S.Amdt. 3222

SA 3222. Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. Collins) 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:
Strike section 7512 (relating to the natural products
research program) and insert the following:

SEC. 7512. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

Section 7525 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) research to improve the development and production of
sustainable chemicals derived from natural products that
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or more health or environmental attributes as compared to
existing chemicals already in use; and''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
``2023''.
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