S.Amdt. 1501

Mr. Welch submitted the amendment, known as SA 1501, to be proposed for the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, which establishes the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and sets forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

The purpose of this amendment is to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to organic agriculture research at the end of title III. It aims to change or add the following abilities to the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate:

• Revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution.
• Make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger for bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to improving information on healthy foods.
• Direct the Department of Agriculture to conduct regular studies on the organic agriculture industry, which may include prices for organic crops, cost-of-production data for organic milk, or information on organic production and marketing.
• These actions are allowed provided that the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.