S.Amdt. 3602

SA 3602. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division C, insert the
following:
Sec. ___. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act
shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary'') to review or approve a
budget or disbursement of funds for

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a board, committee, or similar entity established to carry
out a checkoff program to promote and provide research and
information for a particular agricultural commodity without
reference to specific producers or brands unless the
Secretary first imposes a requirement on the board,
committee, or similar entity to publish and make available
for public inspection all budgets and disbursements of funds
entrusted to the board, committee, or similar entity that are
approved by the Secretary, immediately on approval by the
Secretary.
(b) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall
require that, for each disbursement of funds, a board,
committee, or similar entity shall disclose--
(1) the amount of the disbursement;
(2) the purpose of the disbursement, including the
activities to be funded by the disbursement;
(3) the identity of the recipient of the disbursement; and
(4) the identity of any third party that may receive the
disbursed funds, including any contractor or subcontractor of
the recipient of the disbursement, and the amount received by
any third party.
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