S.Amdt. 1146

SA 1146. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms.
Collins) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 97, strike lines 6 through 14 and insert the
following:
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary
for Research, Education, and Economics, $26,384,000:
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency
in the Research, Education, and Economics mission area for
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one
administrative support staff for the Office:  Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this
heading, $25,000,000 shall be made available for the Office
of the Chief Scientist to carry out the Agriculture Advanced
Research and Development Authority under section 1473H of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319k).
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