I believe the U.S. Forest Service... should return to its original purpose of conserving natural resources through sustainable use.

Our nation's forests are a great natural resource, and today we will examine farm bill provisions that work to ensure our National and private forests remain healthy and productive.

I believe the U.S. Forest Service...should return to its original purpose of conserving natural resources through sustainable use.

We should continue to support the voluntary conservation efforts that our forest owners make on their lands.

As the recent rangeland wildfires in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Colorado remind us, wildfires can wreak incredible havoc, destroying livelihoods all along the way.

He ran the Committee with authority. He conducted himself in a very dignified fashion.

I take conservation policy very seriously.

I appreciate those comments about the virtues of choice.

Congressman de la Garza was a great champion for American agriculture, and I enjoyed serving with him.

The biggest challenge... is when the revenue numbers, the new budget process, what is available to us...

As a Committee, we need to do everything in our power to give the Forest Service the flexibility to act to reduce fuel loads.

We write farm bills for the bad times, not the good times, and our nation's farmers and ranchers currently are struggling with that as we speak.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, insert the following: SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN AFFILIATES…

The Science Advisory Board Reform Act ensures that the most qualified and capable scientists are free to undertake a balanced and open review of regulatory science.

Elections have consequences. If perhaps in the last session you were concerned about what this would do to the EPA

One of the great challenges of the 21st century is cybersecurity, and this legislation helps NIST address growing cyber threat landscape.

the bill most importantly, I think, requires members' disclosure

I want to thank this bill's sponsors, Rep. Randy Hultgren and Rep. Ed Perlmutter, for their efforts on this initiative.

I again thank Representative Weber as well as Representative Lofgren for their longstanding support of basic research.

It is my hope that this language will prompt agencies to rely on NIST's expertise in order to adopt these best risk management practices within their agencies.

The discoveries and technological advances that will stem from these investments will significantly affect the nation's economy in the coming decades.

This amendment provides for technical changes to the legislation. I appreciate the opportunity to work with the Minority.

The ARPA-E Act of 2018 requires the Department of Energy to refocus ARPA-E toward developing transformative science and technology solutions to address energy, environment, economic, and national security challenges.

NIST works to promote innovation and industry competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology.

I offer today a manager's amendment on behalf of Chair Comstock that makes a few changes in the bill.