S.Amdt. 3219

SA 3219. Mr. MERKLEY 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:

In section 2503, redesignate subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively.
In section 2503, insert after subsection (b) the following:
(c) Encouragement of Pollinator Habitat Development and
Protection.--Section 1244(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3844(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) the development of a conservation and recovery plan
for protection of pollinators through conservation biological
control or practices and strategies to integrate natural
predators and parasites of crop pests into agricultural
systems for pest control; and
``(D) training for producers relating to background
science, implementation, and promotion of conservation
biological control such that producers base conservation
activities on practices and techniques that conserve or
enhance natural habitat for beneficial insects as a way of
reducing pest problems and pesticide applications on
farms.'';
(5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``In carrying out'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) In general.--In carrying out''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Monarch corridor.--
``(A) In general.--In accordance with subparagraph (B), the
Secretary may--
``(i) designate as a `Monarch corridor' any area in the
United States that the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior, determines to be an area of prime
habitat and forage for Monarch butterflies; and
``(ii) implement pollinator habitat development and
protection plans under this subsection in those Monarch
corridors for Monarch butterflies.
``(B) Applicable areas.--The Secretary may designate a
Monarch corridor under subparagraph (A) in areas determined
to be appropriate by the Secretary, including on public lands
(as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)), including National Forest System land
and land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior, that have high forage and habitat value for Monarch
butterflies.''.
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