S.Amdt. 5611

SA 5611. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:

SEC. 1__. APPROPRIATION TO IDENTIFY DISEASES WITH A HIGH
CHANCE OF ZOONOTIC SPILLOVER, ILLEGALLY
TRAFFICKED AND POACHED WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE
PRODUCTS, AND ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTED INVASIVE
PLANT AND WILDLIFE SPECIES.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection for fiscal year 2026, out of amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2029, to hire and train
personnel to identify diseases with a high chance of zoonotic
spillover in shipments of wildlife and animal products, to
identify illegally trafficked and poached wildlife and
wildlife products, and to identify illegally transported
invasive plant and wildlife species.
(b) Reduction in Funds.--Notwithstanding section 102, the
amount appropriated under that section shall be
$6,450,000,000.
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