[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3257]
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SA 2358. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. McCaskill, and
Mrs. Ernst) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to
the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. CONSIDERATION OF FOOD INSECURITY IN DETERMINATIONS
OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 721(f) of the Defense Production
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``; and'' and inserting
a semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
``(11) the potential effects of the proposed or pending
transaction on the security of the food and agriculture
systems of the United States, including any effects on the
availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food;
and''.
(b) Inclusion of Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and
Human Services on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States.--Section 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J) as
subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
``(H) The Secretary of Agriculture.
``(I) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.''.
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