Marketing Services

B6: Reflects a completed transfer of $562,745,899 from the Agricultural Marketing Service to expand on critical work to protect U.S. poultry and poultry facilities, and potentially other agricultural species of concern, from the highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)) provides the Secretary authority to transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department of Agriculture such funds as the Secretary determines are necessary for the arrest, control, eradication, or prevention of the spread of the pest or disease of livestock and for related expenses.

B4: For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $222,887,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113–79, and of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 779 of division A of Public Law 117–103: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 115–334, of which $11,250,000 shall be for dairy business innovation initiatives established in Public Law 116–6 and the Secretary shall take measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between these three regional innovation initiatives.

B1: Reflects non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): pursuant to P.L. 115-334. See footnotes A4, A5, and A6.

B5: Reflects non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): pursuant to P.L. 118-158. See footnotes A4, A5, and A6.

A3: Reflects carryover balance from non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): $430,607 pursuant to P.L. 115-334, Sec. 10103 and P.L.118-22(d)(7)(A)(C) Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives (This is out of a total of $1 million, 0.7M for AMS is the proposed allocation).

A4: Reflects non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): $50,114,643 pursuant to P.L. 115-334, Sec. 10102 for Farmers Market and Local Foods Promotion Grants and P.L. 118-158, Sec. 4101, plus estimated carryover balances.

A5: Reflects non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): $10,676,035 pursuant to P.L. 115-334, Sec. 10102 for Regional Partnership Grants and P.L. 118-158, Sec. 4101, plus estimated carryover balances.

A6: Reflects non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): $35,837,657 pursuant to P.L. 115-334, Sec. 1431 for Milk Donation Program and P.L. 118-158, Sec. 4101, plus estimated carryover balances.

A7: Reflects carryover balance from non-expenditure transfer from AMS' MA&O (12X5209) $607,625 pursuant to P.L. 115-334, Sec. 10113 for Hemp Production Program.

A8: Reflects carryover balances from PL 116-260, Div. N, General Provision 764: $239,994 for Meat and Poultry Facilities.

A9: Reflects carryover balances from PL 116-260, Div. N, General Provision 753: $32,958. These funds were appropriated for the Local Agriculture Market Program established under section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c).

A10: Reflects carryover balances under P.L. 116-260, 117-103, 117-328, and 118-42: $23,286,242 authorized to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 115-334, for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives established in Public Law 119-4.

A11: Reflects carryover balances for School Food Nutrition: $765,626. These funds were authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. §714c), to promote the production and marketing of agricultural commodities, procure agricultural commodities to meet domestic requirements, or increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic markets or by developing or aiding in the development of new and additional markets, marketing facilities, and uses for such commodities.

A12: Reflects carryover balances for Commodity Purchases for Emergency Food Providers and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program net of transfer (see B6). These funds were authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. §714c), to promote the production and marketing of agricultural commodities, procure agricultural commodities to meet domestic requirements, or increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic markets or by developing or aiding in the development of new and additional markets, marketing facilities, and uses for such commodities.

A12: Reflects carryover balances for Commodity Purchases for Emergency Food Providers and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program net of transfer (see B6). These funds were authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. §714c), to promote the production and marketing of agricultural commodities, procure agricultural commodities to meet domestic requirements, or increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic markets or by developing or aiding in the development of new and additional markets, marketing facilities, and uses for such commodities.

A13: Reflects carryover balance from non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): $1,040,304 for P.L.118-22 Sec. 102 (d)(7)(B) and PL 119-21, Sec. 10606(d) Modernization and Improvement of International Trade Technology Systems and Data Collection.

A14: Reflects carryover balance from non-expenditure transfer from CCC (12X4336): $400,000 for P.L.118-22 Sec. 102 (d)(8)(E) Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program.

A1: To the extent authorized by law, these amounts may be increased up to 2% or decreased 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 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.

A16: These funds are available for obligation 10 business days ater USDA provides OMB a spend plan for how the funding is distributed to support the Administration's executive orders and priorities, and consistent with relevant underlying statutes.