[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1362-S1363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
UDALL FOUNDATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023
Mr. KELLY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1311, a bill to
reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, which
was introduced earlier today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The bill clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1311) to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. KELLY. I further ask that the bill be considered read three times
and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and
laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 1311) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed as follows:
S. 1311
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Udall Foundation
Reauthorization Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UDALL FOUNDATION TRUST FUND.
Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2023'' and inserting
``2028'';
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2028''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``5-fiscal year period''
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year
2024.''.
Mr. KELLY. Mr. President, this legislation would reauthorize a
Federal foundation, the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act, which was established to honor the legacy of two great Arizonans:
Morris and Stewart Udall.
The Udall Foundation honors the legacy of the Udalls by awarding
scholarships, fellowships, and internships for study related to the
environment and for American Indians and Alaska Natives to study
healthcare and Tribal public policy. The foundation also supports the
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and the Native Nations
Institute to conduct research on environmental policy, American Indian
and Alaska Native healthcare issues, Tribal policy, and training.
My predecessor, Senator John McCain, was a longtime supporter of
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the foundation and its work, and the foundation has honored Senate
McCain's legacy through the John S. McCain III National Center for
Environmental Conflict Resolution.
This legislation does not increase authorization levels for the
foundation. It simply extends current levels through the end of fiscal
year 2028 to allow the foundation to continue its important work.
I yield the floor.
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