S.Amdt. 3243Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 3243
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Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
Submitted June 27, 2018
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June 27, 2018
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SA 3243. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Corker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) 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 A of title III, add the following: SEC. 31__. INCREASED SUPPORT FOR ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In General.--Section 202(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(e)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''. (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the amendment made by subsection (a) is intended to support-- (1) monetization replacement activities; and (2) an expansion of market-based food assistance modalities, such as food vouchers or local and regional procurement of commodities. ______