram disposal of locatable and leasable minerals on NFS lands. To usethis authority, the Forest Service needs to issue cost recovery regulationsto standardize the fees charged and needs statutory authority to retain andspend the fees collected, without further appropriation, for processing andmonitoring POOs, SUPOs, and other written Forest Service authorizationsrelating to the disposal of locatable and leasable minerals on NFS lands.

The Minerals Cost Recovery proposal authorizes the Forest Service toretain and spend new cost recovery fees (to be established through rulemak-ing) for locatable mineral plans of operations and surface use plans of op-erations for oil and gas leases, and other written Forest Service authoriza-tions relating to the disposal of locatable and leasable (but not saleable)minerals on all NFS lands. The Forest Service already has the authority tocollect these fees, but does not currently do so, because there is no authorityto retain them, under existing law, the fees are sent to the Treasury. Theproposal caps the amount that may be retained at $60 million annually.

Lands and Realty Management.—The Forest Service is proposing twoincreases to waiver thresholds for the land exchange program that will re-duce the administrative burden by approximately 70 percent and increasethe quantity of land exchange proposal eligibility by approximately 30percent. These thresholds have not been changed since they were set bythe Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public Law 100–409) in1988. The Forest Service is proposing to increase the waiver threshold re-quirement to adjusted for inflation, and to adjust the percentage from threeto five percent, to allow projects with very minor value differences to skipthe requirement to provide a cash equalization payment to the sale proponentfor land exchanges. The proposed threshold change would be from $15,000to $45,000.

Appraised Value.—Modification of the threshold requirement for apprais-als from $150,000 to $500,000, to reflect present day value thresholds, willenable up to 30 percent more land exchanges to be completed without afull and formal appraisal.



Direct obligations:20..................................Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.240..................................Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

60..................................Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0

60..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

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WORKING CAPITAL FUND



Obligations by program activity:280280269Working capital fund .................................................................0801





Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:280280279Collected ...........................................................................1700504504493Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930













–280–280–279Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....40403538–18Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41803538–18Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Working Capital Fund is a self-sustaining revolving fund thatprovides services to national forests, research experiment stations, otherFederal agencies when necessary, State and private agencies as providedby law, and to persons who cooperate with the Forest Service in fire controland other authorized programs. Forestry-related supply and support servicesinclude:

Equipment Services.—The Fund owns, operates, maintains, replaces, andrepairs common-use, motor-driven, and similar equipment. This equipmentis rented to administrative units including national forests, research exper-iment stations, other Forest Service units, and to other federal and non-federal agencies. Rental rates include an incremental charge which, whenadded to depreciation and residual value, provides sufficient funds to financeequipment replacement costs.

Aircraft Services.—The Fund operates, maintains, and repairs ForestService-owned aircraft used in fire surveillance and suppression, and inother Forest Service programs. Aircraft replacement costs are financedfrom either appropriated funds or the Forest Service Working Capital Fund,or a combination of both.

Supply Services.—The Fund operates common services and provides forcost-recovery of Working Capital Fund Program Management. Commonservices include photo reproduction laboratories that store, reproduce, andsupply aerial photographs, aerial maps, and other photographs of nationalforest lands. Photographic reproductions are sold to national forests, re-search experiment stations, and others at cost. Common services also in-clude sign shops to manufacture special signs for the national forests foruse in regulating traffic and posting information to the public and otherusers of the national forests. These signs are sold to national forests andresearch experiment stations at cost.

Nurseries.—The Fund operates seed supply services that provide treeseeds for direct seeding or sowing in nurseries for the production of trees.Activities include purchase or collection of cones, extraction of seeds,cleaning and testing, and storage and delivery. The fund operates in con-junction with forest tree nurseries and cold storage facilities for storage oftree seedlings. Tree seedlings are sold to national forests, State foresters,and other cooperators at cost.







101010Transportation of things ............................................................22.0353634Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1515249Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0


404035Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7484841Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0212115Equipment .................................................................................31.0


Employment Summary



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Trust Funds

FOREST SERVICE TRUST FUNDS



665Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100..................................1Rounding adjustment ....................................................................0198

666Balance, start of year ................................................................0199Receipts:

Current law:

303030Transfers from General Fund of Amounts Equal to Certain

Customs Duties, Reforestation Trust Fund ........................1110

115113323Forest Service Cooperative Fund ............................................1130


145143353Total receipts .............................................................................1999


Current law:–145–143–353Forest Service Trust Funds .....................................................2101

–5–5–5Forest Service Trust Funds .....................................................2103.................55Forest Service Trust Funds .....................................................2132






Obligations by program activity:757552Cooperative work trust fund (8028 - CWKV/K2) .........................000110108Cooperative work advance payments (8028 - CWF2) .................0002323232Reforestation trust fund (8046 - RTRT) .....................................0003

11711792Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799292929Reimbursable program-coop work other (8028 - CWFS) ............0801





Budget authority:Appropriations, mandatory:

145143353Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201555Appropriation (previously unavailable)(special or trust) ....1203




212120Collected (CWFS) ...............................................................1800171164373Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900535506459Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930











Offsetting collections (collected) from:–21–21–20Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123150143353Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180137155108Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:666Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5000666Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5001

Cooperative Work Trust Fund-Knutson Vandenberg.—This fund receivesdeposits from purchasers of timber to accomplish improvement workwithin the timber sale area. Specified work includes reforestation of har-vested areas, stand improvement, and protection of National Forest System-lands. Funds are also used for protection, reforestation, and administrationof private lands adjacent to National Forests (7 U.S.C. 2269; 16 U.S.C.498, 535, 572, 572a, 576b, 1643; and 31 U.S.C. 1321).

Cooperative Work Trust Fund-Advanced Payments (Non-AgreementBased).—This fund receives deposits from partners and cooperators forprotecting and improving resources of the National Forest System as au-thorized by permits or sale contracts. Within this fund, deposits frommultiple contributors can be pooled to support a wide variety of activitiesthat benefit programs in Forest and Rangeland Research, on National ForestSystem lands, and for other agency activities. There are multiple statutesthat authorize this fund including 16 U.S.C. 572 and 31 U.S.C. 1321.

Cooperative Work Trust Fund-Reimbursable Program (AgreementBased).—This fund receives deposits from partners and cooperators toprotect and improve resources of the National Forest System as authorizedby cooperative agreements. Deposited funds support a wide variety ofactivities that benefit and support programs in Forest and Rangeland Re-search, on National Forest System lands, and for other agency activities.There are multiple statutes that authorize this fund including 16 U.S.C.498, 16 U.S.C. 532–537, and 31 U.S.C. 1321.

Reforestation Trust Fund.—This fund receives transfers from the GeneralFund of the Treasury to fund reforestation and timber stand improvement(16 U.S.C. 1606a(d)).

Land Between the Lakes Trust Fund.—Interest earned from funds trans-ferred by the Tennessee Valley Authority is available for public education,grants, recreation internships, conservation and multiple-use managementof the Land Between the Lakes. Annual trust fund earnings and programexpenditures are less than $1 million (16 U.S.C. 460lll–31).

177DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForest Service—Continued

Trust Funds

FOREST SERVICE TRUST FUNDS—Continued





302927Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.911109Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0332Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3


191914Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0111Land and structures ..................................................................32.0553Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

11711792Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0282828Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0111Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


Employment Summary



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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-FOREST SERVICE


Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be availablefor: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehiclesfrom excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance,and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Servicewildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding otherprovisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derivedor trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2)services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other publicimprovements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests thereinpursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the NationalForest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniformsas authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accord-ance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).

Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred tothe Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, andfire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's notificationof the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppressionfunds appropriated under the heading "Wildland Fire Management" will be obligatedwithin 30 days: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must bereplenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptlyas possible.

Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall beavailable for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildlandfire management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire assistance when suchtransfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs andprojects.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service may transferunobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service bythis Act to or within the National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds to beused for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation ofburned-over National Forest System lands and water: Provided, That such transferredfunds shall remain available through September 30, [2023] 2024: Provided further,That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be available for ob-ligation without written notification to [and the prior approval of] the Committeeson Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That this sectiondoes not apply to funds derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to orthrough the Agency for International Development in connection with forest andrangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, andshall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outsidethe United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance,education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, and international organ-izations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign directfunding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other do-mestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, theDepartment of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sectorfirms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and trainingprograms overseas on forestry and rangeland management.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure ortransfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal,preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National ForestSystem lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the bound-aries of such lands.

None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any otherAct with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisionsof section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) ofPublic Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).

Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall betransferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and notmore than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferredto the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonlyreferred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limitthe use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtaininformation technology services, including telecommunications and system modi-fications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund of the Department ofAgriculture.

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be availablefor priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carriedout by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authorityof the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief ofthe Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses.

Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593, of the fundsavailable to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sumto the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in supportof the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses,for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Serviceprograms: Provided, That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation,no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Providedfurther, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financialassistance, private contributions to match funds made available by the Forest Serviceon at least a one-for-one basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transferFederal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same ratethat the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.

Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up to $3,000,000 of the fundsavailable to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and WildlifeFoundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regardto when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands orrelated to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds shall be matched onat least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further,That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipientfor a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matchingfunds.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions withand providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-basedbusinesses for sustainable rural development purposes.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to countieswithin the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1)and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663.

Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federalshare requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.3056(c)(2)).

The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of performing fire, ad-ministrative, and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations or fundsavailable to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimbursethe Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and

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related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requestedby the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, landpurchase negotiations and similar matters unrelated to civil litigation. Future budgetjustifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture shouldclearly display the sums previously transferred and the sums requested for transfer.

An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of theOlder Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by theForest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter171 of title 28, United States Code.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through the Office of Budget andProgram Analysis, the Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business daysfollowing the close of each fiscal quarter all current and prior year unobligated bal-ances, by fiscal year, budget line item and account, to the House and Senate Com-mittees on Appropriations. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)

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GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS(in millions of dollars)


Governmental receipts:

23,579..................................Deposit of 30 Percent of Customs Duties: Legislative

proposal, subject to PAYGO ........................................012–031200

..................................10Full Cost Recovery Fees Pursuant to OMB Circular

A-25 ...........................................................................012–249700

23,579.................10General Fund Governmental receipts ........................................................

Offsetting receipts from the public:6363112National Grasslands .......................................................012–181100757520National Forest Fund ......................................................012–22210010..................................Marketing Orders and Agreements Fees .........................012–24930012..................................Packers and Stockyards Fees .........................................012–24950011..................................Animal and Plant Health Inspection Fees .......................012–2496009..................................Domestic Hemp Production Program License Fee ...........012–249800

10..................................Federal Grain Regulatory Activities ................................012–249900

.................1118Biorefinery Assistance, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–267530

..................................3Rural Microenterprise Investment, Downward Reestimate

of Subsidy ..................................................................012–268030

272727Agriculture Credit Insurance, Negative Subsidies ..........012–270110

.................203.................Agriculture Credit Insurance, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–270130

185185185Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans, Negative

Subsidies ...................................................................012–270210

.................1,091701Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans, Downward

Reestimates of Subsidies ...........................................012–270230

222Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Negative Subsidies .....012–270310

.................10611Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Downward Reestimates

of Subsidies ...............................................................012–270330

888888Rural Community Facility, Negative Subsidies ...............012–270510

.................1343Rural Community Facility, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–270530

110110110Rural Housing Insurance, Negative Subsidies ................012–270610

.................112472Rural Housing Insurance, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–270630

.................5084Rural Business and Industry, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–270730

.................222P.L. 480 Loan Program, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–270830

.................35Rural Development Loans, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–271030

.................21Rural Telephone Bank Loans, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–271130

.................12Economic Development Loans, Downward Reestimates of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–271330

.................4513Downward Reestimates, Distance Learning, Telemedicine,

and Broadband Program ............................................012–274630

443Negative Subsidies, Farm Storage Facility Loans ...........012–275610

..................................1Farm Storage Facility Loans, Downward Reestimate of

Subsidies ...................................................................012–275630

.................1216Commodity Credit Corporation Export Guarantee

Financing, Downward Reestimate of Subsidies ..........012–275730

.................129Multifamily Housing Revitalization Fund, Downward

Reestimates of Subsidies ...........................................012–277930

.................2211Rural Energy for America Program, Downward Reestimates

of Subsidies ...............................................................012–278630

666Commodity Credit Corporation Export Guarantee

Financing, Negative Subsidies ...................................012–279310

554All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including

Budget Clearing Accounts ..........................................012–322000

6172,2501,969General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public .....................................

Intragovernmental payments:

..................................155Undistributed Intragovernmental Payments and

Receivables from Cancelled Accounts ........................012–388500

..................................155General Fund Intragovernmental payments ..............................................

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TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS(INCLUDING CANCELLATIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations made available to the Depart-ment of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in additionto specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the total number of vehiclespurchased in fiscal year [2020]2021 does not exceed the number of vehicles ownedor leased in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional motorvehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary for transport-ation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, andpublic safety: Provided further , That the Secretary may not increase the Departmentof Agriculture's fleet [above the 2018 level unless]prior to providing written noti-fication to [the Secretary notifies in writing, and receives approval from,] theCommittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress [within 30 days of thenotification].

SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-culture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated bythis Act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remainingavailable of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the ac-quisition of plant and capital equipment, and for the improvement and implementationof Department financial management, information technology, and other supportsystems necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and informationtechnology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agricul-ture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended: Provided, That noneof the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to theWorking Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator:Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fundpursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without [written]priornotification to [and the prior approval of] the Committees on Appropriations ofboth Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated bythis Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall beavailable for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department'sNational Finance Center without [written]prior notification to [and prior approvalof] the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required bysection 716 of this Act[: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated bythis Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall beavailable for obligation or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement, or makeany changes to remove or relocate any systems, missions, or functions of the officesof the Chief Financial Officer or any personnel from the National Finance Centerprior to written notification to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriationsof both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the requirements of section 716of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices ofthe Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to existing and new Departmentsand other government agencies National Finance Center shared services including,but not limited to, payroll, financial management, and human capital shared servicesand allow the National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades: Providedfurther, That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Depart-ment of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of the true costs of theshared services provided by the National Finance Center and budgeted for the Na-tional Finance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for thereplacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the im-provement, delivery, and implementation of financial, administrative, and informationtechnology services, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay anyunforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center]: Provided further,That an amount not to exceed 4 percent of the total annual income to the WorkingCapital Fund for fiscal year 2021 may be retained in the Fund for fiscal year 2021,to remain available until expended, to be used for the acquisition of plant and cap-ital equipment, and for the improvement and implementation of Department financialmanagement, information technology, and other support systems or to pay any un-foreseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided further, Thatnone of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretarysubmits [written] notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriationsof both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the limitations on the obligationof funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to anyobligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declaredstate of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance

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Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven tocontinue operations of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That fundsavailable for investment from among the equity accounts of the Department'sWorking Capital Fund may be allocated among the activities the Working CapitalFund supports for any purpose relating to information technology modernization.

SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain availablefor obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirectcost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percentof the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar-rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. Thisdoes not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts withsuch institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for allagencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.

SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of directand guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain availableuntil expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for [the fol-lowing accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account,] the RuralElectrification and Telecommunication Loans program account[,] and the RuralHousing Insurance Fund program account.

SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture bythis Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significantupgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without theapproval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive In-formation Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstandingany other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise madeavailable by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officerwithout written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section11319 of title 40, United States Code, none of the funds available to the Departmentof Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects, contracts,or other agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the ChiefInformation Officer: Provided further, That the Chief Information Officer may au-thorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Inform-ation Officer for projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based uponthe performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements[described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113–235].

SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop InsuranceAct (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expendedto disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year.[SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former RUS borrower

that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the RuralElectrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive aninsured or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.][SEC. 709. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than

$20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salariesand expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available throughSeptember 30, 2021, for information technology expenses.

(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and ex-penses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain availablethrough September 30, 2021, for information technology expenses.]SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated balances from

appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the FarmService Agency, the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, and theRural Development mission area shall remain available through September 30,2022, for information technology expenses.

SEC. [710]709. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available bythis Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded bythis Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41,Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. [711]710. In the case of each program established or amended by the Agri-cultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) or by a successor to that Act, other thanby title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefiniteamounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried outusing funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation—

(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative ex-penses, including technical assistance, associated with the implementation ofthe program, without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments

and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit CorporationCharter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and

(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fundtransfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amountof allotments and fund transfers contained in such section.

SEC. [712]711. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,900,000shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all [advisory]Fed-eral Advisory Committee Act committees[, panels, commissions, and task forces]of the Department of Agriculture[, except for panels used to comply with negotiatedrule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants].[SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to

maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing,downloading, and exchanging of pornography.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Fed-eral, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying outcriminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.][SEC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246

(7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this section referred to as "section 14222"), none of the fundsappropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used topay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under section 32of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred to as "section32") in excess of $1,331,725,000 (exclusive of carryover appropriations from priorfiscal years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities-$485,000,000; State Option Contracts-$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commod-ities-$2,500,000; Administration of Section 32 Commodity Purchases-$35,853,000:Provided, That of the total funds made available in the matter preceding this provisothat remain unobligated on October 1, 2020, such unobligated balances shall carry-over into fiscal year 2021 and shall remain available until expended for any of thepurposes of section 32, except that any such carryover funds used in accordancewith clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligateduntil the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the expendituresto the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least two weeksin advance: Provided further, That, with the exception of any available carryoverfunds authorized in any prior appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of clause(3) of section 32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available bythis or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employeeof the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section 32.][SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used

to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriationslanguage as part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for programsunder the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, RuralDevelopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumesrevenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposalsthat have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless suchbudget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur inthe event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the conveningof a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2021 appropriations Act.][SEC. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous

appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available forobligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accountsin the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded bythis Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming,transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in thecase of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided bysection 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that—

(1) creates new programs;(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for

which funds have been denied or restricted;(4) relocates an office or employees;(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed

by Federal employees;unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the casemay be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appro-priations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogram-ming of such funds or the use of such authority.

(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropri-ations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligationor expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the

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Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by thisAct, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, orprojects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection(a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—

(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity,

or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would

result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved byCongress;unless the Secretary of Agriculture,the Chairman of the Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the casemay be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appro-priations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogram-ming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority.

(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the Commodity FuturesTrading Commission, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notifyin writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of bothHouses of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried outduring the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Actor specifically funded by any other Act.

(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropri-ations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligationor expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in theTreasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by thisAct, shall be available for—

(1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, including informationtechnology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the currentfiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent ofthe total cost, whichever is less;

(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agencyactivities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity withfive or more personnel; or

(3) carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budgetrequest;unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on

Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of usingthe funds for these purposes.

(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unlessthe Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures TradingCommission, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from theCommittee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronicmail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section.]SEC. [717]712. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does notexceed [3]5.04 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan in accordancewith section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.[SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the

Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the CommodityFutures Trading Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used totransmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or responses to questionsthat are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process toany non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services,non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit Administrationemployee.][SEC. 719. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided

in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackagednews story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless thestory includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged newsstory that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executivebranch agency.][SEC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or as-

signed from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any otheragency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless theindividual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agencyor office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.][SEC. 721. For the purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance

for Rural Development programs the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prisonpopulations.][SEC. 722. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-

retary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the

Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Chairman ofthe Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriationsof both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, andactivity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated userfees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matterpreceding division A of this consolidated Act).]

SEC. [723]713. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for thesupplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child NutritionAct of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), [$1,000,000,000]$1,200,000,000 are hereby [res-cinded] permanently cancelled.[SEC. 724. The Secretary shall continue an intermediary loan packaging program

based on the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewingsection 502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agreements withcurrent intermediary organizations and with additional qualified intermediary organ-izations. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase effectivenessof the section 502 single family direct loan program in rural communities and shallset aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 loans an amountnecessary to support the work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for reviewof such loans.]

SEC. [725]714. For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authorityand the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculturemay increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than25 percent: Provided, That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase,the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Housesof Congress at least 15 days in advance.

SEC. [726]715. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to theWorking Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development,Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall be available for obligation without [writ-ten]prior notification to[, and the prior approval of,] the Committees on Appropri-ations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds or rebates so trans-ferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capitalequipment, and for the improvement and implementation of Department financialmanagement, information technology, and other support systems necessary for thedelivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services, includingcloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Departmentof Agriculture.[SEC. 727. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement,

administer, or enforce the "variety" requirements of the final rule entitled "EnhancingRetailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)"published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December15, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the defin-ition of the term "variety" as de fined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Codeof Federal Regulations, and "variety" as applied in the definition of the term "staplefood" as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to increasethe number of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food categoryso that the total number of such items in each staple food category exceeds thenumber of such items in each staple food category included in the final rule aspublished on December 15, 2016: Provided, Thatuntil the Secretary promulgatessuch regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements regardingacceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supplemental Nutrition AssistanceProgram retailers that were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment ofthe Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79).][SEC. 728. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the Housing Act of

1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture shall have the same authoritywith respect to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for suchloans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act(42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 andeligible lenders for such loans.][SEC. 729. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose,

promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowingor requiring information intended for a prescribing health care professional, in thecase of a drug or biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food,Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such professionalelectronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until a Federal law is enacted toallow or require such distribution.][SEC. 730. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used

to carry out the final rule promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration andput into effect November 16, 2015, in regards to the hazard analysis and risk-basedpreventive control requirements of the current good manufacturing practice, hazardanalysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food for animals rule with respect

181DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS—Continued

to the regulation of the production, distribution, sale, or receipt of dried spent grainbyproducts of the alcoholic beverage production process.][SEC. 731. Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.

1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequatemonitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator, are in place to ensurethat emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affectedby food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.][SEC. 732. There is hereby appropriated $12,000,000, to remain available until

expended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Actof 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the Secretary may allow eligible entities,or comparable entities that provide energy efficiency services using their own billingmechanism to offer loans to customers in any part of their service territory and tooffer loans to replace a manufactured housing unit with another manufacturedhousing unit, if replacement would be more cost effective in saving energy.][SEC. 733. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall—

(1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following factors in thecountry or region being audited, as applicable—

(A) veterinary control and oversight;(B) disease history and vaccination practices;(C) livestock demographics and traceability;(D) epidemiological separation from potential sources of infection;(E) surveillance practices;(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and(G) emergency preparedness and response; and

(2) promptly make publicly available the final reports of any audits or reviewsconducted pursuant to subsection (1).(b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States oblig-

ations under its international trade agreements.]SEC. [734]716. No food that bears or contains partially hydrogenated oils (as

defined in the order published by the Food and Drug Administration in the FederalRegister on June 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 34650 et seq.)) shall be considered to beadulterated within the meaning of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2)(C)(i) of section 402 ofthe Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342(a)) because such foodcontains such partially hydrogenated oils until the applicable compliance datesspecified by FDA in the Federal Register on May 21, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 23358 etseq.).[SEC. 735. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out

any activities or incur any expense related to the issuance of licenses under section3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the renewal of such licenses, toclass B dealers who sell dogs and cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, ortesting.][SEC. 736. (a)

(1) No Federal funds made available for this fiscal year for the rural water,waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorizedby sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated Farmand Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a projectfor the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water orwastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the projectare produced in the United States.

(2) In this section, the term "iron and steel products" means the followingproducts made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings,manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipeclamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, andconstruction materials.(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the

Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the "Secretary") or the de-signee of the Secretary finds that—

(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient

and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will in-

crease the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.(c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for a waiver under this

section, the Secretary or the designee shall make available to the public on an in-formal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Secretary orthe designee concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input onthe request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. TheSecretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying informationavailable by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web siteof the Department.

(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States oblig-ations under international agreements.

(e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in thisAct for "Rural Utilities Service-Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account"for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management andoversight of the requirements of this section.

(f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for which the engin-eering plans and specifications include use of iron and steel products otherwiseprohibited by such subsection if the plans and specifications have received requiredapprovals from State agencies prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

(g) For purposes of this section, the terms "United States" and "State" shall in-clude each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each federally re-cognized Indian tribe.][SEC. 737. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way,

directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appro-priation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Membersof Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.][SEC. 738. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure

raw or processed poultry products imported into the United States from the People'sRepublic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. RussellNational School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care FoodProgram under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food ServiceProgram for Children under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the schoolbreakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).]

SEC. [739]717. None of the funds made available [by]in this Act may be usedto pay the salaries or expenses of personnel[—]:

(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21U.S.C. 603);

(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvementand Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or

(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regula-tions (or a successor regulation).

[SEC. 740. Of the total amounts made available by this Act for direct loans andgrants in section 732 and in the following headings: "Rural Housing Service-RuralHousing Insurance Fund Program Account"; "Rural Housing Service-Mutual andSelf-Help Housing Grants"; "Rural Housing Service-Rural Housing AssistanceGrants"; "Rural Housing Service-Rural Community Facilities Program Account";"Rural Business-Cooperative Service-Rural Business Program Account"; "RuralBusiness-Cooperative Service-Rural Economic Development Loans Program Ac-count"; "Rural Business-Cooperative Service-Rural Cooperative DevelopmentGrants"; "Rural Utilities Service-Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account";"Rural Utilities Service-Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans ProgramAccount"; and "Rural Utilities Service-Distance Learning, Telemedicine, andBroadband Program", to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 percent of thefunds shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties under this section,including, notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, anycounty seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population that does notexceed the authorized population limit by more than 10 percent: Provided, That forpurposes of this section, the term "persistent poverty counties" means any countythat has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007–2011American Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or possession of theUnited States: Provided further, That with respect to specific activities for whichprogram levels have been made available by this Act that are not supported by budgetauthority, the requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level.][SEC. 741. (a) No funds shall be used to finalize the proposed rule entitled "Eligib-

ility of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to Export to the United States PoultryProducts from Birds Slaughtered in the PRC" published in the Federal Register bythe Department of Agriculture on June 16, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 27625), unless theSecretary of Agriculture shall—

(1) ensure that the poultry slaughter inspection system for the PRC is equivalentto that of the United States;

(2) ensure that, before any poultry products can enter the United States fromany such poultry plant, such poultry products comply with all other applicablerequirements for poultry products in interstate commerce in the United States;

(3) conduct periodic verification reviews and audits of any such plants in thePRC intending to export into the United States processed poultry products;

(4) conduct re-inspection of such poultry products at United States ports-of-entry to check the general condition of such products, for the proper certificationand labeling of such products, and for any damage to such products that mayhave occurred during transportation; and

(5) ensure that shipments of any such poultry products selected to enter theUnited States are subject to additional re-inspection procedures at appropriatelevels to verify that the products comply with relevant Federal regulations or


standards, including examinations for product defects and laboratory analysesto detect harmful chemical residues or pathogen testing appropriate for theproducts involved.(b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with obligations of the

United States under any trade agreement to which the United States is a party.][SEC. 742. In addition to any other funds made available in this Act or any other

Act, there is appropriated $9,000,000 to carry out section 18(g)(8) of the RichardB. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)), to remain availableuntil expended.][SEC. 743. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2021, for the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary tosupport projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to createand preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities.][SEC. 744. For an additional amount for "Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service-Salaries and Expenses", $8,500,000, to remain available until September30, 2021, for one-time control and management and associated activities directlyrelated to the multiple-agency response to citrus greening.]

SEC. [745]718. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used tonotify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission for an exemptionfor investigational use of a drug or biological product under section 505(i) of theFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) ofthe Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a humanembryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic modifica-tion. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secret-ary, and the exemption may not go into effect.[SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used

to enforce the final rule promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration entitled"Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for HumanConsumption," and published on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulationof entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or al-monds.]

SEC. [747]719. For school year [2020–2021] 2021–2022, only a school foodauthority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service accountas of December 31, [2019] 2020, shall be required to establish a price for paidlunches in accordance with Section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National SchoolLunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1760(p).[SEC. 748. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2021, for a pilot program for the National Institute of Food and Ag-riculture to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for programs and services toestablish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans.]

SEC. [749]720. For school [years 2019–2020 and 2020–2021] year 2021–2022,none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforcethe matter following the first comma in the second sentence of footnote (c) of section220.8(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to the substitution ofvegetables for fruits under the school breakfast program established under section4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).

SEC. [750]721. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Actmay be used—

(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.5940), subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o etseq.), or section 10114 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C.1639o note); or

(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or use of industrial hemp,or seeds of such plant, that is grown or cultivated in accordance with [subsection]section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [or Subtitle G of the AgriculturalMarketing Act of 1946,](7 U.S.C. 5940) within or outside the State in whichthe industrial hemp is grown or cultivated.

[SEC. 751. Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and Drug Administrationunder title VI, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through theCommissioner of Food and Drugs, shall, not later than July 1, 2020, and followingthe review required under Executive Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relatingto regulatory planning and review), issue advice revising the advice provided in thenotice of availability entitled "Advice About Eating Fish, From the EnvironmentalProtection Agency and Food and Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice;Availability" (82 Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is consistentwith nutrition science recognized by the Food and Drug Administration on the neteffects of seafood consumption.][SEC. 752. In addition to any funds made available in this Act or any other Act,

there is hereby appropriated $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30,2021, for grants from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to the 1890Institutions to support the Centers of Excellence.]

[SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 for the Secretary of Agricultureto carry out a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term opera-tions and financial health by providing technical assistance through analysis ofcurrent hospital management practices.][SEC. 754. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until

expended, for grants under section 12502 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 755. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out section 1621 of

Public Law 110–246.][SEC. 756. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

Secretary of Agriculture shall issue a final rule based on the proposed rule entitled"National Organic Program; Origin of Livestock," published in the Federal Registeron April 28, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 23455): Provided, That the final rule shall incorpor-ate public comments submitted in response to the proposed rule.][SEC. 757. There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2021, to carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law 115–334 relatingto demonstration projects for Tribal Organizations.][SEC. 758. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 for the Secretary to carry out

a pilot program that provides forestry inventory analysis, forest management andeconomic outcomes modelling for certain currently enrolled Conservation ReserveProgram participants. The Secretary shall allow the Commodity Credit Corporationto enter into agreements with and provide grants to qualified non-profit organizationsdedicated to conservation, forestry and wildlife habitats, that also have experiencein conducting accurate forest inventory analysis through the use of advanced, cost-effective technology. The Secretary shall focus the analysis on lands enrolled for atleast eight years and located in areas with a substantial concentration of acres enrolledunder conservation practices devoted to multiple bottomland hardwood tree speciesincluding CP03, CP03A, CP11, CP22, CP31 and CP40.][SEC. 759. In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and not-

withstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000,to remain available until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements oneligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary,under the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311).][SEC. 760. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership

(REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2020, an amount of funds made available in titleIII under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutualand Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural CommunityFacilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, Rural DevelopmentLoan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account,equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided undersuch headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obligated undersuch headings for REAP Zones.][SEC. 761. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out section 3307 of

Public Law 115–334.]SEC. [762]722. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching funds re-

quirement under Section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).[SEC. 763. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2021, to carry out section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42U.S.C. 1793), of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants under such section to theCommonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.][SEC. 764. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain available until

expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary to provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing authorities to provide technical assistance,including financial and legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers tofacilitate the acquisition of RHS multi-family housing properties in areas where theSecretary determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit housing or-ganizations and public housing authorities as authorized by law that commit to keepsuch properties in the RHS multi-family housing program for a period of time asdetermined by the Secretary.]

SEC. [765]723. Section 2 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 902)is amended in subsection (a) by striking "made by the Secretary" and inserting "madeor guaranteed by the Secretary".

SEC. [766]724. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility shall be transferredwithout reimbursement from the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Secretaryof Agriculture.

SEC. [767]725. Any funds made available by this or any other Act that the Sec-retary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), as amended, shall be availablefor grants for biotechnology risk assessment research: Provided , That the Secretarymay transfer such funds to appropriations of the Department of Agriculture.


[SEC. 768. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out section 222 ofSubtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.6923) as amended by section 12302 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 769. There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to carry out section 224 of

Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.6924) as amended by section 12504 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 770. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2021, to carry out section 4208 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 771. There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to carry out section

1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7U.S.C. 5925(g)(4(B)) as amended by section 7209 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 772. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out section 12301 of

Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 773. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out section 1450 of

the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7U.S.C. 3222e) as amended by section 7120 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 774. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out section 1671 of

the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) asamended by section 7208 of Public Law 115–334.]

SEC. [775]726. In response to an eligible community where the drinking watersupplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary,including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water throughthe Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additionalperiod of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided underthe Program in order to protect public health.[SEC. 776. There is hereby appropriated $6,000,000 for the purposes described

in the paragraph entitled "Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Study" under theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program included in House Report 116–107, ofwhich $4,000,000 shall be for the Secretary to update the Feasibility Report, and ofwhich $2,000,000 shall be for Puerto Rico for technology requirements: Provided,That the reports detailed in House Report 116–107 shall be due not later thanDecember 31, 2020.][SEC. 777. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to remain available until

September 30, 2021, to carry out section 4206 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 778. There is hereby appropriated $20,000,000, to remain available until

expended, to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 115–334: Provided, That theSecretary shall take measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between thethree regional innovation initiatives.][SEC. 779. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until

September 30, 2021, to carry out section 2103 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 780. There is hereby appropriated $20,000,000, for an additional amount

for "Department of Health and Human Services-Food and Drug Administration-Buildings and Facilities" to remain available until expended and in addition toamounts otherwise made available for such purposes, for necessary expenses ofplans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, demolition and pur-chase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by FDA for seafood safety.][SEC. 781. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to remain available until

September 30, 2021, to carry out section 6424 of Public Law 115–334.][SEC. 782. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to carry out

section 749 of Division A of Public Law 115–31 and section 739 of Division A ofPublic Law 115–141, $15,073,000 are rescinded.][SEC. 783. In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this or any other

Act, there is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until expended,to the Secretary for a pilot program to provide grants to a regional consortium tofund technical assistance and construction of regional wastewater systems for histor-ically impoverished communities that have had difficulty in installing traditionalwastewater treatment systems due to soil conditions.][SEC. 784. Section 9(i)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.

2018(i)(2)) is amended by striking "for a period" and all that follows through "2018"and inserting "prior to December 31, 2020".][SEC. 785. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Commissioner

of the Food and Drug Administration shall issue a request for information to determ-ine the next steps that will address the recent pulmonary illnesses reported to be as-sociated with the use of e-cigarettes and vaping products. As part of such requestfor information, the Commissioner shall request public comment on product designand how to prevent consumers from modifying or adding any substances to theseproducts that are not intended by the manufacturer: Provided, That the Food andDrug Administration shall provide an update to the Committee on Appropriationson a quarterly basis.][SEC. 786. (a) In the matter preceding the first proviso under the heading "Supple-

mental Nutrition Assistance Program" in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018(Public Law 115–141), strike "December 31, 2019" and insert "September 30, 2020".

(b) In the matter preceding the first proviso under the heading "SupplementalNutrition Assistance Program" in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019(Public Law 116–6), strike "December 31, 2020" and insert "September 30, 2021".][SEC. 787. (a) There is hereby appropriated $300,000,000, to remain available

until expended, for an additional amount for section 779 of Public Law 115–141.(b) Section 313(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C.

940c(b)), shall be applied for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter untilthe specified funding has been expended as if the following were inserted afterthe final period in subsection (b)(2): "In addition, the Secretary shall use$425,000,000 of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2019 for an addi-tional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions asfunds appropriated by section 779 of Public Law 115–141 and shall use$255,000,000 of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2020 for an addi-tional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and conditions asfunds appropriated by section 779 of Public Law 115–141: Provided, That anyuse of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 716of this Act.".

(c) Section 762(b) of division B of Public Law 116–6 shall no longer apply.][SEC. 788. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service shall, notwithstanding

any other provision of law:(a) within 60 calendar days, restore on its website the searchable database and

its contents that were available on January 30, 2017, and all content generatedsince that date; and

(b) hereafter, make publicly available via searchable database, in their entiretywithout redactions except signatures, the following records after enactment of thisAct for a subsequent period of three years:

(1) all final Animal Welfare Act inspection reports, including all reports doc-umenting all Animal Welfare Act non-compliances observed by USDA officialsand all animal inventories;

(2) all final Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act enforcement records;(3) all reports or other materials documenting any non-compliances observed

by USDA officials; and(4) within six months of receipt by the agency, all final Animal Welfare Act

research facility annual reports, including their attachments with appropriateredactions made for confidential business information that USDA could withholdunder FOIA Exemption 4.]

[SEC. 789. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to theDepartment of Agriculture may be used to move any agency from the mission areain which it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or officewithin the Department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation affirm-ing such move.][SEC. 790. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the acceptable market

name of any engineered animal approved prior to the effective date of the NationalBioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall include thewords "genetically engineered" prior to the existing acceptable market name.][SEC. 791. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of funds made available under

the heading "Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Programs-Processing, Researchand Marketing-Office of the Secretary" in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (PublicLaw 115–123) are hereby rescinded: Provided, That the amounts rescinded pursuantto this subsection that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergencyrequirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergencyrequirement pursuant to that section of that Act.

(b) In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for "Departmentof Agriculture-Agricultural Programs-Processing, Research and Marketing-Officeof the Secretary", there is appropriated for an additional amount for fiscal year2020, to remain available until December 30, 2021, an amount equal to the unoblig-ated balances rescinded pursuant to subsection (a), for the same purposes and underthe same authorities and conditions as the funds made available under the heading"Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Programs-Processing, Research andMarketing-Office of the Secretary" in the Additional Supplemental Appropriationsfor Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–20), as amended by this section:Provided, That, in addition to the purposes specified in the matter preceding thefirst proviso under the heading "Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Programs-Processing, Research and Marketing-Office of the Secretary" in the AdditionalSupplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–20),as amended by this section, such amounts shall also be available for quality lossesof crops, drought, and excessive moisture: Provided further, That losses due todrought shall only be eligible under this subsection if any area within the countyin which the loss occurs was rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having a D3(Extreme Drought) or higher level of drought intensity during the applicable cal-endar years: Provided further, That the Secretary may use the amounts provided


under this subsection, under the same authorities and conditions as the funds madeavailable under the heading "Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Programs-Processing, Research and Marketing-Office of the Secretary" in the BipartisanBudget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), to continue to pay for losses due toTropical Storm Cindy, and peaches and blueberries due to freeze in 2017 andblueberry productivity losses in 2018: Provided further, That the Secretary shalluse the amounts provided under this subsection, under the same authorities andconditions as the funds made available under the heading "Department of Agricul-ture-Agricultural Programs-Processing, Research and Marketing-Office of theSecretary" in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), to makepayments for vine losses that were eligible for, but did not receive, payments underthat heading in that Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by theCongress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

(c) Title I of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster ReliefAct, 2019 (Public Law 116–20), as amended by section 116 of the ContinuingAppropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–59), is further amended in the firstproviso under the heading "Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Programs-Processing, Research and Marketing-Office of the Secretary" by striking "mayprovide" and inserting ", in addition to the amount announced on November 8,2019, shall provide not less than $400,000,000 in", and by adding the followingbefore the final proviso under that heading: "Provided further, That the Secretaryshall pay all sugar beet losses in 2018 and 2019 through cooperative processors(to be paid to producer members as determined by such processors) using the ad-ditional coverage level described in section 508(e)(2)(E) of the Federal Crop In-surance Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)(E)) for purposes of determining theWildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus factor (as defined in section 760.1502of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations):": Provided, Thatamounts repurposed pursuant to this subsection that were previously designatedby the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budgetand Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as anemergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budgetand Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

(d) No later than December 31, 2020, the remaining unobligated balances offunds made available under the heading "Department of Agriculture-AgriculturalPrograms-Processing, Research and Marketing-Office of the Secretary" in theAdditional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (PublicLaw 116–20) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of additional newbudget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, toremain available until December 30, 2021, in addition to other funds as may beavailable for such purposes, for the same purposes and under the same authoritiesand conditions as the funds made available in subsection (b): Provided, That theamounts rescinded pursuant to this subsection that were previously designated bythe Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) ofthe Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designatedby the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to that section of that Act:Provided further, That the amount of additional new budget authority madeavailable pursuant to this subsection is designated by the Congress as being for

an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the BalancedBudget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.][SEC. 792. For an additional amount for "Department of Health and Human Ser-

vices-Office of the Secretary-Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund"for purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics for the prevention and treat-ment of Ebola, $535,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided,That products purchased with funds provided under this section may, at the discretionof the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic NationalStockpile under section 319F-2 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That sections319C-1(h)(3) and 319C-2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds provided underthis section: Provided further, That funds provided under this section may be usedfor the purposes specified in this section or authorized under section 319F-4 of thePHS Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as beingfor an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the BalancedBudget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.]

SEC. 727. Increase in Export Certification Fees.—Section 801(e)(4) of the FederalFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(e)(4)) is amended—(a) in subpara-graph (B) by striking "but shall not exceed $175 for each certification" and inserting"in an amount specified in subparagraph (E)"; and (b) by adding at the end thefollowing new subparagraphs: "(E) The fee for each written export certification is-sued by the Secretary under this paragraph shall not exceed—(i) $600 for fiscalyear 2021; and (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year maximumamount multiplied by the inflation adjustment under section 738(c)(2)(C), appliedwithout regard to the limitation in clause (ii)(II) of such subparagraph. (F) TheSecretary shall, for each fiscal year, publish in the Federal Register a notice of theexport certification fee under this paragraph for such year, not later than 60 daysbefore such fee takes effect.".

SEC. 728. Streamline Use of USDA Inventory Property for Transitional andTurnkey Housing. Section 592 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act(42 U.S.C. 11408a) is amended by—

(a) in the section heading, striking "FMHA" and inserting "USDA";(b) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1) striking "program

and nonprogram";(c) striking subsection (b) and inserting the following—"(b) Priority.—The

priority uses of inventory property under this section shall not have a higher pri-ority than the disposition of such property in accordance with priorities determinedby the Secretary as necessary to protect the best interests of the Federal Govern-ment."SEC. 729. (a) Section 733 of Public Law 113–235, the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, is repealed. (b) Section 1501 of Public Law113–79 is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection: "(g) NODUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS.— If a producer who is eligible to receive benefitsunder this section is also eligible to receive assistance for the same loss under anyother program administered by the Secretary, the producer shall be required toelect whether to receive benefits under this section or under the other program, butnot both." (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.)


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