S.Amdt. 3308

SA 3308. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Udall) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to

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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 E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 12519. STUDY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
IN INDIAN COUNTRY.

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall--
(1) conduct an in-depth analysis into the nature of
agricultural credit access in Indian country (as defined in
section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) and surrounding
areas, and to Tribal communities, specifically examining--
(A) compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
(12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) by banks lending within Indian
country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United
States Code) and surrounding areas, and to Tribal
communities, for agricultural enterprises;
(B) real estate mortgage lending on Indian trust land;
(C) agricultural credit provided by commercial banks and
lending institutions;
(D) compliance with section 184 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a); and
(E) compliance with the authority for the approval of
mortgages and deeds for individual Indian trust land owners
under the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the execution of
mortgages and deeds of trust on individual Indian trust or
restricted land'', approved March 29, 1956 (25 U.S.C. 5135);
and
(2) submit a report with all findings and recommended
actions to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate, and the Committee on Indian Affairs
of the Senate.
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