Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., June 11, 2020)

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Page S2932 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for June 11, 2020, headed Additional Cosponsors, in interleaved columns. An executive communication transmits a Surface Transportation Board rule, and bill text concerns a Trade Representative responsible for trade negotiations on pharmaceuticals. Mr. Van Hollen introduces a bill with Mr. Sasse, and another bill aims to improve access to health care in rural areas during the COVID-19 emergency. Mr. Thune speaks about agriculture and payments under a conservation program, saying his legislation would extend a provision to cover pandemics including COVID-19.

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S2932 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 11, 2020
EC–4819. A communication from the Chair- States Trade Representative, to be respon- cess to health care services for individuals in
man of the Office of Proceedings, Surface sible for conducting trade negotiations and rural areas during the COVID–19 emergency
Transportation Board, Department of Trans- enforcing trade agreements related to acts, period, and for other purposes; to the Com-
portation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the policies, and practices of foreign govern- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and
report of a rule entitled ‘‘Petition for Rule- ments that fail to appropriately reward Pensions.
making to Amend 49 CFR Part 1250’’ United States innovation with respect to By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and
((RIN2140–AB44) (Docket No. EP 724 (Sub–No. pharmaceuticals, to advance domestic pro- Mr. SASSE):
5)) received in the Office of the President of duction of life-saving medicines, and to se- S. 3952. A bill to require the imposition of
the Senate on June 4, 2020; to the Committee cure the United States medical supply chain sanctions with respect to foreign persons
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. to eliminate reliance on foreign govern- that have engaged in significant theft of
EC–4820. A communication from the Attor- ments, and for other purposes; to the Com- trade secrets of United States persons, and
ney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, De- mittee on Finance. for other purposes; to the Committee on
partment of Transportation, transmitting, By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
pursuant to law, six (6) reports relative to Mr. CASSIDY): By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. TILLIS,
vacancies in the Department of Transpor- S. 3943. A bill to amend the Domestic Vol- Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mr.
tation, received in the Office of the Presi- unteer Service Act of 1973 to establish an on- CARPER):
dent of the Senate on June 10, 2020; to the line service platform for volunteers in the S. 3953. A bill to require pilot programs in
Committee on Commerce, Science, and National Senior Service Corps; to the Com- connection with Senior Reserve Officers’
Transportation. mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Training Corps units at Historically Black
f Pensions. Colleges and Universities and minority insti-
By Mr. UDALL: tutions, and for other purposes; to the Com-
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF S. 3944. A bill to amend the Solid Waste mittee on Armed Services.
COMMITTEES Disposal Act to reduce the production and By Mr. MANCHIN:
use of certain single-use plastic products and S. 3954. A bill to require States to make
The following executive reports of packaging, to improve the responsibility of distributions from the State’s Coronavirus
nominations were submitted: producers in the design, collection, reuse, re- Relief Fund payment to local governments
By Mr. ENZI for the Committee on the cycling, and disposal of their consumer prod- that did not receive a direct payment from
Budget. ucts and packaging, to prevent pollution the Fund; to the Committee on Finance.
*Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Direc- from consumer products and packaging from By Mr. PAUL:
tor of the Office of Management and Budget. entering into animal and human food chains S. 3955. A bill to prohibit no-knock war-
By Mr. GRAHAM for the Committee on the and waterways, and for other purposes; to rants, and for other purposes; to the Com-
Judiciary. the Committee on Environment and Public mittee on the Judiciary.
Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United Works. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms.
States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself, Ms. SMITH, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND):
*Nomination was reported with rec- ERNST, and Mr. CRUZ): S. 3956. A bill to incentivize banning of
S. 3945. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- chokeholds and carotid holds, and for other
ommendation that it be confirmed sub- enue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for
ject to the nominee’s commitment to purposes; to the Committee on the Judici-
relocating manufacturing of pharma- ary.
respond to requests to appear and tes- ceuticals and medical supplies and devices to
tify before any duly constituted com- the United States; to the Committee on Fi- f
mittee of the Senate. nance.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
(Nominations without an asterisk By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr.
SCHUMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. SENATE RESOLUTIONS
were reported with the recommenda-
tion that they be confirmed.) GILLIBRAND, Mr. MARKEY, and Ms. The following concurrent resolutions
HARRIS): and Senate resolutions were read, and
f S. 3946. A bill to require certain helicopters
referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND to be equipped with safety technologies, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself
JOINT RESOLUTIONS and Mr. RUBIO):
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The following bills and joint resolu- By Mr. KAINE: S. Res. 614. A resolution honoring the
tions were introduced, read the first S. 3947. A bill to amend the provisions re- memory of the victims of the heinous attack
lating to the higher education emergency re- at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016; con-
and second times by unanimous con-
lief fund to clarify the flexibility provided to sidered and agreed to.
sent, and referred as indicated: By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr.
institutions and for students under the fund,
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on MARKEY):
BRAUN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. ROUNDS, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. S. Res. 615. A resolution recognizing the
and Ms. ERNST): By Ms. MURKOWSKI: 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Ko-
S. 3938. A bill to extend Federal guidance S. 3948. A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted rean War and the transformation of the
concerning the use of certain alcohol-based Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Na- United States-South Korea alliance into a
hand sanitizer during the coronavirus public tive Children Act to extend the deadline for mutually beneficial, global partnership; to
health emergency, and for other purposes; to a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Wal- the Committee on Foreign Relations.
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, ter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs.
and Pensions. and for other purposes; to the Committee on BLACKBURN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, and Mr.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Indian Affairs. BRAUN):
Mr. WHITEHOUSE): By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. LEE, Mr. S. Res. 616. A resolution designating June
S. 3939. A bill to establish the Interagency SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mr. 12, 2020, as ‘‘Women Veterans Appreciation
Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, and SCOTT of Florida): Day’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
for other purposes; to the Committee on S. 3949. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. f
enue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten
By Mr. WICKER: through grade 12 educational expenses to be ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 3940. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- paid from a 529 account during the
enue Code of 1986 to exclude certain amounts Coronavirus Emergency Period; to the Com- S. 685
from the tested income of controlled foreign mittee on Finance. At the request of Mr. LEE, the name
corporations, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. PORTMAN: of the Senator from Texas (Mr. CRUZ)
Committee on Finance. S. 3950. A bill to establish a panel of con- was added as a cosponsor of S. 685, a
By Mrs. LOEFFLER: stitutional experts to recommend to Con- bill to amend the Inspector General
S. 3941. A bill to reopen the United States gress an appropriate process for providing for
by rescinding, modifying, waiving, or pro- the case of the death of a candidate in a con-
Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the
viding exemptions from regulations and tingent presidential or vice-presidential se- Department of Justice Inspector Gen-
other requirements that may inhibit eco- lection; to the Committee on Rules and Ad- eral.

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nomic recovery from the COVID–19 pan- ministration. S. 1071
demic, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself and Mr. At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, his
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- JONES): name was added as a cosponsor of S.
mental Affairs. S. 3951. A bill to amend the Public Health
By Mrs. LOEFFLER: Service Act to provide for the establishment 1071, a bill to support empowerment,
S. 3942. A bill to establish the position of of a virtual health pilot program to facili- economic security, and educational op-
Chief Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply tate utilization of remote patient moni- portunities for adolescent girls around
Chain Negotiator in the Office of the United toring technology to maintain or expand ac- the world, and for other purposes.

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June 11, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2933
S. 2417 S. 3599 rural medically underserved popu-
At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the lations and for individuals in farming,
name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. names of the Senator from Mississippi fishing, and forestry occupations.
ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mr. WICKER), the Senator from Wis- S. 3923
2417, a bill to provide for payment of consin (Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the
proceeds from savings bonds to a State from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) were name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
with title to such bonds pursuant to added as cosponsors of S. 3599, a bill to COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
the judgment of a court. enhance our Nation’s nurse and physi- 3923, a bill to provide emergency relief
S. 2434 cian workforce during the COVID–19 to youth, children, and families experi-
At the request of Mr. PETERS, the crisis by recapturing unused immi- encing homelessness, in light of the
names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. grant visas. health and economic consequences of
SULLIVAN) and the Senator from North S. 3685 COVID–19.
Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were added as co- At the request of Mr. BROWN, the S. RES. 406
sponsors of S. 2434, a bill to establish name of the Senator from New Hamp- At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
the National Criminal Justice Commis- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
sion. sponsor of S. 3685, a bill to provide MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
S. 2622 emergency rental assistance under the S. Res. 406, a resolution recognizing
At the request of Mr. BENNET, the Emergency Solutions Grants program that for 50 years, the Association of
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. of the Secretary of Housing and Urban South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of Development in response to the public and its ten members, Brunei, Cam-
S. 2622, a bill to provide greater con- health emergency resulting from the bodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
trols and restrictions on revolving door coronavirus, and for other purposes. Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,
lobbying. S. 3701 Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked
S. 2681
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the with the United States toward sta-
name of the Senator from Vermont bility, prosperity, and peace in South-
At the request of Mr. BRAUN, his
(Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- east Asia, and expressing the sense of
name and the name of the Senator
sor of S. 3701, a bill to require the As- the Senate that the United States will
from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were
sistant Secretary of Commerce for continue to remain a strong, reliable,
added as cosponsors of S. 2681, a bill to
Communications and Information, in and active partner in the ASEAN re-
promote and ensure delivery of high-
consultation with the Secretary of gion.
quality special education and related
Education, to promulgate regulations S. RES. 509
services to students with visual disabil-
to provide support to institutions of At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the
ities or who are deaf or hard of hearing
higher education for the provision of name of the Senator from North Da-
or deaf-blind through instructional
certain equipment and services to stu- kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co-
methodologies meeting their unique
dents of those institutions, and for sponsor of S. Res. 509, a resolution call-
learning needs, to enhance account-
other purposes. ing upon the United Nations Security
ability for the provision of such serv-
S. 3713 Council to adopt a resolution on Iran
ices, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the that extends the dates by which Annex
S. 3217
name of the Senator from Mississippi B restrictions under Resolution 2231
At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor are currently set to expire.
name of the Senator from Vermont of S. 3713, a bill to require the Sec- S. RES. 511
(Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- retary of Defense to provide to certain At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
sor of S. 3217, a bill to standardize the members of the National Guard serving name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
designation of National Heritage on active service in response to the MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
Areas, and for other purposes. coronavirus (COVID–19) the transi- S. Res. 511, a resolution supporting the
S. 3393 tional health benefits provided to role of the United States in helping
At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, his members of the reserve components save the lives of children and pro-
name was added as a cosponsor of S. separating from active duty. tecting the health of people in devel-
3393, a bill to amend title 10, United S. 3909 oping countries with vaccines and im-
States Code, to provide for concurrent At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the munization through GAVI, the Vaccine
receipt of veterans’ disability com- name of the Senator from New York Alliance.
pensation and retired pay for disability (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- S. RES. 533
retirees with fewer than 20 years of sponsor of S. 3909, a bill to require Fed- At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
service and a combat-related dis- eral law enforcement officers, includ- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
ability, and for other purposes. ing contract employees, and members MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
S. 3432 of the armed forces engaged in crowd S. Res. 533, a resolution supporting the
At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, control, riot control, or arrest or de- goals of International Women’s Day.
the name of the Senator from Georgia tainment of individuals engaged in S. RES. 542
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- civil disobedience, demonstrations, At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the
sor of S. 3432, a bill to support the ad- protests, or riots to visibly display names of the Senator from Tennessee
vanced manufacturing technologies identifying information. (Mrs. BLACKBURN) and the Senator
program of the Food and Drug Admin- S. 3912 from North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) were
istration, to establish National Centers At the request of Ms. ROSEN, her added as cosponsors of S. Res. 542, a
of Excellence in Advanced Pharma- name was added as a cosponsor of S. resolution commemorating the 75th an-
ceutical Manufacturing, and for other 3912, a bill to hold law enforcement ac- niversary of the liberation of the Da-
purposes. countable for misconduct in court, im- chau concentration camp during World
S. 3485 prove transparency through data col- War II.
At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, lection, and reform police training and S. RES. 566
the names of the Senator from Mary- policies. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator S. 3917 name of the Senator from Pennsyl-

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from Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) were At the request of Mr. ROUNDS, the vania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added as a co-
added as cosponsors of S. 3485, a bill to name of the Senator from South Da- sponsor of S. Res. 566, a resolution
expand the Outer Continental Shelf kota (Mr. THUNE) was added as a co- commemorating the 80th Anniversary
Lands Act to expand revenue sharing sponsor of S. 3917, a bill to establish a of the Katyn Massacre.
for offshore wind, to reauthorize the home-based telemental health care S. RES. 613
National Oceans and Coastal Security demonstration program for purposes of At the request of Mr. COTTON, the
Act, and for other purposes. increasing mental health services in names of the Senator from Florida (Mr.

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S2934 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 11, 2020
SCOTT) and the Senator from South Da- S. 3938. A bill to extend Federal guid- culture has taken a huge hit from the
kota (Mr. THUNE) were added as co- ance concerning the use of certain al- coronavirus. The pandemic has caused
sponsors of S. Res. 613, a resolution cohol-based hand sanitizer during the significant market volatility, sending
calling for justice for George Floyd and coronavirus public health emergency, many commodity futures prices plum-
opposing calls to defund the police. and for other purposes; to the Com- meting.
AMENDMENT NO. 1601 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, Increased consumer demand for beef
At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, and Pensions. led to significant increases in boxed
the name of the Senator from Nevada Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask beef prices, while cattle prices plum-
(Ms. ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor unanimous consent that the text of the meted, which led to significant gaps
of amendment No. 1601 intended to be bill be printed in the RECORD. between cattle producer and packer
proposed to H.R. 1957, a bill to amend There being no objection, the text of profit margins. To make the situation
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the bill was ordered to be printed in worse, temporary closures and reduced
modernize and improve the Internal the RECORD, as follows: processing capacity at U.S.
S. 3938 meatpacking plants as a result of the
Revenue Service, and for other pur-
virus further diminished demand for
poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives of the United States of America in livestock and depressed prices. This
AMENDMENT NO. 1602
Congress assembled, has aggravated an already difficult sit-
At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, uation for farmers and ranchers.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
the name of the Senator from Nevada Unlike the majority of the economy,
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hand Sani-
(Ms. ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor which was thriving before the
tizer Guidance Extension Act of 2020’’.
of amendment No. 1602 intended to be SEC. 2. FEDERAL GUIDANCE ON HAND SANI- coronavirus pandemic, the agricultural
proposed to H.R. 1957, a bill to amend TIZER. economy has been struggling for a
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to (a) EXTENSION OF FEDERAL GUIDANCE.—The while. Low prices, extended trade dis-
modernize and improve the Internal Food and Drug Administration guidance en- putes, and natural disasters have
Revenue Service, and for other pur- titled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Temporary meant a tough few years for farmers
poses. Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-
and ranchers even before the
AMENDMENT NO. 1619
Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the
Public Health Emergency (COVID–19)’’, ini- coronavirus hit. Now things are even
At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the tially released on March 23, 2020, and updated more challenging.
names of the Senator from Wisconsin on April 15, 2020, and on June 1, 2020, shall re- Agriculture is the lifeblood of my
(Mr. JOHNSON) and the Senator from main in effect until the date that is 2 years State of South Dakota. So supporting
Utah (Mr. ROMNEY) were added as co- after the date of enactment of this Act. farmers and ranchers during the crisis
sponsors of amendment No. 1619 in- (b) EFFECT OF EXTENSION.—During the 2- has been one of my top priorities. I
tended to be proposed to H.R. 1957, a year period described in subsection (a), the fought to get agriculture relief money
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Food and Drug Administration shall permit included in the Coronavirus Aid Relief
the production, sale, and use of hand sani- and Economic Security Act, or the
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve
tizer, consistent with the guidance described
the Internal Revenue Service, and for in subsection (a), provided that such hand
CARES Act, which was signed into law
other purposes. sanitizer is manufactured using only the fol- in late March. The final bill included
AMENDMENT NO. 1620 lowing ingredients in the preparation of the $14 billion to replenish the Commodity
At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the product: Credit Corporation to allow the De-
names of the Senator from New Jersey (1)(A) Subject to subsection (c), alcohol partment of Agriculture to provide in-
(Mr. MENENDEZ), the Senator from Or- (ethanol) that is not less than 94.9 percent come and price support for farmers and
ethanol by volume; or ranchers, plus an additional $9.5 billion
egon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Senator from
(B) United States Pharmacopeia grade iso- in emergency support for agricultural
Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) and the Sen- propyl alcohol.
ator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE- producers affected by the pandemic.
(2) United States Pharmacopeia grade or
HOUSE) were added as cosponsors of Days after the bill passed, I led a bi-
Food Chemical Codex grade glycerin (glyc-
amendment No. 1620 intended to be pro- erol).
partisan group of Senators and Rep-
posed to H.R. 1957, a bill to amend the (3) Hydrogen peroxide. resentatives in a letter to Secretary of
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to mod- (4) Sterile water meeting United States Agriculture Sonny Perdue urging him
ernize and improve the Internal Rev- Pharmacopeia specifications for purified to use a portion of the funds to provide
enue Service, and for other purposes. water. support for hard-hit cattle producers.
(c) ETHANOL PRODUCED IN CERTAIN FACILI- In mid-April, the Department of Agri-
AMENDMENT NO. 1624 TIES.—Ethanol produced in facilities nor- culture responded to that letter and
At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the mally producing fuel or technical ethanol other petitions by announcing that it
names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. may be used as described in subsection
would issue $16 billion in direct pay-
ROSEN) and the Senator from Vermont (b)(1)(A) only if such ethanol—
(1) meets United States Pharmacopeia or ments to agriculture producers af-
(Mr. SANDERS) were added as cospon- fected by the virus. Signups for this
sors of amendment No. 1624 intended to Food Chemical Codex grade requirements;
(2) has been screened for any other poten- funding began at the end of May, and,
be proposed to H.R. 1957, a bill to tially harmful impurities not specified in the as of June 8, South Dakota agriculture
amend the Internal Revenue Code of United States Pharmacopeia or Food Chem- producers had received approximately
1986 to modernize and improve the In- ical Codex requirements; or $80 million.
ternal Revenue Service, and for other (3) has otherwise been approved for use by Over the past 2 months, I kept in
purposes. the Food and Drug Administration. constant contact with the Department
AMENDMENT NO. 1625 (d) AUTOMATIC EXTENSION.—The effective
of Agriculture and others to amplify
period of the guidance described in sub-
At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, producers’ concerns and to urge swift
section (a) shall automatically be extended
the name of the Senator from Con- for 1 additional year if the Secretary of relief. I have also been focused on de-
necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added Health and Human Services determines that veloping additional legislation to help
as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1625 a public health emergency exists at the time farmers and ranchers weather this cri-
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1957, a that the 2-year period described in sub- sis.
bill to amend the Internal Revenue section (a) expires. Last week, I introduced legislation to
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve (e) EXEMPTION.—If the Commissioner of allow emergency haying and grazing on
the Internal Revenue Service, and for Food and Drugs determines that a public Conservation Reserve Program acres
health emergency requires that the require- for the duration of this crisis. Under
other purposes.
ment for the use of denatured alcohol be re-

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f duced, or requires a waiver of any other re-
current law, ag producers can hay or
quirement with respect to hand sanitizer graze their CRP acres during weather-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED related disasters without a reduction
under the guidance, the Commissioner of
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION in their CRP payments. My legislation
Food and Drugs may waive or reduce such
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. requirement, as applicable. would extend that provision to cover
BRAUN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, like most pandemics, including the COVID–19
ROUNDS, and Ms. ERNST): other sectors of our economy, agri- pandemic.

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