S.Amdt. 1348

SA 1348. Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Britt) submitted an amendment

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intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray
(for herself and Ms. Collins) 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:

At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:
Sec. ___. (a) For an additional amount for ``Agricultural
Programs--Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and
Expenses'', there is appropriated, out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which--
(1) $1,000,000 shall be for research on East Coast
shellfish; and
(2) $1,000,000 shall be for the Agricultural Research
Service to enter into cooperative agreements with qualified
nonprofit organizations to expedite research using plant
genomics to develop drought- and disease-resistant peanut
varieties and other agriculturally important crops.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act--
(1) the amount made available by this Act under the heading
``Agricultural Programs--Processing, Research, and
Marketing--Office of the Secretary'' in title I for the
Office of Communications shall be $7,738,000; and
(2) the amount made available by this Act under the heading
``Farm Production and Conservation Programs--Farm Service
Agency--State Mediation Grants'' in title II shall be
$6,000,000.

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