[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5117]
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  SA 3370. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the funds provided to the Department of Agriculture by any 
     division of this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall use such sums as are necessary--
       (1) to maintain not fewer than the fiscal year 2024 level 
     of Natural Resources Conservation Service staff in each 
     State; and
       (2) to ensure that each State has a dedicated State 
     Conservationist.
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