[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4645]
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SA 3243. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Corker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr.
Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) 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:
At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:
SEC. 31__. INCREASED SUPPORT FOR ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 202(e)(1) of the Food for Peace
Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(e)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting
``25 percent''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the amendment made by subsection (a) is intended to support--
(1) monetization replacement activities; and
(2) an expansion of market-based food assistance
modalities, such as food vouchers or local and regional
procurement of commodities.
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