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This page was intentionally left blank. This publication summarizes the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Throughout this publication any reference to the "Budget" is in regard to the 2027 Budget, unless otherwise noted. All references to years refer to fiscal year, except where specifically noted. The budgetary tables throughout this document show actual amounts for 2024 and 2025; Working Families Tax Cut Act; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, and the President's Budget request for 2027. Amounts for 2026 information technology investment levels, recovery levels, transfers in and out, balances available end Throughout this publication, the Working Families Tax Cut Act is used to refer to the Public Law 119- Pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, sequestration is included In tables throughout this document, amounts equal to zero (0) are displayed as dashes (-). Amounts less than 0.5 and greater than zero are rounded and shown as a zero (0). This display treatment is used to prevent the masking of small non-zero amounts that do not round up to one (1). Due to The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) was established on November 2, 1953, pursuant to authority vested in the Secretary of Agriculture by 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, and ARS is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Congress first authorized Federally supported agricultural research in the Organic Act of 1862, which established what is now USDA. That statute directed the Commissioner of Agriculture "to acquire and preserve in his department all information he can obtain by means of books and correspondence, and by practical and scientific experiments." The scope of USDA's agricultural research programs has been expanded and extended more than 60 times since the Department was created. ARS research is authorized by the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1862 (7 U.S.C. 2201 (P.L. 105-185). ARS derived most of its objectives from statutory language, specifically the "Purposes of Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education" set forth in Section 801 of FAIR. The ARS mission is to deliver scientific solutions to national and global agricultural challenges. The agency's research programs - New Products/Product Quality/Value Added; Livestock Production, Crop Production; Food Safety; Livestock Protection, Crop Protection; Human Nutrition; and Environmental Stewardship - are described under the "Status of Program" section. ARS' Headquarters Offices are located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The agency's research is organized under 15 national programs. Research is conducted at field locations in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and several foreign countries. Much of the work is conducted in direct cooperation with State Agricultural Experiment Stations, other State and Federal As of September 30, 2025, there were 5,241 permanent full-time employees including 569 in the Headquarters offices and 4,672 in field offices. ARS activities contribute to the success of USDA's overall mission to provide leadership on food, the best available science, and effective management. USDA is currently developing the FY 2026 - 2030 Strategic Plan. A detailed FY 2027 performance plan, including Key Performance Indicators, can 12/06/2023 Service Midwest Recommendations to enhance the 11/21/2024 USDA's Security the facility's physical security. Industrial Control ARS developed, documented, and management of its ICS devices to Implementation of Recommendations in response to

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