Calendar No. 113 117TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session SENATE 117–34 AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA- TIONS BILL, 2022 AUGUST 4, 2021—Ordered to be printed Ms. BALDWIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 2599] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2599) mak- ing appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, reports fa- vorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. New obligational authority Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $203,085,781,000 Amount of 2021 appropriations ............................... 205,769,113,000 Amount of 2022 budget estimate ............................ 214,812,272,000 Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 2021 appropriations .......................................... ¥2,683,332,000 2022 budget estimate ........................................ ¥11,726,491,000 45–273 PDF CONTENTS Page Overview and Summary of the Bill ........................................................................ 4 Reports to Congress ................................................................................................. 5 Breakdown by Title ................................................................................................. 5 Title I: Agricultural Programs: Production, Processing, and Marketing: Office of the Secretary ....................................................................... 6 Executive Operations ......................................................................... 9 Office of the Chief Economist ............................................................ 9 Office of Hearings and Appeals ......................................................... 10 Office of Budget and Program Analysis ........................................... 11 Office of the Chief Information Officer ............................................. 11 Office of the Chief Financial Officer ................................................. 12 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights ........................... 12 Office of Civil Rights .......................................................................... 13 Agriculture Buildings and Facilities ................................................ 13 Hazardous Materials Management .................................................. 14 Office of Safety, Security, and Protection ........................................ 14 Office of Inspector General ................................................................ 14 Office of the General Counsel ........................................................... 15 Office of Ethics ................................................................................... 15 Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Eco- nomics .............................................................................................. 15 Economic Research Service ............................................................... 16 National Agricultural Statistics Service .......................................... 17 Agricultural Research Service ........................................................... 18 National Institute of Food and Agriculture ..................................... 34 Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Pro- grams ............................................................................................... 47 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service .................................. 47 Agricultural Marketing Service ........................................................ 56 Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety ................................. 61 Food Safety and Inspection Service .................................................. 62 Title II: Farm Production and Conservation Programs: Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conser- vation ...................................................................................................... 64 Farm Production and Conservation Business Center ............................ 65 Farm Service Agency ................................................................................ 65 Risk Management Agency ........................................................................ 72 Natural Resources Conservation Service ................................................ 74 Corporations: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund ............................................. 79 Commodity Credit Corporation Fund ...................................................... 79 Title III: Rural Development Programs: Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development ........................... 82 Rural Housing Service .............................................................................. 83 Rural Community Facilities Program Account ....................................... 88 Rural Business—Cooperative Service ...................................................... 89 Rural Utilities Service .............................................................................. 95 Title IV: Domestic Food Programs: Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services ................................................................................................... 100 (2) 3 Page Title IV—Continued Domestic Food Programs—Continued Food and Nutrition Service ...................................................................... 101 Title V: Foreign Assistance and Related Programs: Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs ..................................................................................................... 110 Foreign Agricultural Service .................................................................... 111 Title VI: Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration: Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Adminis- tration ..................................................................................................... 115 Independent Agency: Farm Credit Administration ................................ 133 Title VII: General Provisions .................................................................................. 135 Program, Project, and Activity ............................................................................... 138 Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 138 Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 139 Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 140 Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 143 Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items ...................................... 144 Comparative Statement of Budget Authority ........................................................ 180 OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra- tion, and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides funding for a wide array of Federal programs, mostly in the U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA]. These programs include agricultural re- search, education, and extension activities; natural resources con- servation programs; farm income and support programs; marketing and inspection activities; domestic food assistance programs; rural housing, economic and community development, and telecommuni- cation and electrification assistance; and various export and inter- national activities of the USDA. The bill also provides funding for the Food and Drug Administra- tion [FDA] and allows the use of collected fees for administrative expenses of the Farm Credit Administration [FCA]. The discretionary programs and activities of USDA and FDA that are supported by this bill include high priority responsibilities entrusted to the Federal Government and its partners to protect human health and safety, contribute to economic recovery, and achieve policy objectives strongly supported by the American peo- ple. The ability to provide for these measures is made difficult by growing pressure on available levels of discretionary spending as a consequence of the overall public debate on Federal spending, reve- nues, and size of the Federal debt. Too often, the USDA programs funded by this bill are confused with farm subsidies and other mandatory spending more properly associated with multi-year farm bills. In contrast, this bill provides annual funding for programs familiar to all Americans such as pro- tecting food safety through the Food Safety and Inspection Service [FSIS] and the FDA, which also plays a vital role in maintaining the safety of the Nation’s blood supply and availability of safe and effective medical products and other components of our health sys- tem. This bill also provides funding to fight against the introduc- tion and spread of noxious, infectious, or invasive pests and dis- eases that threaten our plant and animal health environments, as well as funding for many other missions