S.Amdt. 3113

SA 3113. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

After section 7102, insert the following:

SEC. 7103. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT IN CERTAIN STATES.

Section 1405 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``sciences, and the Secretary, in carrying
out the Secretary's responsibilities,'' and inserting the
following: ``sciences.
``(b) Requirements.--In carrying out the responsibilities
of the Secretary under this section, the Secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``The Department'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) Designation of Department as Lead Agency.--The
Department'';
(2) in subsection (b) (as so designated)--
(A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and
(C) by inserting before paragraph (13) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(12) provide direct, place-based assistance to 1862
Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7601)) and State agricultural agencies in States that
do not have Agricultural Research Service facilities--
``(A) to address the research priorities of those States,
such as invasive plant species and insects that cause
significant impacts to agriculture, aquaculture, and
communities in the States; and
``(B) to assist in the development of specialty and
horticultural crops to increase food security and expand
marketing opportunities for small farmers; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Planning Report.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the plans
of the Secretary to provide the assistance required under
subsection (b)(12).''.
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