S.Amdt. 3174

SA 3174. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 125__. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) climate change is adversely impacting the agricultural
economy of the United States; and
(2) the Government Accountability Office--
(A) in a 2017 report, found that--
(i) the Federal Government has spent more than
$350,000,000,000 during the last decade on disaster
assistance programs and losses from flood and crop insurance;
and
(ii) due to losses from flood and crop insurance, climate
change is considered a high risk;

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(B) expects the cost to taxpayers described in subparagraph
(A)(i) to increase; and
(C) recommends that the Federal Government take the initial
step to establish government-wide priorities to manage the
adverse impact of climate change on the agricultural economy
of the United States.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the senate of the Senate
that the Secretary should prioritize efforts to minimize the
effects of climate change on--
(1) food systems in the United States;
(2) the business practices of agricultural producers; and
(3) taxpayers.
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