Summary of 2014 Omnibus: Agriculture

2013 enacted level: $20.7 billion

2014 Committee mark: $19.5 billion

2014 Omnibus: $20.9 billion

· $6.7 billion for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), sufficient to meet expected need in 2014.

· $1.47 billion for Food for Peace (P.L.480) grants, which is $33 million more than the 2013 enacted level. The agreement retains Senate language increasing flexibility in managing the Food for Peace program that seeks to reduce the need for monetization.

· $215 million for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which is $10.1 million more than the 2013 enacted level.

· $2.55 billion for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is $96 million more than the 2013 enacted level.

· $1.1 billion for USDA Rental Assistance Program, which is $227 million more than the 2013 enacted level.

· $1.01 billion for the USDA food safety and inspection program, which is $17 million less than the 2013 enacted level but $24 million more than the post-sequester level.