Bill > HR8646

This bill makes appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. * **Child Nutrition Programs:** $1,717,000,000 is allocated for Child Nutrition Programs, including Entitlement Commodities ($485,000,000), State Option Contracts ($5,000,000), Removal of Defective Commodities ($2,500,000), and Administration of Section 32 Commodity Purchases ($41,862,000). Unobligated balances from this appropriation can carry over to fiscal year 2028 for specific purposes. * **Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement:** $200,000,000 from tobacco product user fees is designated for FDA enforcement activities related to e-cigarettes, vapes, and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). An additional $20,000,000 is for a multi-agency ENDS Enforcement Task Force. * **Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account:** Funds are available for projects under this account, with a requirement that iron and steel products used in construction must be produced in the United States, with certain exceptions. Up to 0.25% of these funds can be retained for management and oversight. * **Farm Service Agency (FSA) Information Technology:** Up to $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from FSA salaries and expenses appropriations can remain available through September 30, 2028, for information technology expenses. * **Department of Agriculture Working Capital Fund:** Unobligated discretionary funds can be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for IT services and infrastructure improvements, subject to agency administrator approval and Congressional notification for certain changes. * **Advisory Committees:** No more than $20,000,000 can be used for expenses related to advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces, with exceptions for negotiated rulemakings and grant evaluations. * **Rural Housing Service Programs:** At least 10 percent of funds for various Rural Housing Service programs are to be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties. * **Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program:** An additional $1,000,000 is appropriated for grants to processors of invasive, wild-caught catfish. * **Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance:** $1,500,000 is appropriated for this grant program. * **Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program:** An additional $2,500,000 is appropriated for this program.