[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1349. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       Strike sections 1006 and 1007 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1006. USDA ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SOCIALLY 
                   DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, RANCHERS, FOREST LAND 
                   OWNERS AND OPERATORS, AND GROUPS.

       (a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $890,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to carry out this section.
       (b) Assistance.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use the 
     amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)--
       (1) to provide outreach, mediation, financial training, 
     capacity building training, cooperative development training 
     and support, and other technical assistance on issues 
     concerning food, agriculture, agricultural credit, 
     agricultural extension, rural development, or nutrition to 
     socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest 
     landowners, or other members of socially disadvantaged 
     groups;
       (2) to provide grants and loans to improve land access for 
     socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest 
     landowners, including issues related to heirs' property in a 
     manner as determined by the Secretary;
       (3) to support the activities of one or more equity 
     commissions that will address racial equity issues within the 
     Department of Agriculture and its programs, using $5,000,000 
     of the amount made available pursuant to subsection (a);
       (4) to support and supplement agricultural research, 
     education, and extension, as well as scholarships and 
     programs that provide internships and pathways to Federal 
     employment, at--
       (A) colleges or universities eligible to receive funds 
     under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the 
     ``Second Morrill Act'') (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including 
     Tuskegee University;
       (B) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the 
     Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
     301 note; Public Law 103-382));
       (C) Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian 
     serving institutions eligible to receive grants under 
     subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of section 1419B of 
     the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3156);
       (D) Hispanic-serving institutions eligible to receive 
     grants under section 1455 of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3241); and
       (E) the insular area institutions of higher education 
     located in the territories of the United States, as referred 
     to in section 1489 of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3361); 
     and
       (5) to provide financial assistance to socially 
     disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners that 
     are former farm loan borrowers that suffered related adverse 
     actions or past discrimination or bias in Department of 
     Agriculture programs, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Nonindustrial private forest land.--The term 
     ``nonindustrial private forest land'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 1201(a)(18) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)(18)).
       (2) Socially disadvantaged farmer, rancher, or forest 
     landowner.--The term ``socially disadvantaged farmer, 
     rancher, or forest landowner'' means a farmer, rancher, or 
     owner or operator of nonindustrial private forest land who is 
     a member of a socially disadvantaged group.
       (3) Socially disadvantaged group.--The term ``socially 
     disadvantaged group'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)).

     SEC. 1007. USE OF THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FOR 
                   COMMODITIES AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out 
     of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
     to use the Commodity Credit Corporation to acquire and make 
     available commodities under section 406(b) of the Food for 
     Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736(b)) and for expenses under such 
     section.
       (b) Requirements.--With respect to the use of amounts 
     appropriated by subsection (a)--
       (1) section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, shall 
     not apply; and
       (2) the least expensive transportation available shall be 
     used for the distribution of commodities acquired using those 
     amounts.
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