[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 106 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3079. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation 
of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
     and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) (as amended by 
     section 7209(a)), add at the end the following:
       ``(15) Nutrient management technology.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purposes of identifying, evaluating, and demonstrating 
     innovative nutrient management technologies for animal waste 
     management, water quality, aquatic ecosystems, and animal 
     feed that are focused on--
       ``(A) rural areas adjacent to urban or suburban areas in 
     connection with waste management activities carried out in 
     urban or suburban areas;
       ``(B) the development of alternative uses and renewable 
     energy;
       ``(C) the regional nature of nutrient distribution; and
       ``(D) downstream markets for recovered nutrients.''.
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