S.Amdt. 2291

SA 2291. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2240 proposed by Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Vitter,
Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Johanns) to the
amendment SA 1908 submitted by Mr. Kohl (for himself and Mr. Brownback)
to the bill H.R. 2997, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the
following:
Sec. 7__. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
complete--
(1) a State-by-State analysis of the impacts on
agricultural producers of the American Clean Energy and
Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454, as passed by the House of
Representatives on June 26, 2009) (referred to in this
section as ``H.R. 2454''); and
(2) a State-by-State analysis of the adverse impacts of
rapid climate change on agricultural producers and consumers.
(b) In conducting the analysis under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall consider the impacts of H.R. 2454, the
benefits of H.R. 2454, and the adverse impacts of rapid
climate change on a range of fishing, aquaculture, livestock,
poultry, and swine production and a variety of crop
production, including specialty crops.
(c) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
(1) complete a State-by-State analysis of the adverse
impacts of rapid climate change on agriculture and forestry,
including, at a minimum, an assessment of the impacts of
invasive species and disease, drought, and flooding; and
(2) identify the benefits to agriculture and forestry of
the full implementation of H.R. 2454.
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