Salaries and Expenses

B4: Public Law 118-42 gives the authority to transfer annual funds to the no year funds TAS 12-0403. The amount being transferred was determined by identifying Technology Office expenses that need to be funded during the full year. While the enacted law requires RD to spend no less than $75m, RD has chosen to provide $106,317,367 for Information Technology Office expenses.

B8: Public Law 118-42 gives the authority to transfer annual funds to the 24/25 year funds TAS 12-0403. The amount being transferred was determined by identifying Rural Partners Network activities. $1,500,000 will be transferred to 12 24/25 0403 for Rural Partners Network activities.

B5: Public Law 115-334 (132 STAT. 4883), the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, as amended by PL 118-22, the "Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024" authorizes the Commodity Credit Corporation to transfer $3,000,000 each year from 2019 to 2024, for the Secretary to use to carry out SEC. 9002, Biobased Markets Program. Sequestration is at 5.7 percent for FY24.

B5: Public Law 115-334 (132 STAT. 4883), the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, as amended by PL 118-22, the "Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024" authorizes the Commodity Credit Corporation to transfer $3,000,000 each year from 2019 to 2024, for the Secretary to use to carry out SEC. 9002, Biobased Markets Program. Sequestration is at 5.7 percent for FY24.

B1: Public Laws 116-6, 116-94, and 116-260 authorize that of the funds available under this section, not more than four percent of the funds can be used for administrative costs to carry out this pilot program and up to three percent may be utilized for technical assistance and predevelopment planning activities to support the most rural communities.

B2: Public Laws 117-58 authorize that, : and up to three percent of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall be for technical assistance and predevelopment planning activities to support rural communities, of which $5,000,000 shall have a priority for the establishment and growth of cooperatives to offer broadband.

A2: To the extent authorized by law, these amounts may be increased or decreased for indefinite appropriations, actual reimbursements earned, including reimbursements and offsetting collections from non-Federal/Federal sources, contributions from non-Federal/Federal sources, and release of contingency funds without further action by OMB. Transfer of funds authorized by law to or from any of the accounts listed may be made without further action by OMB. [Rationale: Footnote signifies that this TAFS has received or may receive an automatic apportionment.]

B6: 12X1951and 12X0403, Line 1011: Discretionary transfer of funds from the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund, account 12X0405, per the Congressional Appropriation Committees notifications, signed by Secretary Vilsack on 4 January, 2024.

B4: Public Law 118-42 gives the authority to transfer annual funds to the no year funds TAS 12-0403. The amount being transferred was determined by identifying Technology Office expenses that need to be funded during the full year. While the enacted law requires RD to spend no less than $75m, RD has chosen to provide $106,317,367 for Information Technology Office expenses.

B9: Consistent with the requirements for the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund (NEF) authority, 7 U.S.C. 2250b, USDA submitted a 15-day Congressional notification on May 31, 2024. Rural Development is receiving $22,000,000 in funding from NEF.

B7: Amounts on this apportionment are rounded up to ensure apportioned amounts reflect actual resources available per section 120.21 of OMB Circular A-11. As a result, amounts shown as budgetary resources may be lower than actual amounts reported on the SF-133.

A1: This apportionment provides actual unobligated balances carried over from FY 2023. To the extent authorized by law, these amounts may be adjusted for indefinite appropriations, actual unobligated balances, actual recoveries of prior year obligations, actual reimbursements earned, including reimbursements and offsetting collections from non-Federal/Federal sources, contributions from non-Federal/Federal sources, and release of contingency funds. Transfer of funds authorized by law to or from any of the accounts listed may be made without further action by OMB. This apportionment also makes available interests payments to Treasury on borrowings and capitalized costs. [Rationale: Footnote signifies that this TAFS has received or may receive an automatic apportionment.]