S.Amdt. 1287

SA 1287. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1968, making further continuing appropriations and
other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING.

The Secretary of Agriculture--
(1) shall, immediately after the enactment of this Act,
unfreeze funding for and implement all contracts entered into
by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) shall, as rapidly as possible after the enactment of
this Act, pay all past due amounts owed by the Secretary
under contracts described in paragraph (1);
(3) shall not cancel any signed contract with a farmer or
an entity providing assistance to farmers, unless the farmer
or entity has failed to comply with the terms and conditions
of the contract; and
(4) shall not use any funds made available by this Act to
close any Farm Service Agency county office or Natural
Resources Conservation Service field office.
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