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GAO-23-105913 1 (2022-10-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaonsm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO 0U.S. Government Accountability Office TE FUNDS: Specific Fiscal Year 2022 Provisions for U.S. Department of Agriculture GAO-23-105913- October 2022 Report to Congressional Committees The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 designated $405.2 million to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 287 projects at the request of Members of Congress. The act includes specific provisions that designate an amount of funds for a particular recipient, such as a nonprofit organization or a local government, to use for a specific project. These provisions are called Congressionally Directed Spending in the U.S. Senate and Community Project Funding in the House of Representatives. Members of Congress had to meet certain requirements under Senate and House rules in order to have their requests included as provisions in the act. Such requirements included that Members post requests online and certify that they had no financial interest in the projects. The House also required Members to demonstrate community support for the requests. This report examines how USDA intends to identify the provisions, distribute the funds made available through these provisions, and ensure the funds are spent for the purposes Congress intended. For more information on this report and others in this series, including background and methodology, visit https://www.gao.gov/tracking-funds. What are the intended uses of these funds? The $405.2 million is intended to support a variety of efforts, including improving access to broadband and other social infrastructure in rural communities, expanding agricultural research efforts, and managing forests. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Fiscal Year 2022 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Provisions Subunit Rural Development ',Agricultural Research Service Forest Service Natural Resources Conservation Service National Institute of Food and Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service 'Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Budget account Rural Community Facilities Program Account Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program Buildings and Facilities State and Private Forestry Land Acquisition Capital Improvements and Maintenance Land Acquisition Conservation Operations Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Integrated Activities Child Nutrition Programs Salaries and Expenses Number of fiscal year 2022 provisions 174 26 40 5- 3 17 7 1 1 Percentage of budget account designated for fiscal year 2022 provisionsa 77% 7% 49% 10%b 7% N/Ac 2% 23% 25% 0.02% 0.3% Examples of projects Expansion and improvements to rural community facilities and infrastructure- including senior centers, day cares, libraries, and food banks-and broadband access Expansion of research efforts and facility improvements Studies on and improvements to forests, parks, and watersheds; and land acquisitions Flood mitigation, reforestation, and habitat restoration Establishment of an Institute for Rural Partnerships to support public-private partnerships in rural areas Establishment of a National Farm to School Institute to support farm to school programs Management of animal and plant health issues Source: GAO analysis of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and accompanying joint explanatory statement, and information provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I GAO-23-105913 aBased on total amount appropriated for each budget account in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. Page 1 GAO-23-105913 Tracking the Funds: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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