[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1238]
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  SA 766. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
                   PROTECTING ACCESS TO VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS THAT 
                   HELP FARMERS STEWARD THEIR LAND AND ADDRESS 
                   NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES IN A RESPONSIBLE 
                   AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE WAY.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     protecting access to voluntary programs that help farmers 
     steward their land and address natural resource challenges in 
     a responsible and economically viable way, which may include 
     prohibiting provisions that decrease funding for existing 
     conservation programs or programs that address drought and 
     persistent water challenges, by the amounts provided in such 
     legislation for those purposes, provided that such 
     legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of 
     the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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