S. 3893 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3893 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2020Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements Act or the PASTURE Act. 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.