[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4425]
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  SA 3113. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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:

       After section 7102, insert the following:

     SEC. 7103. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT IN CERTAIN STATES.

       Section 1405 of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``sciences, and the Secretary, in carrying 
     out the Secretary's responsibilities,'' and inserting the 
     following: ``sciences.
       ``(b) Requirements.--In carrying out the responsibilities 
     of the Secretary under this section, the Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``The Department'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Designation of Department as Lead Agency.--The 
     Department'';
       (2) in subsection (b) (as so designated)--
       (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); and
       (C) by inserting before paragraph (13) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(12) provide direct, place-based assistance to 1862 
     Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
     U.S.C. 7601)) and State agricultural agencies in States that 
     do not have Agricultural Research Service facilities--
       ``(A) to address the research priorities of those States, 
     such as invasive plant species and insects that cause 
     significant impacts to agriculture, aquaculture, and 
     communities in the States; and
       ``(B) to assist in the development of specialty and 
     horticultural crops to increase food security and expand 
     marketing opportunities for small farmers; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Planning Report.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the plans 
     of the Secretary to provide the assistance required under 
     subsection (b)(12).''.
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