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Bier sagie ie © ei 2)a e 1 BeraA VEV Ee ANDOUTLAYS@re: cenceete .Y le. ks 3 > ALAILIKG ANAS corre dat ge lena nest ee eee Peter emer a2 orl, 5 REORGANIZATION/STREAMLINING ......0.000.0 0ec -ece0 ee.e e0e e 15 Explanation of Major Changes by Agency FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES: PousoloaleO-almoemvice AGENCY. «c.. 65 ne- 5-6. se nit ers dee 21 MOEA CCUG CULO OLY IGl murray emer tant at, sicu ns Sip tee ease sg a Ges 33 RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: es UOT FESS SYSRNTf a re ti Doar ae ee lai acesl ark Nail aa ae eine ee ae ee 41 Rural Housing and Community Development Service ............... 45 Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service .............. 48 FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES: MOCO OlISUINGIESEIVICG on eet nae ee ee at eae es coe hg ets 51 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Natural Resources Conservation Service ............ i odie Svat 58 CBT REIS CST STN LT an as ls ee i dS i ae lO ne 63 FOOD SAFETY: ROCESS ALY cnn ISPOCHUOMLOCLV ICON tiaras Himes. pave abide quale ss ns ove 69 RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS: EOLCUNIULAIAGSEAICIROOIVICE it. iadiia nwo CeO as cea dd ae aoe ww ee eae 75 Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service ....... 79 PennO McCune seaicll SOLV CC me weer 5.2 hte oe A wie eee es Sears hoes 85 PMA OUcmAOLCUIUL sas CSO VICO re meimnees wanv e ne eta tres 5-2 4-5 hen 86 MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS: aa(6 TC E TAETNE Te e eye] Aes atS eek yao a ee ee ee 88 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ...................... 92 Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration ............ 96 OPES SSVPEL EW GUPEN OrgG AYA BMI oo ire. a ec 98 a . QYULIMASS TeUAOIT ASE oD A vc seat 1oleM fo moins. sitet 22 0NVRSS JARUTIUSIASA MEIC OM yYonan" a0) ad ria bs isbi var 1... SiMe? Iautiiohos ag THSMIOI3SV20 YTIVAUMMO? CA eras dchvee®- eoangy ath HNIGE momgqolave J \fieatieta® coe ree ob Bhivis Iremgolaved ovilemoon) Sra swine f JS DIVAS! ARSMUGVOO OVA BOTY aenVIee laoo E NS THEMMOMYMS CHA 23 ORUOO MMS eure > nce need segtiaesi? ia P| x . ~ Spina Vlas Sivies r coregqant OMA. iota i agiMOvIGS (HA VOTAQUGE HOR ... Siler (OTe leuligel ri 10S nfiunets? baw noasauts SWwieseBEwM aviiens oe yates, 7 pes a PY prebhnedlemestioberne 134 SViEs eoledars isvaityangAi s SMAROOR VROTALUSA OMA € SOViVe OriftextiGMi s . sive? nowmacent fieorl yr silly ayaevainimns emigpore ong ssros't.s | TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM PAGE Appendix Integrated Pest Management and Related Programs .................... hehe BerreseUIEIE) AE ra LOO GLI Se os TPA z vel) esd estae e PU Roe “on remiss apes re ee 108 Bee SOL OUD DOer OOO INSTITUTIONS sr. Heres ek eu. pence oat ae 110 MemdereAutiOnty DY Agency, 1994-1996 ~ ht. eea te ee V2 MY GRU EAOCTICV wl OSM OOO year 2 pease aria ae ws jal Brey Sars VEAUCIICV al OUI 999) 5 a ee mie een gina dutlisy a yank fee sete 114 1995 Supplementals, Budget Authority and Outlays ................... 115 1995 Rescissions, Budget Authority and Outlays...................... 116 1996 Proposed Legislation, Budget Authority and Outlays .............. A 17 Bee ani Z7ational Brg eGp Amrcnke anise sete + anced ssieas gee sei eud 2 fos 120 INTRODUCTION _e e This booklet describes the fiscal year 1996 budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). On October 13, 1994, the President signed into law the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. This booklet presents the 1996 budget on the basis of this legislation. Fiscal year 1994 and 1995 data have been adjusted for comparability. All references to years refer to fiscal year, except where specifically noted. Throughout the booklet, acronyms are used to refer to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (1990 FACT Act), the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA of 1990) and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (OBRA of 1993). The booklet is divided into the following sections: * Highlights. This section is a brief summary of the most significant 1996 budget proposals for the Department of Agriculture. ¢ Reorganization/Streamlining. This section describes the reorganization of the Department. « Agency Programs. This section provides agency by agency detail (based on the new organization) of the 1996 budget proposals. ¢ Appendix Tables. Knowledge of the following basic budget terminology will assist the reader in understanding the budget proposals: - "Program Level" represents the gross financial value of benefits provided to the public by USDA. These benefits may be in the form of financial assistance through grants, guaranteed or direct loans, cost-sharing, professional services such as research or technical assistance activities, or in-kind benefits such as commodities. ¢ "Budget Authority" is the authority to commit funds of the Treasury. This authority is normally provided by the Congress through appropriations acts. The President's budget requests the Congress to appropriate or otherwise provide an amount of budget authority sufficient to carry out recommended Government programs. * "Obligations" are specific commitments of Government funds. In order to make a valid obligation, a sufficient amount of unused budget authority must be available to cover the obligation. - "Outlays" are cash disbursements from the Treasury to satisfy a valid obligation. Since the primary purpose of this booklet is to describe the programmatic impact of the 1996 budget, the program level concept has been used in most instances. However, there are some cases where other measures are used and the reader should take care to note which measure is being used in any particular subject area. The reader should INTRODUCTION also understand that many 1996 estimates are very tentative especially where programs are sensitive to weather or economic conditions. Questions may be referred to the Office of Budget and Program Analysis at (202) 720-6176. PROGRAM LEVEL AND OUTLAYS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (Dollars in Millions) eSnP rogrLeavelen Sye S te re re uinys ee ee Agency/Program Bunn 1996 5889S current 1996 7a3e 4s Estimate Budget 1996 Estimate Budget 1996 FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES Consolidated Farm Service Agency: ParmoGredtt Programs. tobee $3,319 $3,210 -$109 $204 $205 $1 Crop InSUranCe saree atacnas eaten ciate tear 1,838 2,057 219 709 1,361 652 Conservation Reserve Program........... 1,859 poco 67 1,859 1,926 67 Other Conservation Programs ............ 123 53 -70 238 118 -120 Commodity Credit Corporation Programs .... 18,622 16,899 -1,723 10,623 9,073 -1,550 SalanesrangiexXpenSeSiruanees ren ee 980 1,027 47 vee 1,030 -99 Pre-credit Reform Loans ..... .40224.8--. 0 0 0 -883 -772 at Total, Consolidated Farm Service Agency . 26,741 PLS 7a: -1,569 13,879 12,941 -938 Foreign Agricultural Service: Export Credit Guarantees ............... 5,700 5,700 0 ; ; : Market Promotion Program .............. 110 110 0 ss . r Export Enhancement Program ........... 800 959 159 | 5 p Foodifo Progresstan... 2 03 eo ee es 142 142 0 : ? ; Other Export Promotion Programs .......... 138 140 2 fe + cc aptR g LU ee ee et RE eT eas, oe 1,146 1,024 -122 1,532 1,070 -462 Pre-credit Reform Loans ............. 0 0 0 -505 -474 31 Salaries and Expenses ................. 161 173 12 akc} 130 17 Total, Foreign Agricultural Service ...... 8,197 8,248 51 1,140 726 -414 Total, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Srvcs. 34,938 33,420 -1,518 15,019 13,667 -1,352 RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Rural Utilities Service: Rural Utility Loans and Grants ........... 2,642 3,174 532 589 645 56 Salaries and Expenses ................. 79 74 -5 79 74 -5 Pre-credit Reform Loans ................ 0 0 0 -791 -431 360 Total, Rural Utilities Service ........... On 2A 3,248 527 123 288 411 Rural Housing and Community Development Service: Rural Housing Loan and Grant Programs ... 2,858 3,509 651 1,208 979 -229 Rural Community Loan and Grant Programs . 254 353 99 21 29 8 Salaries and Expenses ................. 435 460 25 435 460 PAS Pre-credit Reform Loans ................ 0 0 0 514 252 -262 Total, Rural Housing and Community > © 2 > ae ol le | lean +i nee Development Service.............. 3,547 4,322 775 2,178 1,720 -458 Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service. Rural Business and Cooperative Development Loans and Grants ... . 682 1,010 328 61 95 34 Salaries and Expenses .............. 32 35 3 32 35 3 Pre-credit Reform Loans ............. e0 0 e0 2 -1 -3 Total, Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service............ 714 1,045 331 95 129 34 Total, Rural Economic & Community Development.: 2c) os a ieee 6,982 8,615 1,633 2,150 2,137 -13 Performance Partnership Program .......... (2,806) (2,806) (122) (122)