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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 3346. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Wyden (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Gardner)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 1203, strike line 3 and insert the following:ricultural systems.

``(16) Hop plant health initiative.--Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat diseases of hops caused by the plant pathogens Podosphaera macularis and Pseudoperonospora humuli.''.

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SA 3347. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part II of of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 86__. FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS ACT.

Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Forest Roads and Trails Act'') is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION

PROGRAM.

``(a) Definitions.--In this section:

``(1) National forest system.--The term `National Forest System' has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).

``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

``(b) Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish, and develop a national strategy to carry out, a program, to be known as the `Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program', within the National Forest System to implement for each unit of the National Forest System the minimum road system identified under subsection (c).

``(c) Identification of Minimum Road System.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, in accordance with section 212.5(b) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section), the Secretary shall identify for each unit of the National Forest System--

``(1) the minimum road system; and

``(2) any unneeded roads.

``(d) Contents.--In carrying out subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall use the priorities described in section 212.5(b)(2) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section).

``(e) Unneeded Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission any roads identified as unneeded under subsection (c) as soon as practicable after making the identification under that subsection.

``(f) Revision.--The Secretary shall review, and may revise, an identification made under subsection (c) for a unit of the National Forest System during a revision of the land and resource management plan applicable to the unit.''.

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SA 3348. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Isakson) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 26, line 16, strike ``2020'' and insert ``2021''.

At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following:

SEC. 15__. LOSS OF PEACH AND BLUEBERRY CROPS DUE TO EXTREME

COLD.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide compensation for expenses relating to losses of peach and blueberry crops that occurred--

(1) during calendar year 2017; and

(2) due to extreme cold, as determined by the Secretary.

(b) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $18,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Strike section 1710.

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SA 3349. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts

(for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. ___. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT

DEPENDENTS.

(a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Congress further finds that it should also be the purpose of the supplemental nutrition assistance program to increase employment, to encourage healthy marriage, and to promote prosperous self-sufficiency, which means the ability of households to maintain an income above the poverty level without services and benefits from the Federal Government.''.

(b) Definitions.--

(1) Food.--Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, except that a food, food product, meal, or other item described in this subsection shall be considered a food under this Act only if it is an essential (as determined by the Secretary)''.

(2) Supervised job search.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--

(A) by redesignating subsections (t) through (v) as subsections (u) through (w), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subsection (s) the following:

``(t) Supervised Job Search.--The term `supervised job search' means a job search program that has the following characteristics:

``(1) The job search occurs at an official location where the presence and activity of the recipient can be directly observed, supervised, and monitored.

``(2) The entry, time onsite, and exit of the recipient from the official job search location are recorded in a manner that prevents fraud.

``(3) The recipient is expected to remain and undertake job search activities at the job search center.

``(4) The quantity of time the recipient is observed and monitored engaging in job search at the official location is recorded for purposes of compliance with the work and work activation requirements of sections 6(o) and 30.''.

(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)) is amended in subparagraphs (C) and (E) by striking ``3(u)(4)'' each place it appears and inserting ``3(v)(4)''.

(c) Work Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2)--

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking

``not less than 3 months (consecutive or otherwise)'' and inserting ``more than 1 month'';

(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;

(D) by adding at the end the following:

``(E) participate in supervised job search for at least 8 hours per week.'';

(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:

``(C) Termination.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any fiscal year that begins after the effective date of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.'';

(3) in paragraph (6)--

(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``15-percent'' and inserting ``5-percent'';

(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), by striking ``3 months'' and inserting ``1 month''; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

``(8) Promoting work.--As a condition of receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State agency shall provide each individual subject to the work requirement of this subsection with the opportunity to participate in an activity selected by the State from among the options described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and

(E) of paragraph (2).

``(9) Penalties for inadequate state performance.--If a State agency fails to fully comply with this section, including the requirement to terminate the benefits of individuals who fail to fulfill the work requirements described in paragraph (2) during a fiscal quarter, the funding allotment of the State for the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be reduced by 10 percent for the quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in which the noncompliance occurred.''.

SEC. _____. WORK ACTIVATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DEPENDENT

CHILDREN.

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 30. WORK ACTIVATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DEPENDENT

CHILDREN.

``(a) Definitions.--In this section:

``(1) Eligible participant.--The term `eligible participant' means an individual who, during a particular month, is--

``(A) a parent in a household with dependent children;

``(B) at least 19, and not more than 55, years of age;

``(C) not disabled;

``(D) a member of a household in which 1 or more parents or children receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits in the month;

``(E) a member of a household that received supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for more than 3 months in the year; and

``(F) employed less than 100 hours in the month.

``(2) Married couple household.--The term `married couple household' means a household that includes 2 eligible participants who are married to each other and have dependent children.

``(3) Successful engagement in work activation.--The term

`successful engagement in work activation' means--

``(A) in the case of an individual who is eligible and required to participate in interim work activation, performance during the month that fulfills the activity and hour requirements of subsection (c);

``(B) in the case of an individual who is required to participate in full work activation, performance during the month that fulfills the activity and hour requirements of subsection (d); and

``(C) in the case of an individual who meets the eligibility criteria described in subsection (e)(1), performance that fulfills the activity and hour requirements of that subsection.

``(4) Work and work preparation activities.--The term `work and work preparation activities' means--

``(A) unsubsidized employment;

``(B) subsidized private sector employment;

``(C) subsidized public sector employment;

``(D) work experience (including work associated with the refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient private sector employment is not available;

``(E) on-the-job training;

``(F) job readiness assistance;

``(G) a community service program;

``(H) vocational educational training (not to exceed 1 year with respect to any individual);

``(I) job skills training directly related to employment;

``(J) education directly related to employment, in the case of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency;

``(K) satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate;

``(L) the provision of child care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program;

``(M) workfare under section 20; and

``(N) supervised job search.

``(b) Work Activation Program.--

``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State agency shall be required to operate a work activation program for eligible participants.

``(2) Special rules for married couple households.--

``(A) In general.--In the case of eligible participants who are spouses in a married couple household--

``(i) the work activation requirement of this section shall apply only if the sum of the combined current employment of both spouses is less than 100 hours per month; and

``(ii) both spouses shall be considered to have achieved successful engagement in the work activation program if either spouse fulfills the work activation requirements described in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(1).

``(B) Total required hours.--The total combined number of hours of required work and work preparation activities for both spouses in a married couple household shall not be greater than the total number of hours required for a single head of household.

``(C) Requirement.--In carrying out this section, a State agency shall ensure that, for any month--

``(i) the proportion that--

``(I) the number of married couple households that are required to participate in work activation under this section in a month; bears to

``(II) the number of all households that are required to participate in work activation under this section in the same month; is not greater than--

``(ii) the proportion that--

``(I) the number of all married couple households with eligible participants in the month; bears to

``(II) the number of all households with eligible participants in the same month.

``(c) Short-Term Interim Work Activation.--

``(1) In general.--A State agency may require eligible participants who meet the criteria in paragraph (2) to engage in--

``(A) interim work activation as described in this subsection; or

``(B) full work activation as described in subsection (d).

``(2) Eligibility.--A State agency may require an eligible participant to participate in interim work activation instead of full work activation if the eligible participant has not engaged in work activation under this section in the preceding 3 years.

``(3) Required job search.--A participant in interim work activation shall be required--

``(A) to participate in supervised job search for at least 6 hours per week; and

``(B) to engage in such additional activities as the State agency may require.

``(4) Time limit on interim work activation.--

``(A) In general.--An eligible participant shall not participate in interim work activation for more than 3 months.

``(B) Additional time.--After an eligible participant has participated in interim work activation for 3 months, the State agency shall require the eligible participant--

``(i) to maintain at least 100 hours of employment per month; or

``(ii) to participate in full work activation.

``(d) Full Work Activation.--

``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State agency shall require all or part of the eligible participants in the State to engage in full work activation under this section.

``(2) Requirements.--An eligible participant who is required to participate in full work activation in a month shall be required to engage in 1 or more work and work preparation activities for an average of 100 hours per month.

``(3) Limitation.--Of the total number of required hours described in paragraph (2), not fewer than 20 hours per week shall be attributable to an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (L),

(M), or (N) of subsection (a)(4).

``(4) Participation in community service or workfare.--At least 10 percent of the eligible participants that a State requires to participate in full work activation under this section shall be required to participate in activities described in subparagraph (D), (G), or (M) of subsection

(a)(4).

``(5) Work activation not employment.--Other than unsubsidized employment described in subsection (a)(4)(A), participation in work and work preparation activities under this section shall not be--

``(A) considered to be employment; or

``(B) subject to any law pertaining to wages, compensation, hours, or conditions of employment under any law administered by the Secretary of Labor.

``(6) Additional required activity.--Except as provided in subsection (g), nothing in this section prevents a State from requiring more than 100 hours per month of participation in work and work preparation activities.

``(e) Limitations and Special Rules.--

``(1) Single teen head of household or married teen who maintains satisfactory school attendance.--For purposes of determining monthly participation rates under this section, an eligible participant who is married or a head of household and who has not attained 20 years of age shall be considered to have completed successful engagement in work activation for a month if the eligible participant--

``(A) maintains satisfactory attendance at secondary school or the equivalent during the month; or

``(B) participates in education directly related to employment for an average of at least 20 hours per week during the month.

``(2) Limitation on number of persons who may be treated as engaged in work activation by reason of participation in educational activities.--For purposes of determining monthly participation rates under this section, not more than 30 percent of the number of individuals in a State who are treated as having completed successful engagement in work activation for a month may be individuals who are determined to be engaged in work activation for the month by reason of participation in vocational educational training.

``(f) State Option for Participation Requirement Exemptions.--

``(1) In general.--For any fiscal year, a State agency, at the option of the State agency, may--

``(A) exempt a household that includes a child who has not attained 12 months of age from engaging in work activation; and

``(B) disregard that household in determining the monthly participation rates under this section until the child has attained 12 months of age.

``(2) Exclusion.--For purposes of determining monthly participation rates under this section, a household that includes a child who has not attained 6 years of age shall be considered to be successfully engaged in work activation for a month if a member of the household receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits is engaged in work activation for an average of at least 20 hours per week during the month.

``(g) Penalties Against Individuals.--

``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), if an eligible participant in a household receiving assistance under the State program funded under this section fails to complete successful engagement in work activation in accordance with this section, the State agency shall--

``(A) in accordance with paragraph (2), reduce the amount of assistance otherwise payable to the entire household pro rata (or more, at the option of the State agency) with respect to the month immediately after any month in which the eligible participant fails to perform; or

``(B) terminate the assistance entirely.

``(2) Pro rata reduction.--For purposes of paragraph

(1)(A), the amount of the pro rata reduction shall equal the product obtained by multiplying--

``(A) the normal monthly amount of assistance to the entire household that would have been received if not for the reduction under paragraph (1)(A); by

``(B) the proportion that--

``(i) the hours of required work and work preparation activities performed by the eligible participant during the month; bears to

``(ii) the number or hours of work and work preparation activities the State agency required the eligible participant to perform in accordance with this section.

``(3) Exception.--A State may not reduce or terminate assistance under the State program funded under this section or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B))) based on a refusal of an eligible participant to engage in work and work preparation activities required under this section if--

``(A) the eligible participant is a single custodial parent caring for a child who has not attained 6 years of age; and

``(B) the eligible participant proves that the eligible participant has a demonstrated inability (as determined by the State agency) to obtain needed child care, due to--

``(i) unavailability of appropriate child care within a reasonable distance from the home or work site of the eligible participant; or

``(ii) unavailability of all affordable child care arrangements, including formal child care and all informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements.

``(h) Limitation on Hours of Required Participation in Community Service or Workfare.--

``(1) In general.--The maximum number of hours during a month that an eligible participant shall be required under this section to work in a community service program or a workfare program under section 20 shall not exceed the quotient obtained by dividing--

``(A) the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits received by the household for that month, as determined under paragraph (2); by

``(B) the Federal minimum wage.

``(2) Total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits defined.--

``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the total dollar cost of all means-tested benefits shall equal the sum of the dollar cost of all benefits received by the household from--

``(i) the supplemental nutrition assistance program;

``(ii) the State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i))); and

``(iii) any assistance provided to a household, landlord, or public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6))) to subsidize the rental payment for a dwelling unit, including assistance provided for public housing dwelling units under section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) and assistance provided under section 8 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f).

``(B) Value of benefits during sanction.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), if the dollar value of 1 or more benefits received by a household in a month has been reduced under subsection (g) or another sanction requirement, the calculated dollar value of the sanctioned benefits shall equal the dollar value of the benefit that would have been received if the benefit had not been reduced by the sanction.

``(3) Additional activities.--Nothing in this subsection prevents a State agency from requiring an eligible participant to engage in activities not described in paragraph (1) for additional hours during the month.

``(i) Work Activation Participation Goals.--

``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, except as provided in paragraph (2), a State agency shall achieve for each quarter of the fiscal year with respect to all eligible participants receiving assistance under the State program funded under this section for that fiscal year at least the participation rate specified in the following table:

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The quarterly participation

``If the fiscal year is: rate shall be at least:

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2019..................................... 20 percent

2020..................................... 35 percent

2021..................................... 50 percent

2022..................................... 65 percent

2023..................................... 80 percent.

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``(2) Adjustment if recessionary period.--If the average national unemployment rate during a quarter of a fiscal year, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, is more than 8 percent, the participation goal for the immediately succeeding quarter shall equal the product obtained by multiplying--

``(A) the applicable quarterly participation rate under paragraph (1); by

``(B) 0.8.

``(j) Calculation of Work Activation Participation Rates.--

``(1) Definition of sanctioned recipient.--In this subsection, the term `sanctioned recipient' means any eligible participant who--

``(A) was required to participate in work activation in a month;

``(B) failed to perform the assigned work and work preparation activities so as to meet the relevant hourly requirements in subsection (c), (d), or (e)(2); and

``(C) was sanctioned by a reduced benefit payment in the subsequent month under subsection (g).

``(2) Requirements.--The work activation participation rate for a State for any quarter of a fiscal year shall equal the average of the monthly participation rates for the State during the 3 months of that quarter.

``(3) Monthly participation rate.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the monthly participation rate shall equal the ratio of all countable participants to all eligible participants in the month, as determined under paragraph (4).

``(4) Ratio of all countable participants to all eligible participants.--Subject to paragraph (5), the ratio of all countable participants to all eligible participants in a month equals the proportion that--

``(A) the sum obtained by adding--

``(i) all eligible participants who--

``(I) were required by the State to engage in interim work activation, full work activation, or education under subsection (e)(1) during the month; and

``(II) fulfilled the criteria for successful engagement in work activation for that activity during the month; and

``(ii) all sanctioned recipients for that month; bears to

``(B) the average number of eligible participants in the State in that month.

``(5) Multiple eligible participants.--A married couple household consisting of more than 1 eligible participant shall be counted as a single eligible participant for purposes of calculating the participation rate under this subsection.

``(k) Penalties for Inadequate State Performance.--

``(1) In general.--Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and for each subsequent quarter of fiscal year 2020 and of each subsequent fiscal year, each State shall count the monthly average number of countable participants under this section.

``(2) Reduction in funding.--If the monthly average number of countable participants in a State of a fiscal year is not sufficient to fulfill the relevant work activation participation goal under subsection (i) during that quarter, the supplemental nutrition assistance program funding for the State under this Act shall be reduced for the fiscal quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in which the inadequate performance occurred in accordance with paragraph (3).

``(3) Funding in penalized quarter.--The total amount of funding a State shall receive for all households with eligible participants for a quarter for which funding is reduced under paragraph (2) shall equal the product obtained by multiplying--

``(A) the total amount of funding that the State would have received in the preceding quarter for all households with eligible participants if no reduction had been in place; by

``(B) the ratio of all countable participants to all eligible participants (as determined under subsection (j)(4)) for the quarter that began 180 days before the first day of the quarter for which funding is reduced.

``(l) Funding To Administer Work Activation.--

``(1) TANF funding.--

``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a State that receives supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this Act may use during that fiscal year to carry out the work activation program of the State under this section--

``(i) any of the Federal funds available to the State through the State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in that fiscal year; and

``(ii) any of the funds from State sources allocated to the operation of the program described in clause (i).

``(B) Effect.--Any State that uses State funds allocated to the State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to administer the work activation program of that State under this section may treat those funds as qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i))) for purposes of meeting the requirements of section 409(a)(7) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) in that fiscal year.

``(2) Workforce investment act funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a State that receives Federal funds under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) may use up to 50 percent of those funds during that fiscal year to carry out the work activation program of the State under this section.

``(3) Supplemental nutrition assistance program employment and training program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, a State that receives Federal funds under this Act for an employment and training program under section 6(d) may use those funds during that fiscal year to carry out the work activation program of the State under this section.''.

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SA 3350. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3134 proposed by Mr. Thune to the amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 9, strike line 14 and insert the following:that land.''.

SEC. 2104. EXTENSION AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-

GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

(a) Extension.--Section 1444 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221) (as amended by section 7114(1)) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

``(4) Fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.--In addition to other amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated for 1 of fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 such sums as are necessary to ensure that an eligible institution receiving a distribution of funds under this section for that fiscal year receives not less than the amount of funds received by that eligible institution under this section for the preceding fiscal year.''; and

(2) in subsection (b)--

(A) in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(B)--

(i) by striking ``paragraph (2) of this subsection'' and inserting ``this paragraph''; and

(ii) by striking ``In computing'' and inserting the following:

``(C) In computing'';

(B) in paragraph (2)--

(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Of the remainder'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), of the remainder''; and

(ii) by striking ``(2) any funds'' and inserting the following:

``(3) Additional amount.--Any funds'';

(i) by striking ``are allocated'' and inserting ``were allocated''; and

(ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``, as so designated as of that date.'';

(D) by striking ``(b) Beginning'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``any funds'' in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

``(b) Distribution of Funds.--

``(1) In general.--Funds made available under this section shall be distributed among eligible institutions in accordance with this subsection.

``(2) Base amount.--Any funds''; and

(E) by adding at the end the following:

``(4) Special amount for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.--

``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for 1 of fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, if the calculation under paragraph (3)(B) would result in a distribution of less than $3,000,000 to an eligible institution that first received funds under this section after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128 Stat. 649) for a fiscal year, that institution shall receive a distribution of $3,000,000 for that fiscal year.

``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply only if amounts are appropriated under subsection (a)(4) to ensure that an eligible institution receiving a distribution of funds under this section for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, as applicable, receives not less than the amount of funds received by that eligible institution under this section for the preceding fiscal year.''.

(b) Research.--Section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

``(6) Fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.--In addition to other amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated for 1 of fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022 such sums as are necessary to ensure that an eligible institution receiving a distribution of funds under this section for that fiscal year receives not less than the amount of funds received by that eligible institution under this section for the preceding fiscal year.''; and

(2) in subsection (b)--

(A) in paragraph (2)--

(i) by adding at the end the following:

``(D) Special amount for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.--

``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for 1 of fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, if the calculation under subparagraph (C) would result in a distribution of less than

$3,000,000 to an eligible institution that first received funds under this section after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128 Stat. 649), that institution shall receive a distribution of $3,000,000 for that fiscal year.

``(ii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall apply only if amounts are appropriated under subsection (a)(6) to ensure that an eligible institution receiving a distribution of funds under this section for fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022, as applicable, receives not less than the amount of funds received by that eligible institution under this section for the preceding fiscal year.'';

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) Of funds'' and inserting the following:

``(C) Additional amount.--Except as provided in subparagraph (D), of funds'';

(iii) in subparagraph (A)--

(I) by striking ``are allocated'' and inserting ``were allocated'';

(II) by inserting ``, as so designated as of that date'' before the period at the end; and

(III) by striking ``(A) Funds'' and inserting the following:

``(B) Base amount.--Funds''; and

(iv) in the matter preceding subparagraph (B) (as so designated), by striking ``(2) The'' and all that follows through ``follows:'' and inserting the following:

``(3) Distributions.--

``(A) In general.--After allocating amounts under paragraph

(2), the remainder shall be allotted among the eligible institutions in accordance with this paragraph.'';

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Three per centum'' and inserting the following:

``(2) Administration.--3 percent''; and

(C) in the matter preceding paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking ``(b) Beginning'' and all that follows through ``follows:'' and inserting the following:

``(b) Distribution of Funds.--

``(1) In general.--Funds made available under this section shall be distributed among eligible institutions in accordance with this subsection.''.

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SA 3351. Ms. STABENOW submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 233, line 7, strike ``based'' the second place it appears and insert ``best''.

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SA 3352. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Tester) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 126__. LABELING OF CERTAIN SINGLE INGREDIENT FOODS.

The food labeling requirements under section 403(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(q)) shall not require that the nutrition facts label of any single ingredient sugar, honey, agave, and syrup that is packaged and offered for sale as a single ingredient food includes a declaration of added sugars.

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SA 3353. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part II of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 86__. STREAMLINING THE FOREST SERVICE PROCESS FOR

CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY

LOCATION APPLICATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Communications facility.--The term ``communications facility'' includes--

(A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of writings, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of all kinds; and

(B) any antenna or apparatus that is--

(i) designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency;

(ii)(I) designed to be operated, or is operating, from a fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Federal Communications Commission; or

(II) using duly authorized devices that do not require individual licenses; and

(iii) is added to a tower, building, or other structure.

(2) Communications site.--The term ``communications site'' means an area of covered land designated for communications uses.

(3) Communications use.--The term ``communications use'' means the placement and operation of communications facility.

(4) Communications use authorization.--The term

``communications use authorization'' means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to locate or modify a communications facility on covered land by the Forest Service for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of the covered land for communications use.

(5) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means National Forest System land.

(6) Organizational unit.--The term ``organizational unit'', with respect to the Forest Service, means--

(A) a regional office;

(B) the headquarters;

(D) a ranger district office.

(7) Special account.--The term ``special account'' means the special account established for the Forest Service under subsection (f)(1).

(b) Regulations.--Notwithstanding section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) or section 606 of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018

(Public Law 115-141), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations--

(1) to streamline the process for considering applications to locate or modify communications facilities on covered land;

(2) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the process is uniform and standardized across the organizational units of the Forest Service; and

(3) to require that the applications described in paragraph

(1) be considered and granted on a competitively neutral, technology neutral, and nondiscriminatory basis.

(1) include procedures for the tracking of applications described in subsection (b)(1), including--

(A) identifying the number of applications--

(i) received;

(ii) approved; and

(iii) denied;

(B) in the case of an application that is denied, describing the reasons for the denial; and

(C) describing the period of time between the receipt of an application and the issuance of a final decision on an application;

(2) provide for minimum lease terms of not less than 15 years for leases with respect to the location of communications facilities on covered land;

(3) include a structure of fees for--

(A) submitting an application described in subsection

(b)(1), based on the cost to the Forest Service of considering such an application; and

(B) issuing communications use authorizations, based on the cost to the Forest Service of any maintenance or other activities required to be performed by the Forest Service as a result of the location or modification of the communications facility; and

(4) provide for prioritization or streamlining of the consideration of applications to locate or modify communications facilities on covered land in a previously disturbed right-of-way.

(d) Additional Considerations.--In promulgating regulations under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider--

(1) how discrete reviews in considering an application described in paragraph (1) of that subsection can be conducted simultaneously, rather than sequentially, by any organizational units of the Forest Service that must approve the location or modification; and

(2) how to eliminate overlapping requirements among the organizational units of the Forest Service with respect to the location or modification of a communications facility on covered land administered by those organizational units.

(e) Communication of Streamlined Process to Organizational Units.--With respect to the regulations promulgated under subsection (b), the Secretary shall--

(1) communicate the regulations to the organizational units of the Forest Service; and

(2) ensure that the organizational units of the Forest Service follow the regulations.

(f) Deposit and Availability of Fees.--

(1) Special account.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a special account in the Treasury for the Forest Service for the deposit of fees collected by the Forest Service under subsection (c)(3) for communications use authorizations on covered land granted, issued, or executed by the Forest Service.

(2) Requirements for fees collected.--Fees collected by the Forest Service under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) shall be--

(A) based on the costs described in that paragraph; and

(B) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and nondiscriminatory with respect to other users of the communications site.

(3) Deposit of fees.--Fees collected by the Forest Service under subsection (c)(3) shall be deposited in the special account.

(4) Availability of fees.--Amounts deposited in the special account shall be available, to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary to cover costs incurred by the Forest Service described in subsection (c)(3), including--

(A) preparing needs assessments or other programmatic analyses necessary to designate communications sites and issue communications use authorizations;

(B) developing management plans for communications sites;

(D) obtaining or improving access to communications sites.

(5) No additional appropriations authorized.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), no other amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.

(g) Savings Provisions.--

(1) Real property authorities.--Nothing in this section provides any executive agency with any new leasing or other real property authorities not in existence before the date of enactment of this Act.

(2) Effect on other laws.--

(A) In general.--Nothing in this section, including any action taken pursuant to this section, impacts a decision or determination by any executive agency to sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, lease, reuse, or redevelop any Federal real property pursuant to title 40, United States Code, the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016

(Public Law 114-287; 40 U.S.C. 1303 note), or any other law governing real property activities of the Federal Government.

(B) Agreements.--No agreement entered into pursuant to this section obligates the Federal Government to hold, control, or otherwise retain or use real property that may otherwise be deemed as excess, surplus, or that could otherwise be sold, leased, or redeveloped.

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SA 3354. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 141, strike line 3 and all that follows through page 142, line 5, and insert the following:

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a pilot project that provides financial incentives, as determined by the Secretary, to producers to adopt practices designed to improve soil health, including by increasing carbon levels in soil (or `soil carbon levels') or growing new top soil.

``(b) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot project under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--

``(1) identify geographic regions of the United States in which to establish the pilot project, including--

``(A) not less than 1 drought prone region, based on factors such as soil type, cropping history, and water availability; and

``(B) not less than 1 region with a high percentage of spodosols, as identified by the Secretary;

``(2) establish payments to provide an incentive for the use of practices, such as cover crops, no-till farming, nutrient management, resource-conserving crop rotations, and other similar practices approved under the program that--

``(A) improve soil health;

``(B) increase carbon levels in the soil; or

``(C) meet the goals described in subparagraphs (A) and

(B); and

``(3) establish protocols for measuring carbon levels in soil to measure gains in soil health as a result of the practices used in the pilot project.

``(c) Study; Report to Congress.--

``(1) Study.--Not later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary shall conduct a study regarding the baseline of soil carbon levels and nutrients, changes in soil health, reduction in nutrient runoff and top soil erosion, and, if feasible, economic outcomes, as a result of the practices used in the pilot project established under subsection (a).

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SA 3355. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 41__. PARTICIPATION OF PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND

THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS IN SUPPLEMENTAL

NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--

(1) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--

(A) in subsection (r), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''; and

(B) in subsection (u)(3), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''.

(2) Eligible households.--Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--

(A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by inserting

``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after

``Guam,'';

(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and Guam,'' and inserting ``Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,''; and

(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Hawaii,'' each place it appears; and

(ii) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``Guam,''.

(3) Effective date.--

(A) In general.--The amendments made by this subsection shall be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in subparagraph (B) if the Secretary submits to Congress a certification under subsection (f)(3) of section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028).

(B) Date described.--The date referred to in subparagraph

(A) is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of operation submitted to the Secretary under subsection

(f)(1)(A) of section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

(7 U.S.C. 2028).

(b) Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(f) Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--

``(1) Submission of plan by puerto rico, american samoa, and the northern mariana islands.--

``(A) Submission and review of plan of operation.--If a State agency is designated by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (referred to in this subsection as a

`governmental entity') and submits to the Secretary a request to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and a plan of operation under section 11 (including a date on which the governmental entity will begin to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program), the Secretary shall determine whether that governmental entity and State agency satisfy the requirements that would apply under this Act for approval of that plan if the governmental entity were 1 of the several States.

``(B) Determination by secretary.--

``(i) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve a plan of operation under subparagraph (A) if the governmental entity and State agency satisfy the requirements described in that subparagraph.

``(ii) Disapproval.--If the Secretary does not approve a plan of operation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the governmental entity a statement that describes each requirement that is not satisfied by the plan.

``(2) Approval of retail food stores.--If the Secretary approves a plan of operation under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the Secretary shall accept from retail food stores located in the applicable governmental entity applications under section 9 for approval to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

``(3) Submission of certification to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a certification that a governmental entity qualifies to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as if the governmental entity were a State if the Secretary--

``(A) approves the plan of operation under paragraph

(1)(B)(i); and

``(B) approves the applications under paragraph (2) of a number of retail food stores located in the governmental entity requesting to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program that would be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Act if the governmental entity were 1 of the several States.

``(4) Cash benefits provided in puerto rico.--As part of a plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may submit to the Secretary a request to provide benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the form of cash.

``(5) Family market program in puerto rico.--As part of a plan of operation submitted under paragraph (1)(A), notwithstanding subsection (g), the Secretary shall allow the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to continue to carry out, under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the Family Market Program established under this section.

``(g) Termination of Effectiveness.--

``(1) In general.--Subsections (a) through (e) shall cease to be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary submits to Congress a certification under subsection (f)(3).

``(2) Date described.--The date referred to in paragraph

(1) is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of operation submitted to the Secretary under subsection (f)(1)(A).''.

(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year, to remain available until expended.

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SA 3356. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 335, strike line 10 and insert the following:

``(C) Third-party applications.--Prior to the promulgation of regulations or issuance of guidance by the Secretary under subparagraph (B), State agencies and benefit issuers of State agencies may allow third-party applications to access the electronic benefit transfer system, with the consent of a participating household member, to provide electronic benefit transfer account information to the participating household, if the third-party applications adequately protect the privacy of data relating to participating households and retail food stores, consistent with sections 9(c) and 11(e).

``(D) Report.--Not later than 2 years

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SA 3357. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 41__. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR LOW-COST FOOD PLAN.

Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) (as amended by section 4108) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(n) Demonstration Program for Low-cost Food Plan.--

``(1) Definition of low-cost food plan.--

``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term `low-cost food plan' means the diet required to feed a family of 4 persons, consisting of a man and a woman age 19 through 50 years old, a child age 6 through 8 years old, and a child age 9 through 11 years old, at a cost that is in the second quartile of food expenditures for those families in the United States, as determined by the Secretary.

``(B) Adjustments.--In determining the diet under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--

``(i) make household-size adjustments (based on the unrounded cost of the diet), taking into account economies of scale;

``(ii) make cost adjustments in the diet for the State of Hawaii and the urban and rural parts of the State of Alaska to reflect the cost of food in the State of Hawaii and urban and rural parts of the State of Alaska;

``(iii) make cost adjustments in the separate low-cost food plans for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands to reflect the cost of food in those States, which shall not exceed the cost of food in the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and

``(iv) on October 1, 2018, and each October 1 thereafter--

``(I) adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the cost of the diet in the preceding June; and

``(II) round the cost determined under subclause (I) to the nearest lower dollar increment.

``(2) Establishment.--

``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a demonstration program under which the value of the allotment issued to eligible households under the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be equal to the cost to those households of the low-cost food plan, reduced by an amount equal to 30 percent of the income of the household, as determined in accordance with subsections (d) and (e) of section 5, rounded to the nearest lower whole dollar.

``(B) Minimum allotment.--In the case of a household of 1 or 2 persons, the minimum allotment shall be 8 percent of the cost of the low-cost food plan for a household containing 1 member, as determined by the Secretary under section 3, rounded to the nearest whole dollar increment.

``(3) Selection.--In consultation with State agencies, the Secretary shall select not fewer than 4 areas to participate in the demonstration program under this subsection.

``(4) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct an independent evaluation, using rigorous evaluation standards

(including random assignment and control groups), to evaluate the impact on health and nutrition of using the low-cost food plan in lieu of the thrifty food plan.

``(5) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes--

``(A) the results of the demonstration program under this subsection;

``(B) any additional costs or savings to the supplemental assistance nutrition program as a result of the demonstration program under this subsection; and

``(C) any additional costs or savings to State and Federal health care programs as a result of the demonstration program under this subsection.''.

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SA 3358. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 4114, strike the section designation and heading and all that follows through ``Section 28(c)'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and insert the following:

SEC. 4114. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION.

(a) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Training and Technical Assistance.--Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended--

(1) in the section heading, by striking ``grant program''; and

(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

``(e) Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Training and Technical Assistance.--

``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within the Food and Nutrition Service an office, to be known as the

`Office of Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Training and Technical Assistance' (referred to in this subsection as the `Office'), to provide services described in paragraph (2) to--

``(A) State agencies receiving grants under this section; and

``(B) other State and local departments and agencies and community organizations applying for, or receiving, subgrants under this section.

``(2) Services.--The services provided by the Office pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include providing technical assistance to grantees and applicants relating to--

``(A) administering education under the supplemental nutrition assistance program to ensure improvement in diet quality for benefit recipients;

``(B) assessing the nutritional, physical activity, and obesity prevention needs of target populations, and the barriers encountered by those populations to accessing healthy foods and physical activity;

``(C) identifying appropriate, evidence-based strategies and interventions to address problems identified under subparagraph (B), including through the program known as the

`SNAP-Ed Toolkit';

``(D) evaluating the effectiveness of applicable education plans, including through the use of the framework known as the `SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework';

``(E) maintaining and updating the toolkit and framework described in subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, the document known as the `SNAP-Ed Interpretive Guide', and other such other programs as the Secretary determines to be necessary;

``(F) disseminating information, sharing best practices, and facilitating communication among the entities described in paragraph (1);

``(G)(i) identifying common challenges faced by the entities described in paragraph (1); and

``(ii) coordinating efforts to achieve solutions to those challenges; and

``(H) such other services as may be identified by the Secretary, consistent with the purposes of the grants provided under this section.

``(3) Funding.--The Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection not less than 0.5 percent, and not more than 2 percent, of the amounts made available to carry out this section.''.

(b) Nutrition Education State Plans.--Section 28(c)

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SA 3359. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 41__. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION.

The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall provide technical assistance and education to workers and small businesses with respect to--

(1) the eligibility of workers for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); and

(2) other benefits associated with employment-based income.

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SA 3360. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 62__. MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.

Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``middle mile infrastructure'' before ``in rural areas'';

(2) in subsection (b)--

(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

``(3) Middle mile infrastructure.--

``(A) In general.--The term `middle mile infrastructure' means any broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to an end user location (including an anchor institution).

``(B) Inclusions.--The term `middle mile infrastructure' may include interoffice transport, backhaul, internet connectivity, data centers, or special access transport to rural areas.'';

(3) in subsection (c) (as amended by section 6206(2))--

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and to construct, improve, or acquire middle mile infrastructure'' after

``broadband service'';

(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i) (as amended by section 6206(2)(C)) by inserting ``or, in the case of middle mile infrastructure, offer the future ability to link'' after

``provide broadband service''; and

``(5) Limitation on middle mile infrastructure projects.--The Secretary shall limit grants, loans, or loan guarantees for middle mile infrastructure projects to not more than 20 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section.'';

(4) in subsection (d)--

(A) in paragraph (1)(A)--

(i) in clause (i), by inserting ``or extend middle mile infrastructure'' before ``to all''; and

(ii) in clause (iii) (as amended by section 6206(3)(A)(i)(III)), by inserting ``or middle mile infrastructure'' before ``described'';

(B) in paragraph (2)--

(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or install middle mile infrastructure'' before ``in the proposed''; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following:

``(D) Exception for middle mile infrastructure.--Portions of a middle mile infrastructure project that uses funds provided under this section that otherwise meet the rural service requirements of this section may traverse an area that is not a rural area when necessary.'';

``a rural area'';

(D) in paragraph (5)(A)(v), by inserting ``or, in the case of middle mile infrastructure, connect'' after ``to service''; and

(E) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii)--

(i) in subclause (I), by inserting ``or may'' before

``receive'';

(ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or capability of middle mile infrastructure'' after ``service''; and

(iii) in subclause (III), by striking ``area'' and inserting ``area, if applicable'';

(5) in subsection (i)--

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or Middle Mile Infrastructure'' after ``Service''; and

(B) by inserting ``or middle mile infrastructure'' before

``in rural areas''; and

(6) in subsection (j)(6), by inserting ``or middle mile infrastructure'' after ``service'' the first and third places it appears.

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SA 3361. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Perdue) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title I, add the following:

SEC. 17__. APPLICATION.

The amendments made by sections 1704 and 1705 shall not apply until the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a detailed report that affirms that the implementation of those amendments would not negatively impact farm income levels, land values, and the financial stability of farms in all regions of the United States.

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SA 3362. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Daines, and Ms. Duckworth) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 8101 insert the following:

SEC. 8101. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE

RESTORATION PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 13A. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE

RESTORATION PROGRAM.

``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes, as identified in--

``(1) a State-wide assessment under section 2A(a)(1); or

``(2) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy under section 2A(a)(2).

``(b) Definitions.--In this section:

``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

``(2) Nonindustrial private forest land.--The term

`nonindustrial private forest land' means land that--

``(A) has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing trees; and

``(B) is owned by any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity.

``(3) State forest land.--The term `State forest land' means land that is--

``(A) under State or local governmental ownership; and

``(B) considered to be non-Federal forest land.

``(c) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall establish a competitive grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority landscapes.

``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State forester or another appropriate entity, on approval of the State forester, shall submit to the Secretary a State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal based on a restoration strategy that--

``(1) is complete or substantially complete;

``(2) is for a multiyear period;

``(3) enhances public benefits from trees and forests on nonindustrial private forest land or State forest land, as identified in--

``(A) a State-wide assessment under section 2A(a)(1); or

``(B) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy under section 2A(a)(2);

``(4) is accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; and

``(5) is based on the best available science.

``(e) Plan Criteria.--A State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal submitted under this section shall include plans--

``(1) to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires;

``(2) to improve fish and wildlife habitats, including the habitats of threatened and endangered species;

``(3) to maintain or improve water quality and watershed function;

``(4) to mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and disease;

``(5) to improve important forest ecosystems;

``(6) to measure ecological and economic benefits, including air quality and soil quality and productivity; or

``(7) to take other relevant actions, as determined by the Secretary.

``(f) Priorities.--In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to plans that--

``(1) further a statewide forest assessment and resource strategy;

``(2) promote cross boundary landscape collaboration; and

``(3) leverage public and private resources.

``(g) Collaboration and Consultation.--The Chief of the Forest Service, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and relevant stakeholders shall collaborate and consult on an ongoing basis regarding--

``(1) administration of the program established under this section; and

``(2) identification of other applicable resources for landscape-scale restoration.

``(h) Matching Funds Required.--

``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), as a condition of receiving a grant under this section, the Secretary shall require the recipient of the grant to provide funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of Federal funds.

``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case in which the Secretary determines that--

``(A) the recipient of the grant is unable to obtain from non-Federal sources the matching funds required under that paragraph; and

``(B) regardless of that inability, the benefits of the project of the recipient justify carrying out the project.

``(i) Coordination and Proximity Encouraged.--In making grants under this section, the Secretary may consider coordination with and proximity to other landscape-scale projects on other land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or a Governor of a State, including under--

``(1) the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program established under section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303);

``(2) landscape areas designated for insect and disease treatments under section 602 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a);

``(3) good neighbor authority under section 19;

``(4) stewardship end result contracting projects authorized under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c);

``(5) appropriate State-level programs; and

``(6) other relevant programs, as determined by the Secretary.

``(j) Use of Funds.--

``(1) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use--

``(A) 50 percent for allocation through a competitive grant process; and

``(B) 50 percent for allocation proportionally to States, in consultation with State foresters, to address the highest national priorities, as identified in--

``(i) a State-wide assessment under section 2A(a)(1); or

``(ii) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy under section 2A(a)(2).

``(2) Multiyear projects.--The Secretary may provide amounts under this section for multiyear projects.

``(k) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.

``(l) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on--

``(1) the status of development, execution, and administration of selected projects;

``(2) the accounting of program funding expenditures; and

``(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted from landscape-scale projects.

``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section

$20,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended.''.

(b) Conforming Amendments.--

(1) Section 13B of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109b) is repealed.

(2) Section 19(a)(4)(C) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113(a)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ``sections 13A and 13B'' and inserting ``section 13A''.

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SA 3363. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. ___. HEALTH CARE FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall award grants to States and nonprofit entities to establish and support programs to mitigate the financial risk posed to farms and ranches by high health costs by--

(1) providing information and services to assist farmers and ranchers to determine their eligibility for comprehensive health coverage; and

(2) subsidizing out-of-pocket health expenditures for farmers and ranchers who are enrolled in comprehensive health coverage and have annual household incomes below 500 percent of the Federal poverty rate.

(b) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Farmers and ranchers.--The term ``farmers and ranchers'' means individuals who work as farmers or ranchers, and any spouse or dependant (as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of such an individual.

(2) Comprehensive health coverage.--The term

``comprehensive health coverage'' means public or private health insurance coverage that--

(A) offers--

(i) benefits that are at least equivalent to the essential health benefits package under section 1302(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(a)); and

(ii) consumer protections that are at least equivalent to the consumer protections required under such Act and under title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.), including protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions; or

(B) meets the requirements for being minimum essential coverage under section 5000A(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on June 1, 2018.

(3) Out-of-pocket health expenditures.--The term ``out-of-pocket health expenditures'' means health insurance deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing incurred by individuals and families enrolled in comprehensive health insurance benefits.

(c) Number of Awards.--The Secretary shall make awards under this section to eligible applicants located in not fewer than 10 States.

(d) Grant Period.--Grants under this section shall be awarded for not longer than a 5-year period and may be renewed at the Secretary's discretion.

(e) Selection Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall--

(1) give priority to States and nonprofit entities located in States where, according to the most recent Census of Agriculture the primary occupation of not less than half of principal farm operators is farming; and

(2) ensure that grantees and grant funds are distributed across Census of Agriculture regions and divisions.

(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or private funds that are made available for the purposes described in subsection (a).

(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section

$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.

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SA 3364. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Rubio) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 257, line 2, insert after the period the following:

``Funds may not be used as described in the previous sentence in contravention with directives set forth under the National Security Presidential Memorandum entitled `Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba' issued by the President on June 16, 2017, during the period in which that memorandum is in effect.

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SA 3365. Mr. ROBERTS (for Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Ms. Murkowski)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; as follows:

In section 8632(f), strike paragraph (2) and insert the following:

(2) Project work.--If the Secretary approves a supplement to an approved plan under subsection (c) of section 512 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772) or an agreement entered into under subsection (d)(1) of that section that covers a vegetation management project under the pilot program, the liability provisions of subsection (g) of that section shall apply to the vegetation management project.

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SA 3366. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Section 8206(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(b)) (as amended by section 8624(b)(2)(D)) is amended, in paragraph (4), by striking ``monies received from'' and inserting ``monies or receipts received from or on account of''.

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SA 3367. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 8503, strike subsection (b) and insert the following:

(b) Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Program.--The National Forest Foundation Act is amended by inserting after section 406 (16 U.S.C. 583j-4) the following:

``SEC. 406A. COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

``The Foundation shall establish and administer a program, to be known as the `Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Program', under which the Secretary may provide grants to collaborative groups and community-based organizations to build the capacity of the collaborative group or community-based organization--

``(1) to implement landscape-scale restoration projects; and

``(2) to facilitate job creation and retention in the local economy of the collaborative group or community-based organization.''.

(c) Report on Best Practices.--Section 407 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-5) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(c) Report on Best Practices.--

``(1) Review.--The Foundation shall conduct a review of the organization and activities of collaboratives and groups carrying out collaborative processes to increase the quantity of projects or activities carried out on National Forest System land or public land.

``(2) Report.--

``(A) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2019, subject to the availability of appropriations, the Foundation shall publish a report describing the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1).

``(B) Content.--At a minimum, the report under subparagraph

(A) shall identify and describe the tools and best practices that are frequently used by the highest performing collaboratives and groups carrying out collaborative processes described in paragraph (1).''.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations; Additional Funds.--Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-8) is amended--

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting

``2023''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(c) Additional Funds.--

``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out sections 406A and 407(c)

$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.

``(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall make available to the Foundation the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) to match, on a 1-for-1 basis, private contributions made to the Foundation to establish or administer the Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Program established under section 406A.''.

Strike section 8631 and insert the following:

SEC. 8631. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION

PROGRAM.

(a) Selection of New Proposals.--Section 4003(d) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(d)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2)--

(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;

(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and

``(G) past performance.''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(4) Selection of new proposals.--During fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall

``(A) cease all expenditures from the Fund for proposals selected prior to fiscal year 2019; and

``(B) subject to the availability of appropriations, select, in a manner consistent with this subsection, the best proposals that have been nominated during fiscal year 2019 under subsection (c).

``(5) Annual reevaluation.--For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030, the Secretary shall--

``(A) in accordance with subsection (g)(3), determine whether the targets included in a selected proposal for the fiscal year were achieved;

``(B) discontinue transferring amounts from the Fund to implement a selected proposal that did not achieve any target during the preceding 2 fiscal years; and

``(C) subject to the availability of appropriations, select an additional proposal to replace a proposal that did not achieve any target during the preceding 2 fiscal years.''.

(b) Removal of Limitations on Selections.--Section 4003(d)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

(16 U.S.C.7303(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``than--'' and all that follows through ``(C) the number'' and inserting

``than the number''.

(c) Non-federal Investment in the Priority Landscape.--Section 4003(f)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C.7303(f)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(C) Non-federal investment.--The Secretary shall not expend money from the Fund for a proposal if the investment made by the Secretary would comprise more than 50 percent of the total investment for carrying out the proposal.''.

(d) Reauthorization.--Section 4003(f)(6) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)(6)) is amended by inserting ``and $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030'' after ``2019''.

(e) Reporting Requirements.--Section 4003(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(h)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';

(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs

(4) and (5), respectively;

(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

``(3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;''; and

(5) by adding at the end the following:

``(6) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.''.

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SA 3368. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 8402 and insert the following:

SEC. 8402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HAZARDOUS FUEL

REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND.

Section 108 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

(16 U.S.C. 6518) is amended by striking ``$760,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000,000''.

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SA 3369. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE __OUTSOURCING PREVENTION

SEC. _01. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:

(1) Commerce.--The term ``commerce'' means trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, or communication among the several States, or between the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any State or other Territory, or between any foreign country and any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or within the District of Columbia or any Territory, or between points in the same State but through any other State or any Territory or the District of Columbia or any foreign country.

(2) Employer.--The term ``employer'' means any business entity with 1 or more locations in the United States that--

(A) is engaged in commerce, or in an industry affecting commerce; and

(B) employs--

(i) 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or

(ii) 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 2,000 hours per week (exclusive of hours of overtime).

(3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) and a military department (as defined in section 102 of such title).

(4) Outsourcing.--The term ``outsourcing'' means the closing, by an employer, of a site, facility, or operating unit in the United States and the opening of another site, facility, or operating unit by the employer in a foreign country.

(5) Part-time employee.--The term ``part-time employee'' means an employee who--

(A) is employed for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week; or

(B) has been employed for fewer than 6 of the 12 months preceding the date on which notice described in section _02(a)(1) is required.

(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Labor.

(7) Site, facility, or operating unit.--The term ``site, facility, or operating unit'' means a single site of employment or 1 or more facilities or operating units within a single site of employment.

SEC. _02. LIST OF OUTSOURCING EMPLOYERS.

(a) Notice Requirement.--

(1) In general.--An employer that intends to engage in the outsourcing of a site, facility, or operating unit shall notify the Secretary not less than 120 days before such outsourcing.

(2) Determination of outsourcing by secretary.--The Secretary may investigate any instance where an employer is suspected of engaging in outsourcing described in paragraph

(1) without providing the required notification. If the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the employer is in violation of paragraph (1), the Secretary--

(A) shall include the employer on the list of employers engaged in outsourcing, in accordance with subsection (b); and

(B) may assess a civil fine in accordance with paragraph

(3).

(3) Fine.--

(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an employer that fails to notify the Secretary under paragraph

(1) by not less than 120 days before outsourcing a site, facility, or operating unit shall be subject to a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for each day that the required notice was not provided.

(B) Defense.--An employer that has engaged in outsourcing a site, facility, or operating unit shall not be subject to a civil fine described in subparagraph (A) if the employer can demonstrate that--

(i) the employer created, by not later than 90 days after the date of the outsourcing of a site, facility, or operating unit, a number of new jobs in the United States that is equal to, or greater than, the number of jobs lost due to the outsourcing activity; and

(ii) on average, the new jobs offer substantially similar or improved wages and benefits, as compared to the jobs lost due to the outsourcing activity.

(b) List.--

(1) Compilation.--The Secretary shall compile, on a semiannual basis, a list of all employers that engage in outsourcing, as determined under paragraph (2).

(2) Employer placement on list.--In any case where the Secretary determines that an employer has engaged in outsourcing without creating an equal or greater number of substantially similar jobs before the end of the 90-day period described in subsection (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall--

(A) include the employer on the next semiannual list compiled by the Secretary under paragraph (1); and

(B) keep the employer on subsequent semiannual lists for not less than the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the employer was first included on the list under subparagraph (A).

(3) Additional term.--In any case where an employer included on the most recent list described in paragraph (1) engages in additional outsourcing activity without creating an equal or greater number of substantially similar jobs before the end of the 90-day period described in subsection

(a)(3)(B)--

(A) the employer shall provide the notice required under subsection (a)(1) for each such additional outsourcing activity; and

(B) the 5-year period described in paragraph (2)(B) for such employer shall be calculated using the date that is 90 days after the beginning date for the most recent outsourcing activity.

(4) Distribution.--The Secretary shall--

(A) post each list described in paragraph (1) on the website of the Department of Labor; and

(B) submit each such list to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.

SEC. _03. TREATMENT OF FEDERAL GRANTS AND GUARANTEED LOANS

FOR OUTSOURCING EMPLOYERS.

(a) Ineligibility for Federal Grants and Loans.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of each Federal agency shall, before awarding any Federal grant, Federal loan, or Federal guaranteed loan to an employer--

(1) consult the most recent semiannual lists described in section __02(b)(1) for the 5 years preceding the date of the award determination; and

(2) if the employer appears on any such list, deem such employer to be ineligible for the Federal grant, Federal loan, or Federal guaranteed loan.

(b) Non-outsourcing Condition for All Federal Grants and Loans.--

(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of each Federal agency shall ensure that any employer receiving a Federal grant, Federal loan, or Federal guaranteed loan from the Federal agency agree, as a condition of the grant or loan, that--

(A) the employer will not engage in outsourcing for the 10-year period following the receipt of the grant or loan; and

(B) if the employer is included on a semiannual list described in section __02(b)(1) during such period--

(i) in the case of a Federal grant, the employer shall repay the full amount of the grant immediately; and

(ii) in the case of a Federal loan or Federal guaranteed loan, the full amount of the loan shall become due as of the date of the employer's inclusion on the list, and the employer shall repay the loan immediately.

(2) Return of funds.--Any amounts repaid under paragraph

(1) shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.

(c) Applicability.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to all Federal grants, Federal loans, or Federal guaranteed loans awarded, entered into, or renewed on or after the effective date of this title.

SEC. _04. PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE FOR EMPLOYERS REMAINING IN

THE UNITED STATES.

Any employer that appears on the most recent list compiled pursuant to section __02(b)(1)--

(1) shall be ineligible to enter into a contract with a Federal agency for the procurement of property or services; and

(2) shall be included on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator of General Services under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

SEC. _05. FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR WORKERS.

No provision of this title shall be construed to permit the withholding or denial of payments, compensation, or benefits under any other Federal law (including Federal unemployment compensation, disability payments, or worker retraining or readjustment funds) to workers employed by employers that engage in outsourcing.

SEC. _06. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title shall take effect beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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SA 3370. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 4102(a), redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph

(4).

In section 4102(a), strike paragraph (2) and insert the following:

(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:

``(5) Traditional food purchases.--Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary may purchase, subject to availability, bison meat, reindeer meat, wild salmon, and other traditional indigenous foods for recipients of food distributed under this subsection, including--

``(A) bison meat and reindeer meat from--

``(i) Native American bison or reindeer producers; and

``(ii) producer-owned cooperatives of bison and reindeer ranchers;

``(B) wild salmon from an eligible entity described in section 305(i)(1)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(D));

``(C) blue cornmeal; and

``(D) wild rice.'';

(3) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the following:

``(F) Funding.--

``(i) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

``(ii) Appropriations in advance.--Only funds appropriated under clause (i) in advance specifically to carry out this paragraph shall be available to carry out this paragraph.''; and

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SA 3371. Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Brown)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

SEC. 11__. OPTION TO CHANGE PRODUCER ELECTION.

Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9015) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(h) Option to Change Producer Election.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), for the 2021 crop year, all of the producers on a farm may make a 1-time, irrevocable election to change the election applicable to the producers on the farm under that subsection or subsection (c), as applicable, to price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage, as applicable, which shall apply to the producers on the farm for each of the 2021, 2022, and 2023 crop years.''.

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SA 3372. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3176 submitted by Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 2 of the amendment, strike line 7 and insert the following:

eral budget deficit reduction.

``(10) Prohibition on payment of portion of premium by corporation for grapes used for wine.--

``(A) In general.--Effective beginning with the 2019 reinsurance year, notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Corporation shall not pay any portion of the premium for a policy or plan of insurance for grapes used for wine under this subtitle.

``(B) Deficit reduction.--Any savings realized as a result of subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction.''.

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SA 3373. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3176 submitted by Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 1 of the amendment, strike line 2 and all that follows through page 2, line 7 and insert the following:

SEC. 11112. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY

CORPORATION FOR GRAPES USED FOR WINE.

Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(9) Prohibition on payment of portion of premium by corporation for grapes used for wine.--

``(B) Deficit reduction.--Any savings realized as a result of subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction.''.

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SA 3374. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 61__. WATER OR WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS OR DIRECT OR

GUARANTEED LOANS.

(a) Assistance for Unserved and Underserved Rural Communities.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) (as amended by section 6105) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(28) Assistance for unserved and underserved rural communities.--

``(A) Definition of unserved or underserved rural community.--In this paragraph, the term `unserved or underserved rural community' means a rural area that, as determined by the Secretary, lacks the technical, financial, organizational, and managerial capacity to adequately operate, maintain, and effectively serve the population of the rural area.

``(B) Water and waste disposal direct loans.--The Secretary may make water and waste disposal direct loans under paragraph (1) to eligible entities described in subparagraph

(C) at the interest rate applicable to areas where the median family income is below the poverty line, as determined under section 307(a)(3)(A), for projects for unserved or underserved rural communities.

``(C) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a direct loan under subparagraph (B), an applicant shall be a contiguous or local utility outside of the unserved or underserved rural community to be served by the project funded by the direct loan that, as determined by the Secretary--

``(i) has a demonstrated experience and capacity in delivering water programs or wastewater programs under this Act;

``(ii) demonstrates the capacity to provide service to the applicable unserved or underserved rural community;

``(iii) demonstrates that--

``(I) the project funded by the direct loan is solely for the purpose of serving the applicable unserved or underserved rural community; and

``(II) the maximum financial benefit of the assistance under this paragraph will be conferred to that unserved or underserved rural community; and

``(iv) demonstrates that the applicable unserved or underserved rural community--

``(I) has willingly entered into a formal agreement with the applicant for service by the applicant; and

``(II) entered into the agreement described in subclause

(I) with the understanding that the unserved or underserved rural community is eligible for water and waste disposal direct loans under paragraph (1) independently of any direct loan under this paragraph.''.

(b) Direct and Guaranteed Loans.--Section 343(a)(13)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(B)) is amended--

(1) by striking ``For the purpose'' and inserting the following:

``(i) Grants and direct loans.--For the purpose'';

(2) in clause (i) (as so designated)--

(A) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and

(B) by striking ``(24)'' and inserting ``(28)''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

``(ii) Guaranteed loans.--For the purpose of water and waste disposal guaranteed loans provided under paragraphs (1) and (24) of section 306(a), the terms `rural' and `rural area' mean a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants.''.

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SA 3375. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 141, strike lines 15 through 21 and insert the following:

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SA 3376. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VIII, insert the following:

SEC. 8__. REFORMS AND OVERSIGHT TO U.S. FOREST SERVICE

CONTRACTING.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) H-2B nonimmigrant.--The term ``H-2B nonimmigrant'' means a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)).

(2) Prospective h-2b employer.--The term ``prospective H-2B employer'' means a United States business that is considering employing 1 or more H-2B nonimmigrants.

(3) State workforce agency.--Except as used in subsection

(b), the term ``State workforce agency'' means the workforce agency of the State in which the prospective H-2B employer intends to employ H-2B nonimmigrants.

(b) Department of Labor.--

(1) Recruitment.--As a component of the labor certification process required before H-2B nonimmigrants are offered employment through United States Forest Service timber or service contracts in the United States, the Secretary of Labor shall require all prospective H-2B employers, before submitting a petition to hire H-2B nonimmigrants, to conduct a robust effort to recruit United States workers, including--

(A) advertising at employment or job-placement events, such as job fairs;

(B) advertising with State or local workforce agencies, nonprofit organizations, or other appropriate entities, and working with such entities to identify potential employees;

(C) advertising in appropriate media, including local radio stations and commonly used, reputable Internet job-search sites;

(D) provide potential United States workers at least 30 days from the date on which a job announcement is posted (or such longer period as the State workforce considers appropriate) to apply for such employment in person, by mail, by email, or by facsimile machine;

(E) include a valid phone number that potential United States workers may call to get additional information about such employment opportunity; and

(F) such other recruitment strategies as the State workforce agency considers appropriate for the sector or positions for which H-2B nonimmigrants would be considered.

(2) Separate petitions.--A prospective H-2B employer shall submit a separate petition for each State in which the employer plans to employ H-2B nonimmigrants as part of a United States Forest Service timber or service contract for a period of 7 days or longer.

(c) State Workforce Agencies.--The Secretary of Labor may not grant a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-2B employer seeking to employ H-2B nonimmigrants as part of a United States Forest Service timber or service contract until after the Director of the State workforce agency--

(1) has provided United States workers who may be interested in the position with application instructions;

(2) has formally consulted with the workforce agency director of each contiguous State listed on the prospective H-2B employer's application and determined that--

(A) the employer has complied with all recruitment requirements set forth in subsection (b) and there is a legitimate demand for the employment of H-2B nonimmigrants in each of those States; or

(B) the employer has amended the application by removing or making appropriate modifications with respect to the States in which the criteria set forth in subparagraph (A) have not been met;

(3) certifies that the prospective H-2B employer has complied with all recruitment requirements set forth in subsection (b) or any other applicable provision of law; and

(4) makes a formal determination and certifies to the Secretary of Labor that nationals of the United States are not qualified or available to fill the employment opportunities offered by the prospective H-2B employer.

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SA 3377. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 1301(a), strike the subsection designation and all that follows through ``(3) in subsection (i)'' and insert the following:

(a) Extension and Provision for Ensuring Adequate Supplies at Reasonable Prices.--Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';

(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';

(3) in subsection (f)--

(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``While Ensuring Adequate Supplies at Reasonable Prices'' after

``Forfeitures''; and

(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``ensure adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices and'' after ``shall''; and

(4) in subsection (i)

In section 1301(b)(2), strike the paragraph designation and all that follows through ``Section'' and insert the following:

(2) Administration of tariff-rate quotas.--Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk) is repealed.

(3) Effective period.--Section

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SA 3378. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 9109 and insert the following:

SEC. 9109. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIOENERGY

PRODUCERS TERMINATION.

Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(c) Termination.--The Secretary may not carry out the feedstock flexibility program under subsection (b) for the 2019 or subsequent crops of eligible commodities.''.

SEC. 9110. SUGAR PROGRAM.

(a) Loan Rates.--Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272) (as amended by section 1301(a)) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:

``(a) Sugarcane.--The Secretary shall make loans available to processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate equal to--

``(1) 18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the 2018 crop year; and

``(2) 18.00 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the 2019 through 2023 crop years.

``(b) Sugar Beets.--The Secretary shall make loans available to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate equal to 128.5 percent of the loan rate per pound of raw cane sugar for the applicable crop year under subsection

(a) for each of the 2018 through 2023 crop years.''.

(b) Avoiding Forfeitures While Ensuring Adequate Supplies at Reasonable Prices.--Section 156(f) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(f)) is amended--

(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``While Ensuring Adequate Supplies at Reasonable Prices'' after

``Forfeitures''; and

(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``ensure adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices and'' after ``shall''.

SEC. 9111. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS.

Part VII of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) (as amended by section 1301(b)) is amended to read as follows:

``PART VII--SUGAR

``SEC. 359. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS.

``(a) Establishment.--At the beginning of fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter through the end of the effective period described in subsection (d), the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices, but at no less than the minimum level necessary to comply with obligations under international trade agreements that have been approved by Congress.

``(b) Adjustment Authority.--The Secretary shall adjust tariff-rate quotas established under subsection (a) in such a manner as to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that stocks of raw cane and refined beet sugar are adequate throughout the crop year to meet the needs of the marketplace, including the efficient utilization of cane refining capacity.

``(c) Transfer of Quota Shares.--

``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that--

``(A) promote full use of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar and ensure adequate supplies for cane refiners in the United States; and

``(B) provide that any country that has been allocated a share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all or part of the share to any other country that has also been allocated a share of the quotas.

``(2) Transfers voluntary.--Any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only pursuant to a voluntary agreement between the transferor and the transferee, consistent with procedures established by the Secretary.

``(3) Limitations on transfers with respect to fiscal year.--

``(A) In general.--Any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only for the duration of the fiscal year during which the transfer is made.

``(B) Following fiscal year.--No transfer under this subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to the transferor or transferee for the following fiscal year.

``(d) Effective Period.--This section shall be effective for fiscal years only through the 2023 crop year for sugar.''.

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SA 3379. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

After section 8611, insert the following:

SEC. 8612. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR COLLABORATIVE

RESTORATION PROJECTS.

(a) Expansion of Categorical Exclusion to Fire Regime Iv.--Section 603(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

(16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

``(2) Location.--

``(A) Definition of fire regime iv.--In this paragraph, the term `Fire Regime IV' means an area in which historically there are stand replacement severity fires with a frequency of 35 to 100 years.

``(B) Location.--A project under this section shall be limited to areas--

``(i) in the wildland-urban interface; or

``(ii) for projects located outside the wildland-urban interface, within condition class 2 or condition class 3 in--

``(I) fire regime I, fire regime II, or fire regime III; or

``(II) fire regime IV--

``(aa) if the Secretary determines, based on the best available scientific information, that an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project is necessary to restore reference conditions and reduce the threat posed to the water quality of a municipal water supply, electrical transmission lines, or other infrastructure; and

``(bb) if the project does not include clearcutting regeneration, coppice, or even-aged methods (as those terms are defined in Forest Service Manual 2470 (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018)).''.

(b) Roadless Area Restriction.--Section 603(d) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(d)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

``(5) an inventoried roadless area.''.

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SA 3380. Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Scott) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts

After section 4101, insert the following:

SEC. 410__. MULTIVITAMIN-MINERAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ELIGIBLE

FOR PURCHASE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION

ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

(a) In General.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--

(1) in subsection (k)--

(A) by striking ``and (9)'' and inserting ``(9)''; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and (10) a multivitamin-mineral dietary supplement for home consumption'';

(2) by redesignating subsections (n) through (v) as subsections (o) through (w), respectively;

(3) by inserting after subsection (m) the following:

``(m) `Multivitamin-mineral dietary supplement' means a substance that--

``(1) provides at least 50 percent of the vitamins and minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine establishes dietary reference intakes, at 50 percent or more of the daily value for the intended life stage per daily serving, as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and

``(2) does not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels for the nutrients for which an established tolerable upper intake level is determined by the National Academy of Medicine.''; and

(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (r) (as so redesignated), by striking ``and spices'' and inserting

``spices, and multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements''.

(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)) is amended in subparagraphs (C) and (E) by striking ``3(u)(4)'' each place it appears and inserting ``3(v)(4)''.

On page 275, lines 3 and 4, strike ``Section 3(v) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(v))'' and insert ``Subsection (w) of section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) (as redesignated by section 41__(a)(2))''.

On page 312, strike lines 3 through 5.

On page 312, line 6, strike ``(DD)'' and insert ``(CC)''.

On page 312, line 10, strike ``(EE)'' and insert ``(DD)''.

On page 312, line 14, strike ``(FF)'' and insert ``(EE)''.

Strike section 4116 and insert the following:

SEC. 4116. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

(a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--

(1) in subsection (d), by striking ``7(i)'' and inserting

``7(h)''; and

(2) in subsection (i), by striking ``7(i)'' and inserting

``7(h)''.

(b) Section 9(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018(c)) is amended in the third sentence by striking

``to any used by'' and inserting ``to, and used by,''.

``or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation'' each place it appears.

(d) Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended in the first sentence by striking

``7(f)'' and inserting ``7(e)''.

(e) Section 25(a)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034(a)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking

``service;;'' and inserting ``service;''.

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SA 3381. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 125__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO ANIMAL FIGHTING.

It is the sense of Congress that animal fighting should be prohibited in all United States territories.

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SA 3382. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 4103 and insert the following:

SEC. 4103. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT

DEPENDENTS.

(b) Definitions.--

(2) Supervised job search.--Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended--

(A) by redesignating subsections (t) through (v) as subsections (u) through (w), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subsection (s) the following:

``(t) Supervised Job Search.--The term `supervised job search' means a job search program that has the following characteristics:

``(1) The job search occurs at an official location where the presence and activity of the recipient can be directly observed, supervised, and monitored.

``(2) The entry, time onsite, and exit of the recipient from the official job search location are recorded in a manner that prevents fraud.

``(3) The recipient is expected to remain and undertake job search activities at the job search center.

(c) Work Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2)--

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking

``not less than 3 months (consecutive or otherwise)'' and inserting ``more than 1 month'';

(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;

(D) by adding at the end the following:

``(E) participate in supervised job search for at least 8 hours per week.'';

(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:

``(C) Termination.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any fiscal year that begins after the effective date of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.'';

(3) in paragraph (6)--

(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``15-percent'' and inserting ``5-percent'';

(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), by striking ``3 months'' and inserting ``1 month''; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

(E) of paragraph (2).

(d) Work Activation Program for Adults With Dependent Children.--The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: