S.Amdt. 3244

SA 3244. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Whitehouse)
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:

Strike section 7131 and insert the following:

SEC. 7131. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND
RESPONSE.

Section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3351) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``2018'' and
inserting ``2023''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``and cooperative agreements'' after ``competitive grants'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and cooperative
agreements'' after ``competitive grants''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) To coordinate the tactical science and educational
activities of the Research, Education, and Economics mission
area of the Department of Agriculture that protect the
integrity, reliability, sustainability, and profitability of
the food and agricultural system of the United States against
biosecurity threats from pests, diseases, contaminants, and
disasters.''.
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