Office of the Secretary

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The appropriations language follows (new language underscored; deleted matter enclosed in Office of the Secretary (Including Transfers of Funds) which $500,000 shall be for the establishment of a Seafood Industry Liaison]; not to exceed be to continue a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at a land grant university with existing indigenous public health expertise to expand current partnerships and collaborative efforts with indigenous groups to improve the delivery of public health services and functions in American Indian be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement[, of which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 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: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to exceed $3,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive Communications: Provided further, 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 $22,000 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 and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency[: Provided further, That during any 30 day notification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin implementation of the action that is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public announcement of such action in any form]. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 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, Research, Education, and Economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office. [Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.] 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, Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office. Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office. Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Production and Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office. Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, Development mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 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 Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office. Office of the Under Secretary for Trade Foreign and Agriculture Affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

Extracted from Office of the Secretary, p. 11. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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