[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4672]
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SA 3323. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ____. EXTENSION AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-
GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.
(a) Extension.--Section 1444 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3221) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.--In addition
to other amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated for 1
of fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 such sums as are
necessary to ensure that an eligible institution receiving a
distribution of funds under this section for that fiscal year
receives not less than the amount of funds received by that
eligible institution under this section for the preceding
fiscal year.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(B)--
(i) by striking ``paragraph (2) of this subsection'' and
inserting ``this paragraph''; and
(ii) by striking ``In computing'' and inserting the
following:
``(C) In computing'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Of the remainder''
and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), of the
remainder''; and
(ii) by striking ``(2) any funds'' and inserting the
following:
``(3) Additional amount.--Any funds'';
(C) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``are allocated'' and inserting ``were
allocated''; and
(ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``, as so
designated as of that date.'';
(D) by striking ``(b) Beginning'' in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``any funds'' in
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(b) Distribution of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--Funds made available under this section
shall be distributed among eligible institutions in
accordance with this subsection.
``(2) Base amount.--Any funds''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Special amount for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or
2022.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for 1 of
fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, if the calculation
under paragraph (3)(B) would result in a distribution of less
than $3,000,000 to an eligible institution that first
received funds under this section after the date of enactment
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128 Stat.
649) for a fiscal year, that institution shall receive a
distribution of $3,000,000 for that fiscal year.
``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply only if
amounts are appropriated under subsection (a)(5) to ensure
that an eligible institution receiving a distribution of
funds under this section for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or
2022, as applicable, receives not less than the amount of
funds received by that eligible institution under this
section for the preceding fiscal year.''.
(b) Research.--Section 1445 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3222) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.--In addition
to other amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated for 1
of fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 such sums as are
necessary to ensure that an eligible institution receiving a
distribution of funds under this section for that fiscal year
receives not less than the amount of funds received by that
eligible institution under this section for the preceding
fiscal year.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Special amount for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or
2022.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for 1 of fiscal
year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, if the calculation under
subparagraph (C) would result in a distribution of less than
$3,000,000 to an eligible institution that first received
funds under this section after the date of enactment of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128 Stat. 649),
that institution shall receive a distribution of $3,000,000
for that fiscal year.
``(ii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall apply only if amounts
are appropriated under subsection (a)(6) to ensure that an
eligible institution receiving a distribution of funds under
this section for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, as
applicable, receives not less than the amount of funds
received by that eligible institution under this section for
the preceding fiscal year.'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) Of funds'' and
inserting the following:
``(C) Additional amount.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (D), of funds'';
(iii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``are allocated'' and inserting ``were
allocated'';
(II) by inserting ``, as so designated as of that date''
before the period at the end; and
(III) by striking ``(A) Funds'' and inserting the
following:
``(B) Base amount.--Funds''; and
(iv) in the matter preceding subparagraph (B) (as so
designated), by striking ``(2) The'' and all that follows
through ``follows:'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Distributions.--
``(A) In general.--After allocating amounts under paragraph
(2), the remainder shall be allotted among the eligible
institutions in accordance with this paragraph.'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Three per centum''
and inserting the following:
``(2) Administration.--3 percent''; and
(C) in the matter preceding paragraph (2) (as so
designated), by striking ``(b) Beginning'' and all that
follows through ``follows:'' and inserting the following:
``(b) Distribution of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--Funds made available under this section
shall be distributed among eligible institutions in
accordance with this subsection.''.
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