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Appendix
BUDGET OF THE U. S. GOVERNMENT
Fiscal Year 2018

Office of Management and Budget

THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal
Year 2018 contains the Budget Message of the President,
information on the President’s priorities, and summary
tables.
Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United
States Government, Fiscal Year 2018 contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations of budget
data that place the budget in perspective. This volume
includes economic and accounting analyses; information
on Federal receipts and collections; analyses of Federal
spending; information on Federal borrowing and debt;
baseline or current services estimates; and other technical presentations.
The Analytical Perspectives volume also has supplemental materials that are available on the internet at
www.budget.gov/budget/Analytical_Perspectives and on
the Budget CD-ROM. These supplemental materials include tables showing the budget by agency and account
and by function, subfunction, and program.
Appendix, Budget of the United States
Government, Fiscal Year 2018 contains detailed information on the various appropriations and funds that
constitute the budget and is designed primarily for the
use of the Appropriations Committees. The Appendix
contains more detailed financial information on individual programs and appropriation accounts than any of the
other budget documents. It includes for each agency: the
proposed text of appropriations language; budget schedules for each account; legislative proposals; narrative explanations of each budget account; and proposed general
provisions applicable to the appropriations of entire agen-

cies or group of agencies. Information is also provided on
certain activities whose transactions are not part of the
budget totals.
ELECTRONIC SOURCES OF BUDGET
INFORMATION
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that are released at a future date, spreadsheets of many
of the budget tables, and a public use budget database
are available for downloading in several formats from the
internet at www.budget.gov/budget. Links to documents
and materials from budgets of prior years are also provided.
Budget CD-ROM. The CD-ROM contains all of the
printed budget documents in fully indexed PDF format
along with the software required for viewing the documents.
The Internet and CD-ROM also include many of the
budget tables in spreadsheet format, and supplemental
materials that are part of the Analytical Perspectives volume. It also includes Historical Tables that provide data
on budget receipts, outlays, surpluses or deficits, Federal
debt, and Federal employment over an extended time period, generally from 1940 or earlier to 2018 or 2022.
For more information on access to electronic versions
of the budget documents (except CD-ROMs), call (202)
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GENERAL NOTES
1. All years referenced for budget data are fiscal years unless otherwise noted. All years referenced for economic data are calendar years unless otherwise noted.
2. At the time of this writing, only one of the annual appropriations bills for 2017 had been
enacted (the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act), as well as
the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, which provided 2017
discretionary funding for certain Department of Defense accounts; therefore, the programs
provided for in the remaining 2017 annual appropriations bills were operating under a
continuing resolution (Public Law 114-223, division C, as amended). For these programs,
references to 2017 spending in the text and tables reflect the levels provided by the continuing resolution.
3. Detail in this document may not add to the totals due to rounding.

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Detailed Budget Estimates by Agency:
Explanation of Estimates.............................................................................................................
General Provisions Government-Wide........................................................................................
Legislative Branch........................................................................................................................
Judicial Branch.............................................................................................................................
Department of Agriculture...........................................................................................................
Department of Commerce............................................................................................................
Department of Defense—Military Programs..............................................................................
Overseas Contingency Operations...............................................................................................
Department of Education.............................................................................................................
Department of Energy..................................................................................................................
Department of Health and Human Services...............................................................................
Department of Homeland Security..............................................................................................
Department of Housing and Urban Development......................................................................
Department of the Interior..........................................................................................................
Department of Justice..................................................................................................................
Department of Labor....................................................................................................................
Department of State and Other International Programs..........................................................
Department of Transportation.....................................................................................................
Department of the Treasury........................................................................................................
Department of Veterans Affairs...................................................................................................
Corps of Engineers—Civil Works................................................................................................
Other Defense—Civil Programs..................................................................................................
Environmental Protection Agency...............................................................................................
Executive Office of the President.................................................................................................
General Services Administration.................................................................................................
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.......................................................................
National Science Foundation.......................................................................................................
Office of Personnel Management.................................................................................................
Small Business Administration...................................................................................................
Social Security Administration....................................................................................................
Other Independent Agencies........................................................................................................
Other Materials:

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Amendments to and Revisions in Budget Authority for 2017 ................................................... 1239
Advance Appropriations .............................................................................................................. 1241
Financing Vehicles and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve .................................. 1243
Government-Sponsored Enterprises .......................................................................................... 1245
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DETAILED BUDGET ESTIMATES

DETAILED BUDGET ESTIMATES
The Budget Appendix contains various tables and schedules in
support of the Budget. It includes explanations of the work to be
performed and the money needed. It includes the language proposed for enactment by the Congress on each item that requires
congressional action in an appropriations bill. It also contains
the language proposed for the general provisions of appropriations
acts that apply to entire agencies or groups of agencies. The
chapter, "Budget Concepts," in the Analytical Perspectives, explains the terms and budget concepts used throughout the
Budget.

ARRANGEMENT
The second chapter in the Appendix presents general provisions
of law that apply to all Government activities (see explanation
below). Chapters for the Legislative Branch and the Judiciary
follow. These are succeeded by chapters for the Executive Branch.
The cabinet departments appear first in alphabetical order and
are followed by the larger non-departmental agencies, such as
Other Defense—Civil Programs, and the Executive Office of the
President. The remaining small agencies are listed under the
heading Other Independent Agencies. If the amounts in the individual accounts for other independent agencies are below the
million dollar reporting threshold applicable to data in the Appendix, the data are consolidated into a single set of schedules
under "Other Commissions and Boards." Appropriations language
for these agencies is presented individually under the same
heading.
A section for a large agency is usually organized by major subordinate organizations within the agency (usually bureaus) or
by major program area (such as military personnel in the Department of Defense).
Within each bureau or major program area, accounts usually
appear in the following order:
—general fund accounts;
—special fund accounts;
—public enterprise revolving funds;
—intragovernmental revolving funds and management funds;
—credit reform accounts, in the following order: program account, financing account, and liquidating account;

—trust funds; and
—trust revolving funds.
By law, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability
Insurance trust funds (Social Security) are outside the budget
totals. These accounts are presented in the Social Security Administration section. Also, by law, the Postal Service Fund is
outside the budget totals. A presentation for the Fund is included
in the Other Independent Agencies section.
General provisions are provisions in appropriations acts that
apply to more than one appropriation. They usually appear in
separate titles of the appropriations acts. The proposed language
for general provisions of appropriations acts that are applicable
to one agency appear at the end of the section for that agency.
When they apply only to the appropriations for two or more
agencies covered by the act, they will appear at the end of the
section for one of those agencies. The Government-wide general
provisions apply to all appropriations Government-wide.
The following table indicates the location of all general provisions. The first column of the table lists the most recently enacted
appropriations and the major agencies responsible for programs
funded by each act. The second column provides the location of
the general provisions that apply to the agencies listed in the
first column. The general provisions that are Government-wide
in scope (identified as "Departments, Agencies, and Corporations")
contained in the Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, appear in a separate chapter following this
one. At the time the President's 2018 Budget request was developed, none of the full-year appropriations bills for 2017 had
been enacted other than the 2017 Military Construction, Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law
114–223, division A) and the 2017 Security Assistance Appropriations Act (Public Law 114–254, division B). Therefore, the programs and activities normally provided for in the full-year appropriations bills were operating under a continuing resolution
(Public Law 114–113, division C, as amended by Public Law
114–254, division A, and by Public Law 115–30). The 2017 continuing resolution carried forward the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113).

Appropriations Act

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113.
Department of Agriculture, excluding Forest Service......................................
Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
P.L. 114–113.
Department of Commerce..................................................................................
Department of Justice........................................................................................
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.............................................
National Science Foundation.............................................................................
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113...................................
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
P.L. 114–113.
Department of Energy........................................................................................
Corps of Engineers.............................................................................................
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation........................................
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act,
P.L. 114–113.

Chapter in which general provisions appear

Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense

Department of Energy
Corps of Engineers—Civil Works
Department of the Interior

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Appropriations Act

Chapter in which general provisions appear

Department of the Treasury..............................................................................
District of Columbia...........................................................................................
Executive Office of the President......................................................................
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113................
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113.
Department of the Interior, excluding Bureau of Reclamation.......................
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.......................................................
Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service..............
Environmental Protection Agency.....................................................................
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113.
Department of Labor..........................................................................................
Department of Health and Human Services, excluding Food and Drug
Administration, and the Indian Health Service............................................
Department of Education...................................................................................
Social Security Administration..........................................................................
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113..........................................
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–223.
Department of Defense, Military Construction................................................
Department of Veterans Affairs........................................................................
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113.
Department of State...........................................................................................
Agency for International Development.............................................................
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, P.L. 114–113.
Department of Transportation..........................................................................
Department of Housing and Urban Development............................................

FORM OF DETAILED MATERIAL
APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE

The language proposed for inclusion in the 2018 appropriations
acts appears following the account title, and the amounts are
stated in dollars. Accounts included in the enacted 2017 appropriations bills are printed in roman type as a base. Bolded
brackets enclose material that is proposed for deletion; italic type
indicates proposed new language. The citation to the specific
appropriations act from which the basic text of the 2017 language
is taken appears at the end of the final language paragraph,
printed in italic type within parentheses. If an appropriation is
being proposed for the first time for an account assumed to be
covered by these bills in 2018, all of the language is printed in
italics. An illustration of proposed appropriations language for
2018 follows:
BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, [$156,096,000]$155,596,000, of which not to exceed 10
percent shall remain available until September 30, [2018]2019.
(Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2017)

BASIS FOR SCHEDULES

Dollar amounts in Appendix schedules are stated in millions,
unless otherwise specified.
The 2016 column of the budget presents the actual transactions
and balances for that year, as recorded in agency accounts.

Department of the Treasury
Other Independent Agencies
Department of the Treasury
Department of Homeland Security

Department of the Interior
Department of the Interior
Department of the Interior
Department of the Interior

Department of Labor
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Education
Department of Labor
Legislative Branch

Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of State and Other International Programs
Department of State and Other International Programs

Department of Transportation
Department of Housing and Urban Development

For 2017, the regular schedules include the enacted appropriations. They may also include indefinite appropriations on the
basis of amounts likely to be required.
The 2018 column of the regular schedules includes proposed
appropriations for all programs.
Amounts for proposed new legislation are shown generally in
separate schedules, following the regular schedules or in budget
sequence in the respective bureau. These schedules are identified
as "Legislative proposals, subject to PAYGO" or "Legislative
proposals not subject to PAYGO." The term "PAYGO" refers to
the "pay-as-you-go" requirements of the Statutory Pay-As-YouGo Act of 2010. Appropriations language is included with the
regular schedule, but usually not with the separate schedules
for proposed legislation. Usually the necessary appropriations
language is transmitted later upon enactment of the proposed
legislation.
PROGRAM AND FINANCING SCHEDULE

This schedule provides the following information:
—obligations by program activity;
—budgetary resources;
—change in obligated balance; and
—budget authority and outlays, net.
The "Obligations by program activity" section shows obligations
for specific activities or projects. The activity structure is developed for each appropriation or fund account to provide a
meaningful presentation of information for the program. Where
the amounts are significant, this section distinguishes between
operating expenses and capital investment and between direct
and reimbursable programs. The last entry, "Total new obligations, unexpired accounts" indicates the amount of budgetary
resources required to finance the activities of the account.

DETAILED BUDGET ESTIMATES

The "Budgetary resources" section shows the budgetary resources available or estimated to be available to finance the obligations. The resources available for obligation include the startof-year unobligated balances of prior year's resources that have
not expired, new budget authority, and adjusting entries, such
as recoveries from prior year obligations. This section provides
detailed information on the total new budget authority (gross)
available to finance the program. It includes information on the
type of budget authority that is available, reductions, and
amounts precluded from obligation. It indicates whether the
budget authority is discretionary (controlled by appropriations
acts) or mandatory (controlled by other laws).
The "Change in obligated balance" section shows components
of the change in obligated balances from the start to the end of
the year. The two components of the obligated balance—unpaid
obligations and uncollected payments from Federal sources—are
presented separately. New obligations are added to the obligations
that were incurred in a previous year but not liquidated. Total
disbursements to liquidate obligations (outlays, gross) are subtracted from these amounts. Adjusting entries, such as adjustments in expired accounts and recoveries of prior year unpaid
obligations, are included as appropriate, resulting in the end-ofyear obligated balance.
The "Budget authority and outlays, net" section bridges from
gross budget authority and outlays to net budget authority and
outlays. The section presents discretionary and mandatory
amounts separately and indicates whether the outlays pertain
to balances or new authority. It also indicates the amounts to be
deducted from gross budget authority and outlays and the resulting net budget authority and outlay amounts. Offsetting collections (cash) and the change in uncollected payments from Federal
sources are deducted from gross budget authority; only offsetting
collections (cash) are deducted from gross outlays.
A schedule titled "Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays"
immediately follows the first program and financing schedule for
any account that has additional program and financing schedules
for supplemental requests, legislative proposals, or current year
cancellation proposals.
NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF PROGRAM AND PERFORMANCE

Narrative statements present briefly the objectives of the program and the work to be financed primarily for 2018. They may
include measures of expected performance and describe a relationship to the financial estimates.
SCHEDULE OF OBJECT CLASSIFICATION AND EMPLOYMENT
SUMMARY

Object classes reflect the nature of the things or services purchased, regardless of the purpose of the program for which they
are used. Object class entry 11.9, "Total personnel compensation"
sums the amounts in object classes 11.1 through 11.8. Except for
revolving funds, reimbursable obligations are aggregated in a
single line and not identified by object class. Amounts for any
object class that are below the reporting threshold (i.e., amounts
that are $500 thousand or less) are reported together as a single
entry. If all of the obligations for an account are in a single object
class, the schedule is omitted and the object class code is printed
in the Program and Financing Schedule on the "Total new obligations, unexpired accounts" line.
When obligations for personnel compensation are shown in the
object classification schedule, an employment summary generally
follows the object classification schedule.
Federal civilian employment generally is stated on a full-time
equivalent (FTE) basis. It is the total number of hours worked

(or to be worked) divided by the number of compensable hours
applicable to each fiscal year.
BALANCE SHEETS

Balance sheets are presented for all direct and guaranteed loan
liquidating and financing accounts and most Governmentsponsored enterprises.
The balance sheets show assets, liabilities, and equity for the
fund at the close of each fiscal year. In addition to this information, which is similar to commercial balance sheet data, budget
needs also require additional information, such as appropriated
capital, which is shown in the equity section. The amounts in the
2015 column are audited.
FEDERAL CREDIT SCHEDULES

Federal credit programs provide benefits to the public in the
form of direct loans and loan guarantees. The Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990 requires that the costs of direct and guaranteed loans of a program be calculated on a net present value basis,
excluding administrative costs. For most programs, direct loan
obligations and loan guarantee commitments cannot be made
unless appropriations for the cost have been provided in advance
in annual appropriations acts. Annual limitations on the amount
of obligations and commitments may also be enacted in appropriations language. For additional information on Federal Credit
Reform Act accounts, see below.
Appropriations for the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees
are recorded as budget authority in credit program accounts. The
administrative expenses associated with a credit program are
also recorded in the program account, but on a cash basis. All
cash flows to and from the public arising from direct loan obligations and loan guarantee commitments are recorded in separate
financing accounts. The transactions of the financing accounts
are not included in the budget totals. Program accounts make
subsidy payments, recorded as budget outlays, to the financing
accounts at the time of the disbursement of the direct or guaranteed loans.
The transactions associated with direct loan obligations and
loan guarantee commitments made prior to 1992 continue to be
accounted for on a cash flow basis and are recorded in liquidating
accounts. In most cases, the liquidating account is the account
that was used for the program prior to the enactment of the new
requirements.
Program and Financing schedules (described above) are shown
for program, financing, and liquidating accounts. In addition, a
Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority, and Outlays
by Program schedule is shown for program accounts. This
schedule displays credit program information at the risk category
level. Status of Direct Loans and Status of Guaranteed Loans
schedules (as applicable) are shown for financing accounts and
liquidating accounts. Summary information on Federal credit
programs is provided in the chapter titled "Credit and Insurance''
in the Analytical Perspectives volume of the Budget.
SPECIAL AND TRUST FUND RECEIPTS SCHEDULE

This schedule is printed for special fund and trust fund accounts
to show the amount of receipts that are credited to them. It also
shows any balances of unappropriated receipts or receipts that
are only available for investment or precluded from obligation
because of a provision of law, such as a benefit formula or limitation on obligations. When present, it appears after the appropriation language, but before the Program and Financing schedule
for the account.

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STATUS OF FUNDS SCHEDULE

This schedule reports balances, cash income, and cash outgo
for major trust funds and certain other accounts. It also includes
outstanding debt for certain funds. When present, it appears
after the narrative statement for the account.
GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS SCHEDULE

This schedule shows the amount of receipts attributed to an
agency that are credited to the general fund of the Treasury. It
is printed at the end of the presentation for the agency, before
any general provisions.
ALLOCATIONS BETWEEN AGENCIES

In some cases, funds appropriated to the President or to an
agency are allocated to one or more agencies that help to carry
out a program. Obligations incurred under such allocations are
included in the data for the account to which the appropriation
is made in the allocating agency. The object classification schedule
for such accounts identifies the amount of such obligations by
performing agency. A note at the end of a bureau or equivalent
grouping identifies allocations received from other agencies.
FEDERAL CREDIT REFORM ACT ACCOUNTS
PROGRAM ACCOUNTS

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 modifications of direct loans or loan
guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in
any year), 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.
DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNTS

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this nonbudgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Govern-

ment resulting from direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond
(including modifications of direct loans 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.
GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNTS

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this nonbudgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from loan guarantees committed in 1992 and
beyond (including modifications of loan guarantees that resulted
from commitments in any year). The amounts in this account are
a means of financing and are not included in the budget totals.
BUDGETS FOR OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The "separate statement of the budget estimate" for each Office
of Inspector General, referenced in section 6(f)(3)(A) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, is included in the respective congressional justification for that Office. In addition,
the Office of the Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled
Asset Relief Program have each submitted comments setting
forth their respective conclusions that this Budget's request for
their offices "would substantially inhibit the Inspector General
from performing the duties of the office" under section 6(f)(3)(E)
of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. These comments are included in the congressional justification for each
agency.
BUDGETS NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW

In accordance with law or established practice, the presentations
for the Legislative Branch, the Judiciary, the Milk Market Orders
Assessment Fund of the Department of Agriculture, and the International Trade Commission have been included, without review, in the amounts submitted by the agencies.
The budgets of the privately owned Government-sponsored enterprises and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System are not subject to review. Data for these entities are included for information purposes only.

GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNMENT-WIDE
GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNMENT-WIDE
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving
appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2018 shall obligate
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has
in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to
ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable
during the current fiscal year in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31,
United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of
buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover
surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons for which
the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not
to exceed $7,250 for police-type vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth
in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid
vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid
Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further,
That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of
clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the
cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the limits
set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and
which operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid
electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses
of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and
cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924.
SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part
of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States
(including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government
of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless
such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully
admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C.
1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157
or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention
to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a
person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for purposes of
this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie
evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are
being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3)
such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as
necessary: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty
of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned
for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause
shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing
law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary
to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to any person who is
an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary
employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies:
Provided further, That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland
firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with
another country.
SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current
fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses,
shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for
charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of
buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings
Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.

SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal
agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials,
including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered
through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until
expended for the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as
described in Executive Order No. 13693, including any such programs adopted
prior to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including,
but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste
management and pollution prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate
by the head of the Federal agency.
SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses
in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of
title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such
funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all the
provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the
event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred
to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be
correspondingly reduced.
SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be
available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards),
commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or
any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation
which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or
any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the
President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended
in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head,
agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements
for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term "office" shall include the
entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used
primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual.
SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this Act, funds made
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for
the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or
entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be
obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the
Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to
a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from
the competitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant
to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations)
unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created
solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members
of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community
(as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003(4))).
SEC. 713. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by
an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization
except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure
has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 714. (a) In this section, the term "agency"—
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105; and
(2) includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title,
the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission.
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(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for
other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort
to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend
an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the performance of official duties.
SEC. 715. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or
agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
(FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative
costs.
SEC. 716. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head
of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse "General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy" with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge
card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall be administered by the
Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multiagency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, including improving coordination and reducing
duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated
by the Director (including the President's Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial
management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information
technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital
initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and
the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives):
Provided further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed
$15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities
related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and
not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and
activities: Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of
"General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy" during fiscal year
2018 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2019: Provided
further, That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days
following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
SEC. 717. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed
her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman
and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
SEC. 718. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this Act, funds made
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for
the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts
to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized
by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National
Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House
Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.
SEC. 719. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds
shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal
Regulations: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula
funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.
SEC. 720. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS'
INTERNET USE.—None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may
be used by any Federal agency—
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means,
that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's
access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government
agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any
means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply
to—
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes,
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(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action
taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing
the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of
the Internet site.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term "regulatory" means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
(2) The term "supervisory" means examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition,
management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as
provided in law.
SEC. 721. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into
or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage,
except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with—
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage
on the basis of religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract
under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that
the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because
such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or
abortion-related services.
SEC. 722. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic,
Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to antidoping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed
by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
SEC. 723. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments
and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-126
regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional
aircraft ownership pilot program.
SEC. 724. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency
shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional
facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
SEC. 725. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided
in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any
prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States,
unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that
executive branch agency.
SEC. 726. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract
with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an entity.
(b) WAIVERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any
Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary
determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph
(1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract
entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued
pursuant to such contract.
SEC. 727. During fiscal year 2018, for each employee who—
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States
Code; or
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter
84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an
amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of
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be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall
be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title
5, United States Code.
SEC. 728. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be
used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract
to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer:
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the
entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate
for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise
made with respect to any election for Federal office.
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph
(1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person
will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).
(b) In this section, each of the terms "contribution", "expenditure", "independent
expenditure", "electioneering communication", "candidate", "election", and "Federal office" has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
SEC. 729. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used
to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including
a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive
branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the
head of an office of the legislative branch.
SEC. 730. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year
2018, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee
described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code—
(A) during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by
the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date
of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2018,
in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of
the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and
(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2018, in an
amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable
under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of—
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2018 under section
5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule; and
(ii) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based
comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2018 under section 5304 of
such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such
section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States
Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during
the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that
would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is
covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on
September 30, 2017, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office
of Personnel Management.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees
subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September
30, 2017, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management
to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection.
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after
September 30, 2017.
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or
regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of
salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated
as the rate of salary or basic pay.
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to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would
be payable were this subsection not in effect.
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are
necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the
statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2018 under sections 5344 and
5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be—
(1) not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location
whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under
sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That prevailing
rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased
pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing
rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall
be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as "Rest of United States"
pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after
September 30, 2017.
SEC. 731. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used
to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled "Competitive Area"
published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April
15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.).
SEC. 732. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement
with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report
fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements
prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully
reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such
information.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable
to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department
or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.
SEC. 733. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that
has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial
and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not
being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid
tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of
the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary
to protect the interests of the Government.
SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that
was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and
has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
SEC. 735. (a) During fiscal year 2018, on the date on which a request is made for
a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be made available on the Bureau's
public Web site.
SEC. 736. If, for fiscal year 2018, new budget authority provided in appropriations
Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any category set forth in section
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to
estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the
discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2018 shall be made by
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the excess
but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the
adjusted discretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SENATE

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

Federal Funds

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related
expenses, $54,488,000.

SENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader
of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the
Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees,
$4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy
Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $174,840.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate,
$6,115,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate,
$14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including
agency contributions, $190,530,812, which shall be paid from this appropriation
as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,480,248.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $743,466.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,147,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT
ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY
AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate,
$7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,389,576.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,449,424.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates
of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,701,000
for each such committee; in all, $3,402,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE
CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference
of the Minority, $839,402.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted
under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of
the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304),
and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $135,799,075,
of which $27,160,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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POLICY COMMITTEES

EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee,
$1,737,905 for each such committee; in all, $3,475,810.

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics
Control, $520,000.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $449,886.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $25,771,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $73,090,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority,
$1,810,000.

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $10,536,000, of which
$7,036,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022, and of which $3,500,000
shall remain available until expended.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continu-

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Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—Continued
ing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
$131,573,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2022.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $18,870,349 which shall remain available until
September 30, 2020.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $452,634,720 of
which $18,921,218 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,223,187,891, as
follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office
of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker;
Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority
Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the
Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of
the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus,
$1,487,258: Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain
available from January 3, 2018 until January 2, 2019.
MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL
MAIL
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official
expenses, and official mail, $567,000,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized
by House resolutions, $129,062,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain

available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2018, except that
$3,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee
room upgrading.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,226,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal
services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement
to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain
available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2018.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law,
$202,796,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than
$25,000 for official representation and reception expenses, of which not more than
$20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the
Chaplain, $28,421,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at
Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation
and reception expenses, $18,076,000 of which $6,696,000 shall remain available
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception
expenses, $133,635,000, of which $14,508,000 shall remain available until expended;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,037,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,492,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian,
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $2,037,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,261,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $9,437,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $816,000; for
other authorized employees, $584,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law,
$278,825,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort
claims, $3,625,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement,
Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $251,630,000, to remain
available until March 31, 2019; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery,
$16,186,000 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition
activities for new members and staff, $2,273,000, to remain available until expended;
Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office
of Congressional Ethics, $1,699,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase,
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$722,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT

SEC. 101. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members' Representational Allowances" shall be available only for fiscal
year 2018. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances
for fiscal year 2018 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction
(or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made,
for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury
considers appropriate).
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term "Member of the House of
Representatives" means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress.

Capitol Police
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a
printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress) unless the Member requests a copy.
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

SEC. 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a
printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member
of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to the Congress).
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES

SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from
any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding
mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle
in any month.
LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO HOUSE
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an
aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States
Code to all offices of the House of Representatives.

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms,
and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including:
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician;
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer;
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty
in the Office of the Attending Physician;
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants;
and
(5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses
incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician,
which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable
and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,838,000, to be disbursed
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS

SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a
printed copy of the report of disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform
Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House
of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).
DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR

SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver to
the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of
the House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services,
$1,444,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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CAPITOL POLICE

DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL PICTORIAL DIRECTORY

SEC. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a
printed copy of the Congressional Pictorial Directory to the office of a Member of
the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to
the Congress).
AMENDING THE HOUSE SERVICES REVOLVING FUND

SEC. 109. AMENDING THE HOUSE SERVICES REVOLVING FUND.
(a) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C.
5545) is amended in subsection (a) by adding the following new paragraph: "(7)
The collection of a service fee from vendors of the Master Web Services Agreement
or Technology Services Contract for failure to abide by and maintain House of
Representatives Security policies.".
(b) Effective Date - The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Federal Funds
SALARIES
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous
duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security,
professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits,
$347,096,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $41,886,000 unless the Committee
on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief
of the Capitol Police or his designee.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

✦

Identification code 002–0477–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

JOINT ITEMS
Federal Funds

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries (Direct) ........................................................................

301

308

347

309
–4

308
.................

347
.................

305
305

308
308

347
347

–4

.................

15
301
5
–303
–2

16
308
.................
–302
.................

22
347
.................
–345
.................

0001

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $11,169,000, to
be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
For other joint items, as follows:
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
✦

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3100

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................

Capitol Police—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 002–0477–0–1–801

3200

2016 actual

Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
4020
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

1941

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

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

38
71
2
–62
–4

45
66
.................
–109
.................

2
75
.................
–75
.................

–1
1

.................
–1

–1
–1

.................

–1

–2

37
45

45
1

1
.................

34
28

51
58

58
17

109

–5

–2

–1

70
57
70
57

66
107
66
107

75
73
75
73

305

308

347

3050

289
14

286
16

323
22

3060
3070

303
305
303

302
308
302

345
347
345

3090
3100
3200

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

11.1
12.1

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

225
76

230
78

258
89

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

301

308

347

4020

Identification code 002–0477–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Employment Summary
4030
Identification code 002–0477–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

4050
1001 Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................

2,138

2,171

2,291

✦

4070
Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................
4080
Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

GENERAL EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms,
weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of
the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $75,211,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or
his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost
of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center for fiscal year 2018 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security
from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 002–0476–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

21.0
23.3
25.2
26.0
31.0

13
3
36
3
16

12
3
36
3
12

13
3
38
5
16

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

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SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 002–0461–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 002–0476–0–1–801

Obligations by program activity:
0001
General Expenses (Direct) .........................................................
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1121
Appropriations transferred from other acct [002–0477] ....
1160
1700
1701

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1000
1930
71

75
1941
4180
4190

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

1
1

1
.................
.................

15
✦

66
4

66
.................

75
.................

5
–1

2
1

4
74
84

3
69
82

3
78
93

.................

–1

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT, 2009
Section 1018(e)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C.
1907(e)(1)) is amended by adding a new subparagraph:
"(D) All terminations from employment with the United States Capitol Police
pursuant to subsection shall be final and are not reviewable, appealable, or grievable
in any manner in any administrative or judicial forum. The amendment made by
this subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the United States

Congressional Budget Office
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act, 2009, and shall apply to
all fiscal years thereafter.".

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–1600–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

11.1
99.5

Direct obligations: Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent .............................................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

2
2

Federal Funds

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section
305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,055,902,
of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That
not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director
of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception
expenses.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–1600–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and Expenses (Direct) ..................................................

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

4
4

0001

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
4020
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

Employment Summary
Identification code 009–1600–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

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AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS FUNDS

Section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) established
"an account of the Office in the Treasury of the United States for the payment of awards and settlements under this Act,'' and further authorized to
be appropriated "such sums as may be necessary to pay such awards and
settlements.'' Section 415 stipulated that awards and settlements under the
CAA should only be paid from that account, which was to be kept separate
from the operating expenses account of the Office of Compliance.
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Acts have appropriated funds for
awards and settlements under the CAA by means of the following language:
Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the account described
in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104–1 to pay awards and
settlements as authorized under such subsection.
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
4
–4

4
–4

Federal Funds

4
–4

3
1

4
.................

4
4
4

The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) established an
independent Office of Compliance to apply the rights and protections of
the following labor and employment statutes to covered employees within
the Legislative Branch: the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970, chapter 71 of title 5 of the U.S. Code (relating to Federal service
labor-management relations), the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of
1988, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and chapter 43 of title 38 of the U.S. Code (relating
to veterans' employment and reemployment). This Act was amended in
1998 to apply the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act. In 2008, the
CAA was amended to apply the Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination
Act of 2008.
The Office provides employees and employing offices with an independent, neutral dispute resolution process, as an alternative to the court system,
through which they may adjudicate claims under the laws applied by the
CAA. The Office is headed by a five-member Board of Directors, who are
appointed jointly by the House and Senate majority and minority leadership.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget
Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation
and reception expenses, $49,945,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 008–0100–0–1–801

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and Expenses (Direct) ..................................................

1941

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1000

1100
1930

3050
3100
3200

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

47
47

47
48

50
51

4
46
1
–47
–1

3
47
.................
–46
.................

4
50
.................
–50
.................

4
3

3
4

4
4

Congressional Budget Office—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 008–0100–0–1–801

Identification code 001–0100–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0001
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
4020
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

43
4

42
4

45
5

47
47
47

46
47
46

50
50
50

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was established as a non-partisan
office of Congress by Title II of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). CBO provides objective
economic and budgetary analysis and information to assist Congress in the
fulfillment of its responsibilities. That information includes forecasts of
the economy, analyses of economic trends and alternative fiscal policies,
long-term projections of Federal spending and revenue, and, upon request,
studies on budget-related issues. In addition, CBO provides Congress with
multi-year cost estimates for reported bills, as well as analyses of the costs
of state, local, tribal, or private sector mandates.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 008–0100–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent .............................................................
11.3
Other than full-time permanent ............................................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..............................................

29
1
1

30
1
1

31
1
1

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.2
25.7
31.0

31
11
1
1
1
1

32
11
1
1
1
1

33
11
1
1
2
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Identification code 008–0100–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

233

2017 est.

237

2018 est.

241

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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Federal Funds

Obligations by program activity:
General Administration (Direct) .................................................

2018 est.

.................

92
93

92
92

98
98

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

24
93
4
–92
–3

26
92
.................
–96
.................

22
98
.................
–101
.................

24
26

26
22

22
19

73
19

83
13

88
13

101

–1

.................

92
91
92
91

92
96
92
96

98
101
98
101

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3100
3200

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
4000

4020

4052

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0100–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent .............................................................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..............................................

39
1

40
1

41
2

11.9
12.1
23.1
25.1
25.3
25.4
26.0
31.0

40
16
1
11
1
18
3
3

41
16
1
9
1
18
3
3

43
17
1
10
1
20
3
3

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates
of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and administrative support in connection with facilities
and activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic
Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings,
and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger
motor vehicle, $98,360,000.

2017 est.

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

4033

Employment Summary

2016 actual

Employment Summary
Identification code 001–0100–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

381

2017 est.

387

2018 est.

388

✦

CAPITOL BUILDING
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol,
$54,898,000, of which $29,056,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2022.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Architect of the Capitol—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0105–0–1–801

0001

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Capitol Building (Direct) ...........................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Identification code 001–0108–0–1–801

0001

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Capitol Grounds (Direct) ............................................................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

34
2

37
.................

1000

1050

1100
1930

47
83

47
84

55
92

1941

37
3000
3010
3020
3041

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

56
46
1
–67
–2
–1

33
47
.................
–57
.................
.................

23
55
.................
–53
.................
.................

56
33

33
23

23
25

29
38

19
38

22
31

67
47
67

57
47
57

53
55
53

Included in this presentation is "Alterations and improvements, buildings
and grounds, to provide facilities for the physically handicapped.''
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0105–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

14
1
2

14
1
1

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

17
6
2
2
3
16

16
6
2
3
4
16

16
6
3
4
5
21

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

3050
3100
3200

2018 est.

12
20

12
21

14
23

4
11
–11
–1

3
12
–11
.................

4
14
–14
.................

4
3

3
4

4
4

8
3

10
4

11
12
11

14
14
14

4020
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0108–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
11.5

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................................
Other personnel compensation ..............................................

4
1

11.9
12.1
25.4
26.0
31.0
32.0

5
2
2
1
.................
1

5
2
3
1
.................
1

5
2
4
1
1
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 001–0108–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

Employment Summary
Identification code 001–0105–0–1–801

216

2017 est.

221

2018 est.

221

✦

CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the
Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant,
$14,279,000, of which $4,141,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office
buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $110,037,000, of which $49,884,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2022.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0123–0–1–801

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Senate Office Buildings (Direct) ................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

110

Architect of the Capitol—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS—Continued

Employment Summary

Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 001–0123–0–1–801

1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1000

1100
1700
1900
1930

3050
3100
3200

2016 actual

4030
4033

2017 est.

2018 est.

110

4
88
150

.................
84
158

.................
110
184

13
76
3
–70
–1

21
84
.................
–84
.................

21
110
.................
–100
.................

13
21

21
21

21
31

110

55
15

54
30

70
30

100

477

2018 est.

477

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0127–0–1–801

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........

–5

.................

84
65
84
65

84
84
84
84

110
100
110
100

This presentation includes the Senate restaurant fund and Senate Wellness
Center fund.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0001

Obligations by program activity:
House Office Buildings (Direct) .................................................

120

185

187

1000
1010
1011
1021
1033

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [001–0171] ......
Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [000–0400] ....
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................

71
–8
8
3
3

132
.................
.................
.................
.................

122
.................
.................
.................
.................

132

122

185
–10

187
–10

175

177

1
176
253

.................
175
307

.................
177
299

–1
132

.................
122

.................
112

15
120
3
–82
–3
–2

51
185
.................
–166
.................
.................

70
187
.................
–167
.................
.................

15
51

51
70

70
90

176

175

177

61
21

96
70

97
70

166

167

–4
–2

.................
.................

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired
accounts .......................................................................

–6

.................

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

.................

1100
1120
1160

.................
.................

Identification code 001–0123–0–1–801

464

2017 est.

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House
office buildings, $176,948,000, of which $47,034,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2022, and of which $62,000,000 shall remain available until expended
for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building.
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust
Fund, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

1050

.................
.................

4052

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

–4
–1

4040

2016 actual

✦

Identification code 001–0123–0–1–801

1940
1941

Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1700
1900
1930

3050
3100
3200

27
1
4

11.9
12.1
23.1
23.2
25.1
25.4
26.0
31.0
32.0

32
12
4
4
3
2
3
2
14

32
12
5
4
4
4
4
2
17

32
13
5
4
4
12
6
3
31

4020

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

110

4060

4030
4033
4040
4052
4053

Architect of the Capitol—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
4070
Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................
4080
Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

175
76
175
76

175
166
175
166

177
167
177
167

This presentation includes the House of Representatives Wellness Center
fund.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0127–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

28
2
5

27
2
5

28
2
5

11.9
12.1
23.1
25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

35
13
15
5
6
6
40

34
12
10
5
6
6
112

35
13
10
5
6
5
113

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

120

185

187

4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

10
54

19
10
129

10
39

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–1833–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

3
2
1

11.9
12.1
25.1
32.0

6
2
7
127

6
1
1
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

142

Employment Summary
Identification code 001–1833–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

Employment Summary
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
Identification code 001–0127–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

469

2017 est.

503

2018 est.

503

✦

HOUSE HISTORIC BUILDINGS REVITALIZATION TRUST FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–1833–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund (Direct) .......

142

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1033
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................

202
1

71
.................

1050

203

10
213

10
81

0001

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1121
Appropriations transferred from other acct [001–0127] ....
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

63
142
–55

150
10
–129

31
10
–39

3050

150

63
150

150
31

31
2

3100
3200

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0133–0–1–801

4020

4033
4053
4070
4080

2017 est.

2018 est.

92
9

95
9

108
9

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

101

104

117

108

8
103
128

9
104
130

9
117
143

–1
26

.................
26

1700
1900
1930

10
45

.................
129

.................
39

1940
1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

129

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

37
101
3
–103
–1

37
104
.................
–113
.................

28
117
.................
–120
.................

3050

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................

1000

1100
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Capitol Power Plant (Direct) ......................................................
Capitol Power Plant (Reimbursable) ..........................................

0001
0801

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol
Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy)
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings,
Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden,
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any
of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City
Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme
Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary
Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced
or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $108,205,000,
of which $29,568,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided,
That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year
2018.

–1

.................

Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................
Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................

10
54

10
129

10
39

Architect of the Capitol—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

CAPITOL POWER PLANT—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued

1941

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1000
Identification code 001–0133–0–1–801

3060
3071
3100
3200

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

–1
1

.................
.................

36
37

37
28

28
25

103

104

117

69
34

89
24

100
20

103

113

120

4030
4033

–8
–1

–1
–8

4040

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........

–9

4052

.................

4060

.................

95
94
95
94

95
104
95
104

108
111
108
111

121

7
48
83

.................
41
78

.................
121
158

33
46
2
–43
–1

37
41
.................
–41
.................

37
121
.................
–71
.................

33
37

37
37

37
87

121

21
22

16
25

46
25

–2
–6

.................
.................

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........

–8

.................

41
35
41
35

41
41
41
41

121
71
121
71

1700
1900
1930

3100
3200

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

4040
4052

5
1

6
1

11.9
12.1
23.3
25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ...........................................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Land and structures ..................................................................

6
4
55
2
23
2
.................

6
4
51
2
23
3
6

7
4
52
3
33
2
7

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

92
9

95
9

108
9

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

101

104

117

Employment Summary
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care
and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $121,182,000, of which
$93,809,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

4000

4030
4033

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 001–0133–0–1–801

3050

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

Identification code 001–0133–0–1–801

1100

Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0155–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

13
1
1

14
1
1

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

15
6
4
4
2
8

15
6
6
4
2
8

16
7
23
13
5
57

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

39
7

41
.................

121
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

121

Employment Summary
Identification code 001–0155–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

147

2017 est.

155

2018 est.

155

✦

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0155–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Library Buildings and Grounds (Direct) .....................................
Library Buildings and Grounds (Reimbursable) .........................

39
7

41
.................

121
.................

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

121

0001
0801

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings,
grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever
located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, $54,177,000,
of which $32,228,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continu-

Architect of the Capitol—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

ing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

1941

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1000

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0171–0–1–801

0001

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security (Direct) ...........

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1011
Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [001–0127] ....
1050

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
3050
3100
3200

2017 est.

2018 est.

3
8

14
.................

25
36

25
39

54
68

10
22
–21

11
25
–25

11
54
–42

10
11

11
11

11
23

3050
3100
3200

11
10

13
12

28
14

21
25
21

25
25
25

42
54
42

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
23.2
25.1
25.4
32.0

2
1
8
1
8
2

2
1
9
1
9
3

2
1
13
1
21
16

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

21
23

5
21
1
–24
–1

2
21
.................
–19
.................

4
21
.................
–21
.................

5
2

2
4

4
4

19
5

17
2

17
4

–1

.................

21
23
21
23

21
19
21
19

21
21
21
21

4020

4033
4052

Identification code 001–0171–0–1–801

1100
1930

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0161–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

12
1

13
1

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.4
31.0

13
4
1
2
1

13
5
1
1
1

14
5
1
1
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Employment Summary
Identification code 001–0171–0–1–801

Identification code 001–0161–0–1–801
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

2016 actual

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

214

2017 est.

2018 est.

220

223

21
✦

✦

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER REVOLVING FUND
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center,
$21,470,000.

Identification code 001–4296–0–3–801

0801

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–0161–0–1–801

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Capitol Visitor Center (Direct) ....................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund (Reimbursable) ..............

0900 Total new obligations (object class 26.0) ......................................

5
21

4
23

Architect of the Capitol—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER REVOLVING FUND—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 001–4296–0–3–801

1941

2016 actual

20
–28

65
–38

52
–28

3050

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........

–1

17
9

9
36

36
60

20
8

28
10

28
.................

2018 est.

2
–2

4
–4

2
.................

3
1

–5

–4

4040
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

–5
.................
–3

–4
.................
.................

4033

New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

3060

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

2017 est.

3010
3020

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
5001
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

16
18

18
18

3090
3100
3200

4120
4123

–51
–12

–45
.................

4130

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–63

–45

4160
Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................
4170
Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

–17
–35
–17
–35

.................
–7
.................
–7

.................
–17
.................
–17

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: non-Fed securities: Market value .........
Total investments, EOY: non-Fed securities: Market value .........

21
10

10
.................

.................
.................

✦

5010
5011

RECYCLABLE MATERIALS REVOLVING FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–4297–0–3–801

2016 actual

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

1
1

1
.................
.................

✦

JUDICIARY OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–4518–0–4–801

0801

Obligations by program activity:
Operations and Maintenance ....................................................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
1400
Borrowing authority ...........................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800
Collected ...........................................................................
1825
Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to
repay debt .....................................................................
1000

1850
Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

–26

–17

37
46
73

28
45
98

28
45
78

Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

The Judiciary Office Building Development Act, Public Law 100–480,
among other purposes, authorized the Architect of the Capitol to contract
for the design and construction of a building adjacent to Union Station in
the District of Columbia to be leased to the Judicial Branch of the United
States. This schedule reflects the costs associated with the construction of
the building. Costs of construction were financed by an initial $125 million
of Federal agency debt (sales price less unamortized discount) issued in
1989.
Estimates prepared by the Legislative Branch assumed the financial arrangements to be a lease-purchase, which would distribute outlays associated with acquisition of the building over a period of thirty years. However,
the arrangements involve Federally guaranteed financing and other characteristics that make them substantively the same as direct Federal construction, financed by direct Federal borrowing.
Estimates shown are consistent with the requirements of the Budget Enforcement Act and are presented with the agreement of the Budget and
Appropriations Committees.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–4518–0–4–801

2016 actual

2018 est.

11.1
23.3
25.4
32.0

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Land and structures ..................................................................

1
3
5
11

1
3
5
56

1
3
5
43

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 001–4518–0–4–801

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3001
Adjustments to unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct
1 .......................................................................................

2017 est.

2016 actual

1001 Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................
11

.................

✦

2017 est.

2018 est.

Library of Congress
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Trust Funds

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

GIFTS AND DONATIONS

Identification code 009–0200–0–1–801

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 001–8189–0–7–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Gifts and Donations ..............................................................

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................

.................

5099

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

.................

2016 actual

BOTANIC GARDEN

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

5
2
2
1
2

5
2
3
1
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 009–0200–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

✦

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

Federal Funds

Trust Funds

BOTANIC GARDEN

GIFTS AND DONATIONS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the
Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase
and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle;
all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $13,400,000, of which
$2,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That, of the
amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate
and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation
of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect
of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.

Pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 2146, as amended, the Architect of the Capitol,
subject to the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, is authorized
to construct a National Garden and to solicit and accept certain gifts on
behalf of the United States Botanic Garden for the purpose of constructing
the National Garden, or for the general benefit of the Botanic Garden and
the renovation of the Botanic Garden conservatory, to deposit such gift
funds in the Treasury of the United States, and, subject to approval in appropriations Acts, to obligate and expend such sums.

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Botanic Garden (Direct) .............................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET

SEC. 1102. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for scrims
containing photographs of building facades during restoration or construction
projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol.

2018 est.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1101. None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the
Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work
on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget,
unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that
any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–0200–0–1–801

✦

SCRIMS

1000

1100
1930
1941

12
19

13
20

✦

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

4
12
1
–14
–1

2
12
.................
–13
.................

1
13
.................
–12
.................

4
2

2
1

1
2

9
5

10
3

10
2

14
12
14

13
12
13

12
13
12

For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for,
including development and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and
custodial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and
repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library;
operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire
or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress
Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by
the Board, $504,260,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2018, and shall remain
available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat.
480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2018 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal information database and activities
related thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend
any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount
by which collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That, of the total
amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification

Library of Congress—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That, of the total amount
appropriated, $8,637,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program: Provided further, That, of the total
amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain available until expended for upgrade
of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, That,
of the total amount appropriated, $4,702,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2020, to complete the first of three phases of the shelving replacement in Law
Library's collection storage areas.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–0101–0–1–503

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the Librarian ...............................................................
Library Services .........................................................................
National and International Outreach .........................................
Law Library ................................................................................
Office of Inspector General ........................................................
Office of Chief Information Officer ............................................

155
213
24
17
3
.................

83
213
24
16
3
80

89
229
26
22
3
129

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Reimbursable program - Interagency/ Intra-agency ..................
0802
Reimbursable program - National Library .................................

412
8
3

419
11
6

498
12
6

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

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

423

436

516

420

419

498

10
430
440

17
436
445

18
516
525

–8
9

.................
9

123
423
3
–423
–5

121
436
.................
–448
.................

109
516
.................
–481
.................

121

109

144

123
121

121
109

109
144

430

436

516

324
99

331
117

391
90

423

448

481

–8
–3

–11
–6

–12
–6

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........

–11

–17

–18

.................

420
412
420
412

419
431
419
431

498
463
498
463

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
0006

1940
1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1000

1100
1700
1900
1930

3050
3100
3200

4030
4033
4040
4052

Office of the Librarian.—The Office of the Librarian provides leadership
and policy direction to the Library, overseeing the implementation and
management of the library's mission to support the Congress in fulfilling
its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. It also ensures that the Library's infrastructure provides the necessary services and compliance with
statutory and regulatory requirements in the areas of human capital, budget
and finance, contracts and grants, information technology, facilities logistics, asset management and protection, emergency preparedness, and personnel security, health, and safety. The Librarian of Congress, Deputy
Librarian of Congress, Chief of Staff, and Chief Operating Officer provide
executive management to the Library service units.
Library Services.—The mission of Library Services is to acquire, organize, provide access to, maintain, secure, and preserve the Library's collections, which document the history and further the creativity of the American
people as well as record and contribute to the advancement of civilization
and knowledge throughout the world.
National and International Outreach (NIO).—National and International
Outreach serves the public and contributes directly to the nation's educational and intellectual life through programs and activities that interpret
and promote the Library's resources and the use of its unparalleled collections onsite as well as via the internet. It also supports literacy programs,
creates partnerships for digital collaboration, catalyzes public-private
partnership networks to jointly sustain at-risk cultural heritage content, and
administers a national program to provide reading material for blind and
physically handicapped residents of the United States, its outlying areas,
and for U.S. citizens residing abroad, circulating at no cost to users approximately 23 million items a year. It oversees the preservation of sound and
film material of national significance, and administers two high profile
Library events: the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and the National Book
Festival. It manages programs that deliver fee-based services to other federal agencies or to the public. It also oversees the Library's national programs for education outreach, encouraging kindergarten through twelfth
grade educational use of the Library's online primary sources.
Law Library.—The Law Library of Congress (LAW) is the world's largest
law and legislative library. Its primary mission is to provide the United
States Congress, Executive Branch agencies, federal courts, the legal
community, and others with legal research and/or reference services in
foreign, international, and comparative law. LAW's core research capacity
includes foreign and U.S. trained attorneys and librarians. They use LAW's
collection of comprehensive legal materials, a total of more than 5 million
items including nearly 3 million books and periodicals. These cover approximately 240 legal systems and jurisdictions. LAW acquires, maintains, and
preserves its collection in both analog and digital formats, and draws on
technology to make the collection accessible through various systems and
products. The Law Library ensures public access to congressional resources
for Congress.gov, which includes full texts of bills, resolutions, the Congressional Record, legislative calendars, committee information, treaties
plus a full range of other congressional material. Additional LAW-supported
systems and products provide access to historic legislative documents
which focus on legal research techniques, events and issues. The Law
Library assists Congress and other constituents with a forum for the exchange of legal sources online.
Office of the Inspector General.—The Office of the Inspector General
(OIG) functions within the Library of Congress as an independent, objective
office with authority to: conduct and supervise audits and investigations
relating to the Library; provide leadership and coordination in recommending policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; and inform
the Librarian of Congress and the Congress fully about problems and deficiencies related to the administration and operations of the Library. The
OIG specializes in auditing and analyzing the design of and compliance
with the Library's systems of internal control, with special emphasis on
deterring waste, fraud, and abuse. Through its audit operation it recommends
corrective actions to improve financial, operational, technological, and

Library of Congress—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

managerial activities. In its investigative capacity, it performs administrative, civil, and criminal investigations concerning fraud, conflict of interest,
and other misconduct involving Library employees, contractors, and
grantees. As part of its oversight role, OIG continually reviews and provides
recommendations about the effects of existing and proposed legislation
and Library policies. The OIG also coordinates relationships within the
Library and with outside organizations regarding OIG matters. The designed
objective of the office's efforts are to assist the Library in accomplishing
its mission in the most effective and efficient manner.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

192
5
3

198
6
3

213
7
3

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0

200
62
1
4
1
6
2
24
19
16
7
21
2
39
8

207
64
1
4
1
12
2
22
23
10
8
19
2
35
7

223
73
1
4
3
16
2
29
24
11
10
23
2
67
8

99.0
99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

412
10
1

417
19
.................

496
20
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty
Judges and staff under section 802(e).
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–0102–0–1–376

Obligations by program activity:
Registration, recordation, cataloging, acquisitions, & public
reference (Basic) ...................................................................
0002
Determinations by Copyright Royalty Judges .............................

423

436

516

Employment Summary
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

22
1

30
1

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Registration, recordation, cataloging, acquisitions, & public
reference (Basic) ...................................................................
0802
Licensing ...................................................................................

29
5

30
6

41
6

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

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

43
66
76

36
59
77

47
78
96

1940
1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

–1
18

.................
18

3000
3010
3011
3020

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

10
57
1
–56

12
59
.................
–65

6
78
.................
–77

10
12

12
6

6
7

47
9

50
15

66
11

1000

1100
1700
1900
1930

3050
Identification code 003–0101–0–1–503

2016 actual

0001

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–0101–0–1–503

1,998
26

2017 est.

2,146
36

2018 est.

2,178
37

✦

COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $77,709,000, of which not
more than $32,789,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2018 under section
708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not
obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in excess
of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That not more than $6,075,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2018 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316
of such title: Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $38,864,000: Provided
further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for
the maintenance of an "International Copyright Institute" in the Copyright Office
of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That
$7,429,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances: Provided further,
That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian
of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations,
visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any provision of
chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this
heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used
for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program,

3100
3200

4030
4033

.................
–43

–6
–30

–6
–41

4040

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–43

–36

–47

23
13
23
13

23
29
23
29

31
30
31
30

The Copyright Office operates the largest database of copyrighted works
and copyright ownership information in the world, and through its work
contributes significantly to the development of the copyright law, the national economy, and the cultural heritage of the United States. Approximately sixty percent of the office's operations are funded by fees paid by
authors and other copyright owners for services rendered, and the remainder
is funded by appropriated dollars. The amount requested is more than offset
by projected fee receipts plus the value of books and other materials deposited with the Office in accordance with the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. subsections 407 and 408) and transferred annually to the Library of Congress
for its permanent collections. The receipts and obligations for 2016, and
estimates for 2017 and 2018 are as follows:

Library of Congress—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

2017 est.

2018 est.

Receipts:
Offsetting Collections ...........................................................................
Prior year unobligated balances ...............................................................
Estimated value of materials deposited and transferred to the Library
of Congress ......................................................................................
Total Receipts .......................................................................................

$35,777
0
35,629

$35,777
0
30,000

$38,876
7,429
30,000

$71,406

$65,777

$76,305

Obligations ...............................................................................................

$57,305

$58,875

$77,825

General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has
obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–0127–0–1–801

Registration, recordation, acquisitions, copyright records, public information, and expert advice on copyright issues.—The Copyright Office is
responsible for administering the national copyright registration system.
In 2016, the Office examined and registered 414,269 claims to copyright
in original works of authorship, and it expects to register an estimated
400,000 copyright claims in both 2017 and 2018. Additional responsibilities
of the Office include: recording assignments and other copyright-related
documents; acquiring books, films, sound recordings, and other works for
possible inclusion in Library of Congress collections under the mandatory
deposit provision of the copyright law; creating and making available records of copyright ownership; providing copyright information to the
public; and providing expert advice to Congress executive agencies, and
the courts on domestic and international copyright law and policy.
Licensing Division.—The Licensing Division handles administrative
provisions of statutory licenses and obligations under the copyright law,
including those involving secondary transmissions by cable television
systems and satellite carriers and the importation, manufacture and distribution of digital audio recording devices and distribution media. The division collects specified royalty fees for distribution to copyright owners
upon determinations rendered by the Copyright Royalty Judges. Distribution
occurs after deduction of administrative costs incurred by the Licensing
Division and the Copyright Royalty Judges, as specified by this appropriation.
Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJ).—The Copyright Royalty Judges and
their staff, who operate under the Librarian of Congress, determine royalty
distributions and adjust the royalty rates and terms of copyright statutory
licenses.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–0102–0–1–376

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.2

16
5
2

20
7
4

99.0
99.0
99.5

23
34
.................

23
34
2

31
45
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Identification code 003–0102–0–1–376

2016 actual

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

177
222

2017 est.

171
264

2018 est.

193
284

✦

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $119,279,000: Provided, That
no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with
any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Congressional Research Service, Salaries and Expenses
(Direct) ..................................................................................

107

119

107
107

119
119

9
107
–107

9
107
–105

11
119
–117

9
9

9
11

11
13

107

119

99
8

98
7

109
8

107
107
107

105
107
105

117
119
117

0001

3050
3100
3200

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) assists all Members and
committees of Congress with its deliberations and legislative decisions by
providing objective, authoritative, non-partisan, and confidential research
and analysis. As a shared resource, serving Congress exclusively, CRS
experts support the Congress at all stages of the legislative process by
providing integrated and interdisciplinary analysis and insights in all areas
of legislative activity.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–0127–0–1–801

Employment Summary

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

72
2
1

77
2
1

11.9
12.1
25.2
25.7
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ...........................................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................

75
22
2
2
4
2

75
23
2
2
4
2

80
26
3
2
4
4

99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

107
.................

108
–1

119
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

107

119

Library of Congress—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Employment Summary
Identification code 003–0127–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

592

2017 est.

615

2018 est.

623

✦

23.1
24.0
25.1
25.2
31.0

Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................................
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Equipment .................................................................................

2
1
2
15
16

3
1
3
7
22

3
1
3
8
23

99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

48
3

49
1

51
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400;
46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $52,815,000: Provided, That, of the total amount
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to
blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual.

Employment Summary
Identification code 003–0141–0–1–503

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

1100
1700
1900
1930

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

2017 est.

PAYMENTS TO COPYRIGHT OWNERS

Identification code 003–5175–0–2–376

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
Fees from Jukebox, Satellite and Cable Television for Operating
Costs, Copyright Office .....................................................

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Payments to Copyright Owners ..............................................

1
51
51

.................
50
50

.................
53
53

5099

37
51
–47

41
50
–63

28
53
–53

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Licensing costs .........................................................................

37
41

41
28

28
28

0900 Total new obligations (object class 25.3) ......................................

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

4
4

6
6

4
–4

6
–6

4
4
4

6
6
6

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

20
27

26
37

27
26

–1
50
46

.................
50
63

.................
53
53

Identification code 003–5175–0–2–376

4090

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

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

118

2018 est.

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(NLS) is responsible for administering a national program to provide
reading material for blind and physically handicapped residents of the
United States, its outlying areas, and for U.S. citizens residing abroad.
Direct service to users.—During Fiscal 2016, NLS and its network of
cooperating libraries served 791,908 reader accounts, and circulated
21,204,129 books and magazines in accessible media.
Support services.—A variety of professional, technical, and clerical
functions are performed by the NLS. A total of 4,342 requests for information concerning library and related services available to the blind and to
other physically handicapped persons were received in 2016 and 132,826
interlibrary loan items were circulated.

11.1
12.1

128

–4

–6

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 003–0141–0–1–503

111

2018 est.

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
0001
Direct service to users ...............................................................

2017 est.

✦

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–0141–0–1–503

2016 actual

9
3

2017 est.

10
3

2018 est.

10
3

4100
4180
4190

2016 actual

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

✦

COOPERATIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–4325–0–3–503

0801

Obligations by program activity:
Cooperative Acquisitions Program .............................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

3
9

6
12

7
13

Library of Congress—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

COOPERATIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 003–4325–0–3–503

2016 actual

2017 est.

1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

2018 est.

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

.................
3
–3

.................
6
–5

1
7
–6

3050

.................

.................
.................

.................
1

1
2

1941

3100
3200

4000
4010

4033
4180
4190

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Non-Federal sources .........................................................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

3050

–3
.................
.................

–6
.................
–1

–7
.................
–1

Under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 182, the Library of Congress operates a
revolving fund for the acquisition of foreign research materials for participating institutions through the Library's overseas offices.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–4325–0–3–503

3000
3010
3020

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
22.0
31.0

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Transportation of things ............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................

.................
.................
2

1
.................
3

1
1
4

99.0
99.5

Reimbursable obligations .....................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

2
1

4
2

6
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

3100
3200

1
7
–7

1
10
–10

1
11
–10

1
1

1
2

7
.................

9
1

–3
–4

–10
.................

–11
.................

4040
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
4080
Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

–7
.................
.................
.................

–10
.................
.................
.................

–11
–1
.................
–1

4030
4033

Under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 182b, the Library of Congress operates
a revolving fund for the support of the Library's retail marketing sales shop
activities; for providing preservation microfilming services for the Library's
collections and photocopy, microfilm, photographic and digital services
to other libraries, research institutions, government agencies, and individuals
in the United States and abroad; and for operating special events and programs.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Employment Summary
Identification code 003–4325–0–3–503

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

DUPLICATION SERVICES

Under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 182a, the Library of Congress operates
a revolving fund to provide preservation and duplication and delivery services for the Library's audio-visual collections, including duplication services for motion pictures, videotapes, sound recordings, and radio and
television broadcasts. Audio-visual preservation and duplication services
are also available to other archives, libraries, and industry constituents.

Identification code 003–4346–0–3–503

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.1
25.2
25.3
26.0

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Supplies and materials .............................................................

2
1
.................
2
1
1

2
1
1
2
1
1

3
1
1
3
1
1

99.0
99.5

Reimbursable obligations .....................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

7
.................

8
2

10
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 003–4346–0–3–503

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

FEDLINK PROGRAM AND FEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
GIFT SHOP, DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION, PHOTO DUPLICATION, AND RELATED SERVICES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–4543–0–4–503
Identification code 003–4346–0–3–503

Obligations by program activity:
0801
National Library .........................................................................
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700
Collected ...........................................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Fedlink and Federal Research ...................................................

169

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
1033
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................

22
8
1

22
.................
.................

1050

0801
7

2016 actual

2018 est.

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................

Library of Congress—Continued
Trust Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

1700
1701

Trust Funds

Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

73
–5

169
.................

68
99

169
191

GIFT AND TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–9971–0–7–503

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Contributions, Library of Congress Gift Fund .........................
1130
Contributions, Library of Congress Permanent Loan
Account .............................................................................
1130
Income from Donated Securities, Library of Congress ...........
1140
Interest, Library of Congress Permanent Loan Account .........

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

3
3
.................

4
4
1

44
77
–72
–8

41
169
–163
.................

47
169
–166
.................

1199

Total current law receipts ..................................................

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Gift and Trust Fund Accounts ................................................

–13

–17

–16

–9
5

–4
.................

–4

35
37

37
43

43
46

5099

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

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................

Identification code 003–9971–0–7–503

169

40
32

106
57

106
60

163

166

–69
–5

–169
.................

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired
accounts .......................................................................

–74

–169

.................

4060
Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........
4080
Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

6
–2
.................
–2

.................
–6
.................
–6

.................
–3
.................
–3

4020

4030
4033
4040
4050
4053

Under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 182c, the Library of Congress operates
a revolving fund for providing support to federal libraries through cost effective training, procurement of books, serials, and computer-based information retrieval services, and for providing customized research services to
federal agencies.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the Librarian ...............................................................
National and International Outreach .........................................
Library Services .........................................................................

4
6
6

1
9
7

1
8
7

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

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1033
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................

25
4

26
.................

1050

13
42

17
43

16
42

4
16
–15

5
17
–17

5
16
–16

4
5

5
5

10
5

13
4

13
3

0001
0002
0003

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3050
3100
3200

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–4543–0–4–503

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.1
25.2
25.3
31.0
44.0

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Equipment .................................................................................
Refunds .....................................................................................

5
1
1
39
2
24
4

7
2
1
90
2
66
.................

7
2
1
91
2
66
.................

99.0
99.5

Reimbursable obligations .....................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

76
1

168
1

169
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

169

Employment Summary
Identification code 003–4543–0–4–503

2016 actual

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

✦

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4100
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
4101
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
4090

2017 est.

4110

–4

.................

13
11
13
11

17
17
17
17

16
16
16
16

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, SOY: non-Fed securities: Market value .........
Total investments, EOY: non-Fed securities: Market value .........

23
24
122
128

24
24
128
128

24
25
128
130

4123
4143

2018 est.

5000
5001
5010
5011

Library of Congress—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

GIFT AND TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS—Continued

This schedule covers: (1) funds received as gifts for immediate expenditure, funds received as trust funds for expenditure, and receipts from the
sale of recordings, publications, and other materials financed from capital
originally received as gifts; (2) income from investments held by or for the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; and (3) interest paid by the Treasury
on the principal funds deposited therewith as described under "Library of
Congress Trust Fund, Principal Accounts." The Library has seven program
areas related to Gift and Trust funds:
Library Services.—Library Services acquires and catalogs materials for
the Library's collections; manages and maintains the collections; preserves
materials for use now and in the future; and serves the public.
Law Library.—The Law Library of Congress maintains a global law
collection of over 2,910,000 volumes and approximately 2.9 million microforms and digital items as well as legal information websites, and provides
legal research and reference services, covering more than 240 foreign jurisdictions, to the Congress, the Judiciary, federal agencies, and the public—serving approximately 100,000 users and receiving over 7,000,000
queries and website visits and page views in fiscal year 2016.
Copyright Office.—The Copyright Office administers the U.S. Copyright
Laws; provides expert advice to the Congress on matters relating to copyright law and policy; provides information and assistance to the executive
branch and the courts; and promotes international protection of U.S.
copyrighted works.
Congressional Research Service.—The Congressional Research Service
(CRS) serves all Members and committees of Congress. CRS experts
provide Congress with authoritative, confidential, non-partisan, and objective expertise across the full range of legislative policy issues.
National and International Outreach (NIO).—National and International
Outreach serves the public and contributes directly to the nation's educational and intellectual life through programs and activities that interpret
and promote the Library's resources and the use of its unparalleled collections onsite as well as via internet. NIO also administers the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, which manages a
free national reading program for blind and physical handicapped peoplecirculating at no cost to users approximately 23,000,000 items a year. It
also operates gift revolving activities that provide traveling exhibits, publishing services and special programs for the benefit of other libraries, institutions and the general public.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 003–9971–0–7–503

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.1
25.2
25.3
31.0
33.0
41.0

2
.................
2
2
3
1
2
4

2
1
2
4
4
1
1
2

2
.................
2
4
4
1
1
2

99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 003–9971–0–7–503

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations
to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
SEC. 1202. GIFTS.—The first undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and for other
purposes", approved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is amended—
(a) in the first sentence:
(1) by striking "gifts or bequests of money for immediate disbursement" and
inserting "and"; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting "gifts or bequests of the
following: personal property, non-personal services, voluntary and uncompensated personal services, or money for immediate disbursement.";
(b) in the second sentence, by inserting "of money" after "bequests";
(c) in the third sentence, by striking "enter them" and inserting "enter the gift,
bequest or proceeds";
(d) by inserting after the second sentence the following: "In the case of a gift
of securities, the Librarian shall sell the securities and provide the donor with
acknowledgment as needed to substantiate such a gifts."; and
(e) by adding the following sentence at the end of the first paragraph: "The
Librarian shall make an annual public report regarding gifts accepted under this
section.".
SEC. 1203. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL COLLECTION STEWARDSHIP
FUND.—
(a) Establishment.—There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United
States, as an account for the Librarian of Congress, the "Library of Congress
National Collection Stewardship Fund" (hereafter in this section referred to as
the "Fund").
(b) Use of Amounts.—Amounts in the Fund may be used by the Librarian as
follows:
(1) The Librarian may obligate amounts directly for the purpose of preparing
collection materials of the Library of Congress for long-term storage.
(2) The Librarian may transfer amounts to the Architect of the Capital to be
obligated for the purpose of designing, constructing, altering, upgrading, and
equipping collections preservation and storage facilities for the Library of
Congress, or for the purpose of acquiring real property by lease for the preservation and storage of Library of Congress collections in accordance with section
1102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009 (U.S.C. 1823a).
(c) Contents of the Fund.—The Fund shall consist of such amounts as may be
transferred by the Librarian from amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for
the Library of Congress under the heading "Salaries and Expenses".
(d) Continuing Availability of Funds.—Any amounts in the Fund shall remain
available until expended.
(e) Notification.—The Librarian shall send a letter to the Joint Committee on
the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate prior to transfer of amounts into the Fund.
(f) Effective Date.—This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2018
and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 1204. COPYRIGHT OFFICE FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.—
(a) Continuity of Operations.—In the event of a lapse in annual appropriations,
fees received under title 17, United States Code, and amounts deducted from filing
fees and royalty payments under such title shall be available for obligation to
support copyright operations at the rate of offsetting collections provided in the
appropriation act for the prior fiscal year.
(b) Emerging Requirements.—In addition to amounts in annual appropriations
acts, twenty percent of the available balance of fees received under title 17, United
States Code, shall be available for obligation without fiscal year limitation for
information technology investments and other necessary expenses of copyright
operations.
(c) Effective Date.—This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2018
and each succeeding fiscal year.
✦

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Federal Funds
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES

For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of
congressional information in any format; publishing of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and
distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without

SEC. 1201. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2018, the obligational authority of
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed
$190,642,000.

Government Publishing Office—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

charge to the recipient, $79,528,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not
be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record
for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That
notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States
Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter
7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or
publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document,
report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress
reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account
or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for carrying
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That
notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a
monthly and session basis.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 004–0203–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Congressional Publishing ..........................................................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 24.0) ......................................

80
80

62
80
–79
–2

61
80
–96
.................

45
80
–95
.................

62
61

61
45

45
30

0001

3000
3010
3020
3041
3050
3100
3200

ernment agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries
as authorized by law, $29,000,000: Provided, That amounts of not more than
$2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and
disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal
years 2016 and 2017 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further,
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing
Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of this
heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 004–0201–0–1–808

60
19

57
39

57
38

79
80
79

96
80
96

95
80
95

This appropriation covers publishing for the Congress, content management, and the publishing of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed to Members of Congress. Also, this appropriation includes
funding for the publishing and distribution of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipients.
✦

PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent
of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Gov-

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Depository Library Distribution ..................................................
Cataloging and Indexing ...........................................................
International Exchange .............................................................

22
8
1

21
8
1

21
7
1

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

31
31

30
30

29
29

25
31
–33
–1

22
30
–36
.................

16
29
–37
.................

25
22

22
16

16
8

25
8

24
12

23
14

33
31
33

36
30
36

37
29
37

0001
0002
0003

3000
3010
3020
3041
3050

3100
3200

The Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
operate under a separate appropriation that provides funds (salaries and
expenses) for: (1) the distribution of certain tangible publications to
Members of Congress and other Government agencies, as authorized by
law; (2) the distribution of Government publications to designated Federal
depository libraries, as authorized by law, including tangible Government
information products and online access to more than 1.5 million titles via
GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) and its successor system govinfo
(www.govinfo.gpo); (3) the compilation of catalogs and indexes of Government publications, as authorized by law; and (4) the distribution of
Federal Government publications to foreign governments via the International Exchange Service. These four functions are related to the publication
activity of Federal agencies and the demands of the public, Members of
Congress, and depository libraries. Following is a description of these four
functions:
Distribution for other Government agencies and Members of Congress
(By-Law Distribution).—The Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents maintain mailing lists and distribute, at the request
of Government agencies and Members of Congress, certain publications
specified by public law.
Federal Depository Library Program.—Established by Congress to ensure
the American public has access to its Government's information, the Fed-

Government Publishing Office—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS—Continued

eral Depository Library Program (FDLP) involves the acquisition and
dissemination of Government information in all formats to Federal depository libraries across the country.
The mission of the FDLP is to coordinate with depository libraries, more
than 1,100 nationwide, to disseminate information products from all three
branches of the Government. Libraries that have been designated as Federal
depositories maintain these information products (as provided by GPO) as
part of their existing collections and are responsible for assuring that the
public has free access to the material provided by the FDLP.
Included in this program is the maintenance and expansion of free, electronic access to information products produced by the Federal Government
via FDsys/govinfo. Electronic information dissemination and access have
greatly expanded the number of publications offered to the Federal depository libraries as well as increasing public use of the FDLP content. As the
FDLP continues its transition to a primarily electronic program, the costs
of the program are increasingly related to identifying, acquiring, cataloging,
linking to, authenticating, modernizing, and providing permanent public
access to digital Government information.
Cataloging and indexing.—The Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents are charged with preparing catalogs and indexes
of all publications issued by the Federal Government that are not confidential in character. The principal publication is the web-based "Catalog of
U.S. Government Publications" (CGP). GPO's goal is to expand the CGP
to a more comprehensive title listing of public documents, both historic
and electronic, to increase the visibility and use of Government information
products.
International exchange.—Under the direction of the Library of Congress
(LC), the Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
distributes tangible Government publications to foreign governments that
agree to send the United States similar publications of their governments
for LC collections.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 004–0201–0–1–808

2016 actual

2017 est.

7
2
1
8
13

7
2
1
8
12

9
3
1
6
10

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 004–4505–0–4–808

2017 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Business Operations .................................................................
Capital investment ....................................................................

820
50

778
60

780
51

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

870

838

831

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1001
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
1012
Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired
accounts ...........................................................................

178
9

208
9

198
.................

.................

1050

181

211

198

872
18

822
–5

838
–5

890
897
1,078

817
825
1,036

833
842
1,040

208

198

209

386
870
–817

439
838
–794

483
831
–852

439

483

462

–157
–18

–175
5

–170
5

–175

–170

–165

229
264

264
313

313
297

1
6

4
10

890

817

833

632
178

654
126

666
172

810

780

838

–858
–14

–817
–5

–833
–5

–872

–822

–838

–18
–62
7

5
–42
8

5
.................
9

0801
0811

1100
1800
1801

2016 actual

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

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
22.0
24.0
25.2

Identification code 004–0201–0–1–808

revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities financed through
the business operations revolving fund may provide information in any format:
Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund and the funds provided
under the heading "Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents" may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility
in the District of Columbia.

2018 est.

✦

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving
Fund, $8,540,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology
development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Government Publishing Office
is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available
and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States
Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in
the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office Business
Operations Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office
in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further,
That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of
the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the business operations

3100
3200

4120
4123
4130

Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal sources .................................................................
Non-Federal sources .........................................................

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
4140
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
4170
Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................

Government Accountability Office
Federal Funds

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

–55

–28

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 004–4505–0–4–808

2016 actual

2017 est.

158
2

168
1

174
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0

160
56
2
13
5
16
341
43
184
50

169
48
1
10
5
12
291
56
186
60

175
46
1
10
5
13
292
52
186
51

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

870

838

831

Employment Summary
2016 actual

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

✦

1,597

2017 est.

1,684

Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not
more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General
of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses;
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such
title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries
in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable
to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the
Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign
countries, $590,678,000: Provided, That, in addition, $23,800,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall
be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation
and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency
which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional
Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share
of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments
hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation
from which costs involved are initially financed.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 005–0107–0–1–801

0001

Obligations by program activity:
GOAL 1-Address Current and Emerging Challenges to the
Well-being and Financial Security of the American People .....
GOAL 2-Respond to Changing Security Threats and the
Challenges of Global Interdependence ..................................
GOAL 3-Help Transform the Federal Government to Address
National Challenges ..............................................................
GOAL 4-Maximize the Value of GAO by Enabling Quality, Timely
Service to the Congress, and by Being a Leading Practices
Federal Agency ......................................................................
GOAL 8-Other Costs in Support of the Congress ........................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

201

222

147

162

134

155

17
31

19
33

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Reimbursable program activity goal 1 ......................................
0803
Reimbursable program activity goal 3 ......................................
0805
Reimbursable program activity goal 8 ......................................

530
2
29
1

530
2
32
1

591
2
24
1

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

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

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

562

565

618

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [072–1037] ....

30
1

23
.................

531

530

591

26
–2

35
.................

27
.................

24
555
586

35
565
588

27
618
641

–1
23

.................
23

51
562
6
–558

57
565
.................
–611

11
618
.................
–614

0002
0003
0004

0005

2018 est.

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent .............................................................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..............................................

Identification code 004–4505–0–4–808

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

All GPO activities are financed through the agency's Business Operations
Revolving Fund, established by section 309 of Title 44, U.S.C. This business-like fund is used to pay all GPO costs in performing congressional
and agency publishing, printing and information product procurement, and
publications dissemination activities. It is reimbursed from payments from
customer agencies, sales to the public, and transfers from GPO's two annual
appropriations: the Congressional Publishing Appropriation and the Public
Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents Appropriation.
Reimbursements to the Fund from appropriations constitute approximately
16% of GPO's annual revenues; the balance is generated by reimbursements
from customer agencies for work performed, sales of publications and information products to the public, and miscellaneous sales of scrap, waste,
and surplus property. The largest single component of GPO's annual expenses is publishing work procured from the private sector. In FY 2016,
the cost of this work totaled $325.9 million, or about 41% of total expenses.
The second largest component was personnel compensation and benefits.
These totaled $206.7 million, or about 26% of all expenses. GPO's Business
Operations Revolving Fund functions as the agency's checking account
with the U.S. Treasury. GPO pays its expenses from this account and the
Fund is reimbursed when the Treasury Department transfers money from
customer agency appropriations accounts to the Fund when they pay GPO's
invoices. This procedure also applies to the payment of transfers from the
Congressional Publishing and Public Information Programs appropriations,
and to deposits of funds collected from sales to the public. GPO maintains
a cash balance in the Business Operations Revolving Fund that is used to
pay all expenses. The cash balance fluctuates daily as payments are received
from agency reimbursements, customer payments, and transfers from GPO
appropriations. Under GPO's system of accrual accounting, annual earnings
generated since the inception of the Fund have been accumulated as retained
earnings. Retained earnings make it possible for GPO to fund a significant
amount of technology modernization. However, appropriations for essential
investments in technology and facilities upgrades are requested when necessary. GPO is accountable for its finances. Each year, the agency's finances and financial controls are audited by an independent outside audit
firm working under contract with GPO's Office of Inspector General. For
FY 2016, the audit concluded with GPO earning an unmodified, or clean,
opinion on its finances, the 20th consecutive year GPO has earned such an
audit result.

1000
1011
1050

1100
1700
1701

2018 est.

1,684

3000
3010
3011
3020

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

Government Accountability Office—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 005–0107–0–1–801

UNITED STATES TAX COURT
Federal Funds

2016 actual

2017 est.

3041

Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

–4

3050

–11
2

–9
.................

–9

40
48

48
2

2
6

3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

.................

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2018 est.

.................

555

565

618

490
68

559
52

611
3

558

611

614

–26
–1

–35
.................

–27
.................

–27

–35

–27

4050
4052

2
1

.................
.................

4060

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

.................

531
531
531
531

530
576
530
576

591
587
591
587

4030
4033
4040

GAO exists to support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and ensure the accountability
of the Federal Government for the benefit of the American people.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 005–0107–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

311
16
3

317
14
3

347
17
4

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
32.0

330
106
7
6
8
3
13
1
6
44
1
4
1

334
111
7
7
6
3
11
1
5
36
1
6
2

368
120
8
7
8
4
12
1
6
41
1
10
5

99.0
99.0
99.5

530
31
1

530
35
.................

591
27
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

562

565

618

Employment Summary
Identification code 005–0107–0–1–801

2016 actual

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

✦

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 023–0100–0–1–752

For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $53,185,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the
written certificate of the judge.

2,977
6

2017 est.

2,954
6

2018 est.

3,094
6

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and Expenses (Direct) ..................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1012
Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired
accounts ...........................................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

.................

51
52

51
51

53
53

5
52
–50
–1

6
51
–52
.................

5
53
–54
.................

5
6

6
5

5
4

47
3

49
3

51
3

50
51
50

52
51
52

54
53
54

3000
3010
3020
3041
3050
3100
3200

The United States Tax Court (referred to herein as the Tax Court or Court)
was established in 1969 under Article I of the United States Constitution.
The Court's jurisdiction is established by U.S. Code Title 26 (the Internal
Revenue Code). The Court is a court of law, which the Supreme Court has
said closely resembles the Federal District Courts and solely exercises judicial powers. It is also a court of national jurisdiction and conducts trial
sessions in 74 cities throughout the United States.
The Tax Court is independent of the Executive and Legislative Branches.
It is not affiliated with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It is one of three
courts in which taxpayers can bring suit to contest IRS liability determinations, and the only one in which taxpayers can do so without prepaying
any portion of the disputed taxes.
By law, the Tax Court is authorized 19 judges who, among themselves,
elect one as Chief Judge. Judges are appointed to 15-year terms by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Retired (also
known as Senior) judges may be recalled by the Chief Judge to perform
judicial duties. The Chief Judge is also authorized to appoint special trial
judges who have statutory authority to decide several categories of cases,
including cases involving up to $50,000 in dispute per tax year. Decisions
by the Tax Court are reviewable by the United States Courts of Appeals
and, if certiorari is granted, by the Supreme Court.

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Trust Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Trust Funds

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 023–0100–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

TAX COURT JUDGES SURVIVORS ANNUITY FUND

2018 est.

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.2
25.3
26.0
31.0

24
6
1
11
1
4
3
1
1

24
6
1
10
1
4
3
1
1

26
7
1
10
.................
3
4
1
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 023–0100–0–1–752

2016 actual

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

216

2017 est.

2018 est.

224

Identification code 023–8115–0–7–602

2016 actual

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
Tax Court Judges Survivors Annuity, Deductions from
Employees Salaries ...........................................................
1140
Tax Court Judges Survivors Annuity, Interest and Profits on
Investments ......................................................................

2018 est.

.................

1199

Total current law receipts ..................................................

.................

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

.................

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Tax Court Judges Survivors Annuity Fund ..............................

–1

2000

228

2017 est.

✦

5099

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

U. S. TAX COURT FEES
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 023–8115–0–7–602
Identification code 023–5633–0–2–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
U. S. Tax Court Fees ...............................................................

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
U. S. Tax Court Fees ...............................................................
5099

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

–1

–2

.................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 023–5633–0–2–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and Expenses ..............................................................

.................

0900 Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 25.1) .......

.................

0001

1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3010
3020

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

1000

1101
1930

.................

1
1

1
2

2
2

.................

.................
.................

2
–2

.................
.................

1
1

2
.................

.................
1
.................

2
1
2

2
2
2

✦

0900 Total new obligations (object class 11.5) ......................................

1
1

.................
1
–1

.................
1
.................

1
1
.................

3050

.................

.................
.................

.................
1

1
2

1
1
1

.................
1
.................

11
12

12
12

12
13

4100
4180
4190

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

5000
5001

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

4090

2018 est.

3100
3200
.................

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Tax Court Judges Survivors Annuity Fund (Direct) ......................

0001
1

2016 actual

The Tax Court Judges' Survivors Annuity Fund provides survivorship
benefits to eligible surviving spouses and dependent children of deceased
Tax Court judges. Participating judges pay 3.5 percent of their salaries or
retired pay into the fund to cover creditable service for which payment is
required. Additional funds, as needed, are provided through the Court's
annual appropriation. As of September 30, 2012, 23 judges were participating in the fund. Also as of September 30, 2012, 6 surviving spouses and
1 eligible dependent child were receiving survivorship annuity payments.
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Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions
Federal Funds

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

25.1

Advisory and assistance services ..............................................

Federal Funds

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

Employment Summary

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act,
$12,295,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

Identification code 235–1550–0–1–571

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 235–1550–0–1–571

2016 actual

2017 est.

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act,
$8,700,000.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
0801
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Reimbursable) .........

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

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700
Collected ...........................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

Identification code 009–1801–0–1–551

12
12

12
12
0123

3000
3010
3011
3020
3050
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

3
12
1
–13

3
12
.................
–12

3
3

10
3

9
3

–12

–12
.................
1

–12
.................
.................

4030

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 235–1550–0–1–571

11.1
12.1
23.3

1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020

1000
1001

1100
1900
1930

3050

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, established under section
1805 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(b)(6) as added by section
4022 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105–33), is an independent
legislative agency charged with advising the Congress on payment and
other policy issues affecting the Medicare program, as well as on the implications of changes in health care delivery in the United States and in the
market for health care services on the Medicare program.
The Commission's 17 members represent diverse points of view including
providers, payers, consumers, employers, and individuals with expertise
in biomedical, health services, and health economics research. It maintains
a full time staff of 4 in Washington, D.C.
The Commission is required by law to report to the Congress on March
1 and June 15 of each year, and to comment on congressionally mandated
reports of the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

2016 actual

4
2
1

2017 est.

2018 est.

4
2
1

Obligations by program activity:
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
(Direct) ..................................................................................

3100
3200

Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Mandatory:
Outlays, gross:
4101
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

2
.................

1
1

1
.................

8
8
10

8
8
9

9
9
10

2
9
–8

3
8
–8

3
9
–9

2
3

3
3

6
1

7
1

8
1

1
8
8

.................
8
8

.................
9
9

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
is a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data
analysis and makes recommendations to Congress, the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the states on a wide
array of issues affecting Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance
Program (CHIP). The U.S. Comptroller General appoints MACPAC's 17
commissioners, who come from diverse regions across the United States
and bring broad expertise and a wide range of perspectives on Medicaid
and CHIP.
MACPAC serves as an independent source of information on Medicaid
and CHIP, publishing issue briefs and data reports throughout the year to
support policy analysis and program accountability. The Commission's

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

authorizing statute, 42 U.S.C. 1396, outlines a number of areas for analysis,
including: payment; eligibility; enrollment and retention; coverage; access
to care; quality of care; and the programs' interaction with Medicare and
the health care system generally.
MACPAC's authorizing statute also requires the Commission to submit
reports to Congress by March 15 and June 15 of each year. In carrying out
its work, the Commission holds public meetings and regularly consults
with state officials, congressional and executive branch staff, beneficiaries,
health care providers, researchers, and policy experts.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–1801–0–1–551

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Direct obligations:
11.1
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
12.1
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
25.2
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................

3
1
5

4
1
3

4
1
4

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 009–1801–0–1–551

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

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UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review
Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not
more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September
30, 2019: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions
contained in the second through sixth provisos under this heading in the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2018
and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 292–2973–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
(Direct) ..................................................................................

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

0001

1000

1100
1930
1941

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................

Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................

2
1

4
.................

3
4
3

4
4
4

4010
4011

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.—Congress created
the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in 2000 in the
National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 106–398 as amended by
Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public
Law 108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 (November 10, 2005),
as amended by Public Law 113–291 (December 19, 2014). The statute
gives the Commission the mandate to monitor, investigate, and assess the
"national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Its
members are appointed by Congressional leaders, and its statutory mandate
is to report to Congress on Chinese proliferation practices; the qualitative
and quantitative effects of transfers of U.S. economic production activities
to China; the effects of the need for energy on China's foreign and military
policies and the impact of China's growing economy on world energy resources; foreign investment by the U.S. in China, and China's foreign investment in the U.S.; the military plans, strategy, doctrine and structure of
China's military; strategic economic and security implications of China's
cyber capabilities and operations; China's national budget, fiscal policy,
monetary policy, and currency management practices; the drivers, nature,
and implications of China's growing economic, technological, political,
cultural, people-to-people, and security relations of China with other
countries and international organizations; China's compliance with its
commitments to the World Trade Organization and other bilateral and
multilateral agreements; the implications of China's restrictions on freedom
of expression; and the safety of food, drug, and other products imported
from China. The Commission reports annually on these issues to the Congress, making recommendations for policy action and legislation when
appropriate. In order to obtain new information and perspectives on these
issues, the Commission conducts hearings throughout the year and maintains
a website containing the records of these proceedings as well as original
research on economic and security matters related to the Commission's
statutory mandate.
The Commission is comprised of 12 Commissioners, 3 Commissioners
appointed by each leader in the House and Senate, supported by a professional staff numbering approximately 18. The chairmanship of the Commission rotates between a Republican and a Democratic Commissioner
upon issuance of each annual report to Congress.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 292–2973–0–1–801

11.1
1

4
5

4
6

2016 actual

1
4
–4

1
1

2017 est.

2018 est.

99.5

1
2

2
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 292–2973–0–1–801

2016 actual

1001 Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................
1001 Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................
1
3
–3

18
12

2017 est.

2018 est.

18
12

✦

UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act
of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2019, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses.

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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM—Continued
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission,
$1,800,000, to remain available until expended.
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

Identification code 295–2975–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
0001

1000

1100
1930
1941

Obligations by program activity:
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
(Direct) ..................................................................................

3100
3200

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
as authorized by Public Law 94–304, $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000
for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's
Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

4
5

4
6

5
6

.................
3
–3

.................
5
–4

1
5
–4

WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

.................

.................
.................

.................
1

1
2

2
1

2
2

3
4
3

4
4
4

4
5
4

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is an
independent, bipartisan U.S. Government agency that was created by the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to monitor the status of
freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad, as defined
in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international
instruments, and to give independent policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State and the Congress.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the World War I Centennial
Commission, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
World War I Commission may accept money, in-kind personnel services, contractual
support, or any appropriate support from any executive branch agency for activities
of the Commission.
In addition, it is the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Navy shall conduct an
International Naval Review and parade of tall ships in 2019 in New York City in
tribute to the centennial of the return of the Allied Expeditionary Force, to serve as
a focal point for education of Americans on impacts of WWI on today's society and
to foster international goodwill.
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–9911–0–1–999

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Gifts and Bequests, World War I Centennial Commission .......

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Other Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions ..............

.................

–1

5099

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 295–2975–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

Identification code 009–9911–0–1–999

2018 est.

11.1
21.0
25.2

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................

1
.................
1

2
1
1

3
1
1

0001

99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

2
1

4
1

5
.................

1000
1001

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

5
1100

Employment Summary
Identification code 295–2975–0–1–801

1201
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

1800
1900
1930
1941

✦

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

Obligations by program activity:
Other Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions (Direct) ......
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

2016 actual

6
.................

7
7

8
.................

.................

2
8
14

.................
7
14

.................
14
22

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Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

4120
4180
4190

Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal sources .................................................................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

1
7
–7

1
6
–5

2
13
–7

1
1

1
2

2
8

.................
5

5
.................

7
.................

.................

–2
6
5

.................
7
5

.................
14
7

This presentation includes the following:
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.—The Commission
on Security and Cooperation in Europe is authorized and directed to
monitor the acts of the signatories which reflect compliance with or violation of the articles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe, with particular regard to the provisions relating
to Cooperation in Humanitarian Fields. The law establishing the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe also mandated it to monitor
and encourage U.S. Government and private activities designed to expand
East-West trade and the exchange of people and ideas. The Commission
will receive an annual report from the Secretary of State discussing the
overall United States policy objectives that are advanced through meetings
of decision-making bodies of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the OSCE implementation review process, and
other activities of the OSCE.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
China.—Congress created the Congressional-Executive Commission on
the People's Republic of China (CECC) in 2000 by passing Title III of
P.L. 106–286, the China Relations Act of 2000. The statute gives the
Commission the mandate to monitor the Chinese government's compliance
with international human rights standards and to track the development
of the rule of law in China. The Commission reports annually on these
issues to the President and the Congressional leadership, making recommendations for policy action and legislation when appropriate. The CECC
was also charged with creating and maintaining a registry of victims of
human rights abuses in China, including prisoners of conscience. The
CECC conducts hearings and staff-led issues roundtables throughout the
year and maintains a website containing the records of these proceedings,
as well as other information about human rights and rule of law issues
in China. The CECC seeks to be a resource on these issues for Capitol
Hill, the NGO community, the academic world, and the general public.
The Commission comprises nine Senators, nine Members of the House
of Representatives, and five Executive Branch officials, supported by a
professional staff numbering about 15 people. The chairmanship of the
CECC rotates from the Senate to the House in even-numbered Congresses.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.—The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission was created by Congress in 1999 by Public
Law 106–79. The Commission's congressional mandate is to establish
an appropriate, permanent national memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower,
who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe in
World War II and subsequently as 34th President of the United States.
The Commission's enabling legislation dictates that a memorial should
be created in the nation's capital to perpetuate his memory and his contri-

butions to the United States. The Commission is bipartisan and consists
of 12 members. Four members are members of the House of Representatives, four are Senators, and four are private citizens appointed by the
President. The Commission is led by Senator Pat Roberts (Chair) and
Congressman Mike Thompson (Vice Chair). Its work on building the
memorial since 2001 has been informed by the active participation of the
Eisenhower family, expert historians, along with input from members of
Congress and federal review agencies. The review agencies have expressed broad support for the design and will soon consider the final
design adjustments. Beginning construction in FY 2017, and with additional federal funds for construction, the memorial is scheduled to be
completed in 2020, the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Its
swift completion will allow an opportunity for our remaining World War
II heroes to honor Eisenhower, their commander in Europe. In P.L.
114–223, Congress reinstituted the authority for the Commission to execute phased construction with available funds. The original language
authorizing phased construction with available funds is included in P.L.
112–74. The project is shovel-ready. In order to build this world-class
memorial in the most efficient way possible and avoid escalating costs,
the Commission requests these funds in FY 2018. Capital Construction
account— $85,000,000.
World War I Centennial Commission.—The World War I Centennial
Commission was created by Congress in 2013 by P.L. 112–272, and
amended in 2014 by P.L. 113–291 to ensure a suitable observance of the
centennial of World War I, which ushered in the 'American Century'. It
began the advance of the rights of women and minorities in the U.S., and
sowed the seeds for international conflicts for a century, many of which
are ongoing today. America's support of Great Britain, France, Belgium,
and its other allies in World War I marked the first time in United States
history that American soldiers went abroad in defense of liberty against
foreign aggression. 4.7 million men and women from the United States
served in uniform during World War I, among them 2 future presidents,
Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Two million individuals
from the United States served overseas during World War I, including
200,000 naval personnel who served on the seas. The United States
suffered 375,000 casualties during World War I, including 116,516 deaths,
more than in the Korean War and Vietnam War combined. The centennial
of World War I offers an opportunity for people in the United States to
learn about and commemorate the sacrifices of their predecessors. Commemorative programs, activities, and sites allow them to learn about the
history of World War I, the United States involvement in that war, and
the war's effects on the remainder of the 20th and into the 21st century,
and to commemorate and honor the participation of the United States and
its citizens in the war effort. Congress also redesignated Pershing Park
in the District of Columbia as a 'World War I Memorial', and authorized
The Commission to plan, develop, and execute ceremonies for that redesignation, and for the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing an World War I Memorial containing appropriate sculptural and other commemorative elements, including landscaping, to further honor the service of members of the United States Armed
Forces in World War I. The Commission is bipartisan and consists of 12
private citizens; 6 are appointed by the Congress, 3 are appointed by the
President, 1 each is appointed by the National World War I Museum in
Kansas City, MO, the VFW, and the American Legion. The Commission
is augmented by ex-officio members and advisors: The Archivist of the
United States, The Librarian of Congress, The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, The Secretary of Education, The Secretary of State, The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, The Administrator of General Services,
The Department of Defense, The Department of Homeland Security, and
the Secretary of the Interior.

Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS—Continued
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–9911–0–1–999

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Direct obligations:
11.1
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
12.1
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................

6
1

5
1

11
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 009–9911–0–1–999

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION
For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission for
design and construction of a memorial in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower, as authorized by Public Law 106–79, $85,000,000, to remain available until expended.

bers. Four members are members of the House of Representatives, four
are Senators, and four are private citizens appointed by the President. The
Commission is led by Senator Pat Roberts (Chair) and Congressman Mike
Thompson (Vice Chair). Its work on building the memorial since 2001 has
been informed by the active participation of the Eisenhower family, expert
historians, along with input from members of Congress and federal review
agencies. The review agencies have expressed broad support for the design
and will soon consider the final design adjustments. Beginning construction
in FY 2017, and with additional federal funds for construction, the memorial
is scheduled to be completed in 2020, the 75th anniversary of the end of
World War II. Its swift completion will allow an opportunity for our remaining World War II heroes to honor Eisenhower, their commander in
Europe. In P.L. 114–223, Congress reinstituted the authority for the Commission to execute phased construction with available funds. The original
language authorizing phased construction with available funds is included
in P.L. 112–74. The project is shovel-ready. In order to build this worldclass memorial in the most efficient way possible and avoid escalating
costs, the Commission requests these funds in FY 2018. Capital Construction account—$85,000,000.
✦

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 283–2990–0–1–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL FUND

2018 est.

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

Obligations by program activity:
Capital Construction, Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Commission (Direct) ..............................................................

Identification code 283–5549–0–2–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0293 Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................

.................

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Gifts and Contributions, Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Fund ..................................................................................

.................

0900 Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 25.1) .......

.................

–3

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

0001

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

19
1

15
.................

14
.................

1050

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Fund ...................................
5099

.................
20

.................
15

85
99

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

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 283–5549–0–2–801

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

1
5
–4
–1

1
1
.................
.................

2
85
–44
.................

1
1

1
2

2
43

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..............................................................

.................

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

.................

3
3

.................
2

.................
1

1
.................

0001

1000

1201
1930
.................

.................

.................
4

.................
.................

44
.................

4
.................
4

.................
.................
.................

44
85
44

1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.—The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission was created by Congress in 1999 by Public
Law 106–79. The Commission's congressional mandate is to establish an
appropriate, permanent national memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, who
served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe in World
War II and subsequently as 34th President of the United States. The Commission's enabling legislation dictates that a memorial should be created
in the nation's capital to perpetuate his memory and his contributions to
the United States. The Commission is bipartisan and consists of 12 mem-

2016 actual

.................
1

1
1

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

3
3
.................

.................
.................
.................

3100
3200

✦

Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions—Continued
Trust Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

Trust Funds

For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for financing
activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $5,800,000: Provided, That funds
made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging
in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and
shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust
Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–8275–0–7–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–0145–0–1–154

0001

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund (Direct) ....................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 94.0) ......................................

8
8

2017 est.

2018 est.

6
6

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1140
Payments, John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training
and Development ..............................................................

2000
Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
5098 Rounding adjustment ....................................................................

9
–1

9
.................

10
.................

6
6

5099
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1011
Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [072–1037] ....
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1121
Appropriations transferred from other acct [072–0306] ....
1160
Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................

.................

6
1

6
.................

7
8

6
6

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

6
–6

7
1

6
.................

8
7
8

6
6
6

The Open World Leadership Center, under the direction of its Board of
Trustees, supports the identification of emerging leaders from foreign
countries selected by the Board of Trustees and oversees the development
of an intensive program in the United States to link up to 3,000 participants
each year with U.S. counterparts. The Center's mission entails enhancing
the understanding and capabilities for cooperation between the United
States and participating countries by developing a network of leaders who
have gained significant, first-hand exposure to America's democratic, accountable government and its free-market system. The Center has also
administered a program to enable cultural leaders from the Russian Federation to gain exposure to the operations of American cultural institutions.
The Center is authorized to solicit and accept federal and private funds,
in addition to receipt of this appropriation, and to invest appropriated funds
in par value securities at the U.S. Treasury. The Center is governed by an
eleven-member board of trustees, composed of the Librarian of Congress,
members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and representatives of the private sector. The Center is authorized to obtain a wide range
of administrative support, including space, from the Library of Congress.
FY 2018 funding supports U.S. grants and logistical services for hosting
in communities throughout the United States as well as other operating
expenses of the Center.
✦

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Developme
(Direct) ..................................................................................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 25.2) ......................................

8
8

7
7

6
6

.................
1

1
1

2
1

0001

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

Identification code 009–8275–0–7–801

8
–8

3100
3200
4180
4190

.................
1
.................
.................

1
2
.................
.................

2
3
.................
.................

5000
5001

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

15
16

16
16

The principal for this fund was established by the transfer of $7,500,000
from the appropriation "Payment to the John C. Stennis Center''. The
principal for the Stennis Center Fund is a non-expendable corpus invested
in Special Issue Certificates of Indebtedness with the U.S. Treasury. The
Center's operations are funded by the interest on these Treasury investments
as well as by other funds and contributions provided by outside sources.
✦

U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–8300–0–7–801

1000
1930
1941
4180
4190

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11
11

11
.................
.................

Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 009–8300–0–7–801

2016 actual

2017 est.

25.3
41.0

Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

1
2

1
1

1
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

2018 est.

Employment Summary
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
5001
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

11
11

Identification code 009–8148–0–7–154

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦
✦

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

(in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–8148–0–7–154

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1140
Payment from the General Fund, Open World Leadership Center
Trust Fund .........................................................................

.................

–8

–6

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund .............................
5099

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

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Offsetting receipts from the public:
001–322000 All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including
Budget Clearing Accounts ..........................................

.................

General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public .....................................

.................

✦

GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES
Identification code 009–8148–0–7–154

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund (Direct) ....................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

.................
1

1
.................

0001

FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION

1050

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1101
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the
maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and
cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the
House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and
for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

8
9

6
7

2
8
–7
–1

2
6
–6
.................

2
2

SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for
obligation beyond fiscal year 2018 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION

SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established
by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the
rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is
different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation
and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto:
Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses
of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives,
and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be
the permanent law with respect thereto.
CONSULTING SERVICES

SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting
service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of
public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
COSTS OF LBFMC

5000
5001

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

5
2

5
1

7
8
7

6
6
6

2
2

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 009–8148–0–7–154

11.1
25.1

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................

SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch
entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance
an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that
the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $2,000.
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS

SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any
other appropriation Act.
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL

2016 actual

1
4

2017 est.

2018 est.

1
3

1
2

SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available
to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided
tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices
of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and
Senate.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect
of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the
United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection

GENERAL PROVISIONS—Continued

(a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or
related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by the Architect of the Capitol.

JUDICIAL BRANCH
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by
law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $78,538,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain
available until expended.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current
law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court.

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.3
25.2
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ...........................................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................

43
15
1
1
10
2
4

46
16
1
1
9
2
4

47
17
1
1
9
2
4

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 010–0100–0–1–752

0001

1000

1100
1200
1900
1930
1941

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3050
3100
3200

4000
4010
4090
4100
4180
4190

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

2
78
78

3
79
81

3
81
83

.................
76
–75

1
79
–79

1
81
–81

.................
1

1
1

2
78
75

3
79
79

3
81
81

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court of our
country and stands at the apex of the judicial branch of our constitutional
form of government. The U.S. Supreme Court is the only constitutionally
indispensable court in the Federal court system of the United States. The
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is spelled out in the Constitution and allotted by the Congress. The funds herein requested are required to enable
the U.S. Supreme Court to carry out its constitutional and congressionally
allotted responsibilities.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0100–0–1–752

497

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0103–0–1–752

2018 est.

497

For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol
to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112,
$15,689,000, to remain available until expended.

0001

1941

3000
3010
3020

2016 actual

41
2

2017 est.

43
3

2018 est.

44
3

1100
1930

3050
3100
3200

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Care of the Building and Grounds (Direct) ................................
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

1000
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

2017 est.

CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and Expenses (Direct) ..................................................

488

✦

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0100–0–1–752

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

10
12

10
11

16
16

.................

.................
11
–11

.................
11
–9

2
16
–16

.................

.................
.................

.................
2

2
2

10
1

8
1

12
4

11
10
11

9
10
9

16
16
16

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0103–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
23.3
25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Land and structures ..................................................................

3
1
2
1
3
1
.................

4
1
2
3
3
1
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Supreme Court of the United States—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS—Continued
Employment Summary
Identification code 010–0103–0–1–752

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court,
as authorized by law, $31,075,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current
law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0510–0–1–752

0001

1000
1001

1100
1120
1160
1200
1900
1930
1941

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and Expenses (Direct) ..................................................
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations transferred to other accts [010–0925] .......
Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

2
2

2
.................

31
–2

30
.................

31
.................

3
32
34

3
33
35

3
34
36

6
32
–32

6
33
–33

6
34
–34

6
6

26
3

24
6

25
6

3
32
32

3
33
33

3
34
34

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, located in
Washington, D.C., has exclusive nationwide jurisdiction over a large
number of diverse subject areas, such as appeals in all patent cases, all
government contract cases, all international trade cases, all government
contract cases, all government personnel cases, all cases involving monetary
claims against the United States under the Tucker Acts, veterans cases,
and many others. Additional subject areas have been added to this court's

jurisdiction almost yearly. To keep abreast of its varied and growing jurisdiction, the court is requesting necessary increases in its funding as detailed
below.
The following is a more complete listing of the Federal Circuit's exclusive
jurisdiction. It hears appeals from: (A) final decisions of all Federal district
courts in cases arising under 28 U.S.C. §1338(a), relating to patent laws
generally, 35 U.S.C. §§145–146, relating to review of decisions of the
Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences,
28 U.S.C. §1346(a)(2), relating to Little Tucker Act claims against the
United States, and section 211 of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970,
section 5 of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, section
506(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and section 523 of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act relating to all statutes formerly under the
jurisdiction of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals; (B) final decisions of the United States Court of International Trade, 28 U.S.C.
§2645(c); (C) final decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims, 38 U.S.C. §7292; (D) final decisions of the United States
Court of Federal Claims, 28 U.S.C. §2522 and 42 U.S.C. §§300aa-12(f);
(E) final decisions of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands, 48 U.S.C. §1681 note (1988) (Compact of Free Association; Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands, Title II, Title
One, Article VII, §174(c)); (F) final determinations of the United States
International Trade Commission relating to unfair practices in import trade
made under 19 U.S.C. §1337; (G) findings of the Secretary of Commerce
under U.S. note 6 to subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States relating to importation of educational or
scientific instruments and apparatus; (H) final orders or decisions of the
Merit Systems Protection Board and certain arbitrators, 5 U.S.C. §7703;
(I) final decisions of the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals
Board, 31 U.S.C. §755; (J) final decisions of all agency Boards of Contract
Appeals, 41 U.S.C. §607(g); (K) final decisions of the Patent and Trademark
Office tribunals on patent applications and interferences, trademark applications and interferences, cancellations, concurrent use proceedings, and
oppositions, 35 U.S.C. §142, 15 U.S.C. §1071, 37 CFR §§1.304, 2.145;
(L) appeals under section 71 of the Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970,
7 U.S.C. §2461; (M) certain actions of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
38 U.S.C. §502; (N) certain final orders of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to certain Presidential appointees, 2 U.S.C.
§1219(a)(3) and 28 U.S.C. §2344; (O) final decisions of the Office of
Personnel Management under 5 U.S.C. §8902a(g)(2); (P) certain actions
of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance of the U.S. Congress
under 2 U.S.C. §1407(a); and (Q) final decisions of certain agencies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1296.
The Federal Circuit also has exclusive jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§1292(c) of: (1) appealable interlocutory orders or decrees in cases where
the court would otherwise have jurisdiction over an appeal; and (2) appeals
from judgments in civil actions for patent infringement otherwise appealable
to the court and final except for accounting. Under the provisions of 28
U.S.C. §1292(d), the court has: (1) exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from
interlocutory orders granting or denying, in whole or in part, a motion to
transfer an action to the Court of Federal Claims; and (2) may, in its discretion, permit an appeal from an interlocutory order of a judge who certifies
that there is a controlling question of law and a substantial ground for difference of opinion thereon, and that an immediate appeal may materially
advance the ultimate termination of the litigation. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C.
§7292(b)(1), the court has exclusive jurisdiction of certain interlocutory
orders of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Legislation having an impact on the Federal Circuit is contained in P.L.
105–339 (51021) October 31, 1998, Veterans Employment Opportunities
Act of 1998, which provides a remedy through the Merit Systems Protection
Board for those seeking review of the application of veterans preference
rules to applicants for Federal employment.

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
Federal Funds

JUDICIAL BRANCH

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0510–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
23.1
25.2
31.0

15
4
6
6
1

16
4
6
6
1

17
4
6
6
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 010–0510–0–1–752

2016 actual

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

145

2017 est.

2018 est.

151

152

✦

The United States Court of International Trade, established under Article
III of the Constitution of the United States, was created by the Act of October 10, 1980 (94 Stat. 1727), effective November 1, 1980, as successor
to the former United States Customs Court. The court has original and exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions against the United States, its agencies
and officers, and certain civil actions brought by the United States, arising
out of import transactions and Federal statutes affecting customs and international trade. The court possesses all the powers in law and equity of, or
as conferred by statute upon, a district court of the United States, and is
authorized to conduct jury trials. The geographical jurisdiction of the court
is nationwide and trials before the court or hearings may be held at any
place within the jurisdiction of the United States. The court also is authorized to hold hearings in foreign countries. The principal statutory provisions
pertaining to the court are contained in the following sections of Title 28
of the United States Code: Organization, sections 251–258; Jurisdiction,
sections 1581–1585; and Procedures, sections 2631–2646.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Federal Funds

Identification code 010–0400–0–1–752

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $18,649,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current
law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.

11.1
12.1
23.1
25.2
31.0

6
2
7
3
1

9
2
6
2
1

9
2
7
2
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Identification code 010–0400–0–1–752

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0400–0–1–752

0001

1000
1001

1100
1120

1160

Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200
Appropriation ....................................................................
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

3000
3010
3020
3050
3100
3200

Employment Summary

2016 actual

2017 est.

2016 actual

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

2018 est.

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
1
1

.................
.................

Federal Funds

.................
.................

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
18
–1

18
.................

19
.................

1
18
19

2
20
20

2
21
21

2
19
–17

4
20
–24

.................
21
–21

.................

2
4

4
.................

.................
.................

For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate
judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise
specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental,
repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff,
as authorized by law, $5,168,974,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended
for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space
alteration and construction projects.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current
law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial
courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from
office or from regular active service.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated
with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
(Public Law 99–660), not to exceed $8,221,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

15
1

17
5

18
1

1
18
17

2
20
24

2
21
21

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0920–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Courts of appeals ......................................................................
District courts ...........................................................................
Bankruptcy courts .....................................................................
Probation/Pretrial ......................................................................

647
2,519
776
1,425

666
2,591
798
1,487

690
2,695
829
1,530

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

5,367

5,542

5,744

0001
0002
0003
0004

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 010–0920–0–1–752

0801
0803

Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................
Offsetting Collections ................................................................

2016 actual

7
208

2017 est.

2018 est.

8
217

8
206

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

215

225

214

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

5,582

5,767

5,958

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1001
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

5
1
1

2
1
.................

.................
.................
.................

1050

.................

4,919

4,910

5,169

401

417

433

8
250

438
.................

374
.................

258
5,578
5,584

438
5,765
5,767

374
5,976
5,976

.................

404
5,582
46
–5,559
–1
–23

449
5,767
.................
–5,836
.................
.................

380
5,958
.................
–5,971
.................
.................

449

380

367

–36
–250

–286
.................

–286

368
163

163
94

94
81

5,177

5,348

5,543

4,858
297

4,994
425

5,171
367

5,155

5,419

5,538

–26
–1

–456
.................

–374
.................

–27

–456

–374

4050
4052

–250
19

.................
18

.................
.................

4060

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

–231

.................

4070
4080

Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................
Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................

4,919
5,128

4,910
4,963

5,169
5,164

401

417

433

401
3

417
.................

433
.................

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

404
5,320
5,532

417
5,327
5,380

433
5,602
5,597

1100
1200
1700
1701

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

4030
4033
4040

4090
4100
4101

Funds appropriated under this heading are for the salaries and benefits
of judges and supporting personnel and all operating expenses of the United
States courts of appeals, district courts, bankruptcy courts, United States

Court of Federal Claims, and United States Probation and Pretrial Services
offices are shown by activity:
Courts of Appeals.—This activity includes the salaries and benefits of
all active United States circuit judges, and all such judges who have retired
from office or from regular active service in pursuance of law. In addition,
it provides for the salaries and expenses of the Courts of Appeals supporting
personnel such as the administrative and legal aides required to assist the
judges in the hearing and decision of appeals, and other judicial functions
including all expenses of operation and maintenance such as travel expenses
incurred by judges and supporting personnel in attending sessions of court
or transacting other official business, and for relocation expenses, communications, printing, contractual services, supplies, equipment, and lawbooks
and for rental of space, alterations, and related services for United States
court facilities.
District Courts.—This activity includes the salaries and benefits of all
active United States district judges, magistrate judges and all such judges
who have retired from office or from regular active service in pursuance
of law. In addition, it provides for the salaries and expenses of the District
Court supporting personnel such as the administrative and legal aides required to assist the judges in conduct of hearings, trials, and other judicial
functions including all expenses of operation and maintenance such as
travel expenses incurred by judges and supporting personnel in attending
sessions of court or transacting other official business, and for relocation
expenses, communications, printing, contractual services, supplies, equipment, and lawbooks and for rental of space, alterations, and related services
for United States court facilities.
Bankruptcy Courts.—This activity includes the salaries and benefits of
all active United States bankruptcy judges. In addition, it provides for the
salaries and expenses of the Bankruptcy Court supporting personnel including all expenses of operation and maintenance such as travel expenses incurred by judges and supporting personnel in attending sessions of court
or transacting other official business, and for relocation expenses, communications, printing, contractual services, supplies, equipment, and lawbooks
and for rental of space, alterations, and related services for United States
court facilities.
Probation/Pretrial.—This activity includes the salaries and benefits of
all probation and pretrial services officers, officer assistants and supporting
personnel in attending sessions of court or transacting other official business, and for relocation expenses, communications, printing, contractual
services, supplies, and equipment and for rental of space, alterations, and
related services for United States court facilities. It also provides for all
expenses of law-enforcement related activities, which includes substance
abuse and mental health treatment, Global Position Monitoring, purchase,
rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services
Office staff, and operation and maintenance such as travel expenses incurred
by probation officers, including travel costs related to the supervision of
defendants and offenders in the community, and officer training expenses.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0920–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1,802
736

1,841
756

1,943
791

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.7
26.0
31.0

2,538
833
8
64
4
999
31
107
8
497
55
15
21
187

2,597
854
9
66
4
1,052
32
112
9
516
57
16
22
196

2,734
891
9
68
4
1,054
33
115
9
546
59
.................
23
199

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

JUDICIAL BRANCH
99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

5,367
215

5,542
225

5,744
214

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

5,582

5,767

5,958

4011

Outlays from discretionary balances .................................

417

4020

1,031

1,003

1,128

–7

.................

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired
accounts .......................................................................

–7

.................

1,005
1,024
1,005
1,024

1,003
1,003
1,003
1,003

1,132
1,128
1,132
1,128

4033

Employment Summary

4040
Identification code 010–0920–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

4053
1001 Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................
2001 Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............

27,852
35

28,148
35

28,361
40

✦

DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C.
3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons
furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18
U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the
court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel;
the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent
jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of
guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training
and general administrative expenses, $1,132,284,000, to remain available until expended.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0923–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Defender Services (Direct) .........................................................
Program administration expenses .............................................

1,030
9

1,070
11

1,142
11

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Reimbursable program activity .................................................

1,039
6

1,081
.................

1,153
.................

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

.................

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

1,045

1,081

1,153

104
10
7

81
.................
.................

3
20
.................

121

1,005
1,005
1,126

1,003
1,003
1,084

1,132
1,132
1,155

0001
0004

1000
1021
1033
1050

1941

3000
3010
3020
3040

1100
1900
1930

3050
3100
3200

46
1,045
–1,031
–10

50
1,081
–1,003
.................

128
1,153
–1,128
–20

128

133

46
50

50
128

128
133

1,005

1,003

1,132

614

973

1,098

Funds appropriated under this heading provide for the administration and
operation of the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A), as
amended, which provides for furnishing representation for any person financially unable to obtain adequate representation who: (1) is charged with
a felony or Class A, B, or C misdemeanor or infraction for which a sentence
to confinement is authorized, or with committing an act of juvenile delinquency, or with a violation of probation; (2) is under arrest, when such
representation is required by law; (3) is entitled to appointment of counsel
in parole proceedings (18 U.S.C. 4201–18); (4) is charged with a violation
of supervised release or faces modification, reduction, or enlargement of
a condition, or extension or revocation of a term of supervised release; (5)
is subject to a mental condition or other hearing (18 U.S.C. 4241–48); (6)
is in custody as a material witness; (7) is entitled to appointment of counsel
under the sixth amendment to the Constitution; (8) faces loss of liberty in
a case, and Federal law requires the appointment of counsel; (9) is entitled
to the appointment of counsel under 18 U.S.C. 4109; or (10) is seeking
relief under 28 U.S.C. 2241, 2254, or 2255. Representation includes
counsel and investigative, expert, and other necessary services. The appropriation includes funding for the compensation and expenses of court-appointed counsel and persons providing investigative, expert and other services under the Act, and also under 18 U.S.C. 3599 in capital representations; for the operation of the Federal Defender Organizations; for the
compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem,
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b), acting on behalf of financially eligible
minors or incompetent offenders in connection with transfers from the
United States to foreign countries with which the United States has a treaty
for the execution of penal sentences (18 U.S.C. 4109(b)); and for the continuing education and training of persons providing representational services
under the Act. In addition, this appropriation is available for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of counsel: (1) appointed pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant
has waived representation by counsel; (2) appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
1875(d)(1) to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their
employment; and (3) appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(l) in connection
with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0923–0–1–752

25.2
25.2
25.2
26.0
31.0
41.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Benefits for former personnel ....................................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Compensation and out-of-pocket expenses of court-appointed
counsel ..................................................................................
Transcripts ................................................................................
Investigators, interpreters, psychiatrists, and other experts ......
Other services ...........................................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

11.1
12.1
13.0
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.2

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

300
100
.................
11
38
7

310
103
1
12
40
8

332
111
1
13
41
9

341
7
55
18
2
12
148

349
8
58
22
3
15
152

366
10
60
27
4
18
161

1,039
6

1,081
.................

1,153
.................

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

DEFENDER SERVICES—Continued
Object Classification—Continued
Identification code 010–0923–0–1–752

99.9

actions and the number of grand juries being convened by the courts at the
request of United States attorneys.

2016 actual

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

1,045

2017 est.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

2018 est.

1,081

1,153

Employment Summary
Identification code 010–0923–0–1–752

11.8
2016 actual

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

2,746

2017 est.

2018 est.

2,849

2,969

99.9

FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation
of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,673,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under
5 U.S.C. 5332.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Grand jurors ..............................................................................
Petit jurors ................................................................................

34
15

17
31

17
37

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

0003
0004

1000

1100
1121
1121

1160
Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
3050
3100
3200

21.0
23.3
25.2
26.0

✦

Identification code 010–0925–0–1–752

44
2
1

44
.................
.................

53
.................
.................

47
54

44
49

53
54

2
48
–48

2
54
–54

1
2

2
2

47
1

44
4

53
1

48
44
48

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

2018 est.

22
23
2

24
21
1

28
23
1

COURT SECURITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of
protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing
Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of
security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities
housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security
services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as
authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act
(Public Law 100–702), $583,799,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United
States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial
Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney
General.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0930–0–1–752

Obligations by program activity:
Court Security (Direct) ...............................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

538

547

594

11
1

10
.................

538
564

537
564

584
611

–9
17

.................
17

148
538
3
–533
–1
–11

144
547
.................
–547
.................
.................

144
594
.................
–579
.................
.................

144

159

148
144

144
144

144
159

.................

1
49
–48

48
47
48

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Special personal services
payments ..............................................................................
Travel and transportation of persons (jurors) ............................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Other services (meals and lodging furnished sequestered
juror ......................................................................................
Supplies
and
materials
(Provisions
for
Juror
Food/Beverages) ....................................................................

2017 est.

✦

0001
5

2016 actual

54
53
54

This appropriation provides for the statutory fees and allowances of jurors,
refreshments of jurors, and compensation of land commissioners appointed
in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure. Budgetary requirements depend largely upon the volume
and length of jury trials demanded by the parties to both civil and criminal

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired
accounts ...........................................................................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
1000
1012

1050

1940
1941

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1100
1930

3050
3100
3200

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

JUDICIAL BRANCH

538

537

584

455
78

403
144

438
141

533
538
533

547
537
547

579
584
579

This appropriation provides for the necessary expenses not otherwise
provided for, incident to providing protective guard services for the United
States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations
and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security equipment
for United States courthouses and other facilities housing federal court
operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail
and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security
services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar
activities, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program or to the Federal Protective Service for costs associated with building security.

Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

228
580

229
543

225
539

314

34
266
–18

282
229
–497

14
225
–239

3050

282

.................

34
282

282
14

14
.................

228

229

225

16
2

229
268

225
14

18
228
18

497
229
497

239
225
239

3100
3200

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4100
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
4101
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
4110
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
✦

Identification code 010–0930–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

REGISTRY ADMINISTRATION

11.1
12.1
23.1
23.3
25.2
25.3
26.0
31.0
42.0
91.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................
Unvouchered .............................................................................

7
2
7
1
399
78
1
40
2
1

8
2
7
1
420
84
.................
25
.................
.................

9
2
7
1
451
85
.................
39
.................
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

538

547

594

Employment Summary
Identification code 010–0930–0–1–752

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–5101–0–2–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
Fees, Registry Administration, Judiciary ................................

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Registry Administration .........................................................
5099

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

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

–1

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 010–5101–0–2–752

2016 actual

✦

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–5100–0–2–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
Filing Fees, U.S. Courts, Judiciary ..........................................

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Judiciary Filing Fees ..............................................................
5099

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

228

229

225

228

229

225

–228

–229

–225

.................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Judiciary Filing Fees (Direct) .....................................................

266

229

225

0900 Total new obligations (object class 25.2) ......................................

266

229

225

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................

352

314

0001

1000

0900 Total new obligations (object class 25.2) ......................................

1
1

1
–1

1
1
1

4090

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–5100–0–2–752

Obligations by program activity:
Registry Administration (Direct) ................................................

0001

JUDICIARY FILING FEES

4100
4180
4190

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

This schedule reflects funds available to the Federal Judiciary, pursuant
to Public Law 100–459, which provides that any funds collected by the
Judiciary as a charge for services rendered in administering accounts kept
in a court's registry shall be deposited into this account.
✦

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

JUDICIARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–5114–0–2–752

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Judiciary Information
Technology Fund ................................................................
1140
Advances and Reimbursements, Judiciary Information
Technology Fund ................................................................

2016 actual

Identification code 010–5114–0–2–752
2017 est.

.................

147

145

479

400

486

1199

Total current law receipts ..................................................

626

545

631

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

626

545

631

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Judiciary Information Technology Fund ..................................

626

545

631

2000

5099

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

–626

–545

–631

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

21.0
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0

Direct obligations:
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Printing and reproduction .........................................................
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................

6
102
7
238
55
29
9
183

12
108
7
272
32
65
7
181

10
99
7
266
34
68
6
141

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

629

684

631

2018 est.

.................

2016 actual

✦

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
COURTS
Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–5114–0–2–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Information Technology .............................................................

629

684

631

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

129
18

144
.................

5
.................

1050

147

144

626
773

545
689

631
636

144

0001

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

336
629
–546
–18

401
684
–755
.................

330
631
–621
.................

401

330

340

336
401

401
330

330
340

626

545

631

275
271

394
361

486
135

546
626
546

755
545
755

621
631
621

The Judiciary Information Technology Fund provides the judiciary with
a funds management tool which allows more effective and efficient planning, budgeting, and use of funds for information technology activities.
The Fund was authorized "without fiscal year limitation," which allows
the judiciary to carry forward funds for projects that incur obligations over
multiple years. The Fund makes it possible to implement the Long Range
Plan for Information Technology in the Federal Judiciary and to manage
the information technology program over a multi-year planning cycle while
maximizing efficiencies and benefits. The Fund is financed through deposits
and transfers from appropriations, reimbursements, user fees, and the sale
of surplus equipment.

For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a
passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $90,339,000, of which not to exceed
$8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0927–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Program direction and policy formulation .................................
Program Services ......................................................................
Administrative Services .............................................................
Technology Services ...................................................................

13
25
61
6

15
22
69
2

15
23
70
2

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Offsetting Collections ................................................................

105
72

108
85

110
86

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

177

193

196

.................

84
7

109
.................

107
.................

0002
0012
0013
0014

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700
Collected ...........................................................................
1701
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............
1000

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

91
177
177

109
195
195

107
197
199

.................

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

12
177
1
–177
–1

12
193
.................
–195
–6

4
196
.................
–197
.................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

–12
–7
11

–8
.................
.................

–8

.................
4

4
–4

–4
–5

Federal Judicial Center
Federal Funds

JUDICIAL BRANCH

and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.

177

195

197

166
11

190
5

192
5

177

195

197

–95

–109

–107

4050
4052

–7
11

.................
.................

4060

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

.................

86
82
86
82

86
86
86
86

90
90
90
90

4030

The Administrative Office, pursuant to section 604 of Title 28, United
States Code, under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference
of the United States, is responsible for the administration of the U.S. courts,
including the probation and bankruptcy systems. The principal functions
consist of providing staff and services for the courts; conducting a continuous study of the rules of practice and procedure in the Federal courts; examining the state of dockets of the various courts; compiling and publishing
statistical data concerning the business transacted by the courts; and administering the judicial retirement and survivors annuities systems under Title
28, United States Code, sections 178, 376, and 377. The Administrative
Office also is responsible for: the preparation and submission of the annual
budget estimates as well as supplemental and deficiency estimates; the
disbursement of and accounting for moneys appropriated for the operation
of the courts, and the Federal Judicial Center; the audit and examination
of accounts; the purchase and distribution of supplies and equipment;
providing automated data processing services; securing adequate space for
occupancy by the courts; and such other matters as may be assigned by the
Supreme Court and Judicial Conference of the United States.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0927–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0928–0–1–752

2016 actual

71
3

75
3

78
3

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
23.3
25.2
31.0

74
22
1
1
1
4
2

78
24
1
1
1
2
1

81
24
1
1
.................
2
1

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

105
72

108
85

110
86

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

177

193

196

Employment Summary
2016 actual

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

597
417

2017 est.

621
474

2018 est.

621
474

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Education and training .............................................................
Research ...................................................................................
Program support .......................................................................

20
5
4

20
5
3

21
5
3

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

1
29
30

.................
28
29

.................
29
30

3
29
–29

3
28
–31

.................
29
–29

.................

3
3

3
.................

.................
.................

26
3

27
4

28
1

–1
28
28

.................
28
31

.................
29
29

0001
0002
0003

1941

3000
3010
3020

1000

1100
1700
1900
1930

3050
3100
3200

Identification code 010–0927–0–1–752

This appropriation provides for the operation of the Federal Judicial
Center pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 620 et seq. The Center is charged with the
responsibility for furthering the development and adoption of improved
judicial administration in the courts of the United States.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0928–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
25.2
26.0
31.0

15
5
6
.................
1
1
1

15
5
5
.................
1
1
1

15
5
6
1
1
1
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

✦

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

Employment Summary

Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by Public
Law 90–219, $29,082,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through
September 30, 2019, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel;

Identification code 010–0928–0–1–752

2016 actual

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

✦

127

2017 est.

125

2018 est.

125

Judicial Retirement Funds
Federal Funds

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
Federal Funds
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0941–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

127
6
22

140
6
22

161
5
29

0900 Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................

155

168

195

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

4090
4100
4180
4190

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

155
155

155
–155

168
168

168
–168

195
195

155

168

195

155
155
155

168
168
168

195
195
195

Trust Funds
JUDICIAL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT FUND
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

1199
1999

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

2
127

7
140

8
161

Total current law receipts ..................................................

132

150

172

Total receipts .............................................................................

132

150

172

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund ........................................

133

150

172

2000

5099

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

172
803

576

631

702

7
92
–99

.................
95
–95

.................
101
–101

.................

133

150

172

92
7

95
.................

101
.................

99
133
99

95
150
95

101
172
101

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

537
577

577
632

632
703

3000
3010
3020
3100

5000
5001

✦

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
Deductions from Employee Salaries and Voluntary
Contributions, Judicial Officers' Annuity ...........................
1140
Interest and Profits on Investments, Judicial Officers'
Annuity ..............................................................................
1140
Federal Payment to Judicial Officers Retirement Fund ..........

150
726

195
–195

This appropriation request would provide funds necessary to pay the retirement annuities of bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges, pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. 377, the retirement annuities of the United States Court of
Federal Claims judges, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 178, and annuities to participants' surviving widows, widowers, and dependent children, pursuant to
28 U.S.C. 376.

Identification code 010–8122–0–7–602

133
668

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Payment to Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund ..........................
Payment to Court of Federal Claims Judges Retirement Fund ....
Payment to Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund ..........................

0001
0002
0003

–133

–150

–172

.................

This fund provides the retirement annuities of bankruptcy judges and
magistrate judges pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 377.
✦

JUDICIAL SURVIVORS' ANNUITIES FUND
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–8110–0–7–602

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
Judicial Survivors Annuity, Deductions from Employees
Salaries .............................................................................
1140
Judicial Survivors Annuity, Interest and Profits on
Investments ......................................................................
1140
Federal Payment to Judicial Survivors Annuities Fund ...........

.................

–8
22

11
22

11
29

1199

Total current law receipts ..................................................

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund .........................................

–25

–42

–50

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

2000

5099

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–8110–0–7–602

0900 Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................

511

505

514

25
536

42
547

50
564

505

514

531

3
31
–34

.................
33
–33

1941

3000
3010
3020

1000

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Judicial Officers Retirement Fund .............................................

101

0900 Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................

101

0010

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................

535

576

631

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Judicial Survivor's Annuity Fund ................................................

0010

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–8122–0–7–602

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

1201
1930

United States Sentencing Commission
Federal Funds

JUDICIAL BRANCH

3100

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................

.................

31
3

33
.................

34
25
34

33
42
33

33
50
33

Outlays, gross:
4100
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

4
6
4

5
6
5

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

32
34

34
36

36
37

5000
5001

This fund provides the retirement annuities of United States Court of
Federal Claims judges pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 178.
✦

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5000
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
5001
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

514
508

508
517

UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

517
534

Federal Funds

The Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (section 376 of title 28, United
States Code) was established to receive sums deducted and withheld from
salaries of justices, judges, the Director of the Federal Judicial Center, the
Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice who have elected to bring themselves
within the purview of the above section as well as amounts received from
said judicial officers covering Federal civilian service prior to date of
election.
This fund provides annuities for participants' surviving widows, widowers,
and dependent children.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58
of title 28, United States Code, $18,576,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0938–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS JUDGES' RETIREMENT FUND

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and Expenses (Direct) ..................................................

.................

18
18

18
19

19
19

.................

3
17
–18

2
19
–19

3
2

2
2

15
3

15
4

16
3

18
18
18

19
18
19

19
19
19

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–8124–0–7–602

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1140
Federal Payment to Claims Court Judges' Retirement
Fund ..................................................................................
1140
Interest, Claims Court Judges' Retirement Fund ...................

.................

6
.................

5
1

1199

Total current law receipts ..................................................

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement
Fund ..................................................................................
5099

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

–6

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Court of Federal Claims Judges Retirement Fund ......................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................

6
38

6
40

6
42

4
–4

5
–5

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................

0001

1000

1201
1930
1941

4090

3000
3010
3020
3050

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–8124–0–7–602

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
1000

3100
3200

The United States Sentencing Commission, an independent agency
within the judicial branch, was established pursuant to provisions of the
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473, Title II),
as amended. The Commission's principal purposes are to: (1) collect, analyze, and distribute a broad array of information on Federal crime and
sentencing issues, serving as an information resource for Congress, the
executive branch, the courts, criminal justice practitioners, the academic
community, and the public; (2) establish sentencing policies and practices
for the Federal courts, including guidelines prescribing the appropriate
form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of Federal crimes;
(3) advise and assist Congress and the executive branch in the development
of effective and efficient crime policy; and (4) provide training to judges,

United States Sentencing Commission—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

prosecutors, probation officers, the defense bar, and other members of the
criminal justice community on the application of the guidelines.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 010–0938–0–1–752

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
21.0
25.2
31.0

10
3
1
2
1

10
3
1
3
2

10
4
1
3
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 010–0938–0–1–752

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
(in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Offsetting receipts from the public:
010–322000 All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including
Budget Clearing Accounts ..........................................
General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public .....................................

2
2

.................
.................

Intragovernmental payments:
010–388500 Undistributed intragovernmental payments and
receivables from cancelled accounts .........................

–25

.................

General Fund Intragovernmental payments ..............................................

–25

.................

✦

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available
for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109.
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except "Courts of Appeals, District
Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services" and "Courts of Appeals,
District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners",
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That
any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608.
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses
appropriation for "Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services"
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial
Conference of the United States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed
$11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
SEC. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by
substituting "Federal" for "executive" each place it appears.
SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such court-

houses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security
to provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For buildingspecific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service
rather than the Department of Homeland Security.
SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law
101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the second sentence (relating to the
District of Kansas) following paragraph (12), by striking "25 years and 6 months"
and inserting "27 years and 6 months".
(b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development,
the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended
in the second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking "23
years and 6 months" and inserting "25 years and 6 months".
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations
Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking "14 years" and inserting "16 years";
(2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by
striking "13 years and 6 months" and inserting "15 years and 6 months"; and
(3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by
striking "12 years" and inserting "14 years".
SEC. 307. (a) Section 2(a)(2)(A) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112–121) is amended by striking
"subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)'' and inserting "subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
(E), (F), (G), and (H)''.
(b) Section 2(a)(2) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of
2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112–121) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
"(F) EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.—The 1st vacancy in the office of a
bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of Michigan—
"(i) occurring 7 years or more after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
"(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled.
"(G) DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO.—The 1st vacancy in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the district of Puerto Rico—
"(i) occurring 7 years or more after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
"(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled.
"(H) EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.—The 1st vacancy in the office of a
bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of Virginia—
"(i) occurring 7 years or more after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
"(ii) resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, shall not be filled.
(c) Section 2(a)(2)(C) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of
2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112–121) is amended—
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively;
(2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesignated, the following: "(i) in the
case of the 1st and 2d vacancies, occurring more than 7 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act,''; and
(3) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by inserting "in the case of the 3d and 4th
vacancies,'' before "occurring more than 5 years''.
(d) Section 2(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act
of 2012 (28 U.S.C. 152 note; Public Law 112–121) is amended (with regard to the
1st and 2d vacancies in the southern district of Florida) by striking "5 years'' and
inserting "7 years''.
SEC. 308. Pursuant to the requirements of section 156(d) of title 28, United States
Code, Congress hereby approves the consolidations of the Office of the Bankruptcy
Clerk with the Office of the District Clerk of Court in the District of Montana and
in the District of Vermont.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Federal Funds
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $42,064,000 of which not
to exceed $4,859,000 shall be available for the Immediate Office of the Secretary;
not to exceed $501,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to
exceed $1,448,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,171,000 shall be available for the Office
of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $23,303,000 shall be available for the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $22,501,000 shall be
available for Departmental Administration 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; not to exceed $3,521,000 shall be available for the Office of
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; and not to exceed $7,261,000 shall be available for
the Office of Communications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to
any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided
further, That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the Immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the
Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made available under this heading
for Departmental Administration 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: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading
for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain
personnel at the agency level.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
$896,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
ECONOMICS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, $891,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND REGULATORY
PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and
Regulatory Programs, $891,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety,
$814,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL
SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign
Agricultural Services, $896,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENT
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources
and Environment, $896,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development,
$891,000.

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER
SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition,
and Consumer Services, $809,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–9913–0–1–352

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the Secretary ...............................................................
Under/Assistant Secretaries ......................................................
Trade negotiations and biotechnology resources .......................
Departmental Administration ....................................................
Office of Communications .........................................................
Office of Advocacy and Outreach ...............................................
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination ........
Outreach & Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers &
Ranchers & Veteran Farmers & Ranchers .............................
0009
Biobased Markets Program Sec 9001 ........................................
0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
0006
0007
0008

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

5
11
1
25
7
1
1

4
12
1
23
7
1
1

9
3

10
3

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0802
Office of the Secretary (Reimbursable) ......................................

63
66

61
56

62
56

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

129

117

118

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................

2
1
2
2

4
1
1
.................

10
.................
1
.................

1000
1001
1021
1033
1050

1100
1221
1230

–1

.................

54
25

59
.................

79
144
150

59
122
127

59
121
132

–17
4

.................
10

.................
14

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

39
129
6
–128
–2
–6

38
117
.................
–147
–1
.................

7
118
.................
–122
–1
.................

–31
–25
23

–33
.................
.................

–33

8
5

5
–26

–26
–31

132

110

108

104

103

1260
1700
1701

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Office of the Secretary—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–9913–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

The Office of Communications provides leadership, expertise, and coordination to implement successful strategies and products that advance
the mission of the USDA while serving the public in a fair, equal, transparent and accessible manner. The 2018 Budget requests $7.3 million.

2018 est.

4011

Outlays from discretionary balances .................................

4020

114

134

109

4030
4033

Identification code 012–9913–0–1–352

–67
–2

–59
.................

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired
accounts .......................................................................

–69

–59

–25
13

.................
.................

.................

4060

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

–10

.................

4070
4080

53
45

51
75

49
50

2
12

10
3

11
2

–1

.................

12
13
65
58

12
13
63
88

13
13
62
63

4040
4050
4052
4053

4090
4100
4101
4110

4123
4142

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.2
25.3
41.0

26
8
2
2
2
6
8
9

26
8
1
2
2
6
7
9

26
8
1
2
2
6
7
10

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

63
66

61
56

62
56

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

129

117

118

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–9913–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

224
195

2017 est.

2018 est.

219
179

215
179

✦

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.
The 2018 Budget requests $16.7 million for the Office of the Secretary.
The Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination formulates
emergency preparedness policies for USDA and directs and coordinates
Department activities that support USDA emergency programs and liaison
functions with Congress, the Department of Homeland Security, and other
Federal agencies involving homeland security, natural disasters, agriculturerelated international civil emergency planning and intelligence activities.
The 2018 Budget requests $1.4 million.
The Office of Advocacy and Outreach 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. 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 2018 Budget requests $1.2 million.
Departmental Administration provides staff support to policy officials
and overall direction and coordination of the Department. Activities include
Department-wide programs for human resources management, occupational
safety and health management, real and personal property management,
acquisitions and contracting, motor vehicle and aircraft management, supply
management, and participation of small and disadvantaged businesses and
veterans programs. The 2018 Budget requests $22.5 million. This funding
level reflects a transfer of $2 million and the realignment of the Office of
Administrative Law Judges and the Office of the Judicial Officer from
Departmental Administration to the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Trust Funds
GIFTS AND BEQUESTS
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8203–0–7–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Gifts and Bequests, Departmental Administration ................

.................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Gifts and Bequests ................................................................
5099

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

–1

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8203–0–7–352

2016 actual

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

0900 Total new obligations (object class 99.5) ......................................

1
5

.................
1
.................

1
1
–1

.................
1

1
1

0001

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
1000

Executive Operations
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

4090
4100
4180
4190

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

4030

.................
1
.................

1
1
1

4050
4052

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).
✦

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
Federal Funds
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $17,211,000, of
which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research
under 7 U.S.C. 3155.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0123–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

4070
4080

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal sources .................................................................
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........

–1

–1
1

.................
.................

18
17

18
19

17
17

.................
1

1
11

1
.................

1
19
18

12
19
31

1
18
18

4090
4100
4101

The Office of the Chief Economist advises the Secretary of Agriculture
on the economic implications of Department policies, programs and proposed legislation. The Office is 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 adaptation and environmental market activities; and coordination and review of all commodity
and aggregate agricultural and food-related data used to develop outlook
and situation material within the Department. The 2018 Budget requests
$17.2 million for the office.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the Chief Economist ....................................................
Biodiesel Fuel Education Program .............................................

16
1

17
1

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Office of the Chief Economist (Reimbursable) ...........................

17
2

18
2

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

0001
0002

1000
1001

1100
1221
1700
1701

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020

.................
.................

1
1

1
.................

Identification code 012–0123–0–1–352

2016 actual

3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.2

7
2
8

7
2
9

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

17
2

18
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
18

.................
1

1
.................

1
20
20

1
20
21

1
19
20

.................

15
19
–19

15
20
–32

3
20
–19

–2
–1
1

–2
.................
.................

–2

13
13

13
1

1
2

Identification code 012–0123–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $14,716,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0706–0–1–352

3050

2017 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
National Appeals Division .........................................................

13
13

15
15

2
13
–13
–1

1
15
–15
.................

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................

0001

10
8

17
3

16
2

3000
3010
3020
3041

3050

Executive Operations—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–0706–0–1–352

3100
3200

2016 actual

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

3020

2017 est.

2018 est.

4000

2
1

1
1

12
1

12
3

13
13
13

15
15
15

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is responsible for conducting
first and second-level administrative adjudications at USDA through fair,
transparent, and consistent processes. Activities are carried out by three
offices, the National Appeals Division (NAD), the Office of Administrative
Law Judges (OALJ), and the Office of the Judicial Officer (OJO). NAD
is responsible for listening to farmers and other rural program participants
concerning their disputes with certain agencies within USDA through fair
and impartial administrative hearings and appeals. OALJ and OJO (previously housed in Departmental Administration) are responsible for regulatory
hearings and administrative proceedings. OHA was established in 2016
with the consolidation of the three offices. The 2018 Budget requests $14.7
million and reflects this realignment.

4010
4180
4190

Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

2017 est.

9
2
2

10
3
2

9
3
3

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $9,093,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Identification code 012–0503–0–1–352

9
9
9

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.3

5
2
1

6
2
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–0503–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

Identification code 012–0113–0–1–352

1941
4180
4190

2017 est.

2018 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1
1

1
.................
.................

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). All remaining balances were rescinded by Section
736 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.
✦

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................

8
9
8

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

1000
1930
2016 actual

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Employment Summary

Obligations by program activity:
Office of Budget and Program Analysis (Direct) ........................

COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

0005

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 2018 Budget requests $9.1 million.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
25.1

Identification code 012–0503–0–1–352

–9

✦

2016 actual

Identification code 012–0706–0–1–352

–9

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0706–0–1–352

–8

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Identification code 012–4609–0–4–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0801
0802
0803
0804
0805

Obligations by program activity:
Administration ..........................................................................
Communications .......................................................................
Finance and management .........................................................
Information technology ..............................................................
Executive secretariat .................................................................

49
6
355
478
3

46
6
346
467
4

45
9
324
445
3

9
9

0809 Reimbursable program activities, subtotal ...................................
0815
Capital Funding Availability ......................................................
0816
Proceeds from Purchase Card Rebate Programs .......................

891
15
6

869
33
14

826
20
10

–1

.................

.................
0819 Reimbursable program activities - Purchase of Equipment (Capital),
subtotal .....................................................................................

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

912

916

856

Office of Chief Information Officer
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
23.3

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700
Collected ...........................................................................
1701
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............
1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
3050
3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

144

4030
4033
4040
4050
4080
4180
4190

Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal sources .................................................................
Non-Federal sources .........................................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

104

943
–24

869
.................

856
.................

919
1,063

869
1,020

856
960

151

104

303
912
–922

293
916
–927

282
856
–932

293

282

206

–234
24

–210
.................

–210

69
83

83
72

72
–4

25.1
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.3
25.3
25.3
25.4
25.7
25.7
25.7
26.0
26.0
26.0
31.0
31.0
31.0
32.0

Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges OCIO ......................................................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges - DA OES
OC .........................................................................................
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other services from non-Federal sources - OCFO ......................
Other services from non-Federal sources - OCIO .......................
Other services from non-Federal sources - DA OES OC ..............
Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCFO ............
Other goods and services from Federal sources - OCIO .............
Other goods and services from Federal sources - DA OES OC .....
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCFO ....................
Operation and maintenance of equipment - OCIO .....................
Operation and maintenance of equipment - DA OES OC ............
Supplies and materials - OCFO .................................................
Supplies and materials - OCIO ..................................................
Supplies and materials - DA OES OC .........................................
Equipment - OCFO .....................................................................
Equipment - OCIO .....................................................................
Equipment - Availability ............................................................
Land and structures ..................................................................

1
1
89
143
13
58
27
13
3
25
58
1
1
2
3
10
30
.................
5

3
1
.................
.................
.................
116
179
21
2
28
58
1
1
1
2
3
7
47
.................

3
.................
.................
.................
.................
103
154
22
3
16
62
2
1
1
2
2
5
30
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

912

916

856

23.3

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–4609–0–4–352

2016 actual

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

151

919

869

856

676
246

752
175

740
192

922

927

932

11.9
12.1
12.1
12.1
21.0
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.1
23.1
23.2
23.2
23.2
23.3

Total personnel compensation ...........................................
Civilian personnel benefits OCFO ..............................................
Civilian personnel benefits OCIO ...............................................
Civilian personnel benefits - DA OES OC ...................................
Travel and transportation of persons OCFO ...............................
Travel and transportation of persons - OCIO .............................
Transportation of things - DA OES OC .......................................
Rental payments to GSA - OCFO ................................................
Rental payments to GSA - OCIO .................................................
Rental payments to GSA - DA OES OC .......................................
Rental payments to others - OCFO ............................................
Rental payments to others - OCIO .............................................
Rental payments to others - DA OES OC ....................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges OCFO .....................................................................................

2,911

2,927

Federal Funds
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

–932
–11

–869
.................

–856
.................

–943

–869

–856

24
–21
.................
–21

.................
58
.................
58

.................
76
.................
76

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

11.1
11.1
11.1
11.3
11.5
11.5
11.5

2,601

2018 est.

OFFICE OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $58,950,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0013–0–1–352

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent - OCFO .................................................
Full-time permanent - OCIO ..................................................
Full-time permanent - DA OES OC .........................................
Other than full-time permanent ............................................
Other personnel compensation - OCFO ..................................
Other personnel compensation - OCIO ...................................
Other personnel compensation - DA OES OC .........................

2017 est.

✦

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

Identification code 012–4609–0–4–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the Chief Information Officer ......................................
Homeland Security ....................................................................

16
28

17
28

31
28

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Reimbursable) .............

44
39

45
36

59
36

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

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
1700
Collected ...........................................................................
1701
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............

25
13

36
.................

38
83
83

36
81
81

36
95
95

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

23
83
1
–87
–1

19
81
.................
–97
.................

3
95
.................
–94
.................

–15
–13
10

–18
.................
.................

–18

–15

0001
0002

117
84
16
1
8
2
1

126
91
18
.................
7
2
1

128
91
18
.................
7
2
1

229
43
28
5
2
2
1
2
5
1
9
15
1

245
46
31
6
2
3
1
2
4
1
7
.................
.................

247
47
30
6
2
3
1
2
5
1
8
.................
.................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

3100

3050
3060
3070
3071
3090

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................

Office of Chief Information Officer—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–0013–0–1–352

3200

2016 actual

Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Identification code 012–0014–0–1–352
2017 est.

–15

2018 est.

–14

67
20

79
18

92
2

–35

–36

4050
4052

–13
10

.................
.................

4060

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

–3

.................

45
52
45
52

45
61
45
61

59
58
59
58

4030

2016 actual

6
6

2
6
–6

–2
2

.................
.................

.................
2

2
2

5
1

–1

.................

3060
3071
3100
3200

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0013–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
23.1
25.2
25.3
31.0

12
4
1
11
15
1

13
4
1
14
12
1

15
4
1
21
17
1

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

44
39

45
36

59
36

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–0013–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

97
5

2017 est.

102
5

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Direct) .............................

0001

3050

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 Office
(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 2018 Budget requests $59 million.

2017 est.

4020

4052

4060

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

.................

6
5
6
5

6
6
6
6

4030

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 management activities
to improve program delivery and assure maximum contribution to the
Secretary's Strategic Goals. The 2018 Budget requests $5.8 million.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0014–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
25.2

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................

5
1

99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

2018 est.

Employment Summary

111
5
Identification code 012–0014–0–1–352

✦

OFFICE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Federal Funds
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $5,836,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Federal Funds
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $23,304,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continu-

Hazardous Materials Management
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

99.5

Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Employment Summary
Identification code 012–3800–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.
Identification code 012–3800–0–1–352

Obligations by program activity:
0001
Office of Civil Rights (Direct) ....................................................
0801
Office of Civil Rights (Reimbursable) ........................................

24
5

23
5

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

2016 actual

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

116
8

2017 est.

2018 est.

124
10

116
10

✦

3
2

5
.................

5
29
29

5
28
28

5
29
–27

7
29
–34

2
28
–28

–6
–2
4

–4
.................
.................

–4

–1
3

3
–2

–2
–2

3000
3010
3020
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

24
3

29
5

28
.................

–6

–10

–5

4050
4052

–2
3

.................
5

.................
.................

4060

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

.................

24
21
24
21

24
24
24
24

23
23
23
23

4030

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.), $3,503,000, 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0500–0–1–304

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
23.1
25.2
25.3

12
4
2
3
3

13
4
2
1
3

12
4
2
1
3

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

24
4

23
5

22
5

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0001

Obligations by program activity:
Hazardous materials management ...........................................

1000
1021
1033

.................
2
4

1
.................
.................

4
10

4
5

10
9
–5
–2

12
4
–11
.................

5
4
–6
.................

10
12

12
5

5
3

2
3

4
7

4
2

1050

The Office of Civil Rights provides overall leadership for all Departmentwide civil rights activities, including employment opportunity and program
non-discrimination policy development, analysis, coordination, and compliance. The Office provides leadership to implement best practices that
will create an environment where a diverse workforce is valued as a source
of strength. The Office monitors program activities to ensure that all USDA
programs are delivered in a non-discriminatory manner. The 2018 Budget
requests $23.3 million.

Identification code 012–3800–0–1–352

Federal Funds

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

4020

–4

.................

4
1
4

4
11
4

4
6
4

4033
4053

Hazardous Materials Management—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–0500–0–1–304

2016 actual

1100
1105

2017 est.

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Department must 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 the Department's agencies may be reimbursed for their cleanup
efforts. The Department determines what projects to fund by using objective
criteria to identify what sites pose the greatest threats to public health,
safety, and the environment. The 2018 Budget requests $3.5 million.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0500–0–1–304

2017 est.

1
8

1
3

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

3000
3010
3020
3040

3090
3100
3200

4030

Federal Funds
4050

AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
(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. 121,
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, $62,145,000, to
remain available until expended, for buildings operations and maintenance expenses.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

0002
0003

Obligations by program activity:
Building Operations and Maintenance ......................................
Homeland Security Database ....................................................

2016 actual

7
–3

8
.................

4
68
85

8
77
99

8
70
80

28
63
–61
–1

29
89
–95
.................

23
70
–71
.................

–11
3

–8
.................

–8

17
21

21
15

15
14

42
19

67
28

61
10

–7

–8

.................

64
54
64
54

69
87
69
87

62
63
62
63

2017 est.

2018 est.

9
3
8
18
3
21
.................

57
6
.................

80
8
1

62
8
.................

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

99.9

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

2018 est.

9
3
8
26
4
30
.................

2017 est.

9
3
6
17
3
18
1

2016 actual

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................

1050

11.1
12.1
23.3
25.2
25.3
25.4
26.0

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0802
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments
(Reimbursable) .....................................................................

10
.................

Identification code 012–0117–0–1–352

99.0
99.0
99.5

22
.................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

50
12

16
1

This account finances the operations, repair, improvement and maintenance activities of two headquarters buildings in Washington, DC and the
George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, MD. The 2018 Budget
requests $62.1 million for operations and maintenance.

69
12

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

45
12

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................

62
.................

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Identification code 012–0117–0–1–352

64
5

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3060
3070

2018 est.

Direct obligations:
11.1
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
25.3
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................

Identification code 012–0500–0–1–304

1700
1701

3050

2016 actual

64
.................

2018 est.

1160
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Reappropriation ................................................................

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–0117–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

✦

2017 est.

2018 est.

Office of the General Counsel
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Federal Funds
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment
pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $92,689,000, 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

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 2018 Budget requests $92.7 million.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0900–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0900–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the Inspector General ..................................................
Office of Inspector General (Reimbursable) ...............................

93
3

96
3

93
3

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

0001
0801

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

4030
4050

2
3

4
.................

5
101
110

4
100
111

4
97
109

–3
11

.................
12

.................
13

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
25.2
25.3
26.0
31.0

53
21
3
6
5
2
1
2

53
21
3
7
6
4
1
1

51
21
3
7
6
3
1
1

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

93
3

96
3

93
3

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–0900–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

492

2018 est.

480

458

✦

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
Federal Funds

15
96
2
–96
–1

16
99
1
–104
.................

12
96
1
–97
.................

–3
–3

–6
.................

–6

12
10

10
6

6
6

101

100

86
10

91
13

88
9

104

–2

–4

–3

.................

96
94
96
94

96
100
96
100

93
93
93
93

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $42,970,000.
OFFICE OF ETHICS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,538,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2300–0–1–352

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Office of the General Counsel ....................................................
Office of the General Counsel (Reimbursable) ...........................

48
4

47
4

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

4
52
52

4
51
51

8
52
1
–52
–1

8
52
.................
–57
.................

3
51
.................
–52
.................

0001
0801

1700
1900
1930

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

1100

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,

2016 actual

Office of the General Counsel—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–2300–0–1–352

3050
3060
3071
3100
3200

2016 actual

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

–1
1

.................
.................

7
8

8
3

3
2

46
6

49
8

49
3

–4
48
48

–4
48
53

–4
47
48

The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
provides legal advice, counsel, and services to the Secretary and to all
agencies, offices, and corporations of the Department on all aspects of their
operations and programs. It represents the Department in administrative
proceedings; non-litigation debt collection proceedings; State water rights
adjudications; proceedings before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeal,
the Merit System Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, 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 support personnel devoted to those efforts are supervised by the
General Counsel. The 2018 Budget requests $43 million.
The Office of Ethics provides ethics advice, counsel and training to all
USDA officials and employees, and conducts annual financial disclosure
reviews. The work of the Office of Ethics promotes employee compliance
with the Federal conflict of interest laws and regulations. The 2018 Budget
requests $3.5 million.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2300–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1701–0–1–352

85
5

77
5

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

.................
5

1
4

1
5

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

5
90
90

6
83
83

.................

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

43
90
1
–97
–2

35
90
.................
–101
.................

24
82
.................
–85
.................

–11
–5
4

–12
–4
.................

–16
–5
.................

–12

–16

–21

32
23

23
8

8
.................

71
26

73
28

68
17

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

4020

101

–3

–1

4050
4052

–5
3

–4
.................

–5
.................

4060

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

–2

–4

–5

85
94
85
94

85
100
85
100

77
84
77
84

32
10
2
1
1

4030

99.0
99.0
99.5

48
4
.................

46
4
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

2016 actual

2017 est.

227
17
27
2

236
19
29
2

✦

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Federal Funds
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $76,690,000.

2018 est.

222
18
29
2

33
9
2
3
1

Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................
Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................
Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............
Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............

33
9
2
3
1

1001
1001
2001
2001

2018 est.

85
5

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................

Identification code 012–2300–0–1–352

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Economic Research Service .......................................................
Economic Research Service (Reimbursable) ..............................

0001
0801

11.1
12.1
23.3
25.2
26.0

Employment Summary

2016 actual

The Economic Research Service provides economic and other social
science research and analysis to inform public and private decision making
on food, agriculture, natural resources, and rural America. The Agency's
mission is to anticipate 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.

National Agricultural Statistics Service
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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 (ARMS) and associated farm and farm
household finance estimates, consumer data and related research on food
consumption, 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 FSA and NCRS; and (5) Research that addresses
questions with short-run payoff or has immediate policy implications.
The 2018 budget request of $76.7 million continues to fund ERS' highest
priority core programs, including research, data, and market outlook on
the following: How investments in rural people, businesses, and communities affect the capacity of rural economies to prosper in a changing global
marketplace; economic issues related to developing natural resource policies
and programs that respond to the need to protect the environment while
enhancing agricultural competitiveness; production agriculture, domestic
and international markets, and Federal farm policies, to understand the
U.S. food and agriculture sector's performance; the Nation's food and nutrition assistance programs, to study the relationships among factors that
influence food choices and health outcomes and to enhance methodologies
for valuing societal benefits associated with reducing food safety risks.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1801–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

113
9
64

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
National Agricultural Statistics Service (Reimbursable) ...........

179
34

168
25

186
25

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

213

193

211

.................

168

186

33
1

25
.................

34
202
213

25
193
193

25
211
211

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

45
213
1
–202
–11
–1

45
193
.................
–218
.................
.................

20
211
.................
–210
.................
.................

–14
–1
14

–1
.................
.................

–1

31
44

44
19

19
20

202

193

211

163
39

175
43

191
19

202

218

210

–43
–4

–23
–2

–47

–25

–1
14

.................
.................

1021

1100
1700
1701

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041

3060
3070
3071
36
1
1

37
1
1

34
1
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.3
25.2
25.3
25.5
26.0
41.0

Total personnel compensation ...........................................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Research and development contracts .......................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

38
11
1
7
7
14
5
1
1

39
11
1
7
6
14
5
1
1

36
11
1
7
4
11
5
1
1

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

85
5

77
5

4020

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

4030
4033

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

3090
3100
3200

2017 est.

345
1

347
1

2018 est.

329
1

✦

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Federal Funds
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
$185,677,000, of which up to $63,900,000 shall be available until expended for the
Census of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available for the Census of
Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7
U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............

4040
2016 actual

2018 est.

117
9
42

Identification code 012–1701–0–1–352

2017 est.

117
9
53

2018 est.

Employment Summary

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Agricultural estimates ...............................................................
Statistical research and service ................................................
Census of agriculture ................................................................

0001
0002
0003

3050
Identification code 012–1701–0–1–352

4050
4052

4060

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

.................

168
155
168
155

168
193
168
193

186
185
186
185

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides the official
National and State estimates of acreage, yield, and production of crops,
grain 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 more than 450
reports issued each year. In addition, the Census of Agriculture, which is
conducted every five years for years ending in 2 and 7, an in-depth picture
of America's agriculture and provides comprehensive data on the Nation's
agricultural industry down to the county level. NASS' responsibilities are
authorized under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C

National Agricultural Statistics Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE—Continued

1621–1627) and the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, Public Law
105–113 (7 U.S.C. 2204 g(d)(f)).
Agricultural Estimates.—The Agricultural Estimates program is vital for
a wide range of people. Users of these data include but are not limited to
farmers, ranchers and growers. Agricultural commodity markets in the
U.S. and around the world, Federal, State and local policy makers, and
people involved in planning, investment, price discovery mechanisms, research, and marketing decisions. Billions of dollars could be put at risk
without these essential Agricultural Estimates statistical reports. Staff in
12 Regional offices and 34 State offices serving all 50 States conduct the
work to produce these commodity estimates. 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
where reductions could be taken, evaluating with the following priorities:
1) Federal Principal Economic Indicator data; 2) data which directly impact
commodity markets; 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. In 2016, NASS achieved several accomplishments: 1) published the regular schedule of Agricultural Estimates
Federal Principal Economic Indicators; 2) released the first-ever Cost of
Honey bee Pollination report from operators with five or more colonies;
3) conducted the Vegetable Chemical Use Survey; 4) closed the NASS
data center and migrated to the USDA Enterprise Data Center; and 5) implemented two-factor secure connectivity to the NASS virtual desktop environment.
Census of Agriculture.—The Census of Agriculture provides the only
source of comparable and consistent detailed data about agriculture and
helps to measure trends and new development in the agricultural sector of
our Nation's economy. The Census of Agriculture is critical because it
provides comprehensive data on the agriculture economy, land use, production expenses, value of land and buildings, farm size and characteristics of
farm operators, market value of agricultural production sold, acreage of
major crops, inventory of livestock and poultry, and farm irrigation practices. The 2018 Budget request includes an increase to reflect the normal
activity levels related to the cyclical nature of the 5-year Census of Agriculture program. This represents the highest level of funding during the
five year Census cycle. NASS will also use field enumeration to collect
information from minority and underserved populations, such as American
Indians and Hispanic producers. Historically, these groups have been hard
to reach. In 2016, NASS achieved several accomplishments: 1) conducted
Local Foods Marketing Practices survey; 2) published four Current Agricultural Industrial Reports previously suspended by the Department of
Commerce; and 3) released results of the 2015 Certified Organic Survey.
The 2018 total request is $185.7 million for NASS, including $121.8
million for Agricultural Estimates to: 1) conduct the essential Federal
Principal Economic Indicator surveys; and 2) conduct other Core Integrated
Surveys and Estimates to support USDA programs.
The 2018 NASS request includes $63.9 million for the Census of Agriculture. NASS will: 1) continue planning and preparing for the FY 2017
Census of Agriculture; 2) finalize the census mail list by mailing the National Agricultural Classifications Survey to more than 1,000,000 potential
operations to determine if they meet the farm definition.
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). NASS also provides technical consultation, support, and assistance
for international programs under participating agency service agreements.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1801–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
11.3
11.5

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................................
Other than full-time permanent ............................................
Other personnel compensation ..............................................

71
1
1

72
1
1

73
1
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.3
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0

73
24
2
1
10
38
24
2
1
4

74
25
2
1
10
40
10
1
1
4

75
26
2
1
10
40
26
1
1
4

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

179
34

168
25

186
25

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

213

193

211

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–1801–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

859
106

2017 est.

876
106

2018 est.

916
106

✦

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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,
$993,144,000: 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 $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which
shall each be limited to $1,500,0000, except for 10 buildings to be constructed or
improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for 2 buildings to be
constructed at a cost not to exceed $3,000,000 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 $500,000, 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 appropriations hereunder shall be available
for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable
to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that
upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the
availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is
in the interest of the United States: 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Agricultural Research Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

4050
4052

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

4060

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1400–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
0198 Unavailable balance adjustment ...................................................

.................
6

6
.................

0199

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

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................

5099

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

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1400–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Product quality/value added .....................................................
Livestock production .................................................................
Crop production .........................................................................
Food safety ................................................................................
Livestock protection ..................................................................
Crop protection ..........................................................................
Human nutrition research .........................................................
Environmental stewardship .......................................................
National Agricultural Library .....................................................
Repair and maintenance of facilities ........................................
Decentralized GSA and Security Payments ................................
Homeland security .....................................................................
Miscellaneous Fees/Supplementals ...........................................

101
87
218
102
73
187
87
203
23
20
5
38
.................

101
87
217
102
73
186
87
202
24
20
5
38
15

71
75
210
93
73
159
45
189
22
20
.................
36
.................

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0881
Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................

1,144
148

1,157
156

993
156

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
0006
0007
0008
0009
0010
0011
0012
0014

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

148

156

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

1,292

1,313

1,149

.................

1,144

1,142

993

64
92

156
.................

156
1,300
1,314

156
1,298
1,313

156
1,149
1,149

–7
15

.................
.................

460
1,292
15
–1,286
–22

459
1,313
.................
–1,298
.................

474
1,149
.................
–1,331
.................

459

474

292

–165
–92
110

–147
.................
.................

–147

295
312

312
327

327
145

1,300

1,298

1,149

953
333

975
323

857
474

1,286

1,298

1,331

4030
4033

–116
–52

–94
–62

4040

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–168

–156

1000

1100
1700
1701

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

–92
104

.................
.................

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

.................

1,144
1,118
1,144
1,118

1,142
1,142
1,142
1,142

993
1,175
993
1,175

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS conducts scientific 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. This mission is carried out through ARS' major
research program areas and other activities listed below (in italics).
The major research programs in ARS address and support the Department's priorities and are: New Products/Product Quality/Value Added;
Environmental Stewardship; Livestock/Crop Production; Livestock/Crop
Protection; Food Safety; and Human Nutrition.
The 2018 Salaries and Expenses budget for ARS requests $993.1 million
which supports ongoing intramural research conducted by ARS. It also
includes proposed terminations of projects and closures of labs and research
units.
New Products/Product Quality/Value Added.—ARS has active research
programs directed toward improving the efficiency and reducing the cost
for the conversion of agricultural products into biobased products and
biofuels; developing new and improved products for domestic and foreign
markets; and providing higher quality, healthy foods that satisfy consumer
needs in the United States and abroad.
Environmental Stewardship.— The emphasis of ARS' environmental
stewardship research programs is on developing technologies and systems
that support sustainable 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' research also focuses on 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 this program. ARS' range and
grazing land research objectives include 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.
Livestock Production.—ARS' livestock production program is directed
toward fostering an abundant, safe, nutritionally wholesome, and competitively priced supply of animal products produced in a viable, competitive,
and sustainable animal agriculture sector of the economy by: safeguarding
and utilizing animal genetic resources, associated genetic and genomic

Agricultural Research Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

databases, and bioinformatic tools; developing a basic understanding of
food animal physiology to address priority issues related to animal production, animal well-being, and product quality and healthfulness; and developing information, best management practices, novel and innovative tools,
and technologies that improve animal production systems, enhance human
health, and ensure domestic food security.
Crop Production.—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
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. 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.
Livestock Protection.—ARS' research on livestock protection 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 through the discovery and development
of diagnostics, vaccines, biotherapeutics, animal genomics applications,
disease management systems, animal disease models, and farm biosecurity
measures. The research program has the following strategic objectives:
establish ARS laboratories into a fluid, highly effective research network
to maximize use of core competencies and resources; ensure access to
specialized high containment facilities to study zoonotic and emerging
diseases; develop an integrated animal and microbial genomics research
program; establish core competencies in bovine, swine, ovine, and avian
immunology; launch a biotherapeutic discovery program providing alternatives to animal drugs; build a technology-driven vaccine and diagnostic
discovery research program; develop core competencies in field epidemiology and predictive biology; establish a best-in-class training center for
our Nation's veterinarians and scientists; and develop a model technology
transfer program to achieve the full impact of ARS research discoveries.
Crop Protection.—ARS' research on crop protection protects crops from
insects and diseases through research to understand pest and disease
transmission mechanisms, and to identify and apply new technologies that
increase understanding of virulence factors and host defense mechanisms.
ARS research priorities include identification of: genes that convey virulence traits in pathogens and pests; factors that modulate infectivity, gene
functions, and mechanisms; genetic profiles that provide specified levels
of disease and insect resistance under field conditions; and mechanisms
that reduce 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 and to address quarantine issues.
Food Safety.— ARS' food safety research program is designed to yield
science-based knowledge on the safe production, storage, processing, and

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

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 the Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food and
Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency
(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, including regulatory agencies, industry, and commodity and
consumer organizations, in detecting, identifying, and controlling foodborne
diseases that affect human health.
Human Nutrition.—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 primary public health concerns in the U.S. 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
qualities. Four specific areas of research are emphasized: nutrition monitoring; the scientific basis for dietary recommendations; prevention of
obesity and related diseases; and life stage nutrition and metabolism, in
order to better define the role of nutrition in pregnancy and growth of
children, and for healthier aging.
Library and Information Services.—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 a national library in
1962, 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 a 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."
Repair and Maintenance of Facilities.—Funds are used to restore, upgrade, and maintain ARS' facilities to meet Occupational Safety and Health
Administration and EPA requirements, provide suitable workspace for inhouse research programs, and to retrofit existing structures for better energy
utilization.
Reimbursements.—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.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1400–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

459
13
9

458
13
9

393
11
8

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.1

481
170
12
5
1
45
2
1

480
170
12
5
1
45
2
1

412
146
11
5
1
39
2
1

Agricultural Research Service—Continued
Trust Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
25.7
26.0
31.0
32.0
41.0

Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Research and development contracts .......................................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

17
4
43
199
19
75
50
7
13

18
4
43
213
18
75
50
7
13

14
4
38
176
16
66
44
6
12

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

1,144
148

1,157
156

993
156

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

1,292

1,313

1,149

of its laboratory portfolio in 2012 and developed a plan for future capital
investment that would be required to maintain this aging infrastructure.
The resulting "Capital Investment Strategy" recommended modernization
of selected facilities. The 2018 Budget request does not include funding
for this account and proposes to cancel $212 million in unobligated balances
that are no longer needed for capital improvements.
✦

Trust Funds
MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTED FUNDS
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–1400–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

5,970
532

2017 est.

5,970
532

Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, Science and
Education Administration .................................................

.................

2018 est.

5,296
532

✦

2000

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Miscellaneous Contributed Funds .........................................
5099

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

–24

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352
Identification code 012–1401–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

156

0900 Total new obligations (object class 32.0) ......................................

156

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

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

28
1

27
2

1050

24
53

7
26
–26
–1

6
26
–24
–2

7
6

6
6

9
17

17
7

26
24
26

24
24
24

0001

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

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1131
Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently
reduced .........................................................................

2016 actual

2018 est.

248

304

212

.................

–212

212
256

212
460

–212
92

248

304

1
8
–5

4
156
–21

139
79
–73

139

145

1
4

4
139

139
145

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

212

–212

.................
5

19
2

–19
92

5
212
5

21
212
21

73
–212
73

This account provides funds for the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment
or facilities of or used by the Agricultural Research Service.
ARS operates an extensive network of Federally-owned research facilities
strategically located throughout the United States, reflective of the wide
geographic diversity and site specificity of agricultural production and
distinct climatic and agroecosystem zones. The agency completed a review

Miscellaneous contributed funds received from States, local organizations,
individuals, and others are available for work under cooperative agreements
on research activities.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352

2016 actual

4
2

2017 est.

2018 est.

4
2

Agricultural Research Service—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTED FUNDS—Continued
Object Classification—Continued
Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352

2016 actual

3100
3200

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.5

Other personnel compensation ..............................................

11.9
12.1
21.0
25.2
25.5
26.0
31.0
41.0

7
2
1
1
5
5
2
3

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–8214–0–7–352

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Federal Funds
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including
necessary administrative expenses, $20,276,000: Provided, That funds for the Food
and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2019:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs
shall not be charged against any Extension Implementation Program Area grant
awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Crop Protection/Pest Management ............................................
Methyl bromide transition program ...........................................
Homeland Security ....................................................................
Emergency Citrus Research and Extension Program .................
Specialty Crop Research Initiative .............................................
Regional Rural development centers .........................................
Organic transition .....................................................................
Organic Research and Extension Initiative ................................

17
2
7
22
51
1
4
19

17
2
7
48
51
1
4
19

14
.................
6
25
55
.................
.................
20

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

123

149

120

.................

100

–7

.................

93
124
148

93
124
149

100
120
120

.................

0050
0070
0071
0085
0086
0087
0088
0089

1000

1100
1221
1230

1260
Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

241
260

260
295

295
279

1
32

2
42

1
32

100

3
63

5
65

5
98

66
124
99

70
124
114

103
120
136

2018 est.

✦

Identification code 012–1502–0–1–352

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

3000
3010
3020
3041

241
123
–99
–5

260
149
–114
.................

295
120
–136
.................

3050

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................

260

295

279

Integrated research, education, and/or extension grants are awarded for
competitive and non-competitive programs.
Crop Protection/Pest Management Program.—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 2018 Budget includes $14.6 million for this
program.
Food and agriculture defense initiative (homeland security).—The program provides support and enhancement of nationally-coordinated plant
and animal disease diagnostic networks and supports activities to identify
and respond to high risk biological pathogens in the food and agricultural
system. The 2018 Budget includes $5.7 million. Additional funding for
these laboratories is included in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative.—This mandatory
program, authorized by section 7206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (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. In 2018, mandatory funding for the program is $20 million.
Specialty Crop Research Initiative.—This mandatory program, authorized
by section 7306 of the 2014 Farm Bill, which amends Section 412 of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998,
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. In 2018,
mandatory funding for the program is $80 million. Of the monies available
for this program, $25 million is reserved to carry out the Emergency Citrus
Disease Research and Extension Program.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1502–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
25.1
25.2
25.5
41.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Research and development contracts .......................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

1
.................
.................
5
117

.................
1
5
.................
143

.................
.................
4
.................
116

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

123

149

120

National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–1502–0–1–352

NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

✦

For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law
103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,857,000, to remain available until expended.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352
Identification code 012–1003–0–1–271

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

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

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
1050

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

4090
4101
4180
4190

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
0198 Prior year receipt reconciliation .....................................................

184
5

201
.................

213
.................

0199

Balance, start of year ................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1140
Earnings on Investments, Native American Institutions
Endowment Fund ..............................................................

189

201

213

2000

194

206

218

–5
12

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Research and Education Activities ........................................
2134
Research and Education Activities ........................................

9
1

5
.................

.................
.................

.................

3
13

3
8

.................
.................

2199

Total current law appropriations .......................................

2999

Total appropriations ..................................................................

.................

5099

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

201

213

225

26
8
–15
–1

18
8
–15
.................

11
.................
–8
.................

26
18

18
11

11
3

.................

15
3
15

8
.................
8

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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. In 2018, there is no mandatory funding for
the program.
✦

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and
other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $769,613,000: Provided, That
funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions,
the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment,
and grants management systems shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program
receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants
for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to
individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded
equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds
for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions
eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not
more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry
out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be
retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the
Secretary in carrying out that authority.

Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352

0001
0002
0003

Obligations by program activity:
Payments under the Hatch Act ..................................................
Cooperative forestry research ....................................................
Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia
State University .....................................................................
Special research grants ............................................................
Agriculture Food and Research Initiative ...................................
Animal health and disease research .........................................
Federal Administration ..............................................................
Higher education .......................................................................
Native American Institutions Endowment Fund .........................
Veterinary Medical Services Act .................................................
Veterinary Services Grant Program ............................................
Sun Grant Program ....................................................................
Farm Business Management and Benchmarking ......................
Alfalfa Forage and Research Program .......................................
Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of
Agriculture ............................................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

244
34

243
34

243
29

54
46
280
4
17
30
7
2
3
3
1
2

54
48
753
4
24
74
6
9
2
3
1
2

54
33
349
.................
19
37
5
5
.................
.................
.................
.................

.................

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Research and Education Activities (Reimbursable) ...................

732
13

1,267
14

774
14

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

745

1,281

788

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1001
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

329
.................
23

444
444
.................

.................
.................
.................

352

444

.................

832
5

830
5

781
5

–12

825

823

774

1
12

.................
14

13
838
1,190

14
837
1,281

14
788
788

–1
444

.................
.................

0004
0005
0006
0007
0008
0009
0012
0013
0015
0016
0021
0022

1050

1100
1101
1134
1160
1700
1701

National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

4030
4033
4040

4050
4052

4060

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1,029
745
4
–757
–23
–5

993
1,281
.................
–750
.................
.................

1,524
788
.................
–750
.................
.................

993

1,524

1,562

–25
–12
14

–23
–14
.................

–37
–14
.................

–23

–37

–51

1,004
970

970
1,487

1,487
1,511

838

837

788

165
592

436
314

411
339

757

750

–16
–1

–13
–1

–17

–14

–12
16

–14
14

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

.................

825
740
825
740

823
736
823
736

774
736
774
736

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

182
194
.................
.................

194
206
46
68

206
218
46
68

5000
5001
5096
5098

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 leverage
State and local funding for agricultural research and higher education.
Payments under the Hatch Act.—Funds 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 2018 budget includes $243.2 million.
Cooperative forestry research.—These 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 2018 Budget is funded at $28.9 million.
Payments to 1890 Institutions for Research.—Funds allocated on a formula basis support agricultural research and broaden the curricula at the
nineteen 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University, West
Virginia State University, and Central State University. The 2018 Budget
includes $54.1million.

Special grants and other research programs.—This program addresses
research areas of national interest. The 2018 Budget includes $11.9 million
for IR-4 minor crop pest management to assist growers in obtaining registrations of pesticides for use on specialty food crops, ornamental horticulture
crops, and minor uses on major crops. The 2018 Budget also includes
funding for sustainable agriculture at $19 million. The 2018 Budget proposes funding at $1.8 million for the competitive 1994 Institutions research
grants program to build research capacity at the legislatively eligible 1994
institutions by supporting tribal, national and multistate agricultural research
priorities.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants.—Section
7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–246)
establishes the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). AFRI is
the core competitive grant program for fundamental and applied research,
extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences. The
2018 Budget includes $349.3 million for AFRI to support the transformative
innovations needed to achieve nutritional security. This investment is essential for the foundational research and agricultural workforce development
that complements and underpins large systems-level research, education,
and extension activities needed to maintain America's global preeminence
in food and agricultural production. To achieve this transformation of U.S.
agricultural systems, NIFA proposes the AFRI to include investments on
three major foci: Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Foundational and Applied Science, and Education and Workforce Development. These complementary foci will support the creation, delivery, and application of the
knowledge, tools, and innovations needed to tackle the broad range of
global agricultural challenges impacting America. Addressing these challenges 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; bioenergy, 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.
Federal administration.—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 2018 Budget
includes $19.3 million.
Higher education.—The 2018 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. The 2018 Budget
funding is proposed for Hispanic-serving institutions education grants
program at $9.2 million. Funding is also proposed for Native American
institutions at $3.4 million, Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiianserving Institutions at $3.2 million, and Grants for Insular Areas programs
at $2 million. These programs enable universities to broaden their curricula,
and increase faculty development and student research projects in the food
and agricultural sciences. Funding also is proposed in the 2018 Budget, at
$5 million, for the Veterinary Medical Services Act to provide incentives
to hire veterinarians to work in shortage areas.
Native American Institutions Endowment Fund.—The 2018 Budget includes $11.9 million, for an endowment for the 1994 land-grant institutions
(the legislatively eligible 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

National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

a formula basis to the 1994 land-grant institutions. An estimated $4.7 million in interest earned in 2017 will be available to the program in 2018.
Reimbursable program.—Funds support basic and applied agriculture
research and activities performed for other USDA, Federal, and non-Federal agencies.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Provided further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c)
of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law
93–471 shall be available for retirement and employees' compensation costs for
extension agents.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
41.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Research and development contracts .......................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

21
7
1
.................
2
.................
7
.................
1
5
688

24
7
3
8
1
1
6
1
.................
7
1,209

24
7
2
5
1
1
3
1
.................
4
726

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

732
13

1,267
14

774
14

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

745

1,281

788

Identification code 012–0502–0–1–352

2018 est.

299
8
68
.................
3

46
4
8
42
4
2
5
2
1
20
5
19

46
4
8
34
4
2
5
2
1
20
5
19

46
.................
9
20
4
.................
5
.................
1
20
5
25

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Extension Activities (Reimbursable) ..........................................

542
14

533
16

513
16

✦

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

556

549

529

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1001
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

33
.................
7

16
16
.................

.................
.................
.................

.................

476

475

463

5
40

5
45

2016 actual

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

217

2017 est.

2018 est.

217

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1501–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0015
0016
0019
0022
0024
0026
0027
0030
0031
0032
0033

1050
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

3100
3200

Obligations by program activity:
Smith-Lever Act, 3(b) and 3(c) ..................................................
Youth at risk ..............................................................................
Expanded food and nutrition education program (EFNEP) .........
Farm Safety ...............................................................................
Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program ........................
Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Univ. and West Virginia
State University .....................................................................
Renewable resources extension act ...........................................
Federal administration ..............................................................
1890 facilities (section 1447) ...................................................
1994 institutions activities .......................................................
Rural health and safety education ............................................
Risk management education .....................................................
New technologies for ag. extension ...........................................
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database ................................
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program ...............................
Food Safety Outreach Program ..................................................
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program ..............................

2017 est.

299
8
68
5
3

Identification code 012–1500–0–1–352

0001
0002
0004
0006
0009
0013

2016 actual

300
8
68
5
3

Employment Summary

3050

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

2
2

1100

1221
1221
1230

2
.................

2
–2

.................
.................

.................

2
2

2
.................

.................
.................

.................
.................
.................

2
.................
2

.................
.................
.................

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.
✦

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin
Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $462,890,000:
Provided, That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds
under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000:

–3

.................

1
13

16
.................

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

14
532
572

16
533
549

16
529
529

.................

658
556
7
–494
–7
–12

708
549
.................
–526
.................
.................

731
529
.................
–702
.................
.................

708

731

558

–45
–13
21

–37
.................
.................

–37

613
671

671
694

694
521

490

491

479

1260
1700
1701

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
4000
Budget authority, gross .........................................................

National Institute of Food and Agriculture—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–0502–0–1–352

4010
4011
4020

4030
4033
4040
4050
4052

Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal sources .................................................................
Non-Federal sources .........................................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

152
314

301
179

293
346

466

480

639

–24
–1

–16
.................

–25

–16

–13
24

.................
.................

4060

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

.................

4070
4080

476
441

475
464

463
623

3
25

7
39

7
56

28
518
469

46
517
510

63
513
686

4090
4100
4101

The Cooperative Extension System, a national educational network, is a
dynamic organization pledged to meeting the country's needs for researchbased 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) NIFA at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; b) Extension professionals at land-grant universities throughout the U.S. and its territories;
and c) Extension professionals in nearly all of the Nation's 3,144 counties
and county equivalents. Thousands of paraprofessionals and nearly 3 million
volunteers support this partnership and magnify its impact. Strong linkages
with both public and private external groups also are crucial to the Cooperative Extension System's strength and vitality.
Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c).—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. Funds will be used to develop practical applications
of existing or improved practices or technologies in agriculture; and disseminate information to communities through demonstrations and publications. The 2018 Budget proposes Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) programs to
be funded at $299.4 million.
1890 Institutions.—Smith-Lever 3(b) and (c) provides formula payments
to the 1890 colleges and Tuskegee University, West Virginia State University, and Central State University. The 2018 Budget includes $45.5 million
and provides funds to support the Extension's infrastructure.
1890 Facilities.—The 2018 Budget includes $19.7 million for 1890 Facilities Grants for the acquisition and improvement of food, agricultural,
and human sciences facilities and equipment, including libraries, so that
the 1890 land-grant institutions, including Tuskegee University, West
Virginia State University, and Central State University may participate
fully in the production of human capital in the food and agricultural sciences.
Smith-Lever 3(d) Programs.—Designated programs funded by SmithLever 3(d) include the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program;
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk; and Federally-Recognized Tribes

Extension Program. The 2018 Budget includes $79.2 million for these
programs.
Other Extension Programs.—Other Extension programs supported in the
2018 Budget include Extension Services at 1994 Institutions at $4.4 million,
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program at $1.2 million, and
Food Safety Outreach Program at $5 million.
Federal administration.—A coordinating and review staff assists in
maintaining cooperation within and among the States, and between the
States and their Federal partners. This staff also administers extension
grants and payments to States. Federal administration is funded from direct
appropriation for administration. The 2018 Budget includes $8.3 million,
which includes $0.6 million for agriculture in the classroom.
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.—This mandatory
program, authorized by section 7410 of the 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 U.S. 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. In 2018, mandatory funding for the program is
$20 million.
Agriculture Risk Management Education Program.—This mandatory
program, authorized by section 133 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act
of 2000, which amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act, provides funding
for educating agricultural producers on the full range of risk management
activities. These activities include futures, options, agricultural trade options, crop insurance, cash forward contracting, debt reduction, production
diversification, marketing plans and tactics, farm resources risk reduction,
and other appropriate risk management strategies. In 2018, mandatory
funding for this program is $5 million.
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program.—This mandatory program,
authorized by section 4208 of the Farm Bill, funds and evaluates projects
intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables, any variety of
fresh, canned, dried, or frozen whole or cut fruits and vegetables without
added sugars, fats, or oils, and salt (i.e. sodium), by low-income consumers
participating in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by
providing incentives at the point of purchase. The program will test
strategies that could contribute to the understanding of how best to increase
the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP participants to inform future
efforts, and develop effective and efficient benefit redemption technologies.
In 2018, mandatory funding for the program is $25 million.
Reimbursable program.—Funds support activities performed for other
USDA, Federal, and non-Federal agencies.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0502–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
25.2
25.5
41.0

10
2
.................
5
.................
8
517

11
4
2
.................
11
1
504

11
4
2
.................
11
1
484

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

542
14

533
16

513
16

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

556

549

529

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–0502–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

✦

143

2017 est.

138

2018 est.

144

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

2103
2132

Salaries and Expenses ..........................................................
Salaries and Expenses ..........................................................

–45
45

–45
51

.................
.................

2199

Total current law appropriations .......................................

–686

–739

–745

2999

Total appropriations ..................................................................

–686

–739

–745

5099

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

Federal Funds
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), $810,000,000, of which $469,000,
to 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
$7,000,000, 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 $35,272,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health
Technical Services; of which $696,000 shall be for activities under the authority of
the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which
$55,235,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian
health; of which $4,243,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $148,033,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,809,000, to remain available
until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests;
of which $3,965,000, 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 $2,500,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for
aviation safety: 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, $4,990,000 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 five,
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 2018, 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
1990 Food, Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fees .............

686

745

2000

714

773

779

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352

–745

2018 est.

289
321
120
35
19
37
29
52
120
227
3
1
55

297
315
120
35
18
37
29
52
45
240
2
5
58

298
267
76
35
18
37
29
52
40
240
.................
.................
75

0100 Total direct program ......................................................................

1,308

1,253

1,167

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................

1,308
186

1,253
188

1,167
189

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

1,494

1,441

1,356

581
458
43

476
341
.................

384
.................
.................

624

476

384

900

898

810

686
45
–450
63

745
45
–535
63

745
.................
–535
75

–4

.................

–45

–51

.................

295

263

285

175
1

188
.................

189
.................

176
1,371
1,995

188
1,349
1,825

189
1,284
1,668

–25
476

.................
384

.................
312

677
1,494
12
–1,645
–43
–16

479
1,441
.................
–1,613
.................
.................

307
1,356
.................
–1,330
.................
.................

479

307

333

–243
–1
11

–233
.................
.................

–233

434
246

246
74

74
100

1000
1001
1021
1050

1100
1201
1203
1220
1221
1230
1232

1260
1700
1701

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071

3100
3200
–686

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Animal Health ...........................................................................
Plant Health ..............................................................................
Wildlife Services ........................................................................
Regulatory Management ...........................................................
Emergency Management ...........................................................
Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance ...................
Animal Welfare ..........................................................................
Agency-Wide Programs ..............................................................
Emergency Program Funding .....................................................
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fees ...........................
H1N1 Transfer From HHS ...........................................................
Citrus Greening - GP 764 ..........................................................
Farm Bill, Section 10007 ...........................................................

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
0006
0007
0008
0010
0011
0012
0013
0014

3090
Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Salaries and Expenses ..........................................................

2016 actual

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (AQI User Fees) ...........................................
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................
Appropriations transferred to other accts [070–0530] .......
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations permanently reduced ............................
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352

4030
4033
4040
4050
4052

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1,076

1,086

999

778
595

943
390

877
179

1,373

1,333

1,056

–60
–139

–48
–140

–48
–141

–199

–188

–189

–1
24

.................
.................

4060

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

.................

4070
4080

900
1,174

898
1,145

810
867

295

263

285

175
97

215
65

226
48

272
1,195
1,446

280
1,161
1,425

274
1,095
1,141

4090
4100
4101

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 U.S. agricultural and other
animal and plant resources that are vulnerable to pests, diseases, predation,
natural disasters, or inhumane treatment. APHIS performs this important
work using three major areas of activity, as follows:
Safeguarding and Emergency Preparedness/Response.—APHIS monitors
animal and plant health throughout the world and uses the information to
set effective agricultural import policies to prevent the introduction of
foreign animal and plant pests and diseases. Should a pest or disease enter
the United States, APHIS works cooperatively with other Federal, State,
Tribal and industry partners to rapidly diagnose them and determine if
there is a need to establish new pest or disease management programs.
APHIS, in conjunction with States, Tribes, industry, and other stakeholders,
protects American agriculture by eradicating harmful pests and diseases
or, where eradication is not feasible, by minimizing their economic impact.
The Agency monitors endemic pests and diseases through surveys to detect
their locations and works with States, Tribes, and other programs to implement 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 presence of foreign and exotic pests and diseases and work with
partners to determine an appropriate course of action, including emergency
action if necessary. APHIS conducts diagnostic laboratory activities that
support the Agency's animal disease and plant pest prevention, detection,
control, and eradication programs. The Agency also provides and directs
technology development to support animal and plant protection programs
of the Agency and its cooperators at the State, Tribal, national, and international levels. APHIS provides technical and some operational assistance
to States, Tribes, and local entities in reducing wildlife damage to natural
and agricultural resources. Finally, the Agency's regulations allow the benefits of genetic research to safely enter the marketplace, while protecting
against the release of potentially harmful organisms into the environment.
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 animal and plant 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 they are 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' 2018 budget request is $810 million, a reduction of approximately
$83 million from 2017. The Agency has made progress towards eradication
of the pink bollworm and requires less resources for its Cotton Pests program. We will continue to address the boll weevil in affected areas. The
Agency also proposes a decrease where Congress provided additional
funding for specific non-recurring investments. Additionally, APHIS proposes decreases to reduce the Federal share of funding for certain plant
health and wildlife services programs, resulting in a more equitable Federal
cost-share for efforts that provide local benefits. APHIS works as a partner
with its cooperators at the State, local, and industry levels to achieve
overall program goals; it is expected that cooperators contribute their share
of responsibility by devoting appropriate resources towards the effort. The
Agency proposes to maintain funding for its other programs and functions.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

455
3
3

461
4
3

446
4
3

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
22.0
23.1
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0
41.0
42.0
43.0

461
154
1
37
2
85
1
438
66
33
2
27
1

468
161
1
36
2
85
1
417
46
31
1
3
1

453
158
1
34
1
84
1
367
40
23
1
3
1

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

1,308
186

1,253
188

1,167
189

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

1,494

1,441

1,356

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–1600–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

5,834
1,710

2017 est.

6,119
1,730

2018 est.

5,783
1,755

✦

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support,
improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities,
as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
428a, $2,852,000, to remain available until expended.

Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0900 Total new obligations (object class 25.2) ......................................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

2
4

1
.................

1050

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

3
9

3
4

7
8
–7
–4

4
3
–5
.................

2
3
–3
.................

7
4

4
2

2
2

1
6

1
4

1
2

7
3
7

5
3
5

3
3
3

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, plant inspection stations, sterile insect rearing facilities, and laboratories.
For these activities, the 2018 Budget proposes about $2.9 million which
includes funding to address safety issues with several facilities.

2016 actual

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

1941

3000
3010
3020

1000

1201
1930

3050
3100
3200

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

0001

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

0001

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

Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1601–0–1–352

5099

8
18

9
18

9
17

3
9
–8

4
10
–12

2
9
–9

3
4

4
2

2
2

4
4

8
4

8
1

8
8
8

12
9
12

9
9
9

Trust funds are deposited in this account and used to cover the costs associated with inspecting and preclearing certain fruits, vegetables, flower
bulbs, and other products in foreign countries before they are shipped to
the United States. Funds are received from grower or exporting associations
or foreign government entities to cover the Agency's inspection and preclearance activities and must be deposited in advance of the service.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
12.1
21.0
26.0

5
1
2
1

6
1
2
1

5
1
2
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

✦

Employment Summary
Trust Funds

Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
✦

Identification code 012–9971–0–7–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Deposits of Miscellaneous Contributed Funds, APHIS ............
1140
Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund,
APHIS ................................................................................

.................

Federal Funds

1199

Total current law receipts ..................................................

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Miscellaneous Trust Funds ....................................................

–8

–9

2000

FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
For 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),
$1,038,069,000; 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 Infra-

Food Safety and Inspection Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE—Continued
structure system shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no
fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year
2018 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–3700–0–1–554

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries and expenses ...............................................................
Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................

1,023
247

1,013
246

1,038
201

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

1,270

1,259

1,239

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

114
1

69
.................

3
.................

1050

115

1,015

1,013

1,038

201
8

180
.................

188
10

209
1,224
1,339

180
1,193
1,262

198
1,236
1,239

.................

0001
0801

1100
1700
1701

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............

5090
5092

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

153
1,259
.................
–1,196
.................
.................

216
1,239
.................
–1,235
.................
.................

153

216

220

–39
–8
2

–45
.................
.................

–45
–10
.................

2
2

The primary objective of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
is to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome,
unadulterated, and 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 2018 Budget proposes $1.04 billion for inspection of meat, poultry and egg products, which is a $25 million increase
above 2017. With these funds, FSIS will support Federal, in-plant and
other frontline personnel, the Federal share of State inspection programs,
its data infrastructure, and its scientific approach to food safety. This budget
also requests Congress return Siluriformes inspection to FDA. In addition,
the budget proposes a user fee which will be charged to plants to support
inspections and central operations costs for Federal, State, and International
inspection programs for meat, poultry, and eggs.
FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
2016
ACTUAL

2017 est.

2018 est.

FEDERALLY INSPECTED ESTABLISHMENTS:
Slaughter only Establishments .................................................................
Processing only Establishments ...............................................................
Combination Slaughter and Processing Establishments ..........................
Talmadge-Aiken Plants .............................................................................
Import Establishments .............................................................................
Egg Plants ................................................................................................
Other Establishments ...............................................................................

9
3,919
966
340
128
92
838

9
3,920
970
340
130
90
840

47,598
60,170
2,303

47,598
60,170
2,300

5,060
15,925

27
9

1,649

1,700

16,750
1,450

72,900
188,580
256,332
12,910
37,726
1,500,658
4,959

52,000
17,000,000
16,500
443,000
222,533

52,000
17,500,000
16,500
443,000
259,912

54,000
18,000,000
17,000
443,000
299,000

FEDERALLY INSPECTED and PASSED PRODUCTION (millions of
pounds):
Meat Slaughter .........................................................................................
Poultry Slaughter ......................................................................................
Egg Products ............................................................................................

129
1,270
4
–1,236
–1
–13

2
2

IMPORT/EXPORT ACTIVITY (millions of pounds):
Meat and Poultry Imported .......................................................................
Meat and Poultry Exported ........................................................................
STATES AND TERRITORIES with COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS:
1

Intrastate Inspection ...............................................................................
Talmadge-Aiken Inspection ......................................................................
Number of Slaughter and/or Processing Plants (excludes exempt
plants) ......................................................................................................
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES:

3090
3100
3200

–45

–55

90
108

108
171

171
165

Investigations and Surveillance Activities: ...............................................
Enforcement Actions Completed ...............................................................
LABORATORY SAMPLING:

1,224

1,193

1,236

1,041
195

1,019
177

1,055
180

1,236

1,196

1,235

–3
–198

–1
–182

–1
–198

–201

–183

–199

4050
4052

–8
.................

.................
3

–10
11

4060

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

–8

4020

4030
4033
4040

Microbiology (Samples Analyzed) ..............................................................
Microbiology (Tests Performed) .................................................................
Microbiology (Analytes Analyzed) ..............................................................
Chemistry (Samples Analyzed) .................................................................
Chemistry (Tests Performed) .....................................................................
Chemistry (Analytes Analyzed) ..................................................................
Pathology Samples (Samples Analyzed) ...................................................
CONSUMER EDUCATION and PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Meat and Poultry Hotline Calls Received ..................................................
Website Visits ...........................................................................................
Electronic Messages Received ..................................................................
Publications Distributed ...........................................................................
E-mail Alert Service Subscribers ..............................................................
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS:
Cooperative Efforts with State and Public Health Offices .........................
2

1,015
1,035
1,015
1,035

1,013
1,013
1,013
1,013

1,038
1,036
1,038
1,036

Illnesses Reported and Treated ...............................................................
1
2

1,543

1,500

States with cooperative agreements which are operating programs.

Data must be collected over a number of years to chart national trends and estimate the incidence of foodborne illness
and treatment.

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–3700–0–1–554

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
11.3
11.5

520
7
52

520
11
47

538
11
47

11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0
42.0

579
221
1
39
3
10
13
1
3
40
44
1
1
12
4
51
1

578
220
1
39
3
10
10
1
3
34
44
1
1
12
4
51
1

596
227
1
38
3
10
10
1
3
34
44
1
1
13
4
51
1

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

1,024
246

1,013
246

1,038
201

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

1,270

1,259

1,239

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–3700–0–1–554

2016 actual

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

9,160
37

2017 est.

10
1

11
.................

11
13
11

11
11
11

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, deer, and quail;
and inspecting products intended for animal consumption.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

5
4

11.9
12.1

Total personnel compensation ...........................................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................

9
2

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

2018 est.

9,045
37

Employment Summary

9,109
37
Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352

✦

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

Trust Funds
✦

EXPENSES AND REFUNDS, INSPECTION AND GRADING OF FARM PRODUCTS

GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
ADMINISTRATION

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

Federal Funds

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm
Products ............................................................................

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
13

–13

–11

.................

2000

5099

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

For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $42,975,000: 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8137–0–7–352

0001

1000

1201
1930
1941

Obligations by program activity:
Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm
products ................................................................................
Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

13
25

11
25

Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352

11
–11

2018 est.

43
.................

23
20

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

.................

.................
43
43

3
46
46

3
46
49

.................

1100
1700
1900
1930

11
–11

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Packers and stockyards program ..............................................
Grain regulatory program ..........................................................

0001
0002

1000

11
–11

2016 actual

1941

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3100
3200

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352

2016 actual

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

9
43
2
–43
–3

8
43
.................
–46
.................

5
43
.................
–46
.................

9
8

8
5

5
2

36
7

39
7

.................
43
43

–3
43
43

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

129
10
10
6
18
99

129
10
6
7
14
100

129
8
5
7
14
100

2,295
2,192
5,881
1,261
4,451

2,300
2,200
5,880
1,260
4,194

2,300
2,200
5,880
1,260
4,190

2,783
133

2,760
132

Packers and Stockyards Program:

Investigations ......................................................................................
Regulatory Activities ............................................................................
Livestock market agencies/dealers registered ......................................
Stockyards subject to the Act ...............................................................
Slaughtering and processing packers subject to the Act (estimated) ...
Meat distributors, brokers, and dealers subject to the Act
(estimated) ......................................................................................
Poultry operations subject to the Act ....................................................

2018 est.

24
8
1
3
1
5
1

25
8
1
3
1
4
1

26
8
1
3
.................
4
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–2400–0–1–352

2016 actual

270

2017 est.

2018 est.

270

✦

MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
U.S. standards and factors (attribute tests) in effect at end of year .....
Standards reviews and factors in progress ..........................................
Standards reviews and factors completed ...........................................
On-site investigations ..........................................................................
Designations renewed ..........................................................................
Registration certificates issued ...........................................................

2017 est.

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
25.2
25.3
26.0

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

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration's (GIPSA)
Federal Grain Inspection Service 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.
Federal Grain Inspection Service, Grain Regulatory Program:

2016 actual

LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4050–0–3–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

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

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

28
1

32
.................

35
.................

1050

58
–1
.................

58
.................
3

58
.................
.................

–3

.................

54
83

58
90

58
93

5
51
–50
–1

5
55
–58
.................

2
60
–58
.................

–8
1

–7
.................

–7

–3
–2

–2
–5

–5
–3

46
4

53
5

58
.................

0801

1800
1801
1802
1823

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............
Offsetting collections (previously unavailable) .................
New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from
offsetting collections temporarily reduced ....................

1850
Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

4110

4120
4123

–1
–57

–7
–51

4130

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–58

Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......

.................

–3
–8
–3
–8

.................
.................
.................
.................

4140

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–4050–0–3–352

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

411

2018 est.

411

✦

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5090
Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections .......
5092
Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections .......

3
6

6
6

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
provides a uniform system for the inspection and weighing of grain for
marketing and trade purposes. Services provided under this system accurately and consistently describe the quality and quantity of grain and 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 46 official
private and state agencies: 34 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.
The Budget proposes eliminating the obligation limitation on fees collected from inspection and weighing services in order to allow GIPSA to fully
support the Federal Grain Inspection Service's inspection and weighing
program. In order to support these mandatory export services and the voluntary domestic services and continue to meet the demand of the domestic
and foreign grain and related commodity markets, the limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses that is currently in place needs to be
eliminated. The elimination of the cap will provide GIPSA with the flexibility needed to respond to market needs.
2016 actual

Export grain inspected and/or weighed (million metric tons):
By Federal personnel ............................................................................
By delegated states/official agencies ..................................................
Quantity of grain inspected (official inspections) domestically (million
metric tons) ..............................................................................................
Number of official grain inspections and reinspections:
By Federal personnel ............................................................................
By delegated states/official agencies ..................................................
Number of appeals (Grain, Rice, and Pulses) ...........................................
Number of appeals to the Board of Appeals and Review (Grain, Rice, and
Pulses) .....................................................................................................
Quantity of rice inspected (million metric tons) ........................................
Quantity of rice exports (million metric tons) ............................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1

Federal Funds
MARKETING SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $77,462,000:
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 EXPENSES
Not to exceed $60,982,000 (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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2500–0–1–352

2018 est.

33
7
61
8
1

32
7
58
7
1

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Marketing Services (Reimbursable) ...........................................

108
99

110
66

105
66

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

207

176

171

50
50
2

43
43
.................

43
.................
.................

81
.................

81
1

77
.................

1000
1001
1021

86.0
48.0

1050

188.9

190

188.0

1100
1121

116,725
3,310,209
3,032

105,000
3,500,000
3,500

105,000
3,300,000
3,200

401
3.3
4.3

420
3.3
4.9

410
3.3
5.0

1160
1221
1230

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–2501] ....
Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations permanently reduced ............................

–2

.................

83
9

66
.................

92
201
253

66
176
219

66
173
216

–3
43

.................
43

.................
45

91
207
3
–212

80
176
.................
–187

69
171
.................
–175

1260
1700
1701

2017 est.

33
7
60
8
.................

88
50

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Market news service ..................................................................
Inspection and standardization .................................................
Market protection and promotion ..............................................
Transportation and market development ...................................
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard ....................

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005

85.7
47.3

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4050–0–3–352

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

6
6

2018 est.

Reimbursable obligations: Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent .............................................................................

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.2
23.3
25.2
25.3

32
9
2
1
1
4
2

33
10
2
1
1
2
6

34
10
2
1
2
3
8

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

3000
3010
3011
3020

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

Agricultural Marketing Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

MARKETING SERVICES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–2500–0–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

3040
3041

Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

–2
–7

.................
.................

3050

–21
–9
15

–15
.................
.................

–15

70
65

65
54

54
50

173

148

143

117
74

138
21

134
13

3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

4020

4030
4033

191

159

147

MARKET NEWS PROGRAM
2016 actual

Percentage of reports released on time ....................................................

.................
–66

–4
–62

–94

–66

4050
4052

–9
11

.................
.................

4060

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

.................

4070
4080

81
97

82
93

77
81

2017 est.

95%

96%

2018 est.

98%

COTTON AND TOBACCO USER FEE PROGRAM
2016 actual

–55
–39

4040

National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.— Public Law
114–216 charges AMS with developing a national mandatory system for
disclosing the presence of bioengineered material. AMS will develop
rulemaking and ensure an open and transparent process to effectively establish this new program, which will increase consumers' confidence and
understanding of the foods they buy, and avoid uncertainty for food companies and farmers.
Inspection, grading and standardization.—Nationally 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.
Inspections of egg handlers and hatcheries are conducted quarterly to
ensure the proper disposition of shell eggs unfit for human consumption.

Cotton classed (bales in millions) ............................................................
Domestic tobacco graded (million pounds) ..............................................
Imported tobacco inspected (million kilograms) .......................................

13.0
166.1
60.9

2017 est.

16.5
160.1
50.0

2018 est.

16.0
140.0
45.0

FEDERALLY FUNDED INSPECTION AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES
2016 actual

Percent of firms complying with EPIA and the Shell Egg Surveillance
program ....................................................................................................

95%

2017 est.

97%

2018 est.

97%

STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES

4090
4100
4101

1
20

.................
28

21
109
118

28
110
121

28
107
109

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Total:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

109
118

110
121

107
109

.................

–30

109
118

110
121

77
109

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 2018 Budget requests about $77.5 million for Marketing Services,
approximately $3.6 million below 2017 . The individual Marketing Services
activities include:
Market news service.—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.

2016 actual

U.S. and international standards in effect, end of fiscal year ..................
Number of commodities covered ...............................................................

691
245

2017 est.

693
245

2018 est.

693
245

Market protection and promotion.—This 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, sorghum, processed raspberries, Christmas trees, paper and packaging, softwood lumber,
and peanuts; 2) the Federal Seed Act; 3) the Pesticide Data Program; 4)
Country of Origin Labeling; and 5) the National Organic Program.
The Pesticide Data program develops comprehensive, statistically defensible information on pesticide residues in food to improve government dietary risk procedures.
Federal seed inspectors conduct tests on seed samples to help ensure
truthful labeling of agricultural and vegetable seeds sold in interstate
commerce.
Country of Origin Labeling reviews and verifies that retailers are notifying
their customers of the country of origin of certain foods as specified in the
law.
The National Organic Program develops national standards for organically-produced agricultural products, assuring consumers that products with
the USDA organic seal meet consistent, uniform standards.
MARKET PROTECTION AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES
2016 actual

Pesticide data program (PDP):
Number of children's food commodities included in PDP .....................
Number of compounds reported by PDP labs ........................................
Seed Act:
Interstate investigations:
Completed ........................................................................................
Pending ............................................................................................
Seed samples tested ............................................................................
Percentage of cases submitted that are completed .............................
Plant Variety Protection Act:
Number of applications received ..........................................................
Certificates of protection issued or abandoned ....................................
Percentage of board budgets and marketing plans approved within time
frame goal ................................................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

23
509

23
520

24
530

337
131
2,081
95%

340
131
2,102
95%

413
467

425
400

100%

Agricultural Marketing Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Country of Origin Labeling:
Retail compliance reviews ................................................................
Complaints investigated ..................................................................
State and Commonwealths with cooperative agreements ................

3,087
13
47

3,500
10
47

Transportation and Market Development.—This 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,
and by helping to ensure that the Nation's transportation systems will adequately serve the needs of agriculture and rural areas of the United States.
WHOLESALE MARKET DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
2016 actual

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

125

2017 est.

150

2018 est.

125

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ACTIVITIES
2016 actual

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

2017 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2018 est.

33
1
1

32
1
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0

35
12
1
2
1
22
6
1
1
1
26

34
12
1
2
1
20
9
1
1
1
28

34
12
1
2
1
15
9
1
1
1
28

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

108
99

110
66

105
66

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

207

176

171

Employment Summary

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

PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets,
and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,109,000.

386
352

2017 est.

411
470

MARKETING SERVICES

2017 est.

2018 est.

1
69

1
68

1
79

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

6
1

5
1

4
.................

.................

–1

.................

–5

.................

68
69
75

67
68
73

85
86
90

150
70
2
–64
–2

156
69
.................
–71
.................

154
80
.................
–69
.................

156

154

165

150
156

156
154

154
165

1000
1001

1100
1220
1221
1230

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–2500] ........
Transferred from other accounts for the Specialty Crop Block
Grant Program [012–4336] ..........................................
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations permanently reduced ............................

2018 est.

410
470

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Payments to states and possessions .........................................
Specialty crop block grants .......................................................

0001
0002

2016 actual

–30
.................

✦

Identification code 012–2500–0–1–352

.................
.................

The Budget eliminates funding for the Farmers Market and Local Food
Promotion Program, for which there is no Federal purpose.

Identification code 012–2501–0–1–352

2016 actual

.................
.................

2018 est.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2500–0–1–352

4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
3050

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2500–4–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Market protection and promotion ..............................................

.................

–30

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

.................

–30

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

.................

–30

0003

2018 est.

3100
3200

4000
4011
4090
Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

.................
.................

–30
–30

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................

.................

–30

3050

.................

–30

.................

–30

3200

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090
Budget authority, gross .........................................................

4100
4101

.................

–30

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................

1
62

.................
70

.................
68

63
69
64

70
68
71

68
86
69

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

69
64

68
71

86
69

.................

–85

Agricultural Marketing Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS—Continued
Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays—Continued
2016 actual

2017 est.

2999

Total appropriations ..................................................................

–11

5099

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

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Total:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................

69
64

68
71

1
69

The Budget eliminates funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grants,
for which there is no Federal purpose.

Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352

0001

2017 est.

11
1

–1

11
24

11
25

11
26

1
10
–10

1
1

3
7

9
1

10
11
10

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

.................
.................

.................
1

1
.................

2018 est.

11.1
41.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

1
69

1
68

1
79

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Identification code 012–2501–0–1–352

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

1201
1203
1232

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................

1260
Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

Employment Summary

2018 est.

1000
2016 actual

2017 est.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2501–0–1–352

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

2016 actual

11
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

3050
Identification code 012–2501–4–1–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

3100
3200

Obligations by program activity:
0002
Specialty crop block grants .......................................................

.................

–85

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

.................

–85

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

.................
.................

–85
–85

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................

.................

–85

3050

.................

–85

.................

–85

3200

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

.................
.................
.................

–85
–85
.................

✦

PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT FUND
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
License Fees and Defaults, Perishable Agricultural
Commodities Act Fund ......................................................

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund .....................
2103
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund .....................
2132
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund .....................

–11
–1
1

2199

–11

Total current law appropriations .......................................

5000
5001

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; c)
suspension or revocation of license and/or publication of the facts; or d)
monetary penalty in lieu of license suspension or revocation.
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 ACTIVITIES
2016 actual

Percentage of informal reparation complaints completed within time frame
goal ..........................................................................................................

91%

2017 est.

90%

2018 est.

90%

Agricultural Marketing Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352

2016 actual

Direct obligations:
11.1
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
12.1
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
25.3
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

2017 est.

2018 est.

6
2
2

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–5070–0–2–352

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

2018 est.

0091 Subtotal, Commodity program payments .......................................
0101
Administrative expenses ...........................................................

764
53

788
54

782
56

0192 Total direct program ......................................................................

817

842

838

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0811
Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section
32) (Reimbursable) ...............................................................

817

842

838

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

822

846

842

.................
1
12

1
.................
.................

.................

–232

–263

10,317
223
–9,130
–146

10,930
166
–9,672
–145

10,371
125
–9,158
–155

–293
–166

–80
–125

–78
.................

Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............

805

1,074

1,105

4
1

4
.................

5
810
823

4
846
847

371
822
–817
–1

375
846
–768
.................

453
842
–731
.................

375

453

564

.................
–1

–1
.................

–1

371
374

374
452

452
563

.................

–232

–263

.................

–232

–263

810

1,078

1,109

474
343

643
357

600
394

817

1,000

994

–16

–4

–1

.................

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

.................

805
801
805
801

1,074
996
842
764

1,105
990
842
727

1050
✦

1132

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 $20,489,000 for formulation
and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1201
1203
1220
1220
1232
1234
1260
1800
1801

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
0198 Unavailable balance adjustment ...................................................

20,764
11

21,205
.................

21,088
.................

0199

20,775

21,205

21,088

10,510

10,541

10,786

.................

3060
3070

Balance, start of year ................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
30 Percent of Customs Duties, Funds for Strengthening
Markets, Income and Supply (section 32) .........................
1140
General Fund Payment, Funds for Strengthening Markets,
Income, and Supply (section 32) .......................................

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050

1199

Total current law receipts ..................................................

10,510

10,542

10,787

3090

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

10,510

10,542

10,787

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section
32) ....................................................................................
Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section
32) ....................................................................................
Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section
32) ....................................................................................
Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section
32) ....................................................................................
Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section
32) ....................................................................................

31,285

31,747

31,875

3100
3200

2101
2103
2132
2132
2134

–10,317

–10,930

–10,371

4000

–223

–166

–125

4010

.................

232

263

4090

293

4100
4101

166

125

.................

Total current law appropriations .......................................

–10,081

–10,659

–10,155

2999
Total appropriations ..................................................................
5098 Rounding adjustment ....................................................................

–10,081
1

–10,659
.................

–10,155
.................

4120

21,205

21,088

21,720

4140
4143

2199

5099

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

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605

0001
0002
0004
0005
0006
0007

Obligations by program activity:
Child nutrition program purchases ...........................................
Emergency surplus removal ......................................................
State option contract .................................................................
Removal of defective commodities ............................................
Disaster Relief ...........................................................................
2008 Farm Bill Specialty Crop Purchases ..................................

2016 actual

465
299
.................
.................
.................
.................

4110

4150
2017 est.

465
104
5
3
5
206

2018 est.

465
98
5
3
5
206

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriations temporarily reduced ..................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................
Transferred to Food and Nutrition Service [012–3539] .......
Transferred to Department of Commerce [013–5139] ........
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................
Appropriations precluded from obligation .........................

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal sources .................................................................
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired
accounts .......................................................................

The Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) established
the Section 32 program which provides that 30 percent of U.S. Customs
receipts for each calendar year are transferred to this account within the

Agricultural Marketing Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

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

Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the Section 32 program is threefold: 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 statutes.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Transportation of things ............................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Printing and reproduction .........................................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................
Supplies and materials: Grants of commodities to States .........
Equipment .................................................................................

15
5
1
2
1
.................
7
25
.................
760
1

17
6
1
2
1
1
7
29
1
777
.................

17
6
1
2
1
1
7
29
1
773
.................

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

817
5

842
4

838
4

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

822

846

842

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–5209–0–2–605

2016 actual

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

154
31

2017 est.

2018 est.

154
31

Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352

154
31

Trust Funds
EXPENSES AND REFUNDS, INSPECTION AND GRADING OF FARM PRODUCTS
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1130
Deposits of Fees, Inspection and Grading of Farm Products,
AMS ...................................................................................
1140
Interest on Investments in Public Debt Securities, AMS ........
1140
Payments from General Fund, Wool Research, Development,
and Promotion Trust Fund .................................................

.................

162
.................

161
1

166
1

Total current law receipts ..................................................

164

169

1999

Total receipts .............................................................................

164

169

7
68
22
48
43

7
65
21
47
20

7
65
21
47
23

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

188

160

163

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

66
6

62
.................

164

158

161

–1

.................

178
250

160
222

163
225

32
188
–181
–6

33
160
–145
.................

48
163
–162
.................

32
33

33
48

48
49

178

160

163

92
89

112
33

114
48

181
178
181

145
160
145

162
163
162

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............
Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............

.................
.................

.................
1

1
.................

1000
1021
1050

1201
1221
1230

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
Appropriations Farm Bill (AMA SPM,and NOCS) transferred
from other accts [012–4336] ........................................
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations permanently reduced ............................

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

Expenses and refunds, inspection and grading of farm products.—The
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.

164

175

Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352

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

2018 est.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

1199

5099

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Dairy products ...........................................................................
Specialty Crops .........................................................................
Meat grading .............................................................................
Poultry products ........................................................................
Miscellaneous agricultural commodities ...................................

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005

5000
5001

✦

2000

2016 actual

11.1
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.3
24.0
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0

99.9

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

–164

–158

–161

.................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

74
7
12

68
6
11

68
7
12

11.9
12.1
13.0

93
31
1

85
28
1

87
28
1

Risk Management Agency
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
21.0
23.1
23.2
23.3
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0

Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Rental payments to others ........................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

11
1
2
3
9
6
1
1
1
28

10
1
2
2
9
5
1
1
1
14

10
1
2
2
9
6
1
1
1
14

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

188

160

163

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–8015–0–7–352

2016 actual

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

1,287

2017 est.

1,353

2018 est.

1,353

✦

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.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

MILK MARKET ORDERS ASSESSMENT FUND

Identification code 012–8412–0–8–351

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8412–0–8–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
0801
Administration ..........................................................................
0802
Marketing service ......................................................................

46
8

49
8

53
8

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

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800
Collected ...........................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

54
54

57
57

61
61

54
–54

57
–57

2016 actual

4100

4123
4180
4190

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Non-Federal sources .........................................................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

32
1
1

34
1
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
23.2
23.3
25.2
26.0
31.0

32
10
3
4
2
1
1
1

34
11
3
4
2
1
1
1

36
12
3
5
2
1
1
1

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary
2016 actual

2001 Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............
57

–54
.................
.................

–57
.................
.................

–61
.................
.................

2018 est.

30
1
1

61
–61

2017 est.

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent .............................................................
11.3
Other than full-time permanent ............................................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..............................................

Identification code 012–8412–0–8–351

4090

2017 est.

341

358

2018 est.

358

✦

RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The Milk Market Orders Assessment Fund displays the non-Federal costs
of administrating Federal milk marketing orders, and includes salaries and
expenses, travel, and rent for office space. The Agricultural Marketing
Service reports this account in the President's Budget because milk marketing administration staff are excepted service. Salaries, health insurance,
TSP contributions and all other federal benefits are paid by the marketing
order funds and as a result there are no costs to the Federal government.
As a result, corresponding dollars are reported for presentation purposes
only. For Federal funds for the Secretary's oversight responsibilities of
Marketing Orders, please see AMS's Section 32 account.
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 are financed by assessments on regulated handlers and partly by deductions from
producers, which 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 for direct disbursement by
the market administrator. A portion of the funds collected may be invested

Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $55,000,000: Provided,
That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2707–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Salaries & Expenses ..................................................................

75
8

75
.................

55
.................

1160

.................
83
83

9
84
84

9
64
64

–1

.................

0001

1221
1900
1930
1940

Appropriation, discretionary (total): ......................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4085] ....
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................

Risk Management Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–2707–0–1–351

3000
3010
3011
3020
3041
3050
3100
3200

2016 actual

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

4033
4052

2018 est.

17
82
1
–83
–1

16
84
.................
–84
.................

16
64
.................
–68
.................

17
16

16
16

16
12

Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................

5
8

.................
.................

99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary

2017 est.

25.3
25.7

68
15

60
15

44
15

–1

.................

83
82

75
75

55
59

.................

.................
.................

7
2

.................
83
82

9
84
84

9
64
68

Identification code 012–2707–0–1–351

2016 actual

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

2017 est.

476

2018 est.

476

✦

CORPORATIONS
The 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.
✦

4070
4080
4090
4100
4101

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

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 the crop insurance program as authorized
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). This account
includes resources to maintain ongoing operations of the Federal crop insurance program and other functions assigned to RMA such as risk management education. The 2018 Budget requests $55 million in discretionary
funds. In addition, RMA also plans to transfer $9 million from mandatory
FCIC funding for reviews, compliance and integrity under section
516(b)(2)(C) to the S&E account in 2018. By transferring these funds into
the S&E account, RMA will be able to use these funds more efficiently
and flexibly to maintain operations.
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 FCIC Fund
account. The $55 million in funding in this account appropriately covers
administrative activities for RMA. This funding is supplmented by $47
million in additional mandatory funding that is authorized in the Farm Bill
and the Federal Crop Insurance Act for administrative and IT related costs.
The $47 million in mandatory funds are spent directly out of the FCIC
fund.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2707–0–1–351

11.1
11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
25.1

2016 actual

2017 est.

For 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4085–0–3–351

46
15
2
3
1
2

47
15
2
3
1
3

49
15
.................
.................
.................
.................

2018 est.

1,519
1,460
1,833
39

1,061
1,352
2,634
47

5,762
1,353
1,065
47

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Reimbursable program - indemnities ........................................
0802
Reimbursable program - programs and activities .....................

4,851
3,760
3

5,094
3,746
20

8,227
4,026
20

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

3,763

3,766

4,046

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

8,614

8,860

12,273

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

570
2

576
.................

579
.................

1050

572

576

579

.................

–4

4,868
–5
–8
4

5,112
–5
–9
4

8,245
–5
–9
4

1130
1200
1220
1220
1221
1232

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriations permanently reduced ................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–0502] ........
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–2707] ........
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................

–4

.................

Appropriations, mandatory (total): ........................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from
offsetting collections temporarily reduced ....................

4,855

5,098

8,235

3,764

3,765

4,046

–1

.................

1850
Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total): ......
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

3,763
8,618
9,190

3,765
8,863
9,439

4,046
12,277
12,856

1260
46

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Indemnities ...............................................................................
Delivery Expenses ......................................................................
Underwriting Gains ...................................................................
Federal Crop Insurance Act Initiatives .......................................

0001
0002
0003
0004

2018 est.

Direct obligations: Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent .............................................................................

2016 actual

1800
1823

Risk Management Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

1941

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

576

579

583

3000
3010
3020
3040

2,707
8,614
–7,921
–2

3,398
8,860
–8,474
.................

3,784
12,273
–12,689
.................

3,398

3,784

3,368

2,707
3,398

3,398
3,784

3,784
3,368

.................

–4

.................

–4

8,618

8,863

12,281

5,101
2,820

5,076
3,398

12,277
416

3050
3100
3200

4000
4010
4090
4100
4101

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................

4110

7,921

8,474

12,693

–3,764
4,854
4,157

–3,765
5,098
4,709

–4,046
8,231
8,643

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

4
5
9
13

5
5
13
17

5
5
17
17

5090
5092
5096
5098

FCIC is administered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA), and
provides economic stability to agriculture through crop insurance. The
Federal crop insurance program includes products providing crop yield
and revenue insurance, pasture, rangeland forage, and livestock insurance,
as well as other educational and risk mitigation initiatives/tools. The Federal crop insurance program provides farmers with a risk management
program that protects against agricultural production losses due to unavoidable causes such as drought, excessive moisture, hail, wind, lightning, and
insects. In addition to these causes, revenue insurance programs are available to protect against loss of revenue. Federal crop insurance is available
for more than 350 different commodities in over 3,066 counties covering
all 50 states, and Puerto Rico. For the 2016 Crop Year, there were 1 million
policies written with over $9.6 billion in premiums.
Federal crop insurance policies are sold and serviced by 16 private crop
insurance companies that share in the risk on the policies they sell under
terms set out by USDA's Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA). The
risk sharing is designed to be in favor of the companies, not one for one
with the government. In most years the companies realize underwriting
gains. In bad years, the companies' underwriting losses are minimalized
because the government takes on more of the risk and ultimately back-stops
the program after a certain level of loss. Currently, the government provides
companies, on average, $1.1 billion a year in underwriting gains. In addition, the government pays the companies an Administrative and Operating
(A&O) subsidy to offset the costs incurred to carry out the program. They
are reimbursed on average for about 14 percent of the premiums sold. The
government currently pays $1.4 billion annually for A&O. For the 2018
Budget, the payments to the companies are projected to be $2.5 billion in
combined subsidies.
The 2018 Budget requests funding to support $12.3 billion in obligations.
Funding estimates for 2017 are based on an estimated .52 loss ratio and
2018 as well as the outyears are based on a 1.0 loss ratio, which is the
statutory target loss ratio used for estimating future crop insurance costs.
The minimum level of coverage is Catastrophic (CAT) crop insurance,
which compensates the farmer for losses exceeding 50 percent of the individual's average yield at 55 percent of the expected market price; the

premium is entirely subsidized. The cost to the producer for CAT 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. They also depend on the producer's
average production history (APH). 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 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.
Currently for revenue protection, the farmer can opt to cover the projected
or the harvest price. Traditional revenue insurance only protects against a
projected price, where the farmer is guaranteed a price at the time of
planting. Revenue coverage that protects the price at the time of harvest
guarantees the price to the farmer for the higher of the projected price or
the harvest price. This additional revenue protection allows farmers to
hedge against low prices at harvest. The harvest price protection policies
are more costly than traditional revenue coverage and therefore more
heavily subsidized by the government. Almost all farmers choose the harvest
price option because taxpayers pay such a large portion of the extra
premium.
A crop insurance policy also contains coverage for when a producer is
prevented from planting their crop due to weather and other perils. When
an insured producer is unable to plant their crop within the planting time
period because of excessive drought or moisture, they may file a prevented
planting claim, which pays a portion of their full coverage level. It is optional for the producer to plant a second crop on the acres. If the producer
does, the prevented planting claim on the first crop is reduced and the
producer's Average Production History (APH) is updated to incorporate
that year. If the producer does not plant a second crop, they get their full
prevented planting claim, and their APH is not affected in subsequent years
for premium calculation purposes.
The 2018 the Budget proposes to permanently cancel to Agricultural
Management Assistance Program (AMA) and rescind the $4 million in
funds. This program is authorized by section 524(b) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)), as amended. It authorizes $10 million
annually for the program, of which RMA receives 40 percent. This program
is implemented by RMA, the Agricultural marketing Service, and the
Natural Resources Conservation Service. The RMA activities are carried
out in 16 states in which participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low. The program provides assistance to producers to
reduce their costs for crop insurance.
The following table illustrates Crop Year statistics as of September 30,
2015. Crop Year is generally all activity for crops from July 1-June 30 of
a given year.
2015 est.

2016 est.

2017 est.

Number of States ......................................................................................
Number of counties ..................................................................................
Insurance in force (millions) .....................................................................
Insured acreage (millions) ........................................................................

50
3,066
101,294
297

50
3,066
99,688
289

50
3,066
102,616
289

Producer premium (millions) ....................................................................
Premium subsidy (millions) ......................................................................

3,763
6,087

4,046
5,766

3,606
5,995

Risk Management Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND—Continued

99.9

Total premium (millions) ..............................................................

9,850

9,812

9,601

Indemnities (millions) ..............................................................................
Loss ratio ..................................................................................................

5,265
.39

9,812
0.52

9,601
1.00

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

8,614

8,860

12,273

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

Financing.—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 2017 and 2018.
PREMIUM AND SUBSIDY
[In millions of dollars]
2017 est.

2018 est.

Premiums:
Additional coverage premium subsidy .........................................................................
Catastrophic coverage premium subsidy ....................................................................

5,748
110

5,656
110

Subtotal, premium subsidy .....................................................................................
Producer premium .......................................................................................................

5,858
3,766

5,766
4,046

Total premiums ...................................................................................................

9,624

9,812

Indemnities:
Additional coverage .....................................................................................................
Catastrophic coverage ................................................................................................

4,730
97

9,616
196

Total indemnities ................................................................................................

4,827

9,812

NET INCOME OR LOSS (-) ON INSURANCE OPERATIONS
[In millions of dollars]
2017 est.
1

2018 est.

Producer premium less indemnities ...............................................................................
Interest expense, net .......................................................................................................
Delivery expenses ............................................................................................................
Other income or expense, net (CAT fees) ..........................................................................
Federal Crop Insurance Act Initiatives .............................................................................
Reinsurance underwriting gain (+) or loss (-) .................................................................

–1,061
0
–1,352
46
–47
–2,634

–5,766
0
–1,353
45
–47
–1,065

Net income or loss (-) ......................................................................................................

–5,048

–8,186

Totals have been adjusted to account for CAT fees, which are specifically itemized in net later in the table.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4085–0–3–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

The 2018 Budget includes two proposals that are designed to optimize
the current crop insurance program so that it will continue to provide a
quality safety net at a lower cost, as well as introduce a measure of means
testing to the beneficiaries of the crop insurance subsidies:
1. Limit Premium Subsidies for Crop Insurance. The 2018 Budget proposes to establish a limit of $40,000 for the premium subsidies an individual
or entity may receive. It would reduce the generous subsidies that are arguably no longer necessary to encourage participation, as crop insurance is
now an established part of the farm industry's business plans. The $40,000
limit in premium subsidy would apply to all levels of coverage, including
catastrophic coverage.
2. Eliminate Subsidized Harvest Price Revenue Coverage. The 2018
Budget also proposes to eliminate the ability for producers to insure their
crops at the higher of the price projected at planting or the harvest price.
Crop insurance was not designed to reduce risk in forward selling, and the
Government should not bear the risk of such losses. Producers that want
to hedge their risk can do so using futures and options on commodity exchanges as they did before this type of insurance coverage was available.
Private sector insurance companies could offer harvest price protection as
an addendum to the Federal crop insurance policy; however, the premium
for such an addendum would not receive a premium subsidy nor would the
premium be included in the A&O or underwriting gain/loss calculations
for payments to the companies. This proposal maintains the crop insurance
program as a tool for farmers to use as protection in times of low yields
and low prices.
In addition to these proposals, the 2018 Budget proposes to target commodity assistance, crop insurance subsidies, and conservation funding to
those producers that have an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $500,000
or less. It is hard to justify providing assistance to farmers with incomes
over half a million dollars. Doing so undermines the credibility and the
purpose of farm programs. Strengthening the income test for commodity,
crop insurance, and conservation programs will improve their integrity.
Collectively, the changes are expected to save $29 billion over 10 years.
✦

FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Federal Funds
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,130,163,000: 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.

Direct obligations:
Other services-Agriculture Reisk Protection Act of 2000
Initiative ................................................................................
25.2
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
42.0
Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................

39
3,293
1,519

47
3,986
1,061

47
2,418
5,762

99.0

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

25.2

4,851

5,094

8,227

21.0
23.1
23.3
25.1
25.3
25.7
42.0
42.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations:
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Advisory and assistance services ..............................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................
Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................
Programs and Activities ............................................................

.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
3,763
.................

.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
3,746
20

2
3
1
3
4
7
4,026
.................

99.0

Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

3,763

3,766

4,046

Identification code 012–0600–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Agricultural Sector Support .......................................................

1,207

1,198

1,130

0300 Subtotal, direct program ...............................................................
0801
Farm loans ................................................................................
0802
Other programs .........................................................................
0803
Other Credit Programs ...............................................................

1,207
307
93
3

1,198
306
56
3

1,130
297
48
1

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

403

365

346

0001

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
0900 Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................

1,610

1,563

1,476

10
1

.................
.................

1,200
–5

1,198
.................

1,130
.................

1,195

1,198

1,130

377
28

362
.................

335
.................

405
1,600
1,649

362
1,560
1,579

335
1,465
1,481

–20
19

.................
16

.................
5

331
1,610
4
–1,631
–1
–14

299
1,563
.................
–1,667
.................
.................

195
1,476
.................
–1,476
.................
.................

299

195

–59
–28
33

–54
.................
.................

–54

272
245

245
141

141
141

1,600

1,560

1,465

1,367
264

1,368
299

1,284
192

1,631

1,667

1,476

–408

–362

–335

–408

–362

–335

4050
4052

–28
31

.................
.................

4060

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

.................

1,195
1,223
1,195
1,223

1,198
1,305
1,198
1,305

1,130
1,141
1,130
1,141

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1012
Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired
accounts ...........................................................................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
1050

1100
1120
1160
1700
1701

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

4020

4030
4040

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. 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, 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). The authority for
most FSA programs is continued in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014
Farm Bill).
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
2018 Budget requests a total of $1.43 billion for administrative expenses.
USDA's Service Center Agencies comprise FSA, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, and Rural Development offices that 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.
Farm programs.—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
price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage, 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; production under the Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program; livestock under the Livestock Indemnity
Program; and 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 base acres for farm planting history; (d) notifying producers of established base acres 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 price loss coverage and agricultural risk
coverage payments and issuing checks; (i) certifying payment eligibility
and monitoring payment limitations; and (j) processing farm storage facility
loans and issuing checks.
Conservation and environment.—These 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 costsharing and issuing conservation reserve rental payments; and (b) transfer-

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

ring funds to the Natural Resources Conservation Service and other agencies
for other conservation programs.
Commodity operations.—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 underserved 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 activities.—FSA 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 RMA and
FAS, and for county office services provided to Federal and non-Federal
entities, including a variety of services to producers.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–0600–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Identification code 012–0170–0–1–351

2016 actual

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
State mediation grants .............................................................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

3
3

1
3
–3

1
1

2
1

1
2

3
3
3

0001

3050
3100
3200

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 79 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. 113–079 expires September 30, 2018. The 2018 Budget requests
$3.4 million for the program.

11.1
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0
41.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Transportation of things ............................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Printing and reproduction .........................................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

166
56
8
1
32
1
294
1
1
647

180
60
6
1
26
1
282
1
1
640

150
61
1
1
26
1
245
1
1
643

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................................
Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

1,207
403

1,198
365

1,130
346

✦

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

1,610

1,563

1,476

DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS SETTLEMENT

GRANT OBLIGATIONS
2016 actual

Number of States receiving grants ...........................................................
Amount of grants (in millions of dollars) ..................................................

40
3

2017 est.

40
3

2018 est.

40
3

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Employment Summary

Identification code 012–1144–0–1–351
Identification code 012–0600–0–1–351

2017 est.

2016 actual

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

3,382
716

2017 est.

1,708
2,403

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1,623
2,162

✦

STATE MEDIATION GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $3,398,000.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

1000
1930
1941
4180
4190

28
28

28
.................
.................

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 discrim-

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ination 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.
✦

USDA SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–2701–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

2
6

.................
4

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
1000

1
1

.................
.................

1
–1

.................
.................

.................

1
1
1

.................
.................
.................

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4010
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................
4000

Obligations by program activity:
Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
program ................................................................................

0001

The Reforestation Pilot 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
2018 Budget proposes no funding for this program.
✦

EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

4000
4011
4180
4190

Identification code 012–3316–0–1–453

3
2
–2

3
.................
–2

3
3

3
1

.................

2
2
2

2
.................
2

The Agricultural Act of 2014 re-authorized the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged
Farmers and Ranchers (RTCP) program for FY 2012 and each succeeding
fiscal year subject to appropriated funding. The purpose of RTCP is to
offset a portion of the higher cost of transporting agricultural inputs and
commodities over long distances. This program assists farmers and ranchers
residing outside the 48 contiguous states that are at a competitive disadvantage when transporting agriculture products to the market. RTCP benefits
are calculated based on the costs incurred by the producer for transportation
of the agricultural commodity or inputs during a fiscal year, subject to an
$8,000 per producer cap per fiscal year. RTCP enrollments for FY 2016
began on July 18, 2016, and ended on September 09, 2016. Payments for
FY 2016 signup will be disbursed in FY 2017. No funding is requested in
the 2018 Budget for this program.
✦

REFORESTATION PILOT PROGRAM
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–3305–0–1–302

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Reforestation pilot program ......................................................

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

0001

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Emergency conservation program .............................................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

135
8

180
.................

193
.................

143

180

193

108
251

103
283

.................
193

180

193

133

29
71
–28
–8

64
90
–45
.................

109
60
–105
.................

109

29
64

64
109

109
64

0001

1000
1021

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

2016 actual

1050

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

108

103

.................

.................
28

21
24

.................
105

28
108
28

45
103
45

105
.................
105

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.
During 2016, 33 States participated in ECP, with new or continued activity
from the previous year, involving approximately $28.1 million in costshare and technical assistance funds outlays. The Further Continuing and

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM—Continued

1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

.................

Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 provided $103 million for
disasters declared pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The 2018 Budget
does not propose funding for this program.

7
–7

.................
.................

.................

7
7
7

.................
.................
.................

✦

EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

4000

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

4010
4180
4190

Identification code 012–0171–0–1–453

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
EFRP ..........................................................................................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

53
4

60
.................

36
.................

6
63

.................
60

.................
36

0001

1000
1021
1050

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 Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, continues the authority for this program. The 2018 Budget proposes no funding for this
program.
✦

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3100
3200

18
3
–5
–4

12
24
–23
.................

13
24
–4
.................

18
12

12
13

13
33

.................

5
6
5

23
.................
23

4
.................
4

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
4011
Outlays from discretionary balances .................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................
4000

The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) provides payments
to eligible owners of non-industrial private forest for implementation of
emergency measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster. During
2016, 5 States participated in EFRP with new or continued activity from
the previous year, involving approximately $4.7 million in cost-share and
technical assistance fund outlays. The 2018 Budget does not include
funding for EFRP.
✦

GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–3304–0–1–302

2016 actual

2017 est.

(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) to
be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows:
$2,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm
ownership direct loans; $1,393,423,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating
loans and $1,304,851,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $25,610,000;
Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans,
$150,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $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 operating loans, $52,716,000 for direct operating loans, $15,467,000
for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $1,260,000, to
remain available until expended.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and
guaranteed loan programs, $305,291,000, of which $297,386,000 shall be transferred
to and merged with 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.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

2018 est.

DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM
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).

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Obligations by program activity:
Grassroots source water payments ............................................

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
1100
Appropriation ....................................................................

.................

0001

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1140–0–1–351

0010
0011

Obligations by program activity:
Administrative expenses - PLCE ................................................
Dairy Indemnity .........................................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

8
.................

8
1

0091 Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................
Credit program obligations:
0701
Direct loan subsidy ................................................................
0702
Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................
0705
Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................
0706
Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................
0707
Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................
0708
Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................
0709
Administrative expenses .......................................................

59
15
226
57
26
26
307

56
14
141
39
25
27
306

55
15
.................
.................
.................
.................
297

0791 Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................

716

608

367

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

724

617

376

1000
1001

1100
1121
1160

1941

Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3041

1200
1900
1930

3050
3100
3200

3
3

2
.................

384
5

383
.................

375
.................

389

383

375

335
724
727

233
616
619

1
376
378

13
724
–721
–4

12
617
–620
.................

9
376
–376
.................

13
12

12
9

9
9

383

375

378
9

370
5

387

375

335

233

334
724
721

233
616
620

1
376
376

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1140–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001 Farm Ownership ........................................................................
115002 Farm Operating .........................................................................
115003 Emergency Disaster ...................................................................
115004 IndianTribe Land Acquisition .....................................................
115005 Boll Weevil Eradication ..............................................................
115010 Indian Highly Fractionated Land ...............................................

1,017
1,339
43
.................
.................
10

1,500
1,264
45
2
60
.................

1,500
1,305
52
20
60
.................

2,409

2,871

2,937

–2.73
4.31
3.64

–1.62
4.26
5.59

–3.80
4.04
4.92

115999 Total direct loan levels ..............................................................
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001 Farm Ownership ........................................................................
132002 Farm Operating .........................................................................
132003 Emergency Disaster ...................................................................

132004 IndianTribe Land Acquisition .....................................................
132005 Boll Weevil Eradication ..............................................................
132010 Indian Highly Fractionated Land ...............................................

.................
.................
–4.58

–21.54
-.66
25.50

–26.34
-.69
.................

132999 Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001 Farm Ownership ........................................................................
133002 Farm Operating .........................................................................
133003 Emergency Disaster ...................................................................
133004 IndianTribe Land Acquisition .....................................................

1.29

1.09

-.25

–28
58
2
.................

–24
54
3
.................

–57
53
3
–5

–6

–24
55
1

–29
52
2

–42
51
2

133999 Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001 Farm Ownership ........................................................................
134002 Farm Operating .........................................................................
134003 Emergency Disaster ...................................................................
134999 Total subsidy outlays .................................................................
Direct loan reestimates:
135001 Farm Ownership ........................................................................
135002 Farm Operating .........................................................................
135003 Emergency Disaster ...................................................................
135008 Credit Sales of Acquired Property ..............................................
135012 Farm Operating - ARRA .............................................................

147
29
11
2
–6

–7
–29
1
–1
.................

.................
.................
.................
.................
.................

135999 Total direct loan reestimates .....................................................

183

–36

.................

Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001 Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................
215002 Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................
215005 Conservation - Guaranteed .......................................................

2,471
1,493
1

2,000
1,339
150

2,500
1,393
150

215999 Total loan guarantee levels .......................................................
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001 Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................
232002 Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................
232005 Conservation - Guaranteed .......................................................

3,965

3,489

4,043

-.14
1.03
-.33

-.06
1.07
-.32

-.18
1.11
-.34

232999 Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001 Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................
233002 Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................

0.30

0.36

0.26

–3
15

–1
14

–4
15

233999 Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001 Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................
234002 Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................
234005 Conservation - Guaranteed .......................................................

–3
16
.................

–2
14
.................

–4
15
–1

234999 Total subsidy outlays .................................................................
Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235001 Farm Ownership—Unsubsidized ...............................................
235002 Farm Operating—Unsubsidized ................................................
235003 Farm Operating—Subsidized ....................................................

–5
–12
3

–20
–12
1

.................
.................
.................

235999 Total guaranteed loan reestimates ............................................

–14

–31

.................

Administrative expense data:
Budget authority .......................................................................
Outlays from new authority .......................................................

315
314

314
314

305
305

3510
3590
389

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. 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 2018 Budget requests $69.4 million for loan subsidies.
The 2018 Budget requests a program level increase of $616.3 million over
2017 loan levels. Per 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, 2018 Budget requests $305.3 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

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT—Continued

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 2016, $238,000 was
paid to producers who filed claims under the program. The 2018 Budget
requests such sums as may be necessary, which are estimated to be $500,000
for this program in both 2017 and 2018.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1140–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

25.3
41.0

Direct obligations:
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................

315
409

314
303

305
71

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

724

617

376

4122
4123
4123
4123

Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal Sources: Reestimate payment from program
account .........................................................................
Federal Sources: Subsidy payment from program
account .........................................................................
Federal Sources: Interest on uninvested funds ..................
Repayments of principal ...................................................
Repayments of interest .....................................................
Sale of Foreclosed Property/Other ......................................

4130

4120

–283

–177

.................

–56

–54

–53

–84
–1,375
–222
–7

–52
–1,737
–395
.................

–50
–1,620
–427
.................

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–2,027

–2,415

–2,150

1,455
728
1,455
728

1,499
1,272
1,499
1,272

1,567
1,294
1,567
1,294

4120

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)

✦

Identification code 012–4212–0–3–351

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4212–0–3–351

0003
0005

Obligations by program activity:
Capitalized costs .......................................................................
Civil rights settlements .............................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

5
.................

7
1

0091 Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level) ............................
Credit program obligations:
0710
Direct loan obligations ..........................................................
0713
Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................
0740
Negative subsidy obligations ................................................
0742
Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................
0743
Interest on downward reestimates ........................................

2,409
331
28
70
29

2,872
357
24
164
49

2,936
357
62
.................
.................

0791 Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................

2,867

3,466

3,355

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

2,872

3,474

3,363

1000
1021
1023
1024
1050

1400
1800
1825

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3060

2016 actual

3100
3200

Financing authority and disbursements, net:
Mandatory:
4090
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Financing disbursements:
4110
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................

2018 est.

1111
1121
1142

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................
Limitation available from carry-forward ....................................
Unobligated direct loan limitation (-) ........................................

2,401
75
–67

2,859
46
–33

2,911
25
.................

1150

Total direct loan obligations ..................................................

2,409

2,872

2,936

8,531
2,409
–1,375

9,429
2,962
–1,737

10,609
2,906
–1,620

–41
–95

–45
.................

–51
.................

9,429

10,609

11,844

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .........................................................
Disbursements: Direct loan disbursements ...............................
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................
Write-offs for default:
1263
Direct loans ...........................................................................
1264
Other adjustments, net (+ or -) .............................................
1210
1231
1251

1290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

1,924
102
–1,924
–98

614
118
–642
.................

530
67
–368
.................

229

2,819

3,499

3,267

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 aquisition, Indian highly fractionated land,
boll weevil eradication, conservation, and credit sales of acquired property.

2,027

2,415

2,150

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

–1,364

–2,000

–1,700

663
3,482
3,486

415
3,914
4,004

450
3,717
3,946

614

530

583

466
2,872
–2,755
–102

481
3,474
–3,687
–118

150
3,363
–3,444
–67

481

150

–10

456
471

471
140

140
–8

Identification code 012–4212–0–3–351

2015 actual

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .....................................................
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net ....................................................................
Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401
Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................
1402
Interest receivable .....................................................................
1403
Accounts receivable from foreclosed property ............................
1405
Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................
1405
Allowance for Interest Receivable (-) .........................................

613

285

176

8,531
228
8
–434
–87

9,429
243
6
–382
–92

Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................

8,246

9,204

Total assets ...............................................................................
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................
2207 Non-Federal liabilities: Other .........................................................

10,455

9,993

10,357
98

9,774
219

2999

Total liabilities ...........................................................................

10,455

9,993

4999

Total upward reestimate subsidy BA [12–1140] ............................

10,455

9,993

1499

3,482

3,914

3,717

2,755

3,687

3,444

2016 actual

1,924

1999
3090

2017 est.

✦

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT

2251

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2017 est.

2018 est.

–2,591

–2,674

2261
2263

Repayments and prepayments ..................................................
Adjustments:
Terminations for default that result in loans receivable ........
Terminations for default that result in claim payments ........

–13
–58

–13
–65

2290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

15,057

15,848

16,639

2299

Memorandum:
Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of
year .......................................................................................

13,551

13,450

Addendum:
Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result
in loans receivable:
Outstanding, start of year .....................................................
Disbursements for guaranteed loan claims ...........................
Repayments of loans receivable ............................................
Write-offs of loans receivable ................................................

136
30
–2
–14

150
24
–1
–10

163
24
–1
–10

Outstanding, end of year ...................................................

150

163

176

Identification code 012–4213–0–3–351

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
0003
Purchase of guaranteed loans ...................................................

.................

0091 Direct program by activities - subtotal (1 level) ............................
Credit program obligations:
0711
Default claim payments on principal ....................................
0713
Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................
0740
Negative subsidy obligations ................................................
0742
Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................
0743
Interest on downward reestimates ........................................

.................

34
1
3
46
20

52
1
2
64
21

52
1
5
.................
.................

0791 Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................

104

140

2310
2331
2351
2361

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

104

141

2390

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
1023
Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................

222
3
–9

249
5
–1

253
5
–1

1050

216

253

257

124
137
353

111
141
394

67
97
354

249

253

295

7
104
–106
–3

2
141
–132
–5

6
59
–55
–5

1941

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Financing authority:
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
Borrowing authority ...........................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3040

1400
1800
1900
1930

3050
3060
3090
3100
3200

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

4120
4120
4122
4123
4123

Financing authority and disbursements, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Financing disbursements:
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Payments from program account upward reestimate ........
Payments from program account subsidy .........................
Interest on uninvested funds ............................................
Fees and premiums ...........................................................
Loss recoveries and repayments .......................................

4130

4090

–1

6
1

1
5

5
4

141

106

132

–67
.................
–4
–53
.................

–52
–15
–4
–37
–3

.................
–15
–4
–45
–3

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–124

–111

–67

13
–18
13
–18

30
21
30
21

30
–12
30
–12

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on
commitments:
2111
Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......

3,965

3,489

4,043

2150
Total guaranteed loan commitments .....................................
2199 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments .................

3,965
3,569

3,489
3,189

4,043
3,189

13,856
3,863

15,057
3,543

15,848
3,543

2210
2231

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4213–0–3–351

2015 actual

ASSETS:
Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury .................................
Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net ............................................
Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
1501
Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................
1505
Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................
1101
1206

1599

Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed
loans .................................................................................
1999
Total assets ...............................................................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2104
Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................
2105
Other ..........................................................................................
2204 Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees ..................

2016 actual

227
51

249
52

136
–134

150
–148

280

303

22
69
189

26
81
196

2999

Total liabilities ...........................................................................

280

303

4999

Total liabilities and net position .....................................................

280

303

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4213–0–3–351

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 budget totals.
This account finances commitments made for farm ownership, operating
and conservation guaranteed loan programs.

✦

137

4110

Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Loan recoverable costs ..............................................................
Costs incidental to acquisition of real property .........................
Civil rights settlements .............................................................

1
.................
.................

2
1
1

0191 Total operating expenses ...............................................................

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 25.2) ......................................

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1021
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
1022
Capital transfer of unobligated balances to general fund ......

10
1
–10

11
.................
–11

.................
.................
.................

.................

0008
0109
0118

1050

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting
collections to general fund ...........................................

–64

–77

1850
Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

11
12

4
4

1800
1820

100

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued

4999

Total liabilities and net position .....................................................

398

332

✦

Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351

2016 actual

1941

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

3000
3010
3020
3040

3050
3100
3200

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
11

REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

1
1
.................
–1

1
4
–4
.................

1
4
–3
.................

1
1

1
2

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. 713a11): 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

.................
.................

3
1

2
1

4110

.................

4123
4123

–75
.................

–65
–16

4130

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–75

–81

–64
–75
–64
–75

–77
–77
–77
–77

–77
–78
–77
–78

(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).
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4336–0–3–999

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1210
1251
1261
1263

Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .........................................................
Repayments: Repayments and prepayments .............................
Adjustments: Capitalized interest .............................................
Write-offs for default: Direct loans ............................................

378
–56
.................
–4

318
–65
2
–4

251
–65
2
–4

1290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

318

251

184

Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

2210
2251

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .........................................................
Repayments and prepayments ..................................................

5
–1

4
–1

3
–1

2290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

2299

Memorandum:
Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of
year .......................................................................................

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4140–0–3–351

2015 actual

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Price Loss Coverage ..................................................................
Agriculture Risk Coverage .........................................................
Cotton Transition Assistance Program .......................................
Marketing Loans — Recourse ...................................................
Direct, Countercyclical an ACRE Payments ................................
Marketing Loans — Non-Recourse ...........................................
Loan Deficiency Payments .........................................................
Economic Adjustment Assistance for Upland Cotton .................
Livestock Indemnity Program ....................................................
Livestock Forage Program .........................................................
ELAP ..........................................................................................
Tree Assistance Program ...........................................................
Biomass Crop Assistance Program ............................................
Storage, Transportation and Other ............................................
Market Access Program .............................................................
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops ..................................
Emerging Markets Program .......................................................
Foreign Market Development Program .......................................
Quality Samples Program ..........................................................
Non-Insured assistance program ..............................................
Conservation Reserve Program Financial Assistance ................
Conservation Reserve Program Technical Assistance ................
Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program ..................
Treasury Interest ........................................................................
Other Interest ............................................................................
Reimbursable Agreements with State and Federal Agencies ......
Food for Progress .......................................................................
Section 4 Contracts ...................................................................
Farm Bill Implementation ..........................................................
Cotton Ginning Cost Share ........................................................
Electronic Warehouse Receipts ..................................................
Graze Out ..................................................................................
Noninsured Assistance Program Loss Adjuster ..........................
Margin Protection Program ........................................................
All other Programs .....................................................................

5,841
17,907
1
20
3
6,960
213
47
43
430
17
30
3
85
186
7
9
32
1
137
2,120
12
5
66
2
47
166
6
35
330
1
7
2
12
269

3,052
2,970
.................
24
.................
8,246
213
47
34
312
17
21
3
88
179
7
8
31
3
154
2,133
15
6
59
2
47
155
9
.................
.................
1
7
2
16
26

2,959
1,163
.................
23
.................
7,906
97
50
31
423
20
20
3
96
199
7
9
34
3
164
2,236
14
2
123
2
50
166
10
.................
.................
1
7
2
20
38

0192 Total support and related programs ..............................................

35,052

17,887

15,878

35,052
36

17,887
42

15,878
54

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
0006
0007
0008
0009
0010
0011
0012
0013
0015
0016
0018
0019
0021
0022
0023
0026
0027
0028
0029
0030
0031
0032
0034
0035
0037
0038
0039
0040
0041
0047

1101
1601
1602
1603

ASSETS:
Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury .................................
Loans Receivable ...........................................................................
Interest receivable .........................................................................
Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-) .........

10
378
124
–119

11
318
117
–119

1604
1606

Direct loans and interest receivable, net ...................................
Foreclosed property ........................................................................

383
5

316
5

1699

Value of assets related to direct loans .......................................

388

321

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0802
Commodities procured - PL480 Titles II / III Commodity costs ....

Total assets ...............................................................................
LIABILITIES:
2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury ..........................

398

332

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

332

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

35,088

17,929

15,932

1999

398

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

436
205
119

398
1,375
136

1,860
.................
.................

1050

760

1,909

1,860

1200
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1236
1323

1400
1421
1422
1423
1440
1800
1801
1825

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3507] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1004] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2073] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–9913] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–8015] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2501] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–4085] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1908] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1600] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1955] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0123] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–3106] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–0502] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1502] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–1003] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–2500] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5635] .......
Appropriations transferred to other accts [012–5636] .......
Appropriations applied to repay debt ................................
Borrowing authority, discretionary:
Borrowing authority precluded from obligation (limitation
on obligations) ..............................................................
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
Borrowing authority ...........................................................
Borrowing authority temporarily reduced ..........................
Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................
Borrowing authority precluded from obligation (limitation
on obligations) ..............................................................

3010
3020
3040
3050
3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

4000
4010
4090
4100
4101
4110

4120
4123
4123
4123

Interest Revenue ...............................................................

.................

–42

–54

4130

–6,788

–7,789

–7,353

–136

.................

119

136

.................

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

–17

136

.................

27,921
9,563
27,921
9,563

10,247
11,859
10,227
11,839

8,581
14,246
8,561
14,226

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Borrowing authority ........
Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Borrowing authority ........

2,067
4,113

4,113
.................

.................
.................

4140
4143

21,291
–21
–3,775
–15
–13
–2
–73
–4
–50
–63
–3
–1
.................
–40
–100
–3
–30
–16
–30
–17,052

17,483
–21
–3,655
–15
–13
–2
–85
–4
–50
–75
–3
–1
–20
–45
–100
.................
–30
–16
–30
–13,318

.................

–20

3,895,070
–2,026
–3,858,369

17,817
.................
.................

15,838
.................
.................

–20

.................

34,655

17,817

15,838

6,669
136

7,653
.................

–6,734
71
34,726
35,486

5101
5102

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Total:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

27,921
9,563

10,227
11,839

8,561
14,226

.................
.................

–211
–211

27,921
9,563

10,227
11,839

8,350
14,015

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4336–0–3–999

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

7,353
.................

1210
1231
1251
1264

126
7,306
–6,740
–227

465
8,270
–7,570
.................

1,165
7,929
–7,257
.................

–7,570

–7,257

1290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

465

1,165

1,837

83
17,880
19,789

96
15,914
17,774

398

1,860

1,842

3,959

22,490

19,416

–1
35,088
–16,351
–205

.................
17,929
–19,628
–1,375

.................
15,932
–21,579
.................

22,490

19,416

13,769

–1
–136

–137
.................

–137

3,957
22,353

22,353
19,279

19,279
13,632

.................

–20

.................

–20

34,726

17,900

15,934

13,988
2,363

9,446
10,202

9,805
11,794

16,351

19,648

21,599

The 2017 and 2018 budget estimates are primarily driven by ample world
grain supplies and modest demand growth that keep prices from returning
to pre-2014 Farm Bill levels. Lower acreage coupled with modest increases
in use is expected to stabilize or support small price increases in marketing
years 2016/2017 and 2018/2019. Nonetheless, there will be significant
Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage payments. Outlay
projections are subject to complex and unpredictable factors such as
weather, U.S. and world consumer income growth, factors which affect
the volume of production crops not yet planted, demands for feed, food,
and bio-energy here and overseas, and foreign currency exchange rates
and the value of the U.S. dollar overall.

–36
–6,752
.................
.................

–136
–7,570
–20
–21

.................
–7,257
–20
–22

Price support, marketing assistance loans, and related stabilization
programs.—The Corporation conducts programs to support farm income
and prices and stabilize the market for agricultural commodities. Price

Borrowing authority, mandatory (total) .................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............
Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to
repay debt .....................................................................

3000
3001

4123

4150
6,871
–20
–3,622
–15
–13
–15
–73
–4
–50
–63
–3
–1
–46
–40
–100
–3
–30
–16
–30
–2,727

101

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
Adjustments to unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct
1 .......................................................................................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Discretionary:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Federal sources .................................................................
Commodity Loans Repaid ..................................................
Assessments and Fees ......................................................
Sales and Other Proceeds .................................................

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 Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill) repeals certain programs, continues some programs with modifications, and authorizes several
new programs. Most of these programs are authorized and funded through
2018.
BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS

PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION

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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND—Continued

support is provided to producers of agricultural commodities through loans,
purchases, payments, and other means.
Price support is mandatory for sugar. 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.
Commodity Payment Programs.—The 2014 Farm Bill repealed Direct
Payments, Counter-Cyclical Payments and Average Crop Revenue Election
Payments and established two new programs, Price Loss Coverage and
Agriculture Risk Coverage.
Price Loss Coverage (PLC).—Payments are issued when the effective
price of a covered commodity is less than the respective reference price
for that commodity established in the statute. The payment is equal to 85
percent of the base acres of the covered commodity times the difference
between the reference price and the effective price times the program
payment yield for the covered commodity.
Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC).—There are two types: County ARC
and Individual ARC.
County ARC: Payments are issued when the actual county crop revenue
of a covered commodity is less than the ARC county guarantee for the
covered commodity and are based on county data, not farm data. The ARC
county guarantee equals 86 percent of the previous 5-year average national
farm price, excluding the years with the highest and lowest price (the ARC
guarantee price), times the 5-year average county yield, excluding the years
with the highest and lowest yield (the ARC county guarantee yield). Both
the guarantee and actual revenue are computed using base acres, not planted
acres. The payment is equal to 85 percent of the base acres of the covered
commodity times the difference between the county guarantee and the actual county crop revenue for the covered commodity. Payments may not
exceed 10 percent of the benchmark county revenue (the ARC guarantee
price times the ARC county guarantee yield).
Individual ARC: Payments are issued when the actual individual crop
revenues, summed across all covered commodities on the farm, are less
than ARC individual guarantees summed across those covered commodities
on the farm. The farm for individual ARC purposes is the sum of the producer's interest in all ARC farms in the State. The farm's ARC individual
guarantee equals 86 percent of the farm's individual benchmark guarantee,
which is defined as the ARC guarantee price times the 5-year average individual yield, excluding the years with the highest and lowest yields, and
summing across all crops on the farm. The actual revenue is computed in
a similar fashion, with both the guarantee and actual revenue computed
using planted acreage on the farm. The individual ARC payment equals:
a) 65 percent of the sum of the base acres of all covered commodities on
the farm, times b) the difference between the individual guarantee revenue
and the actual individual crop revenue across all covered commodities
planted on the farm. Payments may not exceed 10 percent of the individual
benchmark revenue.
Base Reallocation and Yield Updates.—Owners of farms that participate
in PLC or ARC programs for the 2014–2018 crops have a one-time opportunity to: 1) maintain the farm's 2013 bases through 2018; or 2) reallocate
base acres (excluding cotton bases). Covered commodities include wheat,
oats, barley, corn, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, sunflower seed, rapeseed,
canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe and sesame seed, dry

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peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas. Upland cotton is no
longer considered a covered commodity, but the upland cotton base acres
on the farm are renamed "generic" base acres. Producers may receive
payments on generic base acres if those acres are planted to a covered
commodity.
A producer also has the opportunity to update the counter-cyclical payment yield for each covered commodity based on 90 percent of the farm's
2008–2012 average yield per planted acre, excluding any year when no
acreage was planted to the covered commodity. Program payment yields
are used to determine payment amounts for the Price Loss Coverage program.
Election Required.—All of the producers on a farm must make a onetime, unanimous election of: 1) PLC/County ARC on a covered-commodityby-covered-commodity basis; or 2) Individual ARC for all covered commodities on the farm. If the producers on the farm elect PLC/County ARC,
the producers must also make a one-time election to select which base
acres on the farm are enrolled in PLC and which base acres are enrolled
in County ARC. Alternatively, if Individual ARC is selected, then every
covered commodity on the farm must participate in Individual ARC.
The election between ARC and PLC is made in 2014 and a producer
cannot switch to ARC (from PLC), or vice versa, in subsequent years. If
an election is not made in 2014, the farm may not participate in either PLC
or ARC for the 2014 crop year and the producers on the farm are deemed
to have elected PLC for subsequent crop years, but must still enroll their
farm to receive coverage. If the sum of the base acres on a farm is 10 acres
or less, the producer on that farm may not receive PLC or ARC payments,
unless the producer is a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher or is a
limited resource farmer or rancher. Payments for PLC and ARC are issued
after the end of the respective crop year, but not before October 1.
Producers enrolling in PLC, and who also participate in the Federal crop
insurance program, may, beginning with the 2015 crop, make the annual
choice whether to purchase additional crop insurance coverage called the
Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO). SCO provides the producer the
option of covering a portion of his or her crop insurance deductible and is
based on expected county yields or revenue. The cost of SCO is subsidized
and indemnities are determined by the yield or revenue loss for the county
or area. SCO is not available to producers who enroll in ARC.
Adjusted Gross Income.—Adjusted gross income (AGI) provisions have
been simplified and modified. Producers whose average AGI exceeds
$900,000 during a crop, fiscal, or program year are not eligible to participate
in most programs administered by FSA and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Previous AGI provisions distinguished between
farm and nonfarm AGI.
Payment Limitations.—The total amount of payments received, directly
and indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except joint ventures or general
partnerships) for Price Loss Coverage, Agriculture Risk Coverage, marketing loan gains, and loan deficiency payments (other than for peanuts), may
not exceed $125,000 per crop year. A person or legal entity that receives
payments for peanuts has a separate $125,000 payment limitation.
Cotton transition payments are limited to $40,000 per year. For the livestock disaster programs, a total $125,000 annual limitation applies for
payments under the Livestock Indemnity Program, the Livestock Forage
Program, and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and
Farm-Raised Fish program. A separate $125,000 annual limitation applies
to payments under the Tree Assistance Program.
Cotton Transition.—Upland cotton is the only "covered commodity" that
is no longer eligible to participate in these programs, but rather, became
eligible for the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) offered by
the Risk Management Agency (RMA). Upland cotton was eligible for
transition payments made by FSA only for the 2014 and 2015 crops.
Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Sugar Loans.—The 2014 Farm
Bill extends the authority for sugar loans for the 2014 through 2018 crop
years and nonrecourse marketing assistance loans (MALs) and loan deficiency payment (LDPs) for the 2014–2018 crops of wheat, corn, grain

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra-long staple cotton (eligible for
loans only), long grain rice, medium grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds
(including sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard
seed, crambe and sesame seed), dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, large
chickpeas, graded and nongraded wool, mohair, honey, unshorn pelts, and
peanuts. Availability of loans for some commodities may be affected by
appropriations language. Provisions are mostly unchanged from the 2008
Farm Bill, except marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments are
subject to payment limitations. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
(Public Law 114–113) amended the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996, allowing producers to receive certificates in lieu of
marketing loan gains or loan deficiency payments starting with the 2015
crop marketing year.
DAIRY PROGRAMS

The Dairy Margin Protection Program. This program replaced the Milk
Income Loss Contract program and will be effective from September 1,
2014, through December 31, 2018. The margin protection program offers
dairy producers: (1) catastrophic coverage, at no cost to the producer, other
than an annual $100 administrative fee; and (2) various levels of buy-up
coverage. Catastrophic coverage provides payments to participating producers when the national dairy production margin is less than $4.00 per
hundredweight (cwt). The national dairy production margin is the difference
between the all-milk price and average feed costs. Producers may purchase
buy-up coverage that provides payments when margins are between $4.00
and $8.00 per cwt. To participate in buy-up coverage, a producer must pay
a premium that varies with the level of protection the producer elects. In
addition, the 2014 Farm Bill creates the Dairy Product Donation Program.
This program is triggered in times of low operating margins for dairy producers, and requires USDA to purchase dairy products for donation to food
banks and other feeding programs.
Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP).—The program provides
payments to dairy producers when a public regulatory agency directs them
to remove their raw milk from the commercial market because it has been
contaminated by pesticides and other residues.
OTHER PROGRAMS

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).—NAP has been
expanded to include buy-up protection, similar to buy-up provisions offered
under the federal crop insurance program. Producers may elect coverage
for each individual crop between 50 and 65 percent, in 5 percent increments,
at 100 percent of the average market price. Producers also pay a fixed
premium equal to 5.25 percent of the liability. The waiver of service fees
has been expanded from just limited resource farmers to also include beginning farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers. The premiums for
buy-up coverage are reduced by 50 percent for those same farmers. NAP
coverage is expanded to include crops grown expressly for the purpose of
producing a feedstock for renewable biofuel, renewable electricity, or
biobased products. NAP is also made available to producers that suffered
a loss to a 2012 annual fruit crop grown on a bush or tree in a county declared a disaster by the Secretary due to a freeze or frost. Grazing land is
not eligible for buy-up coverage.
Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).—BCAP provides incentives
to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to establish, cultivate and harvest
eligible biomass for heat, power, bio-based products, research and advanced
biofuels. Crop producers and bioenergy facilities can team together to
submit proposals to USDA for selection as a BCAP project area. BCAP
has been extended through 2018 and is authorized at $25 million per fiscal
year. The program is capped at $3 million.
Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP).—FFP is continued through fiscal
year 2018. Congress authorized the FFP in the 2008 Farm Bill, allowing
for the purchase of sugar to be sold for the production of bioenergy in order
to avoid forfeitures of sugar loan collateral under the Sugar Program.
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commodities by "...aiding in the development of new and additional markets, marketing facilities, and uses for such commodities." Under this authority, CCC will make available up to $170 million in total to subsidize
the production of bio-based jet fuel. Because there is no existing viable
commercial source for the large-scale production of such fuel, CCC has
entered into an agreement with the Department of Energy and the Navy to
assist in the development of this product.
DISASTER PROGRAMS

The following four disaster programs were authorized by the 2008 Farm
Bill under the USDA Supplemental Disaster Assistance program. These
programs were re-authorized under CCC and extended indefinitely (beyond
the horizon of the 2014 Farm Bill). The programs are made retroactive to
October 1, 2011. Producers are no longer required to purchase crop insurance or NAP coverage to be eligible for these programs (the risk management purchase requirement) as mandated by the 2008 Farm Bill.
Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP).—LFP provides compensation
to eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses due to
drought or fire on land that is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover or that is planted specifically for grazing. LFP payments for drought are equal to 60 percent of the monthly feed cost for up
to 5 months, depending upon the severity of the drought. LFP payments
for fire on federally managed rangeland are equal to 50 percent of the
monthly feed cost for the number of days the producer is prohibited from
grazing the managed rangeland, not to exceed 180 calendar days.
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).—LIP provides benefits to livestock
producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by
adverse weather or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the
Federal Government. LIP payments are equal to 75 percent of the average
fair market value of the livestock.
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish
(ELAP).—ELAP provides emergency assistance to eligible producers of
livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease (including cattle tick fever), adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards
and wildfires, not covered by LFP and LIP. Total payments are capped at
$20 million in a fiscal year.
Tree Assistance Program (TAP).—TAP provides financial assistance to
qualifying orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate
eligible trees, bushes, and vines damaged by natural disasters.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

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 2014 Farm Bill
continues the authority for the MAP program with annual funding of $200
million for 2014–2018.
Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (FMD) and Quality
Samples Program.—Under 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. 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.
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops and Emerging Markets.—Emerging Markets is extended through 2018. Technical Assistance for Specialty
Crops is extended through 2018 with annual funding of $9 million for each
fiscal year.
The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust.—The 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 PL 480 Title II is
inadequate to meet those needs in any fiscal year. When a release from the

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Federal Funds—Continued

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND—Continued

Trust is authorized, the Trust's 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 2014 Farm Bill extends the authorization to replenish the BEHT through 2018.
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).—The 2014 Farm Bill extends
the authorization of CRP with modifications. The acreage cap is gradually
lowered to 24 million acres for fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The requirement
to reduce rental payments under emergency haying and grazing is eliminated. Rental payment reductions of not less than 25 percent are required
for managed haying and grazing. Producers are also given the opportunity
for an "early-out" from their CRP contracts, but only in fiscal year 2015.
The rental payment portion of the Grassland Reserve Program enrollment
has been incorporated into the CRP.
The Transition Incentive Program (TIP).—The 2014 Farm Bill allows
for the transition of CRP land to a beginning or socially disadvantaged
farmer or rancher so land can be returned to sustainable grazing or crop
production. TIP now includes eligibility for military veterans (i.e., "veteran
farmers").
OPERATING EXPENSES

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; RMA; other agencies
of the Department engaged in the Corporation's activities; and the Office
of 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 remains in
2017 and 2018.
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.
FINANCING

Appropriations.—Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses. Under Section
2 of Public Law 87 155, the Act of August 17 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a 11),
annual appropriations are authorized for each fiscal year, commencing with
1961, to reimburse the Corporation for net realized losses. The Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 amended Public Law 87–155 to authorize that the Corporation is reimbursed for its net realized losses by means
of a current, indefinite appropriation as provided in annual appropriations
acts.

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

Borrowing authority.—The 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.
Non-Expenditure Transfers.—The Commodity Credit Corporation
transfers CCC funds to several agencies responsible for administering Farm
Bill and other Corporation programs. Once transferred the expenses are
recorded in the receiving agencies accounts.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4336–0–3–999

Direct obligations:
22.0
Transportation of things ............................................................
33.0
Investments and loans ..............................................................
41.0
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................
99.0
Direct obligations ..................................................................
25.3 Reimbursable obligations: Other goods and services from Federal
sources ......................................................................................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

36
6,980
28,036

55
8,224
9,608

55
7,875
7,948

35,052

17,887

15,878

99.0

Reimbursable obligations .....................................................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

35,088

17,929

15,932

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4336–4–3–999

2016 actual

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Market Access Program .............................................................
Foreign Market Development Program .......................................
Conservation Reserve Program Financial Assistance ................

.................
.................
.................

–199
–34
–82

0192 Total support and related programs ..............................................

.................

–315

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

.................

–315

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

.................

–315

.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................

16
30
30
85
50
–420
209

.................
.................
.................

–211
–211
–211

.................

104

0016
0021
0026

1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1236
1400
1900
1930
1941

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–5635] ........
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–5636] ........
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–2500] ........
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–2501] ........
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1908] ........
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1004] ........
Appropriations applied to repay debt ................................
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
Borrowing authority ...........................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

2018 est.

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

.................
.................

–315
211

3050

.................

–104

.................

–104

3200

4090
4100
4180
4190

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

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

.................

3
37
–34

6
27
–28

5
12
–13

3
6

6
5

5
4

4
.................

7
2

1941

3050
.................

.................

–211

.................
.................
.................

–211
–211
–211

3100
3200

The 2018 President's Budget targets commodity assistance, crop insurance
subsidies, and conservation assistance to producers that have an Adjusted
Gross Income (AGI) of $500,000 or less. It is hard to justify to hardworking
taxpayers why the Federal government should provide assistance to wealthy
farmers with incomes over a half a million dollars. Doing so undermines
the credibility and purpose of farm programs. The Budget also eliminates
funding for a number of programs for which there is no Federal purpose,
those programs include the Market Access Program, the Foreign Market
Development Cooperator Program, and the Biomass Crop Assistance
Program. In a time of belt tightening, the Government should not be subsidizing the advertising and promotion of commodities, or providing subsidies for the manufacturing of biobased products. Lastly, the Budget targets
conservation funding to the most sensitive agricultural land, by maintaining
acreage in the Conservation Reserve Program at the current statutory cap
of 24 million acres, eliminating distortionary signing and practice incentive
payments, and focusing near-term enrollment on higher-value continuous
acreage.
✦

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT GUARANTEE
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's
Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,735,000; to cover common
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which
$6,382,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for "Foreign
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses", and of which $353,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for "Farm Service Agency,
Salaries and Expenses".
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Identification code 012–1336–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Credit program obligations:
Loan guarantee subsidy ........................................................
Reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................................
Interest on reestimates of loan guarantee subsidy ................
Administrative expenses .......................................................

2
23
5
7

6
12
2
7

5
.................
.................
7

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

1
1

5
.................

.................
.................

34
41
42

15
22
27

5
12
12

0702
0707
0708
0709

1000
1001

1100
1200
1900
1930

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

4020

30
.................

15
4

4
.................

30
41
34

19
22
28

4
12
13

4090
4100
4101

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1336–0–1–351

2016 actual

Guaranteed loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
215001 GSM 102 ....................................................................................
215003 Export guarantee program—Facilities ......................................

2,150
.................

5,000
500

2,150

5,500

-.46
.................

-.24
–3.96

-.19
–2.86

-.46

-.58

-.43

–10
.................

–12
–20

–9
–14

–10

–32

–23

–10
.................

–13
–20

–9
–14

234999 Total subsidy outlays .................................................................
Guaranteed loan reestimates:
235001 GSM 102 ....................................................................................
235002 Supplier Credit ..........................................................................

–10

–33

–23

4
–1

–1
–2

.................
.................

235999 Total guaranteed loan reestimates ............................................

–3

.................

7
4

7
7

215999 Total loan guarantee levels .......................................................
Guaranteed loan subsidy (in percent):
232001 GSM 102 ....................................................................................
232003 Export guarantee program—Facilities ......................................
232999 Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................
Guaranteed loan subsidy budget authority:
233001 GSM 102 ....................................................................................
233003 Export guarantee program—Facilities ......................................
233999 Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................
Guaranteed loan subsidy outlays:
234001 GSM 102 ....................................................................................
234003 Export guarantee program—Facilities ......................................

3510
3590

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

105

2017 est.

2018 est.

This is the program account for the GSM-102 CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program. The GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program covers
credit terms of up to 18 months. Under this program, CCC does not provide
financing, but guarantees payments due from foreign banks and buyers.
Because payment is guaranteed, financial institutions in the United States
can offer competitive credit terms to foreign banks, usually with interest
rates based on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). If the foreign
bank fails to make any payment as agreed, the exporter or assignee must
submit a notice of default to the CCC. A claim for loss must be filed, and
the CCC will promptly pay claims found to be in good order. CCC usually
guarantees 98 percent of the principal payment due and interest based on
a percentage of the one-year Treasury rate.
A portion of the GSM-102 guarantees is also made available as Facilities
Guarantees. Under this activity, CCC guarantees export financing for
capital goods and services to improve handling, marketing, processing,
storage, or distribution of imported agricultural commodities and products.

106

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM
ACCOUNT—Continued

The subsidy estimates for the GSM-102 program are determined in large
part by the obligor's sovereign or non-sovereign country risk grade. These
grades are developed annually by the International Credit Risk Assessment
System Committee (ICRAS). In unusual circumstances, an ICRAS grade
for a country may change during the fiscal year. The default estimates for
GSM-102 guarantees still use the ICRAS grades, but are now based on
programmatic experience and country-specific assumptions rather than the
government-wide risk premia used previously.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the credit guarantees committed in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of credit
guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year), 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. The 2018 Budget displays the GSM loan guarantee volume,
the subsidy level that can be justified by forecast economic conditions, and
the expected supply/demand conditions of countries requesting GSM loan
guarantees. The 2018 Budget includes $6.7 million for administrative expenses.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1336–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

–1
–1

–2
–1

–1

–2

–3

1
.................

.................
–1

–1
–2

137

119

–28
–2
.................
–11
–13
–17

–14
–5
–1
–54
–21
–15

.................
–5
–5
–43
–21
–14

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......

–71

–110

–88

–1

–29
–19
–29
–19

26
–32
26
–32

30
–28
30
–28

3090
3100
3200

4090
4110

4120
4120
4122
4123
4123
4123
4130
4140

7
20

7
5

99.9

✦

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Credit program obligations:
Default claim payments on principal ....................................
Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................
Pro Rate Share of Claims paid to banks ................................
Negative subsidy obligations ................................................
Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................
Interest on downward reestimates ........................................

.................
15
.................
12
18
7

5
15
3
38
10
7

19
15
3
23
.................
.................

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

0711
0713
0715
0740
0742
0743

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
1023
Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................

30
–3

18
–14

63
–20

1050

1400
1800
1801
1825

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Financing authority:
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
Borrowing authority ...........................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Collected ...........................................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............
Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to
repay debt .....................................................................

Financing authority and disbursements, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Financing disbursements:
Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................
Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Payments from Prograrm Account Upward Reestimate ......
Payments from Program Account Positive Subsidy ............
Interest on uninvested funds ............................................
Loan origination fee ..........................................................
Recoveries of Principal ......................................................
Recoveries of Interest ........................................................

Identification code 012–4337–0–3–351

2016 actual

71
1

110
1

88
1

–29

–34

–36

43
43
70

77
137
141

53
119
162

102

5,500

2150
Total guaranteed loan commitments .....................................
2199 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments .................

2,150
2,107

5,500
5,387

2,929
1,986
–2,789

2,126
5,500
–5,198

2,392
5,500
–5,198

2210
2231
2251
2263

Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding:
Outstanding, start of year .........................................................
Disbursements of new guaranteed loans ..................................
Repayments and prepayments ..................................................
Adjustments: Terminations for default that result in claim
payments ..............................................................................

.................

–36

2290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

2,126

2,392

2,658

2299

Memorandum:
Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of
year .......................................................................................

2,084

2,344

2,605

Addendum:
Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result
in loans receivable:
2310
Outstanding, start of year .....................................................
2351
Repayments of loans receivable ............................................

599
–13

586
–39

547
–39

2390

586

547

508

Outstanding, end of year ...................................................

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .....................................................
1101
Accounts Receivable, net ...........................................................
Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted
guaranteed loans receivable:
1501
Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross ...........................
1502
Interest receivable .....................................................................
1505
Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................
1599

3000
3010
3020

1
52
–52

1
78
–78

1
60
–60

3050

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................

2018 est.

2,150

Identification code 012–4337–0–3–351

.................

2017 est.

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on
commitments:
2111
Guaranteed loan commitments from current-year authority .......

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT GUARANTEE FINANCING ACCOUNT

2016 actual

Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)

7
30

Identification code 012–4337–0–3–351

Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........

.................
–1

2018 est.

Direct obligations:
25.3
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
41.0
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................
Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

3060
3070

Net present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed
loans .................................................................................
1999
Total assets ...............................................................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101
Accounts payable .......................................................................
2104
Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................
Non-Federal liabilities:
2204
Liabilities for loan guarantees ...................................................
2207
Other ..........................................................................................

2015 actual

2016 actual

31
37

19
23

599
33
–361

586
34
–368

271

252

339

294

...........................
297

1
264

11
31

6
23

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
2999

Total liabilities ...........................................................................

339

294

4999

Total liabilities and net position .....................................................

339

294

4999

Total liabilities and net position .....................................................

107

✦
✦

FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION GUARANTEED LOANS LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4338–0–3–351

Identification code 012–3301–0–1–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Operating Expenses ...................................................................

Obligations by program activity:
Credit program obligations:
0705
Reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................................
0706
Interest on reestimates of direct loan subsidy .......................

0100 Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

1
Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1200
Appropriation ....................................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

27
27

11
11

.................
.................

27
–27

11
–11

.................
.................

.................

27
27
27

11
11
11

.................
.................
.................

0001

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800
Collected ...........................................................................
1820
Capital transfer of spending authority from offsetting
collections to general fund ...........................................

–11

–7

1850
Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

1
1

7
1
.................

8
1
–9

.................
1
–1

.................

7
8

8
.................

.................
.................

3050
3100
3200

.................
.................

1
8

1
.................

4110

.................

–12
–11
–12

–8
–7
1

–8
–7
–7

Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4338–0–3–351

2016 actual

Outstanding, end of year ...................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

83
–12

71
–8

63
–2

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4338–0–3–351

2015 actual

2016 actual

1101
1701
1702
1703

ASSETS:
Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury .................................
Defaulted guaranteed loans, gross ................................................
Interest receivable .........................................................................
Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-) .........

8
83
217
–270

1799

Value of assets related to loan guarantees ................................

Total assets ...............................................................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101
Accounts payable .......................................................................
2104
Resources payable to Treasury ...................................................
2207 Non-Federal liabilities: Other .........................................................

8
24
6

8
9
...........................

2999

1999

Total liabilities ...........................................................................

8
71
220
–282

4090
4100
4180
4190

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

20
7

6
5

.................
.................

Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–3301–0–1–351

2016 actual

Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy budget authority:
115001 Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................
115002 Sugar Storage Facility Loans .....................................................

159
.................

300
9

159

309

–1.64
.................

–1.30
–2.20

–1.27
–2.35

132999 Weighted average subsidy rate ..................................................
Direct loan subsidy budget authority:
133001 Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................

–1.64

–1.33

–1.30

–2

–4

–5

133999 Total subsidy budget authority ..................................................
Direct loan subsidy outlays:
134001 Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................

–2

–4

–5

–4

–5

134999 Total subsidy outlays .................................................................
Direct loan reestimates:
135001 Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................

–4

–5

.................

135999 Total direct loan reestimates .....................................................

.................

115999 Total direct loan levels ..............................................................
Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
132001 Farm Storage Facility Loans ......................................................
132002 Sugar Storage Facility Loans .....................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) Program.—The FSFL program was
established by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) in 1949 to offer
low-cost financing to producers for the construction or upgrade of on-farm
storage facilities—the program was discontinued in the early 1980s when
studies showed sufficient storage space was available. The FSFL was reestablished in 2000 due to a severe shortage of available storage. The program was implemented in 2000 by CCC under Section 504(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014
Farm Bill) continues the authority for this program. The program now
provides producers financing with seven, ten, or twelve-year repayment
terms and low interest rates. The program also offers a micro-loan option
for loans under $50,000 with three, five, or seven year repayment terms.
The program gives producers greater marketing flexibility when farm
storage is limited and/or transportation difficulties cause storage problems,
allows farmers to benefit from new marketing and technological advances,
and maximizes their returns through identity-preserved marketing.

108

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT—Continued

Sugar Storage Facility Loans.—The 2002 Farm Bill, as amended by the
2008 Farm Bill and extended in the 2014 Farm Bill, directs that CCC establish a sugar storage facility loan program to provide financing for processors of domestically produced sugarcane and sugar beets to construct
or upgrade storage and handling facilities for raw sugars and refined sugars.
The loan term is a minimum of seven years with the amount and terms
being determined as any other commercial loan.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992
and beyond, as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy
amounts are estimated on a present value basis, and the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.
✦

4120
4122
4123
4123
4123

Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Payment from program account Upward Reestimate ........
Interest on uninvested funds ............................................
Principal collections ..........................................................
Interest collections ............................................................
Fees and Other Collections ................................................

–27
.................
–164
–18
–2

–11
–8
–166
–20
–1

.................
–8
–166
–20
–1

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....
Additional offsets against financing authority only (total):
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired
accounts .......................................................................

–211

–206

–195

–7

.................

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

–5

.................

–21
–28
–21
–28

198
142
198
142

200
153
200
153

4130
4140
4143

4150

FARM STORAGE FACILITY DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT
Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4158–0–3–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Credit program obligations:
Direct loan obligations ..........................................................
Payment of interest to Treasury .............................................
Negative subsidy obligations ................................................
Downward reestimates paid to receipt accounts ...................
Interest on downward reestimates ........................................

159
18
2
2
3

309
25
4
6
3

309
25
4
.................
.................

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

184

347

338

0710
0713
0740
0742
0743

1000
1021
1023
1033
1050

1400
1422
1440
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1801
1825

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................
Unobligated balances applied to repay debt .........................
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................
Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Financing authority:
Borrowing authority, mandatory:
Borrowing authority ...........................................................
Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................
Borrowing authority, mandatory (total) .................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Payments from program account (Upward Reestimate) .....
Principal repayments ........................................................
Interest repayments ..........................................................
Interest on Uninvested Funds ............................................
Fees and Other Collections ................................................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............
Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to
repay debt .....................................................................

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050
3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

49
10
–54
2

18
.................
–18
.................

57
.................
–57
.................

.................

274
–106

348
.................

350
.................

168

348

350

27
164
18
.................
.................
7

11
166
20
8
1
.................

.................
166
20
8
1
.................

–189

–150

27
195
202

56
404
404

45
395
395

130
184
–183
–10

121
347
–348
.................

120
338
–348
.................

121

120

110

.................
–7

–7
.................

–7

130
114

114
113

113
103

195

404

395

183

348

Identification code 012–4158–0–3–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1111

Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on obligations:
Direct loan obligations from current-year authority ...................

159

309

1150

Total direct loan obligations ..................................................

159

309

1210
1231
1251

750
151
–167

734
318
–166

886
318
–166

1290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

734

886

1,038

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4158–0–3–351

2015 actual

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .....................................................
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net ....................................................................
Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401
Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................
1402
Interest receivable .....................................................................
1405
Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................
1499

2016 actual

179

127

...........................

750
10
28

734
10
7

Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................

788

751

Total assets ...............................................................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2103
Debt payable to Treasury ............................................................
2105
Other Federal Liabilities .............................................................

967

878

960
7

878
...........................

2999

Total liabilities ...........................................................................

967

878

4999

Total liabilities and net position .....................................................

967

878

1999

✦

APPLE LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 authorized up to $5 million
for the cost to provide loans to producers of apples for economic losses as
the result of low prices. Although the program is funded through the
Commodity Credit Corporation, program management is performed through
farm loan programs. No further funding is requested for this program.
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 in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans or
loan guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year),
as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts
are estimated on a present value basis.
✦

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

EMERGENCY BOLL WEEVIL DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4221–0–3–351

2016 actual

Budgetary resources:
Financing authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
1800
Principal repayments ........................................................
1825
Spending authority from offsetting collections applied to
repay debt .....................................................................

2017 est.

3000
3010
3020
3040

2018 est.

3100
1

–1

–1
–1
–1

.................
2
–2
.................

.................
.................
.................
.................

.................

–1

.................

4170
4180
4190

1
1
.................
1

.................
2
.................
2

.................
.................
.................
.................

5080
5081

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Outstanding debt, SOY ..............................................................
Outstanding debt, EOY ..............................................................

–2,634
–2,612

–2,612
–2,612

4123
–1
–1
–1

22
1
–2
–21

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
Non-Federal sources .........................................................
Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:
Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired
accounts .......................................................................
Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

4101
Financing authority and disbursements, net:
Mandatory:
Offsets against gross financing authority and disbursements:
Offsetting collections (collected) from:
4123
Principal repayments ........................................................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

109

4143

Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4221–0–3–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1210
1251

6
–1

5
–1

4
–1

1290

Outstanding, end of year .......................................................

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4221–0–3–351

2015 actual

ASSETS:
Net value of assets related to post-1991 direct loans receivable:
1401
Direct loans receivable, gross ....................................................
1405
Allowance for subsidy cost (-) ....................................................

2016 actual

6
–1

5
–1

Net present value of assets related to direct loans ................

Total assets ...............................................................................
LIABILITIES:
2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts payable ..............................................

4999

1499
1999

Total liabilities and net position .....................................................

The Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund, established under Section
902 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, administered by
USDA Farm Service Agency, used to execute payments to farmers and
ranchers under the following five disaster assistance programs: Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program, Livestock Forage
Disaster Program (LFP), Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), Tree Assistance Program (TAP), and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey
Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) Program. The Agricultural Act of
2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, extended all but SURE and shifted the funding
authority for these disaster programs from the Agriculture Disaster Relief
Trust Fund to the Commodity Credit Corporation. In FY 2016, the outlays
are due to residual payments, corrections and/or appeals to obligations incurred during crop years 2008–2011. Obligations in 2017 will be still be
required to make residual payments for disaster programs under the Disaster
Trust authority.
✦

✦

PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON TRUST FUND

AGRICULTURAL DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5531–0–2–351

2016 actual

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

Identification code 012–5635–0–2–351
2017 est.

2018 est.

2000

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................

5099

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

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5531–0–2–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund (Direct) ..................................

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

0001

1000
1021
1023
1033

1050
Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

17
21
–22
1

16
.................
.................
.................

14
.................
.................
.................

17
17

16
16

14
14

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Pima Cotton Agreements ...........................................................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

0001

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
1232
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................

–1

.................

1260
Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................

15
15

16
16

15
–15

16
–16

.................
15

15
.................

16
.................

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

15
15

16
16

110

Farm Service Agency—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON TRUST FUND—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–5635–0–2–351

2016 actual

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

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Total:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

15
15

16
16

.................
.................

–16
–16

15
15

.................
.................

The Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund was authorized under Section
12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill, to reduce the
economic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on cotton
fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cotton
fabric. Mandatory funding as established in the Farm Bill is $16 million
annually from 2014 to 2018, to be transferred from funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation.

–2

.................

28
42

30
44

28
–28

30
–30

.................
28

28
.................

30
.................

28
28
28

30
30
30

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1221
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
1232
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................
1260
Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

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

PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON TRUST FUND
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

2016 actual

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–5635–4–2–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Pima Cotton Agreements ...........................................................

.................

–16

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

–16

0001

2018 est.

.................
.................

–16
–16

.................
.................

–16
16

4090
4100
4180
4190

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

28
28

30
30

.................
.................

–30
–30

28
28

.................
.................

The Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund was authorized
under Section 12315 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the 2014 Farm Bill,
to reduce the economic injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from
tariffs on wool fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles
made of wool fabric. Mandatory funding as established in the Farm Bill is
the lesser of the amount the Secretary determines to be necessary to make
payments in that year or $30 million each year from 2014 to 2019, to be
transferred from funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

.................

–16

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

.................
.................
.................

–16
–16
–16

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST FUND
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Obligations by program activity:
Wool Manufacturers Payments ..................................................

28
28

.................

✦

0001

2018 est.

AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST FUND

The 2018 President's Budget eliminates funding for a number of programs, including the Pima Cotton Trust Fund. In a time of belt tightening,
the Government should not be singling out select commodities for special
assistance. Furthermore, there is no reason the Federal government should
be providing the majority of the $8 million that is made available for
manufacturers of cotton shirts to one manufacturer.

Identification code 012–5636–0–2–351

Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Total:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................

2017 est.

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Identification code 012–5636–4–2–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Wool Manufacturers Payments ..................................................

.................

–30

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

–30

.................
.................

–30
–30

.................
.................

–30
30

Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
4090
Budget authority, gross .........................................................

.................

–30

0001

2018 est.

Natural Resources Conservation Service
Federal Funds

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Outlays, gross:
4100
Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................
4180 Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
4190 Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

.................
.................
.................

–30
–30
–30

The 2018 President's Budget eliminates funding for a number of programs,
including the Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. In a
time of belt tightening, the Government should not be singling out select
commodities for special assistance.
✦

Trust Funds
TOBACCO TRUST FUND
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8161–0–7–351

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

0100 Balance, start of year ....................................................................
0198 Rounding adjustment ....................................................................

21
–1

.................
.................

0199

Balance, start of year ................................................................
Receipts:
Current law:
1110
Excise Taxes for Tobacco Assessments, Tobacco Trust
Fund ..................................................................................

.................

2000

.................

Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................
Appropriations:
Current law:
2101
Tobacco Trust Fund ................................................................
2103
Tobacco Trust Fund ................................................................

.................

–4
–20

.................
.................

2199

Total current law appropriations .......................................

–24

.................

2999

Total appropriations ..................................................................

–24

.................

5099

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

.................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–8161–0–7–351

2016 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Tobacco Buyout Cost Reimbursement to CCC ............................

.................

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................

.................

0001

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
Federal Funds
PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935
(16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment
of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage
and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to
prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related
pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and
mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or
purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956
(7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $766,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement
of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements
shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other structures
are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as
provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a.
In addition, $985,050,000, to be available for the same time period and for the
same purposes as the appropriation from which transferred, shall be derived by
transfer from the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program for technical assistance in support of conservation programs authorized by title XII of the Food Security
Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3801–3862); section 524(b) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)); and section 502 of the Healthy
Forests Restoration Act of 2003, as amended (16 U.S.C. 6572): Provided, That,
upon a determination that additional funding is necessary for technical assistance
for the purposes provided herein, additional such amounts may be derived by
transfer from the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program: Provided further,
That any portion of the funding derived by transfer deemed not necessary for the
purposes provided herein may be transferred to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Program: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1000–0–1–302

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
1000
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
1201
Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................
1203
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................
1260
Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................
Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3000
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
3010
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
3050
3100
3200

4090
4101
4180
4190

Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................
Budget authority and outlays, net:
Mandatory:
Budget authority, gross .........................................................
Outlays, gross:
Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................
Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................
Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................

✦

.................

4
20

.................
.................

24
24

.................
17

1
7
–7

1
.................
.................

1
1

.................

7
24
7

.................
.................
.................

111

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Conservation Technical Assistance ...........................................
Soil surveys ...............................................................................
Snow survey and water forecasting ...........................................
Plant materials centers .............................................................
Watershed Projects ....................................................................
Watershed Protection .................................................................
Technical Assistance from 12–1004 .........................................

738
79
9
9
5
5
.................

844
84
10
12
.................
.................
.................

668
80
9
9
.................
.................
985

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
EPA Great Lakes - Reimbursable ...............................................
0802
Reimbursable Agency Activity ...................................................

845
4
18

950
5
17

1,751
.................
16

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

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

867

972

1,767

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

126
8

119
.................

17
.................

134

119

851
.................

849
.................

766
985

851

849

1,751

1700
1701

17
5

21
.................

16
.................

1750
1900

Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
Budget authority (total) .............................................................

22
873

21
870

16
1,767

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
0006
0007

1000
1021
1050

1100
1121
1160

112

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION OPERATIONS—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–1000–0–1–302

1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1940
Unobligated balance expiring ................................................
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1,007

989

1,784

–21
119

.................
17

to protect the resources on the land they manage. Actions described in the
plans help land managers reduce erosion; protect water quality and quantity;
address air quality; enhance the quality of fish and wildlife habitat; improve
long-term sustainability of all lands; and facilitate land use changes while
protecting and sustaining our natural resources. The CTA Program also
provides the science-based tools that support conservation planning.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS
2016 actual

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............
Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................
Uncollected payments:
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........
Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............
Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Obligated balance, start of year ............................................
Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................

4030
4033
4040

214
867
5
–778
–8
–14

286
972
.................
–810
.................
.................

448
1,767
.................
–1,374
.................
.................

286

448

841

–52
–5
17

–40
.................
.................

–40

162
246

246
408

408
801

873

870

1,767

585
193

527
283

1,097
277

778

810

1,374

–19
–10

–16
–5

–16
.................

–29

–21

–16

–5
12

.................
.................

4050
4052

4060

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

.................

851
749
851
749

849
789
849
789

1,751
1,358
1,751
1,358

Customers receiving technical assistance for planning & application,
number .............................................................................................
Conservation systems planned, million acres ......................................
Cropland with conservation applied to improve soil quality, million
acres ................................................................................................
Grazing land with conservation applied to protect the resource base,
million acres ....................................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

56,208
20.3

55,000
20.0

50,000
18.0

6.0

5.9

5.3

10.3

9.3

In addition to technical assistance for conservation planning provided
through the CTA Program, NRCS also offers technical assistance for the
design, implementation, and management of cost-shared conservation
practices through mandatory Farm Bill conservation programs under the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs. This combined technical
assistance funding provides for the salaries and expenses of conservation
professionals, including NRCS's extensive field staff and a growing number
of technical service providers and other cooperators who work with land
managers in assessing and applying conservation strategies.
Soil surveys.—The primary focus of the Soil Survey Program is to provide
current and consistent map interpretations and data sets of the soil resources
of the United States. Managing soil as a strategic natural resource is a key
component to the vitality of the Nation's rural economies. Scientists and
policy makers use soil survey information in evaluating the sustainability
and environmental impacts of land use and management practices. Soil
surveys are used by planners, engineers, farmers, ranchers, developers, and
home owners to evaluate soil suitability and make management decisions
for farms, home sites, subdivisions, commercial and industrial sites, and
wildlife and recreational areas. NRCS is the lead Federal agency for the
National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS), a partnership of Federal land
management agencies, State agricultural experiment stations, private consultants, and State and local governments. NRCS provides the scientific
expertise to enable the NCSS to develop and maintain a uniform system
for mapping and assessing soil resources.
MAIN WORKLOAD FACTORS

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) supports the rural
economy and helps private landowners and producers protect the natural
resource base on private lands by providing technical assistance to farmers,
ranchers and other private landowners to support the development of conservation plans, and by providing financial assistance to partially offset
the cost to install practices necessary to safeguard natural resources and
improve wildlife habitat. NRCS provides additional science-based support
for conservation efforts through soil surveys, snow survey and water supply
forecasting, and plant materials centers. These activities are supported by
appropriated funding, including funding requested in the Private Lands
Conservation Operations account, and by mandatory funding in the Farm
Security and Rural Investment account. NRCS comprises over 10,000
employees across a wide range of natural resource backgrounds such as
soil and rangeland conservation, wildlife biology, forestry and engineering.
Through this collective conservationist workforce, the Administration
strives to protect the natural resource base on private lands. The 2018
Budget requests a total of $766 million for Private Lands Conservation
Operations.
Technical assistance.—Through the Conservation Technical Assistance
(CTA) Program, NRCS provides agricultural producers, private landowners,
conservation districts, Tribes, and other organizations with the knowledge
and conservation tools they need to conserve, maintain, and improve our
natural resources. This assistance comes in the form of both individual and
landscape-scale conservation plans which contain optimal strategies tailored

2016 actual

Acres mapped annually (millions) ............................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

Snow survey and water supply forecasting.—NRCS field staff and cooperators collect and analyze data on snow depth, snow water equivalent, and
other climate parameters at approximately 2,000 remote, high elevation
data collection sites. The water supply forecasts are used by individual
farmers and ranchers; water resource managers; Federal, State, and local
government agencies; municipal and industrial water providers; hydroelectric power generation utilities; irrigation districts; fish and wildlife management agencies; reservoir project managers; recreationists; Tribal Nations;
and the countries of Canada and Mexico.
Operation of Plant Material Centers (PMCs). NRCS's network of 25
PMCs identify, evaluate, and demonstrate the performance of plants and
plant technologies to help solve natural resource problems and improve
the utilization of our nation's natural resources. PMCs continue to build
on their long and successful history of releasing plants for resource conservation, which has been instrumental in increasing the commercial availability of appropriate plant materials for the public. PMC plants and plant
technologies contribute to reducing soil erosion; increasing cropland soil
health and productivity; restoring wetlands, improving water quality, improving wildlife habitat (including pollinators); protecting streambank and
riparian areas; stabilizing coastal dunes; producing forage; improving air
quality; and addressing other conservation treatment needs.

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

The studies conducted by PMCs help provide a basis for NRCS vegetative
recommendations and conservation practices. The work performed by the
PMC staff ensures that NRCS conservation practices are scientificallybased, improves the knowledge of NRCS field staff through PMC-led
training sessions and demonstrations, and results in recommendations to
meet new and emerging natural resource issues. The work at PMCs is
carried out cooperatively with State and Federal agencies, universities,
Tribes, commercial businesses, and seed and nursery associations. PMC
activities directly benefit private landowners as well as Federal and State
land managing agencies.

0012
0013
0014
0015
0016
0017

113

Healthy Forests Reserve Program ..............................................
Conservation Reserve Program - Direct .....................................
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program ...........................
Regional Conservation Partnership Program .............................
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program ...........
Mitigation Banking ....................................................................

1
80
346
59
20
.................

7
125
718
270
.................
10

.................
.................
108
67
.................
.................

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Reimbursable program activities ..............................................
0802
Reimbursable EPA Great Lakes Environmental Quality Incentives
Program ................................................................................

3,157
11

4,794
14

2,651
.................

.................

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

.................

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

3,169

4,813

2,651

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................

1,278
149

1,568
.................

269
.................

1,427

1,568

269

.................
.................
.................

.................
.................
–207

–985
–214
.................

Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations permanently reduced ............................
Appropriations precluded from obligation .........................

.................

–207

–1,199

136
3,622

209
3,775

207
3,655

–261
–209

–282
.................

–255
.................

Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:
Offsetting Collections .......................................................
Offsetting collections EPA Great Lakes, Other ...................
Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............

3,288

3,702

3,607

9
1
12

14
5
.................

.................
.................
.................

22
3,310
4,737

19
3,514
5,082

.................
2,408
2,677

1,568

269

3,823
3,169
9
–2,818
–149
–159

3,875
4,813
.................
–2,846
.................
.................

5,842
2,651
.................
–2,687
.................
.................

3,875

5,842

5,806

–50
–12
12

–50
.................
.................

–50

3,773
3,825

3,825
5,792

5,792
5,756

.................

–207

–1,199

.................
.................

–60
.................

–684
–68

.................

–60

–752

3,310

3,721

3,607

697
2,121

882
2,024

822
2,617

2,818

2,906

3,439

4120
4120
4123

–20
.................
–2

–1
–18
.................

.................
.................
.................

4130

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....

–22

–19

.................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1000–0–1–302

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

1000
1021

11.1
11.1
11.3
11.3
11.5
11.5

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................................
Full-time permanent .............................................................
Other than full-time permanent ............................................
Other than full-time permanent ............................................
Other personnel compensation ..............................................
Other personnel compensation ..............................................

323
.................
2
.................
8
.................

363
.................
3
.................
9
.................

297
408
2
3
7
6

1050

11.9
12.1
12.1
21.0
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.1
23.2
23.2
23.3
23.3
24.0
24.0
25.2
25.2
25.3
25.3
25.4
25.4
25.5
26.0
26.0
31.0
31.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ...........................................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Travel and transportation of persons .........................................
Transportation of things ............................................................
Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Rental payments to GSA ............................................................
Rental payments to others ........................................................
Rental payments to others ........................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............
Printing and reproduction .........................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................
Research and development contracts .......................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Supplies and materials .............................................................
Equipment .................................................................................
Equipment .................................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................................

333
124
.................
22
.................
2
17
.................
36
.................
2
.................
1
.................
174
.................
2
.................
99
.................
2
9
.................
22
.................
.................

375
139
.................
25
.................
2
17
.................
43
.................
2
.................
1
.................
195
.................
2
.................
113
.................
.................
11
.................
25
.................
1

723
114
159
20
16
2
18
13
33
50
2
3
1
1
146
174
2
1
92
114
.................
9
9
21
28
.................

1160

99.0
99.0
99.5

845
22
.................

951
22
–1

1,751
16
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

867

972

1,767

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–1000–0–1–302

2016 actual

2017 est.

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

5,085
.................
99

5,920
.................
99

2018 est.

5,400
4,848
75

FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

0001
0002
0004
0005
0006
0007
0008
0009
0010
0011

Obligations by program activity:
Wetlands Reserve Program ........................................................
Environmental Quality Incentives Program ................................
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program .................................
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program ..........................................
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program ..............................
Conservation Security Program .................................................
Grassland Reserve Program ......................................................
Conservation Stewardship Program ..........................................
Agricultural Management Assistance Program .........................
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative ........................................

2016 actual

54
1,441
4
9
3
2
2
1,129
5
2

1203
1221
1230
1234
1260
1800
1800
1801

3000
3010
3011
3020
3040
3041
3050
3060
3070
3071
3090
3100
3200

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................
New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................
Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........
Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............

✦

Identification code 012–1004–0–1–302

1120
1130
1134

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriations transferred to other acct [012–1000] ........
Appropriations permanently reduced ................................
Appropriations precluded from obligation .........................

4020
2017 est.

166
1,838
14
13
59
9
24
1,521
5
15

2018 est.

136
1,131
.................
8
96
.................
14
1,091
.................
.................

4090
4100
4101
4110

114

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–1004–0–1–302

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

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

–12
12

.................
.................

3,288
2,796
3,288
2,796

3,702
2,887
3,495
2,827

3,607
3,439
2,408
2,687

4140
4142

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

Enacted/requested:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................
Total:
Budget Authority .......................................................................
Outlays ......................................................................................

2017 est.

2018 est.

3,288
2,796

3,495
2,827

2,408
2,687

.................
.................

420
–2

3,288
2,796

3,495
2,827

2,828
2,685

Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 provides mandatory funding
for critical conservation efforts on private lands, including critical wetlands,
grasslands, forests, and farm and ranch lands. For conservation programs
where NRCS is the lead implementation agency, funds are transferred from
the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Programs account. This mandatory funding supports NRCS's
efforts to protect the natural resource base on private lands by providing
technical assistance to farmers, ranchers and other private landowners to
support the development of conservation plans, and by providing financial
assistance to partially offset the cost to install practices necessary to safeguard natural resources and improve wildlife habitat.
The Agricultural Act of 2014 amended Title XII of the Food Security
Act of 1985, reauthorizing some programs, repealing some programs (although the purposes of these programs are included in other programs),
and creating two new conservation programs that are administered by
NRCS. A number of conservation programs were extended in the 2018
Budget's baseline beyond 2018 based upon scorekeeping conventions.
In 2018, the Administration proposes to show the total staff resources
necessary to implement its private lands conservation program in the Private
Lands Conservation Operations account. Importantly, this new display will
not alter the current authorities under which staff resources are provided
through mandatory and discretionary funding. This account will continue
to show the funding provided for the financial assistance costs necessary
for delivering the following programs:
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).—This program is
authorized under section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as
amended. The Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorizes the program through
2018, and the 2018 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond that
date in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. The purpose of the program
is to promote agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible national goals. EQIP promotes the voluntary application of land-based
conservation practices and activities that maintain or improve the condition
of the soil, water, plants, and air; conserve energy; and address other natural
resource concerns. Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, pastureland,
private nonindustrial forestland, tribal land, and other farm or ranch lands.
The land must have an identified natural resource concern that poses a
serious threat to soil, water, air, or related resources by reason of land use
practices, soil type, terrain, climatic conditions, topography, flooding, saline
characteristics, or other natural resource factors. In 2018, the Budget proposes $1.4 billion for this program and proposes to permanently cancel
funds exceeding this amount for the program in 2018.
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).—This program is authorized
by Section 1238D of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended. The

Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorized the program through 2018, and the
2018 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond that date in the
baseline for scorekeeping purposes. The program encourages producers to
address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by undertaking additional conservation activities and improving, maintaining and managing
existing conservation activities. The 2018 Budget proposes $1.5 billion for
this program to enroll the authorized level of 10,000,000 acres. This program is the successor to the Conservation Security Program, which was
not continued in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 except
as necessary to support contracts entered into before September 30, 2008.
The 2018 Budget does not propose funding for the Conservation Security
Program.
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Technical Assistance.—CRP is
authorized by Sections 1231–1235A of the Food Security Act of 1985, as
amended, and is administered by the Farm Service Agency. NRCS supports
the program by providing technical assistance to producers to implement
conservation practices on CRP land. The Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorized the program, and the 2018 Budget assumes $50 million in technical
assistance for NRCS support of CRP.
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).—ACEP consists
of two components: 1) an agricultural land easement component under
which NRCS assists eligible entities to protect agricultural land by limiting
non-agricultural uses of that land through the purchase of agricultural land
easements; and 2) a wetland reserve easement component under which
NRCS provides financial and technical assistance directly to landowners
to restore, protect and enhance wetlands through the purchase of wetlands
reserve easements. The program is authorized through 2018 by the Agricultural Act of 2014 as a Title XII program under the Food Security Act
of 1985. The 2018 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond 2018
in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. For 2018, the Budget includes
the authorized level of funding for ACEP at $250 million.
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).—RCPP promotes
the implementation of conservation activities through agreements between
NRCS and partners and through conservation program contracts and
easements with producers and landowners. The program is authorized
through 2018 by the Agricultural Act of 2014 as a Title XII program under
the Food Security Act of 1985. Through agreements between partners and
conservation program contracts or easements directly with producers and
landowners, RCPP helps implement conservation projects that may focus
on water quality and quantity, soil erosion, wildlife habitat, drought mitigation, and flood control, or other regional priorities. The 2018 Budget assumes that the program extends beyond 2018 in the baseline for scorekeeping purposes. The authorized level of funding for RCPP is $100 million.
In addition, seven percent of the funds and acres in covered programs
(ACEP, EQIP, CSP, and HFRP) are reserved to ensure additional resources
are available to carry out this program (funds and acres not committed by
April 1 of each year revert back to the original program for use under that
program).
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPAHIP).—The program is authorized by Section 1240R of the Food Security
Act of 1985, and Section 2503 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 reauthorizes
the program and provides $40 million for obligation between 2014 through
2018 (this program was not extended in the baseline beyond 2018). VPAHIP is a competitive grant program. 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.
In addition to the programs authorized under the Food Security Act of
1985, NRCS implements the following conservation programs:
Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMA).—This program
is authorized by Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1524(b)), as amended. It authorizes $10 million annually for the program,
of which NRCS is to receive 50 percent. This program is implemented by
NRCS, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Risk Management

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agency. The NRCS AMA activities are carried out in 16 States in which
participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low.
The program provides assistance to producers to mitigate financial risk by
using conservation to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality. The
2018 Budget proposes to permanently cancel funding for this program.
NRCS works to deliver conservation programs using its technical field
staff and by partnering with public and private entities through the Technical Service Provider (TSP) system. NRCS can contract with TSPs to help
deliver the Farm Bill programs, or agricultural producers may select TSPs
to help plan and implement conservation practices on their operations.
The U.S. has made great strides in improving water quality; however,
nonpoint source pollution remains a significant challenge that requires
policy attention and thoughtful new approaches. In 2018, the Budget continues the agency's efforts to better coordinate conservation efforts among
key Federal partners, along with agricultural producer organizations, conservation districts, States, Tribes, non-governmental organizations and
other local leaders to identify areas where a focused and coordinated approach can achieve substantial improvements in water quality. The Budget
builds upon the collaborative process already underway among Federal
partners to demonstrate substantial improvements in water quality from
conservation programs by ensuring that USDA's key investments through
Farm Bill conservation programs and related efforts are appropriately
leveraged by other Federal programs.
Finally, the Agricultural Act of 2014 repealed the Wetlands Reserve
Program, Grasslands Reserve Program and the Farmlands and Ranchlands
Protection Program and included the purposes of those programs in the
new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program referred to above. The
Agricultural Act of 2014 also repealed the Agricultural Water Enhancement
Program, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program, Great Lakes Basin Program,
and the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative and included the
purposes of those programs in the new Regional Conservation Partnership
Program referred to above. The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program has
also been repealed, and its purposes are now included in the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1004–0–1–302

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

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

115
28

FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1004–4–1–302

2016 actual

2017 est.

.................
.................
.................

420
420
420

.................

420

Change in obligated balance:
Unpaid obligations:
3020
Outlays (gross) ......................................................................

.................

3050

.................

420

.................
.................
.................

–2
420
–2

1221
1900
1930
1941

3200

4090
4100
4180
4190

Budgetary resources:
Budget authority:
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriations transferred from other acct [012–4336] ....
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

2018 est.

In addition to targeting conservation payments to those farmers with an
Adjusted Gross Income of $500,000 or less, the Budget proposes to increase
working agricultural land and easement programs by providing an additional
$250 million per year for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
and an additional $450 million per year for the Agricultural Conservation
Easement Program. The Budget proposes to offset these program increases
by eliminating new enrollment in the Conservation Stewardship Program
and the funding for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
The Administration supports the goals of the RCPP and will evaluate alternative mechanisms such as regulatory reform or legislative flexibility
that would support a similar public-private partnership-based approach to
conservation work.
✦

373
2
5

587
3
8

.................
.................
.................

WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
26.0
31.0
32.0
41.0

380
142
14
1
12
31
3
1
162
1
.................
1
6
16
184
2,203

598
222
25
1
13
43
4
1
439
1
42
1
8
23
427
2,946

.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
1
.................
.................
100
2,550

99.0
99.0
99.5

3,157
13
–1

4,794
19
.................

2,651
.................
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

3,169

4,813

2,651

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

2016 actual

4,832

2017 est.

4,764

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Emergency watershed protection operations .............................
Small watershed operations (P.L. 566) ......................................
EWP (SANDY) .............................................................................

115
.................
4

264
1
125

.................
.................
14

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0802
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (Reimbursable) .....

119
22

390
47

14
47

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

141

437

330
17
1

349
.................
.................

31
.................
.................

1050

348

349

157

103

.................

–20

–1

.................

137

102

.................

0003
0004
0006

1100
1131

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–1004–0–1–302

Identification code 012–1072–0–1–301

2018 est.

1160

.................

1700

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Unobligated balance of appropriations permanently
reduced .........................................................................
Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................

116

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS—Continued
Program and Financing—Continued
Identification code 012–1072–0–1–301

1701

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

quest funding for this program. NRCS is closing out watershed operations
projects started prior to 2011 with unobligated balances from prior years.
Small watershed operations authorized by Public Law 83–566.—NRCS
provides technical and financial assistance to local organizations to install
measures for watershed protection, flood prevention, agricultural water
management, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement. NRCS is
closing out small watershed operations projects started prior to 2011 with
unobligated balances from prior years. The 2018 budget does not request
funding for this program.
Loans through the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund have been made
in previous years to the local sponsors in order to fund the local cost of
Public Law 83–566 or 78–534 projects. No funding for these loans is assumed in 2018.

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

–28

–30

–17

1750
Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........
1900
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
1930 Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
1941
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

5
142
490

17
119
468

30
30
61

349

.................

139
141
–88
–17

175
437
–211
.................

401
61
–230
.................

175

401

232

Identification code 012–1072–0–1–301

–104
28

–76
30

–46
17

11.1

–76

–46

–29

35
99

99
355

355
203

142

119

13
75

21
190

3000
3010
3020
3040
3050

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Direct obligations: Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent .............................................................................

.................

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.2
25.4
31.0
32.0
41.0

4
2
11
8
1
1
4
87

5
2
41
37
5
4
12
284

.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
.................
14
.................

30
200

99.0
99.0
99.5

118
22
1

390
47
.................

14
47
.................

211

230

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

141

437

–33
–1

–47
.................

–34

–47

.................

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

137
54
137
54

102
164
102
164

.................
183
.................
183

3060
3070
3090
3100
3200

4030
4033
4040
4050
4053
4060

NRCS watershed programs provide for cooperative actions between the
Federal Government and States and their political subdivisions to reduce
damage from floodwater, sediment, and erosion; for the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water; and for the conservation and
proper utilization of land. Funds in Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations can be used for either flood prevention projects or flood damage
rehabilitation efforts, depending upon the needs and opportunities.
Emergency watershed protection program.—NRCS undertakes such
emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention as
may be needed to safeguard life and property from floods and the products
of erosion on any watershed whenever natural elements or forces cause a
sudden impairment of that watershed. The Further Continuing and Security
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, provides $103.1 million for the
Emergency Watershed Protection Program. Funding for the Emergency
Watershed Protection Program is typically provided through emergency
supplemental appropriations. The 2018 Budget does not request funding
for this program.
Watershed operations authorized by Public Law 78–534.—NRCS cooperates with soil conservation districts and other local organizations in planning
and installing flood prevention improvements in 11 watersheds authorized
by the Flood Control Act of 1944. The Federal Government shares the cost
of improvements for flood prevention, agricultural water management, recreation, and fish and wildlife development. The 2018 budget does not re-

Employment Summary
Identification code 012–1072–0–1–301

2016 actual

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

51
24

2017 est.

51
24

2018 est.

.................
24

✦

WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget
was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annualized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1002–0–1–301

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Watershed Rhabilitation Program ..............................................
Small Watershed Rehabilitation Program ..................................

17
.................

15
.................

.................
8

0799 Total direct obligations ..................................................................
0801
Reimbursable program activity .................................................

17
11

15
17

8
18

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

22
5
2

22
3
6

8
.................
.................

12
.................
.................

12
.................
–66

.................
–61
.................

–54

–61

–5

–4

0001
0002

1000
1001
1021
1050

1100
1130
1134
1160
1203
1230

Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................
Budget authority:
Appropriations, discretionary:
Appropriation ....................................................................
Appropriations permanently reduced ................................
Appropriations precluded from obligation .........................
Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................
Appropriations, mandatory:
Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................
Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of
appropriations permanently reduced ............................

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1234

Appropriations precluded from obligation .........................

–71

.................

1260

–3

17
26
50

.................
12
40

18
19
27

1941

Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Budget authority (total) .............................................................
Total budgetary resources available ..............................................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................

3000
3010
3020
3040

315
28
–89
–2

252
32
–110
–6

168
26
–93
.................

252

168

101

315
252

252
168

168
101

1700
1900
1930

3050
3100
3200

117

HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM

Title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law
108–148) authorized the establishment of the Healthy Forests Reserve
Program (HFRP). This program assists landowners in restoring, enhancing
and protecting forest ecosystems to: 1) promote the recovery of threatened
and endangered species; 2) improve biodiversity; and 3) enhance carbon
sequestration.
Administered by NRCS, HFRP is a voluntary program with enrollment
eligible only to privately-held land. Land enrolled in HFRP must have a
restoration plan that includes practices necessary to restore and enhance
habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered, or are candidates for
the threatened or endangered species list. Technical assistance is provided
by USDA to assist owners in complying with the terms of restoration plans
under HFRP.
The 2018 Budget does not request funding for HFRP.
✦

4033
4090
4100
4101

WATER BANK PROGRAM
29

–54

–43

1
26

–21
17

–6
–4

–4

–10

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–3320–0–1–302

.................

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

.................

4
5

.................
.................

.................

11
4
–2

13
5
–3

15
.................
–5

3050

11
13

13
15

15
10

.................

–18

–3

.................
62

10
104

9
94

1000

62
9
72

114
12
110

103
1
75

1100
1930

66
66

.................
.................

Under the authorities of Section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act, assistance is provided to communities to address the rehabilitation of aging local dams. No funding is requested in the 2018 Budget,
reflecting the Administration's position that the maintenance, repair, and
operation of these dams are the responsibility of local project sponsors.
The Budget proposes to permanently cancel $61 million of mandatory
funds provided prior to 2010 (see General Provisions for the Department
of Agriculture).
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–1002–0–1–301

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.

11.1
25.1
25.2
25.5
41.0

1
3
1
1
12

.................
9
.................
.................
6

.................
2
.................
.................
6

99.0
99.0
99.5

18
11
–1

15
18
–1

8
18
.................

99.9

Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................

Employment Summary

2018 est.

–17

.................
.................

2017 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Water Bank Program ..................................................................

0001

1941
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
5096
Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Appropriations ................
5098
Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Appropriations ................

2016 actual

3100
3200

.................

.................
2

2
1

.................
5

2
4
2

3
4
3

5
.................
5

The Water Bank Program was authorized by the Water Bank Act of 1970
(16 U.S.C. 1301–1311), as amended by Public Law 96–182, approved
January 2, 1980. The objectives of the Water Bank Program are to conserve
water; to preserve, maintain, and improve the Nation's wetlands; to increase
waterfowl habitat in migratory waterfowl nesting, breeding, and feeding
areas in the United States; and to secure recreational and environmental
benefits for the Nation. No funding is requested in the 2018 Budget for
this program.
Employment Summary

Identification code 012–1002–0–1–301

2016 actual

2017 est.

2018 est.
Identification code 012–3320–0–1–302

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

✦

8
27

1
27

2
27

2016 actual

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

✦

2017 est.

2018 est.

.................

118

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION REVOLVING FUND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 012–4368–0–3–306

1000

1700
1930
1941

4000

4033
4180
4190

Identification code 012–0403–0–1–452

2016 actual

Budgetary resources:
Unobligated balance:
Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................
Budget authority:
Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:
Collected ...........................................................................
Total budgetary resources available .....

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