John Thune said "Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3893 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements Act'' or the ``PASTURE Act''. SEC. 2. EMERGENCY USE OF LAND ENROLLED IN THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM DURING A PANDEMIC. Section 1233(b)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking ``or other emergency,'' and inserting ``or other emergency (including a pandemic),''; and (2) in item (cc), by inserting ``or pandemic'' after ``disaster event''. ___________________

On the recordJune 4, 2020

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3893 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements Act'' or the ``PASTURE Act''. SEC. 2. EMERGENCY USE OF LAND ENROLLED IN THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM DURING A PANDEMIC. Section 1233(b)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking ``or other emergency,'' and inserting ``or other emergency (including a pandemic),''; and (2) in item (cc), by inserting ``or pandemic'' after ``disaster event''. ____________________

Said by

John Thune

Republican · South Dakota

Source

Congressional Record · 2020-06-04