[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4561]
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  SA 1228. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. 
Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  Section 226B(f) of the Department of Agriculture 
     Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``organizations'' and 
     inserting ``organizations, institutions of higher education, 
     and local educational agencies'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``institutions on 
     research, program improvements, or agricultural education 
     opportunities'' and inserting ``institutions or community-
     based nonprofit organizations on research, program 
     improvements, agricultural education opportunities, or 
     technical skills and job training programs''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) Assessing the effectiveness with respect to 
     farmworkers of Department outreach programs.
       ``(H) Developing and implementing a plan to coordinate 
     outreach activities and services provided by the Department 
     with respect to farmworkers.
       ``(I) Collaborating with and providing input on 
     programmatic and policy decisions relating to farmworkers to 
     the agencies and offices of the Department, including--
       ``(i) the Farm Service Agency;
       ``(ii) the Natural Resources Conservation Service;
       ``(iii) the rural development mission area;
       ``(iv) the National Institute of Food and Agriculture;
       ``(v) the Food and Nutrition Service;
       ``(vi) the Agricultural Marketing Service;
       ``(vii) the Forest Service;
       ``(viii) the National Agricultural Statistics Service; and
       ``(ix) any other agency or office that the Coordinator 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(J) Communicating to employers of farmworkers, and 
     publicizing on the website of the Department, information 
     about Federal programs for which the employees of those 
     employers may be eligible.
       ``(K) Identifying research priorities to inform the 
     research activities of the Department relating to 
     farmworkers.
       ``(L) Measuring and analyzing outcomes of the programs and 
     activities of the Department on farmworkers.
       ``(M) Recommending new initiatives and programs to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(N) Carrying out any other related duties that the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Staff.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Coordinator, shall employ such staff as the Secretary 
     determines necessary to carry out the duties described in 
     paragraph (2).''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph 
     (B), by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2029''.
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