[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 79 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3989-S3990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1174. Mr. COCHRAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 956 submitted by Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, 
Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Risch, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Lautenberg) and 
intended to be proposed to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12___. FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION.

       (a) Regulations.--
       (1) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final 
     regulations to carry out the amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     of section 11016(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
     of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130).
       (2) Requirement.--In promulgating the regulations described 
     in paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall ensure that there is no 
     duplication in inspection activities for meat food products 
     derived from catfish, including the cessation of any existing 
     inspection function for meat food products derived from 
     catfish carried out by the Food and Drug Administration or 
     any related agency.
       (b) Implementation Status.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committees on Agriculture and Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry and Appropriations of the Senate a 
     report on the status of the implementation of the program 
     established by the amendments made by section 11016(b) of the 
     Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     246; 122 Stat. 2130).
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  SA 1175. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 1 day after enactment.
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  SA 1176. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 2 days after enactment.
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  SA 1177. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.
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  SA 1178. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1171 submitted by Mr. Schatz and intended to be proposed 
to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1, line 3, strike ``RESEARCH AND''.
       On page 2, line 20, strike ``silviculture'' and insert 
     ``silvicultural practices for restoration purposes''.
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  SA 1179. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1051 submitted by Mr. Sessions and intended to be 
proposed to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs 
through 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On Page 1, Strike line 1 through and including Page 5, Line 
     2, and insert the following:
       ``On Page 390, after Line 17, add the following:

     SEC. 4019. NO FUNDS FOR MARKETING SNAP BENEFITS.

       No funds authorized under this title shall be used to 
     implement any program designed to promote enrollment and use 
     of SNAP benefits by foreign nationals residing in the United 
     States.''
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  SA 1180. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1122 submitted by Mr. Donnelly (for himself, Mr. 
Boozman, and Mr. Coats) and intended to be proposed to the bill S. 954, 
to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be added, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 122____. STAY AND STUDY ON PROPOSED ACTIONS RELATING TO 
                   SULFURYL FLUORIDE.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall delay taking final action on the 
     objections addressed in the proposed order entitled 
     ``Sulfuryl Fluoride; Proposed Order Granting Objections to 
     Tolerances and Denying Request for a Stay'' (76 Fed. Reg. 
     3422 (January 19, 2011)) as that proposed order relates to 
     tolerances under chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) until the date that is 2 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall, after providing notice and opportunity to comment to 
     all stakeholders, submit to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Energy and Commerce of

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     the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on--
       (1) the potential public health, economic, environmental, 
     food supply, and public right-to-know effects that may result 
     from finalization of the proposed order described in 
     subsection (a);
       (2) any alternatives to the use of sulfuryl fluoride in the 
     agricultural sector, including alternatives available through 
     the National Organic Certification Program of the Department 
     of Agriculture and alternatives used in other countries; and
       (3) actions that Federal agencies can take to help address 
     public health threats, including to the health of infants and 
     children, by reducing fluoride exposures below levels that 
     have been determined to be safe.

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