[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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