[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4748-S4771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 3346. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Wyden (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Bennet, and Mr. Gardner)) proposed an amendment 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; as follows:
On page 1203, strike line 3 and insert the following:
ricultural systems.
``(16) Hop plant health initiative.--Research and extension
grants may be made under this section for the purposes of
developing and disseminating science-based tools and
treatments to combat diseases of hops caused by the plant
pathogens Podosphaera macularis and Pseudoperonospora
humuli.''.
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SA 3347. Mr. WYDEN 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 part II of of subtitle F of title VIII, add
the following:
SEC. 86__. FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS ACT.
Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known
as the ``Forest Roads and
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Trails Act'') is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION
PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) National forest system.--The term `National Forest
System' has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary,
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
``(b) Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish, and
develop a national strategy to carry out, a program, to be
known as the `Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails
Remediation Program', within the National Forest System to
implement for each unit of the National Forest System the
minimum road system identified under subsection (c).
``(c) Identification of Minimum Road System.--Not later
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, in
accordance with section 212.5(b) of title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
section), the Secretary shall identify for each unit of the
National Forest System--
``(1) the minimum road system; and
``(2) any unneeded roads.
``(d) Contents.--In carrying out subsections (b) and (c),
the Secretary shall use the priorities described in section
212.5(b)(2) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect on the date of enactment of this section).
``(e) Unneeded Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission any
roads identified as unneeded under subsection (c) as soon as
practicable after making the identification under that
subsection.
``(f) Revision.--The Secretary shall review, and may
revise, an identification made under subsection (c) for a
unit of the National Forest System during a revision of the
land and resource management plan applicable to the unit.''.
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SA 3348. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Isakson) proposed an amendment 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; as
follows:
On page 26, line 16, strike ``2020'' and insert ``2021''.
At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following:
SEC. 15__. LOSS OF PEACH AND BLUEBERRY CROPS DUE TO EXTREME
COLD.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide compensation
for expenses relating to losses of peach and blueberry crops
that occurred--
(1) during calendar year 2017; and
(2) due to extreme cold, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
section $18,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Strike section 1710.
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SA 3349. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Lee) 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, add the following:
SEC. ___. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT
DEPENDENTS.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 2 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ``Congress further finds that it
should also be the purpose of the supplemental nutrition
assistance program to increase employment, to encourage
healthy marriage, and to promote prosperous self-sufficiency,
which means the ability of households to maintain an income
above the poverty level without services and benefits from
the Federal Government.''.
(b) Definitions.--
(1) Food.--Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, except that a food, food
product, meal, or other item described in this subsection
shall be considered a food under this Act only if it is an
essential (as determined by the Secretary)''.
(2) Supervised job search.--Section 3 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (t) through (v) as
subsections (u) through (w), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (s) the following:
``(t) Supervised Job Search.--The term `supervised job
search' means a job search program that has the following
characteristics:
``(1) The job search occurs at an official location where
the presence and activity of the recipient can be directly
observed, supervised, and monitored.
``(2) The entry, time onsite, and exit of the recipient
from the official job search location are recorded in a
manner that prevents fraud.
``(3) The recipient is expected to remain and undertake job
search activities at the job search center.
``(4) The quantity of time the recipient is observed and
monitored engaging in job search at the official location is
recorded for purposes of compliance with the work and work
activation requirements of sections 6(o) and 30.''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)) is amended in
subparagraphs (C) and (E) by striking ``3(u)(4)'' each place
it appears and inserting ``3(v)(4)''.
(c) Work Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults Without
Dependents.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``not less than 3 months (consecutive or otherwise)'' and
inserting ``more than 1 month'';
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) participate in supervised job search for at least 8
hours per week.'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Termination.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to any fiscal year that begins after the effective
date of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.'';
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``15-percent''
and inserting ``5-percent'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), by striking ``3 months''
and inserting ``1 month''; and
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``15 percent'' and
inserting ``5 percent''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Promoting work.--As a condition of receiving
supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this
Act, a State agency shall provide each individual subject to
the work requirement of this subsection with the opportunity
to participate in an activity selected by the State from
among the options described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(E) of paragraph (2).
``(9) Penalties for inadequate state performance.--If a
State agency fails to fully comply with this section,
including the requirement to terminate the benefits of
individuals who fail to fulfill the work requirements
described in paragraph (2) during a fiscal quarter, the
funding allotment of the State for the supplemental nutrition
assistance program shall be reduced by 10 percent for the
quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the
quarter in which the noncompliance occurred.''.
SEC. _____. WORK ACTIVATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 30. WORK ACTIVATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible participant.--The term `eligible
participant' means an individual who, during a particular
month, is--
``(A) a parent in a household with dependent children;
``(B) at least 19, and not more than 55, years of age;
``(C) not disabled;
``(D) a member of a household in which 1 or more parents or
children receive supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits in the month;
``(E) a member of a household that received supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits for more than 3 months
in the year; and
``(F) employed less than 100 hours in the month.
``(2) Married couple household.--The term `married couple
household' means a household that includes 2 eligible
participants who are married to each other and have dependent
children.
``(3) Successful engagement in work activation.--The term
`successful engagement in work activation' means--
``(A) in the case of an individual who is eligible and
required to participate in interim work activation,
performance during the month that fulfills the activity and
hour requirements of subsection (c);
``(B) in the case of an individual who is required to
participate in full work activation, performance during the
month that fulfills the activity and hour requirements of
subsection (d); and
``(C) in the case of an individual who meets the
eligibility criteria described in subsection (e)(1),
performance that fulfills the activity and hour requirements
of that subsection.
``(4) Work and work preparation activities.--The term `work
and work preparation activities' means--
``(A) unsubsidized employment;
``(B) subsidized private sector employment;
``(C) subsidized public sector employment;
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``(D) work experience (including work associated with the
refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient
private sector employment is not available;
``(E) on-the-job training;
``(F) job readiness assistance;
``(G) a community service program;
``(H) vocational educational training (not to exceed 1 year
with respect to any individual);
``(I) job skills training directly related to employment;
``(J) education directly related to employment, in the case
of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or
a certificate of high school equivalency;
``(K) satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a
course of study leading to a certificate of general
equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed
secondary school or received such a certificate;
``(L) the provision of child care services to an individual
who is participating in a community service program;
``(M) workfare under section 20; and
``(N) supervised job search.
``(b) Work Activation Program.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State
agency shall be required to operate a work activation program
for eligible participants.
``(2) Special rules for married couple households.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of eligible participants who
are spouses in a married couple household--
``(i) the work activation requirement of this section shall
apply only if the sum of the combined current employment of
both spouses is less than 100 hours per month; and
``(ii) both spouses shall be considered to have achieved
successful engagement in the work activation program if
either spouse fulfills the work activation requirements
described in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(1).
``(B) Total required hours.--The total combined number of
hours of required work and work preparation activities for
both spouses in a married couple household shall not be
greater than the total number of hours required for a single
head of household.
``(C) Requirement.--In carrying out this section, a State
agency shall ensure that, for any month--
``(i) the proportion that--
``(I) the number of married couple households that are
required to participate in work activation under this section
in a month; bears to
``(II) the number of all households that are required to
participate in work activation under this section in the same
month; is not greater than--
``(ii) the proportion that--
``(I) the number of all married couple households with
eligible participants in the month; bears to
``(II) the number of all households with eligible
participants in the same month.
``(c) Short-Term Interim Work Activation.--
``(1) In general.--A State agency may require eligible
participants who meet the criteria in paragraph (2) to engage
in--
``(A) interim work activation as described in this
subsection; or
``(B) full work activation as described in subsection (d).
``(2) Eligibility.--A State agency may require an eligible
participant to participate in interim work activation instead
of full work activation if the eligible participant has not
engaged in work activation under this section in the
preceding 3 years.
``(3) Required job search.--A participant in interim work
activation shall be required--
``(A) to participate in supervised job search for at least
6 hours per week; and
``(B) to engage in such additional activities as the State
agency may require.
``(4) Time limit on interim work activation.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible participant shall not
participate in interim work activation for more than 3
months.
``(B) Additional time.--After an eligible participant has
participated in interim work activation for 3 months, the
State agency shall require the eligible participant--
``(i) to maintain at least 100 hours of employment per
month; or
``(ii) to participate in full work activation.
``(d) Full Work Activation.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State
agency shall require all or part of the eligible participants
in the State to engage in full work activation under this
section.
``(2) Requirements.--An eligible participant who is
required to participate in full work activation in a month
shall be required to engage in 1 or more work and work
preparation activities for an average of 100 hours per month.
``(3) Limitation.--Of the total number of required hours
described in paragraph (2), not fewer than 20 hours per week
shall be attributable to an activity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (L),
(M), or (N) of subsection (a)(4).
``(4) Participation in community service or workfare.--At
least 10 percent of the eligible participants that a State
requires to participate in full work activation under this
section shall be required to participate in activities
described in subparagraph (D), (G), or (M) of subsection
(a)(4).
``(5) Work activation not employment.--Other than
unsubsidized employment described in subsection (a)(4)(A),
participation in work and work preparation activities under
this section shall not be--
``(A) considered to be employment; or
``(B) subject to any law pertaining to wages, compensation,
hours, or conditions of employment under any law administered
by the Secretary of Labor.
``(6) Additional required activity.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), nothing in this section prevents a State from
requiring more than 100 hours per month of participation in
work and work preparation activities.
``(e) Limitations and Special Rules.--
``(1) Single teen head of household or married teen who
maintains satisfactory school attendance.--For purposes of
determining monthly participation rates under this section,
an eligible participant who is married or a head of household
and who has not attained 20 years of age shall be considered
to have completed successful engagement in work activation
for a month if the eligible participant--
``(A) maintains satisfactory attendance at secondary school
or the equivalent during the month; or
``(B) participates in education directly related to
employment for an average of at least 20 hours per week
during the month.
``(2) Limitation on number of persons who may be treated as
engaged in work activation by reason of participation in
educational activities.--For purposes of determining monthly
participation rates under this section, not more than 30
percent of the number of individuals in a State who are
treated as having completed successful engagement in work
activation for a month may be individuals who are determined
to be engaged in work activation for the month by reason of
participation in vocational educational training.
``(f) State Option for Participation Requirement
Exemptions.--
``(1) In general.--For any fiscal year, a State agency, at
the option of the State agency, may--
``(A) exempt a household that includes a child who has not
attained 12 months of age from engaging in work activation;
and
``(B) disregard that household in determining the monthly
participation rates under this section until the child has
attained 12 months of age.
``(2) Exclusion.--For purposes of determining monthly
participation rates under this section, a household that
includes a child who has not attained 6 years of age shall be
considered to be successfully engaged in work activation for
a month if a member of the household receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits is engaged in work
activation for an average of at least 20 hours per week
during the month.
``(g) Penalties Against Individuals.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), if
an eligible participant in a household receiving assistance
under the State program funded under this section fails to
complete successful engagement in work activation in
accordance with this section, the State agency shall--
``(A) in accordance with paragraph (2), reduce the amount
of assistance otherwise payable to the entire household pro
rata (or more, at the option of the State agency) with
respect to the month immediately after any month in which the
eligible participant fails to perform; or
``(B) terminate the assistance entirely.
``(2) Pro rata reduction.--For purposes of paragraph
(1)(A), the amount of the pro rata reduction shall equal the
product obtained by multiplying--
``(A) the normal monthly amount of assistance to the entire
household that would have been received if not for the
reduction under paragraph (1)(A); by
``(B) the proportion that--
``(i) the hours of required work and work preparation
activities performed by the eligible participant during the
month; bears to
``(ii) the number or hours of work and work preparation
activities the State agency required the eligible participant
to perform in accordance with this section.
``(3) Exception.--A State may not reduce or terminate
assistance under the State program funded under this section
or any other State program funded with qualified State
expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B))) based on a
refusal of an eligible participant to engage in work and work
preparation activities required under this section if--
``(A) the eligible participant is a single custodial parent
caring for a child who has not attained 6 years of age; and
``(B) the eligible participant proves that the eligible
participant has a demonstrated inability (as determined by
the State agency) to obtain needed child care, due to--
``(i) unavailability of appropriate child care within a
reasonable distance from the home or work site of the
eligible participant; or
``(ii) unavailability of all affordable child care
arrangements, including formal child care and all informal
child care by a relative or under other arrangements.
``(h) Limitation on Hours of Required Participation in
Community Service or Workfare.--
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``(1) In general.--The maximum number of hours during a
month that an eligible participant shall be required under
this section to work in a community service program or a
workfare program under section 20 shall not exceed the
quotient obtained by dividing--
``(A) the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits
received by the household for that month, as determined under
paragraph (2); by
``(B) the Federal minimum wage.
``(2) Total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits
defined.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits shall
equal the sum of the dollar cost of all benefits received by
the household from--
``(i) the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
``(ii) the State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or any other
State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
609(a)(7)(B)(i))); and
``(iii) any assistance provided to a household, landlord,
or public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b)(6) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)(6))) to subsidize the rental payment for a dwelling
unit, including assistance provided for public housing
dwelling units under section 3 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) and assistance provided under
section 8 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
``(B) Value of benefits during sanction.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), if the dollar value of 1 or more benefits
received by a household in a month has been reduced under
subsection (g) or another sanction requirement, the
calculated dollar value of the sanctioned benefits shall
equal the dollar value of the benefit that would have been
received if the benefit had not been reduced by the sanction.
``(3) Additional activities.--Nothing in this subsection
prevents a State agency from requiring an eligible
participant to engage in activities not described in
paragraph (1) for additional hours during the month.
``(i) Work Activation Participation Goals.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, except as
provided in paragraph (2), a State agency shall achieve for
each quarter of the fiscal year with respect to all eligible
participants receiving assistance under the State program
funded under this section for that fiscal year at least the
participation rate specified in the following table:
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The quarterly participation
``If the fiscal year is: rate shall be at least:
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2019..................................... 20 percent
2020..................................... 35 percent
2021..................................... 50 percent
2022..................................... 65 percent
2023..................................... 80 percent.
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``(2) Adjustment if recessionary period.--If the average
national unemployment rate during a quarter of a fiscal year,
as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor, is more than 8 percent, the
participation goal for the immediately succeeding quarter
shall equal the product obtained by multiplying--
``(A) the applicable quarterly participation rate under
paragraph (1); by
``(B) 0.8.
``(j) Calculation of Work Activation Participation Rates.--
``(1) Definition of sanctioned recipient.--In this
subsection, the term `sanctioned recipient' means any
eligible participant who--
``(A) was required to participate in work activation in a
month;
``(B) failed to perform the assigned work and work
preparation activities so as to meet the relevant hourly
requirements in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(2); and
``(C) was sanctioned by a reduced benefit payment in the
subsequent month under subsection (g).
``(2) Requirements.--The work activation participation rate
for a State for any quarter of a fiscal year shall equal the
average of the monthly participation rates for the State
during the 3 months of that quarter.
``(3) Monthly participation rate.--For purposes of
paragraph (2), the monthly participation rate shall equal the
ratio of all countable participants to all eligible
participants in the month, as determined under paragraph (4).
``(4) Ratio of all countable participants to all eligible
participants.--Subject to paragraph (5), the ratio of all
countable participants to all eligible participants in a
month equals the proportion that--
``(A) the sum obtained by adding--
``(i) all eligible participants who--
``(I) were required by the State to engage in interim work
activation, full work activation, or education under
subsection (e)(1) during the month; and
``(II) fulfilled the criteria for successful engagement in
work activation for that activity during the month; and
``(ii) all sanctioned recipients for that month; bears to
``(B) the average number of eligible participants in the
State in that month.
``(5) Multiple eligible participants.--A married couple
household consisting of more than 1 eligible participant
shall be counted as a single eligible participant for
purposes of calculating the participation rate under this
subsection.
``(k) Penalties for Inadequate State Performance.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal
year 2020 and for each subsequent quarter of fiscal year 2020
and of each subsequent fiscal year, each State shall count
the monthly average number of countable participants under
this section.
``(2) Reduction in funding.--If the monthly average number
of countable participants in a State of a fiscal year is not
sufficient to fulfill the relevant work activation
participation goal under subsection (i) during that quarter,
the supplemental nutrition assistance program funding for the
State under this Act shall be reduced for the fiscal quarter
that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in
which the inadequate performance occurred in accordance with
paragraph (3).
``(3) Funding in penalized quarter.--The total amount of
funding a State shall receive for all households with
eligible participants for a quarter for which funding is
reduced under paragraph (2) shall equal the product obtained
by multiplying--
``(A) the total amount of funding that the State would have
received in the preceding quarter for all households with
eligible participants if no reduction had been in place; by
``(B) the ratio of all countable participants to all
eligible participants (as determined under subsection (j)(4))
for the quarter that began 180 days before the first day of
the quarter for which funding is reduced.
``(l) Funding To Administer Work Activation.--
``(1) TANF funding.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a
State that receives supplemental nutrition assistance program
funds under this Act may use during that fiscal year to carry
out the work activation program of the State under this
section--
``(i) any of the Federal funds available to the State
through the State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in that
fiscal year; and
``(ii) any of the funds from State sources allocated to the
operation of the program described in clause (i).
``(B) Effect.--Any State that uses State funds allocated to
the State program funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to administer the
work activation program of that State under this section may
treat those funds as qualified State expenditures (as defined
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
609(a)(7)(B)(i))) for purposes of meeting the requirements of
section 409(a)(7) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) in that
fiscal year.
``(2) Workforce investment act funding.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2019 and each
subsequent fiscal year, a State that receives Federal funds
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et
seq.) may use up to 50 percent of those funds during that
fiscal year to carry out the work activation program of the
State under this section.
``(3) Supplemental nutrition assistance program employment
and training program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a
State that receives Federal funds under this Act for an
employment and training program under section 6(d) may use
those funds during that fiscal year to carry out the work
activation program of the State under this section.''.
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SA 3350. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3134 proposed by Mr.
Thune to the 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:
On page 9, strike line 14 and insert the following:
that land.''.
SEC. 2104. 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) (as amended by section 7114(1)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(4) 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)--
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(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)(4) 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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SA 3351. Ms. STABENOW 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:
On page 233, line 7, strike ``based'' the second place it
appears and insert ``best''.
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SA 3352. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Tester)
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 F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 126__. LABELING OF CERTAIN SINGLE INGREDIENT FOODS.
The food labeling requirements under section 403(q) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)) shall
not require that the nutrition facts label of any single
ingredient sugar, honey, agave, and syrup that is packaged
and offered for sale as a single ingredient food includes a
declaration of added sugars.
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SA 3353. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin) 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 part II of subtitle F of title VIII, add the
following:
SEC. 86__. STREAMLINING THE FOREST SERVICE PROCESS FOR
CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
LOCATION APPLICATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Communications facility.--The term ``communications
facility'' includes--
(A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting device,
tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches,
wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets,
associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless
or wireline transmission of writings, signs, signals, data,
images, pictures, and sounds of all kinds; and
(B) any antenna or apparatus that is--
(i) designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency;
(ii)(I) designed to be operated, or is operating, from a
fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Federal
Communications Commission; or
(II) using duly authorized devices that do not require
individual licenses; and
(iii) is added to a tower, building, or other structure.
(2) Communications site.--The term ``communications site''
means an area of covered land designated for communications
uses.
(3) Communications use.--The term ``communications use''
means the placement and operation of communications facility.
(4) Communications use authorization.--The term
``communications use authorization'' means an easement,
right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to
locate or modify a communications facility on covered land by
the Forest Service for the primary purpose of authorizing the
occupancy and use of the covered land for communications use.
(5) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means National
Forest System land.
(6) Organizational unit.--The term ``organizational unit'',
with respect to the Forest Service, means--
(A) a regional office;
(B) the headquarters;
(C) a management unit; or
(D) a ranger district office.
(7) Special account.--The term ``special account'' means
the special account established for the Forest Service under
subsection (f)(1).
(b) Regulations.--Notwithstanding section 6409 of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47
U.S.C. 1455) or section 606 of the Repack Airwaves Yielding
Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-141), not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations--
(1) to streamline the process for considering applications
to locate or modify communications facilities on covered
land;
(2) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the
process is uniform and standardized across the organizational
units of the Forest Service; and
(3) to require that the applications described in paragraph
(1) be considered and granted on a competitively neutral,
technology neutral, and nondiscriminatory basis.
(c) Requirements.--The regulations promulgated under
subsection (b) shall--
(1) include procedures for the tracking of applications
described in subsection (b)(1), including--
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(A) identifying the number of applications--
(i) received;
(ii) approved; and
(iii) denied;
(B) in the case of an application that is denied,
describing the reasons for the denial; and
(C) describing the period of time between the receipt of an
application and the issuance of a final decision on an
application;
(2) provide for minimum lease terms of not less than 15
years for leases with respect to the location of
communications facilities on covered land;
(3) include a structure of fees for--
(A) submitting an application described in subsection
(b)(1), based on the cost to the Forest Service of
considering such an application; and
(B) issuing communications use authorizations, based on the
cost to the Forest Service of any maintenance or other
activities required to be performed by the Forest Service as
a result of the location or modification of the
communications facility; and
(4) provide for prioritization or streamlining of the
consideration of applications to locate or modify
communications facilities on covered land in a previously
disturbed right-of-way.
(d) Additional Considerations.--In promulgating regulations
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider--
(1) how discrete reviews in considering an application
described in paragraph (1) of that subsection can be
conducted simultaneously, rather than sequentially, by any
organizational units of the Forest Service that must approve
the location or modification; and
(2) how to eliminate overlapping requirements among the
organizational units of the Forest Service with respect to
the location or modification of a communications facility on
covered land administered by those organizational units.
(e) Communication of Streamlined Process to Organizational
Units.--With respect to the regulations promulgated under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
(1) communicate the regulations to the organizational units
of the Forest Service; and
(2) ensure that the organizational units of the Forest
Service follow the regulations.
(f) Deposit and Availability of Fees.--
(1) Special account.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
establish a special account in the Treasury for the Forest
Service for the deposit of fees collected by the Forest
Service under subsection (c)(3) for communications use
authorizations on covered land granted, issued, or executed
by the Forest Service.
(2) Requirements for fees collected.--Fees collected by the
Forest Service under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) shall
be--
(A) based on the costs described in that paragraph; and
(B) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and
nondiscriminatory with respect to other users of the
communications site.
(3) Deposit of fees.--Fees collected by the Forest Service
under subsection (c)(3) shall be deposited in the special
account.
(4) Availability of fees.--Amounts deposited in the special
account shall be available, to the extent and in such amounts
as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the
Secretary to cover costs incurred by the Forest Service
described in subsection (c)(3), including--
(A) preparing needs assessments or other programmatic
analyses necessary to designate communications sites and
issue communications use authorizations;
(B) developing management plans for communications sites;
(C) training for management of communications sites; and
(D) obtaining or improving access to communications sites.
(5) No additional appropriations authorized.--Except as
provided in paragraph (4), no other amounts are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section.
(g) Savings Provisions.--
(1) Real property authorities.--Nothing in this section
provides any executive agency with any new leasing or other
real property authorities not in existence before the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Effect on other laws.--
(A) In general.--Nothing in this section, including any
action taken pursuant to this section, impacts a decision or
determination by any executive agency to sell, dispose of,
declare excess or surplus, lease, reuse, or redevelop any
Federal real property pursuant to title 40, United States
Code, the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016
(Public Law 114-287; 40 U.S.C. 1303 note), or any other law
governing real property activities of the Federal Government.
(B) Agreements.--No agreement entered into pursuant to this
section obligates the Federal Government to hold, control, or
otherwise retain or use real property that may otherwise be
deemed as excess, surplus, or that could otherwise be sold,
leased, or redeveloped.
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SA 3354. Mr. SANDERS 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:
Beginning on page 141, strike line 3 and all that follows
through page 142, line 5, and insert the following:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a pilot
project that provides financial incentives, as determined by
the Secretary, to producers to adopt practices designed to
improve soil health, including by increasing carbon levels in
soil (or `soil carbon levels') or growing new top soil.
``(b) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot project
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
``(1) identify geographic regions of the United States in
which to establish the pilot project, including--
``(A) not less than 1 drought prone region, based on
factors such as soil type, cropping history, and water
availability; and
``(B) not less than 1 region with a high percentage of
spodosols, as identified by the Secretary;
``(2) establish payments to provide an incentive for the
use of practices, such as cover crops, no-till farming,
nutrient management, resource-conserving crop rotations, and
other similar practices approved under the program that--
``(A) improve soil health;
``(B) increase carbon levels in the soil; or
``(C) meet the goals described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B); and
``(3) establish protocols for measuring carbon levels in
soil to measure gains in soil health as a result of the
practices used in the pilot project.
``(c) Study; Report to Congress.--
``(1) Study.--Not later than September 30, 2022, the
Secretary shall conduct a study regarding the baseline of
soil carbon levels and nutrients, changes in soil health,
reduction in nutrient runoff and top soil erosion, and, if
feasible, economic outcomes, as a result of the practices
used in the pilot project established under subsection (a).
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SA 3355. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Warren) 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 IV, add the following:
SEC. 41__. PARTICIPATION OF PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND
THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IN SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(A) in subsection (r), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''; and
(B) in subsection (u)(3), by inserting ``the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''.
(2) Eligible households.--Section 5 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by inserting
``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after
``Guam,'';
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and Guam,'' and
inserting ``Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands,''; and
(C) in subsection (e)--
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands,'' after ``Hawaii,'' each place it appears;
and
(ii) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''.
(3) Effective date.--
(A) In general.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in
subparagraph (B) if the Secretary submits to Congress a
certification under subsection (f)(3) of section 19 of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028).
(B) Date described.--The date referred to in subparagraph
(A) is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of
operation submitted to the Secretary under subsection
(f)(1)(A) of section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2028).
(b) Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the
Northern Mariana Islands to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
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Program.--Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2028) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the
Northern Mariana Islands to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program.--
``(1) Submission of plan by puerto rico, american samoa,
and the northern mariana islands.--
``(A) Submission and review of plan of operation.--If a
State agency is designated by the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (referred to in this subsection as a
`governmental entity') and submits to the Secretary a request
to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance
program and a plan of operation under section 11 (including a
date on which the governmental entity will begin to
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance
program), the Secretary shall determine whether that
governmental entity and State agency satisfy the requirements
that would apply under this Act for approval of that plan if
the governmental entity were 1 of the several States.
``(B) Determination by secretary.--
``(i) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve a plan of
operation under subparagraph (A) if the governmental entity
and State agency satisfy the requirements described in that
subparagraph.
``(ii) Disapproval.--If the Secretary does not approve a
plan of operation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
provide to the governmental entity a statement that describes
each requirement that is not satisfied by the plan.
``(2) Approval of retail food stores.--If the Secretary
approves a plan of operation under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the
Secretary shall accept from retail food stores located in the
applicable governmental entity applications under section 9
for approval to participate in the supplemental nutrition
assistance program.
``(3) Submission of certification to congress.--The
Secretary shall submit to Congress a certification that a
governmental entity qualifies to participate in the
supplemental nutrition assistance program as if the
governmental entity were a State if the Secretary--
``(A) approves the plan of operation under paragraph
(1)(B)(i); and
``(B) approves the applications under paragraph (2) of a
number of retail food stores located in the governmental
entity requesting to participate in the supplemental
nutrition assistance program that would be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of this Act if the governmental
entity were 1 of the several States.
``(4) Cash benefits provided in puerto rico.--As part of a
plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may submit to the Secretary a
request to provide benefits under the supplemental nutrition
assistance program in the form of cash.
``(5) Family market program in puerto rico.--As part of a
plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A),
notwithstanding subsection (g), the Secretary shall allow the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to continue to carry out, under
the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the Family
Market Program established under this section.
``(g) Termination of Effectiveness.--
``(1) In general.--Subsections (a) through (e) shall cease
to be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in
paragraph (2) if the Secretary submits to Congress a
certification under subsection (f)(3).
``(2) Date described.--The date referred to in paragraph
(1) is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto, American
Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of operation
submitted to the Secretary under subsection (f)(1)(A).''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
and the amendments made by this section such sums as are
necessary for each fiscal year, to remain available until
expended.
______
SA 3356. Mr. CASEY 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:
On page 335, strike line 10 and insert the following:
``(C) Third-party applications.--Prior to the promulgation
of regulations or issuance of guidance by the Secretary under
subparagraph (B), State agencies and benefit issuers of State
agencies may allow third-party applications to access the
electronic benefit transfer system, with the consent of a
participating household member, to provide electronic benefit
transfer account information to the participating household,
if the third-party applications adequately protect the
privacy of data relating to participating households and
retail food stores, consistent with sections 9(c) and 11(e).
``(D) Report.--Not later than 2 years
______
SA 3357. Mr. CARPER 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:
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 41__. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR LOW-COST FOOD PLAN.
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2026) (as amended by section 4108) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(n) Demonstration Program for Low-cost Food Plan.--
``(1) Definition of low-cost food plan.--
``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term `low-cost
food plan' means the diet required to feed a family of 4
persons, consisting of a man and a woman age 19 through 50
years old, a child age 6 through 8 years old, and a child age
9 through 11 years old, at a cost that is in the second
quartile of food expenditures for those families in the
United States, as determined by the Secretary.
``(B) Adjustments.--In determining the diet under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
``(i) make household-size adjustments (based on the
unrounded cost of the diet), taking into account economies of
scale;
``(ii) make cost adjustments in the diet for the State of
Hawaii and the urban and rural parts of the State of Alaska
to reflect the cost of food in the State of Hawaii and urban
and rural parts of the State of Alaska;
``(iii) make cost adjustments in the separate low-cost food
plans for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands to
reflect the cost of food in those States, which shall not
exceed the cost of food in the 50 States and the District of
Columbia; and
``(iv) on October 1, 2018, and each October 1 thereafter--
``(I) adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the cost of
the diet in the preceding June; and
``(II) round the cost determined under subclause (I) to the
nearest lower dollar increment.
``(2) Establishment.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a
demonstration program under which the value of the allotment
issued to eligible households under the supplemental
nutrition assistance program shall be equal to the cost to
those households of the low-cost food plan, reduced by an
amount equal to 30 percent of the income of the household, as
determined in accordance with subsections (d) and (e) of
section 5, rounded to the nearest lower whole dollar.
``(B) Minimum allotment.--In the case of a household of 1
or 2 persons, the minimum allotment shall be 8 percent of the
cost of the low-cost food plan for a household containing 1
member, as determined by the Secretary under section 3,
rounded to the nearest whole dollar increment.
``(3) Selection.--In consultation with State agencies, the
Secretary shall select not fewer than 4 areas to participate
in the demonstration program under this subsection.
``(4) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct an
independent evaluation, using rigorous evaluation standards
(including random assignment and control groups), to evaluate
the impact on health and nutrition of using the low-cost food
plan in lieu of the thrifty food plan.
``(5) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that describes--
``(A) the results of the demonstration program under this
subsection;
``(B) any additional costs or savings to the supplemental
assistance nutrition program as a result of the demonstration
program under this subsection; and
``(C) any additional costs or savings to State and Federal
health care programs as a result of the demonstration program
under this subsection.''.
______
SA 3358. Mr. CARPER 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 4114, strike the section designation and heading
and all that follows through ``Section 28(c)'' in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and insert the following:
SEC. 4114. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION.
(a) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
Training and Technical Assistance.--Section 28 of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``grant program'';
and
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(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
Training and Technical Assistance.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within
the Food and Nutrition Service an office, to be known as the
`Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
Training and Technical Assistance' (referred to in this
subsection as the `Office'), to provide services described in
paragraph (2) to--
``(A) State agencies receiving grants under this section;
and
``(B) other State and local departments and agencies and
community organizations applying for, or receiving, subgrants
under this section.
``(2) Services.--The services provided by the Office
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include providing technical
assistance to grantees and applicants relating to--
``(A) administering education under the supplemental
nutrition assistance program to ensure improvement in diet
quality for benefit recipients;
``(B) assessing the nutritional, physical activity, and
obesity prevention needs of target populations, and the
barriers encountered by those populations to accessing
healthy foods and physical activity;
``(C) identifying appropriate, evidence-based strategies
and interventions to address problems identified under
subparagraph (B), including through the program known as the
`SNAP-Ed Toolkit';
``(D) evaluating the effectiveness of applicable education
plans, including through the use of the framework known as
the `SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework';
``(E) maintaining and updating the toolkit and framework
described in subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, the
document known as the `SNAP-Ed Interpretive Guide', and other
such other programs as the Secretary determines to be
necessary;
``(F) disseminating information, sharing best practices,
and facilitating communication among the entities described
in paragraph (1);
``(G)(i) identifying common challenges faced by the
entities described in paragraph (1); and
``(ii) coordinating efforts to achieve solutions to those
challenges; and
``(H) such other services as may be identified by the
Secretary, consistent with the purposes of the grants
provided under this section.
``(3) Funding.--The Secretary shall use to carry out this
subsection not less than 0.5 percent, and not more than 2
percent, of the amounts made available to carry out this
section.''.
(b) Nutrition Education State Plans.--Section 28(c)
______
SA 3359. Mr. CARPER 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:
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 41__. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION.
The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor
and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration,
shall provide technical assistance and education to workers
and small businesses with respect to--
(1) the eligibility of workers for benefits under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program established under
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
and
(2) other benefits associated with employment-based income.
______
SA 3360. Mr. PERDUE 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 B of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 62__. MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.
Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 950bb) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``middle mile
infrastructure'' before ``in rural areas'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Middle mile infrastructure.--
``(A) In general.--The term `middle mile infrastructure'
means any broadband infrastructure that does not connect
directly to an end user location (including an anchor
institution).
``(B) Inclusions.--The term `middle mile infrastructure'
may include interoffice transport, backhaul, internet
connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to
rural areas.'';
(3) in subsection (c) (as amended by section 6206(2))--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and to construct,
improve, or acquire middle mile infrastructure'' after
``broadband service'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i) (as amended by section
6206(2)(C)) by inserting ``or, in the case of middle mile
infrastructure, offer the future ability to link'' after
``provide broadband service''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Limitation on middle mile infrastructure projects.--
The Secretary shall limit grants, loans, or loan guarantees
for middle mile infrastructure projects to not more than 20
percent of the amounts made available to carry out this
section.'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ``or extend middle mile
infrastructure'' before ``to all''; and
(ii) in clause (iii) (as amended by section
6206(3)(A)(i)(III)), by inserting ``or middle mile
infrastructure'' before ``described'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or install middle
mile infrastructure'' before ``in the proposed''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Exception for middle mile infrastructure.--Portions
of a middle mile infrastructure project that uses funds
provided under this section that otherwise meet the rural
service requirements of this section may traverse an area
that is not a rural area when necessary.'';
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, or to construct,
improve, or acquire middle mile infrastructure in,'' before
``a rural area'';
(D) in paragraph (5)(A)(v), by inserting ``or, in the case
of middle mile infrastructure, connect'' after ``to
service''; and
(E) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii)--
(i) in subclause (I), by inserting ``or may'' before
``receive'';
(ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or capability of
middle mile infrastructure'' after ``service''; and
(iii) in subclause (III), by striking ``area'' and
inserting ``area, if applicable'';
(5) in subsection (i)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or Middle
Mile Infrastructure'' after ``Service''; and
(B) by inserting ``or middle mile infrastructure'' before
``in rural areas''; and
(6) in subsection (j)(6), by inserting ``or middle mile
infrastructure'' after ``service'' the first and third places
it appears.
______
SA 3361. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Perdue)
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 G of title I, add the following:
SEC. 17__. APPLICATION.
The amendments made by sections 1704 and 1705 shall not
apply until the date that is 60 days after the date on which
the Secretary submits to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a detailed report that
affirms that the implementation of those amendments would not
negatively impact farm income levels, land values, and the
financial stability of farms in all regions of the United
States.
______
SA 3362. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Daines, and Ms. Duckworth)
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:
Strike section 8101 insert the following:
SEC. 8101. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE
RESTORATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 13A. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE
RESTORATION PROGRAM.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest
landscapes, as identified in--
``(1) a State-wide assessment under section 2A(a)(1); or
``(2) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy under
section 2A(a)(2).
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
``(2) Nonindustrial private forest land.--The term
`nonindustrial private forest land' means land that--
``(A) has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing
trees; and
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``(B) is owned by any private individual, group,
association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private
legal entity.
``(3) State forest land.--The term `State forest land'
means land that is--
``(A) under State or local governmental ownership; and
``(B) considered to be non-Federal forest land.
``(c) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with
State foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall
establish a competitive grant program to provide financial
and technical assistance to encourage collaborative, science-
based restoration of priority landscapes.
``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, a State forester or another appropriate entity,
on approval of the State forester, shall submit to the
Secretary a State and private forest landscape-scale
restoration proposal based on a restoration strategy that--
``(1) is complete or substantially complete;
``(2) is for a multiyear period;
``(3) enhances public benefits from trees and forests on
nonindustrial private forest land or State forest land, as
identified in--
``(A) a State-wide assessment under section 2A(a)(1); or
``(B) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy under
section 2A(a)(2);
``(4) is accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; and
``(5) is based on the best available science.
``(e) Plan Criteria.--A State and private forest landscape-
scale restoration proposal submitted under this section shall
include plans--
``(1) to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires;
``(2) to improve fish and wildlife habitats, including the
habitats of threatened and endangered species;
``(3) to maintain or improve water quality and watershed
function;
``(4) to mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and
disease;
``(5) to improve important forest ecosystems;
``(6) to measure ecological and economic benefits,
including air quality and soil quality and productivity; or
``(7) to take other relevant actions, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(f) Priorities.--In making grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to plans that--
``(1) further a statewide forest assessment and resource
strategy;
``(2) promote cross boundary landscape collaboration; and
``(3) leverage public and private resources.
``(g) Collaboration and Consultation.--The Chief of the
Forest Service, the Chief of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, and relevant stakeholders shall
collaborate and consult on an ongoing basis regarding--
``(1) administration of the program established under this
section; and
``(2) identification of other applicable resources for
landscape-scale restoration.
``(h) Matching Funds Required.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), as
a condition of receiving a grant under this section, the
Secretary shall require the recipient of the grant to provide
funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an
amount that is at least equal to the amount of Federal funds.
``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case
in which the Secretary determines that--
``(A) the recipient of the grant is unable to obtain from
non-Federal sources the matching funds required under that
paragraph; and
``(B) regardless of that inability, the benefits of the
project of the recipient justify carrying out the project.
``(i) Coordination and Proximity Encouraged.--In making
grants under this section, the Secretary may consider
coordination with and proximity to other landscape-scale
projects on other land under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or a Governor of a
State, including under--
``(1) the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration
Program established under section 4003 of the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303);
``(2) landscape areas designated for insect and disease
treatments under section 602 of the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a);
``(3) good neighbor authority under section 19;
``(4) stewardship end result contracting projects
authorized under section 604 of the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c);
``(5) appropriate State-level programs; and
``(6) other relevant programs, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(j) Use of Funds.--
``(1) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall use--
``(A) 50 percent for allocation through a competitive grant
process; and
``(B) 50 percent for allocation proportionally to States,
in consultation with State foresters, to address the highest
national priorities, as identified in--
``(i) a State-wide assessment under section 2A(a)(1); or
``(ii) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy
under section 2A(a)(2).
``(2) Multiyear projects.--The Secretary may provide
amounts under this section for multiyear projects.
``(k) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such
regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry
out this section.
``(l) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this section, 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 on--
``(1) the status of development, execution, and
administration of selected projects;
``(2) the accounting of program funding expenditures; and
``(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted from
landscape-scale projects.
``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$20,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the
date of enactment of this section and each fiscal year
thereafter through fiscal year 2023, to remain available
until expended.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 13B of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109b) is repealed.
(2) Section 19(a)(4)(C) of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113(a)(4)(C)) is amended
by striking ``sections 13A and 13B'' and inserting ``section
13A''.
______
SA 3363. Mr. SANDERS 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 F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. ___. HEALTH CARE FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to
in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall award grants to
States and nonprofit entities to establish and support
programs to mitigate the financial risk posed to farms and
ranches by high health costs by--
(1) providing information and services to assist farmers
and ranchers to determine their eligibility for comprehensive
health coverage; and
(2) subsidizing out-of-pocket health expenditures for
farmers and ranchers who are enrolled in comprehensive health
coverage and have annual household incomes below 500 percent
of the Federal poverty rate.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Farmers and ranchers.--The term ``farmers and
ranchers'' means individuals who work as farmers or ranchers,
and any spouse or dependant (as defined in section 152 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of such an individual.
(2) Comprehensive health coverage.--The term
``comprehensive health coverage'' means public or private
health insurance coverage that--
(A) offers--
(i) benefits that are at least equivalent to the essential
health benefits package under section 1302(a) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(a)); and
(ii) consumer protections that are at least equivalent to
the consumer protections required under such Act and under
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg
et seq.), including protections for individuals with pre-
existing conditions; or
(B) meets the requirements for being minimum essential
coverage under section 5000A(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as in effect on June 1, 2018.
(3) Out-of-pocket health expenditures.--The term ``out-of-
pocket health expenditures'' means health insurance
deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing
incurred by individuals and families enrolled in
comprehensive health insurance benefits.
(c) Number of Awards.--The Secretary shall make awards
under this section to eligible applicants located in not
fewer than 10 States.
(d) Grant Period.--Grants under this section shall be
awarded for not longer than a 5-year period and may be
renewed at the Secretary's discretion.
(e) Selection Priority.--In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall--
(1) give priority to States and nonprofit entities located
in States where, according to the most recent Census of
Agriculture the primary occupation of not less than half of
principal farm operators is farming; and
(2) ensure that grantees and grant funds are distributed
across Census of Agriculture regions and divisions.
(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under
this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant,
other Federal, State, or private funds that are made
available for the purposes described in subsection (a).
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to
remain available until expended.
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SA 3364. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Rubio) proposed an amendment to
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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; as
follows:
On page 257, line 2, insert after the period the following:
``Funds may not be used as described in the previous sentence
in contravention with directives set forth under the National
Security Presidential Memorandum entitled `Strengthening the
Policy of the United States Toward Cuba' issued by the
President on June 16, 2017, during the period in which that
memorandum is in effect.
______
SA 3365. Mr. ROBERTS (for Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Ms.
Murkowski)) proposed an amendment 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; as follows:
In section 8632(f), strike paragraph (2) and insert the
following:
(2) Project work.--If the Secretary approves a supplement
to an approved plan under subsection (c) of section 512 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1772) or an agreement entered into under subsection (d)(1) of
that section that covers a vegetation management project
under the pilot program, the liability provisions of
subsection (g) of that section shall apply to the vegetation
management project.
______
SA 3366. Ms. CANTWELL 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:
Section 8206(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C.
2113a(b)) (as amended by section 8624(b)(2)(D)) is amended,
in paragraph (4), by striking ``monies received from'' and
inserting ``monies or receipts received from or on account
of''.
______
SA 3367. Ms. CANTWELL 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:
In section 8503, strike subsection (b) and insert the
following:
(b) Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Program.--The
National Forest Foundation Act is amended by inserting after
section 406 (16 U.S.C. 583j-4) the following:
``SEC. 406A. COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
``The Foundation shall establish and administer a program,
to be known as the `Community Capacity and Land Stewardship
Program', under which the Secretary may provide grants to
collaborative groups and community-based organizations to
build the capacity of the collaborative group or community-
based organization--
``(1) to implement landscape-scale restoration projects;
and
``(2) to facilitate job creation and retention in the local
economy of the collaborative group or community-based
organization.''.
(c) Report on Best Practices.--Section 407 of the National
Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-5) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Report on Best Practices.--
``(1) Review.--The Foundation shall conduct a review of the
organization and activities of collaboratives and groups
carrying out collaborative processes to increase the quantity
of projects or activities carried out on National Forest
System land or public land.
``(2) Report.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2019,
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Foundation
shall publish a report describing the findings of the review
conducted under paragraph (1).
``(B) Content.--At a minimum, the report under subparagraph
(A) shall identify and describe the tools and best practices
that are frequently used by the highest performing
collaboratives and groups carrying out collaborative
processes described in paragraph (1).''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations; Additional Funds.--
Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C.
583j-8) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
``2023''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Additional Funds.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to carry out sections 406A and 407(c)
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
``(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall make available to
the Foundation the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1)
to match, on a 1-for-1 basis, private contributions made to
the Foundation to establish or administer the Community
Capacity and Land Stewardship Program established under
section 406A.''.
Strike section 8631 and insert the following:
SEC. 8631. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
PROGRAM.
(a) Selection of New Proposals.--Section 4003(d) of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C.
7303(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) past performance.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Selection of new proposals.--During fiscal year 2019,
the Secretary shall
``(A) cease all expenditures from the Fund for proposals
selected prior to fiscal year 2019; and
``(B) subject to the availability of appropriations,
select, in a manner consistent with this subsection, the best
proposals that have been nominated during fiscal year 2019
under subsection (c).
``(5) Annual reevaluation.--For each of fiscal years 2020
through 2030, the Secretary shall--
``(A) in accordance with subsection (g)(3), determine
whether the targets included in a selected proposal for the
fiscal year were achieved;
``(B) discontinue transferring amounts from the Fund to
implement a selected proposal that did not achieve any target
during the preceding 2 fiscal years; and
``(C) subject to the availability of appropriations, select
an additional proposal to replace a proposal that did not
achieve any target during the preceding 2 fiscal years.''.
(b) Removal of Limitations on Selections.--Section
4003(d)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
(16 U.S.C.7303(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``than--'' and
all that follows through ``(C) the number'' and inserting
``than the number''.
(c) Non-federal Investment in the Priority Landscape.--
Section 4003(f)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 (16 U.S.C.7303(f)(4)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(C) Non-federal investment.--The Secretary shall not
expend money from the Fund for a proposal if the investment
made by the Secretary would comprise more than 50 percent of
the total investment for carrying out the proposal.''.
(d) Reauthorization.--Section 4003(f)(6) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)(6)) is
amended by inserting ``and $80,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2020 through 2030'' after ``2019''.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--Section 4003(h) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(h)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
of the Senate;''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives.''.
______
SA 3368. Ms. CANTWELL 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:
Strike section 8402 and insert the following:
SEC. 8402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HAZARDOUS FUEL
REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND.
Section 108 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6518) is amended by striking ``$760,000,000'' and
inserting ``$1,000,000,000''.
______
SA 3369. Mr. SANDERS 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, add the following:
TITLE __OUTSOURCING PREVENTION
SEC. _01. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Commerce.--The term ``commerce'' means trade, traffic,
commerce, transportation, or communication among the several
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States, or between the District of Columbia or any Territory
of the United States and any State or other Territory, or
between any foreign country and any State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia, or within the District of Columbia or
any Territory, or between points in the same State but
through any other State or any Territory or the District of
Columbia or any foreign country.
(2) Employer.--The term ``employer'' means any business
entity with 1 or more locations in the United States that--
(A) is engaged in commerce, or in an industry affecting
commerce; and
(B) employs--
(i) 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or
(ii) 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at
least 2,000 hours per week (exclusive of hours of overtime).
(3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an
executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5,
United States Code) and a military department (as defined in
section 102 of such title).
(4) Outsourcing.--The term ``outsourcing'' means the
closing, by an employer, of a site, facility, or operating
unit in the United States and the opening of another site,
facility, or operating unit by the employer in a foreign
country.
(5) Part-time employee.--The term ``part-time employee''
means an employee who--
(A) is employed for an average of fewer than 20 hours per
week; or
(B) has been employed for fewer than 6 of the 12 months
preceding the date on which notice described in section
_02(a)(1) is required.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Labor.
(7) Site, facility, or operating unit.--The term ``site,
facility, or operating unit'' means a single site of
employment or 1 or more facilities or operating units within
a single site of employment.
SEC. _02. LIST OF OUTSOURCING EMPLOYERS.
(a) Notice Requirement.--
(1) In general.--An employer that intends to engage in the
outsourcing of a site, facility, or operating unit shall
notify the Secretary not less than 120 days before such
outsourcing.
(2) Determination of outsourcing by secretary.--The
Secretary may investigate any instance where an employer is
suspected of engaging in outsourcing described in paragraph
(1) without providing the required notification. If the
Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for a
hearing, that the employer is in violation of paragraph (1),
the Secretary--
(A) shall include the employer on the list of employers
engaged in outsourcing, in accordance with subsection (b);
and
(B) may assess a civil fine in accordance with paragraph
(3).
(3) Fine.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an
employer that fails to notify the Secretary under paragraph
(1) by not less than 120 days before outsourcing a site,
facility, or operating unit shall be subject to a civil fine
in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for each day that the
required notice was not provided.
(B) Defense.--An employer that has engaged in outsourcing a
site, facility, or operating unit shall not be subject to a
civil fine described in subparagraph (A) if the employer can
demonstrate that--
(i) the employer created, by not later than 90 days after
the date of the outsourcing of a site, facility, or operating
unit, a number of new jobs in the United States that is equal
to, or greater than, the number of jobs lost due to the
outsourcing activity; and
(ii) on average, the new jobs offer substantially similar
or improved wages and benefits, as compared to the jobs lost
due to the outsourcing activity.
(b) List.--
(1) Compilation.--The Secretary shall compile, on a
semiannual basis, a list of all employers that engage in
outsourcing, as determined under paragraph (2).
(2) Employer placement on list.--In any case where the
Secretary determines that an employer has engaged in
outsourcing without creating an equal or greater number of
substantially similar jobs before the end of the 90-day
period described in subsection (a)(3)(B), the Secretary
shall--
(A) include the employer on the next semiannual list
compiled by the Secretary under paragraph (1); and
(B) keep the employer on subsequent semiannual lists for
not less than the 5-year period beginning on the date on
which the employer was first included on the list under
subparagraph (A).
(3) Additional term.--In any case where an employer
included on the most recent list described in paragraph (1)
engages in additional outsourcing activity without creating
an equal or greater number of substantially similar jobs
before the end of the 90-day period described in subsection
(a)(3)(B)--
(A) the employer shall provide the notice required under
subsection (a)(1) for each such additional outsourcing
activity; and
(B) the 5-year period described in paragraph (2)(B) for
such employer shall be calculated using the date that is 90
days after the beginning date for the most recent outsourcing
activity.
(4) Distribution.--The Secretary shall--
(A) post each list described in paragraph (1) on the
website of the Department of Labor; and
(B) submit each such list to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. _03. TREATMENT OF FEDERAL GRANTS AND GUARANTEED LOANS
FOR OUTSOURCING EMPLOYERS.
(a) Ineligibility for Federal Grants and Loans.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of each
Federal agency shall, before awarding any Federal grant,
Federal loan, or Federal guaranteed loan to an employer--
(1) consult the most recent semiannual lists described in
section __02(b)(1) for the 5 years preceding the date of the
award determination; and
(2) if the employer appears on any such list, deem such
employer to be ineligible for the Federal grant, Federal
loan, or Federal guaranteed loan.
(b) Non-outsourcing Condition for All Federal Grants and
Loans.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the head of each Federal agency shall ensure that any
employer receiving a Federal grant, Federal loan, or Federal
guaranteed loan from the Federal agency agree, as a condition
of the grant or loan, that--
(A) the employer will not engage in outsourcing for the 10-
year period following the receipt of the grant or loan; and
(B) if the employer is included on a semiannual list
described in section __02(b)(1) during such period--
(i) in the case of a Federal grant, the employer shall
repay the full amount of the grant immediately; and
(ii) in the case of a Federal loan or Federal guaranteed
loan, the full amount of the loan shall become due as of the
date of the employer's inclusion on the list, and the
employer shall repay the loan immediately.
(2) Return of funds.--Any amounts repaid under paragraph
(1) shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.
(c) Applicability.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply
with respect to all Federal grants, Federal loans, or Federal
guaranteed loans awarded, entered into, or renewed on or
after the effective date of this title.
SEC. _04. PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE FOR EMPLOYERS REMAINING IN
THE UNITED STATES.
Any employer that appears on the most recent list compiled
pursuant to section __02(b)(1)--
(1) shall be ineligible to enter into a contract with a
Federal agency for the procurement of property or services;
and
(2) shall be included on the List of Parties Excluded from
Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by
the Administrator of General Services under part 9 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation.
SEC. _05. FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR WORKERS.
No provision of this title shall be construed to permit the
withholding or denial of payments, compensation, or benefits
under any other Federal law (including Federal unemployment
compensation, disability payments, or worker retraining or
readjustment funds) to workers employed by employers that
engage in outsourcing.
SEC. _06. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title shall take effect beginning on the date that is
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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SA 3370. 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:
In section 4102(a), redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4).
In section 4102(a), strike paragraph (2) and insert the
following:
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
``(5) Traditional food purchases.--Subject to the
availability of appropriations to carry out this paragraph,
the Secretary may purchase, subject to availability, bison
meat, reindeer meat, wild salmon, and other traditional
indigenous foods for recipients of food distributed under
this subsection, including--
``(A) bison meat and reindeer meat from--
``(i) Native American bison or reindeer producers; and
``(ii) producer-owned cooperatives of bison and reindeer
ranchers;
``(B) wild salmon from an eligible entity described in
section 305(i)(1)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(D));
``(C) blue cornmeal; and
``(D) wild rice.'';
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (F) and
inserting the following:
``(F) Funding.--
``(i) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
paragraph $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
2023.
``(ii) Appropriations in advance.--Only funds appropriated
under clause (i) in advance specifically to carry out this
paragraph shall be available to carry out this paragraph.'';
and
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SA 3371. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Brown))
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proposed an amendment 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; as
follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:
SEC. 11__. OPTION TO CHANGE PRODUCER ELECTION.
Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
9015) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Option to Change Producer Election.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), for the 2021 crop year, all of the producers
on a farm may make a 1-time, irrevocable election to change
the election applicable to the producers on the farm under
that subsection or subsection (c), as applicable, to price
loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage, as applicable,
which shall apply to the producers on the farm for each of
the 2021, 2022, and 2023 crop years.''.
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SA 3372. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3176 submitted by Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed 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:
On page 2 of the amendment, strike line 7 and insert the
following:
eral budget deficit reduction.
``(10) Prohibition on payment of portion of premium by
corporation for grapes used for wine.--
``(A) In general.--Effective beginning with the 2019
reinsurance year, notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, the Corporation shall not pay any portion of the
premium for a policy or plan of insurance for grapes used for
wine under this subtitle.
``(B) Deficit reduction.--Any savings realized as a result
of subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury and
used for Federal budget deficit reduction.''.
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SA 3373. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3176 submitted by Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed 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:
Beginning on page 1 of the amendment, strike line 2 and all
that follows through page 2, line 7 and insert the following:
SEC. 11112. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY
CORPORATION FOR GRAPES USED FOR WINE.
Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9) Prohibition on payment of portion of premium by
corporation for grapes used for wine.--
``(A) In general.--Effective beginning with the 2019
reinsurance year, notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, the Corporation shall not pay any portion of the
premium for a policy or plan of insurance for grapes used for
wine under this subtitle.
``(B) Deficit reduction.--Any savings realized as a result
of subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury and
used for Federal budget deficit reduction.''.
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SA 3374. Ms. BALDWIN 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 VI, add the following:
SEC. 61__. WATER OR WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS OR DIRECT OR
GUARANTEED LOANS.
(a) Assistance for Unserved and Underserved Rural
Communities.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) (as amended by
section 6105) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(28) Assistance for unserved and underserved rural
communities.--
``(A) Definition of unserved or underserved rural
community.--In this paragraph, the term `unserved or
underserved rural community' means a rural area that, as
determined by the Secretary, lacks the technical, financial,
organizational, and managerial capacity to adequately
operate, maintain, and effectively serve the population of
the rural area.
``(B) Water and waste disposal direct loans.--The Secretary
may make water and waste disposal direct loans under
paragraph (1) to eligible entities described in subparagraph
(C) at the interest rate applicable to areas where the median
family income is below the poverty line, as determined under
section 307(a)(3)(A), for projects for unserved or
underserved rural communities.
``(C) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a
direct loan under subparagraph (B), an applicant shall be a
contiguous or local utility outside of the unserved or
underserved rural community to be served by the project
funded by the direct loan that, as determined by the
Secretary--
``(i) has a demonstrated experience and capacity in
delivering water programs or wastewater programs under this
Act;
``(ii) demonstrates the capacity to provide service to the
applicable unserved or underserved rural community;
``(iii) demonstrates that--
``(I) the project funded by the direct loan is solely for
the purpose of serving the applicable unserved or underserved
rural community; and
``(II) the maximum financial benefit of the assistance
under this paragraph will be conferred to that unserved or
underserved rural community; and
``(iv) demonstrates that the applicable unserved or
underserved rural community--
``(I) has willingly entered into a formal agreement with
the applicant for service by the applicant; and
``(II) entered into the agreement described in subclause
(I) with the understanding that the unserved or underserved
rural community is eligible for water and waste disposal
direct loans under paragraph (1) independently of any direct
loan under this paragraph.''.
(b) Direct and Guaranteed Loans.--Section 343(a)(13)(B) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1991(a)(13)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``For the purpose'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) Grants and direct loans.--For the purpose'';
(2) in clause (i) (as so designated)--
(A) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
(B) by striking ``(24)'' and inserting ``(28)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Guaranteed loans.--For the purpose of water and
waste disposal guaranteed loans provided under paragraphs (1)
and (24) of section 306(a), the terms `rural' and `rural
area' mean a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a
population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants.''.
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SA 3375. Mr. SANDERS 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:
On page 141, strike lines 15 through 21 and insert the
following:
``(2) establish payments to provide an incentive for the
use of practices, such as cover crops, no-till farming,
nutrient management, resource-conserving crop rotations, and
other similar practices approved under the program; and
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SA 3376. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden) 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 in title VIII, insert the
following:
SEC. 8__. REFORMS AND OVERSIGHT TO U.S. FOREST SERVICE
CONTRACTING.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) H-2B nonimmigrant.--The term ``H-2B nonimmigrant''
means a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)).
(2) Prospective h-2b employer.--The term ``prospective H-2B
employer'' means a United States business that is considering
employing 1 or more H-2B nonimmigrants.
(3) State workforce agency.--Except as used in subsection
(b), the term ``State workforce agency'' means the workforce
agency of the State in which the prospective H-2B employer
intends to employ H-2B nonimmigrants.
(b) Department of Labor.--
(1) Recruitment.--As a component of the labor certification
process required before H-2B nonimmigrants are offered
employment through United States Forest Service timber or
service contracts in the United States, the Secretary of
Labor shall require all prospective H-2B employers, before
submitting a petition to hire H-2B nonimmigrants, to conduct
a robust effort to recruit United States workers, including--
(A) advertising at employment or job-placement events, such
as job fairs;
(B) advertising with State or local workforce agencies,
nonprofit organizations, or other appropriate entities, and
working with such entities to identify potential employees;
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(C) advertising in appropriate media, including local radio
stations and commonly used, reputable Internet job-search
sites;
(D) provide potential United States workers at least 30
days from the date on which a job announcement is posted (or
such longer period as the State workforce considers
appropriate) to apply for such employment in person, by mail,
by email, or by facsimile machine;
(E) include a valid phone number that potential United
States workers may call to get additional information about
such employment opportunity; and
(F) such other recruitment strategies as the State
workforce agency considers appropriate for the sector or
positions for which H-2B nonimmigrants would be considered.
(2) Separate petitions.--A prospective H-2B employer shall
submit a separate petition for each State in which the
employer plans to employ H-2B nonimmigrants as part of a
United States Forest Service timber or service contract for a
period of 7 days or longer.
(c) State Workforce Agencies.--The Secretary of Labor may
not grant a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-
2B employer seeking to employ H-2B nonimmigrants as part of a
United States Forest Service timber or service contract until
after the Director of the State workforce agency--
(1) has provided United States workers who may be
interested in the position with application instructions;
(2) has formally consulted with the workforce agency
director of each contiguous State listed on the prospective
H-2B employer's application and determined that--
(A) the employer has complied with all recruitment
requirements set forth in subsection (b) and there is a
legitimate demand for the employment of H-2B nonimmigrants in
each of those States; or
(B) the employer has amended the application by removing or
making appropriate modifications with respect to the States
in which the criteria set forth in subparagraph (A) have not
been met;
(3) certifies that the prospective H-2B employer has
complied with all recruitment requirements set forth in
subsection (b) or any other applicable provision of law; and
(4) makes a formal determination and certifies to the
Secretary of Labor that nationals of the United States are
not qualified or available to fill the employment
opportunities offered by the prospective H-2B employer.
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SA 3377. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) 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:
In section 1301(a), strike the subsection designation and
all that follows through ``(3) in subsection (i)'' and insert
the following:
(a) Extension and Provision for Ensuring Adequate Supplies
at Reasonable Prices.--Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``2018'' and
inserting ``2023'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``2018'' and
inserting ``2023'';
(3) in subsection (f)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``While
Ensuring Adequate Supplies at Reasonable Prices'' after
``Forfeitures''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``ensure adequate
supplies of sugar at reasonable prices and'' after ``shall'';
and
(4) in subsection (i)
In section 1301(b)(2), strike the paragraph designation and
all that follows through ``Section'' and insert the
following:
(2) Administration of tariff-rate quotas.--Section 359k of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk) is
repealed.
(3) Effective period.--Section
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SA 3378. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) 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:
Strike section 9109 and insert the following:
SEC. 9109. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIOENERGY
PRODUCERS TERMINATION.
Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Termination.--The Secretary may not carry out the
feedstock flexibility program under subsection (b) for the
2019 or subsequent crops of eligible commodities.''.
SEC. 9110. SUGAR PROGRAM.
(a) Loan Rates.--Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) (as
amended by section 1301(a)) is amended by striking
subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
``(a) Sugarcane.--The Secretary shall make loans available
to processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate equal
to--
``(1) 18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the 2018
crop year; and
``(2) 18.00 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the 2019
through 2023 crop years.
``(b) Sugar Beets.--The Secretary shall make loans
available to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at
a rate equal to 128.5 percent of the loan rate per pound of
raw cane sugar for the applicable crop year under subsection
(a) for each of the 2018 through 2023 crop years.''.
(b) Avoiding Forfeitures While Ensuring Adequate Supplies
at Reasonable Prices.--Section 156(f) of the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
7272(f)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``While
Ensuring Adequate Supplies at Reasonable Prices'' after
``Forfeitures''; and
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``ensure adequate
supplies of sugar at reasonable prices and'' after ``shall''.
SEC. 9111. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS.
Part VII of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) (as amended
by section 1301(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``PART VII--SUGAR
``SEC. 359. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS.
``(a) Establishment.--At the beginning of fiscal year 2019
and each fiscal year thereafter through the end of the
effective period described in subsection (d), the Secretary
shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and
refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at
reasonable prices, but at no less than the minimum level
necessary to comply with obligations under international
trade agreements that have been approved by Congress.
``(b) Adjustment Authority.--The Secretary shall adjust
tariff-rate quotas established under subsection (a) in such a
manner as to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that
stocks of raw cane and refined beet sugar are adequate
throughout the crop year to meet the needs of the
marketplace, including the efficient utilization of cane
refining capacity.
``(c) Transfer of Quota Shares.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall promulgate
regulations that--
``(A) promote full use of the tariff-rate quotas for raw
cane sugar and refined sugar and ensure adequate supplies for
cane refiners in the United States; and
``(B) provide that any country that has been allocated a
share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all or part of
the share to any other country that has also been allocated a
share of the quotas.
``(2) Transfers voluntary.--Any transfer under this
subsection shall be valid only pursuant to a voluntary
agreement between the transferor and the transferee,
consistent with procedures established by the Secretary.
``(3) Limitations on transfers with respect to fiscal
year.--
``(A) In general.--Any transfer under this subsection shall
be valid only for the duration of the fiscal year during
which the transfer is made.
``(B) Following fiscal year.--No transfer under this
subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to
the transferor or transferee for the following fiscal year.
``(d) Effective Period.--This section shall be effective
for fiscal years only through the 2023 crop year for
sugar.''.
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SA 3379. Mr. TESTER 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:
After section 8611, insert the following:
SEC. 8612. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR COLLABORATIVE
RESTORATION PROJECTS.
(a) Expansion of Categorical Exclusion to Fire Regime Iv.--
Section 603(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Location.--
``(A) Definition of fire regime iv.--In this paragraph, the
term `Fire Regime IV' means an area in which historically
there are stand replacement severity fires with a frequency
of 35 to 100 years.
``(B) Location.--A project under this section shall be
limited to areas--
``(i) in the wildland-urban interface; or
``(ii) for projects located outside the wildland-urban
interface, within condition class 2 or condition class 3 in--
``(I) fire regime I, fire regime II, or fire regime III; or
``(II) fire regime IV--
``(aa) if the Secretary determines, based on the best
available scientific information,
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that an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project is
necessary to restore reference conditions and reduce the
threat posed to the water quality of a municipal water
supply, electrical transmission lines, or other
infrastructure; and
``(bb) if the project does not include clearcutting
regeneration, coppice, or even-aged methods (as those terms
are defined in Forest Service Manual 2470 (as in effect on
the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
2018)).''.
(b) Roadless Area Restriction.--Section 603(d) of the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(d))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) an inventoried roadless area.''.
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SA 3380. Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Scott) 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:
After section 4101, insert the following:
SEC. 410__. MULTIVITAMIN-MINERAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ELIGIBLE
FOR PURCHASE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(1) in subsection (k)--
(A) by striking ``and (9)'' and inserting ``(9)''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and (10) a multivitamin-mineral dietary
supplement for home consumption'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (n) through (v) as
subsections (o) through (w), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (m) the following:
``(m) `Multivitamin-mineral dietary supplement' means a
substance that--
``(1) provides at least 50 percent of the vitamins and
minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine
establishes dietary reference intakes, at 50 percent or more
of the daily value for the intended life stage per daily
serving, as determined by the Food and Drug Administration;
and
``(2) does not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels for
the nutrients for which an established tolerable upper intake
level is determined by the National Academy of Medicine.'';
and
(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (r) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``and spices'' and inserting
``spices, and multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 27(a)(2) of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)) is amended in
subparagraphs (C) and (E) by striking ``3(u)(4)'' each place
it appears and inserting ``3(v)(4)''.
On page 275, lines 3 and 4, strike ``Section 3(v) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(v))'' and
insert ``Subsection (w) of section 3 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) (as redesignated by
section 41__(a)(2))''.
On page 312, strike lines 3 through 5.
On page 312, line 6, strike ``(DD)'' and insert ``(CC)''.
On page 312, line 10, strike ``(EE)'' and insert ``(DD)''.
On page 312, line 14, strike ``(FF)'' and insert ``(EE)''.
Strike section 4116 and insert the following:
SEC. 4116. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ``7(i)'' and inserting
``7(h)''; and
(2) in subsection (i), by striking ``7(i)'' and inserting
``7(h)''.
(b) Section 9(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2018(c)) is amended in the third sentence by striking
``to any used by'' and inserting ``to, and used by,''.
(c) Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2019) is amended in the first sentence by striking
``or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation''
each place it appears.
(d) Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
``7(f)'' and inserting ``7(e)''.
(e) Section 25(a)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034(a)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking
``service;;'' and inserting ``service;''.
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SA 3381. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Collins) 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 E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 125__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO ANIMAL FIGHTING.
It is the sense of Congress that animal fighting should be
prohibited in all United States territories.
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SA 3382. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Lee) 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:
Strike section 4103 and insert the following:
SEC. 4103. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT
DEPENDENTS.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 2 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ``Congress further finds that it
should also be the purpose of the supplemental nutrition
assistance program to increase employment, to encourage
healthy marriage, and to promote prosperous self-sufficiency,
which means the ability of households to maintain an income
above the poverty level without services and benefits from
the Federal Government.''.
(b) Definitions.--
(1) Food.--Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, except that a food, food
product, meal, or other item described in this subsection
shall be considered a food under this Act only if it is an
essential (as determined by the Secretary)''.
(2) Supervised job search.--Section 3 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (t) through (v) as
subsections (u) through (w), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (s) the following:
``(t) Supervised Job Search.--The term `supervised job
search' means a job search program that has the following
characteristics:
``(1) The job search occurs at an official location where
the presence and activity of the recipient can be directly
observed, supervised, and monitored.
``(2) The entry, time onsite, and exit of the recipient
from the official job search location are recorded in a
manner that prevents fraud.
``(3) The recipient is expected to remain and undertake job
search activities at the job search center.
``(4) The quantity of time the recipient is observed and
monitored engaging in job search at the official location is
recorded for purposes of compliance with the work and work
activation requirements of sections 6(o) and 30.''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)) is amended in
subparagraphs (C) and (E) by striking ``3(u)(4)'' each place
it appears and inserting ``3(v)(4)''.
(c) Work Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults Without
Dependents.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``not less than 3 months (consecutive or otherwise)'' and
inserting ``more than 1 month'';
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) participate in supervised job search for at least 8
hours per week.'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Termination.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to any fiscal year that begins after the effective
date of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.'';
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``15-percent''
and inserting ``5-percent'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), by striking ``3 months''
and inserting ``1 month''; and
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``15 percent'' and
inserting ``5 percent''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Promoting work.--As a condition of receiving
supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this
Act, a State agency shall provide each individual subject to
the work requirement of this subsection with the opportunity
to participate in an activity selected by the State from
among the options described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(E) of paragraph (2).
``(9) Penalties for inadequate state performance.--If a
State agency fails to fully comply with this section,
including the requirement to terminate the benefits of
individuals who fail to fulfill the work requirements
described in paragraph (2) during a fiscal quarter, the
funding allotment of the State for the supplemental nutrition
assistance program shall be reduced by 10 percent for the
quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the
quarter in which the noncompliance occurred.''.
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(d) Work Activation Program for Adults With Dependent
Children.--The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 30. WORK ACTIVATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible participant.--The term `eligible
participant' means an individual who, during a particular
month, is--
``(A) a parent in a household with dependent children;
``(B) at least 19, and not more than 55, years of age;
``(C) not disabled;
``(D) a member of a household in which 1 or more parents or
children receive supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits in the month;
``(E) a member of a household that received supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits for more than 3 months
in the year; and
``(F) employed less than 100 hours in the month.
``(2) Married couple household.--The term `married couple
household' means a household that includes 2 eligible
participants who are married to each other and have dependent
children.
``(3) Successful engagement in work activation.--The term
`successful engagement in work activation' means--
``(A) in the case of an individual who is eligible and
required to participate in interim work activation,
performance during the month that fulfills the activity and
hour requirements of subsection (c);
``(B) in the case of an individual who is required to
participate in full work activation, performance during the
month that fulfills the activity and hour requirements of
subsection (d); and
``(C) in the case of an individual who meets the
eligibility criteria described in subsection (e)(1),
performance that fulfills the activity and hour requirements
of that subsection.
``(4) Work and work preparation activities.--The term `work
and work preparation activities' means--
``(A) unsubsidized employment;
``(B) subsidized private sector employment;
``(C) subsidized public sector employment;
``(D) work experience (including work associated with the
refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient
private sector employment is not available;
``(E) on-the-job training;
``(F) job readiness assistance;
``(G) a community service program;
``(H) vocational educational training (not to exceed 1 year
with respect to any individual);
``(I) job skills training directly related to employment;
``(J) education directly related to employment, in the case
of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or
a certificate of high school equivalency;
``(K) satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a
course of study leading to a certificate of general
equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed
secondary school or received such a certificate;
``(L) the provision of child care services to an individual
who is participating in a community service program;
``(M) workfare under section 20; and
``(N) supervised job search.
``(b) Work Activation Program.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State
agency shall be required to operate a work activation program
for eligible participants.
``(2) Special rules for married couple households.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of eligible participants who
are spouses in a married couple household--
``(i) the work activation requirement of this section shall
apply only if the sum of the combined current employment of
both spouses is less than 100 hours per month; and
``(ii) both spouses shall be considered to have achieved
successful engagement in the work activation program if
either spouse fulfills the work activation requirements
described in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(1).
``(B) Total required hours.--The total combined number of
hours of required work and work preparation activities for
both spouses in a married couple household shall not be
greater than the total number of hours required for a single
head of household.
``(C) Requirement.--In carrying out this section, a State
agency shall ensure that, for any month--
``(i) the proportion that--
``(I) the number of married couple households that are
required to participate in work activation under this section
in a month; bears to
``(II) the number of all households that are required to
participate in work activation under this section in the same
month; is not greater than--
``(ii) the proportion that--
``(I) the number of all married couple households with
eligible participants in the month; bears to
``(II) the number of all households with eligible
participants in the same month.
``(c) Short-Term Interim Work Activation.--
``(1) In general.--A State agency may require eligible
participants who meet the criteria in paragraph (2) to engage
in--
``(A) interim work activation as described in this
subsection; or
``(B) full work activation as described in subsection (d).
``(2) Eligibility.--A State agency may require an eligible
participant to participate in interim work activation instead
of full work activation if the eligible participant has not
engaged in work activation under this section in the
preceding 3 years.
``(3) Required job search.--A participant in interim work
activation shall be required--
``(A) to participate in supervised job search for at least
6 hours per week; and
``(B) to engage in such additional activities as the State
agency may require.
``(4) Time limit on interim work activation.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible participant shall not
participate in interim work activation for more than 3
months.
``(B) Additional time.--After an eligible participant has
participated in interim work activation for 3 months, the
State agency shall require the eligible participant--
``(i) to maintain at least 100 hours of employment per
month; or
``(ii) to participate in full work activation.
``(d) Full Work Activation.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State
agency shall require all or part of the eligible participants
in the State to engage in full work activation under this
section.
``(2) Requirements.--An eligible participant who is
required to participate in full work activation in a month
shall be required to engage in 1 or more work and work
preparation activities for an average of 100 hours per month.
``(3) Limitation.--Of the total number of required hours
described in paragraph (2), not fewer than 20 hours per week
shall be attributable to an activity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (L),
(M), or (N) of subsection (a)(4).
``(4) Participation in community service or workfare.--At
least 10 percent of the eligible participants that a State
requires to participate in full work activation under this
section shall be required to participate in activities
described in subparagraph (D), (G), or (M) of subsection
(a)(4).
``(5) Work activation not employment.--Other than
unsubsidized employment described in subsection (a)(4)(A),
participation in work and work preparation activities under
this section shall not be--
``(A) considered to be employment; or
``(B) subject to any law pertaining to wages, compensation,
hours, or conditions of employment under any law administered
by the Secretary of Labor.
``(6) Additional required activity.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), nothing in this section prevents a State from
requiring more than 100 hours per month of participation in
work and work preparation activities.
``(e) Limitations and Special Rules.--
``(1) Single teen head of household or married teen who
maintains satisfactory school attendance.--For purposes of
determining monthly participation rates under this section,
an eligible participant who is married or a head of household
and who has not attained 20 years of age shall be considered
to have completed successful engagement in work activation
for a month if the eligible participant--
``(A) maintains satisfactory attendance at secondary school
or the equivalent during the month; or
``(B) participates in education directly related to
employment for an average of at least 20 hours per week
during the month.
``(2) Limitation on number of persons who may be treated as
engaged in work activation by reason of participation in
educational activities.--For purposes of determining monthly
participation rates under this section, not more than 30
percent of the number of individuals in a State who are
treated as having completed successful engagement in work
activation for a month may be individuals who are determined
to be engaged in work activation for the month by reason of
participation in vocational educational training.
``(f) State Option for Participation Requirement
Exemptions.--
``(1) In general.--For any fiscal year, a State agency, at
the option of the State agency, may--
``(A) exempt a household that includes a child who has not
attained 12 months of age from engaging in work activation;
and
``(B) disregard that household in determining the monthly
participation rates under this section until the child has
attained 12 months of age.
``(2) Exclusion.--For purposes of determining monthly
participation rates under this section, a household that
includes a child who has not attained 6 years of age shall be
considered to be successfully engaged in work activation for
a month if a member of the household receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits is engaged in work
activation for an average of at least 20 hours per week
during the month.
``(g) Penalties Against Individuals.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), if
an eligible participant in a household receiving assistance
under the State program funded under this section fails to
complete successful engagement in work activation in
accordance with this section, the State agency shall--
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``(A) in accordance with paragraph (2), reduce the amount
of assistance otherwise payable to the entire household pro
rata (or more, at the option of the State agency) with
respect to the month immediately after any month in which the
eligible participant fails to perform; or
``(B) terminate the assistance entirely.
``(2) Pro rata reduction.--For purposes of paragraph
(1)(A), the amount of the pro rata reduction shall equal the
product obtained by multiplying--
``(A) the normal monthly amount of assistance to the entire
household that would have been received if not for the
reduction under paragraph (1)(A); by
``(B) the proportion that--
``(i) the hours of required work and work preparation
activities performed by the eligible participant during the
month; bears to
``(ii) the number or hours of work and work preparation
activities the State agency required the eligible participant
to perform in accordance with this section.
``(3) Exception.--A State may not reduce or terminate
assistance under the State program funded under this section
or any other State program funded with qualified State
expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B))) based on a
refusal of an eligible participant to engage in work and work
preparation activities required under this section if--
``(A) the eligible participant is a single custodial parent
caring for a child who has not attained 6 years of age; and
``(B) the eligible participant proves that the eligible
participant has a demonstrated inability (as determined by
the State agency) to obtain needed child care, due to--
``(i) unavailability of appropriate child care within a
reasonable distance from the home or work site of the
eligible participant; or
``(ii) unavailability of all affordable child care
arrangements, including formal child care and all informal
child care by a relative or under other arrangements.
``(h) Limitation on Hours of Required Participation in
Community Service or Workfare.--
``(1) In general.--The maximum number of hours during a
month that an eligible participant shall be required under
this section to work in a community service program or a
workfare program under section 20 shall not exceed the
quotient obtained by dividing--
``(A) the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits
received by the household for that month, as determined under
paragraph (2); by
``(B) the Federal minimum wage.
``(2) Total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits
defined.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits shall
equal the sum of the dollar cost of all benefits received by
the household from--
``(i) the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
``(ii) the State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or any other
State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
609(a)(7)(B)(i))); and
``(iii) any assistance provided to a household, landlord,
or public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b)(6) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)(6))) to subsidize the rental payment for a dwelling
unit, including assistance provided for public housing
dwelling units under section 3 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) and assistance provided under
section 8 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
``(B) Value of benefits during sanction.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), if the dollar value of 1 or more benefits
received by a household in a month has been reduced under
subsection (g) or another sanction requirement, the
calculated dollar value of the sanctioned benefits shall
equal the dollar value of the benefit that would have been
received if the benefit had not been reduced by the sanction.
``(3) Additional activities.--Nothing in this subsection
prevents a State agency from requiring an eligible
participant to engage in activities not described in
paragraph (1) for additional hours during the month.
``(i) Work Activation Participation Goals.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, except as
provided in paragraph (2), a State agency shall achieve for
each quarter of the fiscal year with respect to all eligible
participants receiving assistance under the State program
funded under this section for that fiscal year at least the
participation rate specified in the following table:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The quarterly participation
``If the fiscal year is: rate shall be at least:
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2019..................................... 20 percent
2020..................................... 35 percent
2021..................................... 50 percent
2022..................................... 65 percent
2023..................................... 80 percent.
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``(2) Adjustment if recessionary period.--If the average
national unemployment rate during a quarter of a fiscal year,
as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor, is more than 8 percent, the
participation goal for the immediately succeeding quarter
shall equal the product obtained by multiplying--
``(A) the applicable quarterly participation rate under
paragraph (1); by
``(B) 0.8.
``(j) Calculation of Work Activation Participation Rates.--
``(1) Definition of sanctioned recipient.--In this
subsection, the term `sanctioned recipient' means any
eligible participant who--
``(A) was required to participate in work activation in a
month;
``(B) failed to perform the assigned work and work
preparation activities so as to meet the relevant hourly
requirements in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(2); and
``(C) was sanctioned by a reduced benefit payment in the
subsequent month under subsection (g).
``(2) Requirements.--The work activation participation rate
for a State for any quarter of a fiscal year shall equal the
average of the monthly participation rates for the State
during the 3 months of that quarter.
``(3) Monthly participation rate.--For purposes of
paragraph (2), the monthly participation rate shall equal the
ratio of all countable participants to all eligible
participants in the month, as determined under paragraph (4).
``(4) Ratio of all countable participants to all eligible
participants.--Subject to paragraph (5), the ratio of all
countable participants to all eligible participants in a
month equals the proportion that--
``(A) the sum obtained by adding--
``(i) all eligible participants who--
``(I) were required by the State to engage in interim work
activation, full work activation, or education under
subsection (e)(1) during the month; and
``(II) fulfilled the criteria for successful engagement in
work activation for that activity during the month; and
``(ii) all sanctioned recipients for that month; bears to
``(B) the average number of eligible participants in the
State in that month.
``(5) Multiple eligible participants.--A married couple
household consisting of more than 1 eligible participant
shall be counted as a single eligible participant for
purposes of calculating the participation rate under this
subsection.
``(k) Penalties for Inadequate State Performance.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal
year 2020 and for each subsequent quarter of fiscal year 2020
and of each subsequent fiscal year, each State shall count
the monthly average number of countable participants under
this section.
``(2) Reduction in funding.--If the monthly average number
of countable participants in a State of a fiscal year is not
sufficient to fulfill the relevant work activation
participation goal under subsection (i) during that quarter,
the supplemental nutrition assistance program funding for the
State under this Act shall be reduced for the fiscal quarter
that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in
which the inadequate performance occurred in accordance with
paragraph (3).
``(3) Funding in penalized quarter.--The total amount of
funding a State shall receive for all households with
eligible participants for a quarter for which funding is
reduced under paragraph (2) shall equal the product obtained
by multiplying--
``(A) the total amount of funding that the State would have
received in the preceding quarter for all households with
eligible participants if no reduction had been in place; by
``(B) the ratio of all countable participants to all
eligible participants (as determined under subsection (j)(4))
for the quarter that began 180 days before the first day of
the quarter for which funding is reduced.
``(l) Funding To Administer Work Activation.--
``(1) TANF funding.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a
State that receives supplemental nutrition assistance program
funds under this Act may use during that fiscal year to carry
out the work activation program of the State under this
section--
``(i) any of the Federal funds available to the State
through the State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in that
fiscal year; and
``(ii) any of the funds from State sources allocated to the
operation of the program described in clause (i).
``(B) Effect.--Any State that uses State funds allocated to
the State program funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to administer the
work activation program of that State under this section may
treat those funds as qualified State expenditures (as defined
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
609(a)(7)(B)(i))) for purposes of meeting the requirements of
section 409(a)(7) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) in that
fiscal year.
``(2) Workforce investment act funding.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2019 and each
subsequent fiscal year, a State that receives Federal funds
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et
seq.) may use up to 50 percent of those funds during that
fiscal year to carry out the work activation program of the
State under this section.
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``(3) Supplemental nutrition assistance program employment
and training program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a
State that receives Federal funds under this Act for an
employment and training program under section 6(d) may use
those funds during that fiscal year to carry out the work
activation program of the State under this section.''.
(e) Identification for Card Use.--Section 7(h)(9) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)) is
amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Optional
photographic identification'' and inserting ``Identification
for card use'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(3) by inserting before clause (i) (as so redesignated) the
following:
``(A) Listed beneficiaries.--A State agency shall require
that an electronic benefit card lists the names of--
``(i) the head of the household;
``(ii) each adult member of the household; and
``(iii) each adult that is not a member of the household
that is authorized to use that card.
``(B) Photographic identification required.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided under clause (ii),
any individual listed on an electronic benefit card under
subparagraph (A) shall be required to show photographic
identification at the point of sale when using the card.
``(ii) Head of household.--A head of a household is not
required to show photographic identification under clause (i)
if the electronic benefit card contains a photograph of that
individual under subparagraph (C)(i).
``(C) Optional photographic identification.--'';
(4) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated)--
(A) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking ``1 or
more members of a'' and inserting ``the head of the''; and
(B) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)--
(i) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``clause
(i)''; and
(ii) by inserting ``subject to subparagraph (B)(i)'' after
``the card''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Visual verification.--Any individual that is shown
photographic identification or an electronic benefit card
containing a photograph, as applicable, under subparagraph
(B) shall visually confirm that the photograph on the
identification or the electronic benefit card, as applicable,
is a clear and accurate likeness of the individual using the
electronic benefit card.''.
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SA 3383. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Inhofe)
proposed an amendment 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; as
follows:
Strike section 4103 and insert the following:
SEC. 4103. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT
DEPENDENTS.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 2 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ``Congress further finds that it
should also be the purpose of the supplemental nutrition
assistance program to increase employment, to encourage
healthy marriage, and to promote prosperous self-sufficiency,
which means the ability of households to maintain an income
above the poverty level without services and benefits from
the Federal Government.''.
(b) Definitions.--
(1) Food.--Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, except that a food, food
product, meal, or other item described in this subsection
shall be considered a food under this Act only if it is an
essential (as determined by the Secretary)''.
(2) Supervised job search.--Section 3 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (t) through (v) as
subsections (u) through (w), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (s) the following:
``(t) Supervised Job Search.--The term `supervised job
search' means a job search program that has the following
characteristics:
``(1) The job search occurs at an official location where
the presence and activity of the recipient can be directly
observed, supervised, and monitored.
``(2) The entry, time onsite, and exit of the recipient
from the official job search location are recorded in a
manner that prevents fraud.
``(3) The recipient is expected to remain and undertake job
search activities at the job search center.
``(4) The quantity of time the recipient is observed and
monitored engaging in job search at the official location is
recorded for purposes of compliance with the work and work
activation requirements of sections 6(o) and 30.''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)) is amended in
subparagraphs (C) and (E) by striking ``3(u)(4)'' each place
it appears and inserting ``3(v)(4)''.
(c) Work Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults Without
Dependents.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``not less than 3 months (consecutive or otherwise)'' and
inserting ``more than 1 month'';
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) participate in supervised job search for at least 8
hours per week.'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Termination.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to any fiscal year that begins after the effective
date of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.'';
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``15-percent''
and inserting ``5-percent'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), by striking ``3 months''
and inserting ``1 month''; and
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``15 percent'' and
inserting ``5 percent''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Promoting work.--As a condition of receiving
supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this
Act, a State agency shall provide each individual subject to
the work requirement of this subsection with the opportunity
to participate in an activity selected by the State from
among the options described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(E) of paragraph (2).
``(9) Penalties for inadequate state performance.--If a
State agency fails to fully comply with this section,
including the requirement to terminate the benefits of
individuals who fail to fulfill the work requirements
described in paragraph (2) during a fiscal quarter, the
funding allotment of the State for the supplemental nutrition
assistance program shall be reduced by 10 percent for the
quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the
quarter in which the noncompliance occurred.''.
(d) Work Activation Program for Adults With Dependent
Children.--The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 30. WORK ACTIVATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible participant.--The term `eligible
participant' means an individual who, during a particular
month, is--
``(A) a parent in a household with dependent children;
``(B) at least 19, and not more than 55, years of age;
``(C) not disabled;
``(D) a member of a household in which 1 or more parents or
children receive supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits in the month;
``(E) a member of a household that received supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits for more than 3 months
in the year; and
``(F) employed less than 100 hours in the month.
``(2) Married couple household.--The term `married couple
household' means a household that includes 2 eligible
participants who are married to each other and have dependent
children.
``(3) Successful engagement in work activation.--The term
`successful engagement in work activation' means--
``(A) in the case of an individual who is eligible and
required to participate in interim work activation,
performance during the month that fulfills the activity and
hour requirements of subsection (c);
``(B) in the case of an individual who is required to
participate in full work activation, performance during the
month that fulfills the activity and hour requirements of
subsection (d); and
``(C) in the case of an individual who meets the
eligibility criteria described in subsection (e)(1),
performance that fulfills the activity and hour requirements
of that subsection.
``(4) Work and work preparation activities.--The term `work
and work preparation activities' means--
``(A) unsubsidized employment;
``(B) subsidized private sector employment;
``(C) subsidized public sector employment;
``(D) work experience (including work associated with the
refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient
private sector employment is not available;
``(E) on-the-job training;
``(F) job readiness assistance;
``(G) a community service program;
``(H) vocational educational training (not to exceed 1 year
with respect to any individual);
``(I) job skills training directly related to employment;
``(J) education directly related to employment, in the case
of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or
a certificate of high school equivalency;
``(K) satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a
course of study leading to a certificate of general
equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed
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secondary school or received such a certificate;
``(L) the provision of child care services to an individual
who is participating in a community service program;
``(M) workfare under section 20; and
``(N) supervised job search.
``(b) Work Activation Program.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State
agency shall be required to operate a work activation program
for eligible participants.
``(2) Special rules for married couple households.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of eligible participants who
are spouses in a married couple household--
``(i) the work activation requirement of this section shall
apply only if the sum of the combined current employment of
both spouses is less than 100 hours per month; and
``(ii) both spouses shall be considered to have achieved
successful engagement in the work activation program if
either spouse fulfills the work activation requirements
described in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(1).
``(B) Total required hours.--The total combined number of
hours of required work and work preparation activities for
both spouses in a married couple household shall not be
greater than the total number of hours required for a single
head of household.
``(C) Requirement.--In carrying out this section, a State
agency shall ensure that, for any month--
``(i) the proportion that--
``(I) the number of married couple households that are
required to participate in work activation under this section
in a month; bears to
``(II) the number of all households that are required to
participate in work activation under this section in the same
month; is not greater than--
``(ii) the proportion that--
``(I) the number of all married couple households with
eligible participants in the month; bears to
``(II) the number of all households with eligible
participants in the same month.
``(c) Short-Term Interim Work Activation.--
``(1) In general.--A State agency may require eligible
participants who meet the criteria in paragraph (2) to engage
in--
``(A) interim work activation as described in this
subsection; or
``(B) full work activation as described in subsection (d).
``(2) Eligibility.--A State agency may require an eligible
participant to participate in interim work activation instead
of full work activation if the eligible participant has not
engaged in work activation under this section in the
preceding 3 years.
``(3) Required job search.--A participant in interim work
activation shall be required--
``(A) to participate in supervised job search for at least
6 hours per week; and
``(B) to engage in such additional activities as the State
agency may require.
``(4) Time limit on interim work activation.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible participant shall not
participate in interim work activation for more than 3
months.
``(B) Additional time.--After an eligible participant has
participated in interim work activation for 3 months, the
State agency shall require the eligible participant--
``(i) to maintain at least 100 hours of employment per
month; or
``(ii) to participate in full work activation.
``(d) Full Work Activation.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State
agency shall require all or part of the eligible participants
in the State to engage in full work activation under this
section.
``(2) Requirements.--An eligible participant who is
required to participate in full work activation in a month
shall be required to engage in 1 or more work and work
preparation activities for an average of 100 hours per month.
``(3) Limitation.--Of the total number of required hours
described in paragraph (2), not fewer than 20 hours per week
shall be attributable to an activity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (L),
(M), or (N) of subsection (a)(4).
``(4) Participation in community service or workfare.--At
least 10 percent of the eligible participants that a State
requires to participate in full work activation under this
section shall be required to participate in activities
described in subparagraph (D), (G), or (M) of subsection
(a)(4).
``(5) Work activation not employment.--Other than
unsubsidized employment described in subsection (a)(4)(A),
participation in work and work preparation activities under
this section shall not be--
``(A) considered to be employment; or
``(B) subject to any law pertaining to wages, compensation,
hours, or conditions of employment under any law administered
by the Secretary of Labor.
``(6) Additional required activity.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), nothing in this section prevents a State from
requiring more than 100 hours per month of participation in
work and work preparation activities.
``(e) Limitations and Special Rules.--
``(1) Single teen head of household or married teen who
maintains satisfactory school attendance.--For purposes of
determining monthly participation rates under this section,
an eligible participant who is married or a head of household
and who has not attained 20 years of age shall be considered
to have completed successful engagement in work activation
for a month if the eligible participant--
``(A) maintains satisfactory attendance at secondary school
or the equivalent during the month; or
``(B) participates in education directly related to
employment for an average of at least 20 hours per week
during the month.
``(2) Limitation on number of persons who may be treated as
engaged in work activation by reason of participation in
educational activities.--For purposes of determining monthly
participation rates under this section, not more than 30
percent of the number of individuals in a State who are
treated as having completed successful engagement in work
activation for a month may be individuals who are determined
to be engaged in work activation for the month by reason of
participation in vocational educational training.
``(f) State Option for Participation Requirement
Exemptions.--
``(1) In general.--For any fiscal year, a State agency, at
the option of the State agency, may--
``(A) exempt a household that includes a child who has not
attained 12 months of age from engaging in work activation;
and
``(B) disregard that household in determining the monthly
participation rates under this section until the child has
attained 12 months of age.
``(2) Exclusion.--For purposes of determining monthly
participation rates under this section, a household that
includes a child who has not attained 6 years of age shall be
considered to be successfully engaged in work activation for
a month if a member of the household receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits is engaged in work
activation for an average of at least 20 hours per week
during the month.
``(g) Penalties Against Individuals.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), if
an eligible participant in a household receiving assistance
under the State program funded under this section fails to
complete successful engagement in work activation in
accordance with this section, the State agency shall--
``(A) in accordance with paragraph (2), reduce the amount
of assistance otherwise payable to the entire household pro
rata (or more, at the option of the State agency) with
respect to the month immediately after any month in which the
eligible participant fails to perform; or
``(B) terminate the assistance entirely.
``(2) Pro rata reduction.--For purposes of paragraph
(1)(A), the amount of the pro rata reduction shall equal the
product obtained by multiplying--
``(A) the normal monthly amount of assistance to the entire
household that would have been received if not for the
reduction under paragraph (1)(A); by
``(B) the proportion that--
``(i) the hours of required work and work preparation
activities performed by the eligible participant during the
month; bears to
``(ii) the number or hours of work and work preparation
activities the State agency required the eligible participant
to perform in accordance with this section.
``(3) Exception.--A State may not reduce or terminate
assistance under the State program funded under this section
or any other State program funded with qualified State
expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B))) based on a
refusal of an eligible participant to engage in work and work
preparation activities required under this section if--
``(A) the eligible participant is a single custodial parent
caring for a child who has not attained 6 years of age; and
``(B) the eligible participant proves that the eligible
participant has a demonstrated inability (as determined by
the State agency) to obtain needed child care, due to--
``(i) unavailability of appropriate child care within a
reasonable distance from the home or work site of the
eligible participant; or
``(ii) unavailability of all affordable child care
arrangements, including formal child care and all informal
child care by a relative or under other arrangements.
``(h) Limitation on Hours of Required Participation in
Community Service or Workfare.--
``(1) In general.--The maximum number of hours during a
month that an eligible participant shall be required under
this section to work in a community service program or a
workfare program under section 20 shall not exceed the
quotient obtained by dividing--
``(A) the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits
received by the household for that month, as determined under
paragraph (2); by
``(B) the Federal minimum wage.
``(2) Total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits
defined.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits shall
equal the sum of the dollar cost of all benefits received by
the household from--
``(i) the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
``(ii) the State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42
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U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or any other State program funded with
qualified State expenditures (as defined in section
409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i))); and
``(iii) any assistance provided to a household, landlord,
or public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b)(6) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)(6))) to subsidize the rental payment for a dwelling
unit, including assistance provided for public housing
dwelling units under section 3 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) and assistance provided under
section 8 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
``(B) Value of benefits during sanction.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), if the dollar value of 1 or more benefits
received by a household in a month has been reduced under
subsection (g) or another sanction requirement, the
calculated dollar value of the sanctioned benefits shall
equal the dollar value of the benefit that would have been
received if the benefit had not been reduced by the sanction.
``(3) Additional activities.--Nothing in this subsection
prevents a State agency from requiring an eligible
participant to engage in activities not described in
paragraph (1) for additional hours during the month.
``(i) Work Activation Participation Goals.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental
nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, except as
provided in paragraph (2), a State agency shall achieve for
each quarter of the fiscal year with respect to all eligible
participants receiving assistance under the State program
funded under this section for that fiscal year at least the
participation rate specified in the following table:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The quarterly participation
``If the fiscal year is: rate shall be at least:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2019..................................... 20 percent
2020..................................... 35 percent
2021..................................... 50 percent
2022..................................... 65 percent
2023..................................... 80 percent.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(2) Adjustment if recessionary period.--If the average
national unemployment rate during a quarter of a fiscal year,
as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor, is more than 8 percent, the
participation goal for the immediately succeeding quarter
shall equal the product obtained by multiplying--
``(A) the applicable quarterly participation rate under
paragraph (1); by
``(B) 0.8.
``(j) Calculation of Work Activation Participation Rates.--
``(1) Definition of sanctioned recipient.--In this
subsection, the term `sanctioned recipient' means any
eligible participant who--
``(A) was required to participate in work activation in a
month;
``(B) failed to perform the assigned work and work
preparation activities so as to meet the relevant hourly
requirements in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(2); and
``(C) was sanctioned by a reduced benefit payment in the
subsequent month under subsection (g).
``(2) Requirements.--The work activation participation rate
for a State for any quarter of a fiscal year shall equal the
average of the monthly participation rates for the State
during the 3 months of that quarter.
``(3) Monthly participation rate.--For purposes of
paragraph (2), the monthly participation rate shall equal the
ratio of all countable participants to all eligible
participants in the month, as determined under paragraph (4).
``(4) Ratio of all countable participants to all eligible
participants.--Subject to paragraph (5), the ratio of all
countable participants to all eligible participants in a
month equals the proportion that--
``(A) the sum obtained by adding--
``(i) all eligible participants who--
``(I) were required by the State to engage in interim work
activation, full work activation, or education under
subsection (e)(1) during the month; and
``(II) fulfilled the criteria for successful engagement in
work activation for that activity during the month; and
``(ii) all sanctioned recipients for that month; bears to
``(B) the average number of eligible participants in the
State in that month.
``(5) Multiple eligible participants.--A married couple
household consisting of more than 1 eligible participant
shall be counted as a single eligible participant for
purposes of calculating the participation rate under this
subsection.
``(k) Penalties for Inadequate State Performance.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal
year 2020 and for each subsequent quarter of fiscal year 2020
and of each subsequent fiscal year, each State shall count
the monthly average number of countable participants under
this section.
``(2) Reduction in funding.--If the monthly average number
of countable participants in a State of a fiscal year is not
sufficient to fulfill the relevant work activation
participation goal under subsection (i) during that quarter,
the supplemental nutrition assistance program funding for the
State under this Act shall be reduced for the fiscal quarter
that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in
which the inadequate performance occurred in accordance with
paragraph (3).
``(3) Funding in penalized quarter.--The total amount of
funding a State shall receive for all households with
eligible participants for a quarter for which funding is
reduced under paragraph (2) shall equal the product obtained
by multiplying--
``(A) the total amount of funding that the State would have
received in the preceding quarter for all households with
eligible participants if no reduction had been in place; by
``(B) the ratio of all countable participants to all
eligible participants (as determined under subsection (j)(4))
for the quarter that began 180 days before the first day of
the quarter for which funding is reduced.
``(l) Funding To Administer Work Activation.--
``(1) TANF funding.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a
State that receives supplemental nutrition assistance program
funds under this Act may use during that fiscal year to carry
out the work activation program of the State under this
section--
``(i) any of the Federal funds available to the State
through the State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in that
fiscal year; and
``(ii) any of the funds from State sources allocated to the
operation of the program described in clause (i).
``(B) Effect.--Any State that uses State funds allocated to
the State program funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to administer the
work activation program of that State under this section may
treat those funds as qualified State expenditures (as defined
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
609(a)(7)(B)(i))) for purposes of meeting the requirements of
section 409(a)(7) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) in that
fiscal year.
``(2) Workforce investment act funding.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2019 and each
subsequent fiscal year, a State that receives Federal funds
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et
seq.) may use up to 50 percent of those funds during that
fiscal year to carry out the work activation program of the
State under this section.
``(3) Supplemental nutrition assistance program employment
and training program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a
State that receives Federal funds under this Act for an
employment and training program under section 6(d) may use
those funds during that fiscal year to carry out the work
activation program of the State under this section.''.
(e) Identification for Card Use.--Section 7(h)(9) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)) is
amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Optional
photographic identification'' and inserting ``Identification
for card use'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(3) by inserting before clause (i) (as so redesignated) the
following:
``(A) Listed beneficiaries.--A State agency shall require
that an electronic benefit card lists the names of--
``(i) the head of the household;
``(ii) each adult member of the household; and
``(iii) each adult that is not a member of the household
that is authorized to use that card.
``(B) Photographic identification required.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided under clause (ii),
any individual listed on an electronic benefit card under
subparagraph (A) shall be required to show photographic
identification at the point of sale when using the card.
``(ii) Head of household.--A head of a household is not
required to show photographic identification under clause (i)
if the electronic benefit card contains a photograph of that
individual under subparagraph (C)(i).
``(C) Optional photographic identification.--'';
(4) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated)--
(A) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking ``1 or
more members of a'' and inserting ``the head of the''; and
(B) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)--
(i) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``clause
(i)''; and
(ii) by inserting ``subject to subparagraph (B)(i)'' after
``the card''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Visual verification.--Any individual that is shown
photographic identification or an electronic benefit card
containing a photograph, as applicable, under subparagraph
(B) shall visually confirm that the photograph on the
identification or the electronic benefit card, as applicable,
is a clear and accurate likeness of the individual using the
electronic benefit card.''.
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SA 3384. Mr. SANDERS 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
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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:
On page 141, strike lines 15 through 21 and insert the
following:
``(2) establish payments to provide an incentive for the
use of practices, such as cover crops, no-till farming,
nutrient management, resource-conserving crop rotations, and
other similar practices approved under the pilot project
that--
``(A) improve soil health;
``(B) increase carbon levels in the soil; or
``(C) meet the goals described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B); and
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SA 3385. Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Risch, Mr. Tester, Ms. Heitkamp, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Rounds) 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 XII, add the following:
SEC. 121__. HOURS OF SERVICE REGULATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION
OF LIVESTOCK.
The Secretary of Transportation shall amend part 395 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that, in the
case of a driver transporting livestock (as defined in
section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of
1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471)) or insects within a 300 air-mile radius
from the point at which the on-duty time of the driver begins
with respect to the trip--
(1) the on-duty time of the driver shall exclude all time
spent--
(A) at a plant, terminal, facility, or other property of a
motor carrier or shipper or on any public property during
which the driver is waiting to be dispatched;
(B) loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle;
(C) supervising or assisting in the loading or unloading of
a commercial motor vehicle;
(D) attending to a commercial motor vehicle while the
vehicle is being loaded or unloaded;
(E) remaining in readiness to operate a commercial motor
vehicle; and
(F) giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or
unloaded;
(2) except as provided in paragraph (5), the driving time
under section 395.3(a)(3)(i) of that title is modified to a
maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours
within a 24-hour period;
(3) the driver may take 1 or more rest periods during the
trip, which shall not be included in the calculation of the
driving time;
(4) after completion of the trip, the driver shall be
required to take a rest break for a period that is 5 hours
less than the maximum driving time under paragraph (2);
(5) if the driver is within 150 air-miles of the point of
delivery, any additional driving to that point of delivery
shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time;
and
(6) the 10-hour rest period under section 395.3(a)(1) of
that title shall not apply.
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SA 3386. Mr. SASSE 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 D of title II, add the following:
SEC. 24__. GAO STUDY ON NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
SERVICE DETERMINATIONS OF PROGRAM
INELIGIBILITY.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study of the coordination between the
Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service
Agency to determine--
(1) the number of producers that were determined to be
ineligible for Department of Agriculture benefits as a result
of noncompliance with applicable requirements under
conservation programs (referred to in this section as
``applicable conservation requirements'');
(2) in any case in which a producer was determined not to
be in compliance with an applicable conservation requirement,
the penalties enforced against the producer;
(3) the total number of acres determined not to be in
compliance with applicable conservation requirements;
(4) applicable procedures to ensure producers can work with
the Natural Resources Conservation Service to bring the acres
of the producers into compliance with applicable conservation
requirements;
(5) the coordination between county and State offices with
respect to evaluation of compliance with applicable
conservation requirements; and
(6)(A) the means by which the Natural Resources
Conservation Service determines which tracts of land to
evaluate for compliance with applicable conservation
requirements; and
(B) whether a random order of selection is the most
efficient way to evaluate whether producers are achieving
compliance with applicable conservation requirements.
(b) Components.--The study under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an evaluation of the appeals process relating to
determinations of ineligibility for Federal programs,
including a review, during the 5-year period ending on the
date on which the study is commenced, of those appeals
brought to the National Appeals Division; and
(2) the development of recommendations, taking into
consideration affected watersheds, regions, counties, and
adjacent landowners, to improve efficiency in the management
of Federal resources relating to producer compliance with
applicable conservation requirements.
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SA 3387. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Enzi, and Mr.
Whitehouse) 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 B of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 62__. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 19 the following:
``SEC. 20. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law (including regulations), in carrying out any program
under this Act under which the Secretary provides a loan or
loan guarantee, the Secretary may provide such a loan or loan
guarantee to facilities employing commercially demonstrated
technologies for carbon dioxide capture and utilization.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 903) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), there
are''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Loans for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as are necessary to carry out section 20.
``(2) Separate appropriations.--The sums appropriated under
paragraph (1) shall be separate and distinct from the sums
appropriated under subsection (a).''.
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SA 3388. Mr. ROBERTS (for Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr.
Portman)) proposed an amendment 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; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 63__. COUNCIL ON RURAL COMMUNITY INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) 16 percent of the population of the United States lives
in rural counties.
(2) Strong, sustainable rural communities are essential to
future prosperity and ensuring United States competitiveness
in the years ahead.
(3) Rural communities supply the food, fiber, and energy of
the United States, safeguard the natural resources of the
United States, and are essential to the development of
science and innovation.
(4) Though rural communities face numerous challenges, they
also present enormous economic potential.
(5) The Federal Government has an important role to play in
expanding access to the capital necessary for economic
growth, promoting innovation, increasing energy resiliency
and reliability, improving access to health care and
education, and expanding outdoor recreational activities on
public land.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to enhance the
efforts of the Federal Government to address the needs of
rural areas in the United States by--
(1) establishing a council to better coordinate Federal
programs directed to rural communities;
(2) maximizing the impact of Federal investment to promote
economic prosperity
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and quality of life in rural communities in the United
States; and
(3) using innovation to resolve local and regional
challenges faced by rural communities.
(c) Establishment.--There is established a Council on Rural
Community Innovation and Economic Development (referred to in
this section as the ``Council'').
(d) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The membership of the Council shall be
composed of the heads of the following executive branch
departments, agencies, and offices:
(A) The Department of Agriculture.
(B) The Department of the Treasury.
(C) The Department of Defense.
(D) The Department of Justice.
(E) The Department of the Interior.
(F) The Department of Commerce.
(G) The Department of Labor.
(H) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(I) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(J) The Department of Transportation.
(K) The Department of Energy.
(L) The Department of Education.
(M) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
(N) The Department of Homeland Security.
(O) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(P) The Federal Communications Commission.
(Q) The Office of Management and Budget.
(R) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
(S) The Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(T) The Council of Economic Advisers.
(U) The Domestic Policy Council.
(V) The National Economic Council.
(W) The Small Business Administration.
(X) The Council on Environmental Quality.
(Y) The White House Office of Public Engagement.
(Z) The White House Office of Cabinet Affairs.
(AA) Such other executive branch departments, agencies, and
offices as the President or the Secretary may, from time to
time, designate.
(2) Chair.--The Secretary shall serve as the Chair of the
Council.
(3) Designees.--A member of the Council may designate, to
perform the Council functions of the member, a senior-level
official who is--
(A) part of the department, agency, or office of the
member; and
(B) a full-time officer or employee of the Federal
Government.
(4) Administration.--The Council shall coordinate policy
development through the rural development mission area.
(e) Funding.--The Secretary shall provide funding and
administrative support for the Council to the extent
permitted by law and within existing appropriations.
(f) Mission and Function of the Council.--The Council shall
work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to
coordinate development of policy recommendations--
(1) to maximize the impact of Federal investment of rural
communities;
(2) to promote economic prosperity and quality of life in
rural communities; and
(3) to use innovation to resolve local and regional
challenges faced by rural communities.
(g) Duties.--The Council shall--
(1) make recommendations to the President, acting through
the Director of the Domestic Policy Council and the Director
of the National Economic Council, on streamlining and
leveraging Federal investments in rural areas, where
appropriate, to increase the impact of Federal dollars and
create economic opportunities to improve the quality of life
in rural areas in the United States;
(2) coordinate and increase the effectiveness of Federal
engagement with rural stakeholders, including agricultural
organizations, small businesses, education and training
institutions, health-care providers, telecommunications
services providers, electric service providers,
transportation providers, research and land grant
institutions, law enforcement, State, local, and tribal
governments, and nongovernmental organizations regarding the
needs of rural areas in the United States;
(3) coordinate Federal efforts directed toward the growth
and development of rural geographic regions that encompass
both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas;
(4) identify and facilitate rural economic opportunities
associated with energy development, outdoor recreation, and
other conservation related activities; and
(5) identify common economic and social challenges faced by
rural communities that could be served through--
(A) better coordination of existing Federal and non-Federal
resources; and
(B) innovative solutions utilizing governmental and
nongovernmental resources.
(h) Executive Departments and Agencies.--
(1) In general.--The heads of executive departments and
agencies shall assist and provide information to the Council,
consistent with applicable law, as may be necessary to carry
out the functions of the Council.
(2) Expenses.--Each executive department or agency shall be
responsible for paying any expenses of the executive
department or agency for participating in the Council.
(i) Report on Rural Smart Communities.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
establishment of the Council, the Council shall submit to
Congress a report describing efforts of rural areas to
integrate ``smart'' technology into their communities to
solve challenges relating to energy, transportation, health
care, law enforcement, housing, or other relevant local
issues, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Smart rural communities.--The report under paragraph
(1) shall include a description of efforts of rural
communities to apply innovative and advanced technologies and
related mechanisms (such as telecommunications, energy,
transportation, housing, economic development)--
(A) to improve the health and quality of life of residents;
(B) to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of
civic operations and services, including public safety and
other vital public functions;
(C) to promote economic growth;
(D) to enhance the use of electricity in the community and
reduce pollution; and
(E) to create a more sustainable and resilient community.
(3) Other inclusions.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) an analysis of efforts to integrate ``smart''
technology into rural communities across the United States;
(B) an analysis of barriers and challenges faced by rural
areas in integrating ``smart'' technology into their
communities;
(C) an analysis of Federal efforts to assist rural areas
with the development and integration of ``smart'' technology
into rural communities;
(D) recommendations, if any, on how to improve coordination
and deployment of Federal efforts to assist rural areas
develop and integrate ``smart'' technology into their
communities;
(E) recommendations, if any, on how rural areas developing
``smart'' communities can better leverage private sector
resources; and
(F) guidelines that establish best practices for rural
areas that desire to use ``smart'' technology to overcome
local challenges.
(j) Review of Public Benefit to Rural Communities on the
Creation of Rural Smart Community Demonstration Projects.--
(1) In general.--On completion of the report under
subsection (i)(1), the Council shall review the benefits of
the creation of a rural smart community demonstration
projects program for the purposes of coordinating Department
of Agriculture rural development, housing, energy, and
telecommunication programs, and other Federal programs
specific to rural communities, to expand innovative
technologies and address local challenges specific to rural
communities.
(2) Inclusions.--In the review under paragraph (1) the
Council shall determine whether a rural smart community
demonstration projects program would--
(A) demonstrate smart community technologies that can be
adapted and repeated by other rural communities;
(B) encourage public, private, local, or regional best
practices that can be replicated by other rural communities;
(C) encourage private sector innovation and investment in
rural communities;
(D) promote a skilled workforce; and
(E) promote standards that allow for the measurement and
validation of the cost savings and performance improvements
associated with the installation and use of smart community
technologies and practices.
(k) Rural Smart Community Resource Guide.--
(1) In general.--The Council shall create, publish, and
maintain a resource guide designed to assist States and other
rural communities in developing and implementing rural smart
community programs.
(2) Inclusions.--A resource guide under paragraph (1) may
include--
(A) a compilation of existing related Federal and non-
Federal programs available to rural communities, including
technical assistance, education, training, research and
development, analysis, and funding;
(B) available examples of local rural communities engaging
private sector entities to implement smart community
solutions, including public-private partnership models that
could be used to leverage private sector funding to solve
similar local challenges;
(C) available examples of proven methods for local rural
communities to facilitate integration of smart technologies
with new and existing infrastructure and systems;
(D) best practices and lessons learned from demonstration
projects, including return on investment and performance
information to help other rural communities decide how to
initiate integration of smart technologies; and
(E) such other topics as are requested by industry entities
or local governments or determined to be necessary by the
Council.
(3) Utilization of existing guides.--In creating,
publishing, and maintaining the guide under paragraph (1),
the Council shall consider Federal, State, and local guides
already published relating to smart community goals,
activities, and best practices--
(A) to prevent duplication of efforts by the Federal
Government; and
(B) to leverage existing complementary efforts.
(4) Resource guide outreach.--The Council shall conduct
outreach to States, counties, communities, and other relevant
entities--
(A) to provide interested stakeholders with the guide
published under paragraph (1);
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(B) to promote the consideration of smart community
technologies and encourage States and local governments to
contribute rural smart community program and activity
information to the guide published under paragraph (1);
(C) to identify--
(i) barriers to rural smart community technology adoption;
and
(ii) any research, development, and assistance that is
needed that could be included in the guide published under
paragraph (1);
(D) to respond to requests for assistance, advice, or
consultation from rural communities; and
(E) for other purposes, as identified by the Council.
(5) Subsequent resource guides.--The Council shall issue an
update to the guide published under paragraph (1) every 5
years.
(l) Rural Broadband Integration Working Group.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) Access to high-speed broadband is no longer a luxury
and is a important for United States families, businesses,
and consumers.
(B) Affordable, reliable access to high-speed broadband is
critical to United States economic growth and
competitiveness.
(C) High-speed broadband enables the people of the United
States to use the Internet in new ways, expands access to
health services and education, increases the productivity of
businesses, and drives innovation throughout the digital
ecosystem.
(D) The private sector and Federal, State, and local
governments have made substantial investments to expand
broadband access in the United States, but more must be done
to improve the availability and quality of high-speed
broadband, particularly in areas lacking competitive choices.
(E) Today, more than 50,000,000 people of the United States
cannot purchase a wired broadband connection at speeds for
adequate broadband service, and only 29 percent of people of
the United States can choose from more than 1 service
provider at that speed.
(F) As a result of the statistics described in subparagraph
(E), the costs, benefits, and availability of high-speed
broadband Internet are not evenly distributed, with
considerable variation among States and between urban and
rural areas.
(G) The Federal Government has an important role to play in
developing coordinated policies to promote broadband
deployment and adoption, including promoting best practices,
breaking down regulatory barriers, and encouraging further
investment, which will help deliver higher quality, lower
cost broadband to more families, businesses, and communities
and allow communities to benefit fully from those
investments.
(2) Policy.--
(A) In general.--It is the policy of the Federal Government
for executive departments and agencies having statutory
authorities applicable to broadband deployment (referred to
in this subsection as the ``agencies'') to use all available
and appropriate authorities--
(i) to identify and address regulatory barriers that may
unduly impede either wired broadband deployment or the
infrastructure to augment wireless broadband deployment;
(ii) to encourage further investment in broadband networks
and services;
(iii) to promote the adoption and meaningful use of
broadband technology; and
(iv) to otherwise encourage or support broadband
deployment, competition, and adoption in ways that promote
the public interest.
(B) Priorities.--In carrying out the policy under
subparagraph (A), the agencies shall focus on--
(i) opportunities to promote broadband adoption and
competition through incentives to new entrants in the market
for broadband services;
(ii) modernizing regulations;
(iii) accurately measuring real-time broadband availability
and speeds;
(iv) increasing broadband access for underserved
communities, including in rural areas;
(v) exploring opportunities to reduce costs for potential
low-income users; and
(vi) other possible measures, including supporting State,
local, and Tribal governments interested in encouraging or
investing in high-speed broadband networks.
(C) Effect.--In carrying out the policy under subparagraph
(A), the agencies shall ensure that existing and planned
Federal, State, local, and Tribal government missions and
capabilities for delivering services to the public, including
those missions and capabilities relating to national
security, public safety, and emergency response, are
maintained.
(D) Coordination.--The agencies shall coordinate the policy
under subparagraph (A) through the Rural Broadband
Integration Working Group established under paragraph (3).
(3) Establishment of rural broadband integration working
group.--
(A) In general.--There is established the Rural Broadband
Integration Working Group (referred to in this subsection as
the ``Working Group'').
(B) Membership.--The membership of the Working Group shall
be composed of the heads, or their designees, of--
(i) the Department of Agriculture;
(ii) the Department of Commerce;
(iii) the Department of Defense;
(iv) the Department of State;
(v) the Department of the Interior;
(vi) the Department of Labor;
(vii) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(viii) the Department of Homeland Security;
(ix) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(x) the Department of Justice;
(xi) the Department of Transportation;
(xii) the Department of the Treasury;
(xiii) the Department of Energy;
(xiv) the Department of Education;
(xv) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(xvi) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(xvii) the General Services Administration;
(xviii) the Small Business Administration;
(xix) the Institute of Museum and Library Services;
(xx) the National Science Foundation;
(xxi) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(xxii) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xxiii) the Office of Management and Budget;
(xxiv) the Council of Economic Advisers;
(xxv) the Domestic Policy Council;
(xxvi) the National Economic Council; and
(xxvii) such other Federal agencies or entities as are
determined appropriate in accordance with subparagraph (E).
(C) Co-chairs.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce
shall serve as the Co-Chairs of the Working Group.
(D) Consultation; coordination.--
(i) Consultation.--The Working Group shall consult, as
appropriate, with other relevant agencies, including the
Federal Communications Commission.
(ii) Coordination.--The Working Group shall coordinate with
existing Federal working groups and committees involved with
broadband.
(E) Membership changes.--
(i) In general.--The Director of the National Economic
Council and the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall review, on a periodic basis, the
membership of the Working Group to ensure that the Working
Group--
(I) includes necessary Federal Government entities; and
(II) is an effective mechanism for coordinating among
agencies on the policy described in paragraph (2).
(ii) Changes.--The Director of the National Economic
Council and the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy may add or remove members of the Council,
as appropriate, based on the review under clause (i).
(4) Functions of the working group.--
(A) Consultation.--As permitted by law, the members of the
Working Group shall consult with State, local, Tribal, and
territorial governments, telecommunications companies,
utilities, trade associations, philanthropic entities, policy
experts, and other interested parties to identify and assess
regulatory barriers described in paragraphs (1)(G) and
(2)(A)(i) and opportunities described in clauses (i) and (v)
of paragraph (2)(B) to determine possible actions relating to
those barriers and opportunities.
(B) Point of contact.--Not later than 15 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, each member of the Working
Group shall--
(i) designate a representative to serve as the main point
of contact for matters relating to the Working Group; and
(ii) notify the Co-Chairs of the Working Group of that
designee.
(C) Survey.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the members of the Working Group shall
submit to the Working Group a comprehensive survey of--
(I) Federal programs, including the allocated funding
amounts, that currently support or could reasonably be
modified to support broadband deployment and adoption; and
(II) all agency-specific policies and rules with the direct
or indirect effect of facilitating or regulating investment
in or deployment of wired and wireless broadband networks.
(D) List of actions.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the members of the Working
Group shall submit to the Working Group an initial list of
actions that each of the agencies could take to identify and
address regulatory barriers, incentivize investment, promote
best practices, align funding decisions, and otherwise
support wired broadband deployment and adoption.
(E) Report.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 150 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, after not fewer than 2 meetings of the
full Working Group, the Working Group shall submit to the
President, acting through the Director of the National
Economic Council, a coordinated, agreed-to, and prioritized
list of recommendations of the Working Group on actions that
agencies can take to support broadband deployment and
adoption.
(ii) Inclusions.--The recommendations under clause (i)
shall include--
(I) a list of priority actions and rulemakings; and
(II) timelines to complete the priority actions and
rulemakings under subclause (I).
(m) General Provisions.--
(1) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
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(A) impairs or otherwise affects--
(i) the authority granted by law to a department or agency,
or the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative,
or legislative proposals; or
(iii) the authority of the Federal Communications
Commission concerning spectrum allocation decisions;
(B) requires the disclosure of classified information, law
enforcement sensitive information, or other information that
shall be protected in the interests of national security; or
(C) creates any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party
against the United States, any Federal department, agency, or
entity, any officer, employee, or agent, of the United
States, or any other person.
(2) Implementation.--This section shall be implemented
consistent with applicable law and subject to the
availability of appropriations.
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SA 3389. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and
Ms. Stabenow)) proposed an amendment 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; as follows:
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. __. REAUTHORIZATION OF RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Act of 2018'' or
the ``SIREN Act of 2018''.
(b) Amendments.--Section 330J of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-15) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in rural areas'' and
inserting ``in rural areas or to residents of rural areas'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting
the following:
``(b) Eligibility; Application.--To be eligible to receive
grant under this section, an entity shall--
``(1) be--
``(A) an emergency medical services agency operated by a
local or tribal government (including fire-based and non-fire
based); or
``(B) an emergency medical services agency that is
described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code;
and
``(2) submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
``(c) Use of Funds.--An entity--
``(1) shall use amounts received through a grant under
subsection (a) to--
``(A) train emergency medical services personnel as
appropriate to obtain and maintain licenses and
certifications relevant to service in an emergency medical
services agency described in subsection (b)(1);
``(B) conduct courses that qualify graduates to serve in an
emergency medical services agency described in subsection
(b)(1) in accordance with State and local requirements;
``(C) fund specific training to meet Federal or State
licensing or certification requirements; and
``(D) acquire emergency medical services equipment; and
``(2) may use amounts received through a grant under
subsection (a) to--
``(A) recruit and retain emergency medical services
personnel, which may include volunteer personnel;
``(B) develop new ways to educate emergency health care
providers through the use of technology-enhanced educational
methods; or
``(C) acquire personal protective equipment for emergency
medical services personnel as required by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration.
``(d) Grant Amounts.--Each grant awarded under this section
shall be in an amount not to exceed $200,000 .
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `emergency medical services'--
``(A) means resources used by a public or private nonprofit
licensed entity to deliver medical care outside of a medical
facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of
the condition of the patient; and
``(B) includes services delivered (either on a compensated
or volunteer basis) by an emergency medical services provider
or other provider that is licensed or certified by the State
involved as an emergency medical technician, a paramedic, or
an equivalent professional (as determined by the State).
``(2) The term `rural area' means--
``(A) a nonmetropolitan statistical area;
``(B) an area designated as a rural area by any law or
regulation of a State; or
``(C) a rural census tract of a metropolitan statistical
area (as determined under the most recent rural urban
commuting area code as set forth by the Office of Management
and Budget).
``(f) Matching Requirement.--The Secretary may not award a
grant under this section to an entity unless the entity
agrees that the entity will make available (directly or
through contributions from other public or private entities)
non-Federal contributions toward the activities to be carried
out under the grant in an amount equal to 25 percent of the
amount received under the grant.''; and
(3) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``2002 through 2006''
and inserting ``2019 through 2023''.
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SA 3390. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr.
Toomey)) proposed an amendment 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; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 125__. PROHIBITION ON SLAUGHTER OF DOGS AND CATS FOR
HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), no
person may--
(1) knowingly slaughter a dog or cat for human consumption;
or
(2) knowingly ship, transport, move, deliver, receive,
possess, purchase, sell, or donate--
(A) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption;
or
(B) a dog or cat part for human consumption.
(b) Scope.--Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to
conduct--
(1) in interstate commerce or foreign commerce; or
(2) within the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States.
(c) Exception for Indian Tribes.--The prohibition in
subsection (a) shall not apply to an Indian (as defined in
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) carrying out any activity
described in subsection (a) for the purpose of a religious
ceremony.
(d) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall
be subject to a fine in an amount not greater than $5,000 for
each violation.
(e) Effect on State Law.--Nothing in this section--
(1) limits any State or local law or regulation protecting
the welfare of animals; or
(2) prevents a State or unit of local government from
adopting and enforcing an animal welfare law or regulation
that is more stringent than this section.
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SA 3391. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill S. 724, to
amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary
hydropower approvals; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
(c) Obligation for Payment of Annual Charges.--Any
obligation of a licensee or exemptee for the payment of
annual charges under section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. 803(e)) for a project that has not commenced
construction as of the date of enactment of this Act shall
commence not earlier than the latest of--
(1) the date by which the licensee or exemptee is required
to commence construction; or
(2) the date of any extension of the deadline under
paragraph (1).
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SA 3392. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Udall) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 1029, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act to improve pesticide registration and other activities
under the Act, to extend and modify fee authorities, and for other
purposes; as follows:
On page 1, line 6, strike ``2017'' and insert ``2018''.
On page 2, line 12, strike ``2018 through 2020'' and insert
``2019 through 2023''.
On page 2, line 17, strike ``2018 through 2020'' and insert
``2019 through 2023''.
On page 2, line 21, strike ``2018 through 2020'' and insert
``2019 through 2023''.
On page 3, line 5, strike ``2018 through 2020'' and insert
``2019 through 2023''.
On page 3, lines 9 and 10, strike ``2018 through 2020'' and
insert ``2019 through 2023''.
On page 3, line 23, strike ``2017'' and insert ``2018''.
On page 3, line 24, strike ``2022'' and insert ``2025''.
On page 7, line 21, strike ``2017'' and insert ``2018''.
On page 12, strike lines 23 and 24 and insert the
following:
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``pesticide registration''; and
(ii) by striking ``October 1, 2013, and ending on September
30, 2015'' and inserting ``October 1, 2019, and ending on
September 30, 2021'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``pesticide registration''; and
(ii) by striking ``2015'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2021''; and
On page 13, line 1, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(C)''.
On page 21, line 11, strike ``2021'' and insert ``2024''.
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On page 21, line 12, strike ``2021'' and insert ``2024''.
On page 21, line 19, strike ``2022'' and insert ``2025''.
On page 21, line 20, strike ``2022'' and insert ``2025''.
On page 22, line 2, strike ``2022'' and insert ``2025''.
On page 22, line 3, strike ``2022'' and insert ``2025''.
On page 186, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert the
following:
SEC. 7. EXTENSION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or
amendment made by this Act, any reference in this Act or an
amendment made by this Act to ``2020'' shall be deemed to be
a reference to ``2023''.
SEC. 8. AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD;
CERTIFICATION OF PESTICIDE APPLICATORS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act and ending not earlier than October 1, 2021, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'')--
(1) shall carry out--
(A) the final rule of the Administrator entitled
``Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
Revisions'' (80 Fed. Reg. 67496 (November 2, 2015)); and
(B) the final rule of the Administrator entitled
``Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators'' (82
Fed. Reg. 952 (January 4, 2017)); and
(2) shall not revise or develop revisions to the rules
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
(b) Exceptions.--Prior to October 1, 2021, the
Administrator may propose, and after a notice and public
comment period of not less than 90 days, promulgate revisions
to the final rule described in subsection (a)(1)(A)
addressing application exclusion zones under part 170 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, consistent with the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C.
136 et seq.).
(c) GAO Report.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall--
(1) conduct a study on the use of the designated
representative, including the effect of that use on the
availability of pesticide application and hazard information
and worker health and safety; and
(2) not later than October 1, 2021, make publically
available a report describing the study under paragraph (1),
including any recommendations to prevent the misuse of
pesticide application and hazard information, if that misuse
is identified.
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