[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4758]
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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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