I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish the Office of Tribal Relations in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture) On page 1009, after line 11, add the following: SEC. 12207. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. (a) In General.--Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 308 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note; Public Law 103 354) the following: ``SEC. 309. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. ``The Secretary shall establish in the Office of the Secretary an Office of Tribal Relations.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) (as amended by section 12201(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(10) the authority of the Secretary to establish in the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal Relations in accordance with section 309.''. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time in opposition?
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