[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1785]
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  SA 1287. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1968, making further continuing appropriations and 
other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING.

       The Secretary of Agriculture--
       (1) shall, immediately after the enactment of this Act, 
     unfreeze funding for and implement all contracts entered into 
     by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) shall, as rapidly as possible after the enactment of 
     this Act, pay all past due amounts owed by the Secretary 
     under contracts described in paragraph (1);
       (3) shall not cancel any signed contract with a farmer or 
     an entity providing assistance to farmers, unless the farmer 
     or entity has failed to comply with the terms and conditions 
     of the contract; and
       (4) shall not use any funds made available by this Act to 
     close any Farm Service Agency county office or Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service field office.
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