[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4633]
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  SA 1270. Mrs. BRITT 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. ____. (a) For an additional amount for ``Agricultural 
     Programs--Agricultural Research Service--Salaries and 
     Expenses'', there is appropriated $1,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for cooperative agreements with 
     qualified nonprofit organizations to expedite research using 
     plant genomics to develop drought- and disease-resistant 
     peanut varieties and other crops.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     amount appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Agricultural Programs--Processing, Research, and 
     Marketing--Office of the Secretary'' in title I for the 
     Office of Communications shall be reduced by $1,000,000.
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