S.Amdt. 856Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 856

Sponsored by Ben NelsonSen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Submitted October 18, 2011

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Senate amendment submitted

October 18, 2011

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SA 856. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 738 proposed by Mr. Inouye to the bill H.R.
2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 83, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
Sec. 734.  Notwithstanding section 1619(b)(2) of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8791(b)(2),
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act shall be used by the Secretary, any officer or
employee of the Department of Agriculture, or any contractor
or cooperator to prohibit the disclosure, on request, of the
information described in that section to any State agency or
any political subdivision of a State charged with
implementing an agriculture or conservation program under
Federal or State law.
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