Summary: America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the Secretary of Agriculture's (USDA) authority to make grants or provide assistance to the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Iowa).

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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2014 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of the Chief Economist; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (6) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (7) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (8) Office of Civil Rights; (9) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (10) hazardous materials management; (11) Office of Inspector General; (12) Office of the General Counsel; (13) Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; (14) Economic Research Service; (15) National Agricultural Statistics Service; (16) Agricultural Research Service; (17) National Institute of Food and Agriculture; (18) Native American institutions endowment fund; (19) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities endowment fund; (20) extension and integrated activities; (21) Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; (22) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (23) Agricultural Marketing Service; (24) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; (25) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; (26) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (27) Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; (28) Farm Service Agency; (29) Risk Management Agency; (30) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and (31) Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.

Title II: Conservation Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and (2) Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Title III: Rural Development Programs- Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, (2) rural development salaries and expenses, (3) Rural Housing Service, (4) Rural Business-Cooperative Service, (5) Rural Utilities Service, and (6) rural community facilities program account.

Title IV: Domestic Food Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; and (2) Food and Nutrition Service.

Title V: Foreign Assistance and Related Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) the Foreign Agricultural Service, (2) Food for Peace Act (P.L. 480) program title I and title II grants, (3) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) export loans, and (4) McGovern-Dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants.

Title VI: Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and (2) Farm Credit Administration.

Title VII: General Provisions - Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act.

(Sec. 702) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer unobligated balances to the Working Capital Fund for plant and capital equipment acquisition, which shall remain available until expended.

(Sec. 703) Prohibits appropriations under this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for.

(Sec. 704) Limits negotiated indirect costs on cooperative agreements between USDA and nonprofit organizations to 10%.

(Sec. 705) Makes USDA appropriations for direct and guaranteed loans available for: (1) the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, (2) the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and (3) the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.

(Sec. 706) Prohibits funds made available to USDA under this Act from being used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades.

(Sec. 707) Makes funds available in the current fiscal year for agricultural management assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act and for specified conservation programs under the Food Security Act of 1985 until expended for current fiscal year obligations.

(Sec. 708) Makes eligible for economic development and job creation assistance under the Rural Electrification Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct, or guaranteed loan under such Act, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act.

(Sec. 709) Prohibits, regarding the specialty crop research initiative, funds from being used to prohibit the provision of certain in-kind support from non-federal sources.

(Sec. 710) Makes unobligated balances for salaries and expenses for the Farm Service Agency and the Rural Development mission area under this Act available for information technology expenses through September 30, 2015.

(Sec. 711) Authorizes the Secretary to permit a state agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed a specified maximum amount of liquid infant formula when issuing liquid infant formula to participants.

(Sec. 712) Prohibits first-class travel by employees of agencies funded under this Act.

(Sec. 713) States that with regard to certain programs established or amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to be carried out using CCC funds: (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and administrative expenses without regard to certain allotment and fund transfer limits, and (2) the use of such funds shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying such limits.

(Sec. 714) Limits funds made available in FY2013 or preceding fiscal years under P.L. 480 to reimburse the CCC for the release of certain commodities under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.

(Sec. 715) Limits funds available for USDA advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces.

(Sec. 716) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30% of total federal funds provided under each award.

(Sec. 717) Authorizes the Secretary to increase the program level by up to 25% for certain loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority. Requires congressional notification prior to implementing any such increase.

(Sec. 718) Prohibits the use of funds for the watershed rehabilitation program.

Limits the use of funds for: (1) the environmental quality incentives program, (2) the wildlife habitat incentives program, and (3) the agricultural management assistance program.

(Sec. 719) Limits FY2014 funds for the following domestic food assistance categories under the Act of August 24, 1935: (1) child nutrition program entitlement commodities, (2) state option contracts, and (3) defective commodity removal.

Limits funds for the fresh fruit and vegetable program until October 1, 2014.

Rescinds specified unobligated balances available in FY2014 for domestic food assistance.

(Sec. 720) Prohibits the use of funds for user fee proposals that fail to provide certain budget impact information.

(Sec. 721) Prohibits, without congressional notification, funds available under this Act or under previous appropriations Acts from being used through a reprogramming of funds to: (1) eliminate or create a new program, (2) relocate or reorganize an office or employees, (3) privatize federal employee functions, or (4) increase funds or personnel for any project for which funds have been denied or restricted.

Prohibits, without congressional notification, funds available under this Act or under previous appropriations Acts from being used through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10%, whichever is less: (1) to augment an existing program, (2) to reduce by 10% funding or personnel for any existing program, or (3) that results from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs.

(Sec. 722) Authorizes the Secretary to assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan that does not exceed 3% of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan.

(Sec. 723) Prohibits USDA or FDA funds from being used to transmit to any non-USDA or non-Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee questions or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process.

(Sec. 724) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act by any executive branch entity to produce a prepackaged news story for U.S. broadcast or distribution unless it contains audio or text notice that it was produced or funded by such executive entity.

(Sec. 725) Requires USDA agencies to reimburse each other for employees detailed for longer than 30 days.

(Sec. 726) Appropriates funds for direct reimbursement payments for geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.

(Sec. 727) Appropriates funds for a pilot program to demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the rate of growth of re-forested hardwood trees on private nonindustrial forests lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

(Sec. 728) Directs the Secretary, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration to submit to Congress a spending plan by program, project, and activity for the funds made available under this Act.

(Sec. 729) Rescinds specified funds from unobligated balances available to the Department under the "Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments" account.

(Sec. 730) Makes any area eligible for rural housing programs on September 30, 2013, eligible for such programs until September 30, 2014.

(Sec. 731) Authorizes funds received by the Secretary in the global settlement of any federal litigation concerning federal mortgage loans during FY2012 to be obligated and expended by the Rural Housing Service for costs associated with servicing single family housing loans guaranteed by the Service.

(Sec. 732) Authorizes the Secretary to charge lenders a fee (up to $50 per loan) to access USDA loan guarantee systems in connection with such lenders' participation in Rural Housing Service loan guarantee programs.

(Sec. 733) Appropriates funds to implement non-renewable agreements for flooded agricultural lands.

(Sec. 734) Requires FDA to submit quarterly reports to the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the costs and contracting procedures for each FY2014 conference that cost the U.S. government more than $20,000.

(Sec. 735) Designates the federal building located at 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, Hawaii, as the Daniel K. Inouye United States Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center.

(Sec. 736) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to inspect horses for slaughter purposes.

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assess time fee guaranteed business industry loan exceed guaranteed principal portion loan sec prohibits usda fda funds transmit non usda non department_of_health_and_human_services hhs employee questions responses questions result information requested appropriations hearing process sec prohibits use funds act executive branch entity produce news story broadcast distribution contains audio text notice produced funded executive entity sec requires usda agencies reimburse employees detailed longer days sec appropriates funds direct reimbursement payments geographically disadvantaged farmers ranchers sec appropriates funds pilot program demonstrate use new technologies increase rate growth forested trees private nonindustrial forests lands enrolling lands coast gulf_of_mexico damaged hurricane katrina sec directs secretary commissioner food_and_drug_administration chairman farm credit administration submit congress spending plan program project activity funds available act sec rescinds specified funds unobligated balances available department agriculture buildings facilities rental payments account sec makes area eligible rural housing programs september eligible programs september sec authorizes funds received secretary global settlement federal litigation concerning federal mortgage loans fy2012 obligated expended rural housing service costs associated servicing single family housing loans guaranteed service sec authorizes secretary charge lenders fee loan access usda loan guarantee systems connection lenders participation rural housing service loan guarantee programs sec appropriates funds implement non renewable agreements flooded agricultural lands sec requires fda submit quarterly reports inspector_general department_of_health_and_human_services costs contracting procedures fy2014 conference cost government sec designates federal building located street hawaii united_states pacific basin agricultural research_center sec prohibits funds act inspect horses 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Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. Requires the nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board to include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole product; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per the common unit division of the product, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to the consumer. Permits such information to be provided by a remote-access menu, such as through the internet, for food establishments where the majority of orders are placed by customers who are off-premises at the time the order is placed.

Defines “reasonable basis” for a restaurant or similar food establishment’s nutrient content disclosures to mean that the nutrient disclosure is within acceptable allowances for variation in nutrient content, which include variations in serving size or ingredients, and inadvertent human error in formulation of menu items.

Sets forth the methods a restaurant or similar food establishment may use to determine nutritional content for disclosure, including ranges, averages, individual labeling of flavors or components, or labeling of one preset standard build (i.e., the finished version of a menu item most commonly ordered by consumers).

Applies the nutritional disclosure requirements to retail food establishments that derive more than 50% of their total revenue from the sale of food.

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Flexibility to Farm Act

This bill permits the chief executive of a state to create exemptions from federal environmental laws and regulations for farmers that are adversely affected by the requirements. The bill applies to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) and the requirements of the Clean Air Act that apply to emissions of air pollutants other than those resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. Prior to finalizing any determination under this bill, the chief executive must solicit and accept public comments for at least 90 days.

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Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015

Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, with respect to a community or area designated as rural on or before May 6, 2007, from:

 redesignating the community or area as nonrural, or adjusting the boundaries of a community or area to render some or all of it as nonrural. Reinstates the list of communities and areas designated as rural (including their boundaries) as in effect on May 6, 2007, and as if the final rule issued May 7, 2007, and entitled "Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C: Nonrural Determinations," had not been issued.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

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The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service; the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The mandatory funding levels are generally set by authorizing legislation such as the farm bill and are frequently limited in the agriculture appropriations bill.

The bill decreases discretionary funding for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies below FY2015 levels.

Compared to FY2015 levels, the bill

 decreases discretionary spending for Agricultural Programs, Conservation Programs, Domestic Food Programs, Foreign Assistance and Related Programs; and increases discretionary funding for Rural Development and the FDA. Also included in the bill are provisions that affect policy in areas such as:

 pre-market review and reporting requirements for tobacco products, imports of beef from Brazil and Argentina, the use of imported processed poultry from China for the school lunch and other nutrition programs, and the 2015 dietary guidelines. Full Summary:

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies.

TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

Provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services:

 the Office of the Secretary; Executive Operations; the Office of the Chief Information Officer; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; the Office of Civil Rights; Agriculture Buildings and Facilities; Hazardous Materials Management; the Office of Inspector General; the Office of the General Counsel; the Office of Ethics; the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; the Economic Research Service; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Agricultural Research Service; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Agricultural Marketing Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; the Food Safety and Inspection Service; the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; the Farm Service Agency; the Risk Management Agency; the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. TITLE II--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Provides appropriations for the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.

Provides appropriations to the Natural Resources Conservation Service for Conservation Operations and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program.

TITLE III--RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Provides appropriations for Rural Development Programs including:

 the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, Rural Development Salaries and Expenses, the Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service. TITLE IV--DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Provides appropriations for the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

Provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service, including:

 Child Nutrition Programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps); the Commodity Assistance Program; and Nutrition Programs Administration. TITLE V--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Provides appropriations for the Foreign Agricultural Service, including the Food for Peace Act (P.L. 480) and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.

TITLE VI--RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Provides appropriations to independent agencies, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Farm Credit Administration (FCA).

TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

(Sec. 701) Permits USDA to use funds provided by this bill for the purchase, replacement, and hire of passenger motor vehicles.

(Sec. 702) Permits USDA to transfer unobligated balances to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment for financial, administrative, and information technology services. Permits the transferred funds to remain available until expended and specifies restrictions on the use of the funds.

(Sec. 703) Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless the bill expressly provides otherwise.

(Sec. 704) Limits negotiated indirect costs on cooperative agreements between USDA and nonprofit institutions to 10% of the total direct cost of the agreement.

(Sec. 705) Permits appropriations for direct and guaranteed loans to remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for: (1) the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, (2) the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and (3) the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.

(Sec. 706) Prohibits USDA from using funds provided by this bill to acquire or upgrade information technology systems without approval of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board. Restricts the transfer of funds made available by this bill to the CIO without prior approval of Congress. Requires the CIO to approve specified information technology projects.

(Sec. 707) Permits specified FY2016 funds provided under the Federal Crop Insurance Act for agriculture management assistance to remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year.

(Sec. 708) Makes a former Rural Utility Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid a loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 or any not-for profit utility qualified to receive a loan under the Act eligible for rural economic development and job creation assistance in the same manner as a borrower.

(Sec. 709) Permits up to $20 million of the unobligated balances from appropriations by this bill for salaries and expenses of the Farm Services Agency to remain available through FY2017 for information technology expenses.

Permits unobligated balances from appropriations by this bill for salaries and expenses for the Rural Development mission area to remain available for information technology expenses through FY2017.

(Sec. 710) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this bill.

(Sec. 711) Provides that Commodity Credit Corporation funds authorized or required to be used for specified programs included in the Agricultural Act of 2014: (1) shall be available for salaries and administrative expenses associated with the programs without regard to allotment and transfer limits, and (2) shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limits.

(Sec. 712) Limits funds available for USDA advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces.

(Sec. 713) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30% of total federal funds provided under each award.

(Sec. 714) Limits funds that may be used for the following programs:

 assistance provided by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act for the rehabilitation of structural measures constructed as part of a water resource project; the Environmental Quality Incentives Program; the Conservation Stewardship Program; the Biomass Crop Assistance Program; the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program; and the Rural Energy for America Program. (Sec. 715) Limits funds for the following domestic food assistance categories: (1) Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities, (2) State Option Contracts, and (3) Removal of Defective Commodities.

Limits FY2016 funds for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program that provides fruit and vegetables to students in participating elementary schools.

Prohibits USDA from using funds for payments authorized by Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 to increase purchasing power of agricultural producers or for surplus removal or price support activities authorized by the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act.

(Section 32 is a program created to assist agricultural producers of non-price-supported commodities and is funded by a permanent appropriation of a portion of the previous year's customs receipts less certain mandatory transfers to child nutrition and other programs. This provision effectively prohibits the use of Section 32 for emergency disaster payments.)

Rescinds specified unobligated balances provided for domestic food assistance programs.

 (Sec. 716) Prohibits the use of funds to prepare proposals for the President's budget that assume savings from certain user fee proposals without identifying additional spending reductions that should occur if the proposals are not enacted.

(Sec. 717) Sets forth procedures, requirements, and restrictions, for reprogramming and transferring funds provided by this bill.

(Sec. 718) Permits USDA to assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3% of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan.

(Sec. 719) Prohibits funds from being used to provide questions or responses to questions requested for the appropriations hearing process to anyone not employed by USDA, HHS, the CFTC, or the FCA.

(Sec. 720) Prohibits any executive branch agency from using funds provided by this bill to produce a prepackaged news story for U.S. broadcast or distribution unless it includes clear notification that it was produced or funded by the agency.

(Sec. 721) Prohibits USDA employees from being detailed to any other USDA agency or office for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency is reimbursed by the receiving agency for the salary and expenses of the employee.

(Sec. 722) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair.

(Sec. 723) Directs the USDA, the FDA, the CFTC, and the FCA to submit spending plans to Congress.

(Sec. 724) Provides that funds for title II of the Food for Peace Act may only be used to assist nations if the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) determines that adequate monitoring and controls exist to ensure that food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.

(Sec. 725) Directs USDA to: (1) continue the pilot program in effect for FY2013 for packaging and reviewing direct loans for single family rural housing, and (2) enter into additional agreements to increase the number of participating organizations to at least 10.

(Sec. 726) Permits USDA to increase the program level by up to 25% for certain loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and have program levels established by this bill. Requires congressional notification prior to implementing any increase.

(Sec. 727) Provides that certain credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund: (1) shall not be available for obligation without congressional approval; and (2) shall only be available for acquisition of plant and capital equipment for USDA financial, administrative, and information technology services.

(Sec. 728) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to eliminate requirements for indemnification agreements before certain data related to swaps transactions is shared by the CFTC or swap data repositories with specified entities.

(Sec. 729) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to procure processed poultry products from China for the National School Lunch Program, the Child and Adult Food Care Program, the Summer Food Service Program, or the School Breakfast Program.

(Sec. 730) Permits USDA to respond to a community with inadequate drinking water supplies due to a natural disaster by providing potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for up to 120 days beyond the time period established in the program.

(Sec. 731) Specifies the matching requirements that apply to funds appropriated for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.

(Sec. 732) Requires USDA to permit states to grant exemptions from whole grain requirements for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program that took effect on or after July 1, 2014.

 Requires states to establish a process for responding to exemption requests, provided that school food authorities demonstrate hardship in procuring whole grain products compliant with new standards and comply with whole grain standards in effect prior to July 1, 2014.

(Sec. 733) Prohibits funds from being used to implement regulations requiring a specified reduction in sodium in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools until the latest scientific research establishes that the reduction is beneficial for children.

 (Sec. 734) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans unless specified requirements regarding the reliance on scientific evidence, the scope of the guidelines, and a public comment period are met.

(Sec. 735) Prohibits the Food and Nutrition Service from using funds provided by this bill for any new research and evaluation projects until after a research and evaluation plan is submitted to Congress.

(Sec. 736) Rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided to USDA for the Common Computing Environment.

(Sec. 737) Rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided to USDA for the Rural Utilities Service.

(Sec. 738) Rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided to USDA for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Rural-Business-Cooperative Service, and the Food and Nutrition Service.

(Sec. 739) Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to restore the use of commodity certificates for the marketing loan program. (Commodity certificates are negotiable certificates that USDA sells to producers and exchanges for outstanding loan collateral to minimize forfeitures or the accumulation of stocks by the government. They have not been available since the 2009 crop year.)

(Sec. 740) Rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided to USDA for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

(Sec. 741) Sets forth the authorities that apply for USDA to provide loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms.

(Sec. 742) Permits specified unobligated balances of appropriations provided for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program to be available until expended for any disaster occurring during FY2016 and FY2017.

(Sec. 743) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to allow or require information intended for a prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or biological product, to be distributed electronically until a federal law is enacted to allow or require electronic distribution.

(Sec. 744) Prohibits the FDA from using funds for the rule entitled "Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments" until the later of: (1) December 1, 2016, or (2) one year after HHS publishes specified guidance for nutrition labeling of standard menu items in restaurants and similar retail food establishments.

(Sec. 745) Prohibits funds from being used to review or approve an application for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological product in research in which a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification.

(Sec. 746) Prohibits funds from being used to implement or enforce any provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, with respect to the regulation of the distribution, sale, or receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of the alcoholic beverage production process, irrespective of whether the byproducts are solely intended for use as animal feed.

(Sec. 747) Specifies premarket review and reporting requirements for certain products deemed by the FDA to be tobacco products.

(Sec. 748) Provides that conservation compliance requirements for federal crop insurance subsidies do not apply during the 2016 reinsurance year.

(Sec. 749) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the rules entitled "Importation of Beef From a Region in Argentina" and "Importation of Beef From a Region in Brazil" until USDA: (1) conducts a comprehensive risk evaluation of importing beef produced in Argentina and Brazil, and (2) makes and reports to Congress on additional site visits to beef slaughtering and processing facilities in Argentina and Brazil.

(Sec. 750) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to issue or renew licenses under the Animal Welfare Act for certain dealers who sell dogs and cats for research, experiments, teaching, or testing.

(Sec. 751) Requires HHS to publish a notice in the Federal Register stating that until the June 18, 2018, compliance date included in the order entitled "Final Determination Regarding Partially Hydrogenated Oils," partially hydrogenated oils shall be generally regarded as safe within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(Sec. 752) Requires USDA to implement a provision of the Agricultural Act of 2014 related to the definition and inspections of catfish. Requires HHS to implement a provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requiring food that purports to be or is represented as catfish, to be deemed to be misbranded unless it is fish classified within the family Ictaluridae.

(Sec. 753) Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. (Under the Rules of the House of Representatives, any savings included in the spending reduction account are not available for further appropriation during consideration of the bill.)

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure agriculture rural_development food_and_drug_administration related agencies appropriations act provides fy2016 appropriations department_of_agriculture usda forest_service food_and_drug_administration fda commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc bill includes discretionary mandatory funding mandatory funding levels generally set authorizing legislation farm bill frequently limited agriculture appropriations bill bill decreases discretionary funding agriculture rural_development food_and_drug_administration related agencies fy2015 levels compared fy2015 levels bill decreases discretionary spending agricultural programs conservation programs domestic food programs foreign assistance related programs increases discretionary funding rural_development fda included bill provisions affect policy areas pre market review reporting requirements tobacco products imports beef brazil use imported processed poultry china school lunch nutrition programs dietary guidelines summary agriculture rural_development food_and_drug_administration related agencies appropriations act provides fy2016 appropriations department_of_agriculture usda food_and_drug_administration fda related agencies title agricultural programs provides appropriations following agricultural programs services office_of_the_secretary executive operations office chief information officer office chief financial officer office assistant secretary civil rights office civil rights agriculture buildings facilities hazardous materials management office_of_inspector_general office general counsel office ethics office secretary research education economics economic research service national agricultural statistics service agricultural_research_service national_institute_of_food_and_agriculture office secretary marketing regulatory programs animal plant_health_inspection_service agricultural marketing service grain inspection packers administration office secretary food safety food_safety_and_inspection_service office secretary farm foreign agricultural services farm_service_agency risk_management_agency federal_crop_insurance_corporation fund commodity_credit_corporation fund title conservation programs provides appropriations office secretary natural resources environment provides appropriations natural_resources_conservation_service conservation operations watershed rehabilitation program title iii rural_development programs provides appropriations rural_development programs including office secretary rural_development rural_development salaries expenses rural housing service rural business cooperative service rural_utilities_service title domestic food programs provides appropriations office secretary food nutrition consumer services provides appropriations food nutrition service including child nutrition programs special supplemental nutrition program women infants children wic supplemental nutrition assistance program snap known food stamps commodity assistance program nutrition programs administration title foreign assistance related programs provides appropriations foreign agricultural service including food_for_peace_act mcgovern dole international food education child nutrition program title related agencies food_and_drug_administration provides appropriations department_of_health_and_human_services hhs food_and_drug_administration fda provides appropriations independent agencies including commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc farm credit administration title vii general_provisions sets forth permissible restricted prohibited uses funds provided appropriations acts sec permits usda use funds provided bill purchase replacement hire passenger motor vehicles sec permits usda transfer unobligated balances working capital_fund acquisition plant capital equipment financial administrative information technology services permits transferred funds remain available expended specifies restrictions use funds sec prohibits appropriations provided bill remaining available obligation current fiscal year bill expressly provides sec limits negotiated indirect costs cooperative agreements usda nonprofit institutions total direct cost agreement sec permits appropriations direct guaranteed loans remain available expended disburse obligations current fiscal year rural_development loan fund program account rural electrification telecommunication loans program account rural housing insurance fund program account sec prohibits usda funds provided bill acquire upgrade information technology systems approval chief information officer cio executive information technology investment review board restricts transfer funds available bill cio prior approval congress requires cio approve specified information technology projects sec permits specified fy2016 funds provided federal_crop_insurance_act agriculture management assistance remain available expended disburse obligations current fiscal year sec makes rural utility service borrower repaid prepaid loan rural electrification act profit utility qualified receive loan act eligible rural economic development job creation assistance manner borrower sec permits million unobligated balances appropriations bill salaries expenses farm services agency remain available fy2017 information technology expenses permits unobligated balances appropriations bill salaries expenses rural_development mission area remain available information technology expenses fy2017 sec prohibits funds provided bill class travel employees agencies funded bill sec provides commodity_credit_corporation funds authorized required specified programs included agricultural act shall available salaries administrative expenses associated programs regard allotment transfer limits shall considered fund transfer allotment purposes applying limits sec limits funds available usda advisory committees panels commissions task forces sec prohibits funds provided bill pay indirect costs charged agricultural research education extension grant awards issued national_institute_of_food_and_agriculture exceed total federal funds provided award sec limits funds following programs assistance provided watershed protection flood prevention act rehabilitation structural measures constructed water resource project environmental quality incentives program conservation stewardship program biomass crop assistance program biorefinery renewable chemical biobased product manufacturing assistance program rural energy america program sec limits funds following domestic food assistance categories child nutrition programs entitlement commodities state option contracts removal defective commodities limits fy2016 funds fresh fruit vegetable program provides fruit vegetables students participating elementary schools prohibits usda funds payments authorized section agricultural adjustment act increase purchasing power agricultural producers surplus removal price support activities authorized commodity_credit_corporation charter act section program created assist agricultural producers non price supported commodities funded permanent appropriation portion previous year customs receipts certain mandatory transfers child nutrition programs provision effectively prohibits use section emergency disaster payments rescinds specified unobligated balances provided domestic food assistance programs sec prohibits use funds prepare proposals president budget assume savings certain user fee proposals identifying additional spending reductions occur proposals enacted sec sets forth procedures requirements restrictions reprogramming transferring funds provided bill sec permits usda assess time fee guaranteed business industry loan exceed guaranteed principal portion loan sec prohibits funds provide questions responses questions requested appropriations hearing process employed usda hhs cftc sec prohibits executive branch agency funds provided bill produce news story broadcast distribution includes clear notification produced funded agency sec prohibits usda employees detailed usda agency office days fiscal year individual employing agency reimbursed receiving agency salary expenses employee sec prohibits use funds provided bill provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans sec directs usda fda cftc submit spending plans congress sec provides funds title food_for_peace_act assist nations agency international_development usaid determines adequate monitoring controls exist ensure food aid received intended beneficiaries areas affected food shortages diverted unauthorized inappropriate purposes sec directs usda continue pilot program effect fy2013 packaging reviewing direct_loans single family rural housing enter additional agreements increase number participating organizations sec permits usda increase program level certain loans loan guarantees require budget authority program levels established bill requires congressional notification prior implementing increase sec provides certain credit card refunds rebates transferred working capital_fund shall available obligation congressional approval shall available acquisition plant capital equipment usda financial administrative information technology services sec amends commodity_exchange_act eliminate requirements indemnification agreements certain data related swaps transactions shared cftc swap data repositories specified entities sec prohibits funds provided bill procure processed poultry products china national school lunch program child adult food care program summer food service program school breakfast program sec permits usda respond community inadequate drinking water supplies natural disaster providing potable water emergency community water assistance grant program days time period established program sec specifies matching requirements apply funds appropriated agriculture_and_food_research_initiative sec requires usda permit states grant exemptions grain requirements national school lunch program school breakfast program took effect july requires states establish process responding exemption requests provided school food authorities demonstrate hardship procuring grain products compliant new standards comply grain standards effect prior july sec prohibits funds implement regulations requiring specified reduction sodium federally reimbursed meals foods snacks sold schools latest scientific research establishes reduction beneficial children sec prohibits funds provided bill dietary guidelines americans specified requirements reliance scientific evidence scope guidelines public comment period met sec prohibits food nutrition service funds provided bill new research evaluation projects research evaluation plan submitted congress sec rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided usda common computing environment sec rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided usda rural_utilities_service sec rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided usda natural_resources_conservation_service rural business cooperative service food nutrition service sec amends federal_agriculture_improvement reform_act restore use commodity certificates marketing loan program commodity certificates negotiable certificates usda sells producers exchanges outstanding loan collateral minimize forfeitures accumulation stocks government available crop year sec rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided usda natural_resources_conservation_service sec sets forth authorities apply usda provide loans housing buildings adequate farms sec permits specified unobligated balances appropriations provided emergency watershed protection program available expended disaster occurring fy2016 fy2017 sec prohibits funds provided bill allow require information intended prescribing health_care professional case drug biological product distributed electronically federal law enacted allow require electronic distribution sec prohibits fda funds rule entitled food labeling nutrition labeling standard menu items restaurants similar retail food establishments later december year hhs publishes specified guidance nutrition labeling standard menu items restaurants similar retail food establishments sec prohibits funds review approve application exemption investigational use drug biological product research human embryo intentionally created modified include genetic modification sec prohibits funds implement enforce provisions fda food safety modernization act respect regulation distribution sale receipt dried spent grain byproducts alcoholic beverage production process irrespective byproducts solely intended use animal feed sec specifies premarket review reporting requirements certain products deemed fda tobacco products sec provides conservation compliance requirements federal crop insurance subsidies apply reinsurance year sec prohibits funds provided bill rules entitled importation beef region importation beef region brazil usda conducts comprehensive risk evaluation importing beef produced brazil makes reports congress additional site visits beef slaughtering processing facilities brazil sec prohibits funds provided bill issue renew licenses animal welfare act certain dealers sell dogs cats research experiments teaching testing sec requires hhs publish notice federal_register stating june compliance date included order entitled final determination partially oils partially oils shall generally regarded safe meaning federal food drug cosmetic act sec requires usda implement provision agricultural act related definition inspections catfish requires hhs implement provision federal food drug cosmetic act requiring food purports represented catfish deemed misbranded fish classified family sec establishes spending reduction account spending proposed bill exceeds subcommittee allocation congressional_budget_act specifies rules house_of_representatives savings included spending reduction account available 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Summary:
Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the placed-in-service restriction on the depreciation of certain farming business machinery and equipment and to make permanent the five-year recovery period for such property.

fairness agricultural machinery equipment act bill amends_the_internal_revenue_code eliminate placed service restriction depreciation certain farming business machinery equipment permanent year recovery period property