On the recordJune 16, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, line 1, strike ``AGRICULTURE AND'' and all that follows through ``TASK FORCE'' on line 4 and insert the following: ``AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY''. Page 7, after line 4, insert the following: ``Subtitle A-- Agriculture and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force''. Page 12, after line 4, add the following: Subtitle B--Addressing Fertilizer Shortages SEC. 311. ADDRESSING FERTILIZER SHORTAGES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall support and incentivize domestic activities through grants, loans, and other forms of assistance, to address fertilizer shortages and deficiencies, diversify fertilizer sources, and reduce dependency on foreign sources for fertilizer, including by-- (1) increasing the availability of innovative fertilizer and fertilizer alternatives, including nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, biological products and technologies, and other nutrients that may assist in the production of agricultural commodities; (2) increasing materials or tools that reduce the need for fertilizer or support the more efficient use of fertilizer, including nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, biological products and technologies, and other nutrients that may assist in the production of agricultural commodities; (3) supporting materials and facilities and research and development…





