DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture General Fund Proprietary Interest Receipts, not Otherwise Classified Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO Agriculture Credit Insurance, Negative Subsidies Agriculture Credit Insurance, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans, Negative Subsidies Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Negative Subsidies Rural Water and Waste Disposal, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Community Facility, Negative Subsidies Rural Community Facility, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Housing Insurance, Negative Subsidies Rural Housing Insurance, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Business and Industry, Negative Subsidies Rural Business and Industry, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies P.L. 480 Loan Program, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Development Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Telephone Bank Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Economic Development Loans, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Agricultural Resource Conservation, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Downward Reestimates, Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program Apple Loan Program, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Negative Subsidies, Farm Storage Facility Loans Farm Storage Facility Loans, Downward Reestimate of Subsidies Commodity Credit Corporation Export Guarantee Financing, Downward Reestimate of Subsidies Multifamily Housing Revitalization Fund, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Rural Energy for America Program, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies Commodity Credit Corporation Export Guarantee Financing, Negative Subsidies All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including Budget Clearing Accounts Undistributed Intragovernmental Payments and Receivables from Cancelled Accounts License Fees and Defaults, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund Earnings on Investments, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund 1990 Food, Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fees National Forests Fund, Payments to States Timber Roads, Purchaser Elections National Forests Fund, Roads and Trails for States Earnings on Investments, Native American Institutions Endowment Fund Receipts, Cooperative Range Improvements Deposits, Acquisitions of Lands for National Forests, Special Acts 30 Percent of Customs Duties, Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income and Supply (section 32) General Fund Payment, Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32) National Forests Fund, Payments to Minnesota (Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties) Land Acquisition Proceeds for Exchanges, Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges Facility Realignment and Enhancement Receipts, Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges Rents and Charges for Quarters, Forest Service Proceeds of Land Sales, ARS Timber Sales Pipeline Restoration Fund Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, Forest Service Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Rental Fees Proceeds of Land Sales, Forest Service Charges, User Fees, and Natural Resource Utilization, Land between the Lakes, Forest Service Administration of Rights-of-way and Other Land Uses Miscellaneous Collections, Valles Caldera Fund Fees, Food Safety Inspection User Fee Account Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO Fees, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards User Fee Account Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO Fees, Animal and Plant Health Inspection User Fee Account Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO 3.08 Percent of Customs Duties, Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund Earnings on Investments, Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund Funds Retained, Stewardship Contracting Product Sales Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO Contributions to Conservation Programs NRCS Fees for Conservation Planning Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO Miscellaneous Special Funds, Forest Service Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products, AMS Interest on Investments in Public Debt Securities, AMS Forest Service Cooperative Fund General Fund Payment from Wildland Fire Management, Forest Service Cooperative Fund Earnings on Investments, Land between the Lakes Trust Fund Transfers from General Fund of Amounts Equal to Certain Customs Duties, Reforestation Trust Fund Payments from General Fund, Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products, Food Safety and Quality Service Excise Taxes for Tobacco Assessments, Tobacco Trust Fund Gifts and Bequests, Departmental Administration Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Science and Education Administration Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, APHIS Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Foreign Agricultural Service. Miscellaneous Contributed Funds Production, Processing and Marketingoffice of the secretaryFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, $4,550,000 $5,051,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this amount shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil RightsFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $848,000 $893,000. Office of the Assistant Secretary for AdministrationFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, $764,000 $804,000. Office of Tribal RelationsFor necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Relations, $448,000 $498,000, to support communication and consultation activities with Federally Recognized Tribes, as well as other requirements established by law. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations(including transfers of funds)For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch, $3,576,000 $3,869,000: Provided, That these funds may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds made available by this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That no other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be available to the Department for support of activities of congressional relations. Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and EconomicsFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, $848,000 $893,000. Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory ProgramsFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $848,000 $893,000. Office of the Under Secretary for Food SafetyFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $770,000 $811,000. Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural ServicesFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $848,000 $893,000. Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and EnvironmentFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $848,000 $893,000. Office of the Under Secretary for Rural DevelopmentFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $848,000 $893,000. Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer ServicesFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, $770,000 $811,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the overall planning, coordination and administration of the Department's programs. This includes the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and their immediate staffs, who provide top policy guidance for the Department; maintain relationships with agricultural organizations and others in the development of farm programs; and provide liaison with the Executive Office of the President and Members of Congress on all matters pertaining to agricultural policy.Funds are proposed for the Office of the Secretary's account for (1) negotiating and monitoring trade agreements; and (2) for technical trade support in the areas of biotechnology, sanitary and phyto-sanitary issues. The 2013 Budget requests $17 million, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9913–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Office of the Secretary444
0002Under/Assistant Secretaries121112
0003Trade negotiations and biotechnology resources111
0799Total direct obligations171617
0802Reimbursable program61010
0900Total new obligations232627
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1112
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations11
1050Unobligated balance (total)123
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation151617
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)151617
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected255
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources755
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)91010
1900Budget authority (total)242627
1930Total budgetary resources available252830
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–1
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year123
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)987
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–14–19–24
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)–5–11–17
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts232627
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts1
3040Outlays (gross)–25–26–29
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–7–5–5
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired2
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–1–1
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)874
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–19–24–29
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)–11–17–25
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross242627
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority192324
4011Outlays from discretionary balances635
4020Outlays, gross (total)252629
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–5–5–5
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–7–5–5
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts3
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)–4–5–5
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)151617
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)202124
4180Budget authority, net (total)151617
4190Outlays, net (total)202124
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9913–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent11910
12.1Civilian personnel benefits323
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources132
99.0Direct obligations171617
99.0Reimbursable obligations61010
99.9Total new obligations232627
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–9913–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment806266
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment386458
The Secretary is authorized to accept and administer gifts and bequests of real and personal property to facilitate the work of the Department. Property and the proceeds thereof are used in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest (7 U.S.C. 2269).Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8203–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year1
Receipts:
0220Gifts and Bequests, Departmental Administration11
0400Total: Balances and collections12
0799Balance, end of year12
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8203–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Gifts and bequests11
0900Total new obligations (object class 99.5)11
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1332
1930Total budgetary resources available332
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year321
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts11
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)12
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)12
Common Computing Environment The Common Computing Environment provides the shared information technology platform for the three Service Center Agencies (the Farm Service Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies).Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0113–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1411
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1131Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced–3
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)–3
1900Budget authority (total)–3
1930Total budgetary resources available111
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year111
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)5
3040Outlays (gross)–5
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross–3
Outlays, gross:
4011Outlays from discretionary balances5
4180Budget authority, net (total)–3
4190Outlays, net (total)5
This fund finances, by advances or reimbursements, certain central services in the Department of Agriculture, including duplicating and other visual information services; broadcast media services; supply services; centralized financial management systems; centralized automated data processing systems for payroll, personnel, and related services; voucher payments services; telecommunications services; and information technology systems. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4609–0–4–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0801Administration464142
0802Communications544
0803Finance and management324310316
0804Information technology438427438
0805Executive secretariat344
0809Reimbursable program activities, subtotal816786804
0812Finance and management242316
0813Information technology121010
0819Reimbursable program activities, subtotal363326
0900Total new obligations852819830
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 18211667
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations21
1050Unobligated balance (total)10311667
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1121Transferred from other accounts [12–2081]1
1121Transferred from other accounts OBPA [12–9915]1
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)2
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected809770780
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources54
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)863770780
1900Budget authority (total)865770780
1930Total budgetary resources available968886847
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year1166717
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)263242165
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–215–269–269
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)48–27–104
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts852819830
3040Outlays (gross)–852–896–779
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–54
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–21
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)242165216
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–269–269–269
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)–27–104–53
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross865770780
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority614666675
4011Outlays from discretionary balances238230104
4020Outlays, gross (total)852896779
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–797–770–780
4033Non-Federal sources–12
4040Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–809–770–780
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–54
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)2
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)43126–1
4180Budget authority, net (total)2
4190Outlays, net (total)43126–1
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4609–0–4–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent - OCFO8893104
11.1Full-time permanent - OCIO828989
11.1Full-time permanent - DA OES OC141213
11.5Other personnel compensation - OCFO666
11.5Other personnel compensation - OCIO333
11.5Other personnel compensation - DA OES OC111
11.9Total personnel compensation194204216
12.1Civilian personnel benefits CFO283234
12.1Civilian personnel benefits IT232626
12.1Civilian personnel benefits - DA OES OC455
21.0Travel and transportation of persons OCFO122
21.0Travel and transportation of persons - OCIO344
22.0Transportation of things - DA OES OC111
23.1Rental payments to GSA - OCFO911
23.1Rental payments to GSA - OCIO466
23.1Rental payments to GSA - DA OES OC111
23.2Rental payments to others - OCFO955
23.2Rental payments to others - OCIO17
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - OCFO57072
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - OCIO6866
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - DA OES OC323
24.0Printing and reproduction1
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources66
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCFO146132123
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCIO155173182
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources - DA OES OC232221
25.4Operation and maintenance of facilities222
25.7Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCFO212425
25.7Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCIO414547
25.7Operation and maintenance of equipment - DA OES OC122
26.0Supplies and materials - OCFO212
26.0Supplies and materials - OCIO633
26.0Supplies and materials - DA OES OC533
31.0Equipment - OCFO312719
31.0Equipment - OCIO481413
99.9Total new obligations852819830
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–4609–0–4–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment2,3622,6172,736
Office of Chief Economist Office of the Chief Economist Executive Operationsoffice of the chief economistFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $11,177,000 $12,008,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Office of the Chief Economist advises the Secretary of Agriculture on the economic implications of Department policies, programs and proposed legislation. The Office serves as a focal point for USDA's economic intelligence and analysis; projections related to agricultural commodity markets; risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis related to domestic and international food and agriculture; policy direction for renewable energy development; coordination, analysis and advice on climate change and environmental market activities; and is responsible for coordination and review of all commodity and aggregate agricultural and food-related data used to develop outlook and situation material within the Department. The 2013 Budget requests $12 million, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0123–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Direct program activity121112
0801Reimbursable program activity - other111
0802Reimbursable program activity (Biodiesel Fuel Education Program)1
0899Total reimbursable obligations121
0900Total new obligations131313
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 11
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation121112
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)121112
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]11
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)11
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected22
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources1
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)122
1900Budget authority (total)141414
1930Total budgetary resources available141415
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–1
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year12
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)665
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–2–2–2
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)443
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts131313
3040Outlays (gross)–13–14–15
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–1
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired1
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)653
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–2–2–2
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)431
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross131314
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority91213
4011Outlays from discretionary balances412
4020Outlays, gross (total)131315
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–1–2–2
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–1
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts1
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)121112
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)121113
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross11
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority1
4180Budget authority, net (total)131212
4190Outlays, net (total)121213
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0123–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent777
12.1Civilian personnel benefits222
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources323
99.0Direct obligations121112
99.0Reimbursable obligations121
99.9Total new obligations131313
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0123–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment525353
National Appeals Division National Appeals Division National Appeals DivisionFor necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, $12,841,000 $14,225,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The National Appeals Division (NAD) is responsible for listening to farmers and other rural program participants concerning their disputes with certain agencies within the Department of Agriculture through fair and impartial administrative hearings and appeals. The 2013 Budget requests $14 million, a $1.4 million increase above the 2012 enacted level. This increase is needed to ensure that NAD can carry out its full range of responsibilities and to meet statutory deadlines, workload requirements, and demands for deciding complex cases on a timely basis throughout the United States.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0706–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001National Appeals Division141314
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation141314
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)141314
1930Total budgetary resources available141314
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)344
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts141314
3040Outlays (gross)–13–13–14
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)444
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)444
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross141314
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority121011
4011Outlays from discretionary balances133
4020Outlays, gross (total)131314
4180Budget authority, net (total)141314
4190Outlays, net (total)131314
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0706–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent111111
12.1Civilian personnel benefits222
25.1Advisory and assistance services11
99.9Total new obligations141314
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0706–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment9290102
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $21,000,000 $22,692,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Office of Civil Rights provides overall leadership responsibility for all Department-wide civil rights activities, including employment opportunity and program non-discrimination policy development, analysis, coordination, and compliance. The Office is responsible for providing leadership in the implementation of best practices that will create an environment where a diverse workforce is valued as a source of strength. The Office has the responsibility for monitoring program activities to ensure that all USDA programs are delivered in a non-discriminatory manner. The 2013 Budget requests $23 million, an increase of $1.7 million above the 2012 enacted level. The increase will be used to support the EEO services contract for conflict cases; support the administrative personnel contract; increase USDA-wide civil rights training; increase EEO and compliance reviews; and increase field program complaint investigations.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3800–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Direct program activity232123
0801Reimbursable program activity111
0900Total new obligations242224
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation232123
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)232123
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected11
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources1
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)111
1900Budget authority (total)242224
1930Total budgetary resources available242224
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1162
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–16–7–7
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)–5–1–5
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts242224
3040Outlays (gross)–28–26–25
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–1
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired10
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–1
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)621
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–7–7–7
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)–1–5–6
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross242224
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority212123
4011Outlays from discretionary balances752
4020Outlays, gross (total)282625
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–12–1–1
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–1
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts12
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)11
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)232123
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)162524
4180Budget authority, net (total)232123
4190Outlays, net (total)162524
Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays(in millions of dollars)2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority232123
Outlays162524
Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority40
Outlays30
Total:
Budget Authority232163
Outlays162554
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3800–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent121313
12.1Civilian personnel benefits444
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources313
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources333
99.0Direct obligations222123
99.0Reimbursable obligations111
99.5Below reporting threshold1
99.9Total new obligations242224
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–3800–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment128134134
Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO This funding is requested to settle claims of discrimination filed between July 1, 1997 and October 31, 2009 arising out of the delivery of USDA credit programs. The Department has determined that many claims were inadequately resolved during the applicable two-year statute of limitations under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. As a result, USDA is requesting the funding above and will also request necessary legislative authority to extend the statute of limitations for these claims so they can be properly resolved.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3800–2–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Settlement of discrimination claims30
0900Total new obligations (object class 42.0)30
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation40
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)40
1930Total budgetary resources available40
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year10
Change in obligated balance:
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts30
3040Outlays (gross)–30
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross40
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority30
4180Budget authority, net (total)40
4190Outlays, net (total)30
Departmental Administration Departmental Administration(including transfers of funds)For Departmental Administration, $24,165,000 $29,647,000, to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. Office of the Chief Information OfficerFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $44,031,000. Office of the Chief Financial OfficerFor necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $5,650,000 $6,247,000: Provided, That no funds made available by this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR Act or Circular A-76 activities until the Secretary has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the Department's contracting out policies, including agency budgets for contracting out. Office of Budget and Program AnalysisFor necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $8,946,000 $9,049,000. Office of Homeland Security and Emergency CoordinationFor necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination, $1,321,000 $1,496,000. Office of Advocacy and OutreachFor necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, $1,209,000 $1,422,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)Departmental Management comprises the following offices:Departmental Administration includes offices that provide staff support to policy officials and overall direction and coordination of the Department. These activities include Department-wide programs for human resources management, ethics, occupational safety and health management, real and personal property management, acquisitions and contracting, motor vehicle and aircraft management, supply management, participation of small and disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veterans programs, and the regulatory hearing and administrative proceedings conducted by the Administrative Law Judges, and Judicial Officer. The 2013 Budget requests $30 million, an increase of $5.5 million above the 2012 enacted level. The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 required the establishment of a Chief Information Officer (CIO) for all major Federal agencies. The Act requires USDA to maximize the value of information technology acquisitions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of USDA programs. To meet the intent of the law and to provide a Departmental focus for information resources management issues, Secretary's Memorandum 1030–30, dated August 8, 1996, established the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The CIO serves as the primary advisor to the Secretary on Information Technology (IT) issues. OCIO provides leadership for the Department's information and IT management activities in support of USDA program delivery. The 2013 Budget requests $44 million for OCIO, the same amount that was provided in the 2012 enacted level.The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) was established in 1995 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 and performance management activities to improve program delivery and assure maximum contribution to the Secretary's Strategic Goals. The 2013 Budget requests $6 million, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. The Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA) coordinates the preparation of Departmental budget estimates, regulations, and legislative reports; administers systems for the allotment and apportionment of funds; provides analysis of USDA program issues, draft regulations, and budget proposals; participates in strategic planning; and provides assistance to USDA policy makers in the development and execution of desired policies and programs. The 2013 Budget requests $9 million, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. The Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination formulates emergency preparedness policies and objectives for USDA. The Staff directs and coordinates all of the Department's program activities that support USDA emergency programs and liaison functions with the Congress, the Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal Departments and agencies involving homeland security, natural disasters, other emergencies, and agriculture-related international civil emergency planning and intelligence activities. The 2013 Budget requests $1.5 million, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. The Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) improves access to USDA programs and enhances the viability and profitability of small farms and ranches, beginning farmers and ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers ensuring that the Department and its programs are open and transparent . The Department is committed to ensuring that all USDA constituents, including historically underserved groups, have the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the programs offered by the Department. The 2013 Budget requests $1.4 million, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9915–0–1–3502011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Office of Advocacy and Outreach111
0004Office of the Chief Financial Officer666
0005Office of Budget and Program Analysis899
0006Office of the Chief Information Officer404444
0007Departmental Administration302630
0008Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination112
0009Outreach and Technical Assistance Program2020
0799Total direct obligations10610792
0801Reimbursable program activity838882
0900Total new obligations189195174
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1573
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations2
1050Unobligated balance (total)773
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation888592
1120Appropriations transferred to other accts [12–4609]–1
1131Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced–1–4
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)868192
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221Appropriations transferred from other accts [12–4336]2222
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)2222
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected408883
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources45
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)858883
1900Budget authority (total)193191175
1930Total budgetary resources available200198178
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–4
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year734
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)13810434
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–146–142–142
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)–8–38–108
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts189195174
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts13
3040Outlays (gross)–222–265–196
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–45
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired49
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–2
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–12
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)1043412
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–142–142–142
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)–38–108–130
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross171169175
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority127166172
4011Outlays from discretionary balances897724
4020Outlays, gross (total)216243196
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–92–88–83
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–45
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts52
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)7
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)868192
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)124155113
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross2222
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority122
4101Outlays from mandatory balances5
4110Outlays, gross (total)622
4180Budget authority, net (total)10810392
4190Outlays, net (total)130177113
Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays(in millions of dollars)2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority10810392
Outlays130177113
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Outlays–1
Total:
Budget Authority10810392
Outlays130177112
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9915–0–1–3502011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent443841
12.1Civilian personnel benefits111011
21.0Travel and transportation of persons651
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges221
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources263726
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources141411
26.0Supplies and materials111
31.0Equipment11
99.0Direct obligations10510892
99.0Reimbursable obligations828681
99.5Below reporting threshold211
99.9Total new obligations189195174
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–9915–0–1–3502011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment368350389
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment142212179
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO USDA's BioPreferred Program is charged with administering the voluntary USDA Certified Biobased Product label, which was mandated by both the 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills. In 2011, USDA authorized the use of a label for biobased products that producers can use in advertising their products. To ensure the integrity of the label, the Budget requests authority for USDA to: (1) impose civil penalties on companies who misuse the label; and (2) assess each producer who applies to use the label a fee to fund a program audit. This fee, which will begin to be collected once authorizing legislation is enacted, has been given broad support by potential users who commented on the labels proposed rule, which was issued in May 2010. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9915–4–1–3502011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected1
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)1
1930Total budgetary resources available1
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year1
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross1
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123Non-Federal sources–1
4190Outlays, net (total)–1
Hazardous Materials Management Hazardous Materials Management(including transfers of funds)For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,592,000 $3,992,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Department has the responsibility to meet the same standards for environmental cleanup and regulatory compliance regarding hazardous wastes and hazardous substances as private businesses. With substantial commitments under these Acts, the Hazardous Materials Management account was established as a central fund so that the Department's agencies may be reimbursed for their cleanup efforts. The Department determines what projects to fund by using objective criteria that identify what sites pose the greatest threats to public health and the environment. The 2013 Budget requests $3.9 million, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0500–0–1–3042011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Hazardous materials management644
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 111
1020Adjustment of unobligated bal brought forward, Oct 11
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations2
1050Unobligated balance (total)311
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation444
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)444
1930Total budgetary resources available755
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year111
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)20165
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts644
3040Outlays (gross)–8–15–9
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–2
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)165
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)165
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross444
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority244
4011Outlays from discretionary balances6115
4020Outlays, gross (total)8159
4180Budget authority, net (total)444
4190Outlays, net (total)8159
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0500–0–1–3042011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent111
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources533
99.9Total new obligations644
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0500–0–1–3042011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment677
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments(including transfers of funds)For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $230,416,000 $244,057,000, to remain available until expended, of which $164,470,000 $189,167,000 shall be available for payments to the General Services Administration for rent ; of which $13,800,000 and for payments to the Department of Homeland Security for building security activities; and of which $52,146,000 $54,890,000 is for buildings operations and maintenance expenses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior year rental payments for such agency or office: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer funds from a Departmental agency to this account to recover the full cost of the space and security expenses of that agency that are funded by this account when the actual costs exceed the agency estimate which will be available for the activities and payments described herein. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)This account finances the General Services Administration's fees for rental of space and the Department of Homeland Security's security-related fees. The appropriation covers all fees for all regular appropriated accounts within the Department of Agriculture with the exception of the Forest Service. This account also finances the day to day operations, repair, improvement and maintenance activities of two buildings in the Headquarters complex and the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Md.Deficiency in Rental Payments$ Millions2011FY2012FY2013
Deficiency, start of year–30–6—
Unobligated balances applied to deficiency15–6—
Adjusted deficiency–14——
Appropriation applied to deficiency9——
Anticipated reduction of deficiency———
Deficiency, end of year–6——
The 2013 Budget requests $244 million, an increase of $13.6 million above the 2012 enacted level. The increase includes $11 million for rental payments to GSA, a decrease of $0.327 million for payments to the Department of Homeland Security, and an increase of $2.7 million to cover operation, maintenance, major and minor repairs in the 2 building D.C. headquarters complex and the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, MD. This account has a deficiency due to prior year shortfalls in rental payments incurred between 2004 and 2008. USDA successfully reduced the deficiency from $24 million to $6 million in 2011 and anticipates paying off the remainder of the deficiency in 2012.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0117–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Rental payments to GSA: Non-recurring repairs168175176
0002Building operations and maintenance754143
0003Homeland Security131413
0004DHS building security141212
0005Building Renovations -ARRA2
0799Total direct obligations272242244
0802Reimbursable program433
0900Total new obligations276245247
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 17812
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations2
1050Unobligated balance (total)8012
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation247230244
1131Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced–45
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)202230244
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected633
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)633
1900Budget authority (total)208233247
1930Total budgetary resources available288245247
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year12
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)147112
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–8–8–8
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)6634
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts276245247
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts22
3040Outlays (gross)–219–306–247
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–2
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)711212
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–8–8–8
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)6344
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross208233247
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority204230244
4011Outlays from discretionary balances15763
4020Outlays, gross (total)219306247
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–6–3–3
4180Budget authority, net (total)202230244
4190Outlays, net (total)213303244
Unfunded deficiencies:
7000Unfunded deficiency, start of year–30–6
Change in deficiency during the year:
7012Available budgetary resources used to liquidate deficiencies246
7020Unfunded deficiency, end of year–6
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0117–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent888
12.1Civilian personnel benefits222
23.1Rental payments to GSA167176176
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges111111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources713234
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources131313
99.0Direct obligations272242244
99.0Reimbursable obligations433
99.9Total new obligations276245247
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0117–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment889292
Office of CommunicationsFor necessary expenses of the Office of Communications, $8,065,000 $9,006,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The mission of the Office of Communications (OC) is to provide leadership, expertise, management and coordination to develop and implement successful communication strategies and products that advance the mission of the USDA and priorities of the government, while serving and engaging the public in a fair, equal, transparent and easily accessible manner. OC delivers information about USDA programs and policies in a consistent, timely fashion. The 2013 Budget requests $9 milllion, a slight increase above the 2012 enacted level. The increase will enhance the flexibility and streamline the content management process, allowing OC to further improve customer service through a fully integrated web communication program and provide contractual support for one year to implement the USDA Web Modernization and Migration Initiative.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0150–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Public affairs989
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation989
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)989
1930Total budgetary resources available989
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–1–1–1
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)–1–1
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts989
3040Outlays (gross)–10–8–9
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–1–1–1
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)–1–1–1
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross989
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority989
4011Outlays from discretionary balances1
4020Outlays, gross (total)1089
4180Budget authority, net (total)989
4190Outlays, net (total)1089
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0150–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent777
12.1Civilian personnel benefits212
99.9Total new obligations989
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0150–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment656165
Office of Inspector General Office of Inspector General Office of Inspector GeneralFor necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $85,621,000 $89,016,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Office of Inspector General provides the Secretary and Congress with information or intelligence about fraud, other serious problems, mismanagement, and deficiencies in Department programs and operations, recommends corrective action, and reports on the progress made in correcting the problems. The Office reviews existing and proposed legislation and regulations and makes recommendations to the Secretary and Congress regarding the impact these laws have on the Department's programs and the prevention and detection of fraud and mismanagement in such programs. The Office provides policy direction and conducts, supervises, and coordinates all audits and investigations. The Office supervises and coordinates other activities in the Department and between the Department and other Federal, State and local government agencies whose purposes are to: a) promote economy and efficiency; b) prevent and detect fraud and mismanagement; and c) identify and prosecute people involved in fraud or mismanagement. The Budget request of $89 million is an increase of $3.4 million above the 2012 enacted level. Increase includes $0.468 million to support the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; $0.162 million to support Investigator training requirements; and $2.8 million to support OIG audits and investigations.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0900–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Office of the Inspector General978689
0801Reimbursable program33
0900Total new obligations978992
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1151112
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations6
1050Unobligated balance (total)211112
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation898689
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)898689
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected444
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources–4
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)44
1900Budget authority (total)899093
1930Total budgetary resources available110101105
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–2
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year111213
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)23139
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–8
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)15139
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts978992
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts4
3040Outlays (gross)–99–93–96
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired4
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired4
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–6
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–6
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)1395
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)1395
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross899093
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority838285
4011Outlays from discretionary balances161111
4020Outlays, gross (total)999396
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–8–4–4
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired4
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts4
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)8
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)898689
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)918992
4180Budget authority, net (total)898689
4190Outlays, net (total)918992
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0900–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent585658
12.1Civilian personnel benefits181719
21.0Travel and transportation of persons443
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges222
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources444
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources111
26.0Supplies and materials111
31.0Equipment711
99.0Direct obligations958689
99.0Reimbursable obligations233
99.9Total new obligations978992
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0900–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment608577577
Office of the General Counsel Office of the General Counsel Office of the General CounselFor necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $39,345,000 $45,074,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture provides all legal advice, counsel, and services to the Secretary and to all agencies, offices, and corporations of the Department on all aspects of their operations. It represents the Department in administrative proceedings; nonlitigation debt collection proceedings; State water rights adjudications; proceedings before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeal, the Merit System Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision, the USDA Office of Administrative Law Judges, and other Federal agencies; and, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, in judicial proceedings and litigation in the Federal and State courts. All attorneys and related support personnel devoted to those efforts are under the supervision of the General Counsel. The 2013 Budget requests $45 million, an increase of $5.7 million above the 2012 enacted level, to increase staff by 32 FTE to handle an increased workload and for information and telecommunications technology improvments. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2300–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Office of the General Counsel413945
0801Reimbursable program activity444
0900Total new obligations454349
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation413945
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)413945
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected244
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources2
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)444
1900Budget authority (total)454349
1930Total budgetary resources available454349
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)652
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–5–3–3
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)12–1
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts454349
3040Outlays (gross)–46–46–49
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired4
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)522
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–3–3–3
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)2–1–1
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross454349
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority414147
4011Outlays from discretionary balances552
4020Outlays, gross (total)464649
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–6–4–4
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts4
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)2
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)413945
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)404245
4180Budget authority, net (total)413945
4190Outlays, net (total)404245
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2300–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent303033
12.1Civilian personnel benefits889
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges11
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources111
26.0Supplies and materials11
99.0Direct obligations413945
99.0Reimbursable obligations444
99.9Total new obligations454349
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–2300–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment267256288
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment262626
Economic Research Service Economic Research Service Economic Research ServiceFor necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $77,723,000 $77,397,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.) The Economic Research Service provides economic and other social science research and analysis to inform public and private decision making on agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America. The Agency's mission is to anticipate food, agricultural, agri-environmental, and rural development issues that are on the horizon, and to conduct sound, peer-reviewed economic research. ERS is also the primary source of statistical indicators that, among other things, gauge the health of the farm sector (including farm income estimates and projections), assess the current and expected performance of the agricultural sector (including trade), and provide measures of food security here and abroad. Most of the Agency's research is conducted by a highly-trained staff of economists and social scientists through an intramural program of research, market outlook, and analysis. Five principles characterize ERS' core program: 1) Research that builds on unique or confidential data sources at the Federal level and is inherent in the role of a Federal Statistical Agency, including the Agricultural Resource Management Survey and associated farm and farm household finance estimates and research, consumer data, and development of USDA's commodity market outlook; 2) Research that provides coordination for a national perspective or framework, setting a single standard; 3) Research that requires a sustained investment and large teams; 4) Research that directly services the U.S. Government or USDA's long-term national goals such as the cost to the economy of sickness and premature death due to foodborne illnesses for FSIS, rural definition analysis for Rural Development, and conservation program options for theFarm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service; and 5) Research that addresses questions with short-run payoff or has immediate policy implications.ERS draws on the expertise of external collaborators through grants and cooperative research agreements for issues that require expertise beyond the scope of the current program or that require knowledge of state or regional issues. Areas of research that are supported by extramural agreements include: 1) Analyses requested by the Congress and USDA program agencies on high priority topics including food deserts, potential market and environmental effects of feedstocks for advanced biofuels, and local food marketing channels; 2) The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP), which funds economic research on USDA's domestic food and nutrition assistance programs, including major research themes of diet and nutritional outcomes, food program targeting and delivery, and program dynamics and administration; 3) The Economics of Markets for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (EMAGG), which funds economic research in three broad areas related to U.S. agricultural participation in proposed greenhouse gas markets that apply directly to participation in all markets for environmental services; and 4) The Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (PREISM), which funds extramural research to support the economic basis of decision making concerning invasive species issues, policies, and programs.The 2013 budget request of $77,397,000 is slightly less than the 2012 enacted budget level for ERS, and funds ERS' core programs. Additional funds received from other Governmental agencies may also be available for support of economic research and analysis.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1701–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Economic Research Service817877
0801Reimbursable program activity211
0900Total new obligations837978
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1111
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation827878
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)827878
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected11
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources2
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)211
1900Budget authority (total)847979
1930Total budgetary resources available858080
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–1
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year112
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)464131
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–5–7–7
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)413424
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts837978
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts2
3040Outlays (gross)–88–89–87
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–2
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)413122
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–7–7–7
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)342415
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross847979
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority656464
4011Outlays from discretionary balances232523
4020Outlays, gross (total)888987
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–1–1
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)827878
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)888886
4180Budget authority, net (total)827878
4190Outlays, net (total)888886
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1701–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent423939
11.3Other than full-time permanent111
11.5Other personnel compensation111
11.9Total personnel compensation444141
12.1Civilian personnel benefits91010
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources444
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources141413
25.5Research and development contracts555
26.0Supplies and materials211
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions111
99.0Direct obligations817877
99.0Reimbursable obligations211
99.9Total new obligations837978
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–1701–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment401385385
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment111
National Agricultural Statistics Service National Agricultural Statistics Service National Agricultural Statistics ServiceFor necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $158,616,000 $179,477,000, of which up to $41,639,000 $62,500,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.) The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides the official National and State estimates of acreage, yield, and production of crops, stocks, value and expenditures associated with farm commodities, and inventory, values, and expenditures of livestock items. Data on approximately 120 crops and 45 livestock products are covered in over 500 reports issued each year. In addition, the Census of Agriculture, which is conducted every five years, provides comprehensive data on the Nation's agricultural industry down to the county level. The work under this activity is conducted through 46 field offices serving the 50 States and Puerto Rico; most of these offices are operated as joint State and Federal services. Cooperative arrangements with State agencies provide additional State and county data. In order to support Administration priorities and improve efficiency, NASS has carefully completed a comprehensive review of existing programs to determine which programs are most critical to serving agency goals, with evaluations based on the following priorities: 1) Principal Economic Indicator data; 2) data which directly impact the market; 3) data necessary to implement the USDA programs which provide payments to farmers and are used to administer the farm safety net for producers; and 4) data for which there are no other publicly available sources of information. NASS has achieved success through several efficiencies: 1) completing the installation of equipment for and migration of the agency to the Centralized Local Area Network servers; 2) redesigning systems to work in a centralized virtual environment to enhance standardization and efficiency; 3) opening the National Operations Center to provide an infrastructure for increased telephone data collection capacity in a centralized environment, to centrally locate sampling frame activities and experts, and to improve training of telephone and field interviewers through focused and deliberate delivery of a standardized training protocol; 4) designing an innovative client computer assisted Personal Interviewing solution to facilitate quality and efficiency increases in our data collection program; 5) completing its second 48 state Cropland Data Layer in 2011 for the 2010 crop year with higher resolution, improving the accuracy of the classifications and the precision of the acreage estimates generated; and 6) installing video conferencing capabilities in its headquarters and field office locations, facilitating travel savings.The Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years to take a snapshot of America's agriculture. The Census helps to measure trends and new developments in the agricultural sector of our Nation's economy. The Census is critical because it provides the only source of comparable and consistent detailed data about agriculture at the county level. NASS carefully reviewed existing programs to improve efficiency. The 2013 Budget request includes an increase to reflect the normal activity levels related to the cyclical nature of the 5-year Census of Agriculture program. 2013 represents the highest level of funding during the Census' five year cycle. Funding will be used to conduct peak data collection activities and processing for the Census of Agriculture. The additional funding is necessary for significant increases in data collection costs. In order to achieve an acceptable level of response in every county, or county equivalent, in the United States, NASS will conduct extensive phone follow-up to mail and web non-respondents. Additionally, NASS will conduct personal interviews for a small group of farmers and ranchers whose operations are critical because of their size or type of specialized agriculture production. NASS will also use field enumeration to collect information from minority and disadvantaged populations, such as American Indians and Hispanic producers. Historically, these groups have been hard to reach and under-represented in the Census.The 2013 request of $179,477,000 for NASS includes $62.5 million for the Census of Agriculture, is an increase of $20,861,000 over 2012 for cyclical needs for data collection including follow up contacts by phone or in person, and for data processing. Funding for onging programs in Agricultural Estimates, which will continue at the 2012 level of about $117 million, includes an increase of $3.4 million to improve the quality of survey data, offset by $3.4 million in savings due to improved efficiency.Miscellaneous funds received from local organizations, commodity groups, and others are available for dissemination of reports and for survey work conducted under cooperative agreements (7 U.S.C. 450b, 450h, 3318b).Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1801–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Agricultural estimates116110109
0002Statistical research and service777
0003Census of agriculture454263
0799Total direct obligations168159179
0801Reimbursable program262222
0900Total new obligations194181201
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 18
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations4
1050Unobligated balance (total)12
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation157159179
1120Transferred to other accounts [12–1801]–33–42–63
1121Transferred from other accounts [12–1801]334263
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)157159179
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected232222
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources2
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)252222
1900Budget authority (total)182181201
1930Total budgetary resources available194181201
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)334420
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–10–7–7
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)233713
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts194181201
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts10
3040Outlays (gross)–187–205–200
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired5
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–4
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–2
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)442021
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–7–7–7
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)371314
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross182181201
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority145164181
4011Outlays from discretionary balances424119
4020Outlays, gross (total)187205200
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–37–20–20
4033Non-Federal sources–4–2–2
4040Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–41–22–22
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts18
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)16
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)157159179
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)146183178
4180Budget authority, net (total)157159179
4190Outlays, net (total)146183178
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1801–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent727480
11.3Other than full-time permanent111
11.5Other personnel compensation111
11.9Total personnel compensation747682
12.1Civilian personnel benefits242726
21.0Travel and transportation of persons734
22.0Transportation of things111
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges445
24.0Printing and reproduction11
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources352834
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources171420
25.7Operation and maintenance of equipment111
26.0Supplies and materials111
31.0Equipment434
99.0Direct obligations168159179
99.0Reimbursable obligations262222
99.9Total new obligations194181201
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–1801–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment9791,1041,365
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment106106106
Agricultural Research Service For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of 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 shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,094,647,000 $1,102,565,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 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 cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The ARS mission is to conduct research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and to provide information access and dissemination to: ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agricultural products; assess the nutritional needs of Americans; sustain a competitive agricultural economy; enhance the natural resource base and the environment; and provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole. The ARS' mission is carried out through its major research program areas and other activities listed below (in italics).ARS major research programs—New Products/Product Quality/Value Added; Livestock/Crop Production; Food Safety; Livestock/Crop Protection; Human Nutrition; and Environmental Stewardship—address the Department's priorities. ARS' 2013 Salaries and Expenses budget requests $1,102.6 million, including high priority increases of $75.4 million for new and expanded research initiatives in environmental stewardship; animal/crop breeding and protection; food safety; child and human nutrition; and the National Agricultural Library, as well as salary increases. In addition, the agency is requesting an increase of $3 million for the repair and maintenance of its laboratories/facilities. Offsetting ARS' requested increases are $70.5 million in proposed decreases from lower priority projects. The proposed reductions will provide necessary funding for the critical research priorities proposed by the agency for 2013.New Products/Product Quality/Value AddedARS has active research programs directed toward 1) improving the efficiency and reducing the cost for the conversion of agricultural products into biobased products and biofuels, 2) developing new and improved products to help establish them in domestic and foreign markets, and 3) providing higher quality, healthy foods that satisfy consumer needs in the United States and abroad. Environmental Stewardship—Water Quality; Air/Soil Quality; Global Climate Change; Range/Grazing Lands; Agricultural Systems IntegrationARS research programs in environmental stewardship support scientists in approximately 70 locations. Emphasis is given to developing technologies and systems that support profitable production and enhance the Nation's vast renewable natural resource base. ARS is currently developing the scientific knowledge and technologies needed to meet the challenges and opportunities facing U.S. agriculture in managing water resource quality and quantity under different climatic regimes, production systems, and environmental conditions. ARS air resources research is developing measurement, prediction, and control technologies for emissions of greenhouse gases, particulate matter, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and volatile organic compounds affecting air quality and land surface climate interactions. The agency is a leader in developing measurement and modeling techniques for characterizing gaseous and particulate matter emissions from agriculture. In addition, ARS is evaluating strategies for enhancing the health and productivity of soils, including developing predictive tools to assess the sustainability of alternative land management practices. Finding mechanisms to aid agriculture in adapting to changes in atmospheric composition and climatic variations is also an important component of ARS research. ARS range and grazing land research includes the conservation and restoration of the Nation's range land and pasture ecosystems and agroecosystems through improved management of fire, invasive weeds, grazing, global change, and other agents of ecological change. The agency is currently developing improved grass and forage legume germplasm for livestock, conservation, bioenergy, and bioproduct systems as well as grazing-based livestock systems that reduce risk and increase profitability. In addition, ARS is developing whole system management strategies to reduce production costs and risks. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to enhance the productivity of crop land; develop conservation practices that improve water and soil quality; enhance the quantity/quality of water resources; sustain agricultural production capacity over long periods at landscape scales; and adapt agricultural systems to climate variability and weather extremes. ARS' livestock production program is directed toward: 1) safeguarding and utilizing animal genetic resources, associated genetic and genomic databases, and bioinformatic tools; 2) developing a basic understanding of the physiology of livestock and poultry; and 3) developing information, tools, and technologies that can be used to improve animal production systems. The research is heavily focused on the development and application of genomics technologies to increase the efficiency and product quality of beef, dairy, swine, poultry, aquaculture, and sheep systems. Current areas of emphasis include increasing efficiency of nutrient utilization, increasing animal well-being and reducing stress in production systems, increasing reproductive rates and breeding animal longevity, developing and evaluating non-traditional production systems (e.g., organic, natural), and evaluating and conserving animal genetic resources. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to develop integrated production systems that incorporate enhanced germplasm and pest/pathogen/water/nutrient management strategies to improve production efficiencies and product quality in farm animals.ARS' crop production program focuses on developing and improving ways to reduce crop losses while protecting and ensuring a safe and affordable food supply. The research program concentrates on effective production strategies that are environmentally friendly, safe to consumers, and compatible with sustainable and profitable crop production systems. Research activities are directed at safeguarding and utilizing plant genetic resources and their associated genetic, genomic, and bioinformatic databases that facilitate selection of varieties and/or germplasm with significantly improved traits. Current research activities attempt to minimize the impacts of crop pests while maintaining healthy crops and safe commodities that can be sold in markets throughout the world. ARS is conducting research to discover and exploit naturally occurring and engineered genetic mechanisms for plant pest control, develop agronomic germplasm with durable defensive traits, and transfer genetic resources for commercial use. ARS provides taxonomic information on invasive species that strengthens prevention techniques, aids in detection/identification of invasive pests, and increases control through management tactics that restore habitats and biological diversity. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to enhance floral and nursery crop research and crop genetic resources to underpin food security.ARS' animal health program is directed at protecting and ensuring the safety of the Nation's agriculture and food supply through improved disease detection, prevention, control, and treatment. Basic and applied research approaches are used to solve animal health problems of high national priority. Emphasis is given to methods and procedures to control animal diseases. The research program has ten strategic objectives: 1) establish ARS laboratories into a fluid, highly effective research network to maximize use of core competencies and resources; 2) access specialized high containment facilities to study zoonotic and emerging diseases; 3) develop an integrated animal and microbial genomics research program; 4) establish centers of excellence in animal immunology; 5) launch a biotherapeutic discovery program providing alternatives to animal drugs; 6) build a technology driven vaccine and diagnostic discovery research program; 7) develop core competencies in field epidemiology and predictive biology; 8) develop internationally recognized expert collaborative research laboratories; 9) establish a best-in-class training center for our Nation's veterinarians and scientists; and 10) develop a model technology transfer program to achieve the full impact of ARS research discoveries. ARS current animal research program includes eight core components: 1) biodefense research, 2) animal genomics and immunology, 3) zoonotic diseases, 4) respiratory disease, 5) reproductive and neonatal diseases, 6) enteric diseases, 7) parasitic diseases, and 8) transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to develop countermeasures and alternatives to antibiotics to prevent/treat pathogens affecting poultry and emerging diseases affecting farm animals.ARS' research on crop protection is directed toward epidemiological investigations to understand pest and disease transmission mechanisms, and to identify and apply new technologies that increase understanding of virulence factors and host defense mechanisms. Currently, ARS research priorities include: 1) identification of genes that convey virulence traits in pathogens and pests; 2) factors that modulate infectivity, gene functions, and mechanisms; 3) genetic profiles that provide specified levels of disease and insect resistance under field conditions; and 4) mechanisms that facilitate the spread of pests and infectious diseases. ARS is developing new knowledge and integrated pest management approaches to control pest and disease outbreaks as they occur. Its research will improve the knowledge and understanding of the ecology, physiology, epidemiology, and molecular biology of emerging diseases and pests. This knowledge will be incorporated into pest risk assessments and management strategies to minimize chemical inputs and increase production. Strategies and approaches will be available to producers to control emerging crop diseases and pest outbreaks. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to research soil microbial ecology and develop plant disease management strategies; enhance control of invasive pests (i.e. weeds, arthropod pests, etc.); protection of small fruit and nursery crops/potatoes/wheat from disease; and fungal disease protection in beans, sunflowers, and other crops. Assuring that the United States has the highest levels of affordable, safe food requires that the food system be protected at each stage from production through processing and consumption from pathogens, toxins, and chemical contaminants that cause diseases in humans. The U.S. food supply is very diverse, extensive, easily accessible, and thus vulnerable to the introduction of biological and chemical contaminants through natural processes, intentional means, or by global commerce. ARS' current food safety research is designed to yield science-based knowledge on the safe production, storage, processing, and handling of plant and animal products, and on the detection and control of toxin producing and/or pathogenic bacteria and fungi, parasites, chemical contaminants, and plant toxins. All of ARS' research activities involve a high degree of cooperation and collaboration with USDA's Research, Education, and Economics agencies, as well as with FSIS, APHIS, FDA, CDC, DHS, and the EPA. ARS also collaborates in international research programs to address and resolve global food safety issues. Specific research efforts are directed toward developing new technologies that assist ARS stakeholders and customers, that is, regulatory agencies, industry, and commodity and consumer organizations, in detecting, identifying, and controlling foodborne diseases that affect human health. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to identify and evaluate specific intervention strategies through the food production chain and expand research on antibiotic resistance.Maintenance of health throughout the lifespan along with prevention of obesity and chronic diseases via food-based recommendations are the major emphases of ARS human nutrition research program. These health-related goals are based on the knowledge that deficiency diseases are no longer important public health concerns. Excessive consumption has become the primary nutrition problem in the American population. This is reflected by increased emphasis on prevention of obesity from basic science through intervention studies to assessments of large populations. ARS' research program also actively studies bioactive components of foods that have no known requirement but have health promoting activities. Four specific areas of research are currently emphasized: 1) nutrition monitoring and the food supply, e.g., a national diet survey and the food composition databank; 2) dietary guidance f'or health promotion and disease prevention, i.e., specific foods, nutrients, and dietary patterns that maintain health and prevent disease; 3) prevention of obesity and related diseases, including research as to why so few of the population follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; and 4) life stage nutrition and metabolism, in order to better define the role of nutrition in pregnancy and growth of children, and for healthier aging. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to add "functionality" to the Food Composition Database and link USDA/ARS food consumption survey data with Federal dietary policy guidance. Library and Information Services (NAL)The National Agricultural Library (NAL) is the largest and most accessible agricultural research library in the world. It provides services directly to the staff of USDA and to the public, primarily via the NAL web site, http://www.nal.usda.gov. NAL was created with the USDA in 1862 and was named in 1962 a national library by Congress, as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. NAL is the premier library for collecting, managing, and disseminating agricultural knowledge. The Library is the repository of our Nation's agricultural heritage, the provider of world class information, and the wellspring for generating new fundamental knowledge and advancing scientific discovery. It is a priceless national resource that, through its services, programs, information products, and web-based tools and technologies, serves anyone who needs agricultural information. The Library's vision is "advancing access to global information for agriculture." The 2013 Budget proposes increases to develop unified accessible sources of databases (e.g. on carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions, conservation program benefits, etc.). Repair and Maintenance of FacilitiesFunds are used to restore, upgrade, and maintain ARS' facilities to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration and EPA requirements, provide suitable workspace for in-house research programs, and to retrofit existing structures for better energy utilization. The 2013 Budget proposes increases to address and reduce the backlog of needed facilities' repair and maintenance.ARS performs research activities and services for other USDA, Federal, and non-Federal agencies. These activities and services are paid for on a reimbursable basis.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1400–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Product quality/value added10510193
0002Livestock production817671
0003Crop production232229229
0004Food safety979698
0005Livestock protection625961
0006Crop protection194185175
0007Human nutrition research858584
0008Environmental stewardship200189214
0009National Agricultural Library222121
0010Repair and maintenance of facilities181821
0012Homeland security363636
0014Miscellaneous Fees/Supplementals16
0799Total direct obligations1,1331,1011,103
0881Reimbursable program activity125125125
0889Reimbursable program activities, subtotal125125125
0900Total new obligations1,2581,2261,228
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1562
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations1
1050Unobligated balance (total)662
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation1,1351,0951,103
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–2
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)1,1331,0951,103
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected29127127
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources98
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)127127127
1900Budget authority (total)1,2601,2221,230
1930Total budgetary resources available1,2661,2281,232
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–2
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year624
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)409405358
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–141–153–153
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)268252205
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1,2581,2261,228
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts23
3040Outlays (gross)–1,265–1,273–1,262
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–98
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired86
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–1
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–19
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)405358324
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–153–153–153
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)252205171
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross1,2601,2221,230
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority986927934
4011Outlays from discretionary balances279346328
4020Outlays, gross (total)1,2651,2731,262
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–79–103–103
4033Non-Federal sources–24–24–24
4040Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–103–127–127
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–98
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts74
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)–24
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)1,1331,0951,103
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)1,1621,1461,135
4180Budget authority, net (total)1,1331,0951,103
4190Outlays, net (total)1,1621,1461,135
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1400–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent538526528
11.3Other than full-time permanent111111
11.5Other personnel compensation161515
11.9Total personnel compensation565552554
12.1Civilian personnel benefits173170170
21.0Travel and transportation of persons132013
22.0Transportation of things111
23.2Rental payments to others11
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges464342
24.0Printing and reproduction111
25.1Advisory and assistance services111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources989
25.4Operation and maintenance of facilities383434
25.5Research and development contracts148139149
25.6Medical care111
25.7Operation and maintenance of equipment151714
26.0Supplies and materials756969
31.0Equipment292726
32.0Land and structures555
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions131213
99.0Direct obligations1,1331,1011,103
99.0Reimbursable obligations125125125
99.9Total new obligations1,2581,2261,228
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–1400–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment7,5297,2947,294
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment498498498
Under its Buildings and Facilities account, ARS funds the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by ARS. No new funding is requested in 2013. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1401–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Building and facilities projects1972
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 125892
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1131Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced–230
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)–230
1930Total budgetary resources available2892
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year92
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1628326
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1972
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts4
3040Outlays (gross)–102–64–13
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)832615
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)832615
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross–230
Outlays, gross:
4011Outlays from discretionary balances1026413
4180Budget authority, net (total)–230
4190Outlays, net (total)1026413
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1401–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources72
25.4Operation and maintenance of facilities19
99.9Total new obligations1972
Miscellaneous Contributed Funds Miscellaneous contributed funds received from States, local organizations, individuals, and others are available for work under cooperative agreements on research activities.Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8214–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year
Receipts:
0220Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Science and Education Administration313127
0400Total: Balances and collections313127
Appropriations:
0500Miscellaneous Contributed Funds–31–31–27
0799Balance, end of year
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8214–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Miscellaneous contributed funds252525
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1162228
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201Appropriation (special or trust fund)313127
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)313127
1930Total budgetary resources available475355
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year222830
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)363
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts252525
3040Outlays (gross)–22–28–28
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)63
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)63
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross313127
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority82219
4101Outlays from mandatory balances1469
4110Outlays, gross (total)222828
4180Budget authority, net (total)313127
4190Outlays, net (total)222828
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8214–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent777
11.3Other than full-time permanent111
11.5Other personnel compensation111
11.9Total personnel compensation999
12.1Civilian personnel benefits222
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources333
25.5Research and development contracts444
25.7Operation and maintenance of equipment111
26.0Supplies and materials333
31.0Equipment111
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions111
99.9Total new obligations252525
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–8214–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment132132132
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Integrated ActivitiesFor the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $21,482,000 $43,542,000, as follows: for competitive grants programs authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), $14,496,000 $33,056,000, including $4,500,000 for the water quality program, $4,000,000 for regional pest management centers, $1,996,000 for the methyl bromide transition program, and $4,000,000 for the organic transition program and $29,056,000 for crop protection; $998,000 for the regional rural development centers program; $3,500,000 for grants authorized under section 1623 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5813); and $5,988,000 for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative authorized under section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, to remain available until September 30, 2013 2014. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)Under the Integrated Activities account, research, education and/or extension grants are awarded for competitive and non-competitive programs. Organic Transition ProgramThis program supports the development and implementation of biologically based pest management practices that mitigate the ecological, agronomic, and economic risks associated with the transition from conventional to organic agricultural production systems. The 2013 Budget includes $4.0 million, which is the same as the 2012 enacted level.This program supports projects that respond to pest management challenges with coordinated region-wide and national research, education, and extension programs, and serves as a catalyst for promoting further development and use of integrated pest management approaches. The program also fosters regional and national team building efforts, communication networks, and enhanced stakeholder participation. The 2013 Budget includes $29.1 million, which reflects combined pest management funding transferred from Research and Education and Extension Activities.Sustainable Agriculture Federal-State Matching Grant ProgramThis Federal-State matching grant program will assist in the creation or enhancement of State sustainable research, extension, and education programs. The matching requirement will leverage State and/or private funds, and build the long-term capacity to guide the evolution of American agriculture to a more highly productive, sustainable system. The 2013 Budget includes $3.5 million. Regional rural development centersFunding supports activities that pursue a holistic development strategy that tailors programming to meet regional and local needs and addresses areas of opportunity arising from a consumer-driven agricultural economy. The 2013 Budget includes $1.0 million, which is the same as the 2012 enacted level.Food and agriculture defense initiative (homeland security)The program provides support to an unified network of public agricultural institutions to identify and respond to high risk biological pathogens in the food and agricultural system. In particular, funding will maintain and enhance risk management tools for Asian soybean rust and other pathogens of legumes. The 2013 Budget includes $5.9 million. Additional funding for these laboratories is included in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.Organic Agriculture Research and Extension InitiativeThis mandatory program, authorized by section 7206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 2008 Farm Bill, supports research and extension programs that enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. The program expires at the end of September 2012.Specialty Crop Research InitiativeThis mandatory program, authorized by section 7311 of the FCEA, 2008 Farm Bill, provides funding to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities that focus on research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to specialty crop pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor, control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops. The program expires at the end of September 2012.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1502–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0010Organic research and extension init.2020
0020Water quality94
0030Food safety11
0040Regional pest management centers34
0050Crop Protection29
0070Methyl bromide transition program22
0071Homeland Security666
0072Sustainable Agriculture Federal-State Matching Grant Program4
0085Specialty Crop Research Initiative5050
0086International science and education grants1
0087Regional Rural development centers111
0088Organic transition444
0089Critical issues - plant and animal diseases1
0900Total new obligations1089144
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 11
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation372144
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)372144
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]7070
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)7070
1900Budget authority (total)1079144
1930Total budgetary resources available1089144
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)274267251
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1089144
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts3
3040Outlays (gross)–89–107–131
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–29
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)267251164
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)267251164
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross372144
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority145
4011Outlays from discretionary balances504143
4020Outlays, gross (total)514548
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross7070
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority34
4101Outlays from mandatory balances355883
4110Outlays, gross (total)386283
4180Budget authority, net (total)1079144
4190Outlays, net (total)89107131
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1502–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent222
12.1Civilian personnel benefits111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources111
25.5Research and development contracts11
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions1048639
99.9Total new obligations1089144
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–1502–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment889
Biomass Research and Development Biomass Research and Development is authorized by the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The program provides competitive grants for research, development, and demonstration to encourage innovation and development related to biomass, and improved commercialization of biobased products and energy. USDA and the Department of Energy jointly administer the program.Current priorities focus on the following: feedstock development and production; biobased products emphasizing environmental and economic performance and gasification of animal manure; integrated resource management and biomass use; demonstration projects that use biodiesel for all operations in the supply chain to produce corn grain ethanol; and effective and targeted incentive systems for biomass commercialization and adoption. The 2012 funding level is $40 million. The program expires at the end of September 2012.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1003–0–1–2712011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Biomass research and development23734
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)23734
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 133134
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]3040
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)3040
1930Total budgetary resources available337134
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year3134
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)534553
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts23734
3040Outlays (gross)–10–29–41
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)455346
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)455346
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross3040
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority2
4101Outlays from mandatory balances102741
4110Outlays, gross (total)102941
4180Budget authority, net (total)3040
4190Outlays, net (total)102941
Research and Education Activities National Institute of Food and Agricultureresearch and education activitiesFor payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $705,599,000 $732,730,000, as follows: to carry out the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a-i), $236,334,000 $234,834,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a through a-7), $32,934,000; for payments to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), $50,898,000, provided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; for special grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $4,000,000; for competitive grants on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $15,830,000 $1,405,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 450(i)(b)), $264,470,000 $325,000,000, to remain available until expended; for the support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $4,000,000; for supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $825,000; for grants for research pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.), $1,081,000, to remain available until expended; for the 1994 research grants program for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 536 of Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $1,801,000, to remain available until expended; for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $961,000; for the veterinary medicine loan repayment program under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), $4,790,000, to remain available until expended; for grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education under paragraphs (1), (5), and (6) of section 1417(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)), $9,000,000, to remain available until expended; for higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $3,851,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $5,643,000; for a higher education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $1,239,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $9,219,000; for competitive grants for the purpose of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3156 to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, $3,194,000; for a secondary agriculture education program and 2-year post-secondary education, (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $900,000 $981,000; for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,920,000; for sustainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $14,471,000; for a program of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $19,336,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for capacity building grants for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture (7 U.S.C. 3319i), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended; for competitive grants for policy research (7 U.S.C. 3155), $4,000,000, which shall be obligated within 120 days of the enactment of this Act; for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382, $3,335,000; for grants for insular areas under sections 1490 and 1491 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362 and 3363), $1,650,000resident instruction grants for insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $900,000; for distance education grants for insular areas under section 1490 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362), $750,000; for a competitive grants program for farm business management and benchmarking (7 U.S.C. 5925f), $1,450,000; for a competitive grants program regarding biobased energy (7 U.S.C. 8114), $2,200,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and Education Activities, $10,500,000 $14,229,000, of which $2,600,000 for the Research, Education, and Economics Information System and $2,000,000 for the Electronic Grants Information System, are $7,830,000, to remain available until expended, are for grants management systems.Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Endowment FundFor the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Endowment Fund under section 1456(b) (7 U.S.C. 3243(b)) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. Native American Institutions Endowment FundFor the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) participates in a nationwide system of agricultural research and education program planning and coordination between State institutions and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It assists in maintaining cooperation among the State institutions, and between the State institutions and their Federal research partners. The agency administers grants and payments to State institutions to supplement State and local funding for agricultural research and higher education.Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grantsSection 7406 of FCEA establishes the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). AFRI is a competitive grant program to provide funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences. AFRI projects will address critical issues in U.S. agriculture in the areas of global food security and hunger; climate change; sustainable bioenergy; childhood obesity; and food safety. Addressing these critical issues will engage scientists and educators with expertise in plant health and production and plant products; animal health and production and animal products; food safety, nutrition, and health; renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; agricultural systems and technology; and agriculture economics and rural communities. AFRI allows greater flexibility in the types of projects funded to include: single function projects in research, education, and extension, and integrated research, education and/or extension awards. AFRI is the core competitive grant program for research, education, and extension. The 2013 Budget proposes to increase funding for AFRI from $264 million to $325 million, a 23 percent increase in this program from 2012. Payments under the Hatch ActFunds under the Hatch Act are allocated on a formula basis to agricultural experiment stations of the land-grant colleges in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Micronesia, and Northern Mariana Islands. The 2013 Budget includes $234.8 million, which is a $1.5 million decrease from the 2012 enacted level.Cooperative forestry researchThese funds are allocated by formula to land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment stations in the 50 States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and other State-supported colleges and universities having a forestry school and offering graduate training in forestry sciences. The 2013 Budget is funded at the same level as the 2012 enacted level, $32.9 million. Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee University and West Virginia State UniversityFunds allocated on a formula basis support agricultural research and broaden the curricula at the eighteen 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University. The 2013 Budget is funded at the same level as the 2012 enacted level, $50.9 million.This program addresses research areas of national interest. The 2013 Budget includes $14.5 million for a grant program in sustainable agriculture. Funding for a grant program for global change is proposed at $1.4 million for research at universities as part of a coordinated Federal initiative. The 2013 Budget also includes for aquaculture centers at the same level as 2012 enacted, $3.9 million. 1994 Institutions ResearchThe 2013 Budget maintains funding at the 2012 enacted level of $1.8 million for the competitive research grants program to build research capacity at the thirty-four 1994 institutions by supporting agricultural research activities that address tribal, national and multistate priorities.A coordinating and review staff assists in maintaining cooperation within and among the States, and between the States and their Federal research partners. This staff also administers research and education grants and payments to States. Federal administration is funded from a combination of program set-asides from formula and grant programs and from direct appropriation for administration. The 2013 Budget includes $14.2 million, which is $3.7 million over the 2012 enacted level. Most of the increase will support the Electronic Grants Administration System. 2013 funding is proposed for graduate fellowships grants at $3.8 million, challenge grants at $5.6 million, Hispanic-serving institutions education grants program at $9.2 million, and a multicultural scholars program at $1.2 million. Funding is also proposed for Native American institutions at $3.3 million, Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions at $3.2 million, Secondary Education/ Two-Year Post-secondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom at $1.0 million, and Grants for Insular Areas programs at $1.6 million. These programs enable universities to broaden their curricula; and increase faculty development, student research projects, and the number of new scholars recruited in the food and agricultural sciences. In addition, an increased number of graduate students, including minority graduate students, will be enrolled in the agricultural sciences. The 2013 Budget proposes $19.3 million for a capacity building program at the 1890 institutions as part of the USDA initiative to strengthen these institutions through a broadening of curricula, and increased faculty development and student research projects. Funding is also proposed in the 2013 Budget, at $4.8 million, for the Veterinary Medical Services Act to provide incentives to hire Federal veterinarians to work in shortage areas. Funds support basic and applied agriculture research and activities performed for other USDA, Federal, and non-Federal agencies.Native American Institutions Endowment Fund The 2013 Budget includes the same level as 2012 enacted, $11.9 million, for an endowment for the 1994 land-grant institutions (34 Tribally controlled colleges) to strengthen the infrastructure of these institutions and develop Indian expertise for the food and agricultural sciences and businesses and their own communities. At the termination of each fiscal year, the Secretary withdraws the income from the endowment fund for the fiscal year, and after making adjustments for the cost of administering the fund, distributes the adjusted income on a formula basis to the 1994 land-grant institutions.Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Endowment FundThis endowment fund for Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities will launch the production of skilled and marketable Hispanic student population for employment in the food and agriculture sector. Over the next ten years, the Endowment will lead to significant and measurable enhanced competence and marketability of Hispanic students in the food and agricultural sciences. The 2013 Budget includes $10 million for this proposed fund.Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1500–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year24136148
Adjustments:
0190Adjustment - improved accounting to reflect amount that is available for investment only100
0199Balance, start of year124136148
Receipts:
0240Earnings on Investments, Native American Institutions Endowment Fund555
0400Total: Balances and collections129141153
Appropriations:
0500Research and Education Activities–5–5–5
0501Research and Education Activities121222
0599Total appropriations7717
0799Balance, end of year136148170
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1500–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Payments under the Hatch Act236236235
0002Cooperative forestry research333333
0003Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia State University515151
0004Special research grants424422
0005Agriculture Food and Research Initiative348424325
0006Animal health and disease research34
0007Federal Administration111114
0008Higher education386048
0009Native American Institutions Endowment Fund455
0012Veterinary Medical Services Act135
0014New Era Rural Technology1
0015Sun Grant Program22
0016Farm Business Management and Benchmarking11
0017Competitive Grants for Policy Research4
0799Total direct obligations770888738
0801Reimbursable program activity999
0900Total new obligations779897747
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1228178
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations18
1050Unobligated balance (total)246178
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation712717755
1101Appropriation (Native American Endowment Interest)555
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–1
1134Portion precluded from obligation (-) (N.A. Endowment Fund)–12–12–22
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)704710738
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected99
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources9
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)999
1900Budget authority (total)713719747
1930Total budgetary resources available959897747
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–2
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year178
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1,0161,137987
3001Adjustments to unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 112
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–16–43–43
3011Adjustments to uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–12
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)1,0001,094944
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts779897747
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts54
3040Outlays (gross)–670–1,047–824
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–9
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired–6
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–18
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–36
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)1,137987910
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–43–43–43
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)1,094944867
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross713719747
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority154373388
4011Outlays from discretionary balances516674436
4020Outlays, gross (total)6701,047824
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–5–9–9
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–9
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts5
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)–4
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)704710738
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)6651,038815
4180Budget authority, net (total)704710738
4190Outlays, net (total)6651,038815
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value122134146
5001Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value134146168
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1500–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent222222
12.1Civilian personnel benefits555
21.0Travel and transportation of persons211
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources33
25.5Research and development contracts1033
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions731854704
99.0Direct obligations770888738
99.0Reimbursable obligations999
99.9Total new obligations779897747
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–1500–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment234247249
Funds provide grants to States and other eligible recipients for the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities to carry out agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs. No funding has been appropriated to this account since 1997. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1501–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 112
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations2
1050Unobligated balance (total)32
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1131Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced–1–2
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)–1–2
1930Total budgetary resources available2
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year2
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)422
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–2
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)222
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)222
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross–1–2
4180Budget authority, net (total)–1–2
Extension ActivitiesFor payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $475,183,000 $462,473,000, as follows: payments for cooperative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471, for retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension agents, $294,000,000 $292,411,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $4,312,000; payments for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $67,934,000; payments for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,918,000; payments for the farm safety program and youth farm safety education and certification extension grants under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,610,000; payments for New Technologies for Agriculture Extension under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,550,000 $1,750,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $19,730,000, to remain available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $7,600,000 $8,395,000; payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $3,700,000 $4,060,000; payments for the federally recognized Tribes Extension Program under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $3,039,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,696,000; payments for rural health and safety education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law 92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,500,000; payments for cooperative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3221), $42,592,000, provided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organizations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 7630, $750,000; payments to carry out the food animal residue avoidance database program as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 7642, $1,000,000; payments to carry out section 1672(e)(49) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925), as amended, $400,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension Activities, $7,852,000 $8,544,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Cooperative Extension System, a national educational network, is a dynamic organization pledged to meeting the country's needs for research-based educational programs that will enable people to make practical decisions to improve their lives. To accomplish its mission, the Cooperative Extension System adjusts programs to meet the shifting needs and priorities of the people it serves. The non-formal educational network combines the expertise and resources of Federal, State, and local partners. The partners in this unique System are: a) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; b) Extension professionals at land-grant universities throughout the United States and its territories; and c) Extension professionals in nearly all of the Nation's 3,150 counties. Thousands of paraprofessionals and nearly 3 million volunteers support this partnership and magnify its impact. Strong linkages with both public and private external groups are also crucial to the Cooperative Extension System's strength and vitality.Programs supported with Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) legislated formula funds are the major educational efforts central to the mission of the System and common to most Extension units. These programs are the foundation of the Extension organization and partnership that are intended to increase the number of community-based projects, families, and individuals reached to disseminate research findings as widely and quickly as possible. The use of electronic mail, satellite transmission of courses, and computer-assisted instruction are encouraged to communicate ideas. The 2013 Budget proposes Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) programs to be funded at $292.4 million, which is a $1.6 million decrease from the 2012 enacted level.Extension resources are provided to the States by these formula funds and competitively-awarded programs such as sustainable agriculture. Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) funds and payments to the 1890 colleges and Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, funded at $42.6 million in the 2013 Budget request, provide funds to support the Extension's infrastructure. Designated programs funded by Smith-Lever 3(d) include the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP); New Technologies for Agricultural Extension; Children, Youth and Families at Risk; Farm Safety Program and Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification; Sustainable Agriculture; and Federally-Recognized Tribes Extension Program. The 2013 Budget includes $90.4 million for these programs. Other Extension programs supported in the 2013 Budget include Extension Services at 1994 Institutions at $4.3 million, Renewable Resources Extension Act at $4.0 million, 1890 Facilities Grants at $19.7 million, and Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields at $0.4 million.Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development ProgramThis mandatory program, authorized by section 7410 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 2008 Farm Bill, provides funding to support the development of education, outreach, curricula, workshops, educational teams, training, and technical assistance programs to assist beginning farmers and ranchers in the United States and its territories in entering, building, and managing successful farm and ranch enterprises. This program also provides support for an online electronic and library clearinghouse to provide associated support to individually funded projects, and the overall program. The program expires at the end of September 2012. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0502–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Smith-Lever Act, 3(b) and 3(c)293294292
0002Youth at risk888
0004Expanded food and nutrition education program (EFNEP)676868
0005Pest management910
0006Farm Safety454
0009Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program333
0013Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia State University424343
0015Renewable resources extension act444
0016Federal administration889
00191890 facilities (section 1447)182620
0021Sustainable agriculture455
00221994 institutions activities444
0024Rural health and safety education12
0025Grants to youth serving organizations11
0026Risk management education555
0027New technologies for ag. extension122
0028Healthy Urban Enterprise Development1
0029Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program1919
0030Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database11
0799Total direct obligations493508467
0801Reimbursable program activity475050
0900Total new obligations540558517
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 119
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations5
1050Unobligated balance (total)69
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation480475462
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–1
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)479475462
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200Appropriation1
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4085]555
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]1919
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)25245
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected35050
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources47
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)505050
1900Budget authority (total)554549517
1930Total budgetary resources available560558517
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–11
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year9
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)569695506
3001Adjustments to unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 140
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–46–127–127
3011Adjustments to uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–40
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)523568379
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts540558517
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts47
3040Outlays (gross)–488–747–786
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–47
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired6
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–5
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–8
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)695506237
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–127–127–127
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)568379110
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross529525512
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority163334326
4011Outlays from discretionary balances312403432
4020Outlays, gross (total)475737758
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–37–50–50
4033Non-Federal sources–1
4040Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–38–50–50
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–47
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts35
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)–12
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)479475462
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)437687708
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross25245
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority153
4101Outlays from mandatory balances12525
4110Outlays, gross (total)131028
4180Budget authority, net (total)504499467
4190Outlays, net (total)450697736
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0502–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent131414
12.1Civilian personnel benefits333
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources222
25.4Operation and maintenance of facilities111
25.5Research and development contracts111
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions468486445
99.0Direct obligations489508467
99.0Reimbursable obligations515050
99.9Total new obligations540558517
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0502–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment155155152
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Salaries and Expenses(including transfers of funds)For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $816,534,000 $762,418,000, of which $1,000,000 $1,984,000, to be remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds ("contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $17,848,000 $8,915,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $32,500,000 $37,858,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $696,000 $493,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $52,000,000 $49,741,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,335,000 $4,167,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $153,950,000 $151,055,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $9,068,000 $8,867,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $55,638,000 $43,919,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $2,750,000 $2,265,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for wildlife services methods development; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety; and up to 25 percent of : Provided, That, of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That, of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,971,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (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 for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.In fiscal year 2012 2013, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.) The Secretary of Agriculture established the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on April 2, 1972, under the authority of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 and other authorities. The mission of the Agency is to protect the health and value of American agriculture and natural resources and is carried out using three major areas of activity, as follows: Safeguarding and Emergency Preparedness/Response - APHIS monitors plant and animal health throughout the world and uses the information to set effective agricultural import policies to prevent the introduction of foreign plant and animal pests and diseases. Should a pest or disease enter the United States, APHIS works cooperatively with other Federal, State, and industry partners to conduct plant and animal health monitoring programs to rapidly diagnose them and determine if there is a need to establish new pest or disease management programs. APHIS, in conjunction with States, industry, and other stakeholders, protects American agriculture by eradicating harmful pests and diseases or, where eradication is not feasible, by minimizing their economic impact. APHIS makes judicious use of resources by identifying instances when neither eradication nor management may be possible. The Agency monitors endemic pests and diseases through surveys to detect their locations and works with States and other programs to enact regulatory controls and conduct outreach to prevent the spread of pests and diseases into non-infested parts of the country. The Agency maintains a cadre of trained professionals prepared to respond immediately to potential animal and plant health emergencies. Program personnel investigate reports of suspected exotic pests and diseases and take emergency action if necessary. Through its Wildlife Services program, APHIS protects agriculture from damage caused by animal predators through identification, demonstration, and application of the most appropriate methods of control. The Agency's regulations also allow the benefits of genetic research to safely enter the marketplace, while protecting against the release of potentially harmful organisms into the environment. APHIS also conducts diagnostic laboratory activities that support the Agency's veterinary disease and plant pest prevention, detection, control, and eradication programs. The Agency also provides and directs technology development to support plant and animal protection programs of the Agency and its cooperators at the State, national, and international levels.Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance - Sanitary (animal) and phytosanitary (plant) (SPS) regulations can have a significant impact on market access for the United States as an exporter of agricultural products. APHIS plays a central role in resolving technical trade issues to ensure the smooth and safe movement of agricultural commodities into and out of the United States. APHIS helps to protect the United States from emerging plant and animal pests and diseases while meeting obligations under the World Trade Organization's SPS agreement by assisting developing countries in improving their safeguarding systems. APHIS develops and implements programs designed to identify and reduce agricultural pest and disease threats while still outside of U.S. borders, to enhance safe agricultural trade, and to strengthen emergency response preparedness. Animal Welfare - The Agency conducts regulatory activities to ensure the humane care and treatment of animals, including horses, as required by 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 inspection of certain establishments that handle animals intended for research, exhibition, and sale as pets, and monitoring of certain horse shows. APHIS' 2013 budget request of $762 million is an overall reduction of $54 million from 2012. One priority for APHIS is continuing implementation of the revamped Animal Disease Traceability program. The Agency has proposed an increase to support the efforts, while proposing reductions in other areas. Some reductions are a result of programs achieving success, such as nearing eradication for the cotton pests of pink bollworm and boll weevil, and the Agency's enhanced ability to prepare for, detect, and respond to avian health issues. Other reductions are due to a change in focus for managing pests and diseases such as the movement towards education and outreach to prevent the human assisted spread of tree and wood pests, and the changing Federal responsibilities and contributions towards addressing cervid health issues where success relies heavily on the actions of producers and industry. In an effort to further right-size activities, APHIS reviewed animal health surveillance plans and identified areas where current plans exceed what is required for international trading standards as well as collection approaches to increase efficiencies, resulting in significant savings for the Agency in 2013 represented in the animal health lines. Additionally, the Agency identified $5.3 million in reductions related to changes in efficient operations and practices.Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1600–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year
Receipts:
02001990 Food, Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fees535540545
0220Fees, Animal and Plant Health Inspection User Fee Account20
0299Total receipts and collections535540565
0400Total: Balances and collections535540565
Appropriations:
0500Salaries and Expenses–535–540–545
0799Balance, end of year20
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1600–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Animal Health328305283
0002Plant Health336322316
0003Wildlife Services899184
0004Regulatory Management283433
0005Emergency Management192119
0006Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance333331
0007Animal Welfare242825
0008Agency Management11109
0009Other Direct Funding5
0010Emergency Program Funding415
0011Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fees191192193
0012H1N1 Transfer From HHS3107
00132008 Farm Bill, Sections 10201 and 10202525650
0014Homeland Security Supplemental1
0100Total direct program1,1611,1071,050
0799Total direct obligations1,1611,1071,050
0801Reimbursable program159159160
0900Total new obligations1,3201,2661,210
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1243280254
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations23
1050Unobligated balance (total)266280254
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation865817762
1121Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]11
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–2
1131Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced–11
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)863817762
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201Appropriation (AQI User Fees)535540545
1220Transferred to other accounts [70–0530]–319–325–329
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]555550
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)271270266
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected151153154
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources59
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)210153154
1900Budget authority (total)1,3441,2401,182
1930Total budgetary resources available1,6101,5201,436
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–10
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year280254226
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)432414325
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–23–75–75
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)409339250
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1,3201,2661,210
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts260
3040Outlays (gross)–1,315–1,355–1,281
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–59
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired7
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–23
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–260
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)414325254
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–75–75–75
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)339250179
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross1,073970916
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority810847802
4011Outlays from discretionary balances288239209
4020Outlays, gross (total)1,0981,0861,011
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–42–32–32
4033Non-Federal sources–117–121–122
4040Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–159–153–154
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–59
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts8
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)–51
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)863817762
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)939933857
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross271270266
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority176224223
4101Outlays from mandatory balances414547
4110Outlays, gross (total)217269270
4180Budget authority, net (total)1,1341,0871,028
4190Outlays, net (total)1,1561,2021,127
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1600–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent443438427
11.3Other than full-time permanent654
11.5Other personnel compensation332
11.9Total personnel compensation452446433
12.1Civilian personnel benefits145144139
13.0Benefits for former personnel242
21.0Travel and transportation of persons262828
22.0Transportation of things222
23.1Rent, Communications, and Utilities373737
24.0Printing and reproduction111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources418356330
26.0Supplies and materials485248
31.0Equipment191815
32.0Land and structures11
41.0Other grants, subsidies, and contributions81713
42.0Other insurance claims and indemnities311
99.0Direct obligations1,1611,1071,050
99.0Reimbursable obligations159159160
99.9Total new obligations1,3201,2661,210
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–1600–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment6,1526,0595,905
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment1,6271,6271,627
Buildings and FacilitiesFor 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. 428a, $3,200,000 $3,175,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The buildings and facilities account provides for plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, and acquisition of land, as needed, for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) operated facilities, which include animal quarantine stations, border inspection stations, sterile insect rearing facilities, and laboratories.For these activities, the 2013 Budget proposes $3.175 million which includes funding to address safety issues with several facilities.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1601–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Buildings and facilities843
0900Total new obligations (object class 25.2)843
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1721
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation433
1131Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently reduced–1
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)333
1930Total budgetary resources available1054
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year211
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)588
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts843
3040Outlays (gross)–5–4–6
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)885
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)885
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross333
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority111
4011Outlays from discretionary balances435
4020Outlays, gross (total)546
4180Budget authority, net (total)333
4190Outlays, net (total)546
Miscellaneous Trust Funds The following services are financed by fees and miscellaneous contributions advanced by importers, manufacturers, States, organizations, individuals, and others:Miscellaneous contributed fundsFunds are received from States, local organizations, individuals, and others and are available for plant and animal quarantine inspection and cooperative plant and animal disease and pest control activities (7 U.S.C. 450b, 2220).Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9971–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year
Receipts:
0220Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, APHIS91212
0400Total: Balances and collections91212
Appropriations:
0500Miscellaneous Trust Funds–9–12–12
0799Balance, end of year
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9971–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Miscellaneous trust funds151616
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 118139
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations1
1050Unobligated balance (total)19139
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201Appropriation (special or trust fund)91212
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)91212
1930Total budgetary resources available282521
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year1395
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)114
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts151616
3040Outlays (gross)–14–13–12
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–1
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)148
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)148
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross91212
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority977
4101Outlays from mandatory balances565
4110Outlays, gross (total)141312
4180Budget authority, net (total)91212
4190Outlays, net (total)141312
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–9971–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent799
12.1Civilian personnel benefits222
21.0Travel and transportation of persons322
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources222
26.0Supplies and materials111
99.9Total new obligations151616
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–9971–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment150150150
Food Safety and Inspection Service Food Safety and Inspection ServiceFor necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,004,427,000 $995,503,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2012 2013 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to 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 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The primary objective of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged, as required by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act. In carrying out this mission, FSIS oversight responsibility covers a significant percentage of American spending on food. Providing adequate resources for Federal food safety agencies is a priority of the Administration. The 2013 Budget proposes $995.5 million for inspection of meat, poultry and egg products, which is a $8.9 million decrease from the 2012 enacted level. The proposed budget contains an increase for installing time clocks in plants for accurate timekeeping and a decrease due to implementation of new methods of poultry inspection. In addition, the budget proposes two user fees. The first is a performance-based user fee, which will be charged to plants that have sample failures or require additional inspection activities due to regulatory non-compliance. The second one is a basic inspection user fee that would recover a part of the cost of providing basic inspections at covered establishments and plants, as determined by the Secretary.FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION ACTIVITIESFEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION ACTIVITIES2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Federally inspected establishments:
Slaughter Plants:128130130
Processing Plants:3,9303,9993,999
Combination slaughter and processing plants844859859
Talmadge-Aiken plants364370370
Import Establishments138138138
Egg plants838484
Other plants803817817
Federally inspected and passed production (millions of pounds):
Meat Slaughter49,29449,51149,729
Poultry Slaughter58,30158,55758,815
Egg products3,9083,9253,942
Import/export activity (millions of pounds):
Meat and poultry imported2,9003,1003,200
Meat and poultry exported16,97017,17017,500
Intrastate inspection:1
Intrastate inspection272727
Talmadge-Aiken inspection999
Number of slaughter and/or processing plants (excludes exempt plants)1,7111,7331,733
Compliance activities:
Investigations and surveillance activities14,01214,10014,200
Enforcement actions completed1,4931,5101,520
Product Testing (samples analyzed):
Food Chemistry2,2452,2452,245
Food Microbiology95,95895,95895,958
Chemical Residues26,44326,44326,443
Antibiotic Residues210,365210,365210,365
Pathology Samples5,2845,2845,284
Egg Products:
Food microbiology1,6511,6511,651
Consumer Education and public outreach:
Meat and poultry hotline calls received64,60965,00065,000
Website visits22,856,87822,857,00022,857,000
Electronic messages received4,2164,3004,300
Publications distributed2802,740750,000700,000
E-mail alert service subscribers99,903100,000100,000
Epidemiological Investigations:
Cooperative efforts with State and public health offices405959
Illnesses reported and treated 31,1273,1503,150
1States with cooperative agreements which are operating programs.2Did not print or reprint publications due to financial constraints and increased use of social media and web-based publications.3Data must be collected over a number of years to chart national trends and estimate the incidence of foodborne illness and treatment.
Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3700–0–1–5542011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year
Receipts:
0220Fees, Food Safety Inspection User Fee Account13
0400Total: Balances and collections13
0799Balance, end of year13
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3700–0–1–5542011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Salaries and expenses1,0071,005996
0801Reimbursable program168153153
0900Total new obligations1,1751,1581,149
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 12365
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation1,0091,004996
1120Transferred to other accounts [12–3700]–26–35
1121Transferred from other accounts [12–3700]2635
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–2
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)1,0071,004996
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected153153153
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources–1
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)152153153
1900Budget authority (total)1,1591,1571,149
1930Total budgetary resources available1,1821,1631,154
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–1
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year655
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)200186188
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–32–28–28
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)168158160
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1,1751,1581,149
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts9
3040Outlays (gross)–1,186–1,156–1,151
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired1
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired3
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–12
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)186188186
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–28–28–28
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)158160158
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross1,1591,1571,149
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority1,018987981
4011Outlays from discretionary balances168169170
4020Outlays, gross (total)1,1861,1561,151
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–2–2–2
4033Non-Federal sources–153–151–151
4040Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–155–153–153
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired1
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts2
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)3
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)1,0071,004996
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)1,0311,003998
4180Budget authority, net (total)1,0071,004996
4190Outlays, net (total)1,0311,003998
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3700–0–1–5542011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent551551540
11.3Other than full-time permanent121212
11.5Other personnel compensation393939
11.9Total personnel compensation602602591
12.1Civilian personnel benefits208208203
13.0Benefits for former personnel111
21.0Travel and transportation of persons434140
22.0Transportation of things223
23.1Rental payments to GSA111
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges141414
24.0Printing and reproduction111
25.1Advisory and assistance services333
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources434349
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources191919
25.7Operation and maintenance of equipment112
26.0Supplies and materials121212
31.0Equipment445
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions525150
99.0Direct obligations1,0061,003994
99.0Reimbursable obligations168153153
99.5Below reporting threshold122
99.9Total new obligations1,1751,1581,149
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–3700–0–1–5542011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment9,4659,5409,040
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment272727
Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products Under authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, Federal meat and poultry inspection services are provided upon request and for a fee in cases 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 inspection is not required by statute, such as buffalo, rabbit, and quail; and inspecting products intended for animal consumption.Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8137–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year
Receipts:
0220Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products, Food Safety and Quality Service111010
0400Total: Balances and collections111010
Appropriations:
0500Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products–11–10–10
0799Balance, end of year
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8137–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm products121010
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1433
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201Appropriation (special or trust fund)111010
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)111010
1900Budget authority (total)111010
1930Total budgetary resources available151313
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year333
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)111
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts121010
3040Outlays (gross)–12–10–10
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)111
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)111
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross111010
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority91010
4101Outlays from mandatory balances3
4110Outlays, gross (total)121010
4180Budget authority, net (total)111010
4190Outlays, net (total)121010
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8137–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent655
11.5Other personnel compensation333
11.9Total personnel compensation988
12.1Civilian personnel benefits222
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources1
99.9Total new obligations121010
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–8137–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment818181
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Salaries and ExpensesFor necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $37,750,000 $40,261,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to 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 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.) The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration's (GIPSA) Grain Regulatory Program promotes and enforces the accurate and uniform application of the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) and applicable provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. GIPSA identifies, evaluates, and implements new or improved techniques for measuring grain quality. GIPSA also establishes and updates testing and grading standards to facilitate the marketing of U.S. grain, oilseeds, and related products. GIPSA briefs foreign buyers, assesses foreign inspection and weighing techniques, and responds to foreign quality and quantity complaints. GIPSA's Packers and Stockyards Program (P&SP) promotes fair business practices, financial integrity, and competitive environments to market livestock, meat, and poultry. Through its oversight activities, including monitoring programs, reviews, and investigations, P&SP fosters fair competition, provides payment protection, and guards against deceptive and fraudulent trade practices that affect the movement and price of meat animals and their products. P&SP's work protects consumers and members of the livestock, meat, and poultry industries. P&SP enforces the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, which prohibits unfair, deceptive, and unjust discriminatory practices by market agencies, dealers, stockyards, packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in the livestock, meat packing, and poultry industries. The P&S Act provides an important safety net for livestock producers and poultry growers in rural America. P&SP conducts routine and ongoing regulatory inspections and audits to assess whether subject entities are operating in compliance with the Act, and conducts investigations of potential P&S Act violations identified by either industry complaints or previous GIPSA regulatory inspections. The 2013 Budget requests $40.3 million, an increase of $2.5 million above the 2012 enacted Level to purchase necessary equipment, including scientific equipment, supplies, and other support expenses.MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORSGrain Regulatory Program2011 actual2012 estimate2013 estimate
U.S. standards and factors (attribute tests) in effect at end of year129129129
Standards reviews and factors in progress476
Standards reviews and factors completed243
On-site investigations566
Designations renewed191720
Registration certificates issued136138138
Packers and Stockyards Program2011 actual2012 estimate2103 estimate
Investigations2,8512,8002,600
Regulatory Activities2,3212,7002,500
Livestock market agencies/dealers registered5,7925,5005,400
Stockyards posted1,2181,1001,100
Slaughtering and processing packers subject to the Act (estimated)3,2653,2503,250
Meat distributors, brokers, and dealers subject to the Act (estimated)4,1444,1004,100
Poultry operations subject to the Act136120120
Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2400–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year
Receipts:
0220Fees, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards User Fee Account27
0400Total: Balances and collections27
0799Balance, end of year27
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2400–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Standardization757
0002Compliance767
0003Methods development565
0004Packers and stockyards program212122
0799Total direct obligations403841
0801Reimbursable program13
0900Total new obligations414141
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation403840
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)403840
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected133
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)133
1900Budget authority (total)414143
1930Total budgetary resources available414143
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year2
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)767
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–1
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)667
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts414141
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts7
3040Outlays (gross)–42–34–43
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired1
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–7–6
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)675
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)675
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross414143
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority373436
4011Outlays from discretionary balances57
4020Outlays, gross (total)423443
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–2–3–3
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts1
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)403840
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)403140
4180Budget authority, net (total)403840
4190Outlays, net (total)403140
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2400–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent252324
12.1Civilian personnel benefits777
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources443
26.0Supplies and materials111
31.0Equipment111
99.0Direct obligations403838
99.0Reimbursable obligations133
99.9Total new obligations414141
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–2400–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment310306297
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment888
Limitation on Inspection and Weighing Services Expenses Limitation on Inspection and Weighing Services ExpensesNot to exceed $49,000,000 $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) provides a uniform system for the inspection and weighing of grain. Services provided under this system are financed through a fee-supported revolving fund. Fee-supported programs include direct services, supervision activities and administrative functions. Direct services include official grain inspection and weighing by GIPSA employees at certain export ports as well as the inspection of U.S. grain shipped through Canada. GIPSA supervises the inspection and weighing activities performed by its own employees. FGIS supervises 55 official private and state agencies: 43 official private agencies and seven official state agencies that are designated to provide official inspection and/or weighing services in domestic markets; four official state agencies that are delegated to provide mandatory official export inspection and weighing services and designated to provide official domestic inspection and weighing services within the state; and one official state agency that is delegated to provide mandatory official export inspection and weighing services within the state. GIPSA provides an appeal service of original grain inspections and a registration system for the grain exporting firms. Through support from the Association of American Railroads and user fees, GIPSA conducts a railroad track scale testing program. In addition, GIPSA provides grading services, on request, for rice and grain related products under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.2011 actual2012 estimate2013 estimate
Export grain inspected and/or weighed (million metric tons):
By Federal personnel81.265.879
By delegated states/official agencies41.834.243.9
Quantity of grain inspected (official inspections) domestically (million metric tons) 187.3 176.7 176.7
Number of official grain inspections and reinspections:
By Federal personnel134,393105,960129,350
By delegated states/official agencies3,248,8682,706,2823,436,856
Number of appeals (Grain, Rice, and Pulses)4,0223,6313,827
Number of appeals to the Board of Appeals and Review (Grain, Rice, and Pulses)350287319
Quantity of rice inspected (million metric tons)3.93.63.9
Quantity of rice exports (million metric tons)4.33.94.9
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4050–0–3–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0801Limitation on inspection and weighing services454950
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1141818
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected494950
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)494950
1930Total budgetary resources available636768
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year181818
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)444
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–5–5–5
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)–1–1–1
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts454950
3040Outlays (gross)–45–49–50
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)444
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–5–5–5
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)–1–1–1
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross494950
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority424550
4101Outlays from mandatory balances34
4110Outlays, gross (total)454950
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123Non-Federal sources–49–49–50
4190Outlays, net (total)–4
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4050–0–3–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent303333
11.3Other than full-time permanent111
11.9Total personnel compensation313434
12.1Civilian personnel benefits778
21.0Travel and transportation of persons122
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges211
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources444
26.0Supplies and materials11
99.9Total new obligations454950
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–4050–0–3–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment403401400
Agricultural Marketing Service Marketing ServicesFor necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $82,211,000 $77,032,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to 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 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701). Limitation on Administrative ExpensesNot to exceed $62,101,000 $62,592,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)Agricultural Marketing Service activities assist producers and handlers of agricultural commodities by providing a variety of marketing-related services. These services continue to become more complex as the volume of agricultural commodities increases, as greater numbers of new processed commodities are developed, and as the agricultural market structure undergoes extensive changes. Marketing changes include increased concentration in food retailing, direct buying, decentralization of processing, growth of interregional competition, vertical integration, and contract farming.The 2013 Budget requests $77,032,000 for Marketing Services, $5.1 million below 2012. The individual Marketing Services activities include:The market news program provides the agricultural community with information pertaining to the movement of agricultural products. This nationwide service provides daily reports on the supply, demand, and price of over 700 commodities on domestic and foreign markets.Inspection, grading and standardizationNationally uniform standards of quality for agricultural products are established and applied to specific lots of products to: promote confidence between buyers and sellers; reduce hazards in marketing due to misunderstandings and disputes arising from the use of nonstandard descriptions; and encourage better preparation of uniform quality products for market. Grading services are provided on request for cotton and tobacco.Quarterly inspection of egg handlers and hatcheries is conducted to ensure the proper disposition of shell eggs unfit for human consumption.MARKET NEWS PROGRAM2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Percentage of reports released on time95%95%95%
COTTON AND TOBACCO USER FEE PROGRAM2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Cotton classed (bales in millions)171515
Domestic and Imported tobacco graded (million pounds)75.575.575.5
Domestic and Imported tobacco inspected (million kilograms)636363
FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
States and Commonwealths with cooperative agreements525252
Percentage of noncomplying shell egg lots that are reprocessed or diverted100%100%100%
STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
International and U.S. standards in effect, end of fiscal year580581581
Number of commodities covered225225225
Market protection and promotionThis program consists of: 1) the research and promotion programs which are designed to improve the competitive position and expand markets for cotton, eggs and egg products, honey, pork, beef, dairy products, potatoes, watermelons, mushrooms, soybeans, fluid milk, popcorn, blueberries, avocados, lamb, mangos and peanuts; 2) the Federal Seed Act; and 3) the administration of the Capper-Volstead Act and the Agricultural Fair Practices Act.The Pesticide Recordkeeping program monitors compliance of private certified applicators with Federal regulations requiring them to keep records of restricted pesticides used in agricultural production. No funding is included in the 2013 Budget for this program.The Pesticide Data program develops comprehensive, statistically defensible information on pesticide residues in food to improve government dietary risk procedures.The 2013 Budget requests $15,330,000, an increase of $870,000 above the 2012 enacted level, to restore funding to 2011 levels in order to test grains and meats as well as to continue conducting water surveys.Federal seed inspectors conduct tests on seed samples to help ensure truthful labeling of agricultural and vegetable seeds sold in interstate commerce.The Capper-Volstead Act and the Agricultural Fair Practices Act protect producers against discriminatory practices by handlers, permit producers to engage in cooperative efforts, and ensure that such cooperatives do not engage in practices that monopolize or restrain trade.The National Organic Program certifies that organically produced food products meet national standards.The Microbiological Data program collects information regarding the prevalence of food-borne pathogens and indicator organisms on domestic and imported fruits and vegetables. No funding is included in the 2013 Budget for this program.The Country of Origin Labeling program ensures that the public receives credible and accurate information on the country of origin of the covered commodities purchased.MARKET PROTECTION AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Pesticide data program (PDP):
Number of children's food commodities included in PDP212020
Number of compounds reported by PDP labs391391391
Seed Act:
Interstate investigations:
Completed350350350
Pending375290290
Seed samples tested139814001400
Percentage of cases submitted that are completed100%100%100%
Plant Variety Protection Act:
Number of applications received530500500
Certificates of protection issued and abandoned424600600
Percentage of board budgets and marketing plans approved within time frame goal100%100%100%
Country of Origin Labeling
Retail compliance reviews519540004000
Complaints investigated1522
State and Commonwealths with cooperative agreements505050
Wholesale market developmentThis program is designed to enhance the marketing of domestic agricultural commodities by conducting research into more efficient marketing methods and by providing technical assistance to areas interested in improving their food distribution facilities. The 2013 Budget requests $3,839,000, an increase of $1,000,000 above the 2012 enacted level, to strengthen the development of viable local/regional food systems and facilitate increased community access to locally and regionally grown fresh food.The activities are designed to help ensure that the Nation's transportation systems will adequately serve the needs of agriculture and rural areas of the United States. WHOLESALE MARKET DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Number of projects completed121212
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ACTIVITIES2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Number of projects completed161616
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2500–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Market news service343333
0002Inspection and standardization788
0003Market protection and promotion393529
0004Transportation and market development667
0005Farmers market promotion program1010
0799Total direct obligations969277
0801Reimbursable program496666
0900Total new obligations145158143
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1243939
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation878277
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)878277
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]1010
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)1010
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected616666
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources2
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)636666
1900Budget authority (total)160158143
1930Total budgetary resources available184197182
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year393939
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)424542
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–2–4–4
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)404138
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts145158143
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts28
3040Outlays (gross)–136–161–162
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–34
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)454223
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–4–4–4
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)413819
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross150148143
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority109138134
4011Outlays from discretionary balances241313
4020Outlays, gross (total)133151147
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–1–4–4
4033Non-Federal sources–60–62–62
4040Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–61–66–66
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)878277
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)728581
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross1010
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority11
4101Outlays from mandatory balances2915
4110Outlays, gross (total)31015
4180Budget authority, net (total)979277
4190Outlays, net (total)759596
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value22
5001Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value22
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2500–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent323534
11.3Other than full-time permanent1
11.5Other personnel compensation2
11.9Total personnel compensation353534
12.1Civilian personnel benefits111111
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
23.2Rental payments to others111
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges222
24.0Printing and reproduction111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources211714
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources111111
26.0Supplies and materials111
31.0Equipment221
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions1010
99.0Direct obligations969277
99.0Reimbursable obligations496666
99.9Total new obligations145158143
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–2500–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment445434425
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment448448448
Payments to States and Possessions Payments to States and PossessionsFor payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,198,000 $1,331,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program grants are made on a matching fund basis to State departments of agriculture to carry out specifically approved value-added programs designed to spotlight local marketing initiatives and enhance marketing efficiency. Under this activity, specialists work with farmers, marketing firms, and other agencies in solving marketing problems and in using research results.Specialty Crop Block Grant-Farm Bill grants are block grants made to State departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2501–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Payments to states and possessions111
0002Specialty crop block grants5555
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)56561
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1111
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation111
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)111
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221Transferred from other accounts for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program [12–4336]5555
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)5555
1900Budget authority (total)56561
1930Total budgetary resources available57572
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year111
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)98120124
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts56561
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts1
3040Outlays (gross)–34–52–55
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–1
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)12012470
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)12012470
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross111
Outlays, gross:
4011Outlays from discretionary balances2111
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross5555
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority1
4101Outlays from mandatory balances125154
4110Outlays, gross (total)135154
4180Budget authority, net (total)56561
4190Outlays, net (total)345255
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–2501–0–1–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment444
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund License fees are deposited in this special fund and are used to meet the costs of administering the Perishable Agricultural Commodities and the Produce Agency Acts (7 U.S.C. 491–497, 499a-499s).The Acts are intended to ensure equitable treatment to farmers and others in the marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. Commission merchants, dealers, and brokers handling these products in interstate and foreign commerce are licensed. Complaints of violations are investigated and violations dealt with by a) informal agreements between the two parties, b) formal decisions involving payment of reparation awards, and/or c) suspension or revocation of license and/or publication of the facts.The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act requires traders to have trust assets on hand to meet their obligations to fruit and vegetable suppliers. To preserve their trust and establish their rights ahead of other creditors, unpaid suppliers file notice with both the Department and their debtors that payment is due. The Act provides permanent authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to set license and reparation complaint filing fees.PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT ACTIVITIES2011 actual2012est.2013 est.
Percentage of informal reparation complaints completed within time frame goal91%91%91%
Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–5070–0–2–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year1
Receipts:
0200License Fees and Defaults, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund101212
0400Total: Balances and collections101213
Appropriations:
0500Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund–10–11–11
0799Balance, end of year12
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–5070–0–2–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act101111
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1555
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201Appropriation (special or trust fund)101111
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)101111
1930Total budgetary resources available151616
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year555
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)111
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts101111
3040Outlays (gross)–10–11–10
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)112
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)112
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross101111
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority999
4101Outlays from mandatory balances121
4110Outlays, gross (total)101110
4180Budget authority, net (total)101111
4190Outlays, net (total)101110
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value1
5001Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value1
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–5070–0–2–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent666
12.1Civilian personnel benefits222
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources233
99.9Total new obligations101111
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–5070–0–2–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment757777
Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32) 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 other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1935 established the Section 32 program (7 U.S.C. 612c) which provides that 30 percent of U.S. Customs receipts for each calendar year are transferred to this account within the Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the Section 32 program is three-fold: to encourage the exportation of agricultural commodities and products, to encourage domestic consumption of agricultural products by diverting them, and to reestablish farmers' purchasing power by making payments in connection with the normal production of any agricultural commodity for domestic consumption. There is also a requirement that the funds available under Section 32 shall be principally devoted to perishable agricultural commodities (e.g., fruits and vegetables). Program funds are used for a variety of purposes in support of the three primary purposes specified in the program's authorizing legislation. Funds may be used to stabilize market conditions through purchasing surplus commodities which are in turn, distributed to nutrition assistance programs. Program funds are also used to purchase commodities that are distributed to schools as part of Child Nutrition Programs entitlements. Furthermore, funds are transferred to the Food and Nutrition Service for commodity purchases under section 6 of the National School Lunch Act and other authorities specified in the Child Nutrition Programs appropriation. Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–5209–0–2–6052011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year13,05716,10717,503
Adjustments:
0190Adjustment - to reconcile to Treasury unappropriated receipts balance706
0199Balance, start of year13,76316,10717,503
Receipts:
020030 Percent of Customs Duties, Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income and Supply (section 32)8,8129,24510,097
0240General Fund Payment, Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)11
0299Total receipts and collections8,8129,24610,098
0400Total: Balances and collections22,57525,35327,601
Appropriations:
0500Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)–6,606–7,947–8,990
0501Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)–122–260–207
0502Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)150
0503Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section 32)260207191
0599Total appropriations–6,468–7,850–9,006
0799Balance, end of year16,10717,50318,595
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–5209–0–2–6052011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Child nutrition program purchases466465465
0002Emergency surplus removal56227360
0003Direct Payments268
0004State option contract55
0005Removal of defective commodities33
0006Disaster Relief555
00072008 Farm Bill Specialty Crop Purchases157175206
0091Subtotal, Commodity program payments9528801,044
0101Administrative expenses344848
0102Replacement of computer system19
0191Direct Program by Activities - Subtotal (1 level)534848
0192Total direct program1,0059281,092
0799Total direct obligations1,0059281,092
0811Reimbursable program111
0900Total new obligations1,0069291,093
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201Appropriation (special or trust fund)6,6067,9478,990
1203Appropriation (previously unavailable)122260207
1220Transferred to Food and Nutrition Service [12–3539]–5,386–6,813–7,790
1220Transferred to Department of Commerce [13–5139]–90–109–124
1232Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of appropriations temporarily reduced–150
1235Appropriations precluded from obligation–260–207–191
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)9929281,092
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected1311
1801Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources1
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)1411
1900Budget authority (total)1,0069291,093
1930Total budgetary resources available1,0069291,093
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)18241
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–1–1
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)1823
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1,0069291,093
3040Outlays (gross)–1,000–952–1,093
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–1
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)2411
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–1–1–1
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)23
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross1,0069291,093
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority9919291,093
4101Outlays from mandatory balances923
4110Outlays, gross (total)1,0009521,093
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120Federal sources–13–1–1
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–1
4160Budget authority, net (mandatory)9929281,092
4170Outlays, net (mandatory)9879511,092
4180Budget authority, net (total)9929281,092
4190Outlays, net (total)9879511,092
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–5209–0–2–6052011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent161717
12.1Civilian personnel benefits555
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
22.0Transportation of things444
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources889
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources451412486
26.0Supplies and materials: Grants of commodities to States11
26.0Supplies and materials: Grants of commodities to States518478567
31.0Equipment111
99.0Direct obligations1,0059281,092
99.0Reimbursable obligations111
99.9Total new obligations1,0069291,093
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–5209–0–2–6052011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment160164164
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment466
Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm productsThe Agricultural Marketing Service's commodity grading programs provide grading, examination, and certification services for a wide variety of fresh and processed food commodities using federally approved grade standards and purchase specifications. Commodities graded include poultry, livestock, meat, dairy products, and fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. These programs use official grade standards which reflect the relative quality of a particular food commodity based on laboratory testing and characteristics such as taste, color, weight, and physical condition. Producers voluntarily request grading and certification services which are provided on a fee for service basis.Special and Trust Fund Receipts(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8015–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
0100Balance, start of year37
Adjustments:
0190Adjustment - multiple years of rounding–3
0199Balance, start of year7
Receipts:
0220Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products, AMS154151151
0240Interest on Investments in Public Debt Securities, AMS11
0241Payments from General Fund, Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund222
0299Total receipts and collections156154154
0400Total: Balances and collections156154161
Appropriations:
0500Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products–156–147–148
0799Balance, end of year713
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8015–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Dairy products666
0002Fruits and vegetables616564
0003Meat grading353131
0004Poultry products423434
0005Miscellaneous agricultural commodities181315
0900Total new obligations162149150
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1777373
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201Appropriation (special or trust fund)156147148
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]222
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)158149150
1930Total budgetary resources available235222223
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year737373
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)2331
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts162149150
3040Outlays (gross)–154–180–150
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)31
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)31
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross158149150
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority137143144
4101Outlays from mandatory balances17376
4110Outlays, gross (total)154180150
4180Budget authority, net (total)158149150
4190Outlays, net (total)154180150
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value2035
5001Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value3535
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8015–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent737575
11.3Other than full-time permanent677
11.5Other personnel compensation111111
11.9Total personnel compensation909393
12.1Civilian personnel benefits282828
13.0Benefits for former personnel1
21.0Travel and transportation of persons1044
23.2Rental payments to others211
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges234
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources377
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources1466
26.0Supplies and materials222
31.0Equipment111
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions944
99.9Total new obligations162149150
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–8015–0–7–3522011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment1,3321,3351,344
Milk Market Orders Assessment Fund The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended under certain conditions to issue Federal milk marketing orders establishing minimum prices which handlers are required to pay for milk purchased from producers. There are currently 10 Federally-sanctioned milk market orders in operation. Market administrators are appointed by the Secretary and are responsible for carrying out the terms of specific marketing orders. Their operating expenses, partly financed by assessments on regulated handlers and partly by deductions from producers, are reported to the Agricultural Marketing Service. The majority of these funds are collected and deposited in checking and savings accounts in local banks, and disbursed directly by the market administrator. A portion of the funds collected are invested in securities such as certificates of deposit. Expenses of local offices are met from an administrative fund and a marketing service fund, which are prescribed in each order. The administrative fund is derived from prorated handler assessments. The marketing service fund of the individual order disseminates market information to producers who are not members of a qualified cooperative. It also provides for the verification of the weights, sampling, and testing of milk from these producers. The cost of these services is borne by such producers.The maximum rates for administrative assessment and for marketing services are set forth in each order and adjustments below these rates are made from time to time upon recommendations by the market administrator and upon approval of the Agricultural Marketing Service to provide reserves at about a six month operating level. Upon termination of any order, the statute provides for distributing the proceeds from net assets pro rata to contributing handlers or producers, as the case may be.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8412–0–8–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0801Administration474749
0802Marketing service688
0900Total new obligations535557
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected535557
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)535557
1930Total budgetary resources available535557
Change in obligated balance:
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts535557
3040Outlays (gross)–53–55–57
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross535557
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority535557
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123Non-Federal sources–53–55–57
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5010Total investments, SOY: non-Fed securities: Market value1
5011Total investments, EOY: non-Fed securities: Market value11
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–8412–0–8–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Reimbursable obligations:
11.1Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent323334
12.1Civilian personnel benefits91010
21.0Travel and transportation of persons333
23.2Rental payments to others444
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges222
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources111
26.0Supplies and materials112
31.0Equipment111
99.9Total new obligations535557
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–8412–0–8–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment370370370
Administrative and Operating Expenses Risk Management AgencyFor necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,900,000: Provided, That the funds made available under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common Information Management System: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Risk Management Agency (RMA) was established under provisions of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Act), P.L. 104–127, approved April 4, 1996. RMA is responsible for administration and oversight of programs authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) and promotes the National welfare by improving the economic stability of agriculture through a secure system of crop insurance. This administrative expense account includes resources to maintain ongoing operations of the Federal crop insurance program and other functions assigned to RMA such as outreach and risk management education. This account covers expenses of national, regional and compliance offices located across the United States. The 2013 Budget maintains the 2012 enacted level of $74.9 million.The Federal Crop Insurance program is delivered through private insurance companies. Certain administrative expenses incurred by the companies are reimbursed through mandatory funding that is reflected in the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund account. The funding in this account appropriately covers administrative activities for RMA where mandatory funding is not available and cannot be funded with funds from the Federal Crop Insurance Fund account.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2707–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Administrative and operating expenses787575
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation797575
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)797575
1930Total budgetary resources available797575
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–1
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)181817
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts787575
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts5
3040Outlays (gross)–77–76–75
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–6
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)181717
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)181717
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross797575
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority616060
4011Outlays from discretionary balances161615
4020Outlays, gross (total)777675
4180Budget authority, net (total)797575
4190Outlays, net (total)777675
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2707–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent444444
11.3Other than full-time permanent111
11.9Total personnel compensation454545
12.1Civilian personnel benefits121212
21.0Travel and transportation of persons111
23.2Rental payments to others111
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources181515
99.9Total new obligations787575
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–2707–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment505505505
CorporationsThe following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.) Federal Crop Insurance User Fee Account Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund Federal Crop Insurance Corporation FundFor payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is a wholly owned government corporation created February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1501.) The program was amended by Public Law (P.L.) 96–365, dated September 26, 1980, to provide for nationwide expansion of a comprehensive crop insurance plan. The crop insurance program includes products involving yield and revenue insurance, pasture, rangeland and forage, livestock, and other educational and risk mitigation initiatives/tools to manage risk. FCIC is administered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA), and provides economic stability to agriculture through a secure system of crop insurance. FCIC provides to farmers a risk management program that protects against agricultural production losses due to unavoidable causes such as drought, excessive moisture, hail, wind, hurricane, tornado, lightning, and insects. In addition to these causes, revenue insurance programs are available to protect against loss of revenue stemming from low prices, poor yields, or a combination of both. Federal crop insurance is available through private insurance companies that market and service policies and also share in the risk. Thus, the program delivery is a joint effort between the Federal government and the private insurance industry. There were over 1.1 million policies written in crop year 2011 with over $11.8 billion in premiums and indemnities projected at about $11.9 billion. Crop insurance is available for more than 350 different commodities in over 3,162 counties covering all 50 states, and Puerto Rico. RMA continues to pursue initiatives to make higher levels of crop insurance protection more affordable and useful to producers and improve program integrity. The 2013 Budget requests $9.4 billion, an increase of $5.9 billion above the 2012 enacted level of $3.5 billion. Policy changes in the 2008 Farm Bill resulted in deferred payments for delivery expenses and underwriting gains until 2013. Timing shifts/accelerated premium collection in 2012 reduced the need for premium subsidy in the same year. As a result there appears to be a large increase for premium subsidy in 2013, when in actuality, it is a return to normal subsidy levels. The 2013 Budget continues to block spending for a good performance refund (GPR) program, which is projected to save $75 million per year. The GPR would have provided a refund of a portion of the farmer paid premium to producers who had a favorable loss experience. Producer premiums are already highly subsidized by taxpayers, and the Administration does not believe that providing an additional premium refund is warranted.Commercial insurance companies deliver crop insurance. For producers who obtain Catastrophic Crop Insurance (CAT), which compensates the farmer for losses exceeding 50 percent of the individual's average yield at 55 percent of the expected market price, the premium is entirely subsidized. The cost to the producer for this type of coverage is an annual administrative fee of $300 per crop per county. Additional coverage is available to producers and is commonly referred to as "buy-up" coverage. Policyholders can elect to be paid up to 100 percent of the market price established by FCIC for each unit of production their actual yield is less than the individual yield guarantee. Premium rates for additional coverage depend on the level of protection selected and vary from crop to crop and county to county. Producers are assessed a fee of $30 per crop, per county, in addition to a share of the premium. The additional levels of insurance coverage are more attractive to farmers due to availability of optional units, other policy provisions not available with CAT coverage, and the ability to obtain a level of protection that permits them to use crop insurance as loan collateral and to achieve greater financial security. Revenue protection for specified products is provided by extending traditional multi-peril crop insurance protection, based on actual production history, to include price variability based on futures market prices. Producers have a choice of revenue protection (protection against loss of revenue caused by low prices, low yields, or a combination of both) or yield protection (protection for production losses only) within one Basic Provision and the applicable Crop Provision. The following table illustrates Crop Year statistics as of September 30, 2011. Crop Year is generally all activity for crops from July 1-June 30 of a given year.2011 CY est.2012 CY est.2013 CY est.
Number of States505050
Number of counties3,1623,1623,162
Insurance in force (millions)113,339105,90997,550
Insured acreage (millions)264265263
Producer premium (millions)4,4724,1553,978
Premium subsidy (millions)7,3986,8246,552
Total premium (millions)11,87010,97910,530
Indemnities (millions)11,98910,97910,530
Loss ratio1.011.001.00
The Corporation is authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, to use funds from the issuance of capital stock which provides working capital for the Corporation.Receipts, which are for deposit to this fund, mainly come from premiums paid by farmers. The principal payments from this fund are for indemnities to insured farmers, and administrative expenses for approved insurance providers.Premium subsidies are authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, and are received through appropriations.The following table illustrates premium subsidies and indemnities for all crop years as expected to occur during the period of October 1-September 30 for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 . PREMIUM AND SUBSIDY[In millions of dollars]FY 2012 est.FY 2013 est.
Premiums:
Additional coverage premium subsidy3,0966,339
Catastrophic coverage premium subsidy314255
Subtotal, premium subsidy3,4106,594
Producer premium7,5523,987
Total premiums10,96210,581
Indemnities:
Additional coverage10,70710,562
Catastrophic coverage315260
Total indemnities11,02210,822
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NET INCOME OR LOSS (-) ON INSURANCE OPERATIONS[In millions of dollars]FY 2012 est.FY 2013 est.
Producer premium less indemnities–3,470–6,835
Interest expense, net00
Delivery expenses\1\01,328
Other income or expense, net (CAT fees)6056
Federal Crop Insurance Act Initiatives5959
Reinsurance underwriting gain (+) or loss (-)01,258
Net income or loss (-)–3,351–4,134
1Figures reflect delivery expenses borne by the Fund in accordance with the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110–246.
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4085–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Indemnities2,8983,4706,779
0002Delivery Expenses1,3831,328
0003Underwriting Gains2,2711,257
0004Federal Crop Insurance Act Initiatives655959
0005Good Performance Discount75
0799Total direct obligations6,6173,5299,498
0801Reimbursable program - indemnities3,1487,5524,043
0802Reimbursable program - program related IT2020
0899Total reimbursable obligations3,1487,5724,063
0900Total new obligations9,76511,10113,561
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1558561561
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–75
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)–75
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200Appropriation6,6193,4889,518
1220Transferred to other accounts [12–0502]–5–5–5
1221Transferred from other accounts [12–4336]664
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)6,6203,4899,517
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected3,1487,6124,043
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)3,1487,6124,043
1900Budget authority (total)9,76811,10113,485
1930Total budgetary resources available10,32611,66214,046
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year561561485
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)211441177
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts9,76511,10113,561
3040Outlays (gross)–9,535–11,365–13,355
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)441177383
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)441177383
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross–75
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority–75
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross9,76811,10113,560
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority9,32410,75813,084
4101Outlays from mandatory balances211607346
4110Outlays, gross (total)9,53511,36513,430
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123Non-Federal sources–3,148–7,612–4,043
4180Budget authority, net (total)6,6203,4899,442
4190Outlays, net (total)6,3873,7539,312
Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays(in millions of dollars)2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority6,6203,4899,442
Outlays6,3873,7539,312
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority–225
Outlays–225
Total:
Budget Authority6,6203,4899,217
Outlays6,3873,7539,087
Balance Sheet(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4085–0–3–3512010 actual2011 actual
ASSETS:
1101Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury668755
1206Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net2,5594,109
1999Total assets3,2274,864
LIABILITIES:
2105Federal liabilities: Other11
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201Accounts payable30138
2207Other5,22511,352
2999Total liabilities5,25611,491
NET POSITION:
3100Appropriated capital–122538
3300Cumulative results of operations–1,907–7,165
3999Total net position–2,029–6,627
4999Total liabilities and net position3,2274,864
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4085–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
25.2Other services-ARPA requirements655959
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources3,6542,585
25.2Other services-Good Performance Discount75
42.0Insurance claims and indemnities (reinsured buyup)2,8983,4706,779
99.0Direct obligations6,6173,5299,498
Reimbursable obligations:
42.0Insurance claims, indemnities and program related IT3,1487,5724,063
99.0Reimbursable obligations3,1487,5724,063
99.9Total new obligations9,76511,10113,561
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO As part of the President's commitment to fiscal responsibility the Budget includes four proposals. The proposals include programmatic changes that:1. Establish a reasonable rate of return to participating crop insurance companies. A USDA commissioned study found that when compared to other private companies, crop insurance companies rate of return on investment (ROI) should be around 12 percent, but that it is currently expected to be 14 percent. The Administration is proposing to lower the crop insurance companies' ROI to meet the 12 percent target. This proposal is expected to save about $1.2 billion over 10 years. 2. Reduce the reimbursement rate of administrative and operating expenses. The current cap on administrative expenses to be paid to participating crop insurance companies is based on the 2010 premiums, which were among the highest ever. A more appropriate level for the cap would be based on 2006 premiums, neutralizing the spike in commodity prices over the last four years, but not harming the delivery system. The Administration, therefore, proposes setting the cap at $0.9 billion adjusted annually for inflation. This proposal is expected to save about $2.9 billion over 10 years.3. Decrease the premium subsidy paid on behalf of producers by 2 percentage points. The proposal would reduce the premium subsidy levels by 2 percentage points for those policies that are currently subsidized by more than 50 percent. This proposal is expected to save about $3.3 billion over 10 years.4. Reduce the premium rate on catastrophic coverage to better reflect historical performance. This proposal would require that USDA reset premium rates to more accurately reflect the performance of the catastrophic portfolio. The proposal is expected to save about $255 million over 10 years. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4085–4–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200Appropriation–225
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)–225
1930Total budgetary resources available–225
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year–225
Change in obligated balance:
3040Outlays (gross)225
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)225
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)225
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross–225
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority–225
4180Budget authority, net (total)–225
4190Outlays, net (total)–225
Salaries and Expenses(including transfers of funds)For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,198,966,000, of which $13,000,000 shall be for the Common Computing Environment and of which not less than $66,685,000 shall be for Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems $1,208,290,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further, That funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Farm Service Agency (FSA) was established October 3, 1994, pursuant to the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, P.L. 103–354. The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 was amended on April 4, 1996, by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (1996 Act), P.L. 104–127. The FSA administers a variety of activities, such as farm income support programs through various loans and payments; the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); the Emergency Conservation Program; the Hazardous Waste Management Program; the Commodity Operation Programs including the warehouse examination function; farm ownership, farm operating, emergency disaster, and other loan programs; and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), which provides crop loss protection for growers of many crops for which crop insurance is not available. FSA also assists in the administration of several conservation cost-share programs financed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), including the Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP). In addition, FSA currently provides certain administrative support services to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and to the Risk Management Agency (RMA). This consolidated administrative expenses account includes funds to cover expenses of programs administered by, and functions assigned to, FSA. The funds consist of a direct appropriation, transfers from program loan accounts under credit reform procedures, user fees, and advances and reimbursements from other sources. This is a consolidated account for administrative expenses of national, regional, State, and county offices. The 2013 Budget maintains the 2012 enacted level of the direct appropriation and program transfers at $1.5 billion. USDA's FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Rural Development offices act as separate franchises, with offices often located adjacent to each other. Prior efforts to improve the efficiency of USDA's county-based offices have resulted in significant co-location and introduction of new information technology to simplify customer transactions. These programs provide an economic safety net through farm income support to eligible producers, cooperatives, and associations to help improve the economic stability and viability of the agricultural sector and to ensure the production of an adequate and reasonably priced supply of food and fiber. Activities of the Agency include providing direct and counter-cyclical payments, providing marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments enabling recipients to continue farming operations without marketing their product immediately after harvest, and providing a financial safety net to eligible producers when natural disasters adversely affect their farming operation. These programs range from covering losses of; grazing under the Livestock Forage Disaster Program, orchard trees and nursery to help replant or rehabilitate trees under the Tree Assistance Program, crop production and quality under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program, production under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, livestock under the Livestock Indemnity Program, livestock, honeybees and farm raised fish for losses that are not covered under the previously listed programs under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm Raised Fish. Farm program activities include the following functions dealing with the administration of programs carried out through the farmer committee system of the FSA: (a) developing program regulations and procedures; (b) collecting and compiling basic data for individual farms; (c) establishing individual farm allotments for farm planting history; (d) notifying producers of established allotments and farm planting histories; (e) conducting referendums and certifying results; (f) accepting farmer certifications and checking compliance for specific purposes; (g) processing commodity loan documents and issuing checks; (h) processing direct and counter-cyclical payments and issuing checks; (i) certifying payment eligibility and monitoring payment limitations; and (j) processing farm storage facility loans and issuing checks.Conservation and environmentThese programs assist agricultural producers and landowners in implementing practices to conserve soil, water, air, and wildlife resources on America's farmland and ranches to help protect the human and natural environment. Objectives of the Agency include improving environmental quality, protecting natural resources, and enhancing habitat for fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangered species; providing Emergency Conservation Program funding for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate damaged farmland and for carrying out emergency conservation measures during periods of severe drought or flooding; protecting the public health of communities through implementation of the Hazardous Waste Management Program; and implementing contracting, financial reporting, and other administrative operations processes. These activities include: (a) processing producer requests for conservation cost-sharing and issuing conservation reserve rental payments; and (b) transferring funds to the Natural Resources Conservation Service and other agencies for other conservation programs.This activity includes: (a) overall management of CCC-owned commodities; (b) purchasing commodities; (c) donating commodities; (d) selling commodities; (e) accounting for loans and commodities; and (f) commercial warehouse activities, which include improving the effectiveness and efficiency of FSA's commodity acquisition, procurement, storage, and distribution activities to support domestic and international food assistance programs and administering the U.S. Warehouse Act (USWA). FSA provides for the examination of warehouses licensed under the USWA and non-licensed warehouses storing CCC-owned or pledged commodities. Examiners perform periodic examinations of the facilities and the warehouse records to ensure protection of depositors against potential losses of the stored commodities and to ensure compliance with the USWA and any CCC storage agreements.Farm loans (reimbursable)Provides for administering the direct and guaranteed loan programs covered under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund (ACIF). Objectives of the Agency include improving the economic viability of farmers and ranchers, reducing losses in direct loan programs, responding to loan making and servicing requests, and maximizing financial and technical assistance to under-served groups. Activities include reviewing applications, servicing the loan portfolio, and providing technical assistance and guidance to borrowers. Funding for farm loan administrative expenses is transferred to this consolidated account from the ACIF. Appropriations representing subsidy amounts necessary to support the individual program loan levels under Federal Credit Reform are made to the ACIF account.Other reimbursable activitiesFSA collects a fee or is reimbursed for performing a variety of services for other Federal agencies, CCC, industry, and others, including certain administrative support services for the Risk Management Agency and the Foreign Agricultural Service, and for county office services provided to Federal and non-Federal entities, including a variety of services to producers. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0600–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Conservation313306308
0002Income support888867874
0005Commodity operations262626
0300Subtotal, direct program1,2271,1991,208
0799Total direct obligations1,2271,1991,208
0801Farm loans305290305
0802Other programs979392
0899Total reimbursable obligations402383397
0900Total new obligations1,6291,5821,605
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 181616
1012Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired accounts41
1050Unobligated balance (total)491616
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation1,2111,1991,208
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–2
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)1,2091,1991,208
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700Collected287383397
1701Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources116
1750Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total)403383397
1900Budget authority (total)1,6121,5821,605
1930Total budgetary resources available1,6611,5981,621
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–16
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year161616
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)274242176
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–15–125–125
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)25911751
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1,6291,5821,605
3031Obligations incurred, expired accounts33
3040Outlays (gross)–1,656–1,648–1,604
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–116
3051Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired6
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–38
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)242176177
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–125–125–125
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)1175152
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross1,6121,5821,605
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority1,4121,3901,412
4011Outlays from discretionary balances244258192
4020Outlays, gross (total)1,6561,6481,604
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4030Federal sources–298–383–397
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–116
4052Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts11
4060Additional offsets against budget authority only (total)–105
4070Budget authority, net (discretionary)1,2091,1991,208
4080Outlays, net (discretionary)1,3581,2651,207
4180Budget authority, net (total)1,2091,1991,208
4190Outlays, net (total)1,3581,2651,207
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0600–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1Full-time permanent183150154
11.3Other than full-time permanent211
11.5Other personnel compensation11
11.9Total personnel compensation186152155
12.1Civilian personnel benefits564642
13.0Benefits for former personnel15
21.0Travel and transportation of persons655
22.0Transportation of things222
23.3Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges121414
24.0Printing and reproduction111
25.2Other services from non-Federal sources265325333
26.0Supplies and materials222
31.0Equipment3
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions692647654
42.0Insurance claims and indemnities1
99.0Direct obligations1,2271,1991,208
99.0Reimbursable obligations402383397
99.9Total new obligations1,6291,5821,605
Employment SummaryIdentification code 12–0600–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
1001Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment1,9772,1202,120
2001Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment2,9412,3742,374
State Mediation GrantsFor grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $3,759,000 $4,369,000. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)This grant program is authorized by Title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, P.L. 100–233, as amended. Originally designed to address agricultural credit disputes, the program was expanded by the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (P.L. 103–354) to include other agricultural issues such as wetland determinations, conservation compliance, rural water loan programs, grazing on National Forest System lands, and pesticide use. Grants are made to States whose agricultural mediation programs have been certified by the Farm Service Agency. A grant will not exceed 70 percent of the total fiscal year funds that a qualifying State requires to operate and administer its agricultural mediation program. In no case will the total amount of a grant exceed $500,000 annually. Current authority for the program under P.L. 111–233 expires September 10, 2015. The 2013 Budget requests $4.4 million for the program, which is $0.6 million above the 2012 enacted level. GRANT OBLIGATIONS2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Number of States receiving grants383838
Amount of grants (in millions of dollars)444
Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0170–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001State mediation grants444
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)444
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation444
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)444
1930Total budgetary resources available444
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)222
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts444
3040Outlays (gross)–4–4–5
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)221
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)221
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross444
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority222
4011Outlays from discretionary balances223
4020Outlays, gross (total)445
4180Budget authority, net (total)444
4190Outlays, net (total)445
Discrimination Claims Settlement The Claims Resolution Act of 2010, P.L. 111–291 that was signed into law on December 8, 2010 provides funding to settle claims of prior discrimination brought by black farmers against the Department of Agriculture. These funds supplement funding previously provided to USDA for this purpose by section 14012 of P.L. 110–246. Claimants that suffered discrimination between 1989 and 1997 and submitted a late-filing request can seek fast-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 total amount of funds made available and the number of successful claims.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1144–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Discrimination Claims Settlement1,150
0900Total new obligations (object class 42.0)1,150
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 11,1501,150
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200Appropriation1,150
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)1,150
1900Budget authority (total)1,150
1930Total budgetary resources available1,1501,1501,150
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year1,1501,150
Change in obligated balance:
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts1,150
3040Outlays (gross)–1,150
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross1,150
Outlays, gross:
4101Outlays from mandatory balances1,150
4180Budget authority, net (total)1,150
4190Outlays, net (total)1,150
USDA Supplemental Assistance On May 25, 2007, the President signed into law the "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007" (2007 Act), P.L. 110–28. The 2007 Act provided $2.8 billion in agricultural disaster aid for America's farmers and ranchers. Specifically, the 2007 Act provided funds for a Crop Disaster Program, Livestock Compensation Program, Livestock Indemnity Program, and Dairy Disaster Assistance Program. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) published regulations in the Federal Register to implement the programs. In addition, FSA designed and developed software for sign-up and payment processes. The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, P.L. 110–161, provided an additional $602 million under Sec. 743, which extended the period of eligibility for disaster assistance from February 28, 2007 to December 31, 2007. Outlays were first made in 2008 and continued into 2009, 2010 and 2011. The following table shows outlays for 2011 by program.USDA Disaster Assistance ProgramOutlays by ProgramFiscal Year 2011[in millions of dollars]ProgramsOutlays
Crop Disaster Assistance1
Livestock Compensation Program0
Livestock Indemnity0
Total1
This account also includes three other programs authorized by the 2010 USDA Appropriations Act, P.L. 111–80. Section 748(a) appropriated $290 million for loss assistance payments to eligible dairy producers. FSA published regulations in the Federal Register to implement the program. Eligible producers received a one-time direct payment based on the amount of milk both produced and commercially marketed by their operation during the months of February through July 2009. Payments to eligible Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program producers were issued in three payment phases. Phase I payments were issued in mid-December 2009 to eligible dairy producers with production records from previous participation in dairy programs administered by the FSA. Dairy producers who did not have production records at the FSA county office but submitted a request for DELAP benefits before the application deadline of Jan. 19, 2010, were issued payments in Phase II beginning June 18, 2010. DELAP Phase III was disbursed to eligible dairy producers that received DELAP benefits under Phase I or Phase II. Of the $290 million budgeted for DELAP, a total of $273 million was dispersed to eligible dairy producers under DELAP Phase I and Phase II in fiscal year 2010. The remaining $17 million minus a reserve established by FSA was dispersed during Phase III in fiscal year 2011. The 2013 Budget includes no funding for this program. In addition, Section 741 of P.L. 111–80 appropriated $3 million for a Durum Wheat Quality Program (DWQP) authorized by Section 1613 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110–246. DWQP signup period was from July 21, 2010, through September 15, 2010. In the first quarter of FY 2011, FSA disbursed $2,778,265 of the $2,849,958 of 2010 DWQP funding allotted to approximately 1,020 eligible durum wheat producers in 5 States (Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota). FSA held $150,042 of DWQP in reserve. The 2013 Budget includes no funding for this program. Section 741 of P.L. 111–80 also appropriated $2.6 million for a Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program authorized by Section 1621 of P.L. 110–246. Program signup began on August 3, 2010, and ended on September 10, 2010. FSA received applications from 1,545 applicants. Payments were issued in 2011. Section 1275 of the 2011 Department of Defense and Full-Year Appropriations Act, P.L. 112–10 appropriated $1,996,000 for a Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program. Signup was held in 2011 and payments will be made in 2012. Section 724 of the 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, P.L. 112–55 also appropriated $1,996,000 for a Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program. Signup will be held in 2012 and payment will be issued in 2013. The 2013 Budget includes no funding for this program. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–2701–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers program22
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)22
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1779782967
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations3185
1050Unobligated balance (total)782967967
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation22
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)22
1930Total budgetary resources available784969967
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year782967967
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)2101872
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts22
3040Outlays (gross)–22–2–2
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–3–185
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)1872
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)1872
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross22
Outlays, gross:
4011Outlays from discretionary balances2222
4180Budget authority, net (total)22
4190Outlays, net (total)2222
Aquaculture Assistance, Recovery Act Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3317–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–1
Reforestation Pilot Program For 2011, $639,000 was appropriated by section 1298 of P.L. 112–10 for the Farm Service Agency to carry out a reforestation pilot program. For 2012, $600,000 was also appropriated by Section 727 of the 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, P.L. 112–55. The program's purpose is to demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the rate of growth of re-forested hardwood trees on private non-industrial forest lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The 2013 Budget proposes no funding for this program. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3305–0–1–3022011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Reforestation pilot program11
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)11
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation11
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)11
1930Total budgetary resources available11
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts11
3040Outlays (gross)–2
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)1
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)1
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross11
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority1
4011Outlays from discretionary balances1
4020Outlays, gross (total)2
4180Budget authority, net (total)11
4190Outlays, net (total)2
Emergency Conservation Program The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) was authorized by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201–05). It provides funds for sharing the cost of emergency measures to deal with cases of severe damage to farmlands and rangelands resulting from natural disasters. For 2011, no funding was provided for ECP; however, $28.011 million was allocated from prior year balances. Under the 2011 program, cost-sharing and technical assistance were provided in 24 States to treat farmlands damaged by drought, floods, ice storms, tornadoes, wildfires and other natural disasters. Outlays to States in 2011 totaled $35.1 million. For 2012, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, P.L. 112–55 included $122.7 million for ECP for expenses resulting from major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). These funds are available until expended. The 2013 Budget does not propose funding for this program. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3316–0–1–4532011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Emergency conservation program64115114
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)64115114
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 140106114
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations130
1050Unobligated balance (total)170106114
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation123
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)123
1930Total budgetary resources available170229114
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year106114
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1333278
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts64115114
3040Outlays (gross)–35–69–101
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–130
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)327891
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)327891
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross123
Outlays, gross:
4011Outlays from discretionary balances3569101
4180Budget authority, net (total)123
4190Outlays, net (total)3569101
Emergency Forest Restoration Program The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) provides payments to eligible owners of non-industrial private forest (NIPF) for implementation of emergency measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster. A total of $18 million was appropriated by the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010, P.L. 111–212 and an additional $28.4 million was appropriated in 2012 by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, P.L. 112–55. During 2011, 16 States participated in the EFRP involving an estimated 1,360 acres and approximately $232,825 in cost-share and technical assistance outlays. The 2013 Budget does not include funding for EFRP. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–0171–0–1–4532011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001EFRP2404
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)2404
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 118164
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation28
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)28
1930Total budgetary resources available18444
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year164
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)234
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts2404
3040Outlays (gross)–8–22
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)23416
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)23416
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross28
Outlays, gross:
4011Outlays from discretionary balances822
4180Budget authority, net (total)28
4190Outlays, net (total)822
Grassroots Source Water Protection Program Grassroots Source Water Protection ProgramFor necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $3,817,000, to remain available until expended. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Grassroots Source Water Protection Program (GSWPP) is a joint project by USDA's Farm Service Agency and the nonprofit National Rural Water Association. It is designed to help prevent source water pollution in States through voluntary practices installed by producers at the local level. GSWPP uses onsite technical assistance capabilities of each State rural water association that operates a wellhead or groundwater protection program in the State. State rural water associations can deliver assistance in developing source water protection plans within priority watersheds for the common goal of preventing the contamination of drinking water supplies. The 2008 Farm Bill authorizes this program to continue through 2012. While the 2012 enacted level included $3.8 million for GSWPP, the 2013 Budget proposes no funding for this program.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–3304–0–1–3022011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Grassroots source water payments44
0900Total new obligations (object class 41.0)44
Budgetary Resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation44
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)44
1930Total budgetary resources available44
Change in obligated balance:
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts44
3040Outlays (gross)–4–4
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross44
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority44
4180Budget authority, net (total)44
4190Outlays, net (total)44
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account(including transfers of funds)For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (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 (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488), and individual development account grants (7 U.S.C. 1981–2008r) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans, $1,975,000,000, of which $1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed farm ownership loans and $475,000,000 shall be for farm ownership direct loans; operating loans, 2,550,089,000, of which $1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,050,090,000 $1,050,089,000 shall be for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $34,658,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $100,000,000 $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership, $22,800,000 loans, $20,140,000 for direct loans; farm operating loans, $26,100,000 $76,340,000, of which $17,850,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, $59,120,000 and $58,490,000 shall be for direct operating loans; and emergency loans, $1,317,000, to remain available until expended; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $193,000 $173,000; and for individual development account grants, $2,500,000.In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $297,632,000 $312,897,000 of which $289,728,000 $304,977,000 shall be transferred to and merged with paid to the appropriation for "Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (including transfer of funds)For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A-12). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund program account's loans are authorized by Title III of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended.This program account includes subsidies to provide direct and guaranteed loans for farm ownership, farm operating, conservation, and emergency loans to individuals. This account also includes funding for individual development account grants. Indian tribes and tribal corporations are eligible for Indian land acquisition loans, while individual Native Americans are eligible for loans for the purchase of highly fractionated Indian lands. Boll weevil eradication loans are available to eliminate the cotton boll weevil pest from infested areas. The 2013 Budget does not provide funding for guaranteed subsidized farm operating loans or direct conservation loans. The 2012 enacted level provided $108.2 million for loan subsidies, and the 2013 Budget requests $100.5 million for loan subsidies and grants, which is a decrease of $7.7 million. However, the 2013 Budget provides funding for similar loan levels to those provided in 2012, except for a decrease of $40 million in loan level for boll weevil eradication loans due to lower demand for the program as a result of recent progress made in actual eradication efforts. The 2013 Budget also provides an increase in loan level of $34.7 million for Emergency Loans, which have been funded through the use of carryover funds for the past several years. As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated and loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquired property), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. For administrative costs, the 2012 enacted level provided $297.6 million, and the 2013 Budget requests $312.9 million, which is an increase of $15.3 million. Under the Dairy Indemnity Program, payments are made to farmers and manufacturers of dairy products who are directed to remove their milk or milk products from commercial markets because they contain residues of chemicals that have been registered and approved by the Federal Government, other chemicals, nuclear radiation, or nuclear fallout. Indemnification may also be paid for cows producing such milk. In 2011, $384,000 was paid to producers who filed claims under the program and the 2013 Budget requests such sums as may be necessary, which are estimated to be $100,000 for this program. Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1140–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0010Administrative expenses - PLCE788
0011Grants: Individual Development Accounts3
0091Direct program activities, subtotal7811
Credit program obligations:
0701Direct loan subsidy1078680
0702Loan guarantee subsidy432618
0705Reestimates of direct loan subsidy104135
0706Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy2631
0707Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy2518
0708Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy1716
0709Administrative expenses305290305
0791Direct program activities, subtotal627602403
0900Total new obligations634610414
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 184
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100Appropriation461406414
1130Appropriations permanently reduced–1
1160Appropriation, discretionary (total)460406414
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200Appropriation171200
1260Appropriations, mandatory (total)171200
1900Budget authority (total)631606414
1930Total budgetary resources available639610414
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940Unobligated balance expiring–1
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year4
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)219714
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts634610414
3040Outlays (gross)–554–693–415
3081Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired–4
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)971413
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)971413
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000Budget authority, gross460406414
Outlays, gross:
4010Outlays from new discretionary authority364394403
4011Outlays from discretionary balances199912
4020Outlays, gross (total)383493415
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross171200
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority171200
4180Budget authority, net (total)631606414
4190Outlays, net (total)554693415
Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1140–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001Farm Ownership581475475
115002Farm Operating1,0491,0501,050
115003Emergency Disaster337035
115004IndianTribe Land Acquisition22
115005Boll Weevil Eradication10060
115010Indian Highly Fractionated Land1010
115011Conservation - Direct11
115999Total direct loan levels1,6741,7071,632
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001Farm Ownership6.924.804.24
132002Farm Operating6.065.635.57
132003Emergency Disaster10.495.013.80
132004IndianTribe Land Acquisition0.00–13.89–14.85
132005Boll Weevil Eradication0.00–2.16–2.54
132010Indian Highly Fractionated Land0.001.931.73
132011Conservation - Direct2.990.000.00
132999Weighted average subsidy rate6.434.874.80
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001Farm Ownership402320
133002Farm Operating645958
133003Emergency Disaster341
133005Boll Weevil Eradication–2–2
133999Total subsidy budget authority1078477
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001Farm Ownership353120
134002Farm Operating635659
134003Emergency Disaster332
134005Boll Weevil Eradication–2–2
134999Total subsidy outlays1018879
Direct loan upward reestimates:
135001Farm Ownership956
135002Farm Operating8883
135003Emergency Disaster1315
135005Boll Weevil Eradication171
135008Credit Sales of Acquired Property32
135011Conservation - Direct1
135012Farm Operating - ARRA7
135999Total upward reestimate budget authority130165
Direct loan downward reestimates:
137001Farm Ownership–211–28
137002Farm Operating–96–33
137003Emergency Disaster–20–17
137005Boll Weevil Eradication–1–7
137008Credit Sales of Acquired Property–2–3
137012Farm Operating - ARRA–11
137999Total downward reestimate budget authority–341–88
Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized1,9061,5001,500
215002Farm Operating—Unsubsidized1,1731,5001,500
215003Farm Operating—Subsidized63
215005Conservation - Guaranteed1150150
215999Total loan guarantee levels3,1433,1503,150
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized0.38–0.01–0.07
232002Farm Operating—Unsubsidized2.331.741.19
232003Farm Operating—Subsidized13.830.000.00
232005Conservation - Guaranteed0.38–0.01–0.28
232999Weighted average subsidy rate1.380.820.52
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized7–1
233002Farm Operating—Unsubsidized272618
233003Farm Operating—Subsidized9
233999Total subsidy budget authority432617
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized7–1
234002Farm Operating—Unsubsidized272618
234003Farm Operating—Subsidized9
234999Total subsidy outlays432617
Guaranteed loan upward reestimates:
235001Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized1410
235002Farm Operating—Unsubsidized1915
235003Farm Operating—Subsidized98
235999Total upward reestimate budget authority4233
Guaranteed loan downward reestimates:
237001Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized–16–16
237002Farm Operating—Unsubsidized–73–76
237003Farm Operating—Subsidized–27–28
237999Total downward reestimate subsidy budget authority–116–120
Administrative expense data:
3510Budget authority313298313
3590Outlays from new authority233298313
Object Classification(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–1140–0–1–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Direct obligations:
25.3Other goods and services from Federal sources312298313
41.0Grants, subsidies, and contributions322312101
99.9Total new obligations634610414
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Direct Loan Financing Account As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquired property that resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in this account 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 fractionated land, boll weevil eradication, conservation, and credit sales of acquired property.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4212–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0003Capitalized costs877
0004Advances on behalf of borrowers1
0005Civil rights settlements33
0091Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level)91010
Credit program obligations:
0710Direct loan obligations1,6741,7071,632
0713Payment of interest to Treasury351250250
0740Negative subsidy obligations22
0742Downward reestimate paid to receipt account25242
0743Interest on downward reestimates8847
0791Direct program activities, subtotal2,3652,0481,884
0900Total new obligations2,3742,0581,894
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 13,011855790
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations65
1023Unobligated balances applied to repay debt–2,998–850–780
1024Unobligated balance of borrowing authority withdrawn–60
1050Unobligated balance (total)18510
Financing authority:
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400Borrowing authority1,6521,8921,822
1440Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)1,6521,8921,822
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected1,7401,7231,550
1801Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources2
1825Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to repay debt–183–772–667
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)1,559951883
1900Financing authority(total)3,2112,8432,705
1930Total budgetary resources available3,2292,8482,715
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year855790821
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)408338326
3010Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1–19–21–21
3020Obligated balance, start of year (net)389317305
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts2,3742,0581,894
3040Financing disbursements (gross)–2,379–2,070–1,901
3050Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–65
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)338326319
3091Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year–21–21–21
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)317305298
Financing authority and disbursements, net:
Mandatory:
4090Financing authority, gross3,2112,8432,705
Financing disbursements:
4110Financing disbursements, gross2,3792,0701,901
Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120Federal Sources: Reestimate payment from program account–130–165
4120Federal Sources: Subsidy payment from program account–101–90–81
4122Federal Sources: Interest on uninvested funds–103–136–136
4123Repayments of principal–1,183–1,032–1,009
4123Repayments of interest–219–300–324
4123Non-Federal sources-0ther–4
4130Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)–1,740–1,723–1,550
Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
4140Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired–2
4160Financing authority, net (mandatory)1,4691,1201,155
4170Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)639347351
4180Financing authority, net (total)1,4691,1201,155
4190Financing disbursements, net (total)639347351
Status of Direct Loans(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4212–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
1111Limitation on direct loans1,6771,6371,632
1121Limitation available from carry-forward6770
1143Unobligated limitation carried forward (P.L. 106–113) (-)–70
1150Total direct loan obligations1,6741,7071,632
Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210Outstanding, start of year6,5126,9847,600
1231Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements1,6861,7191,632
1251Repayments: Repayments and prepayments–1,183–1,032–1,009
1261Adjustments: Capitalized interest6
1263Write-offs for default: Direct loans–37–71–50
1290Outstanding, end of year6,9847,6008,173
Balance Sheet(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4212–0–3–3512010 actual2011 actual
ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101Fund balances with Treasury3,015856
Investments in US securities:
1106Receivables, net131166
Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401Direct loans receivable, gross6,5126,984
1402Interest receivable218223
1403Accounts receivable from foreclosed property79
1405Allowance for subsidy cost (-)–308–434
1405Allowance for Interest Receivable (-)–77–78
1499Net present value of assets related to direct loans6,3526,704
1999Total assets9,4987,726
LIABILITIES:
2104Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury9,1567,635
2207Non-Federal liabilities: Other34291
2999Total liabilities9,4987,726
4999Total liabilities and net position9,4987,726
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Guaranteed Loan Financing Account As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from loan guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond. The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the budget totals.This account finances commitments made for farm ownership, operating, and conservation guaranteed loan programs.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4213–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0003Purchase of guaranteed loans44
0004Interest assistance131911
0091Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level)132315
Credit program obligations:
0711Default claim payments on principal536152
0712Default claim payments on interest11
0713Payment of interest to Treasury132
0740Negative subsidy obligations1
0742Downward reestimate paid to receipt account8393
0743Interest on downward reestimates3326
0791Direct program activities, subtotal17018456
0900Total new obligations18320771
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1234198142
1021Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations264040
1023Unobligated balances applied to repay debt–9–1–1
1050Unobligated balance (total)251237181
Financing authority:
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400Borrowing authority711
1440Borrowing authority, mandatory (total)711
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected12311170
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)12311170
1900Financing authority(total)13011271
1930Total budgetary resources available381349252
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year198142181
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)1339856
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts18320771
3040Financing disbursements (gross)–192–209–71
3080Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired–26–40–40
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)985616
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)985616
Financing authority and disbursements, net:
Mandatory:
4090Financing authority, gross13011271
Financing disbursements:
4110Financing disbursements, gross19220971
Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4120Payments from program account upward reestimate–42–33
4120Payments from program account subsidy–43–26–18
4122Interest on uninvested funds–8–12–12
4123Fees and premiums–26–38–38
4123Loss recoveries and repayments–3–1–1
4123Miscellaneous–1–1–1
4130Offsets against gross financing auth and disbursements (total)–123–111–70
4160Financing authority, net (mandatory)711
4170Financing disbursements, net (mandatory)69981
4180Financing authority, net (total)711
4190Financing disbursements, net (total)69981
Status of Guaranteed Loans(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4213–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments:
2111Limitation on guaranteed loans made by private lenders3,1433,1503,150
2150Total guaranteed loan commitments3,1433,1503,150
2199Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments2,7542,8972,897
Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210Outstanding, start of year11,77112,48313,284
2231Disbursements of new guaranteed loans3,0603,0973,097
2251Repayments and prepayments–2,271–2,218–2,218
Adjustments:
2261Terminations for default that result in loans receivable–75–65–65
2263Terminations for default that result in claim payments–2–13–13
2290Outstanding, end of year12,48313,28414,085
Memorandum:
2299Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year11,2309,9259,925
Addendum:
Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable:
2310Outstanding, start of year85115128
2331Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims442424
2351Repayments of loans receivable–1–1–1
2361Write-offs of loans receivable–13–10–10
2390Outstanding, end of year115128141
Balance Sheet(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4213–0–3–3512010 actual2011 actual
ASSETS:
1101Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury367296
1206Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net4236
Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable:
1501Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross85115
1505Allowance for subsidy cost (-)–83–113
1599Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed loans22
1999Total assets411334
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2104Resources payable to Treasury1311
2105Other115114
2204Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees283209
2999Total liabilities411334
4999Total liabilities and net position411334
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Liquidating Account As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records for the farm loan programs all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans obligated, loan guarantees committed, and grants made prior to 1992. New loan activity in 1992 and beyond (including credit sales of acquired property that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year) is recorded in corresponding program and financing accounts. Payments to settle certain discrimination claims against USDA may also be made from this account.Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4140–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0008Loan recoverable costs144
0108Admininstrative expenses - Department of Justice fees11
0109Costs incidental to acquisition of real property222
0118Civil rights settlements61010
0191Total operating expenses81313
0900Total new obligations (object class 25.2)91717
Budgetary Resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 12338
1022Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund–23–38
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800Collected247180180
1820Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting collections to general fund–200–163–163
1850Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total)471717
1930Total budgetary resources available471717
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year38
Change in obligated balance:
Obligated balance, start of year (net):
3000Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 (gross)24
3030Obligations incurred, unexpired accounts91717
3040Outlays (gross)–7–15–17
Obligated balance, end of year (net):
3090Unpaid obligations, end of year (gross)244
3100Obligated balance, end of year (net)244
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090Budget authority, gross471717
Outlays, gross:
4100Outlays from new mandatory authority71313
4101Outlays from mandatory balances24
4110Outlays, gross (total)71517
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123Non-Federal sources Principal Repayments–181–125–125
4123Non-Federal sources Interest Repayments–58–50–50
4123Non-Federal sources Miscellaneous–8–5–5
4130Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total)–247–180–180
4160Budget authority, net (mandatory)–200–163–163
4170Outlays, net (mandatory)–240–165–163
4180Budget authority, net (total)–200–163–163
4190Outlays, net (total)–240–165–163
Status of Direct Loans(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4140–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
1210Outstanding, start of year1,040855727
1251Repayments: Repayments and prepayments–183–125–125
1261Adjustments: Capitalized interest333
1263Write-offs for default: Direct loans–5–6–6
1290Outstanding, end of year855727599
Status of Guaranteed Loans(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4140–0–3–3512011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
2210Outstanding, start of year231711
2251Repayments and prepayments–6–6–6
2290Outstanding, end of year17115
Memorandum:
2299Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year15104
Balance Sheet(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4140–0–3–3512010 actual2011 actual
ASSETS:
1101Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury2340
1601Loans Receivable1,040855
1602Interest receivable208189
1603Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)–246–182
1604Direct loans and interest receivable, net1,002862
1606Foreclosed property1113
1699Value of assets related to direct loans1,013875
1999Total assets1,036915
LIABILITIES:
2104Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury1,036913
2201Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable2
2999Total liabilities1,036915
4999Total liabilities and net position1,036915
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund Commodity Credit Corporation Fundreimbursement for net realized losses(including transfers of funds)For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11): Provided, That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business. Hazardous Waste Management(limitation on expenses)For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012.)The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) was created to: stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices; help maintain balanced and adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, their products, foods, feeds, and fibers; and help in their orderly distribution.The Corporation's capital stock of $100 million is held by the U.S. Treasury. Under present law, up to $30 billion may be borrowed from the U.S. Treasury to finance operations. Current, indefinite appropriation authority is requested to cover all net realized losses. Appropriations to the Corporation for net realized losses have no effect on budget authority, as they are used to repay debt directly with the Treasury. The following general assumptions form the basis for the Corporation's 2012 and 2013 budget estimates: (a) national income will rise both in 2012 and 2013 from the present level; (b) 2012 crop production will increase from 2011 crop levels for some commodities; (c) generally, exports of agricultural commodities in 2013 are expected to be higher than 2012 levels; and (d) yields for the 2012 crops are based on recent averages adjusted for trends. It is difficult to accurately forecast requirements for the year ending September 30, 2013, since the projections are subject to complex and unpredictable factors such as weather, other factors which affect the volume of production of crops not yet planted, feed, food, and energy needs here and overseas, and available dollar exchange.Appropriations are made to reimburse the Corporation for net realized losses sustained in carrying out its operations.USDA has incorporated stochastic price and production variability into its 10-year budget baseline process starting with the 2007 President's Budget. For the 2011–2022 crops, Commodity Credit Corporation outlay projections for counter-cyclical payments, Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) payments, marketing loan benefits, and Milk Income Loss Contract payments are based on price probability distributions and flexibilities generated by the Economic Research Service's Food and Agricultural Policy Simulation model. This approach was used for feed grains (corn, barley, sorghum, oats), wheat, rice, upland cotton, soybeans, sugar, and dairy.2013 ESTIMATE [In millions of dollars]ProgramGross obligationsNet outlaysNet realized loss for year
Farm income, marketing assistance loans, and price support:
Commodity loans (non-ACRE)7,568260
ACRE loans30520
Feed grain payments2,2492,2492,249
Wheat payments1,0731,0731,073
Rice payments417417417
Cotton payments646646646
Oilseed payments566566566
Other support and related4,019684694
Other items not distributed by program:
Interest431113
All other81331152
Total, farm income, marketing assistance loans, and price-support programs16,9676,0055,810
Conservation programs:
Conservation reserve program2,2022,2022,202
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Emergency forestry conservation reserve program666
Voluntary Public Access000
Conservation Program Transfers to NRCS003,549
Total, conservation programs2,2082,2085,757
Total, Commodity Credit Corporation19,1758,21311,567
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PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION Price support, marketing assistance loans, and related stabilization programsThe Corporation conducts programs to support farm income and prices and stabilize the market for agricultural commodities. Price support is provided to producers of agricultural commodities through loans, purchases, payments, and other means. This is done mainly under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, as amended, the Agricultural Act of 1949 (1949 Act), as amended, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill), and the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill).Price support is mandatory for sugar and dairy products. Marketing assistance loans are mandatory for wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, upland cotton, peanuts, rice, and pulse crops. Loans are also required to be made for sugar, honey, wool, mohair, and extra long staple cotton.One method of providing support is loans to and purchases from producers. With limited exceptions, loans made on commodities are nonrecourse. The commodities serve as collateral for the loan and on maturity the producer may deliver or forfeit such collateral to satisfy the loan obligation without further payment. Direct purchases may be made from processors as well as producers, depending on the commodity involved. Also, special purchases are made under various laws for the removal of surpluses; for example, the Act of August 19, 1958, as amended, and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended. Direct Payments and Counter-Cyclical PaymentsThe 2002 Farm Bill established direct payments and counter-cyclical payments for May 2002 through 2007. The payments were extended through the 2012 crop year by the 2008 Farm Bill. The eligible commodities for both direct payments and counter-cyclical payments are wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, and peanuts. The 2008 Farm Bill adds the following as eligible commodities: long grain and medium grain rice and pulse crops, expanded to include large chickpeas. Direct Payments are payments to producers for which payment yields and base acres are established. The commodity payment amount is calculated as follows: Payment Amount = specified rate x payment acres x payment yield. At the option of the producer, the producer can choose to receive advance payments (up to 22 percent) during the producer's selected month. The month selected may be any month during the period beginning on December 1 of the calendar year before the calendar year in which the crop of the covered commodity is harvested through the month within which the direct payment would otherwise be made. The direct payment rates established in the 2008 Farm Bill are the same as those in the 2002 Farm Bill; however, payment acres decrease from 85 percent to 83.3 percent of base acres for 2009–2011 crops, and no advance payments are available for the 2012 and subsequent crops.Counter-Cyclical Payments are payments to producers for which payment yields and base acres are established for eligible commodities if it is determined that the effective commodity price is less than the target commodity price. Counter-cyclical payments will be made for the crop as soon as practicable after the end of the 12-month marketing year for the eligible commodity. Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) PaymentsThe 2008 Farm Bill adds the ACRE program for the 2009–2012 crop years. Producers who elect to enroll a farm in ACRE are eligible for ACRE payments in lieu of counter-cyclical payments on the farm and in exchange for a 20 percent reduction in direct payments on the farm and a 30 percent reduction in the marketing assistance loan rates for all commodities produced on the farm except that the loan rate for seed cotton loans will not be so reduced. The election to enroll a farm in ACRE may be made for any of the crop years 2009–2012, but once the election is made, it is irrevocable through the 2012 crop.Marketing assistance loansThe 2002 Farm Bill authorized producers of eligible crops to receive non-recourse marketing assistance loans from the government for any quantity of a loan commodity produced on the farm by pledging their production as loan collateral. This loan shall have a term of 9 months beginning on the first day of the first month after the month in which the loan is made. The loan cannot be extended. As a condition of the receipt of a marketing assistance loan, the producer shall comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 and applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of the Act during the term of the loan. Producers of eligible commodities can repay a marketing assistance loan at a rate that is the lesser of (1) the loan rate established for the commodity plus interest; or (2) a rate that the Secretary determines. Special rules apply to upland cotton, rice, and extra long staple cotton. Crops eligible for marketing assistance loans include wheat, corn, barley, oats, grain sorghum, rice, upland cotton, soybeans, extra long staple cotton, other oilseeds, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, honey, wool, and mohair. The 2008 Farm Bill establishes specific loan rates for long grain and medium grain rice and restricts loan rate adjustments to grade and quality factors. Also, large chickpeas are added as a new marketing assistance loan commodity with a higher loan rate than small chickpeas.Marketing loss assistance for asparagus producersThe 2008 Farm Bill authorizes the use of $15 million to make payments to 2007 crop asparagus producers. Of the total, $7.5 million was available to fresh market asparagus producers and $7.5 million was available to frozen market asparagus producers.Peanut price support programUnder the 2008 Farm Bill, peanuts qualify for ACRE or direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for the 2009 through 2012 crops.The 2002 Farm Bill terminated the marketing quota programs and repealed price support programs. The prior quota programs stayed in effect for the 2001 crop only, with quota buyout compensation payments being made during 2002 through 2006. The prior price support programs remained in effect for the 2002 crop only, notwithstanding any other provision of law or crop insurance policy. The 2002 Farm Bill established marketing assistance loans for the 2002 through 2007 crops, with the loan rate for peanuts of $355 per ton. The 2008 Farm Bill continues this rate. The payment rate shall be the amount by which the established loan rate exceeds the rate at which a loan may be repaid. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, P.L. 108–357, eliminated the program effective with the 2005 crop. In return for losing the program, growers and quota holders will receive a buyout. The owners of quota are being paid $7 per pound for the quota they hold. The actual producers are being paid $3 per pound for the quota they produced. The legislation eliminates all geographic and poundage restrictions on tobacco production as well as price support. The buyout is funded by assessments on the tobacco product manufacturers and importers. The program will cost $10.14 billion, and the growers and quota holders will be paid over a 10-year period.Sugar qualifies for price support. The 2002 Farm Bill extended the national average sugar loan rates to cover through the 2007 crops at 18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar and 22.9 cents per pound for refined beet sugar. The 2008 Farm Bill provides for escalating rates through crop year 2012. For raw cane sugar, the rate increases to 18.25 cents per pound for 2009, 18.5 cents per pound for 2010 and 18.75 cents per pound for 2011–2012. For refined beet sugar, the rates for crop year 2009–2012 are the raw cane sugar rate times 1.285. Loans are available to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and sugar beets for a term of nine months that does not begin or extend beyond the end/beginning of a fiscal year. The non-recourse loans extend through the 2007 crop for processors of domestically produced sugar beets and sugarcane including for in-process sugar. Loans for in-process sugar have a loan rate of 80 percent of the loan rate for raw cane sugar or refined beet sugar (based on the source material used). If forfeitures occur, the processor shall convert the in-process into final product at no cost to the CCC. Upon transfer, the processor will receive payment based on the loan rate less 80 percent of raw cane or refined beet sugar rate times the quantity of sugar transferred. The loan program will continue through the 2012 crop. The 2002 Farm Bill did not resume the sugar marketing assessment collections but authorized marketing allotments. The 2002 Act provided assistance for sugar donations in the amount of 10,000 tons to compensate sugar producers who suffer losses incurred beyond existing CCC administered programs. This assistance was a one-time occurrence.The 2008 Farm Bill extends the marketing allotment provisions of the 2002 Act, except they are now permanent and cannot be set at a level less than 85 percent of estimated sugar deliveries for human consumption. The 2008 Farm Bill introduces the Feedstock Flexibility Program, which requires the diversion of sugar from food use to ethanol producers, if needed, to keep sugar prices above levels at which sugar processors might otherwise forfeit sugar under loan to the CCC. The 2002 Farm Bill extended the Dairy Price Support Program from June 1, 2002 through December 31, 2007 at a rate of $9.90 per hundredweight for milk containing 3.7 percent butterfat. The support program is carried out through the purchase of butter, nonfat dry milk, and cheese at prices that enable processors to pay dairy farmers, on average, the support price for milk. As under previous law, the Secretary may allocate the rate of price support between the purchase prices for nonfat dry milk and butter in a manner that minimizes CCC expenditures or other objectives, as the Secretary considers appropriate. Cash CCC inventory sales (with some exceptions) shall be at any price that the Secretary determines will maximize CCC returns. The 2002 Farm Bill repealed all legislative authority for the Dairy Recourse Loan Program but established a new Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC), under which the Secretary may contract with eligible producers to make monthly payments when milk prices fall below specified levels. The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 110–28) extended the MILC program through September 2007. The 2008 Farm Bill replaces the price support program of the 2002 Farm Bill with the Dairy Product Price Support Program, which is effective for calendar years 2008–2012. It requires the Secretary to support the price of cheddar cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk through purchases of such products at prices not less than $1.13 per pound for cheddar cheese in blocks, not less than $1.10 per pound for cheddar cheese in barrels, not less than $1.05 per pound for butter, and not less than $0.80 per pound for nonfat dry milk. Purchase prices for milk products may be adjusted lower based on preset levels of product net removals. The 2008 Farm Bill extends the MILC program through September 30, 2012. The payment calculation percentage is raised from 34 percent to 45 percent and the payment quantity is raised from 2,400,000 to 2,985,000 million pounds per fiscal year effective October 1, 2008 through August 31, 2012. A feed cost adjuster is added that raises the $16.94 base price when the national average ration cost exceeds $7.35 per hundredweight for a given month.Section 748(a) of the fiscal year 2010 USDA Appropriations Act, P.L. 111–80, appropriated $60 million for the purchase of cheese and cheese products, which the Commodity Credit Corporation finished procuring in fiscal year 2011. In general, the 2002 Farm Bill revised the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) for payment limitations. The total amount of direct payments made to a person during any crop year for one or more covered commodities may not exceed $40,000. The 2008 Farm Bill rescinds the three entity rule for payment limitation purposes for the 2009–2012 crops. Instead, payments are tracked as received directly or indirectly by an individual person or legal entity (otherwise termed direct attribution). Except for participants who elect to receive ACRE payments, the direct payment limitation remains at $40,000 for covered commodities in the 2008 Farm Bill, with a separate $40,000 payment limitation for peanut direct payments. The payment limitation on counter-cyclical payments made to a person during any crop year for one or more covered commodities continues at $65,000 in the 2008 Farm Bill, except for participants who elect to receive ACRE payments. For counter-cyclical payments, there is a separate $65,000 payment limitation for peanut counter-cyclical payments. For producers that receive ACRE payments, the payment limit is $65,000 plus the amount their direct payments are reduced due to their participation in ACRE. The total amount of gains and payments that a person may receive during any crop year under marketing assistance loan and loan deficiency payment provisions may not exceed $75,000 for crop years 2002–2008. The 2008 Farm Bill rescinds the payment limitation for both marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments beginning with the 2009 crop. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual or entity shall not be eligible to receive any benefit described above if the average adjusted annual gross income of the individual or entity exceeds $2,500,000, unless not less than 75 percent of the average adjusted gross income of the individual or entity is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry operations, as determined by the Secretary. The 2008 Farm Bill extends these provisions through the 2008 crop year, but makes commodity program payments subject to farm and nonfarm adjusted gross income (AGI) limits for 2009–2012 crop years. The AGI attributable to farming activities is adjusted farm gross income (AFGI), and the AGI attributable to other activities is adjusted nonfarm gross income (ANGI). If AFGI exceeds $750,000, the person or entity is ineligible to receive commodity program payments, and if ANGI exceeds $500,000, the person or entity is ineligible to receive payments. Commodity program payments include direct, counter-cyclical, ACRE, loan deficiency, marketing loan gain, NAP, supplemental crop disaster assistance, MILC, and trade adjustment assistance payments. The 2012 Enacted level included a general provision that prohibited direct payments to individuals or entities with an average adjusted gross income in excess of $1 million. The 2013 Budget does not continue this limitation. Noninsured Assistance ProgramThe Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 eliminated the area loss requirement for triggers and made other changes. It also included a provision that all types or varieties of a crop or commodity may be considered to be a single eligible crop for NAP assistance and provided additional funding in 2002 with annual increases through 2010. The 2008 Farm Bill amended the payment limitation provisions to conform with direct attribution of payments to a person of legal entity.Foreign Market Development and Food Assistance ProgramsDairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP)DEIP provides cash bonus payments to exporters to facilitate commercial sales of U.S. dairy products in overseas markets. Estimates of the quantity of dairy products to be exported under DEIP and associated expenditures were formulated within the maximum allowable expenditure and quantity levels specified in conjunction with provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreement. Consequently, current baseline projections assume that DEIP will not exceed $116.6 million annually during 2002–2012. Actual DEIP subsidies are further limited on a product-by-product basis under the Uruguay Round.Export Enhancement Program (EEP)The 2008 Farm Bill eliminated authority for the program.Market Access Program (MAP)Under the MAP, CCC Funds are used to reimburse participating organizations for a portion of the costs of carrying out overseas marketing and promotional activities. The 2008 Farm Bill continued the authority for the MAP program with funding of $200 million for 2008–2012. Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD) and Quality Samples ProgramUnder the FMD program, cost-share assistance is provided to nonprofit commodity and agricultural trade associations to support overseas market development activities that are designed to remove long-term impediments to increased U.S. trade. The 2002 Farm Bill increased the available funds for this program to $34.5 million for 2002 through 2007 and the 2008 Farm Bill continues this funding level for 2008–2012. In addition, the budget proposes to increase discretionary funding for the program in fiscal year 2011 by $34.5 million as part of a broader government wide initiative to increase export promotion. CCC will fund the Quality Samples Program at an authorized annual level of $2.5 million. Under this initiative, samples of U.S. agricultural products will be provided to foreign importers to promote a better understanding and appreciation for the high quality of U.S. products.The 2008 Farm Bill authorizes the donation of surplus commodity inventory to domestic nutrition programs. The Corporation may also donate commodities under the authority of section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 to carry out programs of assistance in developing countries and friendly countries and pay costs associated with making the commodities available. Commodities that are acquired by CCC in the normal course of its domestic support operations will be available for donation. The Corporation may also use its funds to furnish commodities overseas under the authority of the Food for Progress Act of 1985; however, not more than $55 million of the funds of the Corporation (exclusive of the costs of commodities) may be used for each fiscal year.The Bill Emerson Humanitarian TrustThe Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT) is a commodity and/or monetary reserve designed to ensure that 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 Title II of the Food for Peace Act funding for emergency needs is inadequate to meet those needs in any fiscal year. When a release from the Trust is authorized, the Trusts assets cover all commodity costs associated with the release. All non-commodity costs, including ocean freight charges; internal transportation, handling, and storage overseas; and certain administrative costs are paid by CCC. The 2008 Farm Bill extended the authorization to replenish the BEHT through 2012. Conservation ProgramsConservation programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service are funded through the Commodity Credit Corporation. These programs help farmers adopt and maintain conservation systems that protect water quality, reduce soil erosion, protect and enhance wildlife habitat and wetlands, conserve water, and sequester carbon. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)Administered by FSA, the purpose of CRP is to cost-effectively assist farm owners and operators in conserving and improving soil, water, air, and wildlife resources by converting highly erodible and other environmentally sensitive acreage normally devoted to the production of agricultural commodities to a long-term resource-conserving cover. CRP participants enroll contracts for periods from 10 to 15 years in exchange for annual rental payments and cost-share and technical assistance for installing approved conservation practices. The CRP is authorized in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, on all highly erodible cropland, other environmentally sensitive cropland, and certain marginal pastureland meeting the eligibility criteria. In addition to cropland in areas adjacent to lakes and streams converted to buffers , and cropland that can serve as restored or constructed wetlands, eligible land may include cropland contributing to water quality problems, and other lands posing environmental threats. Also eligible for the CRP are water quality or wildlife habitat impaired areas that do not meet the highly erodible land (HEL) criteria, such as the Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, and Long Island Sound watershed regions.CRP was established by the 1985 Food Security Act and amended and extended under subsequent farm bills. Most recently, the 2008 Farm Bill (P.L. 110–246) re-authorized CRP through September 30, 2012; permits CRP to enroll up to 32 million acres at any one time beginning October 1, 2009; expanded Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP) eligibility; included provisions for funding a tree thinning cost-share program; and included a program transitioning expiring CRP lands from retiring producers to beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers.In addition to FWP, CRP also enrolls land through general signups, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) signups, and non-CREP continuous signups. FWP operates on a continuous basis. Under general signup provisions, producers compete nationally during specified enrollment periods for acceptance based on an environmental benefits index. Under continuous signup provisions, producers enroll specified high-environmental value lands such as wetlands, riparian buffers, and various types of habitat at any time during the year without competition. General signups were held in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, in which 4.0 million acres and 2.7 million acres, respectively, were enrolled. Under continuous signup, including CREP and FWP, a combined total of 5.1 million acres were under contract as of the end of fiscal year 2011. About 67,000 acres are projected to be enrolled under continuous signup in fiscal year 2012. Fiscal year 2011 ended with 31.1 million acres under contract. With contracts expiring on 4.4 million acres on September 30, 2011 and contracts beginning on 2.7 million acres from FY 2011's general signup and 200,000 acres of continuous signup, 2012 enrollment began with 29.6 million acres under contract. General and continuous signup are assumed to be held annually with enrollment projected to range between 30 and 32 million acres throughout the baseline period. The budget includes a 5.4 million acre general signup in 2012. For those conservation programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), funding is transferred from CCC to NRCS's Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs account (see the NRCS section). Specifically, these programs include: the Environmental Quality Incentives Program; the Wetlands Reserve Program; the Wildlife Habitat Incentives program; the Farmland Protection Program; the Conservation Security Program; the Conservation Stewardship Program; the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program; the Agriculture Water Enhancement Program; the Healthy Forest Reserve Program; and the Grassland Reserve Program. NRCS also receives funding from the CCC to carry out technical assistance for the Conservation Reserve Program and to carry out part of the Agricultural Management Assistance Program (see below).Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP)was established by the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended with the passage of the Food, Conservation, and Energy act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill). VPA-HIP is a competitive grant program, with up to $50 million available through FY 2012. Funding is limited to State and tribal governments establishing new public access programs, expanding existing public access programs, and/or enhancing wildlife habitat on lands enrolled in public access programs.The primary objective of the VPA-HIP is to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make that land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing, under programs implemented by State or tribal governments. VPA-HIP will provide environmental, economic and social benefits including, but not limited to, enhanced wildlife habitat, improved wildlife populations, increased revenue for rural communities, and expanded opportunities for re-connecting Americans with the great outdoors. To date, nearly $30 million of VPA-HIP funding has been obligated to 26 state fish and wildlife agencies and one tribal government entity. Pursuant to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112–55), no funding is available for VPA-HIP in 2012. The 2013 Budget proposes funding for a similar program to be administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)The 2008 Farm Bill amended the 2002 Farm Bill to authorize this program to support the establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected BCAP project areas; and to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. BCAP is a primary component of the domestic agriculture, energy, and environmental strategy to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil, improve domestic energy security, reduce carbon pollution, and spur rural economic development and job creation. BCAP is the only federal program focused on growing the crops needed for bioenergy production (heat, power, liquid fuels). BCAP provides two categories of assistance: (1) establishment costs and annual payments to produce eligible biomass crops; and (2) matching payments for the delivery of eligible material to qualified biomass conversion facilities by eligible material owners.For matching payments in FY 2011, BCAP made a total investment (obligation) of approximately $2 million supporting the collection, harvest, storage and transportation of nearly 45,000 dry tons of herbaceous crop residue (corn stover) for conversion to bioenergy in fiscal year 2011. For establishment and annual payments in FY 2011, BCAP processed the submission of project proposals seeking more than $1 billion to enroll more than 1.5 million acres. FSA designated nine project areas targeting acreage signup in FY 2011 of 117,184 acres. BCAP project area signups were held from May to September 2011, resulting in the enrollment of over 48,000 acres for four different feedstocks (camelina, native grasses, miscanthus & hybrid poplar) with intended conversion to fuel pellets, biodiesel, bio-ethanol, jet fuel drop-ins (hydro carbons) and biobased products. Total project area investment (obligation) of approximately $54 million: $35 million for five-year contracts on herbaceous crops and approximately $19 million for the support of woody crops (hybrid poplar) over eleven years. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112–55) limits funding for the program to $17 million.Agricultural Management Assistance ProgramThe Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 authorized CCC funding of $10 million for 2001 and subsequent years for the Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMAP). AMAP provides cost-share assistance to producers in states in which Federal Crop Insurance Program participation is historically low as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary delegated authority to implement this program to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Risk Management Agency, and the Agricultural Marketing Service. The 2008 Farm Bill increased funding to $15 million for 2008–2012 and increased to 16 the number of States eligible to participate. P.L. 112–55 reduced the total from $15 million to $10 million and the 2013 Budget maintains this level. Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program (EFCRP)The Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2006, P.L. 109–148, as amended by P.L. 109–234 and P.L. 110–28, mandates that the Secretary shall carry out an emergency pilot program in States that the Secretary determines have suffered damage to merchantable timber in counties affected by hurricanes during the 2005 calendar year. The Act provided $404.1 million for this program, called the Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program (EFCRP). P.L. 109–234 increased funding for EFCRP by $100 million, to $504.1 million. P.L. 110–28 lifted a restriction limiting the program to calendar year 2006. EFCRP enrollment during calendar year 2006 was 180,175 acres. Signup ended on December 31, 2006 and resumed in August 2007. Since then an additional 114,143 acres have been enrolled. There were 294,318 acceptable acres as of December 2011. These acres do not count against the 32 million acres CRP maximum program authority. The following table reflects commodity loan operations of the Corporation: [In millions of dollars]Item2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Loans outstanding, gross, start of year:
Commodity Credit Corporation671335650
Additional loans made7,1037,3327,873
Deduct:
Loans repaid–7,439–7,017–7,845
Acquisition of loan collateral00–1
Write-offs000
Total loans outstanding, gross, end of year335650677
The following table reflects the inventory operations applicable to the preceding programs: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES [In millions of dollars]Item2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
On hand, start of year, gross48530
Acquisitions:
Forfeiture of loan collateral001
Excess of collateral acquired over loans canceled000
Purchases982954850
Transfers and exchanges0–40
Carrying charges:
Charges to inventory300
Storage and handling (non-add)–310
Transportation (non-add)100
Total acquisitions985950851
Dispositions:
Domestic donations to:
Families2900
Institutions19600
Total domestic donations22500
Export donations269129100
Sales and transfers:
Special programs: Title II, Public Law 480465874750
Other sales2101
Net loss or gain (-) on sales and transfers000
Total sales and transfers486874751
Total dispositions9801,003851
On hand, end of year, gross5300
The following table reflects other data which are applicable to price support and related programs:DATA ON SUPPORT AND RELATED PROGRAMS[In millions of dollars]Item2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
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Loans made7,1037,3327,873
Loans repaid7,4397,0177,845
Loan collateral forfeited001
Loans outstanding, end of year335650677
Acquisitions985950851
Cost of commodities sold486874751
Cost of commodities donated494129100
Inventory, end of year5300
Investment in loans and inventory, end of year388650677
Direct producer payments7,7867,1998,135
Net expenditures7,8577,6478,213
Realized losses9,52711,01911,567
The Corporation carries out its functions through utilization of employees and facilities of other Government agencies. Administrative expenses are incurred by: the Farm Service Agency (FSA); the Foreign Agricultural Service; the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the Risk Management Agency; other agencies of the Department engaged in the Corporation's activities; and the Office of the Inspector General for audit functions. Additional expenses are incurred by FSA county offices for work related to programs of the Corporation, other FSA expenses offset by revenue, custodian, and agency expenses of the Federal Reserve banks and lending agencies, and miscellaneous costs. Expenses are incurred for acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of existing property that the Corporation owns or in which it has an interest. These expenses are treated as program expenses. Such program expenses include inspection, classing, and grading work performed on a fee basis by Federal employees or Federal- or State-licensed inspectors; and special services performed by Federal agencies within and outside this Department. Most of these general expenses, including storage and handling, transportation, inspection, classing and grading, and producer storage payments, are included in program costs. They are shown in the program and financing schedule in the entries entitled "Storage, transportation, and other obligations not included above.'' Section 161 of the 1996 Act amended Section 11 of the CCC Charter Act to 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 including FSA loan service fees remains at $56 million in 2011 and 2012. The Corporation receives reimbursement for grain requisitioned pursuant to Public Law 87–152 by the States from Corporation stocks to feed resident wildlife threatened with starvation through the appropriation reimbursement for net realized losses. There have been no requisitions in recent years, however. The Corporation receives reimbursement for the commodity costs and other costs, including administrative costs, for commodities supplied to domestic nutrition programs and international food aid programs.FINANCINGThe Corporation has an authorized capital stock of $100 million held by the U.S. Treasury and, effective in 1988, authority to have outstanding borrowings up to $30 billion at any one time. Funds are borrowed from the Treasury and may also be borrowed from private lending agencies and others. The Corporation reserves a sufficient amount of its borrowing authority to purchase at any time all notes and other obligations evidencing loans made to the Corporation by such agencies and others. All bonds, notes, debentures, and similar obligations issued by the Corporation are subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury as required by the Act of March 8, 1938. Interest on borrowings from the Treasury (and on capital stock) is paid at a rate based upon the average interest rate of all outstanding marketable obligations (of comparable maturity date) of the United States as of the preceding month. Interest is also paid on other notes and obligations at a rate prescribed by the Corporation and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1966, made provision for terminating interest after June 30, 1964 on the portion of the Corporation's borrowings from the Treasury equal to the unreimbursed realized losses recorded on the books of the Corporation after the end of the fiscal year in which such losses are realized.POSITION WITH RESPECT TO BORROWING AUTHORITY, END OF YEAR[In millions of dollars]Item2011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Statutory borrowing authority30,00030,00030,000
Deduct: Borrowings from Treasury–1,1279671,852
Net statutory borrowing authority available31,12729,03328,148
Note.—Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other outstanding obligations not reflected on this table do not become charges against the statutory borrowing authority until they result in borrowings from the Treasury.Price support and other programs required by statute may result in the Corporation incurring obligations in excess of available funds and borrowing authority. Such obligations are liquidated from subsequent appropriations and other funds that may become available to the Corporation. Any increase in obligations in excess of available fund resources is reported as contract authority in the year involved; a decrease is reported as the application of appropriations and other funds to liquidate the authority.Under section 2 of Public Law 87–155 annual appropriations are authorized for each fiscal year to reimburse the Corporation for net realized losses incurred as of the close of each year.The special activities are financed as indicated in the program descriptions above. In addition to certain reimbursements from other agencies, appropriations are made for foreign assistance programs.The net realized losses of the Corporation have previously been reimbursed as follows: SUPPORT AND RELATED PROGRAMS[In millions of dollars]2011 actual
Realized losses, 1933 to 2011, inclusive505,889
Reimbursements by the Treasury:
Reimbursements of realized losses:
Appropriations (72 times)493,204
Note cancellations (6 times)2,698
Less dividends paid to Treasury (4 times)–138
Total reimbursements for net realized losses495,764
Other reimbursements:
Appropriations (2 times)542
Note cancellation (1 time)56
Total other reimbursements598
Total496,362
Realized deficit as of September 30, 2011, support and related programs9,527
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Program and Financing(in millions of dollars)Identification code 12–4336–0–3–9992011 actual2012 est.2013 est.
Obligations by program activity:
0001Commodity purchases and related inventory transactions985950889
0002Storage, transportation and other obligations383629
0003Dairy export incentive program3
0004Market access program200200200
0005Technical Assistance for speciality crops99
0006Emerging markets program1010
0007Foreign market development cooperative3535
0008Quality samples program222
0009Pilot program for regional food aid255
0010Feed grains2,4401,7872,249
0011Wheat1,3578791,073
0012Rice417331417
0013Cotton716545646
0014Dairy program118010
0015Tobacco program953960960
0016Peanut program1066668
0017Wool and Mohair program325
0018Other Payment Activity839
0023Non-Insured assistance program71109115
0024Oilseeds payment program557450566
0025Marketing loan writeoffs1
0027Tehnical Assistance for Brazilian Cotton Industry147147
0028Biomass Crop Assistance Program7717
0036Conservation reserve program (CRP)1,79