[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11247-S11248]
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   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
           RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002--Resumed

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Kohl 
amendment, which is at the desk, to H.R. 2330, be in order, 
notwithstanding passage of the bill, and that the amendment be 
considered and agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2037) was agreed to, as follows:


                           amendment no. 2037

                     (Purpose: to amend H.R. 2330)

       H.R. 2330, as passed by the Senate on October 25, 2001, is 
     amended as follows:
       On page 13, line 6, strike ``$542,580,000'' and insert 
     ``$542,842,000''.
       On page 13, line 15, strike ``$84,040,000'' and insert 
     ``$84,850,000''.
       On page 13, line 25, strike ``$134,262,000'' and insert 
     ``$134,452,000''.
       On page 15, line 24, strike ``$434,038,000'' and insert 
     ``$433,546,000''.
       On page 39, line 23, after ``depression'' insert the 
     following: ``(P.L. 106-387), with five percent for 
     administration and capacity building in the state rural 
     development offices''.
       On page 81, line 1, after ``sistance'' insert ``relating''.
       On page 88, line 3, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       On page 89, strike Section 757 on line 1 through 8 and 
     insert:
       ``Sec.  . In accordance with the Farmland Protection 
     Program, a total of $720,000 shall be made available to 
     purchase conservation easements or other interests in land, 
     not to exceed 235 acres, in Adair, Green, and Taylor 
     counties, Kentucky: Provided, That $490,000 of this amount 
     shall be from funds made available to the Conservation 
     Reserve Enhancement Program for the State of Kentucky.''.
       On page 89, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``Sec.  . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     City of Caldwell, Idaho, shall be eligible for grants and 
     loans administered by the Rural Housing Service of the United 
     States Department of Agriculture for a period not to exceed 
     one year from the date of enactment of this Act.''.

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       On page 89, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``Sec.  . Section 8c(1) of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Agreement Act of 1937 is amended by adding the following 
     provision at the end of the penultimate sentence:
       `The Secretary is authorized to implement a producer 
     allotment program and a handler withholding program under the 
     cranberry marketing order in the same crop year through 
     informal rulemaking based on a recommendation and supporting 
     economic analysis submitted by the Cranberry Marketing 
     Committee. Such recommendation and analysis shall be 
     submitted by the Committee no later than March 1 of each 
     year.' ''.
       On page 89, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``Sec.  . Section 11(f) of the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(f)) is amended by:
       (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking `2001' and inserting 
     `2003'; and
       (2) in paragraph (2):
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(A) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate--
       `(i) not later than January 1, 2003, an interim report on 
     the activities of the State agencies receiving grants under 
     this subsection; and
       `(ii) not later than January 1, 2004, a final report on the 
     activities of the State agencies receiving grants under this 
     subsection.'; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking `report' and inserting 
     `reports'.''.
       On page 89, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``Sec.  . From the amount appropriated to the Animal and 
     Plant Health Inspection Service, $300,000 shall be provided 
     for activities regarding West Nile Virus, in cooperation with 
     the University of Illinois.''.
       On page 89, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``Sec.  . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     City of Mt. Vernon, Washington, shall be eligible for grants 
     and loans administered by the Rural Housing Service of the 
     United States Department of Agriculture for a period not to 
     exceed one year from the date of enactment of this Act.''.

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