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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021 No. 139 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, August 6, 2021, at 12 p.m. Senate WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021

The Senate met at 10:30 a.m. and was to the Senate from the President pro A bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for called to order by the Honorable BEN tempore (Mr. LEAHY). Federal-aid highways, highway safety pro- RAY LUJA´ N, a Senator from the State The senior legislative clerk read the grams, and transit programs, and for other of New . following letter: purposes. Pending: f U.S. SENATE, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Schumer (for Sinema) amendment No. 2137, PRAYER Washington, DC, August 4, 2021. in the nature of a substitute. To the Senate: Carper-Capito amendment No. 2131 (to The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, amendment No. 2137), to strike a definition. fered the following prayer: of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Carper (for Johnson) amendment No. 2245 Let us pray. appoint the Honorable BEN RAY LUJA´ N, a (to amendment No. 2137), to prohibit the can- Eternal God, in these challenging Senator from the State of New Mexico, to cellation of contracts for physical barriers days, our hearts are steadfast toward perform the duties of the Chair. and other border security measures for which funds already have been obligated and You. Empower our lawmakers to grasp PATRICK J. LEAHY, for which penalties will be incurred in the Your firm hand, depending on You to President pro tempore. ´ case of such cancellation and prohibiting the lead them through the darkness to the Mr. LUJAN thereupon assumed the use of funds for payment of such penalties. light. Chair as Acting President pro tempore. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER Lord, lead them safely to the fortress f The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- of Your choosing, for You desire to give RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME pore. The Democratic leader is recog- them a future and a hope. Provide our nized. Senators with the power to do Your The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask will as they more fully realize that pore. Under the previous order, the unanimous consent that following Sen- leadership time is reserved. they are servants of Heaven and stew- ator KELLY’s maiden speech, that Sen- ards of Your gifts. May they make in- f ators JOHNSON, PETERS, and CARPER be tegrity the litmus test by which they CONCLUSION OF MORNING permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes evaluate each action as You keep them BUSINESS each prior to the start of the vote. from deviating from Your chosen path. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- We pray in Your great Name. Amen. pore. Without objection, it is so or- pore. Morning business is closed. f dered. f H.R. 3684 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LEGISLATIVE SESSION Mr. President, for information of the The Presiding Officer led the Pledge Senators, the vote scheduled at 12:15 of Allegiance, as follows: will likely begin closer to 12:30 p.m. INVESTING IN A NEW VISION FOR I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the As you have seen, as America has United States of America, and to the Repub- THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUR- seen, the Senate is moving full steam lic for which it stands, one nation under God, FACE TRANSPORTATION IN ahead on the bipartisan infrastructure indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. AMERICA ACT bill. Since the legislative text of the f The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- bill was finalized, the Senate has con- pore. Under the previous order, the sidered eight amendments. Five APPOINTMENT OF ACTING Senate will resume consideration of amendments were led by Senators from PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE H.R. 3684, which the clerk will report. the Republican minority, and seven The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The senior assistant legislative clerk amendments have received rollcall clerk will please read a communication read as follows: votes. One amendment offered by the

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:36 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.000 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5792 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 uncommon pairing of Senators While yesterday’s announcement by I want to thank Chairman MENENDEZ, WARNOCK and CRUZ was adopted yester- the CDC was very welcome, it is only Senator KAINE, and every Republican day by voice vote. Miracles happen the first step. In the weeks ahead, the cosponsor of the bill for working to even here in the Senate. administration must continue working bring this issue to the floor. So the Senate is making great with State governments to better dis- As majority leader, in consultation progress on amendments, and we are tribute emergency rental assistance with Chairman MENENDEZ, I intend to going to make further progress very that Congress has appropriated at the bring up the repeal for a vote on the soon. While the specific number of ad- end of the last year. is Senate floor later this year. Members ditional amendments has yet to be there. We in Congress provided it. should be on notice: We are going to agreed to, I believe we can consider an- I want to call out my State of New vote on this. other substantial tranche on the floor York, which has done a poor job at dis- JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS today. Senators should expect multiple tributing this money. Two weeks ago, Now, Mr. President, finally, judicial rollcall votes this afternoon. along with housing advocates, I called nominations. One of our most impor- EVICTION MORATORIUM on the State to move things more tant jobs here in the Senate is to con- Mr. President, yesterday afternoon, quickly. A week before that, firm President Biden’s judicial ap- millions of American families were State along with were pointments. The Democratic majority able to breathe a sigh of relief as the the only two States that sent out no in the Senate is committed to swiftly Biden administration announced an ex- dollars—no dollars. Some of our local- and consistently filling judicial vacan- tension of the eviction moratorium ities that didn’t cede the money to the cies with highly qualified, ideologically that expired last month. State have done a better job, like Mon- mainstream, and professionally and de- According to the CDC, the new ban roe County, where Rochester is. But mographically diverse jurists. Later on evictions will apply for 60 days too much of the money is just sitting this week, the Senate will have the op- across regions of the country that are up there in Albany. portunity to confirm another judge experiencing high levels of COVID in- We need Mike Hine, who is head of who meets all three of these criteria. fections. In total, roughly 90 percent of the relevant administrative depart- Last night, I filed cloture on the American renters—90 percent—will be ment in the State, and all of the State nomination of Eunice Lee to serve on protected by this order. That is what to get that money out fast. the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. the head of the CDC told me yesterday. An eviction ban is a good thing. It Since the Second Circuit covers my There are so many individuals who prevents people from being kicked out home State of New York and is one of helped make this happen. First, I ap- of their homes. Once the eviction ban the most important Federal courts in plaud the President—President Biden— ends, if there is not rental assistance, the country, it was my honor to have and the CDC for taking action to pro- we are back in the same boat. We need recommended Ms. Lee to the White tect American families. I want to com- the States to get that money out. House for an appointment. She will be mend Speaker PELOSI. She and I State governments—my State of New the fourth circuit judge confirmed in worked closely together to get this York—must do a better job of getting the first 7 months of the Biden admin- done from our first conversations with that support out the door and into the istration. the President at the on hands of Americans who need help. Eunice Lee is not only an excellent Thursday, on through the weekend and One other thing, there is not Treas- lawyer, with sound judgment and a ju- the beginning of this week. ury bureaucracy in the way. States rist’s temperament, but she brings the But I also want to recognize the like Texas, like Monroe County, have kind of legal experience that is all too amazing courage of my colleagues, in- been able to get out a lot of the money. rare on the Federal bench. Ms. Lee cluding Representatives OCASIO-COR- The fault lies in the State governments spent her entire career in public serv- TEZ, JONES, and GOMEZ and, above all, that are not doing this, and they have ice, representing criminal defendants Representative . to move. who could not afford counseling. Once Congresswoman BUSH knows what it AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE confirmed, she will be the only former is like to be evicted. She knows the Mr. President, on another matter, Federal defender among the active pain and fear and indignity of being AUMF. Today, the Senate Foreign Re- judges on the Second Circuit. told to get your things and get out. lations Committee will vote on the re- When I met her, I saw what a caring, When you lose your home, you lose ev- peal of the authorization for the use of compassionate, thoughtful woman she erything. It is hard to get to a job if military force in . This authoriza- was, and I was so glad—so glad—to rec- you have it. tion was initially passed by Congress in ommend her to the White House, who What do the kids do about school? 2002, 19 years ago. It has far outlived its quickly agreed and has sent her name What if there is a local clinic taking usefulness. forward. care of somebody with a healthcare The has been over for nearly Perhaps the highest compliment paid problem? a decade. An authorization passed in to Ms. Lee came from a group of over You lose your home and that is it. 2002 is no longer necessary in 2021. It 70 former Federal prosecutors from The roof, literally and figuratively, has been nearly 10 years since this par- New York. These are the folks who falls in. ticular authorization has been cited as most often found themselves on the op- Well, Congresswoman BUSH has a primary justification for a military posite side of Ms. Lee in a courtroom. known this through her own experi- operation, and there is a real danger to They called her a ‘‘brilliant, accom- ence, and she took her passion and con- letting these legal authorities persist plished advocate, who is supremely verted it into effective action. I salute indefinitely. Allowing an authorization well qualified to serve on the bench.’’ to her. It is a moment of history that for military force to just lie around She is a model. She is a model in di- shows when you persist, you can get forever is an invitation to a future ad- versity. You know, we don’t have very things done. For four nights, she slept ministration to use it for any military many people of color on our Second on the steps of the Capitol, drawing at- adventurism in the region. Americans, Circuit Court of Appeals. I am trying tention to this issue in a way we rarely frankly, are sick of endless wars in the to increase that with the nomination see from a Member of Congress. She Middle East. of Ms. Lee—Ms. Perez as well. Not only made yesterday’s announcement pos- Congress simply has to exert more is she from a diverse background demo- sible. So amazing credit lies with Con- authority over matters of war and graphically, but she is diverse profes- gresswoman BUSH and the Americans peace, as we all know the Constitution sionally. To have someone who has who joined her in her righteous cause. prescribes. So, this morning, I reiterate been a Federal defender up there on the And, of course, I want to give real my strong support for the repeal of the Second Circuit will really expand the credit as well to Senator BROWN, our 2002 authorization of military force in breadth and width and depth of knowl- chairman of the Banking Committee, Iraq. I urge the Senate Foreign Rela- edge that that bench has. who worked hard on this issue along tions Committee, under the able lead- So I am proud to have recommended with Senator WARREN and many others ership of Chairman MENENDEZ, to ad- her, and I am looking forward to con- in the Senate. vance the measure to the floor. firming this nominee later this week.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.002 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5793 With that, I yield the floor. budget that cuts our national defense ingly—laughingly—naive. The Sec- I suggest the absence of a quorum. after inflation and allows adversaries retary of State publically suggested he The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to get an edge. thinks he can bribe the into pore. The clerk will call the roll. No. 2, we must have agreement that being a responsible, peaceful regime The senior assistant legislative clerk we are going to keep longstanding bi- with diplomatic carrots. So that is proceeded to call the roll. partisan policy riders in and new poi- where we are. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I son pill riders out. We need to keep In 6 months, this administration has ask unanimous consent that the order foundational mainstays, like the Hyde taken us from helping local partners for the quorum call be rescinded. amendment, right where they are, and fight the Taliban to abandoning our The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- neither side should throw new wrench- partners and pretending that a future pore. Without objection, it is so or- es into the process. Taliban government will care about dered. Parity for national and border secu- foreign assistance and being accepted RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER rity and a bipartisan deal on policy rid- by the so-called international commu- The Republican leader is recognized. ers—this is not rocket science; it is a nity. GOVERNMENT FUNDING roadmap. We all know it very, very The Taliban have already begun pav- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, this well. That is what it will take to move ing their way to Kabul with innocent morning, the Appropriations Com- bipartisan appropriations bills across blood. Al-Qaida is already rebuilding mittee considered a first partial batch this floor, but the majority is behind capabilities to strike at our homeland. of government funding bills for next on the homework. So what on Earth are we doing here? year. What are we doing? I want the Senate to secure bipar- Now, Mr. President, on a totally dif- Surely, the administration would not tisan appropriations through the reg- ferent matter, in April, when President consider the fall of Kabul a success. ular process. I want us to fund the gov- Biden announced his intention to pull Surely, it will not look at the fate awaiting Afghan women and girls and ernment in an orderly fashion just like U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, he said say: Mission accomplished. Surely, a the successful Appropriations Com- it was ‘‘time to end the forever wars’’— terrorist resurgence or the assassina- mittee work we saw throughout Repub- ‘‘time to end the forever wars,’’ said tion of our Afghan partners cannot licans’ recent years in the majority. President Biden, but at every stage of We accomplished that because we the rushed and rudderless retreat that look to President Biden’s team like a built a truly bipartisan process. Impor- has followed, the Biden administra- ‘‘deliberate’’ or ‘‘responsible’’ exit from tantly, it began at the beginning. Early tion’s wishful thinking hasn’t come Afghanistan. But these are the predictable results in the calendar year, we convened bi- within a country mile of reality. By of these terrible decisions: the con- partisan talks to produce top-line num- any account, the situation in Afghani- sequences of making enormous changes bers so the appropriators would have stan has become worse as we have with no real plan to mitigate the risk; actual targets. That let good-faith bi- headed to the exits, and we will live the failure to learn from similar mis- partisan conversations happen at the with the security, humanitarian, and takes, like the disastrous withdrawal subcommittee and committee levels moral consequences for years to come. This whole debacle was not only fore- from Iraq back in 2011. throughout the spring and summer, Here in the Senate, it is curious to and we got results on a bipartisan seeable; it was, in fact, foreseen. Re- member what top national security ex- see that some of our colleagues who are basis. the most exercised—the most exer- Unfortunately, this year, our Demo- perts were saying around the time the cised—about trying to undo authoriza- cratic colleagues haven’t done any- President announced his decisions: tions for the use of military force are thing like that. Either our colleagues The Taliban is likely to make gains on the battlefield, and the Afghan Government will somehow also among the quietest—the don’t have any big-picture plan or they struggle to hold the Taliban at bay if the co- quietest—when it comes to the unfold- are privately working off the Presi- alition withdraws support. ing disaster in Afghanistan and over- dent’s partisan budget request. There Administration officials shrugged it sight of ongoing conflicts. has been no big-picture, bipartisan con- off. They downplayed the chances that Make no mistake, whether America versation. The Democrats didn’t even Afghanistan’s pro-American govern- is on the ground or over the horizon, let the committee vote on top-line al- ment would fall to the pro-terrorist the war in Afghanistan will continue, locations, which normally happens at Taliban, but now that outcome appears and Americans will not be safer with the start of a markup. all but inevitable. the Taliban ruling from Kabul. Our colleagues’ fixation on far-left The administration literally glossed We will not be safer when al-Qaida shiny objects is distracting them from over the risk of an al-Qaida resurgence, regains a safe haven and inspires a new basic governance. They are more fo- but now Secretary Austin is acknowl- generation of global jihadists. And we cused on ramming through another edging al-Qaida could reestablish a safe won’t be safer when coalition partners reckless, inflationary taxing-and- haven and threaten the homeland in doubt they can trust our word. spending spree than ensuring we avoid less than 2 years—that is A strategic disaster is what we are a stalemate over government funding. of Defense—and even that could be op- witnessing from top to bottom, and a Now, look, I understand and I appre- timistic. growing risk that this war will end in ciate that Senators on both sides have They insisted that over-the-horizon a victory—a victory—for the Taliban worked hard to develop appropriations operations would be enough to keep and al-Qaida and become a greater titles with a lot of good content. The terrorists in check, but now, just as the threat to the United States. problem is bigger picture. When it CIA Director warned from the start, in- I suggest the absence of a quorum. comes to floor consideration, we can- telligence gathering is already suf- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- not and will not start planting indi- fering. pore. The clerk will call the roll. vidual trees before we have bipartisan The administration claimed that re- The legislative clerk proceeded to consensus on the shape of the forest. sources tied up in the fight against ter- call the roll. Here is what it will take to get a rorists were more urgently needed to Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask Senate appropriations process back on counter Chinese aggression, but now unanimous consent that the order for track, two—two—simple things. the manpower demands of this over- the quorum call be rescinded. No. 1, Democrats will need to honor the-horizon approach have required re- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the longstanding bipartisan truce that deployment of forces to the Middle pore. Without objection, it is so or- provides parity for defense and non- East and pulled an entire carrier group dered. defense spending growth—parity for de- away—away—from China’s backyard so TRIBUTE TO NICK ROSSI fense and nondefense spending it can conduct costlier, less-efficient, Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, around growth—and at a responsible overall long-range missions over Afghanistan here, it is Members of Congress who number that we can all accept. Our from the Gulf. typically get the spotlight. When we men and women in uniform and the Na- Much of the rhetoric from the Presi- talk about a bill getting passed, for ex- tion they defend deserve better than a dent’s team has sounded almost laugh- ample, you usually hear about the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.003 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5794 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 Members who introduced and pushed the ease he might use when discussing I realize that Nick may be starting to for the bill. You don’t usually hear the lunch menu in the Dirksen cafe- sound a little superhuman here, so let about the staffers. teria. me just say that while he is a man of But none of us in Congress works When asked how he knew all this many talents who has not only not suc- alone. We are supported by dedicated stuff—he definitely didn’t major in cessfully repaired the family’s micro- staffers who spend long days and often- physics, and space wasn’t his issue wave and dishwasher but is also known times nights and weekends working to area—he just said it was a hobby. Trust for building a balloon arch in the shape serve our constituents and our country. Nick to be flirting with particle phys- of a shark for his kids’ school, I am re- Today, I want to talk about one of ics as a hobby. liably informed that he is not a good those staffers, my whip office chief of But while Nick may often be the cook. staff who is leaving after 26 smartest person in the room, he is also And I am pretty sure that ‘‘not’’ was years of government service. the most humble. He is often the last bold and underlined. Nick Rossi has been with me since to speak. He listens. He asks questions, But, seriously, Nick is one in a mil- 2013, when I became the ranking mem- sometimes maybe when he doesn’t real- lion, and it has been my privilege to ber of the Commerce Committee. He ly need to. And he gives thoughtful, have him lead the team in the whip of- came on as deputy staff director and wise counsel. fice. took over as staff director 2 years It has been clear over the last few His absence will be sorely felt by me, later. days as staffers across the Senate by my staff, and throughout Capitol There isn’t one thing that we did in learned that Nick was leaving just how Hill, and I hope he won’t mind the oc- my years as Commerce ranking mem- respected his voice is in the Senate. casional phone call to pick his brain on ber and chair that wasn’t at least par- I have had more than one committee some of the issues that are facing the tially owing to Nick Rossi: the 2018 staff director talk to me about how he Senate. FAA reauthorization; the FAST Act; or she learned to run a committee from Nick, thank you for your service, and Coast Guard legislation; FCC bills; Nick. God bless you in all your future under- And I know a lot of senior staffers— broadband legislation; spectrum legis- takings. Wherever you land next, they inside my office but outside of it as lation; section 230 reform legislation, will be lucky to have you. well—who will tell you that when they known as SESTA-FOSTA; legislation I yield the floor. are facing a challenge, the first person to reduce the number of annoying I suggest the absence of a quorum. that they go to to provide a sounding robocalls; other consumer protection The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- board is Nick. pore. The clerk will call the roll. legislation like the FTC Consumer And Nick always makes himself The legislative clerk proceeded to Fairness Review Act; legislation to ad- available. He is uniformly generous call the roll. vance 5G; and the list goes on. with his time and knowledge, and he Nick came to my staff after an al- Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unani- treats everyone the same, whether the mous consent that the order for the ready illustrious career on the Hill. He individual in question is a staff assist- had served as chief counsel at the Sen- quorum call be rescinded. ant or a chief of staff. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ate Judiciary Committee, as chief He has brought out the best in every pore. Without objection, it is so or- counsel and chief investigator on the team I have seen him work with, dered. Commerce Committee, and as staff di- whether at the Commerce Committee rector on the Homeland Security and or in the whip office. H.R. 3684 Governmental Affairs Committee. Nick has been chief of staff in my Mr. LEE. Mr. President, infrastruc- But his career in government started whip office for 2 years—2 very eventful ture is the physical backbone of our much earlier. He actually started his years. Through it all, Nick has been a country, and it is an example of posi- government service in the FBI, apply- steady presence in the whip office and tive, constructive American achieve- ing on a whim when he couldn’t join in the Senate. No matter the crisis, ment and accomplishment. the U.S. Attorney’s Office because of a Nick is calm and collected, and he in- Unfortunately, this particular bill, in hiring freeze. spires that calm in others, although I its process, content, pricetag, and long- As is typical for Nick, he graduated do hear that it is a different story term effects, simply will not serve the first in his class at the FBI Academy when he is watching Notre Dame foot- country, Americans, and particularly and then went on to spend 11 years in ball. The word is that there is a lot of Utahns well. It will ultimately be det- the FBI as a special agent, a super- ranting, pacing, and yelling at the TV, rimental to our economy, to the daily visory special agent, unit chief, asso- but I have not observed that. lives of the American people, and even ciate legal counsel, and media spokes- Above all, Nick is a character guy, in some cases the infrastructure itself. person. which matters a lot to me. He is a man Now, I am not saying I don’t appre- That sounds like a lot for 11 years of honor, integrity, and principle. ciate the hard work, goodwill, and ex- but not so much when you know Nick. I never have to worry that Nick is cellent intentions of my colleagues I mentioned that he graduated first going to cut corners or bend the rules. who put many long hours, weeks, and in his class at the FBI Academy. He He is always going to do things the months into crafting it; nor am I sug- also graduated with honors from Notre right way, and there is nothing more gesting that there aren’t good things in Dame and from Harvard Law School, important than that. the bill, good things that would benefit where he was in the drama society with I can’t talk about Nick without also deserving people in this country. our colleague TED CRUZ. mentioning his commitment to his As I have said before, the question is I don’t think I have ever asked Nick family. His pride in his kids always not whether or not infrastructure is a about any issue and gotten anything shines through, and just as he is never good and a necessary thing; nor is the less than a thoroughly informed an- too busy to talk to a staffer who is question whether the bill contains swer, whether the subject was tech- having a problem, he is always ready to some good things. nically in his area of expertise or not. take a break from his work to help his The question is, rather, how much I will never forget when he accom- daughter Elena with her math home- should the Federal Government be in- panied me and former Senator Bill Nel- work—another subject Nick didn’t volved in infrastructure? And if it son to the Sanford Underground Re- major in but is, of course, really good should, where it should. How much search Facility in Lead, SD. This is a at—or to build swords and helmets and should it be spending on it? lab where scientists are conducting re- bows and arrows with his son Johnny. is the particulars of this search in particle physics and the ex- I am very grateful to his wife Kath- bill take the scope far beyond what pansion of the universe. So it is pretty erine and to Elena and Johnny for should be under the realm of the Fed- complicated stuff. sharing him with us for all these years. eral Government, under the domain of Well, apparently not to Nick. He was And I am very happy that there are the Federal Government, specifically in the car with us, and he was throwing fewer late nights in his future so that at a price far beyond what we can af- out technical formulas and the finer he can get in some more time with his ford and at a time when we are already points of physics and cosmology with family. far into feeling the sting of inflation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.005 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5795 There is a reason that our Founding What if even more of these sales are would save taxpayers $10.7 billion over Fathers reserved ‘‘numerous and in- congressionally mandated in these 10 years. definite’’ powers to the States while years, essentially flooding the market NEPA has imposed similar burdens providing ‘‘few and defined’’ powers to and causing the price of that same oil and costs. Signed into law in 1970, it the Federal Government. Article I, sec- to crash? was intended to account for the envi- tion 8 of the Constitution literally lists Take the pension smoothing compo- ronmental consequences of proposed the particular powers given to Con- nent of the bill, which would only Federal actions or projects. But over gress. It tells us what they are. And cause us to lose more money in the the last 50 years, it has substantially you will notice that infrastructure gen- long-term and simultaneously threaten deviated from its original purpose, erally is not one of them. the solvency of retirement benefits— morphing into a complex, bureaucratic Now, in some cases it does make the retirement benefits of millions and labyrinth; stalling projects from frivo- sense that the Federal Government is millions of American workers. lous lawsuits and bureaucratic delays; involved in some infrastructure. The Take the rebate rule delay, which so and dramatically increasing the cost Interstate Highway System is a good far has never, and may never, go into and timeline of their completion. example of that. Postal roads, also spe- effect. Delaying something that has no Sometimes this law stretches projects cifically accounted for in article I, sec- set time for implementation cannot re- that should take a couple of years to tion 8, are another example of that. alistically be predicted to produce $49 complete into decades. This bill, however, includes things billion in savings. At the very least, we ought to reform like bike paths and beautification Take the $20 billion in future spec- these costly, ineffective regulations— projects, mass transit systems, surface trum auctions. While spectrum auc- and do so drastically—so that Federal roads, roads that start and stop in one tions can certainly produce a great infrastructure can be completed better State and are not part of the Interstate deal of revenue, this possible future and faster, which is exactly what I pro- Highway System—things that, while auction may end up never happening. posed in the amendment that I put be- good and lovely and useful, are a far It could have significant restrictions fore this body yesterday. cry from what the Federal Government on it due to the dynamics of adjacent But this bill, in its current form, is can and should reasonably and success- bands, or it could simply produce far ultimately not good for Utahns, and it fully oversee. What is more, it does so less than we are being asked to assume is not good for the American people. at an enormous pricetag, one that will today. Driving more Federal money into in- dig us even deeper and deeper into debt Finally, take the claim of $205 billion frastructure, unfortunately, means we at the expense of the American people, in unused COVID funds. Upon further will pay more to build less. We will be both now and further down the road. investigation, it includes only roughly paying more to build less. It means less Now, proponents of the bill insist, $50.2 billion of unused COVID funds as money going to steel and concrete in and will continue to insist as we debate a real pay-for. the ground, and a whole lot more going this, that the bill is paid for. But, in The other $150 billion is simply to lawyers, accountants, lobbyists, fact, despite the staggeringly large spending that didn’t happen because compliance specialists, and bureau- amount of money that it spends—esti- the country began to emerge from the cratic delays. It means longer and mated to be $1.2 trillion in total, the pandemic. Many States ended the en- more expensive projects. largest amount for a package of this hanced unemployment benefits that Now, this varies State by State, but kind in history by far—it still does not were keeping more people out of work, in Utah, it is estimated that adding have a score from the Congressional and other States, local communities, Federal dollars to a project increases Budget Office. businesses, and families didn’t require the overall cost by 20 percent—some- Normally we don’t vote on, much less as much Federal spending, thanks to times as much as 40 percent. Not only pass, something like this without a their own successes and their own re- will it mean more expensive projects, CBO score. We don’t have one. And I re- siliency. but more expensive products too. gret to say that many of the so-called In other words, this other $150 billion Another provision in this bill would pay-fors amount to flimsy budget gim- is not a pay-for. It is fake. It is simply impose new fees on dozens of chemicals micks that, in reality, do no such thing spending or lost revenue that was used in countless products and con- as pay for the bill. So what are these so-called pay-fors? never realized. And whether this bill sumer goods in our day-to-day lives— Well, let’s take the new reporting re- passes or not, this $150 billion will chemicals found in concrete, wood, quirements on cryptocurrency, for ex- never be realized. plastics, rubber, dyes, detergents, ample, which would allegedly bring in No, the numbers for these pay-fors do drugs, and pesticides for food, just to $28 billion. Everything about this pay- not add up. The math for this bill is name a few. So every time you buy one for is half-baked and unclear. faulty, to say the least. What is more, of those products—or almost any prod- How exactly will additional revenue much of the massive amount that it uct, for that matter—you will be pay- reporting generate new tax revenue? will be spending will not even be effi- ing a little bit for this. Only it is not a And how can you possibly apply stock cient or effective spending on infra- tax; it is a fee, and it is hidden from exchange-style reporting requirements structure. Even if this were the role of your view. So the consumer—the poor to something so different and decen- the Federal Government, then we and middle-class taxpayer—doesn’t see tralized as Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and ought to make sure that it spends a tax increase. They just see that they other cryptocurrencies? those funds efficiently and effectively. are paying even more for everything At best, this revenue gimmick will But, unfortunately, the fact of the that they buy. fail. At worst, it will hamper financial matter is that along with Federal dol- Another provision would extend innovation for decades to come. lars come a whole host of Byzantine Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s ‘‘g-fees’’ Take the mandated sales of oil from laws and regulations that prevent pre- for an entire decade. These fees could the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, cisely that, including restrictions im- add thousands of dollars to the mort- which the bill sponsors claim will posed by everything from NEPA to the gages of home buyers at a time when produce $6 billion in revenue starting 7 Davis-Bacon Act. that first home is increasingly out of years from now. But do we realistically The Davis-Bacon Act artificially in- reach for many. Utahns can’t afford know what the demand for oil might be flates labor prices by requiring that all this. Congress is supposed to be ad- at that time or what can happen in the federally funded construction projects dressing problems like these, not mak- meantime when we might need to use worth more than $2,000 pay workers at ing them worse with sneaky new fees. oil in this Strategic Petroleum Re- least the prevailing wage rate on non- This comes at a time when Americans serve? Federal projects in the same locality. are already feeling the sharp sting of What happens when we get 5 years And it has substantially driven up the snowballing inflation. down the road and Congress determines cost of Federal projects, hindered eco- Now, this graph highlights some of that we should hold onto the oil a bit nomic growth, wasted taxpayer dollars, the problem. It highlights what the longer until we might be able to gen- and hurt unskilled laborers each year. American people have felt over the last erate more revenue from the sale? In fact, it is estimated that repealing it 12 to 18 months. You will notice a

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Today, Johnson amendment, the Senate vote system of competitive bidding under this inflation is at 5.4 percent, which in relation to the amendments in the subsection to award licenses in the band of means, on average, the goods you buy order listed, with no amendments in frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 3980 today are 5.4 percent more expensive order to the amendments prior to a megahertz (designated by the Commission as ‘Auction 107’), $1,100,000,000 shall be deposited and the savings you have responsibly vote in relation to the amendments, in the general fund of the Treasury and used accrued are actually worth less. with 60 affirmative votes required for for emergency assistance under section And don’t forget—the Federal Gov- adoption of the Kennedy amendment, 5 90009(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and ernment’s reckless spending has exac- minutes for debate for Senator WICKER Jobs Act.’’. erbated this trend. Look at how the red and 2 minutes for debate for opponents The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- has grown, what we see here. The red before the Wicker vote, and 4 minutes pore. The Senator from Wyoming. that you see in this chart, these are for debate equally divided before the INFRASTRUCTURE deficits. Look at how it has grown. The Kennedy vote. Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I red portion of the graph is deficit The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- come to the floor today because I note spending. pore. Is there objection? the Democrats being so eager to move While we surely needed to spend Without objection, it is so ordered. to their reckless tax-and-spending some additional money during the AMENDMENT NO. 2146 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 spree, and it is something I absolutely COVID pandemic, did we really need to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- oppose. If we pass a bill of that mag- spend this much more, to the point pore. The clerk will report. nitude, the American people will be where we were borrowing a lot more The legislative clerk read as follows: paying more in taxes, will be paying than we were taking in? You know, we The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], more in the cost of living, and it will borrowed close to $4 trillion last year. for Mr. WICKER, proposes an amendment continue to impact the American peo- Even if you think that we did need to numbered 2146 to amendment No. 2137. ple in a very negative way. spend this much more, wouldn’t we try The amendment is as follows: Right now, the Senate is debating a to get our country back on track and (Purpose: To provide that the Administra- separate bill, an infrastructure bill, to discontinue this unfunded spending tive Procedures Act shall apply to actions and, in fact, the bills are not com- spree that contributes to runaway in- taken by the Assistant Secretary of Com- pletely separate. It would be nice if flation? merce for Communications and Informa- they were, but they are not. The reason Look, from gas to groceries and from tion in carrying out the Broadband Equity, they are not separate is because NANCY homes to healthcare, every day, it is Access, and Deployment Program) PELOSI, the Speaker of the House, has getting harder for hard-working Ameri- On page 2081, strike line 3 and all that fol- made it abundantly clear that any bi- cans to afford the basic necessities of lows through ‘‘(3)’’ on line 7 and insert the partisan infrastructure bill that is day-to-day life. Take just a quick look following: passed here in this Senate won’t see here at everyday items. These are not Act’’); and the light of day in the House of Rep- luxury items that we associate with (2) resentatives unless and until, as she the elite; these are things that ordi- AMENDMENT NO. 2210 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 has said, the Senate also sends her a nary people purchase every day. Com- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- multitrillion-dollar reckless tax-and- pared to the period of time before the pore. The clerk will report. spending bill. According to one non- pandemic, not so very long ago, just 16 The legislative clerk read as follows: partisan group, that bill could cost up months ago, eggs are now 13 percent The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], to $5.5 trillion over the next 10 years. more expense; milk is 11.3 percent more for Mr. KENNEDY, proposes an amendment Now, has said time and expensive; chicken breast, 11.3 percent numbered 2210 to amendment No. 2137. time again that there will not be one more expensive; bread is 9.4 percent The amendment is as follows: penny for roads, not one penny for more expensive; and gas is more than (Purpose: To provide emergency assistance bridges, not one penny for airports or 27.5 percent more expensive. for disaster response and recovery, and for ports until she gets the reckless tax- The fact is that packages like this other expenses, directly related to Hurri- and-spending bill that she is demand- one are not without their effects on the canes Laura, Delta, and Zeta) ing. It wasn’t a negotiation; it was a people we have taken an oath to rep- At the end of division I, add the following: hijacking. And NANCY PELOSI isn’t just resent. At the end of the day, it is the SEC. 90009. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH a hijacker; she is also an arsonist. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT American people whose tax dollars we BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. What she is proposing is going to pour take to pay for packages like this. At (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts jet fuel on of inflation that is the end of the day, it is the American otherwise appropriated, out of any money in currently ravaging the country. people who will bear the brunt of the the Treasury of the United States not other- The flame was lit months ago when debt we are forcing upon them. At the wise appropriated, there is appropriated to Democrats borrowed $2 trillion under end of the day, it is the American peo- the ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, for the name of COVID relief. But just ple who will feel the effects in every as- necessary expenses related to disaster relief, look at the economic projections be- pect of their daily lives—in their work- long-term recovery, and restoration of infra- fore the bill became law. Some people structure, housing, and economic revitaliza- failed to predict the inflation. The Fed- places, their communities, and their tion in areas in States for which the Presi- families—and they should get a say in dent declared a major disaster under title IV eral Reserve failed to predict it. The it. of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and White House budget office said: Oh, no, They certainly shouldn’t have to sign Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. we won’t get inflation. The Congres- on to something that was made known 5170 et seq.) related to Hurricanes Laura, sional Budget Office said no. There to the American people at 10 p.m. on Delta, and Zeta, $1,100,000,000, to remain were Democratic economists, though, Sunday night. Those who drafted this available until expended, for activities au- who warned that it would happen, and legislation had 4 months to review it thorized under title I of the Housing and Republicans pointed out clearly that it and 4 months to get to know it. The Community Development Act of 1974 (42 was going to happen, and that is what U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). has happened now. Democrats refused American people shouldn’t be asked to (b) DEPOSIT OF C-BAND SPECTRUM AUCTION pass this in 4 days. PROCEEDS IN TREASURY.—Section 309(j)(8) of to listen. They borrowed and spent an I yield the floor. the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. additional $2 trillion, and inflation has The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- 309(j)(8)) is amended— gone up every month since. pore. The Senator from Delaware. (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and Core inflation is now the fastest and AMENDMENT NOS. 2146 AND 2210 TO AMENDMENT (G)’’ and inserting ‘‘(G), and (H)’’; highest it has been in 40 years. Who are NO. 2137 (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘and the victims of this? Well, they are peo- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask (G)’’ and inserting ‘‘(G), and (H)’’; and ple who are on fixed incomes; they are unanimous consent that the following (3) by adding at the end the following: seniors; they are working families try- ‘‘(H) C-BAND AUCTION PROCEEDS.—Notwith- amendments be called up to the sub- standing subparagraph (A), and except as ing to get by. Now it costs $25 more stitute and be reported by number: provided in subparagraph (B), of the proceeds every time you fill up your vehicle Wicker No. 2146 and Kennedy No. 2210; (including deposits and upfront payments with gasoline. If you fill up a truck in further, that upon disposition of the from successful bidders) from the use of a Wyoming, it could be even more than

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It doesn’t for a hard-working family in America According to the accounting firm move as fast. And it is not the U.S. because of the inflation and Ernst and Young, this bill, this spend- Navy, either, where everyone works to- the Democrats have brought upon us. ing bill that NANCY PELOSI is demand- gether toward a common goal. Of course, this kind of inflation slows ing go from the Senate to the House But my wife, Gabby, taught me a our economic recovery. I just found out before any infrastructure bill is passed, thing or two about how to listen and last week that economic growth is sig- would eliminate 80,000 jobs over 10 how to find common ground. Now, she nificantly below what economists had years. The bill would raise taxes on loved representing in Congress, predicted it should be at this point. It small businesses, which are already and no one works harder than she does. does seem the Democrats still haven’t struggling to stay open because of Now, neither of us expected that it learned basic economics. Now they Democratic policies. Anyone who sells would be me serving here in the U.S. want to make the same mistake all their home will pay thousands and Senate. I might have been the astro- over again, even at a higher level. They thousands more in taxes. naut, but it turned out that she is the want to borrow and spend trillions Now, this is also going to include a one who would nearly lose her life serv- more. carbon import tax, which will drive up ing our country. Last week, we found out that the pre- prices even higher. I am so proud of her and of her re- vious Democratic bill gave $800 million The bill would be a socialist takeover lentless positivity that she brings to to prisoners behind bars. Now, TOM of our economy—more taxes, more her continued rehabilitation. It in- COTTON and I came to this floor, and we spending, more debt, more government spires me each and every day. I could tried to stop the Democrats from giv- eating into people’s paychecks and eat- not do this without her support or the ing our taxpayer dollars to prisoners ing into their savings. There is not a support of my daughters, Claudia and currently behind bars. We specifically single Republican in the House or in Claire, or my first grandchild, Sage, warned it would happen as stimulus the Senate who is going to support this who was born in May. Maybe, I am not checks were sent out around the coun- reckless tax-and-spending spree. so sure about her support; she is only 2 try. We tried to stop this as part of the We need to stop this freight train to months old. Democratic spending bill, but all 50 socialism. We don’t have a taxing prob- But in my first days here, I spoke to Democrats, every one of them sup- lem in this country; we have a spend- Republicans and Democrats to work on ported direct checks to prisoners be- ing problem. Inflation is already high emergency COVID relief. For so many hind bars. The senior Senator from Illi- enough. We know what the cause is. We Arizonans, the relief we got passed was nois came to the floor and gave a know it is the cause of the excessive a lifeline—the difference between bank- speech defending it. He implied it Democratic spending, and this is going ruptcy and keeping the lights on, be- would be racist not to give free money to make it worse. Families across this tween losing their small business and paying their employees. I have heard to people behind bars. country are struggling right now to Every one of the 50 Democrats put that countless of times as I have trav- make ends meet. Family businesses are $800 million of American taxpayer dol- eled across the State. struggling to stay open. It is time to lars on the credit card and sent checks In March, on my 100th day in the stop this reckless tax-and-spending to prisoners behind bars. This means Senate, I spoke with a group of Arizo- more debt and more inflation for law- spree. nans to understand how COVID–19 was I yield the floor. abiding citizens in exchange for money impacting them and their families. One The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. to criminals. It tells the American peo- of those conversations really stuck HICKENLOOPER). The Senator from Ari- ple all we need to know about the pri- with me, and I want to take a second to zona. orities of the Democratic Party. tell you about Susana Andrade. Now Democrats want another round MAIDEN SPEECH Prior to the pandemic, Susana of payoffs. This payoff is even more ex- Mr. KELLY. Mr. President, it is an worked in a school cafeteria in South pensive than the last one. Democrats honor to rise today to deliver my maid- Phoenix. Her husband worked as a are promising payoffs to all their fa- en speech. landscaper. When the pandemic spiked vorite groups: climate activists, left- Nine months ago, the people of Ari- in Arizona, her husband’s work slowed wing professors, trial lawyers, and zona trusted me with a great responsi- down and the school closed. But union bosses. This bill, this reckless bility: to represent them in the U.S. Susana and her coworkers kept going tax-and-spending bill, includes one lib- Senate; to do so during a pandemic to work. The school was continuing to eral priority after another. that has challenged every one of us, offer meals for pickup for students and Even as we face the worst border cri- taken loved ones too soon, and bat- families who needed them, and a lot of sis in the last two decades, Democrats tered our economy; and to fill the re- them needed these meals. She told me are now promising amnesty and citi- maining years of Senator John that they initially were just offering zenship and voting rights for millions McCain’s sixth term. breakfast and lunch, but then they of illegal immigrants. Once they get Each day since then, I have gone to added dinner and a snack because the amnesty, then they can get all the work for the people of Arizona, striving demand was just so high. other Democratic payoffs as well. This to fulfill that responsibility, Susana and her coworkers knew how is going to lead to an additional tidal undeterred by the challenges we have hard the pandemic had hit the commu- wave of illegal immigration, and all of in front of us because that is what Ari- nity, how many folks were out of work. this has a price tag, and someone has zonans have done over the last year There were students who wouldn’t eat to pay. and a half—protecting their families if they weren’t there to make the Democrats tell nice stories, and Re- from this virus, keeping themselves meals. So she kept going to work, mak- publicans do the math. This bill is so and their businesses afloat, and look- ing and packing meals for students and expensive, the Democrats will have to ing out for their neighbors. their families. go after every working family in Amer- Arizonans have faced down this virus And, then, in February, she and her ica in order to pay for it. One way or and the economic fallout that came entire family got sick with COVID. She another, every working American will with it with determination. And I came couldn’t go to work for weeks, and she end up paying for this. There is not here to have their backs and to work and her family struggled to pay their some rich person who is going to be towards a brighter future for our grow- bills that month while they tried to re- able to pay for all of this. There aren’t ing State because we can’t just rebuild cover. enough rich people on Earth to pay for our economy the way it was before. We Now, Susana’s story has stuck with this level of spending. have to reinvent it and create the jobs me over the last year. Here is a hard-

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She told This is going to fix roads and bridges, tioned earlier, for those we need well- me that days after we spoke in March, improve Tribal water and transpor- trained semiconductor processors, and she and her family received their stim- tation infrastructure, expand afford- we need electricians, and we need ulus checks, and it made such a big dif- able high-speed internet access, and HVAC technicians. These are good-pay- ference in their lives. But she is still make Arizona more resilient to ing careers for those who get the skills now living paycheck to paycheck, drought and wildfires. and training that they need. working two jobs, trying to provide for I have been determined to deliver And right now, a lot of young Arizo- her family to just get ahead. these infrastructure investments that nans are getting those skills through I understand that. Growing up, my Arizona needs to continue to grow. We our community college system. mother worked both as a secretary and want to grow, and we want to attract At Pima Community College’s down- a waitress at the same time. When my new and innovative companies to our town campus in Tucson, they have a brother and I were in middle school, State because Arizona’s prosperity de- new Automotive Technology and Inno- she decided to become a police officer, pends on continuing to create new, vation Center that I visited last like my dad. But she had to pass this high-paying jobs, including growing month. Their students are learning physical fitness test, which was de- our tech sector. how to operate the software that auto- signed for men. But my mother was not Now, one of the biggest success sto- matically controls drills and lathes and discouraged. She wasn’t discouraged by ries of our growing tech sector is an in- milling machines and 3D printers and that or by the fact that, if she would dustry that actually produces some- other tools. They can be trained not pass, she would become one of the first thing physically small, microchips. just in traditional automotive tech- female police officers in our home Microchips go in everything, from nology but in electric vehicles as well. town. In fact, I think she liked that. our phones and appliances and cars to Arizona is becoming a center for in- That was my mom for you. computers, but also the most sophisti- novative electric vehicle manufactur- But I knew that she believed that the cated fighter jets and missile systems. ers. So why shouldn’t we be getting increased and steady salary would help There is currently a global shortage these students the skills they need for our family. My mother wanted to give of microchips, and the truth is, today, this technology right now? my brother and me every opportunity just 12 percent of them are manufac- Pima Community College’s chan- to succeed. She showed us what we tured here in the United States. It used cellor, Chancellor Lambert, calls this could achieve by having a goal and a to be 40 percent. Many foreign competi- much needed approach ‘‘moving at the plan and working hard at it. tors, including China, are investing speed of business.’’ What he means is I am here because of a good public heavily to try to dominate this indus- our system must meet the education and because of the oppor- try. demands of today’s workforce, and that tunity that my parents created for me Now, Arizona does manufacture a lot has to be the case not just in major to serve our country and pursue my of microchips. It already employs metro areas but in rural Arizona, as dreams. But for so many families, it is about 30,000 people in good-paying jobs well, and in rural America. becoming harder to get ahead, and the in this industry, and it is poised to At Yavapai College in Northern Ari- pandemic only made this more dif- grow. We recently announced invest- zona, they just opened a new Skilled ficult. Businesses shuttered, savings ment plans from Intel and the Taiwan Trades Center in Clarkdale, where they drained, and debt and bills piled up. Semiconductor Manufacturing Com- will train a new generation of con- What every parent wants—what my pany. Arizona can lead the way as we struction workers and plumbers and mom wanted—is to be able to work restore more microchip manufacturing electricians and HVAC technicians. hard and give their children a future and development to American soil. I could not be more impressed with filled with opportunity. That is the goal of this $52 billion Arizona’s community college system. That is why the most important re- plan that I spent months working on Yavapai College is also taking advan- sponsibility we have here is not just to with Senators CORNYN and WARNER, to tage of partnerships with companies to rebuild our economy but to reinvent it create new advanced manufacturing fa- set students up with opportunities that for the future. And doing that starts cilities, or fabs, in places like Arizona. prepare them to immediately enter the with infrastructure: roads, bridges, I made it my mission to get this passed workforce in industries like mining. water, the power grid, high-speed inter- through the Senate because it is impor- Moving at the speed of business, that net. And it is not just in big cities but tant. It is important to our economy, is how we are going to prepare hard- in rural and small towns, in smalltown and it is important to our national se- working young students to get these Arizona and Tribal communities. That curity, ensuring that our supply chain good-paying jobs. It is also how we are is the item on our checklist now. for something so critical does not de- going to outcompete and outinnovative Arizona is facing a severe drought pend on adversaries like China. other countries like China, having a that requires us to improve our water Transformational investments such talented workforce that can fill the infrastructure and increase or resil- as this will create thousands of high- jobs of the future and develop cutting- iency. paying jobs, and we got it passed edge technologies that are critical not Schoolbuses on the Navajo Nation through the Senate, Republicans and just to our economy but to our na- cost three times as much to maintain Democrats working together. tional security as well. because so many of the roads are un- Now, we must continue working on Now, these are issues that I know Re- paved. this checklist, getting Arizonans the publicans and Democrats agree on. I–10, which runs through the center skills they need for these new jobs. For And even on tough issues, I believe of our State, between Tucson and some, that will mean getting a college that we can also find common ground. Phoenix, has not been expanded in degree in science or engineering. We have had crisis after crisis at our years. A signal accident can cause Arizona is home to three world-class border, each a result of decades of fail- delays for hours. That happens almost universities that are leaders in re- ure in Washington to adequately ad- every day. search and innovation. We must con- dress border security and fix our bro- It is clear that Arizona will benefit tinue to educate the best scientists and ken immigration system. from upgrading and modernizing our engineers in the world. That is the only Senator PORTMAN and I have intro- infrastructure. That is why, for the way we are going to stay ahead. duced bipartisan legislation that would past few months, I have been working At the same time, we know that require the Department of Homeland with a group of Republicans and Demo- about a third of students who graduate Security to finally develop a plan to

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It issues like this is hard, but it is impor- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- is approaching the population of the tant. ator from . State of Vermont. Like many of you, like many of my AMENDMENT NO. 2245 And, again, this is while we have the colleagues, I spent years admiring the Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise title 42 restrictions in place. Probably way the late Senator John McCain rep- to speak to my amendment that is about 900,000 people in the first 7 resented Arizona in the U.S. Senate. completely germane to the discussion months had been returned under title But my first impressions of John of infrastructure. I can’t think of more 42. If the administration ends that pro- McCain were not of him as a Senator important infrastructure that would gram, imagine the surge. but of his service in the Navy. He was actually secure our homeland from a Now, there once was a time when se- a hero of young naval aviators like variety of threats. curing the border was a nonpartisan me—an example of how to serve your But as I have always said, coming issue. Senator McCain led the charge. country honorably and bravely, includ- from a manufacturing background, the In 2006, this body passed, on a vote of 80 ing in the impossible circumstance of first step in solving a problem is admit- to 19, the Secure Fence Act, which was being shot down and captured. ting you have one, and right now this going to build about 700 miles of fence. His legacy means so much to the administration is in a complete state In the end, only 36 miles was double- State of Arizona, and it lives on of denial regarding the crisis that is on layer fencing; the rest was pretty inef- through his children and his wife, the border. fective, as we have seen. Cindy, whom I am so grateful to have This crisis has been growing. It is not But voting for that bill was President a seasonal surge; this is a growing here today in the Gallery. Biden, President Obama, Senator CAR- Thank you. problem. This has been a growing prob- PER, Secretary of State Clinton, Sen- (Applause, Senators rising.) lem, and I have my chart here that ator FEINSTEIN, Senator SCHUMER, Sen- His legacy, it is something that can- demonstrates that. ator WYDEN, Senator STABENOW. This not be matched, but it is what inspires Here is January. This is when Presi- was a bipartisan effort to secure our me serving in this Senate seat. And it dent Biden came into office. You can border. But somewhere between 2006 is his example of , of see the enormous surge of the crisis he and 2021, this has become a partisan independence that continues to demand created. Vice President HARRIS went more of us. So I am going to continue down to Central America looking for issue. Now, what is absurd is, in the last ad- focusing on delivering results, on beat- the root cause of this crisis. She only ministration, again, we pretty well ing this virus, and reinventing our would have had to walk into the Oval solved the problem, had allocated economy for the future so that hard- Office and look at President Biden be- about $10 billion to build the fence. It working Arizonans have every oppor- cause President Biden is the root cause has all been contracted. It has all been tunity to succeed. of this crisis. Arizonans sent me here to have their It is his policies, the dismantling of paid for. We have built about 453 miles backs, and that is what I intend to do. successful policies from the previous of the 738 miles that was contracted Thank you. administration that had stemmed the for; 285 miles remain unbuilt. I yield the floor. flow, that had largely secured our bor- An exit report by Senator LANKFORD (Applause, Senators rising.) der until this President took office and shows that we have spent about $2 bil- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- reversed all that progress. It is a real lion getting out of those contracts—$2 ator from Delaware. shame. billion to not build the wall. It is cost- H.R. 3684 Let me just give you the numbers be- ing us $3 million a day just to guard Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, there cause you have to describe the prob- the steel fencing that is lying there not are a lot of folks gathering around our lem. This has been growing. For the being used. new Senator from Arizona, congratu- last 4 or 5 months, in particular, we So my amendment is very simple. It lating him, commending him on his have been averaging, first, almost 6,000 is very common sense. It says, please, speech. and now over 6,000 apprehensions per let’s recognize fences work. Certainly, I said to him—I am Navy. We have day—6,000. In June it was 6,249. In July Congress recognized it when we put a got a bunch of military people that it will probably be over 6,500. There double layer around the people’s House serve here: Army, Navy, Air Force, Ma- have been weeks we believe it is over for a number of months, spent hun- rines. But in the Navy, when somebody 7,000 people per day coming in and dreds of millions of dollars on that se- does an especially good job, we say being apprehended at the border. curity effort. ‘‘Bravo Zulu.’’ And that was an excep- Now, that doesn’t even count the 750 So let’s not waste the taxpayers’ tional, exceptional address. to 1,000 known got-aways. DHS is money. Let’s recognize walls work. We We are delighted to be joined by now—or CPP, at least, is now esti- need to complete the 285 miles of wall Cindy McCain. mating that is going to result in about that will help secure our border, that Before I yield to the Senator from 269,000 people coming into this country will help secure our homeland, and Wisconsin for his amendment, the that we know they came in; we just that will help keep Americans safe. theme that we just heard from our new couldn’t catch them. This also doesn’t It is a very simple amendment. Let’s Senator from Arizona really focuses on even describe or enumerate how many hope it is not a partisan result. preparing, through the groundwork, unknown got-aways. With that, I yield the floor. plowing the field in anticipation of cre- So, again, the fact of the matter is, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ating jobs. And we do that in a lot of from January through July, approxi- ator from . ways. He has mentioned a bunch of mately 1.3 million people have been ap- Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise to them in terms of technology jobs and prehended coming into this country oppose the Johnson amendment. This so forth. without documentation. About 173,000 measure would force continued pay- One of the other ways is what we are of those individuals have been released ment of government contractors to doing with the legislation before us in the interior, either with a notice to build an ill-conceived border wall. today, and that is investing in our in- appear or, even worse, a notice to re- Most of these funds were never in- frastructure broadly, not just roads, port. If you multiply that times 2, that tended for this purpose. More than $10 highways, and bridges; not just water- is 346,000 people dispersed to all points billion was redirected from the Depart- works; not just broadband; not just of America. ment of Defense, and these funds were surface transportation. All of the DHS, this administration, is not no- intended for military installations and above. All of the above. tifying the States, not notifying the functions such as schools for military

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One of the things we fully agree on is sense projects on the southern border When you go to the border, you see what I just said. We can spend the to address life, safety, environmental, millions of dollars’ worth of steel slats next, you know, year, 5 years, 10 years and operational considerations. These lying on the ground that were to be securing our border. That is important. decisions will be guided by what is best constructed until President Biden can- But if we don’t address those root for our national security, not well-con- celed those projects. Do you know who causes of why people are coming here, nected government contractors prof- else sees those border walls on the 10, 20 years from now, they will still be iting off of hard-earned taxpayer dol- ground? Human traffickers. Drug coming. They will still be coming. We lars. smugglers. have to be smarter than that. I have, as we all have, been to the We need to move forward with smart, This is a shared responsibility; it is southern border several times. Customs bipartisan investments that secure not all on the United States. I said to and Border Patrol agents have told us both our southern and our northern my colleague from West , I that a border wall is a necessary part borders, and we must not look back- like to use the example of Home Depot, ward at the former administration’s of a system to stop the flow of illegal which RON JOHNSON, Senator JOHNSON, immigration and illicit drugs. boondoggle. heard me use more than a few times. I urge my colleagues to vote no on The border wall is infrastructure. It Home Depot—their ad line is ‘‘You can the Johnson amendment. is infrastructure to keep America safe. do it. We can help.’’ In these countries The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- It is infrastructure to keep drugs out of we are getting all this immigration ator from Wisconsin. this country. It is infrastructure to flow from, they can do it, but we can Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, in control illegal immigration. help. quick response, the prior administra- I urge my colleagues to vote yes on tion’s—what the good Senator claimed the Johnson amendment to prohibit One of the things we set up was a ‘‘boondoggle’’ worked. the cancelation of contracts to build something called the Alliance for Pros- During this comprehensive review by the border wall. perity a number of years ago, with this administration—again, this ad- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Democratic and Republican support—I ministration is the root cause of this ator from Delaware. think with support of certainly then- problem; they caused this—the problem Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, over the Vice President Biden and Senator is growing worse. It is not getting bet- years, I have made any number of trips McCain, the late John McCain. Among ter. to our Nation’s southern border. I have the things that we need to focus on and Congress, by supporting a double also traveled extensively throughout we are doing under the Alliance for layer of fence around this Capitol for Central America—and sometimes with Prosperity are, one, addressing crime months, spent hundreds of millions of the author of this legislation—with and violence; two, addressing corrup- dollars keeping us safe and secure, rec- many colleagues, Democratic and Re- tion; and three, economic hope and op- ognizes that fencing and walls work. publican. One of the people who have portunity. Those are the three buckets. Again, this fencing has been paid for. been to that part of the world more We put money in those buckets, the ex- This wall has been paid for. Two billion than me is a guy who used to serve pectation is that those three countries dollars will be wasted. Three million here in the Senate—later, Vice Presi- put even more money in those buckets, dollars a day will be wasted. This is dent—and that is our President, Joe matching us 2, 3, 4, 5 dollars for every just common sense, and it will improve Biden. dollar that we put up. There are other the security of this Nation. There is a verse in Scripture in the countries that we have an expectation And, again, in 2006, this was a bipar- New Testament, Matthew 25, which for them to help. There are private tisan type of effort. Building 700 miles speaks to the least of these, and one of businesses; there is an expectation for of fence was bipartisan: 80 to 19. It the things: When I was hungry, did you them to help. Nonprofits. There is an should be bipartisan today. I am urging feed me? When I was naked, did you expectation for all. This is a shared re- my colleagues, let’s finish building this clothe me? When I was thirsty, did you sponsibility. wall. Let’s not waste billions of dollars get me to drink? When I was a stranger As the place where all these illegal in taxpayer money. in your land, did you welcome me? Did drugs are coming from, moving those I yield the floor. you welcome me? drugs through these three countries— The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- To the extent we have looked out for we have some moral responsibility to ator from . the least of these, then we have a do something to help the situation Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I ask brighter future. down there, not just at the border. unanimous consent to address the Sen- But anyway, the reason I raise that, So with that in mind, I am not going ate for several minutes on this amend- we have this moral imperative to look to support this amendment. But I ment. out for the least of these, and that in- would just note, I always look for com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cludes people who end up on our bor- mon ground. The author of the amend- objection, it is so ordered. ders looking for safe haven. The reason ment knows full well—I have heard Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I rise in why so many people continue to come him talk about it eloquently, about the support of this amendment. I am the to our borders from Central America— need to go after root causes. For as ranking member of the Subcommittee especially Honduras, Guatemala, and long as we have been working on this on Appropriations for Homeland Secu- El Salvador—is because they live lives issue, all those years, we have needed rity. The President’s budget request in- in fear; deprived of economic oppor- to work on root causes, and we still do cluded a rescission of $2 billion that tunity and hope; corruption, crime. today as well. we, as Members of this body, put, en- You know, if any of us lived there with Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I need acted, as the gentleman from Wis- our families, we would want to get out to respond quickly. consin has clearly illuminated. of there, too, and find a place to go to And, at the same time, we are having with a brighter future. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There a tremendous problem at our southern As a former chairman of the Home- are now 2 minutes equally divided be- border. We all know this. We don’t land Security Committee, border secu- fore a vote on the Johnson amendment. have the July numbers out yet, but we rity is enormously important. We need The Senator from Wisconsin. know that apprehensions are going to secure borders; no question about that. Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I need be in excess of over 200,000 in 1 month. There are a whole bunch of force multi- to respond quickly.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.016 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5801 Senator CARPER was talking about Hagerty Marshall Scott (FL) Now, what we all know—what every- Hawley McConnell Scott (SC) root causes. The root cause of the in- Hoeven Moran Shelby one in this Chamber knows—is that we stability—the primary cause of the vio- Hyde-Smith Murkowski Sullivan have to wait on the FCC maps, and lence in Central America is Americans’ Johnson Paul Thune they will not be ready until the ear- insatiable demand for drugs. If you Kennedy Portman Tillis liest—until the earliest—by spring of Lankford Risch Toomey solve that problem, you solve the root Lee Romney Tuberville next year, and that is—that is very, cause of the problem, and you won’t Lummis Rounds Wicker very optimistic. have the violence. Manchin Rubio Young So we have time to do it right, to get But the root cause of this current NAYS—49 public input, to have people who have crisis—because it was already solved— Baldwin Hickenlooper Rosen already experienced this come to the the root cause of this current crisis is Bennet Hirono Sanders Agency and say: You might want to do President Biden’s policies. President Blumenthal Kaine Schatz it this way; or: You might want to Booker Kelly Schumer Biden is the root cause. So if you want Brown King avoid doing it that way because here is Shaheen our experience. to fix this, we can fix it. Secure the Cantwell Klobuchar Sinema border. Go back to the policies that Cardin Leahy Smith We did this one time before, and it ´ worked. We are not going to be able to Carper Lujan Stabenow was only $4.7 billion. This is $42 billion. Casey Markey Tester fix Central America until we end our Coons Menendez That was the BTOP program, which Van Hollen insatiable demand for drugs. Cortez Masto Merkley was enacted in 2009. Warner Duckworth Murphy We skipped this. We gave it to an With that, I yield the floor. Warnock Durbin Murray Agency which is going to have it this Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, col- Feinstein Ossoff Warren leagues, in about 48 hours, about a Gillibrand Padilla Whitehouse time, the NTIA—a staff of only 157 peo- third of the Senate is going to be on an Hassan Peters Wyden ple—to monitor back then $4.7 billion; airplane heading for Gillette, WY, and Heinrich Reed this time it is $42 billion. we are going to go and say goodbye to NOT VOTING—3 Here is what we learned about the our friend and colleague Mike Enzi. Graham Inhofe Sasse BTOP program, which is an awful lot like this one: When Congress asked I will never forget where I was sitting The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this NTIA to administer this, the results about, I don’t know, 20 years ago as the vote, the yeas are 48, the nays are 49. Presiding Officer, and Mike Enzi was were deeply troubling. Under the previous order requiring 60 Let me quote the inspector general, literally standing almost right where votes for the adoption of this amend- you are, talking about the 80–20 rule let me quote the Stanford Institute for ment, the amendment is not agreed to. Economic Policy, and the Phoenix Cen- and why they were so successful in the The amendment (No. 2245) was re- Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- ter. Their own inspector general found jected. that the Agency faced significant chal- sions Committee. Senator Kennedy and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lenges in managing the size and com- Mike Enzi—Democrat, Republican— ator from Mississippi. how they were able to find common plexity of the program. It is a program AMENDMENT NO. 2146 ground and get stuff done: the 80–20 a tenth the size of what we are talking Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I offer rule. about today. today what should be considered a I said to Mike Enzi that day: What is The Stanford Institute said NTIA’s friendly amendment to the broadband the 80–20 rule? mechanism for selecting projects was section of this infrastructure bill. He said: About 80 percent of the stuff, incoherent. NTIA, had they adopted Why is it a friendly amendment? Ted and I agree on, and about 20 per- more a reasonable framework, many Because by using the Administrative cent, we don’t. What we do is we focus more households could have been con- Procedure Act, which my amendment on the 80 percent where we agree. nected with the same money, or the would provide, it would save billions of There is common ground here. I same number of connections could have dollars in broadband build-out funds. It think that the Senator from Wisconsin been realized for a fraction of the cost, would provide for consumer input, knows what it is. And I would ask that because they didn’t do what I am advo- stakeholder input, local and State gov- in addition to talking about our dif- cating today. ernment input into NTIA—the Agency ferences, let’s talk about where we The Phoenix Center, an independent that will be in charge of this broadband agree, and let’s do good work there. think tank, said they found no positive build-out. And also because it will not effect on home broadband adoption VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2245 delay the broadband build-out in any from the BTOP program. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The way. My fellow colleagues, years from question is on agreeing to the amend- Now, as written today, the broadband now, when someone realizes we have ment. section waives the Administrative Pro- wasted billions of dollars on this build- Mr. JOHNSON. I ask for the yeas and cedure Act. The Wicker amendment out, I would want, and I think my col- nays. would simply strike that waive and leagues would want, to say: Well, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a make the Administrative Procedure voted yes on the Wicker amendment to sufficient second? Act apply to the broadband section as take the extra 130, 140 days to hear There appears to be a sufficient sec- it applies to so many big programs that what went right and what went wrong ond. are enacted. in the past and to make sure we get it The clerk will call the roll. If we pass this amendment, here will right. The senior assistant legislative clerk be the timeline: Let’s assume the No Senator has worked harder than I proceeded to call the roll. President doesn’t get around to signing have on broadband build-out. I want Mr. THUNE. The following Senators this bill until October 1. I would expect this program to succeed. This is a way are necessarily absent: the Senator the President would sign it earlier than to make sure we spend the money cor- from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the that, but let’s assume that he does rectly, to make sure we do it right. Senator from (Mr. INHOFE), that. There will be 30 days of notice, 30 Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. days of public comment after the no- sent to have printed in the RECORD an SASSE). tice is published, a review of those article dated August 3, just yesterday, The result was announced—yeas 48, comments, which could take 30 to 40 from the National Journal. nays 49, as follows: days. At that point the regulations are It says: ‘‘How $65 billion for [Rollcall Vote No. 298 Leg.] published and, after 30 days, they go broadband infrastructure could fall YEAS—48 into effect. short.’’ Barrasso Capito Crapo So by my calculations, assuming the I ask unanimous consent that it be Blackburn Cassidy Cruz President is very, very late in signing printed in the RECORD at this point. Blunt Collins Daines the bill, the act and the regulations There being no objection, the mate- Boozman Cornyn Ernst Braun Cotton Fischer under the Administrative Procedure rial was ordered to be printed in the Burr Cramer Grassley Act would be done by February 7. RECORD, as follows:

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(By Brendan Bordelon) est from other states—Pennsylvania and This provision, which appears inno- Maine are already working on their own The $65 billion set aside for high-speed cent, to reinsert the Administrative internet in the Senate’s bipartisan infra- maps, and Caroline Stoll, the head of sales and strategic partnership at LightBox, said Procedure Act into this process would structure deal is just a small piece of the bureaucratize the process, slow it bill’s $550 billion in new spending. But don’t the company is in talks with several more call the plan unambitious. states looking to replicate ’s map. down, and would not assist in the proc- ‘‘It’s the biggest broadband bill in the his- ‘‘It is a very, very good use of time and re- ess. tory of the country,’’ said Gigi Sohn, a fel- sources by the states to develop their own Here are some points that I think low at the Georgetown Law Institute for map,’’ said Sohn. need to be made: Technology Law & Policy and a former Beyond a lack of maps, there are other po- The first is I consider the broadband Democratic official at the Federal Commu- tential pitfalls in the Senate’s plan to fund broadband infrastructure. Recent efforts by section one of the crown jewels of this nications Commission. entire bill. And the fact that it is ‘‘Would I have preferred more money for the federal government to finance high- deployment? Yeah,’’ said Sohn. ‘‘I would like speed-internet projects have been conducted structured in such a way that the to see $100 billion rather than $65 billion. But through reverse auctions run by the FCC. grants will go to the States and the this is a bipartisan bill, and I think that is The new plan puts individual states in States will decide how best to admin- super important to remember and appre- charge of their buildouts, allowing for great- ister those programs because of their ciate.’’ er experimentation with funding structures knowledge of their needs in their Some of those billions are earmarked for a and broadband technologies—states can de- States—yes, they are going to use cide whether to pursue primarily wired or tribal connectivity fund, ‘middle-mile’ maps—updated maps, I should say— broadband deployments rural telemedicine, wireless options, for example. But it could distance learning, and other discrete provi- also open the door to overbuilding and waste. from the FCC, but this is, really, a sions. But the heart of the Senate’s Scott Wallsten, the president of the Tech- State-driven process. broadband infrastructure deal is a $42 billion nology Policy Institute, said the decision to The Administrative Procedure Act is pot of money for state and territorial gov- put states in the driver’s seat ‘‘is going to principally a regulatory process, and ernments, which will have to convince Wash- tremendously reduce the efficiency of the we are not talking about a regulatory ington that their plan to build out high- program.’’ process here. We are not talking about speed internet to rural and underserved re- ‘‘The most efficient way to allocate the the issuance of a lot of long and de- money—the way you get the biggest bang for gions will work before receiving federal tailed regulations. We are talking grants. the buck—is a reverse auction,’’ said But there’s a catch. While that money will Wallsten. about a grant program to States, and be set aside immediately after the legisla- Gregory Rosston, the director of the pub- so the burdensome administrative re- tion is signed into law, the bill stipulates lic-policy program at Stanford University quirements of the APA are really not that no funds can be sent to states until and a former FCC economist, said he expects necessary in this case because it is not after the FCC fixes its much-maligned set of state efforts will be spotty, with some doing a regulatory process. national broadband maps showing where cov- a good job of planning buildouts while others There is already significant oversight erage exists and where it doesn’t. fall short. He also worried that state built into the statute. There are 68 broadband plans will be ‘‘much more subjec- The latest FCC estimate suggests that pages that have all kinds of require- around 14.5 million Americans now live in re- tive and subject to influence than a more gions without access to broadband. But other centralized, transparent system.’’ ments for public notice, filing online, estimates have come in much higher, and the And Brake has issues with the $100 million public disclosure, comment, and in- persistence of inaccurate maps means no one minimum that each state is slated to receive volvement of communities of other really knows for sure. for high-speed internet. He said that smaller, providers, of all of those interested par- Lawmakers and policy experts alike had denser states like may not need ties in this process. So it is not like it mulled whether it made sense to move ahead that much money to provide complete cov- is some kind of closed process. on broadband funding despite not knowing erage to its citizens. There is no doubt that this will slow how much money is needed or where to put ‘‘To get something through the Senate, it. In the end, however, the increasing impor- that’s kind of the price of doing business,’’ down the process. There is no doubt tance of high-speed-internet access in a pan- said Brake. ‘‘Everyone’s got to get some- that this would restrict the ability of demic-stricken world—and the unlikely thing.’’ Still, Brake said the Senate’s infra- the NTIA to tailor programs to fit indi- chance that Congress can summon the en- structure deal is a marked improvement vidual States. ergy and bipartisanship needed to address from recent proposals like the BRIDGE Act, As I said, that is one of the beauties the question at a later date—pushed the Sen- which would’ve ignored the lack of of this whole provision, is that it has ate to act. broadband maps and divvied up federal funds the flexibility to meet the needs of ‘‘To wait would make the perfect be the through imprecise metrics like raw popu- States as they define them. It would enemy of the very good,’’ said John lation and the percentage of rural or low-in- Horrigan, a senior fellow at the Benton Insti- come citizens. hamper that State flexibility, and it tute for Broadband and Society. ‘‘If you’re ‘‘I think it could be potentially more effi- would make it more difficult for the going to not act until you have the best cient if this was sort of run through a single States to follow through on a timely data, it’s going to take a long time for you process within the federal government,’’ basis to make this tremendously im- to act.’’ Brake said. ‘‘[But] it’s improved a lot in this portant. The FCC will not say when it expects to new version.’’ Where the Senator and I agree—and I finish the new, more accurate maps. But so Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I don’t know how hard he has worked on this, far the commission hasn’t even completed the necessary procurement and contracting want this program to fall short; I want as have I. This is, I think, one of the efforts. And most telecom experts believe it to succeed. This amendment gives us most important things that we can do the maps won’t be ready for prime time until a chance to get the money right, to in this bill, to get Americans con- next year at the earliest. take the extra time that we are going nected. I don’t need to make that argu- ‘‘It’s going to be a couple of years before to have to take anyway to get the ment. Everyone in the Chamber knows really substantial amounts of money start maps right. It is a good government that. being dug into the ground and strung up on amendment, a friendly amendment, The other piece, unfortunately, that telephone poles,’’ said Doug Brake, the direc- and I urge bipartisan adoption of it. this amendment would do would be en- tor of broadband and spectrum policy at the Information Technology and Innovation The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- able and, in fact, invite lawsuits. There Foundation. ator from Maine. would, undoubtedly, be challenges to A lack of accurate maps could further slow Mr. KING. Mr. President, with all the regulations, challenges to the—if broadband deployment by making it hard for due respect to my friend from Mis- indeed the APA said you have got to do states to formulate their own plans. Even sissippi, I don’t consider this a friendly this by regulation, you are building a once the FCC maps are completed, it will amendment. I consider this a major de- whole new bureaucratic process, and take time for state governments to digest parture from the agreed-upon structure the bill already provides for the kinds their findings, determine where and how to spend federal dollars, and submit those plans of this broadband section of the bill of protections that the Senator is talk- to Washington for approval. that we are talking about. ing about. Some states are taking matters into their This, as we all know, was a heavily So I think this is an unnecessary own hands. In 2020, Georgia partnered with negotiated bill. There are provisions in amendment. I certainly, as one of those

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But they need help agreement will oppose this amendment SIDY. too. because it is not something that was in The last 18 months have been chal- What I would propose is that we work the negotiation and it would not have lenging for Louisiana. First, there was together on an emergency disaster sup- been accepted by those who were nego- Hurricane Laura. Then there was Hur- plemental that will take care of all tiating it on this side of the aisle. ricane Delta. Then there was Hurricane these needs, including the needs of the So with that, I strongly oppose this Zeta. The hurricanes alone did about people in hard-hit Louisiana. amendment. It is a—I don’t think I can $25 billion of damage. Then we had the I pledge my personal help and sup- say it. It makes this a bureaucratic historic freezes. Then we had historic port to both of my colleagues and process that is unnecessary, will only flooding. The total amount of damage friends from Louisiana to bring this slow and impede the distribution of was $47.1 billion. about. Finally, let me just say, I am sur- these desperately needed funds to con- My people are tough, but they are prised that the administration has not nect the people of America. tired. This amendment would appro- submitted a request for supplemental I yield the floor. priate $1.1 billion in community devel- opment block grants to help my people disaster assistance. And I look forward VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2146 recover. to see— The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I bring you a problem but also a solu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time question is on agreeing to the Wicker tion. Thanks to the efforts of Senator has expired. amendment, No. 2146. CANTWELL and Senator SCHATZ and my- Ms. COLLINS. Thank you. Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I ask for self, 3 years ago, we convinced the FCC VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2210 the yeas and nays. not to give away the spectrum auction, Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a which belongs to the American people, ask for the yeas and nays. sufficient second? and instead to auction it off. There is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The There appears to be a sufficient sec- now $80 billion sitting in Treasury. The question is on agreeing to the amend- ond. money for these block grants would ment. Is there a sufficient second? The clerk will call the roll. come from that $80 billion in cash. There appears to be a sufficient sec- The legislative clerk called the roll. Thank you. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ond. The clerk will call the roll. are necessarily absent: the Senator ator from Michigan. The senior assistant legislative clerk from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) and Mr. PETERS. Madam President, we the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. called the roll. all agree that responding to natural Mr. THUNE. The following Senators INHOFE). disasters is a core Federal responsi- are necessarily absent: the Senator The result was announced—yeas 43, bility. But, unfortunately, this unprec- nays 55, as follows: from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) and edented amendment would take funds the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. [Rollcall Vote No. 299 Leg.] from the Federal Communications INHOFE). YEAS—43 Commission’s spectrum auction reve- The result was announced—yeas 19, Barrasso Grassley Rounds nues to pay for disaster relief. nays 79, as follows: The spectrum auction revenues my Blackburn Hagerty Rubio [Rollcall Vote No. 300 Leg.] Blunt Hawley Sasse colleagues seeks to reallocate are in- YEAS—19 Boozman Hoeven Scott (FL) tended to help expand high-speed inter- Braun Hyde-Smith Scott (SC) net in the United States. All Ameri- Blackburn Ernst Rubio Burr Johnson Shelby Blunt Hagerty Scott (FL) Capito Kennedy Sullivan cans, no matter where they live, should Burr Hawley Sullivan Cornyn Lankford Thune have access to the 21st century econ- Cassidy Hoeven Tuberville Cotton Lee Tillis Cornyn Hyde-Smith Warnock Cramer Lummis omy. Toomey Cramer Kennedy Crapo Marshall We can’t pick winners and losers Tuberville Cruz Ossoff Cruz McConnell when it comes to natural disasters. The Wicker Daines Moran process should be set in law, which is NAYS—79 Ernst Paul Young something my colleague from Hawaii, Baldwin Hickenlooper Risch Fischer Risch Barrasso Hirono Romney Senator SCHATZ, has been working on NAYS—55 Bennet Johnson Rosen for years. Blumenthal Kaine Rounds Baldwin Hickenlooper Reed I support disaster relief, but this is Booker Kelly Sanders Bennet Hirono Romney Boozman King Sasse Blumenthal Kaine not the way to do it. Rosen Braun Klobuchar Schatz Booker Kelly My heart goes out to all Americans Sanders Brown Lankford Schumer Brown King impacted by natural disasters, not just Cantwell Leahy Schatz Scott (SC) Cantwell Klobuchar Capito Lee Schumer those affected by hurricanes but also Shaheen Cardin Leahy Shaheen Cardin Luja´ n ´ devastating wildfires and flooding Shelby Carper Lujan Sinema Carper Lummis Casey Manchin caused by . I am com- Sinema Smith Casey Manchin Cassidy Markey Smith Stabenow mitted to ensuring they receive the as- Collins Markey Collins Menendez Coons Marshall Stabenow Tester sistance they need, but we need a com- Coons Merkley Cortez Masto McConnell Tester Van Hollen Cortez Masto Murkowski prehensive solution. Cotton Menendez Thune Duckworth Murphy Warner I would like to yield time to my col- Crapo Merkley Tillis Durbin Murray Warnock league from Maine. Daines Moran Toomey Feinstein Ossoff Warren The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Duckworth Murkowski Van Hollen Gillibrand Padilla Whitehouse Durbin Murphy Warner Hassan Peters Wyden ator from Maine. Feinstein Murray Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, Warren Heinrich Portman Fischer Padilla Whitehouse first, let me offer to work with both Gillibrand Paul NOT VOTING—2 Wicker Senators from Louisiana to secure the Grassley Peters Wyden Graham Inhofe Hassan Portman Young funding that their State so desperately Heinrich Reed The amendment (No. 2146) was re- needs, in my capacity as ranking mem- jected. ber of the Transportation, HUD Appro- NOT VOTING—2 The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. priations Subcommittee. Graham Inhofe ROSEN). Under the previous order, Louisiana has been particularly hard The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas there will now be 4 minutes of debate, hit, experiencing three hurricanes al- are 19, the nays are 79.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:36 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.021 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5804 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 Under the previous order requiring 60 country apart would be unfair, uncon- tion. There are certain things we ought votes for the adoption of this amend- scionable, and, in many cases, delete- to all agree on, Democrats and Repub- ment, this amendment is rejected. rious to public health. It would harm licans. Let me give you three that I The amendment (No. 2210) was re- our efforts to bring this virus under think are the starting points. jected. control for good. First, we need a safe and secure bor- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- Fortunately, in recent weeks, many der. I want to know who is coming into jority whip. cities and States have made progress in America and what they are bringing. In EVICTION MORATORIUM getting the help out to the people who the age of terrorism, in the age of Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, after need it. That includes the city of Chi- drugs, I want to know who is coming in many weeks of uncertainty and dis- cago and the State of Illinois. and what they are bringing. Yes, we tress, millions of Americans can—for The CDC’s new eviction moratorium need border security. now—let go of the fear of losing their is only a first step. It is imperative Secondly, we should never knowingly homes and the roofs over their head. that all State and local governments allow a dangerous person to come into Last night, the Biden administration step up their efforts to get Federal re- this country, period. If someone is here announced a new 60-day Federal evic- lief to the families who need it and the without legal protected status and tion moratorium. I certainly support landlords as well. This pandemic has they are dangerous to us, they are that decision. caused enough pain. Redtape can’t be gone—no ifs, ands, or buts about it. I want to thank all those who in- allowed to deepen that pain for every- The third point is an important one sisted that we do something, especially one. as well. We cannot allow everyone in U.S. Congresswoman CORI BUSH, of IMMIGRATION the world who wants to come into the Missouri, who knows the trauma, per- Madam President, I would like to ad- United States to arrive tomorrow. It sonally, of being without a home, hav- dress another issue that comes up on just won’t work. We have to have an ing been a victim of eviction in her the floor quite regularly, usually from orderly process, and we ought to show life. Representative BUSH camped out speeches on the other side of the aisle. some caring and humanitarian instinct outside on the Capitol steps for 5 I heard one of my colleagues in the in that process, too, whether it is a ref- nights. She slept on the steps of this Senate on the Republican side who is a ugee or asylee. These are people who building so that some of the most vul- personal friend talk about it today— desperately need some safe place to be, nerable people in America would be and he is not the only one—and it is, of and the United States has often opened able to sleep with a roof over their course, the issue of immigration. I its doors since World War II to show heads while we were made sure the law have been involved in this issue for a that kind of kindness. Our generation caught up with our intentions. long time. should do the same. I also want to thank my fellow I can recall when I was first elected Now, there are those who come to the Democratic Senators, especially to the Senate, I got a phone call from floor and say: Because so many people and ELIZABETH WAR- . He said: I heard you are want to come into the United States, it REN, who pushed for a fair and just so- going to be on the Senate Judiciary is a mistake for us to give anybody lution to avoid what would have been Committee. legal status in this country because it an entirely preventable tragedy for I said: That is right. is a green light. It is an incentive for families who already lost so much in He said: Can I ask you to be a mem- even more to show up. this pandemic. ber of my Immigration Subcommittee? That argument, I think, is not As many as 11 million Americans Well, how do you say no to Ted Ken- strong, and here is why. Each year, the have fallen behind on their rent during nedy, to start with? I was fascinated by orderly legal process in America makes this pandemic because of job losses and the invitation. I got involved in the im- 1 million new Americans from immi- other misfortunes. migration debate then and over the grants. It happens every year. These Let me tell you about one of them. years. people are following the law, every let- Patricia Vasquez. She lives in Chi- At one point, I joined three other ter of it, to become legal permanent cago’s Little Village neighborhood. She Democratic Senators and four Repub- residents in America. So to say we are told her story to the Sun- lican Senators—the so-called Gang of going to cut them off and no longer Times. By the time Patricia Vasquez 8—and tried to sit down and fix this allow them to become citizens makes received an email on July 23 telling her broken immigration system. We actu- no sense. that she qualified for help from Chi- ally wrote a bill, a good bill. It passed Secondly, immigrants are a critical cago’s Emergency Rental Assistance here on the floor of the Senate with 68 part of America. When my farmers Program, the gas to her apartment had votes. come to me and tell me how des- already been cut off because of an over- Senator McCain was one of the con- perately they need farmworkers, and due $1,400 bill. She had sold some tributors to it. Senator Flake of Ari- they don’t have enough immigrants to clothes and jewelry to pay the electric zona was also one of them—Senator fill them, my natural reaction is, why bill and keep the lights on, and she was GRAHAM of South Carolina, Senator don’t you go to the Americans who live 6 months behind in rent. RUBIO of Florida, Senator SCHUMER, near your farms? And they say: Sen- The Federal eviction moratorium Senator BENNET, Senator MENENDEZ. ator, we do. Nobody wants to do that will enable people like Patricia to We put our hearts and souls into that backbreaking work of picking fruit or avoid homelessness while they wait for effort and put it together and brought vegetables and all the hard labor that emergency assistance to reach them. it to the floor of the Senate and it was goes with it. We need immigrants to do Between the bipartisan CARES Act enacted into law. it. that Congress passed in December and Comprehensive immigration reform— Two million people in our country President Biden’s American Rescue I should say, it passed the Senate. It pick our crops, 2.4 million. Did you Plan, Congress has provided State and failed to become enacted into law be- know half of them are undocumented? local governments more than $46 bil- cause the House of Representatives, That is a fact. They have come to this lion in emergency rental assistance to under Republican control, wouldn’t country and get paid to do the worst, help families pay their landlords. Un- bring it up for debate, let alone a vote. hardest work you can imagine. fortunately, many States and localities That was an unfortunate missed oppor- Go to a meat processing plant or a have been slower than expected in get- tunity. poultry processing plant—you pick it— ting that money to the people who It just comes down to this. We have anyplace in the United States and look need it. So far, only $3 billion of the $46 not passed a significant immigration at the workforce that comes out of billion has reached tenants and land- bill in the United States of America in that gate at the end of the day. The lords. 35 years. Everyone but everyone con- majority of them—well, I should say 40 To punish renters who have already cedes that our immigration system is percent across the Nation—40 percent lost so much for delays over which broken. There are parts of it that are of them are immigrants who are work- they have no control and to evict them just fundamentally unfair. There are ing in that field; tough, dangerous, hot, with the Delta variant tearing the parts of it which do not serve our Na- hard work. They do it because others

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Think of all we didn’t come to the floor to speak on across the border into the United tune into the Olympics and look at the this matter, but listening to the com- States. people who make us just beam with ments of my friend from Illinois about I know that there is a lot of debate pride, with ‘‘USA’’ written across their the contributions made by immigrants about, well, should we have physical chest on uniforms, who are winning to our country, I wholeheartedly agree barriers at the border? The truth is, these medals and competing on behalf with him about that. the experts, the Border Patrol, have of us, the United States, in the Olym- Really, when I think about immigra- told all of us that, yes, you have to pics. tion, I think it is really sort of the se- have physical barriers in some hard-to- Suni Lee of Minnesota, who is she? cret sauce to American success. It is control places, but you also need tech- Well, it turns out that she is a child of the notion that you can come from nology, and you need boots on the a Hmong family. The Hmongs, you re- anywhere, with virtually nothing, and ground because this is not just about member from the era, were a you can legally immigrate to the people immigrating to the United people who were killed because they United States and you can begin to get States; this is about the drugs that sided with the United States, and they one of those very difficult jobs working killed 93,000 Americans last year alone, were caught in the crossfire of war. in the fields, working in a meatpacking most of which come across the south- Many of them settled in the United plant, or someplace else and begin your ern border—cocaine, meth, fentanyl, States, many in the State of Min- climb toward the American dream. heroin, just to name a few. When we nesota. That, to me, is one of the crown jew- see the current crisis at the border be- Here is this young woman, this els of our country. It is what makes us cause of this reversal of the previous daughter of refugees who is making us different. You look at other countries administration’s policies without any so proud as she stands on the podium around the world; they don’t welcome alternative plan in place, this is an crying her eyes out with ‘‘USA’’ writ- immigrants. They shun immigrants, open invitation to the cartels to take ten on her uniform, proudly holding and their economies and their coun- advantage of the circumstances. that gold medal. We cheer her on. tries suffer for it. What it means, as a practical matter, Yet when it comes to the U.S. Sen- Let me just say, I agree with the when so many people come across at ate, there are no cheers from some Senator from Illinois about the con- the same time, which is what is hap- quarters. These are immigrants. Many tribution of immigrants. I listened pening now, including tens of thou- people look at them negatively. I am very carefully as a border State Sen- sands of unaccompanied children, the not one of those people. ator. My State is 40 percent Hispanic. I Border Patrol, which is the law en- There has to be a better way. There am sure the Senator from has a forcement officials who are given the has to be a humane way for us, this Na- large Hispanic population. They are mission of securing our border—they tion of immigrants, for us to be able to part of us. They are part of our great have to leave the frontline of the bor- have a system that is fair, that really Nation and make tremendous contribu- der to go change diapers and clean and is based on the three principles I men- tions. feed these kids because there is simply tioned: border security, no dangerous The Hispanics in my State are patri- not enough personnel there in order to persons, and we have got to have an or- ots. They volunteer in disproportionate handle this flood of humanity. derly process to come up with. numbers to serve in the military. They What happens when they leave the We are going to see in the next few work at jobs that are very difficult. frontlines? Well, in one sector, the Bor- days, I am sure, debate on the budget They are very tight-knit families. They der Patrol Chief told me 40 percent of resolution. It is going to be, in some are people of faith. They believe in their agents had to leave the part, a debate on immigration policy. I hard work and, most fundamentally, frontlines, which then was a green am certainly ready for it. I hope my they believe in the American dream. light for the drug components, the drug colleagues are too. I hope that they But I don’t think it does any tribute smugglers, to bring the poison that will keep an open mind to a process of to their contributions or their sac- killed 93,000 Americans in the United creating a new immigration policy in rifices to say that people can come to States last year alone across the bor- America that really reflects our values, this country without complying with der. that is fair to the people who seek to our laws. These criminal organizations are be part of our future, and that recog- I also join in the Senator’s frustra- very sophisticated. They know exactly nizes the great heritage which the im- tion at our inability to get anything what they are doing. They know ex- migrants have brought to this country. substantially done in this space, but I actly how to exploit the vulnerabilities I hope those people who are on the don’t think it is good enough for us to in our law, which is why they also have other side who don’t feel as I do will complain about how hard it is. We are understood that if you flood tens of take the time to meet some of these all volunteers. What we have to do is thousands—in 1 month alone, nearly immigrant people. do the hard work, and we have not done 200,000—of people across the border, Meet my Dreamers. These young peo- it since I have been here. We have not that you are going to overwhelm the ple who I first started championing 20 done the hard work to try to build that system, and that if you coach the mi- years ago have lived lives in the shad- consensus in order to pass meaningful grants to make a claim of credible fear ow of doubt for decades. They were told immigration reform, and we need to do of persecution, that you might just be they were undocumented; they could be that. It is on us. We can’t blame some- put into our asylum system, which deported at any moment; and yet they body else. We are the ones responsible. then has about 1.3, I think, million soldiered on. They worked hard. They We haven’t done it, and we need to do cases backlogged in our immigration went to school. They have done re- it. courts, which means we are forced to markable things, becoming doctors and But I would just point out, and the give you a notice to appear at a future nurses and teachers and entrepreneurs Senator from Illinois knows this, that hearing so you can present your case in and even members of our military. my State has a 1,200-mile border with front of an immigration judge, and They are amazing. They never let me Mexico. This is ground zero for the hu- maybe, just maybe, you can make your down. They are just terrific young peo- manitarian crisis that is currently ap- case. As a practical matter, only about ple. I think they deserve a chance to pearing at the border. The Biden ad- 10 percent of the people who do appear become part of America’s future. ministration reversed a lot of the poli- in front of an immigration judge are I think they have earned it, and I cies of the previous administration able to meet the legal criteria for asy- think we ought to have that kind of at- without having an alternative plan in lum. titude in our minds when we talk about place, and it was interpreted as laying But here is how the cartels, how the the role of immigrants in the future of out the welcome mat for anybody and transnational criminal organizations, America. everybody who wanted to come to the have figured out how to exploit our

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That is certainly not a criti- State and local leaders more authority cause of the gaps in our law, not be- cism of the bipartisan group who has when it comes to identifying and in- cause of a lack of a physical barrier gotten us to where we are; it is really vesting in the greatest needs of their along the border. They are turning just a statement of the dysfunction of States and their communities. And themselves in to the Border Patrol and the legislative process in the Senate here is the kicker: It does so without making this claim of asylum because these days. But the fact is, the vast increasing the deficit one penny. That they know that they will more than majority of the Senators in this Cham- is because it gives State and local lead- likely succeed in making their way ber did not have a hand in crafting this ers the ability to spend COVID relief into the United States. legislation even though it will impact funding that they already have on in- I don’t care how many times the Vice every single community across the frastructure projects that might other- President goes to Central America or country. wise be neglected. They are not re- talks about root causes of illegal immi- I believe the bipartisan group worked quired to do so, but our amendment gration. I don’t care how many times in good faith to get us to the starting would allow them to do so rather than Director Mayorkas tells Cubans: Don’t gate. Now it is time to allow every to claw that money back when the ap- come to America because of the danger Senator, representing every State in propriation sunsets or to put guard- of coming overseas into our country. the country, to weigh in and offer im- rails on it and say you can only use it These organizations are smart. They provements to the bill. I have said from for some prescribed uses, which, frank- are whispering in the ear of these mi- the beginning that an open amendment ly, they have more money to spend grants. They are saying: If you will pay process will be critical to the success of than they know what to do with when us enough money, we will get you to this legislation, and that is especially it comes to those authorized uses. America. And these migrants watch true when it comes to paying for this As folks hunkered down in their TV. They watch cable TV. They take legislation. home to slow the spread of the virus, phone calls and get emails from their We are waiting for the Congressional the change in travel patterns hurt friends and relatives in the United Budget Office, the official scorer, to more than airlines and hotels; it put a States. They know that this statement tell us what the costs will be and serious dent in State and local trans- ‘‘don’t try to come to America’’ is just whether we have been successful in of- portation budgets in all of our States. completely inconsistent with what is fering offsetting pay-fors. One budget State departments of transportation happening on the ground. expert at the Committee for a Respon- are facing an estimated $18 billion in So I don’t think it does us any good sible Federal Budget has already fore- shortfalls through 2024. Leaders across to complain about how hard our job is casted a discouraging score. He esti- the country have had to delay or can- or how many times we have failed to mated the bill would only raise about cel critical transportation projects be- get the job done. What I am really con- $208 billion—less than half of the new cause of a lack of funding, and it is un- cerned about right now is that the ma- spending in the bill. clear when those projects may get back jority whip, who is also chairman of But it is important for all of us to re- on track. the Judiciary Committee, has basically alize we are also reauthorizing the ex- I might say that one of the things we told us he is going to give up on a bi- piring surface transportation bill, have seen with the eviction morato- partisan immigration reform bill, and which is ordinarily financed by the rium expiring is that $46 billion of they are going to try to jam this highway trust fund, and it is going to money we appropriated last year still through on a purely party-line vote in require another $118 billion to shore hasn’t gotten to the intended bene- this reconciliation bill, otherwise that up because the White House has ficiary, to the people who are trying to known as the reckless tax-and-spend- taken off the table any other pay-fors pay their rent but can’t pay their rent. ing spree. that would include a user fee on elec- So we have a huge problem, logistical Now, I don’t expect that the Parlia- tric vehicles or indexing the gas tax or problem, in voting on money and actu- mentarian will allow them to do that other ideas that would fill in that gap. ally getting it to the intended bene- under the rules of the Senate. This So another $118 billion of borrowed ficiary. That is true in COVID–19. That would completely circumvent the rules money is going to be necessary to fill is true in disaster relief. The type of of the Senate, which require, on mat- that gap. I don’t think any of us regard thing that Senator PADILLA and I are ters of substantive legislation, 60 votes that as a good outcome. Maybe it is the suggesting is to take money that is al- to close off debate, the so-called fili- best we can do under the cir- ready in the hands of the State and buster rule. cumstances. local governments and let them use it But I couldn’t resist responding to But as it stands now, our debt to so they can do it quickly on invest- the majority whip’s—the Senator from GDP, our debt to our gross domestic ments which will last and endure rath- Illinois—statements about how hard product ratio, is at the highest level it er than just spend it on operating ex- our job is. I don’t think it does us much has been since World War II. In other penses. good to come here and say: This is real- words, we fought a world war to defeat There is an urgent need for more ly hard. This is really hard. imperial and Nazi Germany, and transportation funding, and that is ex- Our constituents expect us to fix it, we didn’t ask how much it cost; we did actly what our amendment would pro- and we know how to do it if we will what we had to do. We did the same vide. There is no mandate, as I said, just do our job. thing when it came to COVID, which that it be spent for a single transpor- H.R. 3684 was a domestic equivalent, I think, of tation project. If a city or a State or a So, Madam President, on the bipar- war, defeating the virus and shoring up county has plans to use their funds on tisan infrastructure bill now before the our economy. pandemic-related expenses, those plans Senate, I am glad to see that the ma- Our country has invested a huge will not be interrupted or called into jority leader, Senator SCHUMER, is al- amount of money in the war against question. It simply provides our local lowing amendments to be presented COVID–19, and now is not the time to leaders what they have asked each of from folks on both sides. Senator SCHU- double down on out-of-control spending us for most, and it starts with flexi- MER had given us an artificial deadline for a nonemergency matter. We need to bility. to finish the bill, but he has also told find responsible ways to finance these If a city is experiencing a spike in us we are not going home until we do new expenses, and I hope we will have COVID cases and needs to use Federal so, and we take him at his word. But I an opportunity to vote on a range of funding to buy additional ICU bedspace hope he will continue to allow this amendments to that end. or hire new healthcare workers, they process to play out, no matter how I have been proud to work with Sen- can and they should move forward with long it takes, until this legislation is ator PADILLA, our new Senator from those plans. This is not about cutting ready to be voted on. That is prin- , a Democrat, to offer an resources that are needed. But we

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They are looking for So let me just close by saying I ap- One, keeping the permitting reforms ways to spend the dollars they already preciate the hard work that has gone in our bill—permitting reforms like the have as given to them in the CARES into this bill so far, and I hope we will one-agency decision that was a rule Act and the American Rescue Plan. continue to have more opportunities to that President Trump put into place, That is not to say they don’t want improve it as the amendment process that President Biden removed his first this funding; they just want to be able goes forward. day in office. It is codified in this bill to use it consistent with the guardrails The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. for surface transportation; that Congress has provided, and that is BALDWIN). The junior Senator from Prioritizing dedicating funding to what our amendment will allow. . States and to their departments of The broad support for this amend- Mr. CRAMER. Madam President, I transportation as part of the tradi- ment is a testament to the importance want to take some time to share some tional formula for distribution; of these changes. Our amendment has of my thoughts on this Infrastructure Limiting the expansion of urban been endorsed by two dozen organiza- Investment and Jobs Act that we are transit programs; and tions that represent a diverse range of debating today, and I wasn’t intending Including the bipartisan bill that stakeholders, from the National to speak specifically to the amendment Senator LUJA´ N and I introduced to League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Senator CORNYN just brought up, but I clean up orphaned and abandoned oil Mayors, the Association of Metropoli- just can’t resist saying: Man, I wish and gas wells. tan Planning Organizations—all of you well. I was glad to see these provisions, as which advocate on behalf of cities I think when—a bipartisan solution, well as our committee’s Drinking and across the country. like Senator CORNYN and Senator Wastewater Infrastructure Act, in the We have also received endorsements PADILLA have come up with, to provide bill. from the American Road & Transpor- flexibility to our Governors and our I also appreciate the use of unspent tation Builders Association, which rep- communities just makes all the sense COVID–19 relief funds to help pay for resents all facets of the transportation in the world. these priorities rather than being used construction industry, as well as the So I am looking forward to voting for paying people to not work and add- American Public Transportation Asso- yes, and I hope we can get a resolution ing fuel to the fire of inflation. This ciation. It also includes organizations that allows at least 59 of my closest does just . that advocate for safer roads, like the friends to do the same. I thank my colleagues for asking for American Traffic Safety Services Asso- I want to start out by thanking Sen- my opinion, and I am even more grate- ciation. ators PORTMAN and SINEMA for pro- ful that they listened and included I have been pleased to find common viding such incredible leadership, and these provisions in our final product. ground with Senator PADILLA and our to the group of bipartisan Senators Infrastructure has been a priority for colleagues on both sides of the aisle to who negotiated and coordinated this Congress because it is a priority for our help build support for this amendment incredible effort. constituents. America cannot succeed and, I think, actually enhance the I also want to thank Senator CAPITO, without a robust infrastructure from work done by the bipartisan negoti- who is managing, of course, this floor one coast to the other and all the ating group. process, along with Environment and places, like North Dakota, in between. This is not something they were able Public Works Committee Chairman We need roads and bridges to go from to get done in that negotiating group— TOM CARPER. The progress that they farm to town and from town to city, they have told me—even though it was have made on this issue with the ad- from city to city, and State to State. a subject of discussion. So now it is a ministration earlier this year, paired We use ports and waterways and rail- chance for the rest of us, on a bipar- with the excellent leadership that they roads to move the products that we tisan basis, to weigh in and make this provided the committee, really exem- produce to places they could otherwise bill better. plifies what is possible when we work never get to. We use rail and air to con- Throughout the process, we have together, and it has allowed us to get nect with family and friends and other made adjustments so States with to this point. business associates around the world. unique, but no less important, infra- Reviving America’s roads and bridges And we use broadband connectivity to structure needs can put this funding is a longstanding national priority of facilitate transactions, both personal toward those uses. We are in the proc- Congress, and is one that has taken us and business. ess of making some final tweaks to en- too long to address. We need reliable, Infrastructure is foundational to our sure that we receive broad bipartisan accessible infrastructure to operate lo- way of life, and it is the constitutional support, as well as that of the White cally and to compete globally; and as it responsibility of the Federal Govern- House, and I hope we will have a vote currently stands, the bill before us is ment to facilitate interstate com- on this amendment on the Senate floor well positioned to meet that exact merce, including the movement of soon. need. goods and services along our highways Our amendment will empower local The Infrastructure Investment and and byways and waterways and rail- officials to make the best decisions for Jobs Act isn’t perfect—no bill ever is— ways. their communities and ensure that tax- but it makes historic investments in Rural States, like North Dakota, payers get the most bang for their assets that will benefit every American know this better than most. In fact, buck with these relief funds that have for many, many years. Rugby, ND, is literally the geo- already been appropriated; and then, if I applaud the group for using the sur- graphical center of the North American we do not authorize their use in the face transportation bill that we unani- continent. We are landlocked, and we manner I have described, will likely be mously passed out of the Environment rely on our transportation infrastruc- spent on annual or reoccurring ex- and Public Works Committee as the ture to get where we need to go and, penses rather than on something that foundation for this bill. As the lead Re- more importantly, to move the prod- will endure for a long time, like infra- publican on the Transportation and In- ucts that we produce to where they structure. frastructure Subcommittee, I know need to get. So I hope our amendment will come how much time and effort both sides of For example, North Dakota is the top to a vote in the Senate very soon. the aisle have put in to surface trans- producer of durum wheat, which gets There is no reason—there is no rea- portation reauthorization. The end re- ground into semolina flour, which be- son—to rush the amendment process sult reflected the good work we accom- comes the main ingredient in pasta. and to cut off good amendments for a plished, and it was the perfect building The wheat goes from the field to a vote or consideration that will actually block for that is before us. grain elevator by a farm road, to a mill improve this legislation. There are a As you know, I was not an original by rail, and to a processing plant by lot of great ideas out there to strength- part of this bipartisan negotiating both, and then it goes anywhere from a

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So I think there is And just like every other commodity its separately. general agreement on both sides of the we produce, it requires a reliable infra- What a shame it would be for Demo- aisle that we need to improve our in- structure system that is safe and suffi- crats to offer the American public a frastructure. cient for every single mile on the jour- glimpse of bipartisanship and coopera- It is known by people in this country, ney. tion to only do an about-face and hold and I think particularly brought home The United States needs rural Amer- it hostage while they jam through a to us, if you travel in other countries ica, and rural America needs infra- massive tax increase and growth of the and see what they are doing and then structure. The personal needs it fulfills Federal Government, adding to infla- you compare where we are—you would and the economic benefits it delivers tion. think: Boy, we used to lead the world are obvious. Rather than investing tril- I hope my colleagues will choose to in these things, and now we are not. lions of taxpayer dollars on govern- build on this bipartisan success and re- And it is having an impact on our pro- ment handouts to people to not work, sist the urge to follow the partisan ductivity as a nation because of addi- we can spend money on putting people whims of their political base. tional travel time necessary for us to to work, revitalizing a system that di- As it stands, the Infrastructure In- get to and from work as well as other rectly benefits all of us, and that is vestment and Jobs Act would be a sig- endeavors. what the plan before us would help ac- nificant win for our country. I know it If that is going to happen, we have complish. would be for my State. So far we have only two options right now and prob- It is not perfect—no bill is, as I said— avoided adding poison pills or derailing ably for the indefinite future. Right and there are parts of it that I don’t the process, and I urge my colleagues now, we have a circumstance where my support, but there are parts, I know, to keep it that way. party is in the minority—not by much. that some of my colleagues do not sup- North Dakota needs safe and suffi- We are basically tied here in the Sen- port, even though they are top prior- cient infrastructure. America needs ate, although the tie is broken by the ities for me. safe and sufficient infrastructure. And Vice President. So the Democrats have Our Founding Fathers intended for the world needs the United States to the majority in the Senate, in the Congress to collaborate and find com- have safe and sufficient infrastructure. House, and, of course, with the White mon ground. Those are functions of our I urge my colleagues to keep the neg- House. Given that circumstance, it is system; they are not a side effect. It is ative parts of the bill in perspective possible for the Democrats to write an easy to imagine if every Founder had and to appreciate the opportunity we infrastructure bill all by themselves demanded to get everything they want- have today to make a difference for our and simply pass it through a process ed and nothing else, well, then we constituents. known as reconciliation. That is one would have had a king, and we may not I yield the floor. option. have had the system of cooperative The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The other option is to work together Federalism that we do today. And if ator from Utah. on a bipartisan basis, where we craft a enough of them believed that doing Mr. ROMNEY. Madam President, the better bill with the input of Repub- nothing is better than getting 80 or 90 remarks of my colleague from North licans and Democrats. That is the op- percent of what they wanted or—then Dakota have inspired me to stand and tion that is before us now. our more perfect Union would never join him; and also the fact that we are There is not a third alternative, have gotten started and had a chance in a room of great significance and si- which is Republicans only draft the to become that. lence reigns, and I hate just to fill it bill. I would love that alternative, but The inability to meet in the middle is with words, but I think the topic we it is just not available to us because we not an excuse for inaction, especially are talking about is extremely impor- don’t hold the House, the Senate, and when it comes to addressing not just tant. the White House. So we have two op- the pressing needs of the American I appreciate the good Senator’s sup- tions. Do we want our Democrat col- people here at home, but also pro- port and effort in helping craft this leg- leagues to draft a bill all by themselves tecting our standing as a country on islation—this bipartisan legislation to or do we want to work together with the world stage. improve our infrastructure in our Republicans and Democrats and fash- We understand how important infra- country. ion something that is bipartisan. structure is, but so does China, so does I also salute the leadership on both Now, I note that when you work in a Russia, so do all of our adversaries who sides of the aisle for allowing a robust bipartisan basis, there are some things would like to see us continue to fall be- amendment process. the Democrats will want to include hind. The Chinese Communist Party There is no question but that there that we Republicans would rather not would love to see America’s roads and are many opportunities to improve the have there, and it is obvious that that bridges crumble. They would be happy legislation as written. The chance for is the case. I am sure that is the case to let infrastructure get in the way of our colleagues to offer adjustments and for Democrats as well. They will see American production and allow for improvements is a part of our tradition things that we have included that they them to meet the needs of the global and a good part of our tradition. just as soon would not have there. And economy in our absence. I would concur that we do need to up- it is very easy for either side—or both The bill that we have before us gives grade our infrastructure. I think most sides, rather—to point out the things us an opportunity to help stop that Americans who have experienced our in the bipartisan bill that they don’t from happening. infrastructure would come to the same like and to attack it as not being fully Now, while I am all for working conclusion. Too often, our roads are in in conformity with their views. But across the aisle, that doesn’t mean I need of repair. Many times, we have that is the nature of two parties work- will support bills that I fundamentally communities that are not connected ing together. disagree with, like the $3.5 trillion-plus with high-speed travel opportunities Now, some would say: We could do spending bill that Senate Democrats from one part of the city to another. better. Let’s have another alternative, plan to cobble together after we finish Our transit, in some cases, is old, slow, a different bipartisan approach. this bipartisan infrastructure bill. and does not reach communities that My answer is: Go at it. Have at it. I oppose the Democrats’ reckless tax- need it. No one is keeping people from work- and-spend agenda, and I will join each Our rail system, particularly in the ing together if they want to come up of my Republican colleagues in oppos- northeast, which is an important cor- with a better piece of legislation. Boy, ing it and offering amendments to ridor for travel, is way out of date. I would be anxious to see what it is. change its harmful outcomes. Some people know you can drive be- But in order to get a bill passed, it That bill is completely separate from tween some cities. Where there are must be acceptable to Democrats and the bipartisan infrastructure bill that trains, you can drive faster than you Republicans. And that is unless, in my we are talking about today. They are can take the train. party, we are able to have Republicans

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I also appre- in childcare, and parents thought they good amendments that are coming for- ciate the work of the chairs and rank- were safe in those childcare centers. ward that I have supported and will ing members of relevant Senate com- But they found out that they had been support going forward. But we must mittees who laid the foundation for so drinking water contaminated with not let the desire for perfection on the much of the bipartisan work that has PFAS. That contamination at the part of people like myself overcome the gone into this bill, as well as the lead- former Pease Air Force Base forced the desire to have a good bill ultimately ership of both parties for giving us the city of Portsmouth to shut off three reached. space and time to get this agreement drinking water wells in 2014. The con- I think it is actually counter- to the floor. tamination was created by the use of productive for either side to take at- Now, I could spend all day talking firefighting foam by the Air Force tack shots at the items in the bill they about the many aspects of this legisla- when Pease was an Air Force base. don’t like. Instead, bring forward tion that meaningfully invest in our One of those wells that was shut amendments. See if you can improve communities and in our country, but down, the Haven well, has just come the bill. If you can’t do that, come up today I want to specifically talk about back online this week, after 7 years. It with a bill that has bipartisan support, two key areas that I worked on. Both was inoperable for 7 years. because that is the only alternative we of these issues, water and broadband, PFAS contamination surrounding face, other than a bill drafted exclu- speak to the critical needs in New the Saint-Gobain manufacturing plant sively by Democrats. Hampshire and across the country. in Merrimack, NH, and in areas around I, for one, think this bill is a good Water and wastewater infrastructure the Coakley Landfill Superfund site in bill, on balance. It will be good for my is one of the major investments we the Seacoast create an ongoing worry State. I think it will be good for every make in this bill, with $55 billion in- for Granite State families also because State. We will get an upgrade—a badly vested in this area. Now, no parent of PFAS contamination. So you can needed upgrade—in the infrastructure should have to worry about the safety imagine what those parents felt like of this country. of their family’s water when they turn when they found out that their chil- Again, is it ideal, perfect? Far from on the tap, but, unfortunately, as most dren had an elevated level of PFAS in it, but it is a big step forward and one of us know, this is not the case for too their bloodstream, and they didn’t heck of a huge step of advantage rel- many Americans, because com- really understand what that meant. ative to having one party alone write a promised water supplies, due in part to I remember talking to one mother piece of legislation. I think it is fair to our rundown water infrastructure, is who told me she had taken her daugh- say if Democrats alone write an infra- an issue across this country and in ter to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical structure bill, my State of Utah won’t some places in New Hampshire. Center for her health exam, and she be real happy by the time it is done. This was a problem for decades before talked to the doctor about the elevated The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sen- the pandemic hit, but looking at a cri- levels of PFAS in her blood. She said: ior Senator from New Hampshire. sis like COVID–19 has illustrated just Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I how basic and essential clean and safe The doctor didn’t know what I was am here on the floor today to speak in drinking water is for our communities. talking about, because this is an support of the Infrastructure Invest- Righting this wrong starts with invest- emerging contaminant. But thanks to the work of so many of ment and Jobs Act, which is the bipar- ing in our water systems, which have those affected—people like Andrea tisan legislation that is before the been severely underfunded for too long. Chamber that will make historic in- According to the Environmental Pro- Amico in Portsmouth, who helped vestments in our Nation’s core infra- tection Agency, drinking water utili- found a group called Testing for Pease, structure, and I am pleased to follow ties will need to invest $472.6 billion and folks involved with the Merrimack my colleague and friend from Utah, over the next 20 years in order to pro- Citizens for Clean Water—they have Senator ROMNEY, who was one of those vide safe and sufficient drinking water raised awareness and worked to find so- whom I worked with to help negotiate to the American public. Well, fortu- lutions to clean up our drinking water. this package. nately, we have a big chunk of that as We owe it to them, to all of those fami- This is historic legislation that pro- a down payment in this proposal. And lies affected by PFAS and contami- vides $550 billion in new Federal invest- earlier this year, the Senate passed nated water supplies, a serious com- ments over the next 5 years to respond overwhelmingly, on a bipartisan vote, mitment to stop this problem where it to the needs that are facing our coun- the Drinking Water and Wastewater In- starts and to give them the peace of try. This bill will rebuild crumbling frastructure Act. That bill makes a mind that they so deserve. The com- roads and bridges and tunnels across historic investment in our water infra- prehensive measures to address our the country. It will provide clean structure through authorizations. And water infrastructure that are con- drinking water in homes and address in addition to putting significant fund- tained in this historic bill will help do harmful contaminants. It will increase ing toward that effort, the bipartisan just that. connectivity in our communities to infrastructure package before us in- Now, water infrastructure is a seri- bring broadband to even the most rural cludes $15 billion to replace lead serv- ous issue that New Hampshire shares parts of our country. It will prioritize ice lines, which is a huge public health with many other States throughout the sustainable solutions to improve our priority, and it is an issue that has country. Like water, another shared infrastructure systems for future gen- long plagued communities across this issue is access to broadband or high- erations. And it will combat climate country. speed internet service. change by making the monumental in- Another real public health concern The challenges of the COVID–19 pan- vestments in our clean energy grid and that is addressed in this bill is the demic—just as I highlighted the chal- electric vehicle infrastructure that we presence of per- and polyfluoralkyl lenge of not having enough access to must make. substances, or PFAS, in our water sup- clean water—highlighted just how im- Now, this bill was a long time in the plies. Preventing exposure, cleaning up portant it is for our communities to making, as I am sure my colleague contaminated sites, and understanding have fast and reliable access to the from Utah would agree. Over the past 3 the full scope of the health implica- internet. Whether we like it or not, we months, there have been many late tions associated with these chemicals live in a digital world. We all relied on nights, early mornings, and countless is critical for so many affected by that digital world more than ever dur- conversations about how to make the PFAS in their water. ing the COVID crisis so that our kids best use of this opportunity to invest As I have heard again and again from could go to school, so our grandparents in our Nation’s infrastructure. New Hampshire families, discovering and families could keep their medical

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So I say, ern New Hampshire, how can you at- bill, and over the coming days, I know again, in this system, the only people tract business to your community if that I will work with even more people who seem to win are the monopolists. you don’t have access to high-speed in this Chamber as we try and move We have got to do something about it. internet, if the business can’t open a this legislation through the Senate. It is made even worse—the situa- website and tell people what they do? Thank you. I look forward to a strong, tion—by the fact that these same mo- Just last month, I met with rep- positive vote by the end of this week. nopoly packers have been found guilty resentatives from several towns in I yield the floor. or otherwise pled to criminal viola- southwestern New Hampshire, another I suggest the absence of a quorum. tions, criminal uses of their monopoly part of our State where they have been The PRESIDING OFFICER. The status. struggling to bring high-speed internet clerk will call the roll. For example, Pilgrim’s Pride, a sub- service to their residents. Due to their The legislative clerk proceeded to sidiary of a Brazilian-owned company rural nature, these towns and others call the roll. called JBS, received $107 million in like them are unable to attract a pro- Mr. HAWLEY. Mr. President, I ask criminal fines for price-fixing in chick- vider to work with them. About a quar- unanimous consent that the order for en markets. JBS separately paid out at ter of those that live in these towns are the quorum call be rescinded. least three multimillion-dollar settle- considered unserved and far more are The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ments over the past year, while Smith- underserved. HICKENLOOPER). Without objection, it is field, which is owned by China, has At that session, I talked to a woman so ordered. paid $83 million to settle pork price- named Molly Miller. She is a tele- CATTLE RANCHERS fixing allegations. communications committee member Mr. HAWLEY. I rise today, Mr. Presi- So here we have these monopoly from Hancock, NH, a town with about dent, to talk about the challenges fac- companies, two of them foreign owned, 1,600 residents. She talked about the ing the cattle ranchers in my State and that are controlling the meat proc- challenges that her family had experi- across the country, challenges not just essing industry, controlling the entire enced trying to work and do school to their day-to-day operations but to supply chain, squeezing American from home during the pandemic. She their very livelihoods, and I rise today farmers and ranchers, raising prices on said everyone had to disconnect while to talk about what we can do about it. consumers, and committing criminal her youngest son was participating in I have a simple message: We can take violations while they do it. college classes, and she shared a story action today that will work and we can Now, many have called, including about her son. She said: He was unable take action that will make a difference me, for antitrust investigations. Some to turn in his final exam from one of and we should take it now. have called, including me, for antitrust his courses because the file was too The situation that faces our cattle prosecution. And I stand behind those large. He couldn’t print it because they ranchers in Missouri and around the positions. didn’t have enough speed—download country, and, for that matter, many But I am here today to say that we speed in their house. By the time he other livestock producers, is very, very must do more. And, specifically, it is made it to to print out the serious, and the situation is, frankly, time for this administration, the Biden file, it was too late. His exam was not untenable. Let me tell you what I am administration, to do more because accepted. talking about. they have the tools to do so at their That is just the kind of everyday Just in the last year, the cost to con- disposal. challenges that families, who don’t sumers for beef has increased by double Under Federal law, the Secretary of have access to high-speed internet, digits. That is year-on-year, from 2019 Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, has the au- face. And broadband access isn’t a par- to 2020, a double-digit increase. What thority to refuse to provide or to with- tisan priority. Lawmakers on both has happened, though, to cattle ranch- draw inspection services from any of sides of the aisle recognize the need for ers, to those who actually raise the these monopoly packers or anyone who significant investments to ensure that beef, who raise the cattle, and then sell is reasonably connected to them who all of our workers, our students, and it to market? The price for them, has it has been convicted of a felony or any our families are able to connect to the gone up? No, it has gone down. In fact, other act or circumstance that indi- critical resources that are provided by over the last decade, cattle ranchers cates a lack of integrity as it concerns the internet. have seen their share of profits decline public health. This infrastructure bill commits $65 by double digits. That is a broad grant of authority. billion to bring high-speed internet to So what is happening here? Cattle What it means is that USDA could, communities in New Hampshire and all ranchers are getting less, much less, in right now, begin to suspend the inspec- across the country. These bold invest- some instances—and, by the way, so tion services for these monopoly com- ments are what we need to create jobs, are other producers of livestock—and panies, to say to these companies: We to enhance the safety of our infrastruc- yet the cost to consumers is going up. are not going to allow inspections to go ture networks, and to improve this Na- Somebody is getting wealthy in this forward; we are not going to allow your tion’s competitiveness. transaction, and that ‘‘somebody’’ is production to go forward until you Now, had I written the bill before us the packers, the processing companies. come to the table and agree to resolve on my own, I am sure, like everyone in In America today, our meat proc- and desist any criminal misconduct this Chamber, it would have included essing supply chain, equipment—the and to get a better deal to ranchers and different priorities than what is before entire apparatus—is owned by just a farmers across this country. us in some cases. But, as we know, that small handful of companies. This authority is already existing is not how the give and take of nego- Here is what I am talking about: under Federal law. I want to be clear. tiations work. It is not how com- Four companies—four—together con- It is already on the books. It is already promise works. You give and you get. trol over 80 percent of this country’s provided for by Federal statute. And And the fact is that New Hampshire beef processing operations, 80 percent. our ranchers and our farmers need it to and the United States are going to get Even more remarkably, three of the be used, and they need it to be used a whole lot in this infrastructure pack- giant meatpacking companies control now. age. 63 percent of pork producing, 46 of beef So, today, I am calling on the Sec- We also know that legislation that packing, 38 of poultry producing. That retary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to has broad bipartisan support stands a is just three of them. And two—two— invoke these authorities, say to the better chance at lasting longer without are based in Brazil and China. So you major monopoly companies that USDA

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:13 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.030 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5811 will suspend inspection services until retary of Homeland Security and’’ and insert (B) $175,000,000 shall be made available to they come to the table, until they open ‘‘coordination with the Secretary of Home- the Secretary of Agriculture; their books, until our cattle ranchers land Security and in consultation with’’. On page 1800, line 11, strike ‘‘(17)’’ and in- and our farmers in Missouri and across In section 40124(b) of subtitle B of title I of sert ‘‘(16)’’. division D, strike ‘‘consultation with the On page 1800, line 17, strike ‘‘(18)’’ and in- this country get relief. Secretary of Homeland Security,’’ and insert sert ‘‘(17)’’. I am making that request to the Sec- ‘‘coordination with the Secretary of Home- On page 1816, strike lines 1 through 12 and retary of Agriculture today. I hope land Security and in consultation with’’. insert the following: that he will act today because our In section 40125(b)(1) of subtitle B of title I (2) $300,000,000 shall be made available to farmers and our ranchers deserve relief of division D, in the matter preceding sub- provide to States and Indian Tribes for im- today, and they deserve our help and paragraph (A), strike ‘‘consultation with the plementing restoration projects on Federal our support as they work to protect the Secretary of Homeland Security and’’ and in- land pursuant to good neighbor agreements life that they lead, the life that is the sert ‘‘coordination with the Secretary of entered into under section 8206 of the Agri- Homeland Security and in consultation cultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) or agree- backbone, in many ways, of this coun- with’’. ments entered into under section 2(b) of the try, and as they continue their noble In section 40125(d)(1) of subtitle B of title I Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 work of feeding the world. of division D, in the matter preceding sub- U.S.C. 3115a(b)), of which— Thank you. paragraph (A), strike ‘‘consultation’’ and in- (A) $60,000,000 shall be made available to I yield the floor. sert ‘‘coordination’’. the Secretary of the Interior; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- AMENDMENT NO. 2233 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 (B) $240,000,000 shall be made available to ator from Delaware. The senior assistant legislative clerk the Secretary of Agriculture; On page 2568, line 12, strike ‘‘$905,000,000’’ ORDER OF BUSINESS read as follows: and insert ‘‘$925,000,000’’. Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], On page 2568, line 15, strike ‘‘$337,000,000’’ unanimous consent that the following for Mr. LANKFORD, proposes an amendment and insert ‘‘$341,000,000’’. amendments be called up to the sub- numbered 2233 to Amendment No. 2137. On page 2568, line 17, strike ‘‘$142,000,000’’ stitute and be reported by number: The amendment is as follows: and insert ‘‘$146,000,000’’. Peters-Rounds, 2464; Lankford, 2233; (Purpose: To prohibit Federal funding for On page 2568, line 18, strike ‘‘$142,000,000’’ Cardin-Wicker, 2478; Daines, 2449; and any entity that fails to enroll in and com- and insert ‘‘$146,000,000’’. Scott, 2338, CBO inflation verification; ply with the E–Verify Program) On page 2568, line 20, strike ‘‘$142,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$146,000,000’’. further, that at 4:15 p.m. today, the At the appropriate place in division I, in- On page 2568, line 22, strike ‘‘$142,000,000’’ Senate vote in relation to the amend- sert the following: and insert ‘‘$146,000,000’’. ments in the order listed, with no SEC. lll. E–VERIFY COMPLIANCE REQUIRE- On page 2570, line 19, strike ‘‘$1,055,000,000’’ amendments in order to the amend- MENT. and insert ‘‘$980,000,000’’. ments prior to a vote in relation to the (a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any On page 2570, line 23, strike ‘‘$327,000,000’’ other provision of law, Federal assistance, and insert ‘‘$312,000,000’’. amendments, with 60 affirmative votes grants, subgrants, contracts, and sub- required for adoption of the amend- On page 2570, line 25, strike ‘‘$182,000,000’’ contracts authorized under this Act may and insert ‘‘$167,000,000’’. ments listed, with up to 4 minutes only be awarded to entities that have en- On page 2608, line 17, strike ‘‘$2,115,000,000’’ equally divided prior to the first four rolled in, and maintain compliance with all and insert ‘‘$2,095,000,000’’. votes and up to 7 minutes for Senator statutes, regulations, and policies regarding On page 2608, line 21, strike ‘‘$587,000,000’’ SCOTT of Florida and 2 minutes for op- the E-Verify Program described in section and insert ‘‘$583,000,000’’. ponents prior to the Scott vote. 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and On page 2608, line 23, strike ‘‘$382,000,000’’ Mr. President, let me amend that re- Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 and insert ‘‘$378,000,000’’. U.S.C. 1324a note). quest to 4:25—not 4:15 but 4:25. I ask On page 2613, line 18, strike ‘‘$696,200,000’’ (b) REQUIREMENT.—Any entity that has not and insert ‘‘$771,200,000’’. unanimous consent to make that modi- previously enrolled in, or had enrolled but On page 2613, line 23, strike ‘‘$552,200,000’’ fication. did not maintain compliance with all stat- and insert ‘‘$567,200,000’’. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there utes, regulations, and policies regarding, the On page 2613, line 24, strike ‘‘$36,000,000’’ objection? E–Verify Program shall enroll in and certify and insert ‘‘$51,000,000’’. Without objection, it is so ordered. compliance with such statutes, regulations On page 2614, line 1, strike $36,000,000 and AMENDMENT NO. 2464 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 and policies before being eligible to receive insert ‘‘$51,000,000’’. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The any Federal assistance, grants, subgrants, On page 2614, line 3, strike ‘‘$36,000,000’’ and contracts, or subcontracts authorized under insert ‘‘$51,000,000’’. clerk will report the amendments by this Act. On page 2614, line 4, strike ‘‘$36,000,000’’ and number. AMENDMENT NO. 2478 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 insert ‘‘$51,000,000’’. The senior assistant legislative clerk The senior assistant legislative clerk AMENDMENT NO. 2338 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 read as follows: read as follows: The senior assistant legislative clerk The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], read as follows: for Mr. PETERS, proposes an amendment numbered 2464 to Amendment No. 2137. for Mr. CARDIN, proposes an amendment The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], numbered 2478 to Amendment No. 2137. for Mr. SCOTT of Florida, proposes an amend- The amendment is as follows: (The amendment is printed in today’s ment numbered 2338 to Amendment No. 2137. (Purpose: To modify certain provisions RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) The amendment is as follows: relating to cybersecurity) AMENDMENT NO. 2449 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 (Purpose: To prohibit funds from being dis- In section 40121(b)(1) of subtitle B of title I bursed or obligated if the Congressional of division D, in the matter preceding sub- The senior assistant legislative clerk Budget Office determines that such dis- paragraph (A), strike ‘‘consultation with the read as follows: bursement or obligation would result in an Secretary of Homeland Security and’’ and in- The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], increase in inflation) sert ‘‘coordination with the Secretary of for Mr. DAINES, proposes an amendment Homeland Security and in consultation numbered 2449 to Amendment No. 2137. At the appropriate place, insert the fol- lowing: with’’. The amendment is as follows: In section 40121(c) of subtitle B of title I of SEC. lllll. INCREASES IN INFLATION. division D, in the matter preceding para- (Purpose: To provide additional funds for (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made graph (1), strike ‘‘consultation with the Sec- post-fire restoration activities and restora- available by this Act may be disbursed or ob- retary of Homeland Security and’’ and insert tion activities carried out using good ligated unless the Congressional Budget Of- ‘‘coordination with the Secretary of Home- neighbor agreements) fice certifies, not later than 45 days after the land Security and in consultation with’’. Beginning on page 1799, strike line 13 and date of enactment of this Act, that such In section 40122(b) of subtitle B of title I of all that follows through page 1800, line 10, funds would not result in an increase in any division D, strike ‘‘consultation with the and insert the following: fiscal year to the baseline forecast for the Secretary of Homeland Security and’’ and in- (15) $300,000,000 shall be made available for Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers sert ‘‘coordination with the Secretary of post-fire restoration activities that are im- in the most recent 10-year economic outlook Homeland Security and in consultation plemented not later than 3 years after the publication of the Congressional Budget Of- with’’. date that a wildland fire is contained, of fice. In section 40122(c) of subtitle B of title I of which— (b) RESULT OF INCREASE.—If the Congres- division D, in the matter preceding para- (A) $125,000,000 shall be made available to sional Budget Office does not make the cer- graph (1), strike ‘‘consultation with the Sec- the Secretary of the Interior; and tification under subsection (a), the funds

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:13 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.032 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5812 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 shall be transferred to the general fund of VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2464 So start thinking about it, and we the Treasury to be used only for deficit re- The question is on agreeing to would be interested to hear from you. duction. amendment No. 2464. Mrs. CAPITO. Thank you, Mr. Chair- AMENDMENT NO. 2464 Mr. PETERS. I would ask for the man. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under yeas and nays. I would just like to add my voice the previous order, there will now be 4 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a with the chairman of the EPW Com- minutes of debate equally divided prior sufficient second? mittee. to a vote in relation to the Peters- There appears to be a sufficient sec- I think, in consideration of Rounds amendment, No. 2464. ond. everybody’s time, we have got four The Senator from Michigan. The clerk will call the roll. more amendments and maybe more. Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise to The senior assistant legislative clerk We could roll through these if we would urge adoption of the Peters-Rounds called the roll. just be concise with the time and come amendment, No. 2464. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators in and vote on time. I first want to thank Chairman are necessarily absent: the Senator So if we don’t, we might look for MANCHIN and Ranking Member BAR- from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), more punitive measures; right, Mr. RASSO of the Energy and Natural Re- and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Chairman? sources Committee for working with INHOFE). Mr. CARPER. You never know. We me on this amendment. I would also The result was announced—yeas 96, might do some voice votes. That would like to thank Senators ROUNDS, nays 2, as follows: be good. PORTMAN, and WARNER for joining me All right. We thank you. in offering this amendment. [Rollcall Vote No. 301 Leg.] YEAS—96 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- It is very straightforward. It simply ator from Oklahoma. would align several cyber security pro- Baldwin Hagerty Peters AMENDMENT NO. 2233 visions for the Department of Energy Barrasso Hassan Portman Bennet Hawley Reed Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, I in this infrastructure legislation with Blackburn Heinrich Risch have an amendment that we are calling existing law. It would require the De- Blumenthal Hickenlooper Romney up. It is a very straightforward amend- partment of Energy, the sector risk Blunt Hirono Rosen Booker Hoeven Rounds ment. management Agency for the energy Boozman Hyde-Smith Rubio This deals simply with how we han- sector, to coordinate with the Depart- Braun Johnson Sanders dle E-Verify. The E-Verify system is ment of Homeland Security on cyber Brown Kaine Sasse very simple and straightforward. It has security efforts. Burr Kelly Schatz Cantwell Kennedy Schumer been used all over the country. It is a DHS is the lead Federal Agency for Capito King Scott (FL) nonpartisan issue that we have used for cyber security, and they have a central Cardin Klobuchar Scott (SC) decades now. role to play in working across the gov- Carper Lankford Shaheen Casey It verifies whether the people that we ernment to strengthen our cyber de- Leahy Shelby Cassidy Lee Sinema are actually hiring, and all this pur- fenses. As we have seen from the dam- ´ Collins Lujan Smith chasing that we are doing, this massive aging SolarWinds and Microsoft Ex- Coons Lummis Stabenow billions of dollars will actually be—the change attacks, a whole-of-government Cortez Masto Manchin Sullivan Cotton Markey Tester simple, straightforward piece of it is, approach is necessary to protect crit- Cramer Marshall Thune we are putting billions of dollars into ical infrastructure. Crapo McConnell Tillis This amendment will ensure that Cruz Menendez Toomey our economy right now. We are doing a there is a comprehensive approach that Daines Merkley Tuberville lot of infrastructure with this bill. Duckworth Moran Van Hollen effectively coordinates our cyber secu- The promise should be that we are Durbin Murkowski Warner not just buying American, but we are rity protections for critical infrastruc- Ernst Murphy Warnock ture across all sectors. It reduces dupli- Feinstein Murray Warren actually hiring Americans as well. This cation of efforts and helps protect our Fischer Ossoff Wicker is a bipartisan issue, quite frankly. Gillibrand Padilla Wyden President Biden, just today, released Nation from the persistent threat Grassley Paul Young a statement that this is a once-in-a- posed by cyber attacks. NAYS—2 Mr. President, I urge my colleagues generation investment in our infra- to support this straightforward, bipar- Cornyn Whitehouse structure and will create good-paying tisan amendment. NOT VOTING—2 union jobs, repairing our roads and bridges, replacing lead pipes, building The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Graham Inhofe ator from South Dakota. energy transmission lines. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Mr. ROUNDS. Mr. President, I rise to It invests in clean energy, manufac- SMITH). On this vote, the yeas are 96, support the Senator’s motion and the turing, and zero-emission vehicles, en- the nays are 2. amendment. This is a case where we suring that the jobs in the clean energy Under the previous order requiring 60 are trying to eliminate the silos within industry are good-paying, quality votes for the adoption of this amend- the Federal Government. When it American jobs. That is a great promise ment, the amendment is agreed to. comes to cyber security, this is a really to be able to make, and it is a great The amendment (No. 2464) was agreed good example of one where you have statement to make. to. multiple Agencies trying to work to- What this amendment does is to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under gether. make sure it actually is American jobs. This makes it very clear that it is the previous order, there will now be 4 We know there is a tremendous pull not just a matter of discussing or con- minutes of debate, equally divided, factor with the American good-paying sulting but, rather, that it will be a co- prior to the vote in relation to jobs that are out there. This E-Verify ordinated effort. It recognizes once Lankford amendment No. 2233. requirement puts in place, both for the again that the Department of Home- Mr. CARPER. Madam President, I contractors and subcontractors, they land Security and the Cybersecurity ask the clock not start running right will actually be American citizens. and Infrastructure Security Agency are away. Senator CAPITO and I want to So, with that, I ask support for this taking the lead role. just raise an issue with the Chair and bill. With that, I would offer my full sup- our colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- port as well. That last vote took about 50 min- ator from Illinois. Thank you, Mr. President. utes—50 minutes—and they are getting Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, if The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- longer, not shorter. you like Federal mandates, here is one. ator from Michigan. And Senator CAPITO and I want to Senator LANKFORD wants a Federal Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I yield use this as an opportunity just to start mandate to require that anyone who back all remaining time. a conversation amongst our colleagues, receives a grant from this bill has to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without see if we can’t do better than that, sign up for E-Verify. objection, it is so ordered. maybe a lot better than that. Well, what does that mean?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:13 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.028 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5813 It means a school district in my Hagerty Marshall Scott (FL) Last year, the MBDA programs and home State that ended up getting a Hassan McConnell Scott (SC) services helped minority businesses se- Hawley Moran Shelby grant under this bill for energy-effi- Hoeven Murkowski Sullivan cure nearly $8 billion in contracts and cient improvements, renewable energy Hyde-Smith Ossoff Thune capital, and created nearly 12,000 jobs. improvements at public school facili- Johnson Paul Tillis Madam President, I ask unanimous Kaine Portman ties would now be required by the Toomey consent to have printed in the RECORD Kelly Risch Tuberville Kennedy Romney a letter from 17 stakeholders in support Lankford amendment, the Federal Warnock Lankford Rounds mandate, to have E-Verify to check out Wicker of this amendment, which includes the Lee Rubio Young Small Business Majority, U.S. Black the cafeteria workers in the school dis- Lummis Sasse trict. Is that what we really want to Chamber, and U.S. Hispanic Chamber do? NAYS—45 of Commerce. Well, how good is E-Verify? Some Baldwin Heinrich Reed There being no objection, the mate- States have done it voluntarily. Eight Bennet Hickenlooper Rosen rial was ordered to be printed in the Blumenthal Hirono Sanders RECORD, as follows: of them have done it for all or most Booker King Schatz employers. You think if you run all Brown Klobuchar Schumer AUGUST 4, 2021. these employees through the E-Verify Cantwell Leahy Shaheen Hon. , Cardin Luja´ n Sinema process, how good is it? Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Carper Manchin Smith Washington, DC. Casey Markey Stabenow Well, I can tell you how good it is. Do Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, you know how many illegal aliens you Coons Menendez Tester Cortez Masto Merkley Van Hollen Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, find when you go through E-Verify? Duckworth Murphy Warner Washington, DC. One percent. One percent. Durbin Murray Warren DEAR MAJORITY LEADER SCHUMER AND MI- So he is creating a Federal mandate Feinstein Padilla Whitehouse NORITY LEADER MCCONNELL: We write you in and regulations on districts that are Gillibrand Peters Wyden strong support of Amendment #2478, which would codify the Minority Business Develop- just trying to get energy improvements NOT VOTING—2 ment Agency (MBDA) at the Department of and reduce their costs and putting in Graham Inhofe Commerce. As the leaders in the small busi- an E-Verify requirement to get those The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this ness and minority business communities, we illegal aliens. vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 45. hope our unified support represented by the Well, it turns out that isn’t the situa- Under the previous order requiring 60 signatures below will urge your fellow Sen- ators to include this language in the Infra- tion at all. It is a mandate that is un- votes for the adoption of this amend- necessary. I beg my colleagues to give structure Investment and Jobs Act. We urge ment, the amendment is not agreed to. you to support this Amendment. these school districts and others no The amendment (No. 2233) was re- The link between infrastructure, revital- more redtape but less redtape. jected. ized manufacturing, and technical assistance Please oppose the Lankford amend- to the minority entrepreneur community AMENDMENT NO. 2478 ment. cannot be overstated, and we strongly en- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- courage building a strong national support the previous order, there will now be 4 ator from Oklahoma. system through MBDA to ensure minority minutes of debate equally divided prior Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, participation in infrastructure investment. to a vote in relation to the Cardin This amendment, which is based on the bi- are there any of my 2 minutes left? amendment No. 2478. partisan Minority Business Development Act The PRESIDING OFFICER. Nineteen The Senator from Maryland. of 2021, will support the expansion of Minor- seconds remaining. ity-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, bolster the country’s economy. Moreover, it rise to speak in support of amendment this is not just a mandate; this is just will ensure that the infrastructure invest- No. 2478, which would make permanent a statement, if we are going to put ments made in the legislation can utilize and and expand the Minority Business De- support America’s minority-owned busi- American tax dollars in place, that we velopment Agency, or the MBDA, nesses. are actually hiring Americans to do it. which is the only Federal Agency to Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, MBEs If we are going to build America, focus exclusively on the needs of mi- consisted of 30 percent of the country’s 28.6 let’s also hire Americans in the proc- million small businesses, contributed nearly nority businesses. $1.5 trillion in annual gross receipts and em- ess. That shouldn’t be inconsistent This amendment is based on the Mi- with our basic values. ployed over 7.2 million Americans. Despite nority Business Resiliency Act, which I these significant figures, MBEs stand dis- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2233 introduced in April, and the language proportionately disadvantaged as evidenced The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there is identical to what was passed out of by challenges with access to capital and col- further debate? the Commerce Committee earlier lateral, lower credit scores, and less access Hearing none, the question is on today by a voice vote. to technical assistance services. Created under President Nixon by execu- agreeing to amendment No. 2233. I want to thank Senator WICKER and Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask tive order, the MBDA has been a significant Senator CANTWELL of the committee resource in reducing market and capital ac- for the yeas and nays. for their help in getting this to the cess challenges while growing the number of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a floor. I also want to thank Senator TIM MBEs. In 2020 alone, the MBDA assisted sufficient second? SCOTT, Senator CORNYN, and Senator MBES in attaining over $7.8 billion in con- There appears to be a sufficient sec- BALDWIN, who were also cosponsors of tracts and capital, with 10% of contracts ond. this amendment, for helping us reach made in the manufacturing sector and an- other 15% made in the utility and construc- The clerk will call the roll. this moment. The senior assistant bill clerk called tion sector. Overall, the MBDA assisted This amendment will give the Agen- MBEs at the height of the pandemic to re- the roll. cy the resources and leadership nec- tain or create over 27,000 jobs. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators essary to help underserved entre- Despite MBDA’s progress, the pandemic’s are necessarily absent: the Senator preneurs overcome historical barriers economic downturn has amplified the need from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) and to small business ownership, innovate to invest in services for underserved and mi- the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. nority small business owners—particularly and start and grow successful busi- those within Women, People of Color, and INHOFE). nesses, and create jobs. Tribal markets. MBEs overwhelmingly are The result was announced—yeas 53, This Agency will also partner with concentrated in industries that remain sus- nays 45, as follows: Historically Black Colleges and Uni- ceptible to economic disruption, such as per- [Rollcall Vote No. 302 Leg.] versities and other minority-serving sonal and laundry services, and retail. As the YEAS—53 institutions to reach rural minority nation experiences a resurgence of Coronavirus cases, these fragile markets face Barrasso Capito Crapo business enterprises and create a re- Blackburn Cassidy Cruz near-fatal consequences. gional network supporting entrepre- We urge lawmakers to support this amend- Blunt Collins Daines neurial education and help to coordi- Boozman Cornyn Ernst ment as it will strengthen and establish the Braun Cotton Fischer nate Federal resources in service of mi- MBDA into federal statute. This critical bi- Burr Cramer Grassley nority business enterprises. partisan proposal, introduced by Senators

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:36 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.038 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5814 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 Ben Cardin (D–MD), Tim Scott, (R–SC), AMENDMENT NO. 2449 A SENATOR. Without objection. Roger Wicker (R–MS), and Maria Cantwell The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Mr. CARPER. All right. Madam (D–WA) would increase MBDA’s fiscal year the previous order, there will now be 4 President, I would ask that we make it 2021 budget to further safeguard MBEs from minutes of debate equally divided prior a 15-minute vote, a real 15-minute vote. the devastating inequities brought on by the Thank you. health crisis and promote a diverse entrepre- to a vote in relation to Daines amend- ment No. 2449. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without neurial pipeline by establishing a process for objection, it is so ordered. the Minority Business Development Center The Senator from Montana. Program to expand its regional coverage to Mr. DAINES. Madam President, VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2449 reach MBEs in rural areas. there is funding in this bill for a com- Is there further debate? During this time of economic emergency, plex program that would lead to very The Senator from Montana. we believe now is the time for Congress to few actual forest projects, and I fear it Mr. DAINES. I ask for the yeas and pass equitable and targeted legislation that will only function as a shell for pro- nays. will benefit underserved and rural markets The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there grams like the Climate Conservation and encourage underserved and rural mar- is no further debate, the question is on kets enterprise formation. This amendment Corps. And to be good stewards of our for- agreeing to the amendment. achieves that while strengthening the infra- Is there a sufficient second? structure package more broadly. ests, we need to be good stewards of There appears to be a sufficient sec- We commend your work on ensuring that our limited resources. This amendment ond? all small businesses receive the resources does that by redirecting these funds to The clerk will call the roll. necessary to withstand the current economic higher priority accounts, like Good The bill clerk called the roll. downturn, as well as grow now and into the Neighbor Authority and post-fire treat- Mr. THUNE. The following Senators future. We urge you to reach out directly to ment. are necessarily absent: the Senator John Stanford ([email protected]) with Good Neighbor Authority has rou- any questions or comments. from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) and Thank you for your consideration. tinely enjoyed very bipartisan support the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Airport Minority Advisory Council in this body and has proven to be one INHOFE). (AMAC), Asian/Pacific Islander American of the most effective forestry tools. The result was announced—yeas 48, Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship Given recent past and present wildfire nays 50, as follows: (National ACE), Association for Enterprise seasons, redirecting funds to post-fire [Rollcall Vote No. 303 Leg.] Opportunity (AEO), Association of Women’s treatment just makes sense. YEAS—48 Business Centers (AWBC), Gusto, Local Ini- It is early August, and Montana is on tiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Na- Barrasso Fischer Portman fire. There are nearly 300,000 acres Blackburn Grassley Risch tional Association of Latino Community burning across our State. We need to Blunt Hagerty Romney Asset Builders (NALCAB), NextGen Chamber Boozman Hawley Rounds of Commerce, Pacific Community Ventures, manage our forests before they manage Braun Hoeven Rubio Page 30 Coalition. us. And in order to do so, we need to in- Burr Hyde-Smith Sasse Prosperity Now, Small Business Majority, vest in higher priority accounts, and Capito Johnson Scott (FL) Small Business Roundtable, US Black Cham- my amendment would do just that. Cassidy Kennedy Scott (SC) bers, Inc., US Hispanic Chamber of Com- Collins Lankford Shelby The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cornyn Lee Sullivan merce, Virginia Asian Chamber of Com- ator from West Virginia. Cotton Lummis Thune merce, Women Impacting Public Policy Mr. MANCHIN. Madam President, I Cramer Marshall Tillis (WIPP). rise in opposition to the amendment, Crapo McConnell Toomey Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I un- Cruz Moran Tuberville and I will explain my reasons. Daines Murkowski Wicker derstand that we may be able to do this Senator DAINES’ amendment seeks to Ernst Paul Young by a voice vote, so I would ask unani- alter the funding levels of provisions in NAYS—50 mous consent that after my colleagues the Energy Infrastructure Act as re- have had a chance to speak, we can vi- Baldwin Hickenlooper Reed ported out of the Energy and Natural Bennet Hirono Rosen tiate the 60-vote requirement. Resources Committee. Specifically, the Blumenthal Kaine Sanders With that, I yield to my colleague amendment cuts funding for hiring vet- Booker Kelly Schatz Brown King from Mississippi. erans and Native youth to do fire pre- Schumer The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cantwell Klobuchar Shaheen vention projects and directs that fund- Cardin Leahy Sinema ator from Mississippi. ´ ing to postfire rehabilitation projects Carper Lujan Smith Casey Manchin Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I do and to States that carry out projects Stabenow Coons Markey appreciate the Senator from Maryland Tester on Federal land. Cortez Masto Menendez Van Hollen joining on this. Everything he said We are supportive of both postfire Duckworth Merkley Warner about the committee action today in projects and States doing work on Fed- Durbin Murphy the Commerce Committee is exactly Feinstein Murray Warnock eral land. That is why we funded these Gillibrand Ossoff Warren correct. I subscribe to every statement programs at unprecedented levels in Hassan Padilla Whitehouse that he made. I couldn’t improve on it. our bill. However, we also support Heinrich Peters Wyden I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I am indeed funding for veterans and Native youth. NOT VOTING—2 hopeful we can vitiate the rollcall vote So I do not believe it is appropriate to Graham Inhofe and save some time by voicing this cut the funding for this program. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. one. So I urge my colleagues to please OSSOFF). On this vote, the yeas are 48, I yield the floor. vote no on this amendment. the nays are 50. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ator from Maryland. Under the previous order requiring 60 ator from Delaware. votes for the adoption of this amend- Mr. CARDIN. We have cleared this UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT ment, the amendment is not agreed to. with both the Democrats and the Re- Mr. CARPER. Madam President, we The amendment (No. 2449) was re- publicans for managing the bill, and I have had two votes in this tranche; jected. would ask unanimous consent to viti- first vote about 50 minutes from start The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ate the 60-vote requirement on the to close and the second vote about 25 ator from Florida. Cardin-Wicker amendment No. 2478. minutes. UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—S. RES. 327 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there We are going to propound a unani- Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, objection? mous consent request—and I am tempt- our Nation is nearly $30 trillion in Without objection, it is so ordered. ed to do it right now—to try to figure debt. That is $233,000 in debt for every VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2478 out what would be reasonable. My American family. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sense is that maybe 15 minutes would The American people are already question is on agreeing to the amend- be reasonable but a real 15 minutes, feeling the pressure of rising inflation ment No. 2478. and we will start with that. thanks to reckless government spend- The amendment (No. 2478) is agreed Mr. WICKER. Hear! Hear! ing. And, make no mistake about it, in- to. Mr. CARPER. Any objection? flation is a tax, a tax that hurts our

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:13 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.040 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5815 families on low and fixed incomes the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- The clerk will call the roll. most. jority whip. The senior assistant legislative clerk I am hearing it from families across Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise in proceeded to call the roll. Florida who are worried. I heard from a opposition to the unanimous consent Mr. THUNE. The following Senators dad in Jacksonville with three kids request from the Senator of Florida. are necessarily absent: the Senator who is helping to temporarily take The amendment before us would from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the care of two other kids because their fa- change the Standing Rules of the Sen- Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE), ther is out of work. As a result of hav- ate and require additional reporting re- and the Senator from South Dakota ing five kids in his home, he has start- quirements regarding inflation, a (Mr. ROUNDS). ed working a second job to pay for all change which would substantially in- The result was announced—yeas 42, of the groceries that are rapidly in- crease the administrative burden on nays 55, as follows: creasing in price. His second job is committees and staff and the process [Rollcall Vote No. 304 Leg.] driving Uber, and that is less and less on the floor. YEAS—42 profitable by the day because of the We already have significant tools at Barrasso Grassley Portman rising price of gas. our disposal to evaluate economic indi- Blackburn Hagerty Risch Over the weekend, the suspension on cators. We have economists at the De- Boozman Hawley Rubio the Federal debt ceiling expired. That partment of Labor, Treasury Depart- Braun Hoeven Sasse leaves Congress with two choices: Con- Burr Hyde-Smith Scott (FL) ment, Congressional Budget Office, Capito Johnson Scott (SC) tinue this reckless, wasteful spending Federal Reserve, and other Federal of- Cornyn Kennedy Shelby with no accountability to the Amer- fices regularly consulting with Con- Cotton Lankford Sullivan ican people, or start making the tough gress on issues about inflation and Cramer Lee Thune choices to put our Nation on a success- Crapo Lummis Tillis other economic indicators. This is to- Cruz Marshall Toomey ful path. tally unnecessary. Daines McConnell Tuberville I know we can make the right For these reasons, I oppose this reso- Ernst Moran Wicker choices and start moving America in a lution and the request for unanimous Fischer Paul Young better direction. That is exactly what I consent. I object. NAYS—55 did when I was Governor of Florida. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ob- Baldwin Heinrich Reed Our State was on a bad path. I had to jection is heard. Bennet Hickenlooper Romney make difficult choices, but I paid down The Senator from Florida. Blumenthal Hirono Rosen one-third of State debt, all while cut- Blunt Kaine Sanders AMENDMENT NO. 2338 ting taxes 100 times. It can be done. Booker Kelly Schatz Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, Brown King Washington’s choice to keep raising Schumer while I am disappointed that my col- Cantwell Klobuchar Shaheen or suspending the debt ceiling is like Cardin Leahy Sinema league won’t accept this measure, we Carper Luja´ n raising the limit on your credit card, Smith Casey Manchin do need to start doing something about Stabenow month after month, with absolutely no Cassidy Markey inflation, and we can do that today Tester plan to pay it off. It is irresponsible, Collins Menendez with the infrastructure spending bill. Van Hollen and it is no way to operate. You would Coons Merkley We can all get behind real infrastruc- Warner never run your business or family the Cortez Masto Murkowski ture—like roads, bridges, airports, and Duckworth Murphy Warnock way Washington runs. It is wasteful seaports—but we have to acknowledge Durbin Murray Warren and dysfunctional. Feinstein Ossoff Whitehouse I came to Washington to rein in this that $1.2 trillion is a massive amount Gillibrand Padilla Wyden exact type of dysfunction. We have to of taxpayer dollars, and we have to Hassan Peters get our debt and spending under con- know exactly how this will impact NOT VOTING—3 families. trol. We need to make Washington Graham Inhofe Rounds work for families in Florida and all I have been told by supporters of this The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. VAN across the Nation. That is why I am infrastructure bill that it will not HOLLEN). On this vote, the yeas are 42, leading my colleagues in a proposed cause inflation. I will not support any- the nays are 55. rule change that would require every thing that increases inflation on Amer- Under the previous order requiring 60 piece of legislation passed by a Senate ican families. I have an amendment to votes for the adoption of this amend- committee to include a report on how the infrastructure package that will re- ment, the amendment is not agreed to. it will impact inflation. quire the Congressional Budget Office The amendment (No. 2338) was re- It is very simple. When legislation, to certify that the spending in this bill jected. directly or indirectly, raises the cost of will not increase inflation on the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- living or raises taxes on American fam- American people. ator from Delaware. ilies, families deserve to know. If CBO does not certify that the Too many in Washington believe the spending authorized and appropriated Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, Senator lie that inflation is impossible, debt in the bill would not increase inflation, CAPITO and I have a couple of com- doesn’t matter, and spending has no my amendment would prohibit the ments we would like to offer before we consequences. That is why this rule funding from being obligated or spent, start on this amendment with Senator change is needed. and the funds would instead be trans- LEE, and that is we have consulted This rule change is to protect that ferred to the Treasury Department for with both leaders, with Senator SCHU- father in Jacksonville who is strug- deficit reduction. MER and Senator MCCONNELL. They are gling to get by. It is to protect those I hope that everybody will get behind in agreement that 15 minutes firm is living on fixed incomes, low-income this amendment. the vote. earners, and small businesses that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there So when we start this vote, folks can’t absorb cost increases. time in opposition? have 15 minutes to get here after we Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Mr. DURBIN. I yield back my time. start the vote to vote, and if they are sent that the Committee on Rules be Mr. CARPER. Yield back. not here, they are too late. discharged from further consideration The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time So that is the idea. We have spent and that the Senate now proceed to S. is yielded back. way too much time waiting for people. Res. 327. I ask unanimous consent that VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2338 We have three amendments lined up, the resolution be agreed to, the pre- The question is on agreeing to the and we are going to vote them and be amble be agreed to, and that the mo- amendment. punctual. tions to reconsider be considered made Mr. LANKFORD. I ask for the yeas Senator CAPITO. and laid upon table. and nays. Mrs. CAPITO. Yes. Thank you, Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Chairman. objection? sufficient second? I am in full support of using the 15- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, reserv- There appears to be a sufficient sec- minute deadline that we have anyway ing the right to object. ond. and actually enforcing this.

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We want to get ments with seven States—including makers are better informed and that as many Members in—and have their Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, the affected community has an oppor- amendments in the queue—as we pos- , Texas, and Utah—to assume this tunity to engage and be heard. sibly can. responsibility with great success, pro- Today, as the world is in the midst of But if people don’t come down and viding an opportunity for States to le- a sixth great extinction event, and cli- vote and show courtesy to everybody, I verage their unique understanding of mate change is having ever greater im- said in my last statement we are going their own States in order to better pacts on our natural world, we should to go to punitive measures. I am not carry out NEPA’s requirements. be making decisions more carefully sure voting within the allotted time is To build on this success, Congress than ever, not just to improve out- really a punitive measure, but that is should look to expand the ability of comes but also to avoid wasting money what we are aiming for, and I am fully States to partner with the Federal on projects that are not resilient to supportive of that. Government for these types of reviews withstand climate change. Mr. CARPER. Thank you. in their States’ water infrastructure This amendment would instead turn I would just ask any staff and Mem- projects. over responsibility for that critical bers who are watching, staff, let your My amendment would require the De- analysis to the States. Senators know it is 15 minutes, and partment of the Interior to set up a The bill before us includes many en- that is it. program similar to the existing Sur- vironmental deregulatory provisions— AMENDMENT NOS. 2279 AND 2358 TO AMENDMENT face Transportation Project Delivery more, in fact, than many of us would NO 2137 Program so that any State may volun- prefer. However, it has been drafted in Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask tarily assume the Agency’s NEPA re- the spirit of bipartisan compromise. unanimous consent that the following sponsibilities for their water storage This bill, as drafted, includes provi- amendments be called up to the sub- infrastructure projects. sions to set deadlines for project review stitute and be reported by number: No. As I said just a moment ago, States schedule in order to reduce project re- 1 is Lee No. 2279; No. 2 is Rosen No. already have a history of successfully view timelines. It provides or expands 2358; further, that the Senate vote in conducting this work in the transpor- categorical exclusions from NEPA. It relation to the amendments in the tation space. also permanently authorizes the Fed- order listed, with no amendments in In 2020, for example, California con- eral Permitting Improvement Steering order to the amendments prior to a ducted 33 environmental assessments, Council. vote in relation to the amendments, 32 findings of no significant impact, 2 Unlike these provisions, which were with 60 affirmative votes required for environmental impact statements, 3 the product of committee deliberation the adoption of the Lee amendment records of decision, and the list goes on and compromise, the amendment that listed and with up to 4 minutes, equal- and on. our friend from Utah has offered would In just the last half of 2020 alone, Ari- ly divided, prior to each vote. significantly alter the process for Fed- zona conducted over 50 categorical ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there eral environmental review without any clusion analyses. These are clearly objection? committee deliberation on such major roles that States are able and excited Without objection, it is so ordered. changes. AMENDMENT NO. 2279 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 to handle. These sweeping changes are inappro- In fulfilling these responsibilities, (Purpose: To establish a project de- priate and unwarranted, and I urge our States would be subject to the same livery program under the National En- colleagues to join me in voting no. rigorous environmental requirements vironmental Policy Act of 1969 for Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unani- as their Federal partners, employing water storage infrastructure projects.) mous consent that for an additional 30 the very same standards. Just as The PRESIDING OFFICER. The seconds. projects led by Federal Agencies can be clerk will report. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The senior assistant legislative clerk halted due to insufficient NEPA anal- objection, it is so ordered. ysis, States would also be held to the read as follows: Mr. LEE. Mr. President, it is impor- same standard. The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], tant to remember these are the exact for Mr. LEE, proposes an amendment num- With much of the West experiencing bered 2279 to the amendment No. 2137. severe drought, with dire consequences, same standards that would apply. We do this all the time in other areas. Fed- (The amendment is printed in the allowing States to aid the Federal Gov- eral regulatory Agencies, on a con- RECORD of August 2, 2021 under ‘‘Text ernment in NEPA review in order to tinual basis, with the blessing of Con- of Amendments.’’) expedite water storage infrastructure projects is not just common sense, it is gress, are given authority to carry out AMENDMENT NO. 2358 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 a Federal program. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a necessity. It is a matter of survival. I urge my colleagues to support In fact, we already do this with clerk will report. NEPA in the context of the Federal The senior assistant legislative clerk amendment No. 2279. Highway Administration. read as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ator from Delaware. This works. States are competent. It The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], is a matter of expanding the human re- for Ms. ROSEN, proposes an amendment num- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I rise in bered 2358 to amendment No. 2137. opposition to the amendment offered sources to which we have access. The amendment is as follows: by our colleague from Utah. These are the exact same standards. There is no environmental threat. This (Purpose: To modify a provision relating to This amendment would undermine providing support for activities to increase the National Environmental Policy would just allow this stuff to get done the resiliency of the National Highway Act, also known as NEPA, by allowing faster. System to mitigate the cost of damages States to assume responsibility for un- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2279 from wildfires) dertaking complex reviews of Federal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The On page 60, line 22, insert ‘‘wildfires,’’ after action. These are reviews that Con- question is on agreeing to amendment ‘‘flooding,’’. gress vested explicitly in the Federal No. 2279. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Agencies that permit or license Mr. LEE. I ask for the yeas and nays. ator from Utah. projects that could adversely affect our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Mr. LEE. Mr. President, in reference environment. sufficient second? to my amendment No. 2279, this is what NEPA is designed to ensure that Fed- There appears to be a sufficient sec- we are trying to deal with here. eral Agencies consider major actions ond. In order to help expedite the review carefully to ensure those decisions do The clerk will call the roll. of projects that are subject to NEPA, not unduly impact water quality, en- The legislative clerk called the roll. Congress authorized in the FAST Act dangered species, community well- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the for States to assume the duties of con- being, air quality, and other environ- Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) ducting the NEPA analysis. mental resources. is necessarily absent.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:36 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.044 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5817 Mr. THUNE. The following Senators with the Commerce Committee, and I safety benefits: Provided further, That of the are necessarily absent: the Senator think we are just about resolved. funds in the proviso preceding the preceding from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) and I don’t like it. It is what it is. proviso, the Secretary of the Army shall, to the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. I just want to thank all for your pa- the maximum extent practicable, prioritize projects in the work plan that directly ben- INHOFE). tience. We are close to the end. efit economically disadvantaged commu- The result was announced—yeas 47, I would just ask, when we ask for a nities, and may take into consideration nays 50, as follows: voice vote on the amendment from prioritizing projects that benefit areas in [Rollcall Vote No. 305 Leg.] Senator , that we get a which the percentage of people that live in YEAS—47 voice vote. And I would ask that when poverty or identify as belonging to a minor- we ask for a voice vote on the Carper- ity group is greater than the average such Barrasso Grassley Risch percentage in the United States, based on Blackburn Hagerty Romney Inhofe amendment, we get a voice vote. data from the Bureau of the Census:’’ after Blunt Hawley Rounds And beyond that, we will be halfway Boozman Hoeven Rubio ‘‘purpose:’’. home, halfway home. On page 2496, between lines 2 and 3, insert Braun Hyde-Smith Sasse So thank you for your patience. We Burr Johnson Scott (FL) the following: Capito Kennedy Scott (SC) are almost there. GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS Cassidy Lankford Shelby The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Cornyn Lee SEC. 300. For projects that are carried out Sullivan pore. Under the previous order, there Cotton Lummis with funds under this heading, the Secretary Thune Cramer Marshall will now be 4 minutes of debate, equal- of the Army and the Director of the Office of Tillis Crapo McConnell ly divided, prior to— Management and Budget shall consider other Toomey Cruz Moran Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, let me factors in addition to the benefit-cost ratio Daines Murkowski Tuberville Wicker have order. Let me have order, please. when determining the economic benefits of Ernst Paul projects that benefit disadvantaged commu- Fischer Portman Young The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Order. nities. NAYS—50 Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask AMENDMENT NO. 2548 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 Baldwin Heinrich Peters unanimous consent that the following The bill clerk read as follows: Bennet Hickenlooper Reed The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], Blumenthal Hirono Rosen amendments be called up to the sub- Booker Kaine Schatz stitute and be reported by number: for Mr. BENNET and Mr. HOEVEN, proposes an Brown Kelly Schumer Carper-Inhofe 2564, Bennet-Hoeven 2548; amendment numbered 2548 to amendment Cantwell King No. 2137. Shaheen further, that the Senate vote in rela- Cardin Klobuchar Sinema The amendment is as follows: Carper Leahy Smith tion to the amendments in the order Casey Luja´ n (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Agri- Stabenow listed, with no amendments in order to Collins Manchin culture to establish a Joint Chiefs Land- Tester the amendments prior to voting in re- Coons Markey scape Restoration Partnership program) Van Hollen lation to the amendments, with up to 2 Cortez Masto Menendez At the end of title VIII of division D, add Duckworth Merkley Warner minutes equally divided prior to each Warnock the following: Durbin Murphy vote. Feinstein Murray Warren SEC. 408lllll. JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE Gillibrand Ossoff Whitehouse The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP PRO- Hassan Padilla Wyden pore. Without objection, it is so or- GRAM. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: NOT VOTING—3 dered. (1) CHIEFS.—The term ‘‘Chiefs’’ means the AMENDMENT NO. 2564 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 Graham Inhofe Sanders Chief of the Forest Service and the Chief of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the Natural Resources Conservation Service. pore. The clerk will report the amend- (2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘eligible pore. ments by number. Under the previous order requiring 60 activity’’ means an activity— The bill clerk read as follows: (A) to reduce the risk of wildfire; votes for adoption, the amendment is The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], (B) to protect water quality and supply; or not agreed to. for himself and others, proposes an amend- (C) to improve wildlife habitat for at-risk The amendment (No. 2279) was re- ment numbered 2564 to amendment No. 2137. species. jected. (3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means The amendment is as follows: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration pore. The Senator from Vermont. (Purpose: To improve provisions relating to Partnership program established under sub- appropriations for the Corps of Engineers) Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, par- section (b)(1). liamentary inquiry: How long did that On page 2486, line 14, strike ‘‘Provided’’ and (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ all that follows through ‘‘proviso:’’ on line 21 means the Secretary of Agriculture. last 15-minute vote take? and insert the following: ‘‘Provided further, (5) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- That of the amount provided under this ‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning pore. While the vote was scheduled for heading in this Act, $2,500,000,000 shall be for given the term in section 101 of the Healthy 15 minutes, it took 37. construction, replacement, rehabilitation, Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. Mr. CARPER. Would the Senator and expansion of inland waterways projects: 6511). yield? Provided further, That section 102(a) of the (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab- unanimous consent that the following (Public Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) and sec- lish a Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program to improve the health rollcall votes be 10 minutes in length. tion 109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2624) and resilience of forest landscapes across Na- Mr. CARPER. I object. shall not apply to the extent that such tional Forest System land and State, Tribal, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- projects are carried out using funds provided and private land. pore. The objection is heard. in the preceding proviso: Provided further, (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ORDER OF PROCEDURE That in using such funds referred to in the administer the Program by coordinating eli- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, let me preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give gible activities conducted on National For- priority to projects included in the Capital est System land and State, Tribal, or private just take a minute from Senator CAP- Investment Strategy of the Corps of Engi- land across a forest landscape to improve the ITO to explain what is going on. OK? neers:’’. health and resilience of the forest landscape So lined up right now, we are going On page 2487, lines 9 through 11, strike ‘‘or by— to do three voice votes. Negotiations section 1135 of the Water Resources Develop- (A) assisting producers and landowners in are going forward on an amendment ment Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. implementing eligible activities on eligible from Senator SCHUMER, related to the 2309a),’’ and insert ‘‘section 1135 of the Water private or Tribal land using the applicable Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction. Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public programs and authorities administered by And after that, I think the last vote Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 2309a), or section 165(a) the Chief of the Natural Resources Conserva- of division AA of the Consolidated Appro- tion Service under title XII of the Food Se- will be that of Senator FISCHER, and we priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260),’’. curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), not will be done. On page 2489, line 9, insert ‘‘Provided fur- including the conservation reserve program And the reason why that is delayed is ther, That in selecting projects under the established under subchapter B of chapter 1 in order to provide time for negotiation previous proviso, the Secretary of the Army of subtitle D of that title (16 U.S.C. 3831 et to occur on the Schumer amendment shall prioritize projects with overriding life- seq.); and

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DUCKWORTH. owners in implementing eligible activities (2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—In addition to the This amendment makes several on State, Tribal, or private land using the funds described in paragraph (1), the Sec- changes to the appropriations section applicable programs and authorities admin- retary may obligate available funds from ac- istered by the Chief of the Forest Service. counts used to carry out the existing Joint of the substitute in the section that (c) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership funds the Army Corps of Engineers. appropriate Regional Forester and State prior to the date of enactment of this Act to In WRDA 2020, Senator BARRASSO and Conservationist shall jointly submit to the carry out the Program. I heard multiple times about the strug- Chiefs on an annual basis proposals for eligi- (3) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds gles of small, rural, and economically ble activities under the Program. made available under paragraph (1) shall re- disadvantaged communities in meeting (d) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—In evaluating main available until expended. project cost shares. These projects and selecting proposals submitted under sub- (4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds section (c), the Chiefs shall consider— range from aquatic ecosystem restora- made available under paragraph (1)— tions to flood control and new levees. (1) criteria including whether the pro- (A) not less than 40 percent shall be allo- posal— cated to carry out eligible activities through Yet because the Corps is required to (A) reduces wildfire risk in a municipal wa- the Natural Resources Conservation Service; cost share the work, these small, rural, tershed or the wildland-urban interface; (B) not less than 40 percent shall be allo- and poor communities never get the as- (B) was developed through a collaborative cated to carry out eligible activities through sistance they need. process with participation from diverse the Forest Service; and Last year, Senator BARRASSO and I stakeholders; (C) the remaining funds shall be allocated created a cap authority that allows the (C) increases forest workforce capacity or by the Chiefs to the Natural Resources Con- forest business infrastructure and develop- Corps to pay for full expense of these servation Service or the Forest Service— projects to help these disadvantaged ment; (i) to carry out eligible activities; or (D) leverages existing authorities and non- (ii) for other purposes, such as technical communities finance the infrastruc- Federal funding; assistance, project development, or local ca- ture the community needs. (E) provides measurable outcomes; or pacity building. This amendment also makes clari- (F) supports established State and regional AMENDMENT NO. 2358 fying changes to the inland waterways priorities; and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- funding. In addition to a technical cor- (2) such other criteria relating to the mer- rection, it makes clear that the fund- its of the proposals as the Chiefs determine pore. Under the previous order, there to be appropriate. will now be 4 minutes of debate, equal- ing provided in this act must be (e) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall pro- ly divided, prior to a vote in relation to prioritized for projects on the Capital vide— the Rosen amendment No. 2358. Investment Strategy Report, the guid- (1) public notice on the websites of the For- The Senator from Nevada. ing document for the Corps inland wa- est Service and the Natural Resources Con- Ms. ROSEN. Mr. President, last sum- terways projects. servation Service describing— mer, the United States saw up close Finally, this amendment makes sure (A) the solicitation of proposals under sub- that inland flooding projects are section (c); and the horrific damage that wildfires can (B) the criteria for selecting proposals in do to our communities. In 2020, nearly prioritized for economically disadvan- accordance with subsection (d); and 300,000 acres in Nevada burned to the taged communities and life-safety-re- (2) information relating to the Program ground. Right now, the Tamarack fire lated projects. This supports equity for and activities funded under the Program to is devastating the Nevada-California disadvantaged communities while States, Indian Tribes, units of local govern- border and local communities. prioritizing projects with the highest ment, and private landowners. These natural disasters have done need. (f) EXCLUSIONS.—An eligible activity may real, lasting damage to our Nation’s This is a good bill. It is a good not be carried out under the Program— amendment, and these small tweaks (1) in a wilderness area or designated wil- highways, causing cracks, potholes, derness study area; and, in some cases, literally melting make it stronger. (2) in an inventoried roadless area; the roads that we drive on. I urge my colleagues to support our (3) on any Federal land on which, by Act of My colleague Senator RISCH and I amendment and hope that we might do Congress or Presidential proclamation, the offer this bipartisan amendment to the so unanimously. removal of vegetation is restricted or prohib- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Senator INHOFE would be here. He is ited; or Act, which would add wildfires as a in Oklahoma with his family right (4) in an area in which the eligible activity specified damage for which Federal as- now. I think some would understand would be inconsistent with the applicable that. He urges us to support this as land and resource management plan. sistance from the National Highway (g) ACCOUNTABILITY.— Performance Program may be used to well. (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year rebuild our highways. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- after the date of enactment of this Act, the This will provide support to increase pore. Is there further debate? Secretary shall submit to Congress a report the resiliency of the national highway VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2564 providing recommendations to Congress re- system, helping to mitigate the cost of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lating to the Program, including a review the damages. pore. The question is on agreeing to of— I ask all of my colleagues to support the amendment No. 2564. (A) funding mechanisms for the Program; (B) staff capacity to carry out the Pro- this amendment. The amendment (No. 2564) was agreed gram; The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to. (C) privacy laws applicable to the Pro- pore. Is there further debate? Mr. CARPER. With that, Mr. Presi- gram; Mr. CARPER. I rise in support of this dent, I would suggest the absence of a (D) data collection under the Program; amendment. I hope we will get every- quorum, waiting for the arrival of Sen- (E) monitoring and outcomes under the body to vote for it. Let’s do a voice ator BENNET, who will be here momen- Program; and vote so we can move on. tarily. (F) such other matters as the Secretary Mrs. CAPITO. I am in support also as The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- considers to be appropriate. a ranking member. pore. The clerk will call the roll. (2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—For each of fiscal VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2358 years 2022 and 2023, the Chiefs shall submit The senior assistant legislative clerk to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- proceeded to call the roll. and Forestry and the Committee on Appro- pore. Hearing no further debate, the Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I ask priations of the Senate and the Committee question is on agreeing to the amend- unanimous consent that the order for on Agriculture and the Committee on Appro- ment. the quorum call be rescinded. priations of the House of Representatives a The amendment (No. 2358) was agreed The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- report describing projects for which funding to. pore. Without objection, it is so or- is provided under the Program, including the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- dered. status and outcomes of those projects. pore. The Senator from Delaware. (h) FUNDING.— Under the previous order, there will (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— AMENDMENT NO. 2447 now be 2 minutes of debate equally di- There is authorized to be appropriated to the Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I rise vided prior to a vote in relation to Ben- Secretary to carry out the Program now to discuss my amendment with net-Hoeven amendment 2548.

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AMENDMENT NO. 2548 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ministration, the Department of Agri- Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I rise to pore. The Senator from Delaware. culture, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the AMENDMENT NOS. 2164 AND 2570 TO AMENDMENT speak about Bennet-Hoeven amend- Treasury, the Department of Housing and NO. 2137 ment 2548. Urban Development, the Institute of Mu- Our amendment would formally es- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, col- seum and Library Sciences, and any other tablish the Joint Chiefs Program at leagues, I ask unanimous consent that Federal agency that provides such data re- USDA. I know a lot of people haven’t the following amendments be called up lating to broadband infrastructure deploy- heard of this initiative, but it is really, to the substitute and be reported by ment funding to the Commission, including really important. number. The first of those is Fischer, funding under— As I have said on this floor before, in 2164, with Cortez Masto—is that cor- (A) this Act; Western States like Colorado and rect? Yes—and the second is Schumer, (B) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco- nomic Security Act (Public Law 116–136); North Dakota, our forests and our 2570; further, that the Senate vote in (C) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, grasslands are as important to our relation to the amendments in the 2021 (Public Law 116–260); economy as the Lincoln Tunnel or the order listed, with no amendments in (D) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub- Bridge are to New York, but order to the amendments prior to a lic Law 117–2); or they haven’t received nearly enough vote in relation to the amendments, (E) any Federal amounts appropriated or investment over the years. The result with up to 2 minutes equally divided any Federal program authorized after the is that we have people on the ground prior to each vote. date of enactment of this Act to fund across the West who are working with The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- broadband infrastructure deployment; pore. Is there objection? (2) contains data, with respect to each incredibly constrained resources. But, broadband infrastructure deployment pro- despite their best effort, there is a lot Without objection, it is so ordered. gram, relating to— of important work to maintain the AMENDMENT NO. 2164 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 (A) the Federal agency of jurisdiction; health of our forests and grasslands The clerk will report the amend- (B) the program title; and that they are unable to do. The con- ments by number. (C) the network type, including wired, ter- sequences of this have been terrible in The legislative clerk read as follows: restrial fixed, wireless, mobile, and satellite broadband infrastructure deployment; the West. The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], (3) allows users to manipulate the Deploy- In Colorado, we had the three largest for Mrs. FISCHER, proposes an amendment ment Locations Map to identify, search, and wildfires in our history last year. The numbered 2164 to amendment No. 2137. filter broadband infrastructure deployment fires were still burning when the snow The amendment is as follows projects by— fell, for the first time. That has never (Purpose: To promote transparency by re- (A) company name; happened in anyone’s memory. quiring the establishment of an online (B) duration timeline, including the dates As we consider this infrastructure interactive map displaying the locations of of a project’s beginning and ending, or an- bill tonight, one of the major east-west broadband deployment projects that are ticipated beginning or ending date; corridors in America is closed because funded by the Federal Government) (C) total number of locations to which a of mudslides that poured down the At the appropriate place in division F, in- project makes service available; and burn scar from the wildfires last year. sert the following: (D) relevant download and upload speeds; SEC. 60lll. BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT LOCA- and Now I–70 may be closed for weeks. (4) incorporates broadband service avail- We need to deal with this on the TIONS MAP. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ability data as depicted in the Broadband front end, and that is why the Joint Map created under section 802(c)(1) of the Chiefs Program matters. At USDA, the (1) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘broadband infrastructure’’ means any ca- Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Forest Service works mostly on public bles, fiber optics, wiring, or other permanent 642(c)(1)). lands, while the Natural Resources (integral to the structure) infrastructure, in- (e) PERIODIC UPDATES.— Conservation Service supports efforts cluding wireless infrastructure, that— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall, in on private lands. Joint Chiefs allows (A) is capable of providing access to inter- consultation with relevant Federal agencies, them to work in a collaborative way. net connections in individual locations; and ensure the Deployment Locations Map is maintained and up to date on a periodic I thank Senator HOEVEN for his sup- (B) is an advanced telecommunications ca- pability, as defined in section 706(d) of the basis, but not less frequently than once port, and I hope we will vote for this on every 180 days. voice vote. Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302(d)). (2) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Each Fed- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- eral agency providing funding for broadband (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ pore. The Senator from North Dakota. means the Federal Communications Com- infrastructure deployment shall report rel- Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I am mission. evant data to the Commission on a periodic basis. pleased to join with the Senator from (3) DEPLOYMENT LOCATIONS MAP.—The term Colorado on this Joint Chiefs Land- ‘‘Deployment Locations Map’’ means the (f) NO EFFECT ON PROGRAMMATIC MIS- scape Restoration Partnership Act. I mapping tool required to be established SIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be con- under subsection (b). strued to affect the programmatic missions appreciate his leadership. of Federal agencies providing funding for (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPLOYMENT LOCA- There are several points I want to broadband infrastructure development. TIONS MAP.—Not later than 18 months after make here before we vote, and that is, (g) NONDUPLICATION.—The requirements in the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- this program is very popular with land- this section shall be consistent with and mission shall, in consultation with all rel- avoid duplication with the provisions of sec- owners, and I think that is important. evant Federal agencies, establish an online tion 903 of division FF of the Consolidated This is a very popular program with mapping tool to provide a locations overview Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– landowners. It is completely voluntary, of the overall geographic footprint of each 260). a voluntary program. We have chatted broadband infrastructure deployment project (h) FUNDING.—Of the amounts appropriated funded by the Federal Government. with CBO. It does not score, so it does to carry out this division under this Act, (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Deployment Loca- not have a score. Again, both the ma- $10,000,000 shall be made available to carry tions Map shall be— jority and minority on Ag agree and out this section. support this legislation. So, again, it is (1) the centralized, authoritative source of information on funding made available by AMENDMENT NO. 2570 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2137 farmer-friendly, rancher-friendly, and the Federal Government for broadband infra- The legislative clerk read as follows: popular with landowners. structure deployment in the United States; The Senator from Delaware [Mr. CARPER], I thank the Senator from Colorado, and for Mr. SCHUMER, proposes an amendment and I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on this amend- (2) made publicly available on the website numbered 2570 to amendment No. 2137. ment. of the Commission. The amendment is as follows Thank you, Mr. President. (d) FUNCTIONS.—In establishing the Deploy- ment Locations Map, the Commission shall (Purpose: To establish safety standards for VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2548 ensure that the Deployment Locations certain limousines) The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Map— At the appropriate place in division B, in- pore. The question is on agreeing to (1) compiles data related to Federal fund- sert the following: the amendment. ing for broadband infrastructure deployment SEC. llll. LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH The amendment (No. 2548) was agreed provided by the Commission, the National FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS. to. Telecommunications and Information Ad- (a) LIMOUSINE STANDARDS.—

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Warren Standard Numbers 208, 209, and 210 to require Romney Sinema Whitehouse Rosen Smith to be installed in limousines on each des- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Wicker Rounds Stabenow ignated seating position, including on side- pore. The Senator from Nevada. Wyden Rubio Sullivan facing seats— Young Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, Sanders Tester (i) an occupant restraint system consisting I join my colleague from Nebraska in of integrated lap-shoulder belts; or support of this bipartisan amendment. NOT VOTING—5 (ii) an occupant restraint system con- Transparency around broadband is so Blunt Inhofe Toomey sisting of a lap belt, if an occupant restraint Graham Menendez system described in clause (i) does not meet important for all of our communities, the need for motor vehicle safety; and and it fits with, I think, what we are The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- (B) amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety all doing to address our broadband pore. On this vote, the yeas are 95, the Standard Number 207 to require limousines needs across the country and trying to nays are 0. to meet standards for seats (including side- ensure we are bringing broadband into The amendment (No. 2164) was agreed facing seats), seat attachment assemblies, the communities most in need. So I to. and seat installation to minimize the possi- urge my colleagues to support this bility of failure by forces acting on the seats, amendment. AMENDMENT NO. 2570 attachment assemblies, and installations as The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- a result of motor vehicle impact. Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I under- (2) REPORT ON RETROFIT ASSESSMENT FOR stand there has been a request—let me pore. Under the previous order, there LIMOUSINES.—Not later than 2 years after the ask the Senator. will be 2 minutes of debate, equally di- date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary I understand there has been a request vided, prior to the vote in relation to shall submit to the Committee on Com- for a recorded vote. Can you confirm the Schumer amendment, No. 2570. merce, Science, and Transportation of the that or not? The Senator from New York. Senate and the Committee on Energy and Mrs. FISCHER. A recorded vote Commerce of the House of Representatives a Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I report that assesses the feasibility, benefits, would be fine. rise in support of this amendment. It is and costs with respect to the application of Mr. CARPER. All right. Then it will a bipartisan amendment with Senator any requirement established under para- be a recorded vote. WICKER. And this is about just giving graph (1) to a limousine introduced into Let me ask our colleagues: 10 min- basic safety regulations to those interstate commerce before the date on utes; is that OK? Ten minutes from superlong, stretch limousines. which the requirement takes effect. start to finish, and that is it. And the The reason why Senator SCHUMER (b) MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN VEHICLES.— last amendment will be Schumer. All and I care about this, there was a hor- The final rule prescribed under subsection right? Let’s do this in 10 minutes, OK? (a)(1) and any standards prescribed under rible, horrible incident in Upstate New subsection (b) or (c) of section 23015 shall VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2164 York, in Schoharie, where 20 people apply to a person modifying a passenger The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- were killed. In that 1 limousine, 17 pas- motor vehicle (as defined in section 32101 of pore. The question is on agreeing to sengers: 4 young women from the same title 49, United States Code) that has already the amendment. family—a mom lost 4 daughters—and 2 been purchased by the first purchaser (as de- Mr. THUNE. I ask for the yeas and recently married couples. They hired fined in section 30102(b) of that title) by in- creasing the wheelbase of the vehicle to nays. the limousine to go safely to a birth- make the vehicle a limousine. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- day party. (c) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this pore. Is there a sufficient second? This cannot continue. section apply notwithstanding section There appears to be a sufficient sec- And I yield to Senator WICKER. 30112(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code. ond. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The clerk will call the roll. pore. The Senator from Mississippi. pore. Under the previous order, there The legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I, too, will now be 2 minutes of debate equally Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the rise in support of this amendment. It is divided prior to a vote in relation to Senator from (Mr. MENEN- in response to a tragic automobile ac- the Fischer amendment, No. 2164. DEZ) is necessarily absent. cident that affected a number of fami- The Senator from Nebraska. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators lies. AMENDMENT NO. 2164 are necessarily absent: the Senator I want to thank Senator SCHUMER’s Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator staff for working with me, the ranking thank Senator CARPER and Senator from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the member, and the chair of the Com- CAPITO for the work they have been Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE), merce Committee to get this language doing here on the floor. I appreciate and the Senator from Pennsylvania correct. It is in good shape. I entirely their diligence in trying to get amend- (Mr. TOOMEY). agree with the junior Senator from ments up. The result was announced—yeas 95, New York. I am glad to offer this bipartisan nays 0, as follows: amendment with my colleague from [Rollcall Vote No. 306 Leg.] VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2570 Nevada. It would promote transparency YEAS—95 Mr. CORNYN. I ask for the yeas and among all Federal funding avenues for Baldwin Cotton Johnson nays. broadband infrastructure deployment. Barrasso Cramer Kaine The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Right now, funding is divided among Bennet Crapo Kelly pore. Is there a sufficient second? several Agencies: FCC, NTIA, USDA, Blackburn Cruz Kennedy Blumenthal Daines King There appears to be to be a sufficient HHS, Treasury, and many others. Some Booker Duckworth Klobuchar second. of these programs have detailed maps Boozman Durbin Lankford The clerk will call the roll. of where funding is going, but some do Braun Ernst Leahy Brown Feinstein Lee The senior assistant legislative clerk not. Even when there are maps, it still Burr Fischer Luja´ n requires searching through several web Cantwell Gillibrand Lummis proceeded to call the roll. pages and sources to find out what you Capito Grassley Manchin Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Cardin Hagerty Markey are necessarily absent: the Senator are looking for, if you can find it at all. Carper Hassan Marshall Without a clear picture of where the Casey Hawley McConnell from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator funding is going, it will be increasingly Cassidy Heinrich Merkley from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the difficult to avoid duplication and dis- Collins Hickenlooper Moran Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE). Coons Hirono Murkowski tribute resources where they are need- Cornyn Hoeven Murphy The result was announced—yeas 58, ed the most. So our amendment would Cortez Masto Hyde-Smith Murray nays 39, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:36 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.048 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5821 [Rollcall Vote No. 307 Legislative] My amendment—and that with Sen- to do and stick with it.’’ Stick with it; YEAS—58 ator GILLIBRAND—would ensure that he certainly did. Bill earned the admi- Baldwin Heinrich Reed limousines meet minimum safety ration of his peers for his ability to Bennet Hickenlooper Rosen standards. It mandates seatbelts and elicit honest answers from his inter- Blumenthal Hirono Rubio seat safety standards, and it will save view subjects. Bill always finds a way Booker Hyde-Smith Sanders Brown Kaine Schatz lives. So I thank my colleagues for sup- to cut to the heart of an issue and de- Burr Kelly Schumer porting this amendment. liver insightful reports for his lis- Cantwell King Shaheen It is a beautiful thing what these teners. Capito Klobuchar Sinema Cardin Leahy families are doing. The hole in their Bill and I are both natives of East St. Smith Carper Luja´ n heart will never go away. The hole in Louis, IL, though we never met until Stabenow Casey Manchin Thune the heart of the whole city of Amster- my Senate election and his Chicago Collins Markey dam, which lost so many of their vital beat brought us together. Bill’s father Coons McConnell Van Hollen Cortez Masto Menendez Warner young men and women, will never go Fred was a successful high school foot- Cramer Merkley Warnock away. But instead of cursing the dark- ball coach, winning more than 100 Duckworth Murphy Warren ness, they are lighting the candle, and, games for the storied East St. Louis Durbin Murray Whitehouse Feinstein Ossoff Wicker tonight, the candle was lit thanks to Flyers. Instead of following his father’s Gillibrand Padilla Wyden the bipartisan cooperation we have footsteps into football, Bill chose Hassan Peters here. So I thank my colleagues. broadcast journalism, earning a bach- NAYS—39 H.R. 3684 elor’s degree at Indiana University. Barrasso Hagerty Risch Mr. President, now on the matter of And we are all the better for it. Blackburn Hawley Romney today, the Senate is making really Bill started as a news writer for NBC Boozman Hoeven Rounds good progress, really good progress. As 5 in Chicago in 1969 but left TV for Braun Johnson Sasse Cassidy Kennedy Scott (FL) you know, I had promised, when we good the next year, signing on at the Cornyn Lankford Scott (SC) opened up our two-track process, that former WMAQ 670 AM. He was there Cotton Lee Shelby we would be fully bipartisan in the until the station switched to an all- Crapo Lummis Sullivan sports format in 2000, making the jump Cruz Marshall Tester amendment process as we move for- Daines Moran Tillis ward on the bipartisan infrastructure to WLS. Bill’s legendary career in- Ernst Murkowski Toomey bill. Well, I think no one can deny that cludes two Edward R. Murrow Awards, Fischer Paul Tuberville we have kept our word here in the a Peabody Award, and countless other Grassley Portman Young Democratic majority. accolades. In addition to his day-to-day NOT VOTING—3 So far, the Senate has considered 22 duties covering the city hall beat for Blunt Graham Inhofe amendments on this bipartisan piece of WLS, Bill is the host of the station’s The amendment (No. 2570) was agreed legislation, 15 of them today. That is weekly public affairs show, ‘‘Connected to. more amendments than probably hap- to Chicago.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. pened in many months when we were in Bill has covered numerous mayors, WARNOCK). The majority leader. the minority. Of those amendments, 12 Governors—and even U.S. Senators—in Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before have been agreed to—5 by voice vote, 7 his career. He has been there for elec- I close, I have some brief remarks. by rollcall; 10 were not agreed to; 13 of tion nights, policy press conferences, First, on the bill that just passed, let those 22 amendments—more than breaking news, and jury verdicts. He me thank my colleagues for passing half—were sponsored by Republicans. has seen it all in 50-plus years of broad- this very important bill. So, clearly, we have shown a willing- casting. So what does he want to see It stems from the fact that, in 2018, 20 ness to allow Members who are not now in retirement? Bill says it is time lives were lost in a tragic limousine ac- part of the bipartisan group to have to go see more National Parks. cident in Schoharie, NY. The families input into this important bill. Well, Bill, I hope you enjoy all the came from the small city of Amster- Tomorrow, we will continue to con- beauty that our National Parks have to dam, the people. They had done just sider amendments, and then, hopefully, offer you in retirement. I will miss the right thing. It is a group that went we can bring this bill to a close in the your questions at press conferences and out. They knew they might be enjoying very near future. our lively discussions about the issues themselves, and so they hired a big, So the Chamber is working as Mem- of the day on ‘‘Connected to Chicago.’’ long stretch limo. Unfortunately, as bers on both sides of the aisle have You certainly found something you the limo came down the hill in wanted it to. I am proud of what we loved and stuck with it, and you did it Schoharie, it crashed, and 20 people have been able to do today and hope we with class. died. can continue tomorrow in that vein. Enjoy your retirement. I met the families. These were young f f people in the prime of life. I met one mom. She lost four daughters—four MORNING BUSINESS AMENDMENT NO. 2478 daughters—in this crash. This commu- --- Mr. LEE. Mr. President, if there had nity of Amsterdam and these families been a recorded vote on amendment TRIBUTE TO BILL CAMERON have endured endless tragedy. No. 2478 to amendment No. 2137 to H.R. But instead of cursing the darkness, Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, August 3684, ‘‘To require the Minority Business they have lit a candle, and they are 20 will be the end of an era in Chicago Development Agency of the Depart- pushing for the fact that there is a hole as WLS 890 AM political reporter Bill ment of Commerce to promote and ad- in regulation. We regulate trucks, and Cameron puts his microphone down minister programs in the public and we regulate smaller limos, but when it after a 51-year career on the radio. Bill private sectors to assist the develop- is a large limo, and they are not sure is the ‘‘Dean’’ of Chicago political re- ment of minority business enterprises what it is classified as, then there is porters, joining the city hall beat in and to ensure that such Agency has the virtually no regulation. This legisla- 1970 and covering all the major stories necessary supporting resources, par- tion fills that hole. The accident was in Chicago since that time. The an- ticularly during economic downturns,’’ preventable. nouncement of his pending retirement I would have voted nay. There was another accident on Long brought praise for Bill’s legendary ca- f Island—four young women in the prime reer, with one colleague calling him a of life killed in the same way. That was ‘‘walking encyclopedia of political ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION preventable. knowledge.’’ Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, sec- Now Congress finally has the oppor- When asked by a fellow reporter how tion 36(b) of the Arms Export Control tunity to address the gaps and loop- he had survived his first 50 years in the Act requires that Congress receive holes that have allowed limousines to industry, Bill said he took inspiration prior notification of certain proposed escape the basic safety standards that in advice from Chicago Cubs legend arms sales as defined by that statute. cover other vehicles. Ernie Banks: ‘‘Find something you love Upon such notification, the Congress

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U.S. Government and con- cipient and assist in maintaining political In keeping with the committee’s in- tractor engineering; technical and logistics stability, military balance, economic and tention to see that relevant informa- support services; storage; and other related progress in the region. tion is available to the full Senate, I elements of logistics and program support; This proposed sale of M109A6 SPH will con- ask unanimous consent to have printed OCONUS Deprocessing Service; Export Sin- tribute to the modernization of the recipi- gle Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Sys- ent’s self-propelled howitzer fleet, enhancing in the RECORD the notifications which tem (SINCGARS); OCONUS Contractor pro- its ability to meet current and future have been received. If the cover letter vided Training, Field Service Representa- threats. These systems will contribute to the references a classified annex, then such tives (FSR); M2A1 .50 Cal MG; MK93 MOD 2 recipient’s goal of updating its military ca- annex is available to all Senators in Mount Machine Gun; M239 Smoke Grenade pability while further enhancing interoper- the office of the Foreign Relations Launchers, U.S. Government and contractor ability with the United States and other al- Committee, room SD–423. representatives’ technical assistance, engi- lies. The recipient will have no difficulty ab- There being no objection, the mate- neering and logistics support services, and sorbing these systems into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and rial was ordered to be printed in the other related elements of logistics support. (iv) Military Department: Army (TW–B– support will not alter the basic military bal- RECORD, as follows: ZDI). ance in the region. DEFENSE SECURITY (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None. The prime contractor for the Self-Pro- COOPERATION AGENCY, (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- pelled Howitzer Systems will be BAE Sys- Arlington, VA. fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. tems, Anniston, AL, and Elgin, OK; M992A2 Hon. ROBERT MENENDEZ, (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained FAASV, Anniston Army Depot (ANAD), Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, in the Defense Article or Defense Services Bynum, AL; and M88A2 recovery vehicles, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. BAE, York, PA. The purchaser has requested DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: offsets. At this time, agreements are unde- porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) August 4, 2021. termined and will be defined in negotiations ofthe Arms Export Control Act, as amended, As defined in Section 47 between the purchaser and contractor. we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. (6) of the Arms Export Control Act. Implementation of this proposed sale will 21–44, concerning the Army’s proposed Let- POLICY JUSTIFICATION not require the permanent assignment of any ter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Taipei Taipei Economic and Cultural Representa- additional U.S. Government or contractor Economic and Cultural Representative Office tive Office in the United States (TECRO)— representatives to recipient. Support teams in the United States (TECRO) for defense ar- 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Pro- will travel to recipient on a temporary basis. ticles and services estimated to cost $750 pelled Howitzer System There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- million. After this letter is delivered to your TECRO has requested to buy forty (40) fense readiness as a result of this proposed office, we plan to issue a news release to no- 155mm M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled How- sale. tify the public of this proposed sale. itzer Systems; twenty (20) M992A2 Field Ar- TRANSMITTAL NO. 21–44 Sincerely, tillery Ammunition Support Vehicles Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of HEIDI H. GRANT, (FAASV); one (1) Advanced Field Artillery Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Director. Tactical Data System (AFATDS); five (5) Arms Export Control Act Enclosures. M88A2 Hercules vehicles; five (5) M2 Chrysler Annex Item No. vii TRANSMITTAL NO. 21–44 Mount .50 caliber machine guns; and one (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of thousand six hundred ninety-eight (1,698) 1. The Paladin M109A6 howitzer is the fifth Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the multi-option, Precision Guidance Kits product improvement to the original M109 Arms Export Control Act, as amended (PGK). Also included are M109A6/M992A2 self-propelled howitzer. It features improve- (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic overhaul, conversion and refurbishment serv- ments in the areas of survivability; reli- and Cultural Representative Office in the ices; Special Tools and Test Equipment ability, availability, and maintainability United States (TECRO). (STTE); Defense Advanced Global Posi- (RAM); responsiveness; and terminal effects. (ii) Total Estimated Value: tioning System (GPS) Receiver; AN/VVS(2) The M109A6 is an armored, full tracked how- Major Defense Equipment * $635 million. Night Driver’s Viewer (NDV); Dynamic Ref- itzer carrying 37 complete conventional Other $115 million. erence Unit Hybrid Replacement Inertial rounds and two Copperhead projectiles and is Total $750 million. Navigation System; Basic Issue Items (BII); operated by a crew of four. It is designed Funding Source: National Funds Program Management Support; Verification with a new turret structure that facilitates (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- Testing; System Technical Support; Trans- integration of the various turret improve- tities of Articles or Services under Consider- portation; Spare and repair parts; commu- ments and vulnerability reduction measures. ation for Purchase: nication support equipment; communication It improves overall crew compartment lay- Major Defense Equipment (MDE): equipment integration; tools and test equip- out and space. The howitzer can travel at a Forty (40) 155mm M109A6 Medium Self-Pro- ment; personnel training and training equip- maximum speed of 38 miles per hour and has pelled Howitzer Systems. ment; repair and return program; camou- a maximum cruising range of 186 miles. The Twenty (20) M992A2 Field Artillery Ammu- flage nets; Components of End Items (COEI), M109A6 can operate independently, on the nition Support Vehicle (FAASV). Additional Authorized List (AAL), Technical move, it can receive a fire mission, compute One (1) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Manuals; Quality Assurance Team (QAT); firing data, select and take up its firing posi- Data System (AFATDS). 155mm M232A1 Propelling Charges, M82 Per- tion, automatically unlock and point its can- Five (5) M88A2 Hercules Vehicles. cussion Primer Fuzes, support and test non, fire and move—all without external Five (5) M2 Chrysler Mount .50 Caliber Ma- equipment, integration and test support, technical assistance. Firing the first round chine Guns. software delivery, publications and technical following a move in under 60 seconds, a One thousand six hundred ninety-eight documentation. U.S. Government and con- ‘‘shoot and scoot’’ capability protects the (1,698) Multi-Option, Precision Guidance Kits tractor engineering; technical and logistics crew from counterbattery fire. The M109A6 is (PGK). support services; storage; and other related capable of firing up to four rounds per Non-MDE: Also included are M109A6/ elements of logistics and program support; minute to ranges of 30 kilometers. The M992A2 overhaul, conversion and refurbish- OCONUS Deprocessing Service; Export Sin- M109A6 features increased survivability ment services; Special Tools and Test Equip- gle Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Sys- characteristics such as day/night operability, ment (STTE); Defense Advanced Global Posi- tem (SINCGARS); OCONUS Contractor pro- Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) protec- tioning System (GPS) Receiver; AN/VVS(2) vided Training, Field Service Representa- tion with climate control and secure voice Night Driver’s Viewer (NDV); Dynamic Ref- tives (FSR); M2A1 .50 Cal MG; MK93 MOD 2 and digital communications. The crew re- erence Unit Hybrid Replacement Inertial Mount Machine Gun; M239 Smoke Grenade mains in the vehicle throughout the mission. Navigation System; Basic Issue Items (BII); Launchers, U.S. Government and contractor 2. The Inertial Navigation Unit (INU) com- Program Management Support; Verification representatives’ technical assistance, engi- ponent provides the vehicle with its own po- Testing; System Technical Support; Trans- neering and logistics support services, and sition location utilizing sensors that con- portation; Spare and repair parts; commu- other related elements of logistics support. tinuously calculates its direction and veloc- nication support equipment; communication The total estimated program cost is $750 mil- ity without the continuous dependency of a equipment integration; tools and test equip- lion. GPS; the INU receives GPS data from an ex- ment; personnel training and training equip- This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. ternal GPS receiver as an input when avail- ment; repair and return program; camou- law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96– able to provide better precision. The INU al- flage nets; Components of End Items (COEI), 8. lows the vehicle to more precisely calculate

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In (EFCS) commonly referred to as the Paladin CULES) Improved Recovery Vehicle—M88A2 early 1942, he trained near San Diego Fire Control System (PFCS) is the major recovers tanks mired to different depths re- for several months, which included change for the Paladin M109A6 Howitzer moves and replaces tank turrets and power desert maneuvers. Traveling by train from the manual fire control system used on packs, and uprights overturned heavy com- to Virginia, it was in November 1942 the M109A5. This gives the howitzer the abil- bat vehicles. The main winch of the M88A2 is when his battalion boarded the USS ity to operate over a widely dispersed area capable of a 70-ton, single-line recovery, al- Thomas Jefferson and landed in North and to move and emplace using the on board lowing the HERCULES to provide recovery Africa 3 weeks later. There, he was was fire control navigation and GPS system. The of the 70-Ton M1A2 Abrams Tank. M109A6 can move and position within an as- 11. The A-frame boom and hoist winch of among those who conducted night pa- signed position area, process technical firing the M88A2 can lift 35 tons. The spade can be trols around Casablanca. Following data, and fire a mission without relying on used to anchor the vehicle when using the more training, Arnold and his division aiming circles and wire lines. The M109A6 main winch and can be used for light earth sailed the Mediterranean Sea toward can change position more frequently, an ad- moving to prepare a recovery area. The Tunis to prepare for the invasion of vantage against enemy fire. Such advance- M88A2 employs an auxiliary power unit to Sicily in July 1943. His landing craft in- ments give new meaning to the artillery’s provide auxiliary electrical and hydraulic fantry came under heavy German ma- ability to move, shoot and communicate. In power when the main engine is not in oper- chinegun fire as they came ashore. He addition, the EFCS with embedded elec- ation. It can also be used to slave start other tronic diagnostics improves maintenance vehicles, as well as a means to refuel or also saw action in Palermo and and repair functions by assisting in pin- defuel vehicles. The M88A2 can refuel Messina, Italy, where he remembers pointing faults. Abrams tanks from its own fuel tank. heavy fighting and the cold weather at 4. The Defense Advanced GPS (Global Posi- 12. The Browning M2 is an air-cooled, belt- Christmastime. tioning System) Receiver (DAGR) is a light- fed machine gun. The M2 fires from a closed ‘‘We were young and tough,’’ Arnold weight (less than 2 pounds) hand-held or host bolt, operated on the short recoil principle. recalled in 1999. ‘‘There was a lot of platform-mounted, dual frequency (L1/L2), The M2 fires the .50 BMG cartridge, which of- rain and we got sick from being wet Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module fers long range, accuracy, and immense stop- and from the dysentery that would (SAASM) based, Precise Positioning Service ping power. (PPS) device that receives and decodes the 13. The highest level of classification of de- break out.’’ L1 and L2 signals-in-space which are trans- fense articles, components, and services in- His life would change after his unit mitted by the NAVSTAR GPS satellite con- cluded in this potential sale is SECRET. landed behind German lines in Anzio, stellation. The DAGR provides real-time po- 14. In a technologically advanced adversary Italy, in January 1944. Hitler sent some sitioning, velocity (ground speed), naviga- were to obtain knowledge of the hardware of his best battle-hardened troops to tion, and timing (PVNT) information, in and software elements, the information push back this surprise attack by the stand-alone (dismounted) and mounted could be used to develop countermeasures or Allied Forces. On February 6, German (ground facilities, sea, air, and land vehicles) equivalent systems, which might reduce sys- troops captured Arnold and a dozen configurations. The DAGR can support mis- tem effectiveness or be used in the develop- other soldiers. He was transferred to a sions involving land-based war-fighting and ment of a system with similar or advanced non-war fighting operations. The DAGR can capabilities. nearby POW camp that held many also be used as a secondary or supplemental 15. A determination has been made that other American and British soldiers. aid to aviation-based missions which involve the recipient can provide substantially the A few weeks later, trucks took him operations in low-dynamic aircraft, and as same degree of protection for the sensitive and other POWs on a 4-day trip to an aid to navigation in water-borne oper- technology being released as the U.S. Gov- northern Germany to the Stalag 2B ations. ernment. This sale is necessary in further- camp. After a few months, he and 16 5. The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) ance of the U.S. foreign policy and national other soldiers were taken by train to a is a Global Positioning System (GPS) Guid- security objectives outlined in the Policy working farm, where he did general ance Kit with fuzing functions for the M795 Justification. and M549A1 155mm High Explosive (HE) Ar- 16. All defense articles and services listed farm work for nearly a year. In the tillery Projectiles. The PGK corrects the bal- in this transmittal have been authorized for spring of 1945, as Soviet troops invaded listic trajectory of the projectile to reduce release and export to the recipient. Germany from the east, Arnold and a delivery errors and thus improves projectile f thousand other soldiers were marched accuracy. The PGK will effectively reduce west across Germany. They came close target delivery error of conventional artil- TRIBUTE TO ARNOLD POSTOVIT to the North Sea and kept warm in lery munitions and reduce the number of Mr. CRAMER. Mr. President, it is a nearby barns during the cold nights. projectiles required to execute a fire mis- sion. great honor for me to recognize a After marching 600 miles, Arnold and 6. The 155mm M232A1 Propelling Charge North Dakota hero who will celebrate some other soldiers saw an opportunity (DODIC DA13), will be used in M109 series his 100th birthday on August 20. Arnold to escape to a nearby small town near howitzers. The Modular Artillery Charge Postovit of Tioga is one of our State’s the Elbe River on April 12. They hid in System (MACS) consists of two propelling most treasured residents who has expe- abandoned buildings and the next charge module types, the M231 and the M232/ rienced many great moments in our morning flagged down a small Amer- M232A1, and their associated packaging. The State’s and Nation’s history. ican plane that was flying over. They system is compatible with all current and Raised during the planned 155mm field artillery weapons. were told to stay where they were be- 7. The M82 Percussion Primer (DODIC on a farm near the town of Plaza, Ar- cause American troops would be N523) will be used in M109 series howitzers. nold remembers days where the grass- marching through later that day. When 8. The International Field Artillery Tac- hoppers were so thick they blocked the they connected with the Americans, tical Data System is the international ex- sun. In an oral interview in 1999, this the first thing the soldiers did was port version of the Army’s Advanced Field World War II veteran shared details throw those thin and sick prisoners of Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). about his military service. war cans of C-rations to eat. Eventu- It provides networked and fully automated support for the planning, coordination, con- Arnold graduated from Plaza High ally, they were flown to Le Harve, trol, and execution of fires and effects such School and spent a semester at the France, and went to nearby Camp as mortars, field artillery, rockets and mis- University of North Dakota before de- Lucky Strike, where released prisoners siles, and close air support. International ciding he wanted to be a pilot. This led of war were taken to regain their versions are developed for each customer him and a few friends to the Army re- health. Arnold was among other North unique to the weapon and targeting systems cruiting center in Bismarck in the Dakota soldiers who then sailed with in their inventory. summer of 1940. With no openings in thousands of others to Newport News, 9. Field Artillery Ammunition Support Ve- Army Air Corps units, he enlisted in hicle (FAASV) M992A2 this ammunition ve- VA, on a converted transport ship. hicle has no turret, but has a taller super- the infantry and never left the 7th In- Following his Army discharge, Ar- structure to store 95 rounds with a cor- fantry, 3rd Division. nold returned home to farm with his responding number of powders and primers. He trained with a mortar unit in father, who by then lived near White Until recently, much of the remaining inter- Washington State, going on manuevers Earth, ND. He planted the crops and

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She also helped In announcing Susan’s retirement, ences, Arnold made the best of his op- to found a robust working relationship MLSC board chair Natalie McSherry portunities and cherished being an between the Administrative Office of had this to say: ‘‘Susan Erlichman is a American. ‘‘After you lose your free- the Courts and MLSC that signifi- giant among all leaders of IOLTA and dom, then you understand what free- cantly expanded Maryland’s Judicare other funding entities for civil legal dom means,’’ he said. ‘‘Americans are Family Law program and the number services. We have been incredibly free, even if we sometimes think we of residents it serves. Perhaps one of blessed to have had the benefit of her aren’t.’’ her greatest accomplishments, how- leadership for so many years.’’ It is In May 2009, Arnold participated with ever, was pioneering an innovative pro- clear that Susan’s impact on the Mary- other North Dakota World War II vet- gram to remove barriers to employ- land Legal Services Corporation, and erans in an Honor Flight that took ment in Maryland by placing civil legal the State of Maryland for that matter, them to the World War II Memorial aid lawyers in projects aimed at the will be felt for years to come. For that, and other sites in Washington, DC. fostering of more productive and pros- I sincerely thank her for her service to Arnold Postovit is one of 60,000 North perous workforces. our State’s citizens and wish her a Dakotans who served in the U.S. From the 2008 recession to our cur- happy and well-deserved retirement.∑ Armed Forces during World War II. Of rent-day COVID–19 pandemic, Susan’s f those, nearly 2,000 gave their lives for drive, tenacity, and compassion has our freedom in this largest and dead- been an invaluable asset to our state. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT liest conflict in world history. With Through the projects I have mentioned Messages from the President of the only some 500 World War II veterans and the countless others that she has United States were communicated to still alive today in North Dakota, the led, Susan has utilized her institu- the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his heroism of every single one of them is tional insight and diplomatic skills to secretaries. appreciated more than ever. bring together a wide coalition of allies Throughout his life, Arnold has em- to support and strengthen civil legal f bodied the best of the Greatest Genera- services. Susan has been an incredible EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED tion. He has lived a meaningful life, leader to MLSC staff, even during the As in executive session the Presiding sharing his story as a World War II sol- hardest of times. dier so the rest of us can better under- Officer laid before the Senate messages Access to justice is a significant, from the President of the United stand and appreciate the selfless serv- growing challenge in Maryland and na- ice and sacrifice each and every vet- States submitting sundry nominations tionwide that has only been exacer- which were referred to the appropriate eran has made. On behalf of all North bated by the COVID–19 pandemic. In Dakotans, I wish Arnold Postovit a committees. most cases, low-income Americans re- (The messages received today are very happy 100th birthday on August 20 ceive inadequate or no legal help due and many more years of health and vi- printed at the end of the Senate pro- to lack of available resources, even ceedings.) tality. As he celebrates with his family though they are eligible and entitled to and many friends in Tioga on August this legal assistance. During the pan- f 22, I honor him as one of North Dako- demic, the Legal Services Corpora- MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE ta’s most exemplary citizens. tion—LSC—reported that 94 percent of ENROLLED BILL SIGNED f grantees surveyed said they were pro- At 3:51 p.m., a message from the viding services to clients who were ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS House of Representatives, delivered by newly eligible for legal aid during the Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- --- COVID–19 pandemic. I credit Susan and nounced that the Speaker has signed TRIBUTE TO SUSAN ERLICHMAN the excellent work of MLSC with mak- the following enrolled bill: ∑ Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I ing it as easy as possible for me to ad- rise to recognize the extraordinary ca- vocate for Federal funding. Her work H.R. 3325. An act to award four congres- and that of her peers nationwide has sional gold medals to the United States Cap- reer of Susan Erlichman, Esquire, the itol Police and those who protected the U.S. executive director of the Maryland generated bipartisan support in Con- Capitol on January 6, 2021. Legal Services Corporation, on the eve gress that was significant enough to The enrolled bill was subsequently of her retirement after 32 years of re- turn back an effort to disband the signed by the President pro tempore markable public service. Susan is a de- agency entirely in the last administra- (Mr. LEAHY). voted public servant and tireless advo- tion. There is no doubt that Susan’s cate for civil legal services for those leadership has allowed MLSC to endure f who need them most in the State of as a beacon of hope in the face of the EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Maryland. surge in demand since the start of the COMMUNICATIONS The Maryland Legal Services Cor- COVID–19 pandemic. poration—MLSC—is the state’s largest The MLSC is an organization near The following communications were funder of civil legal aid. Its mission, as and dear to my heart. From August laid before the Senate, together with established by the Maryland General 1988 through June 1995, I was privileged accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Assembly, is ensuring that low-income to serve as its chair. Previously, I uments, and were referred as indicated: Marylanders have access to reliable, chaired a task force that produced an EC–1682. A communication from the productive, and worthwhile civil legal Action Plan for Legal Services to Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Maryland’s Poor in January of 1988. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- assistance by distributing and over- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, seeing grants to nonprofits statewide. Many recommendations from the ac- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Since its creation in 1982, MLSC has tion plan, such as conversion of the In- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone distributed grants totaling over $312 terest on Lawyer Trust Account— off Alaska; IFQ Program; Modify Temporary million. In turn, grantees have assisted IOLTA—program from voluntary to Transfer Provisions’’ (RIN0648–BK41) re- Marylanders in more than 3.5 million mandatory, were ultimately adopted. I ceived in the Office of the President of the legal matters, ranging from family to enjoyed working with Susan, who coin- Senate on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on housing to employment to healthcare cidentally joined the organization in Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 1988, to implement the action plan and EC–1683. A communication from the cases, in which they would otherwise Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable have been hard-pressed to access legal make other improvements. Although I Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- aid. moved on from MLSC a few years later, ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Susan Erlichman’s career with the I was happy to know the organization pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled MLSC spanned an incredible 32 years, was in such good hands. I am also con- ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United

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A communication from the pelago Bottomfish Annual Catch Limits and transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Accountability Measures’’ (RIN0648–BJ82) re- a rule entitled ‘‘Standard for the Flamma- Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- ceived in the Office of the President of the bility of Mattresses and Mattress Pads; ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Senate on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Amendment’’ ((16 CFR Part 1632) (Docket No. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Commerce, Science, and Transportation. CPSC–2020–0024)) received in the Office of the ‘‘Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approval EC–1692. A communication from the President of the Senate on July 28, 2021; to of 2021 and 2022 Sector Operations Plans and Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Allocation of 2021 Northeast Multispecies Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Transportation. Annual Catch Entitlements’’ (RIN0648–BK26) ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, EC–1700. A communication from the Pro- received in the Office of the President of the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled gram Analyst, Wireless Telecommunications Senate on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- EC–1685. A communication from the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; port of a rule entitled ‘‘In the Matter of Pro- Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Amendment 29; 2021–22 Biennial Specifica- moting Technological Solutions to Combat Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- tions and Management Measures; Correc- Contraband Wireless Device Use in Correc- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, tion’’ (RIN0648–BJ74) received in the Office of tional Facilities, Second Report and Order pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled the President of the Senate on July 28, 2021; and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule- ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific to the Committee on Commerce, Science, making’’ ((FCC 21–82) (GN Docket No. 13– Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2021 Harvest Spec- and Transportation. 111)) received during adjournment of the ifications for Pacific Whiting, and 2021 Pa- EC–1693. A communication from the Senate in the Office of the President of the cific Whiting Tribal Allocation’’ (RIN0648– Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Senate on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on BK25) received in the Office of the President Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. of the Senate on July 28, 2021; to the Com- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, EC–1701. A communication from the Chief mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- tation. ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to EC–1686. A communication from the Coast Groundfish Fishery; Salmon Bycatch law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Television Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Minimization’’ (RIN0648–BJ50) received in Broadcasting Services; Redding, California’’ Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- the Office of the President of the Senate on ((DA 21–848) (Docket No. 21–177)) received in ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- the Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled merce, Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Removing the Processing Restrictions on EC–1694. A communication from the merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–1702. A communication from the Chief Incidentally Caught Squid and Sculpin Spe- Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- cies in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries’’ ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Television (RIN0648–BK18) received in the Office of the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Broadcasting Services; Missoula, Montana’’ President of the Senate on July 28, 2021; to ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific ((DA 21–846) (Docket No. 21–176)) received in the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Coast Groundfish Fishery; Salmon Bycatch the Office of the President of the Senate on Transportation. Minimization’’ (RIN0648–BJ50) received in July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- EC–1687. A communication from the the Office of the President of the Senate on merce, Science, and Transportation. Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- EC–1703. A communication from the Chief Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- merce, Science, and Transportation. of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, EC–1695. A communication from the tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Television ‘‘Correcting Amendment to 50 CFR Part 660 Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Broadcasting Services; Quincy, IL’’ ((DA 21– for West Coast Sablefish Primary Fishery ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 844) (Docket No. 21–219)) received in the Of- Season Dates’’ (RIN0648–BK15) received in pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled fice of the President of the Senate on July the Office of the President of the Senate on ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast 28, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding Coho Salmon Science, and Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. Stocks’’ (RIN0648–BJ05) received in the Of- EC–1704. A communication from the Chief EC–1688. A communication from the fice of the President of the Senate on July of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable 28, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Science, and Transportation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Television ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, EC–1696. A communication from the Broadcasting Services; Butte, Montana’’ pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable ((DA 21–847) (Docket No. 21–185)) received in ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- the Office of the President of the Senate on States; Atlantic Herring; Framework Adjust- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- ment 8’’ (RIN0648–BK11) received in the Of- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled merce, Science, and Transportation. fice of the President of the Senate on July ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone EC–1705. A communication from the 28, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Science, and Transportation. Proposed 2021 and 2022 Harvest Specifications Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- EC–1689. A communication from the for Groundfish’’ (RIN0648–XY116) received in ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable the Office of the President of the Senate on pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, merce, Science, and Transportation. States; Framework Adjustment 33 to the At- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–1697. A communication from the Assist- lantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Plan’’ (RIN0648–BK51) received in the Office States; Golden Tilefish Fishery; Extension of Consumer Product Safety Commission, of the President of the Senate on July 28, Emergency Action’’ (RIN0648–BJ98) received transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, in the Office of the President of the Senate a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Standard for Chil- Science, and Transportation. on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- dren’s Folding Chairs and Stools’’ ((16 CFR EC–1706. A communication from the merce, Science, and Transportation. Parts 1112, 1130, and 1232) (Docket No. CPSC– Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable EC–1690. A communication from the 2015–0029)) received in the Office of the Presi- Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable dent of the Senate on July 28, 2021; to the ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Committee on Commerce, Science, and pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Transportation. ‘‘Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–1698. A communication from the Assist- Plan’’ (RIN0648–BK42) received in the Office ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, of the President of the Senate on July 28, Salmon Fisheries; 2021 Management Meas- Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, ures’’ (RIN0648–BJ97) received in the Office of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Science, and Transportation. the President of the Senate on July 28, 2021; a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Standard for Infant EC–1707. A communication from the Direc- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Sleep Products’’ ((16 CFR Parts 1112, 1130, tor of the Office of National Marine Sanc- and Transportation. and 1236) (Docket No. CPSC–2017–0020)) re- tuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.055 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5826 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 Administration, Department of Commerce, received in the Office of the President of the ness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutsch- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on land GmbH Helicopters; Amendment 39– a rule entitled ‘‘Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 21610’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– National Marine Sanctuary Designation; EC–1716. A communication from the Man- 2019–0293)) received in the Office of the Presi- Final Regulations’’ (RIN0648–BG01) received agement and Program Analyst, Federal dent of the Senate on July 27, 2021; to the in the Office of the President of the Senate Aviation Administration, Department of Committee on Commerce, Science, and on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- EC–1708. A communication from the Assist- ment of Class E Airspace; Dillon, MT’’ EC–1724. A communication from the Man- ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2021–0210)) agement and Program Analyst, Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, received in the Office of the President of the Aviation Administration, Department of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to a rule entitled ‘‘Standard for the Flamma- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- bility of Upholstered Furniture’’ ((16 CFR EC–1717. A communication from the Man- ness Directives; Airbus (Type Certificate Part 1640) (Docket No. CPSC–2021–0007)) re- agement and Program Analyst, Federal Previously Held by Eurocopter France) and ceived in the Office of the President of the Aviation Administration, Department of Eurocopter France Helicopters; Amendment Senate on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to 39–21642’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– Commerce, Science, and Transportation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- 2006–24733)) received in the Office of the EC–1709. A communication from the Assist- ment of Class E Airspace; Anaktuvuk Pass, President of the Senate on July 27, 2021; to ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, AK’’ ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2021– the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Consumer Product Safety Commission, 0225)) received in the Office of the President Transportation. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of of the Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Com- EC–1725. A communication from the Man- a rule entitled ‘‘Testing and Labeling Per- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- agement and Program Analyst, Federal taining to Product Certification; Require- tation. Aviation Administration, Department of ments Pertaining to Third Party Conformity EC–1718. A communication from the Man- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Assessment Bodies’’ ((16 CFR Parts 1107 and agement and Program Analyst, Federal law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- 1112) (Docket No. CPSC–2021–0013)) received Aviation Administration, Department of in the Office of the President of the Senate Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to ness Directives; International Aero Engines on July 28, 2021; to the Committee on Com- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard AG Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39–21629’’ merce, Science, and Transportation. Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2021–0509)) EC–1710. A communication from the Sec- off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- received in the Office of the President of the retary of the Federal Trade Commission, dures; Miscellaneous Amendments’’ Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commis- ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 31374)) received Commerce, Science, and Transportation. sion’s sixteenth annual report on ethanol in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–1726. A communication from the Man- market concentration; to the Committee on on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on Com- agement and Program Analyst, Federal Commerce, Science, and Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. Aviation Administration, Department of EC–1711. A communication from the Dep- EC–1719. A communication from the Man- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to uty Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Secu- agement and Program Analyst, Federal law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- rity Bureau, Federal Communications Com- Aviation Administration, Department of ness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Amendment 39–21605’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) report of a rule entitled ‘‘911 Fee Diversion, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard (Docket No. FAA–2021–0184)) received in the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Im- Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- Office of the President of the Senate on July provement Act of 2008, Report and Order’’ off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- 27, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, ((FCC 21–80) (Docket Nos. PS20–291 and PS09– dures; Miscellaneous Amendments’’ Science, and Transportation. 14)) received in the Office of the President of ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 31373)) received the Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Com- in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–1727. A communication from the Man- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on Com- agement and Program Analyst, Federal tation. merce, Science, and Transportation. Aviation Administration, Department of EC–1712. A communication from the Fish- EC–1720. A communication from the Man- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to eries Regulations Specialist , National Ma- agement and Program Analyst, Federal law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Aviation Administration, Department of ness Directives; ATR–GIE Avions de Trans- merce, transmitting , pursuant to law, the Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to port Regional Airplanes; Amendment 39– report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard 21604’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Realloca- Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- 2020–0790)) received in the Office of the Presi- tion of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleu- off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- dent of the Senate on July 27, 2021; to the tian Islands’’ (RIN0648–XA821) received in the dures; Miscellaneous Amendments’’ Committee on Commerce, Science, and Office of the President of the Senate on July ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 31375)) received Transportation. 27, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, in the Office of the President of the Senate Science, and Transportation. on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on Com- EC–1728. A communication from the Man- EC–1713. A communication from the Acting merce, Science, and Transportation. agement and Program Analyst, Federal Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bu- EC–1721. A communication from the Man- Aviation Administration, Department of reau, Federal Communications Commission, agement and Program Analyst, Federal Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Aviation Administration, Department of law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- a rule entitled ‘‘Protecting Against National Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to ness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutsch- Security Threats to the Communications law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard land GmbH (AHD) Helicopters; Amendment Supply Chain Through FCC Programs’’ Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- 39–21609’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– ((RIN3060–AK95) (WC Docket No. 18–89)) re- off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- 2021–0265)) received in the Office of the Presi- ceived in the Office of the President of the dures; Miscellaneous Amendments’’ dent of the Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 31376)) received Committee on Commerce, Science, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation. in the Office of the President of the Senate Transportation. EC–1714. A communication from the Man- on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on Com- EC–1729. A communication from the Man- agement and Program Analyst, Federal merce, Science, and Transportation. agement and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of EC–1722. A communication from the Man- Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to agement and Program Analyst, Federal Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- Aviation Administration, Department of law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- ment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to ness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. (Type Cer- Class E Airspace; Nashville, TN; Correction’’ law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- tificates Previously held by Agusta S.p.A. ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2020–0701)) ness Directives; Airbus Helicopters; Amend- and AgustaWestland S.p.A.) Helicopters; received in the Office of the President of the ment 39–21609’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. Amendment 39–21606’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on FAA–2021–0333)) received in the Office of the (Docket No. FAA–2021–0304)) received in the Commerce, Science, and Transportation. President of the Senate on July 27, 2021; to Office of the President of the Senate on July EC–1715. A communication from the Man- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 27, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, agement and Program Analyst, Federal Transportation. Science, and Transportation. Aviation Administration, Department of EC–1723. A communication from the Man- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to agement and Program Analyst, Federal EC–1730. A communication from the Man- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- Aviation Administration, Department of agement and Program Analyst, Federal ment of Class E Airspace; Great Falls, MT’’ Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Aviation Administration, Department of ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2020–1126)) law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.057 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5827 law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- EC–1738. A communication from the Chief EC–1746. A communication from the Fed- ness Directives; General Electric Company of Staff, Wireline Competition Bureau, Fed- eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39–21569’’ eral Communications Commission, transmit- Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2020–0850)) ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to received in the Office of the President of the titled ‘‘Establishing the Digital Opportunity law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form ment of the Ulupalakua Viticultural Area’’ Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 477 Data Program’’ ((FCC 21–20) (Docket Nos. (RIN1513–AC65) received in the Office of the EC–1731. A communication from the Man- WC19–195 and WC11–10)) received in the Office President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to agement and Program Analyst, Federal of the President of the Senate on July 26, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Aviation Administration, Department of 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Transportation. Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Science, and Transportation. EC–1747. A communication from the Fed- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- EC–1739. A communication from the Biolo- eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and ness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters; gist, Office of Protected Resources, Depart- Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department Amendment 39–21627’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to (Docket No. FAA–2021–0512)) received in the to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- Office of the President of the Senate on July gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: ment of the Goose Gap Viticultural Area’’ 27, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Designating Critical Habitat for the Central (RIN1513–AC63) received in the Office of the Science, and Transportation. America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to EC–1732. A communication from the Man- Distinct Population Segments of Humpback the Committee on Commerce, Science, and agement and Program Analyst, Federal Whales’’ (RIN0648–BI06) received in the Office Transportation. Aviation Administration, Department of of the President of the Senate on July 26, EC–1748. A communication from the Fed- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- Science, and Transportation. Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department ness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Turbofan EC–1740. A communication from the Biolo- of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to Engines; Amendment 39–21633’’ ((RIN2120– gist, Office of Protected Resources, Depart- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2021–0191)) received ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant ment of The Burn of Columbia Valley in the Office of the President of the Senate to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Taking Viticultural Area’’ (RIN1513–AC60) received on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on Com- and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Ma- in the Office of the President of the Senate merce, Science, and Transportation. rine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Com- EC–1733. A communication from the Man- Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in merce, Science, and Transportation. agement and Program Analyst, Federal the Gulf of Mexico’’ (RIN0648–BB38) received EC–1749. A communication from the Fed- Aviation Administration, Department of in the Office of the President of the Senate eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Com- Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- merce, Science, and Transportation. of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to ness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland EC–1741. A communication from the Man- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- agement and Program Analyst, Federal Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously ment of the White Bluffs Viticultural Area’’ Aviation Administration, Department of Held by Rolls-Royce Deutschland GmbH, (RIN1513–AC57) received in the Office of the Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Formerly BMW Rolls-Royce GmbH) Tur- President of the Senate on July 15, 2021; to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- bofan Engines; Amendment 39–21594’’ the Committee on Commerce, Science, and ment of Class E Airspace; Bakersfield, CA’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2020–1174)) Transportation. ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2021–0045)) received in the Office of the President of the EC–1750. A communication from the Fed- received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2021; to the Committee on eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Senate on July 21, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–1734. A communication from the Pro- of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to EC–1742. A communication from the Man- gram Analyst, Wireless Telecommunications law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- agement and Program Analyst, Federal Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Aviation Administration, Department of ment of the Palos Verdes Peninsula sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Viticultural Area’’ (RIN1513–AC70) received port of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of the law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- in the Office of the President of the Senate Commission’s Rules Governing Standards for ment of Class E Airspace; Great Falls, MT’’ on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Com- Hearing Aid-Compatible Handsets’’ ((WT ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2021–0209)) merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–1751. A communication from the Fish- Docket No. 20–3) (FCC 21–28)) received in the received in the Office of the President of the eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Office of the President of the Senate on July Senate on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on 26, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Commerce, Science, and Transportation. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Science, and Transportation. EC–1743. A communication from the Man- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- EC–1735. A communication from the Chief agement and Program Analyst, Federal port of a rule entitled ‘‘Vessel Monitoring of the Enforcement Bureau, Federal Commu- Aviation Administration, Department of Systems; Requirements for Type-Approval of nications Commission, transmitting, pursu- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Cellular Transceiver Units’’ (RIN0648–BJ15) ant to law, the report of a rule entitled law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- received in the Office of the President of the ‘‘Amendment of Section 1.80 of the Commis- ness Directives; ATR–GIE Avions de Trans- Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on sion’s Rules; Implementing Section 2 of the port Regional; Amendment 39–21553’’ Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through En- ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2021–0365)) EC–1752. A communication from the Fish- forcement Act (PIRATE Act)’’ (DA 20–1490) received in the Office of the President of the eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to the Committee on rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–1744. A communication from the Legal port of a rule entitled ‘‘Reclassifying Sculpin EC–1736. A communication from the Senior Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Species in the Groundfish Fisheries of the Attorney Advisor, Wireless Telecommuni- Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands and the cations Bureau, Federal Communications to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–BJ49) received in Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, Zone, PNSY Entrance Structure Heavy Lift the Office of the President of the Senate on the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Updating the Project—Piscataqua River, Portsmouth NH’’ July 21, 2021; to the Committee on Com- Commission’s Rule for Over-the-Air Recep- ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2021– merce, Science, and Transportation. tion Devices’’ ((WT Docket No. 19–71) (FCC 0225)) received in the Office of the President EC–1753. A communication from the Fish- 21–10)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to the Com- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- of the Senate on July 26, 2021; to the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- tation. EC–1745. A communication from the Dep- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- EC–1737. A communication from the Chief uty Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Secu- clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- rity Bureau, Federal Communications Com- Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 2020 and 2021 tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Harvest Specifications for Groundfish’’ law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Rules Gov- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of the (RIN0648–XH080) received in the Office of the erning the Use of Distributed Transmission Commission’s Rules Regarding the Emer- President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to System Technologies, Authorizing Permis- gency Alert System; Wireless Emergency the Committee on Commerce, Science, and sive Use of the ’Next Generation’ Broadcast Alerts, Report and Order and Further Notice Transportation. Television Standard’’ ((MB Docket No. 20–74) of Proposed Rulemaking’’ ((FCC 21–77) EC–1754. A communication from the Fish- (GN Docket No. 16–142) (FCC 21–21)) received (Docket Nos. PS15–91 and PS15–94)) received eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- in the Office of the President of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- on July 26, 2021; to the Committee on Com- on July 15, 2021; to the Committee on Com- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- merce, Science, and Transportation. merce, Science, and Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Coastal Migratory

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A communication from the Fish- ibbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; merce, Science, and Transportation. eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South At- EC–1755. A communication from the Fish- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- lantic Region; Regulatory Amendment 33’’ eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- (RIN0648–BJ55) received in the Office of the rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Correcting Amend- President of the Senate on July 22, 2021; to merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ment for Red Porgy to the Fishery Manage- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and port of a rule entitled ‘‘Coastal Migratory ment Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Transportation. Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper- EC–1770. A communication from the Fish- Atlantic Region; 2020–2021 Closure of Com- Grouper FMP)’’ (RIN0648–BK19) received in eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- mercial Run-Around Gillnet for King Mack- the Office of the President of the Senate on rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- erel’’ (RIN0648–XA837) received in the Office July 22, 2021; to the Committee on Com- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- of the President of the Senate on July 21, merce, Science, and Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- EC–1763. A communication from the Fish- 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Central eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Science, and Transportation. Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Amend- EC–1756. A communication from the Fish- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- ment 111’’ (RIN0648–BJ73) received in the Of- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- fice of the President of the Senate on July rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- port of a rule entitled ‘‘International Fish- 22, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- eries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Re- Science, and Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- strictions for Tropical Tuna in the Eastern clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Pacific Ocean for 2021’’ (RIN0648–BK08) re- EC–1771. A communication from the Fish- Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet ceived in the Office of the President of the eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Hook- Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- and-Line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Commerce, Science, and Transportation. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ EC–1764. A communication from the Fish- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the (RIN0648–XA783) received in the Office of the eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Northeastern United States; Framework Ad- President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- justment 32 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fish- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ery Management Plan’’ (RIN0648–BJ51) re- Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the ceived in the Office of the President of the EC–1757. A communication from the Fish- Northeastern United States; Omnibus Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Framework Adjustment To Modify the Mid- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Risk EC–1772. A communication from the Fish- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Policy’’ (RIN0648–BK05) received in the Of- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- fice of the President of the Senate on July rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Pacific 22, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Cod by Pot Catcher/Processors in the Bering Science, and Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries Off West Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ EC–1765. A communication from the Fish- Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries (RIN0648–XA770) received in the Office of the eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- 2020 Management Measures’’ (RIN0648–BJ48) President of the Senate on July 21, 2021; to rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- received in the Office of the President of the the Committee on Commerce, Science, and merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Temporarily Increas- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–1758. A communication from the Fish- ing the Commercial Trip Limit for South At- EC–1773. A communication from the Fish- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- lantic Vermillion Snapper and Recreational eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Bag Limit for Atlantic King Mackerel’’ rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- (RIN0648–BJ96) received in the Office of the merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- President of the Senate on July 22, 2021; to port of a rule entitled ‘‘Pacific Halibut Fish- clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Pacific the Committee on Commerce, Science, and eries; Catch Sharing Plan’’ (RIN0648–BJ39) Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Transportation. received in the Office of the President of the Equal to 60 Feet Length Overall Using Pot EC–1766. A communication from the Fish- Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Management Area’’ (RIN0648–XA771) received EC–1774. A communication from the Fish- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- in the Office of the President of the Senate eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Revised Management on July 21, 2021; to the Committee on Com- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Measures for the 2020 Guided Sport Pacific merce, Science, and Transportation. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- EC–1759. A communication from the Fish- Halibut Fisheries in International Pacific port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2A, clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modi- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- 2C, and 3A’’ (RIN0648–BJ89) received in the fying Seasonal Allocations of Pollock and merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Office of the President of the Senate on July Pacific Cod for Trawl Catcher Vessels in the port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- 22, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Central and Western Gulf of Alaska’’ clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Pacific Science, and Transportation. (RIN0648–BJ35) received in the Office of the Cod in the central Regulatory Area of the EC–1767. A communication from the Fish- President of the Senate on July 22, 2021; to Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XA516) received in eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and the Office of the President of the Senate on rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Transportation. July 22, 2021; to the Committee on Com- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- merce, Science, and Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries Off West EC–1775. A communication from the Fish- EC–1760. A communication from the Fish- Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fish- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- ery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Man- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- agement Plan; Amendment 29; 2021–2022 Bi- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ennial Specifications and Management Meas- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Ex- ures’’ (RIN0648–BJ74) received in the Office of Northeastern United States; Omnibus Deep- clusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Reappor- the President of the Senate on July 22, 2021; Sea Coral Amendment’’ (RIN0648–BH67) re- tionment of the 2020 Gulf of Alaska Pacific to the Committee on Commerce, Science, ceived in the Office of the President of the Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits for and Transportation. Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on the Trawl Deep-Water and Shallow Water EC–1768. A communication from the Fish- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Fishery Categories’’ (RIN0648–XA314) re- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- EC–1776. A communication from the Fish- ceived in the Office of the President of the rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. port of a rule entitled ‘‘International Fish- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- EC–1761. A communication from the Fish- eries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Regu- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Regional Fishery eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- lations for FADs, Silky Shark, Observer Management Council Membership; Financial rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Safety’’ (RIN0648–BJ23) received in the Office Disclosure and Recusal’’ (RIN0648–BH73) re- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- of the President of the Senate on July 22, ceived in the Office of the President of the port of a rule entitled ‘‘Extension of Emer- 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Senate on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on gency Measures to Address Fishery Observer Science, and Transportation. Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.061 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5829 EC–1777. A communication from the Fish- S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution to repeal Swing Left, 5/8/2017, $90. eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- the authorizations for use of military force Ed Meier for Congress, 6/10/2017, $250. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- against Iraq, and for other purposes. DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat’l Committee, merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- By Mr. WARNER, from the Select Com- 6/21/2017, $250. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Joint Omnibus Elec- mittee on Intelligence, without amendment: Lindsey for Congress, 6/29/2017, $250. tronic Vessel Trip Reporting Framework Ad- S. 2610. An original bill to authorize appro- Rosen for Nevada, 7/25/2017, $250. justment’’ (RIN0648–BI15) received in the Of- priations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence Doug Jones for Senate, 11/14/2017, $250. fice of the President of the Senate on July and intelligence-related activities of the Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress, 12/3/2017, 22, 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, United States Government, the Intelligence $250. Science, and Transportation. Community Management Account , and the for Congress, 12/5/2017, $250. EC–1778. A communication from the Fish- Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat’l Committee, eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Disability System, and for other purposes. 12/12/2017, $500. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- f Liz for Indiana, 12/31/2017, $250. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- AAPI Victory Fund, Inc., 1/21/2018, $250. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Car- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF for Congress, 2/18/2018, $250. ibbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; COMMITTEES DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat’l Committee, Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2/18/2018, $250. Greater Amberjack Management Measures’’ The following executive reports of Aftab for Ohio, 3/4/2018, $250. (RIN0648–BJ08) received in the Office of the nominations were submitted: Friends of Ben Mcadams 3/12/2018, $250. President of the Senate on July 22, 2021; to By Mr. MENENDEZ for the Committee on DCCC, 4/9/2018, $250. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Foreign Relations. Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia Transportation. Marc Evans Knapper, of California, a Ca- Federal, 5/17/2018, $250. EC–1779. A communication from the Fish- reer Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Friends of Ben Mcadams, 6/4/2018, $11.63. eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambas- Andy Kim for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.62. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress, 6/4/2018, merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Pacific Halibut Fish- the United States of America to the Social- $11.62. eries; Revisions to Catch Sharing Plan and ist Republic of Vietnam. Aftab for Ohio, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Domestic Management Measures in Alaska’’ Nominee: Marc Evans Knapper. Friends of Ben Mcadams, 6/4/2018 0: 00 (RIN0648–BJ34) received in the Office of the Post: Ambassador, Socialist Republic of $11.63. President of the Senate on July 22, 2021; to Vietnam. Randy Bryce for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and (The following is a list of all members of Kirkpatrick for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Transportation. my immediate family and their spouses. I Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher for Congress, 6/ EC–1780. A communication from the Fish- have asked each of these persons to inform 4/2018, $11.62. eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- me of the pertinent contributions made by Slotkni for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- for Congress, 6/4/2018, merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- formation contained in this report is com- $11.62. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries Off West plete and accurate.) Mccready for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.62. Coast States; Emergency Action To Tempo- Contributions, Amount, Date and Donee: Max Rose for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.62. rarily Remove Seasonal Processing Limita- 1. Self: 0. Malinowski for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. tions for Pacific Whiting Motherships and 2. Spouse: Suzuko Knapper: 0. for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Catcher-Processors’’ (RIN0648–BJ83) received 3. Children and Spouses: Alexander Knap- Amy Mcgrath for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. in the Office of the President of the Senate per (single): 0. Nevadans for Horsford, 6/4/2018, $11.63. on July 22, 2021; to the Committee on Com- 4. Parents: Roger Knapper—deceased; Yo- for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. merce, Science, and Transportation. landa Saltsman, 0. Aftab for Ohio, 6/4/2018, $11.63. EC–1781. A communication from the Fish- 5. Grandparents: Mary Wright—deceased; Finkenauer for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. eries Regulations Specialist, National Ma- Henry Torres—deceased; Laura Knapper—de- Ken Harbaugh for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- ceased; William Knapper—deceased; Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress, 6/4/2018, merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Brothers and Spouses: Kurt Knapper {half- $11.63. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the brother), 0; Kristen Knapper (sister-in-law), Andy Kim for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Northeastern United States; Increase in Sec- 0; Wayne Saltsman (half-brother), $100, 10/11/ for Nevada, 6/4/2018, $11.62. tor Carryover of 2019 Annual Catch Entitle- 2019, ActBlue; Lisa Scarfo (sister-in-law), 0; Xochitl for New Mexico, 6/4/2018, $11.62. ments and Carryover of Unused Leased-In 7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A. Debbie for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Days-at-Sea by Common Pool Vessels’’ Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Rep- for Congress, 6/4/2018, (RIN0648–BK16) received in the Office of the resentative of the United States of America $11.63. President of the Senate on July 22, 2021; to to the United Nations for U.N. Management Elaine for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador. Friends of Dan Feehan, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Transportation. Nominee: Christopher P. Lu. Lauren Baer for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. f Post: Representative of the United States Soderberg for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. of America to the United Nations for U.N. Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, for Congress, 6/4/ REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Management and Reform, with the rank of 2018, $11.62. The following reports of committees Ambassador. Alternate Representative of the Cisneros for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.62. were submitted: United States of America to the Sessions of Juanita for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. By Ms. BALDWIN, from the Committee on the General Assembly of the United Nations, TJ Cox for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Appropriations, without amendment: during his tenure of service as Representa- for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. S. 2599. An original bill making appropria- tive of the United States of America to the Paul Davis for Kansas, 6/4/2018, $11.63. tions for Agriculture, Rural Development, United Nations for U.N. Management and Brendan Kelly for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Food and Drug Administration, and Related Reform. Clarke Tucker for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Nominated: April 29, 2021. for Congress, 6/4/2018, tember 30, 2022, and for other purposes (Rept. (The following is a list of members of my $11.63. No. 117–34). immediate family. I have asked each of these Casten for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. By Mr. HEINRICH, from the Committee on persons to inform me of the pertinent con- Harley Rouda for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Appropriations, without amendment: tributions made by them. To the best of my for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. S. 2604. An original bill making appropria- knowledge, the information contained in this Gretchen Driskell for Congress, 6/4/2018, tions for military construction, the Depart- report is complete and accurate.) $11.63. ment of Veterans Affairs, and related agen- Contributions, donee, date, and amount: VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS, 6/4/2018, $11.62. cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, Self: See Attachment 1 Brindisi for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. 2022, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117– Wife (Kathryn Thomson): See Attachment for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. 35). 2 By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, from the Committee Lisa Brown for Congress, 6/4/2018, $11.63. Attachment 1: Christopher Lu Federal on Appropriations, without amendment: Asian American Action Fund, 6/13/2018, S. 2605. An original bill making appropria- Contributions $100. tions for energy and water development and Alejandra Campoverdi for Congress, 2/21/ Democratic Party of Virginia, 6/14/2018, related agencies for the fiscal year ending 2017, $250. $250. September 30, 2022, and for other purposes AAPI Victory Fund, INC, 4/15/2017, $500. DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat’l Committee, (Rept. No. 117–36). Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia, 4/ 6/23/2018, $250. By Mr. MENENDEZ, from the Committee 23/2017, $100 DSCC, 6/27/2018, $250. on Foreign Relations, without amendment ACTBLUE, 5/4/2017, $10. Spanberger for Congress, 7/5/2018, $250. and with a preamble: Swing Left, 5/4/2017, $100. Elaine for Congress, 7/5/2018, $250.

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Morris Davis for Congress, 11/20/2019, $125. for Senate, 4/7/2021, Casten for Congress, 8/16/2018, $250. Slotkin for Congress, 11/21/2019, $125. $500. Jason Crow for Congress, 8/16/2018, $250. DNC Services Corp/Democratic National Andy Kim for Congress, 5/7/2021, $500. DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat’l Committee, Committee, 12/16/2019, $250. AAPI Victory Alliance, 5/13/2021, $250. 8/24/2018, $1000. Friends of , 1/14/2020, $250. Attachment 2: Kathryn Thomson Federal Friends of Raja for Congress, 9/6/2018, $250. Friends of Dan Feehan, 1/15/2020, $250. Contributions Spanberger for Congress, 9/9/2018, $250. Biden for President, 1/29/2020, $250. Jon Ossoff for Congress, 3/16/2017, $100. Leslie for Congress, 9/9/2018, $250. DelBene for Congress, 2/6/2020, $250. DCCC, 6/15/2017, $500. Elaine for Congress, 9/9/2018, $250. DNC Services Corp/Democratic National DSCC, 8/23/2017, $500. Wexton for Congress, 9/9/2018, $250. Committee, 2/10/2020, $1000. Actblue, 8/23/2017, $50. Stanton for Congress, 9/11/2018, $250. Cal for NC, 2/21/2020, $250. DCCC, 8/23/2017, $500. Mikie Sherrill for Congress, 9/12/2018, $250. Biden for President, 2/24/2020, $250. DNC Services Corp./Dem. Natl Committee, Porter Victory Fund, 9/23/2018, $250. Montanans for Bullock, 3/9/2020, $500. 8/23/2017, $500. McCready for Congress, 9/24/2018, $250. Cal for NC, 3/9/2020, $500. DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat’l Committee, Chris Pappas for Congress, 9/24/2018, $250. Biden for President, 3/28/2020, $1000. 9/28/2017, $1000. for Congress, 9/28/2018, $250. Montanans for Bullock, 3/30/2020, $500. Doug Jones for Senate Committee, 11/8/ for Congress, 9/28/2018, $250. Biden for President, 4/8/2020, $1300. 2017, $250. DCCC, 9/30/2018, $500. Biden for President, 4/23/2020, $500. Actblue, 11/8/2017, $25. for Congress, 9/30/2018, Andy Kim for Congress, 5/15/2020, $250. DCCC, 1/2/2018, $250. $250. DSCC, 5/16/2020, $250. DSCC, 1/2/2018, $250. Dean Phillips for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. DCCC, 5/17/2020, $250. Montanans for Tester, 4/30/2018, $500. Radinovich for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. Lamb for Congress, 5/25/2020, $100. Dr for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. Biden for President, 5/31/2020, $2300. Manchin for West Virginia, 5/16/2018, $250. Finkenauer for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia, 6/ DelBene for Congress, 6/4/2018, $500. Angie Craig for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. 1/2020, $75. Harley Rouda for Congress, 6/5/2018, $250. DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat’l Committee, , 6/3/2020, $38. Cisneros for Congress, 6/5/2018, $250. 10/6/2018, $250. Theresa Greenfield for Iowa, 6/14/2020, $250. TJ Cox for Congress, 6/5/2018, $250. DCCC, 10/7/2018, $500. Spanberger for Congress, 6/21/2020, $250. Betsy Dirksen Londrigan for Congress, 6/5/ Committee To Elect Richard Ojeda, 10/13/ Asian American Action Fund, 6/26/2020, 2018, $250. 2018, $250. $250. Soderberg for Congress, 6/5/2018, $250. Donna Shalala for Congress, 10/13/2018, $250. 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Bollier for Kansas, 9/19/2020, $19.23. Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher for Congress, 9/ Michael Blake for Congress, 7/30/2019, $100. Warnock for Georgia, 9/19/2020, $19.23. 30/2018, $250. Bullock for President, 8/6/2019, $250. Friends of Dan Feehan, 9/28/2020, $250. for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. Bullock for President, 8/26/2019, $519.42. Iowa Grassroots Victory Fund, 9/30/2020, Brindisi for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. DNC Services Corp/Democratic National $250. Delgado for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. Committee, 8/31/2019, $250. DNC Services Corp/Democratic National Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress, 9/30/2018, Eighth Congressional District Democratic Committee, 10/7/2020, $500. $250. Committee, 9/16/2019, $135. Biden Victory Fund, 10/7/2020, $500. Chrissy Houlahan for Congress, 9/30/2018, Elaine for Congress, 9/28/2019, $35.71. Warnock for Georgia, 10/10/2020, $250. $250. Slotkin for Congress, 9/28/2019, $35.72. DNC Services Corp/ Democratic National Scott Wallace for Congress, 9/30/2018, $250. Spanberger for Congress, 9/28/2019, $35.71. Committee, 10/20/2020, $100. Heidi for Senate, 10/4/2018, $100. Jason Crow for Congress, 9/28/2019, $35.71. Biden Victory Fund, 10/20/2020, $100. George Scott for Congress, 10/14/2018, $250.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.102 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5831 Kristen Carlson for Congress Committee, tributions made by them. To the best of my $1,000, 10/06/2020, Cal Cunningham, NC; $1,000, 10/14/2018, $250. knowledge, the information contained in this 9/20/2020, John Ossoff, GA; $500, 9/25/2020, Ed Gillum for Governor, 10/14/2018, $250. report is complete and accurate.) Tarver, GA; $2,100, 12/23/2020, Rev. Warnock. Hubbell for Governor, 10/14/2018, $250. Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee: United States House: $250, 3/31/2016, $500, 06/ Tom Malinowski for Congress, 10/22/2018, 1. Self: $1000, 9/26/2017, Dan for Colorado; 30/2016, $500, 09/30/2016, $250, 10/30/2016, Morgan $250. $1000, 9/26/2017, for Congress; Carroll; $500, 2/25/2016, $250, 10/28/2016, John Cindy Axne for Congress, 10/22/2018, $250. $1000, 11/10/2017, Moulton Leadership Fund; Plumb; $500, 6/30/2016, $138.95, 9/29/2016, Gail Finkenauer for Congress, 10/22/2018, $250. $2700, 11/19/2017, Rufus Gifford for Congress; Schwartz; $1,000, 5/25/2017, $500, 2/12/2018, Ed Colin Allred for Congress, 10/22/2018, $250. $5400, 04/04/2018, Action Meier; $500, 12/22/2017, $250, 10/16/2020, Joe Tom Malinowski for Congress, 10/24/2018, Fund; $1000, 10/15/2018, for Con- Neguse; $125 in-Kind, 12/15/2017, Jason Crow; $35.71. gress; $2800, 03/28/2019, Gillibrand 2020; $2800, $1,000, 09/15/2017, $500, 12/22/2017, $1,000, 03/17/ Lauren Baer for Congress, 10/24/2018, $35.71. 04/13/2019, Win the Era PAC; $2800, 04/23/2019, 2019, $1,000, 10/02/2020, Jason Crow; $100, 12/22/ Colin Allred for Congress, 10/24/2018, $35.71. for the People; $2800, 04/25/ 2017, Sam Jammal; $200, 3/15/2018, $500, 10/28/ 44 Fund, 10/24/2018, $500. 2019, Biden for President; $2800, 06/06/2019, 2018, $50 09/23/2020, $250, 10/22/2020, Diane Andy Kim for Congress, 10/29/2018, $35.71. Cory 2020; $1000, 06/10/2019, Dan for Colorado; Mitsch Bush; $1,000, 3/25/2019, Crisanta Duran; DNC Services Corp/ Democratic National $1000, 09/21/2019, Lori Trahan for Congress; $100, 10/2017, $250, 9/17/2018, $100, 3/8/2019, $500, Committee, 3/24/2019, $1000. $1000, 10/23/2019, Kennedy for ; 7/13/2020, Deb Haaland, NM; $50, 02/8/2018, Shaheen for Senate, 6/12/2019, $333. $2800, 12/03/2019, Finkenauer for Congress; ; $500, 9/17/2018, Cisneros for Peters for Michigan, 6/12/2019, $333. $1000, 12/17/2019, Cmte to elect Ayanna Congress; $500, 8/29/2019, Donald Valdez; $500, Spanberger for Congress, 6/18/2019, $250. Pressley; $1000, 01/26/2020, Tom Malinowski 3/31/2016, $500, 8/24/2018, $500, 10/14/2019, Ed Doug Jones for Senate Committee, 6/20/ for Congress; $2800, 02/04/2020, Sara Gideon for Perlmutter; $500, 11/20/2019, Ben McAdams; 2019, $334. Maine; $500, 03/30/2020, Cmte to elect Jesse $500, 9/25/2018, $500, 5/31/2019, ; Mark Kelly for Senate, 6/23/2019, $250. Mermell; $2800, 04/30/2020, Biden for Presi- $500, 3/24/20, $500, 6/01/20, James Iacino; $250, 6/ Mcgrath for US Senate, 7/9/2019, $250. dent; $2800, 06/13/2020, Josh Hicks for Con- 19/2020, Elissa Slotkin; $1,000, 8/12/2020, Debbie Bullock for President, 8/15/2019, $500. gress. Murcasel; $500, 06/07/2018, $500, 03/17/2019, $500, DNC Services Corp/Democratic National 2. Spouse: Stephen John DeVincent: $5400, 8/24/2020, Anthony Brown. Committee, 10/24/2019, $1000. 11/11/2017, Rufus Gifford for Congress; $2000, Political Organizations: $1,000, 9/15/2016, Biden for President, 11/11/2019, $2800. 04/25/2019, Biden for President; $2800, 07/05/ $500, 7/25/2018, $1,000, 8/30/2020, $250, 9/28/2020, DSCC, 1/7/2020, $500. 2019, Win the Era PAC; $800, 09/05/2019, Biden Colorado Democratic Party; $100, 12/22/2017, Delbene for Congress, 2/3/2020, $250. for President; $2800, 04/30/2020, Biden for $50, 2/8/2018, $100, 3/8/2019, $50, 4/16/2019, DNC Services Corp/Democratic National President. ActBlue; $500, 3/24/2020, $500, 6/1/2020, Cry Committee, 2/6/2020, $1000. Freedom PAC; $500, 3/27/2019, People First Jeffries for Congress, 2/17/2020, $500. Kenneth Lee Salazar, of Colorado, to be Future; $2,800, 7/23/2020, $500, 8/31/2020, $1,000, Win The ERA PAC, 2/29/2020, $1000. Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- 9/2/2020, $2,500, 9/16/2020, $1,000, 11/4/2020, Montanans for Bullock, 3/9/2020, $500. potentiary of the United States of America Democratic National Committee. Cal for NC, 3/9/2020, $500. to the United Mexican States. Hope Hernandez Salazar, Spouse: $1,000, 09/ Hickenlooper for Colorado, 5/7/2020, $500. Nominee: Kenneth Lee Salazar. 29/2016, Gail Schwartz for Congress, CO 3rd Doug Jones for Senate Committee, 5/7/2020, Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plen- CD; $500, 03/14/2017, Colorado Democratic $500. ipotentiary of the United States of America Party; $1,000, 03/23/2019, Duran for Congress; Sara Gideon for Maine, 5/7/2020, $250. to the United Mexican States. $2,800, 09/27/2019, Hickenlooper for Colorado; (The following is a list of members of my Biden for President, 6/9/2020, $2800. $2,800, 09/27/2019, Joe Biden, Presidential Can- immediate family. I have asked each of these Theresa Greenfield for Iowa, 7/8/2020, $250. didate; $1,000, 08/30/2020, Hickenlooper for persons to inform me of the pertinent con- DSCC, 7/23/2020, $500. Colorado; $1,000, 08/31/2020, John tributions made by them. To the best of my DCCC, 7/23/2020, $500. Hickenlooper Victory Fund. knowledge, the information contained in this Biden for President, 7/31/2020, $1000. Andrea Salazar, Daughter: None report is complete and accurate.) Biden Victory Fund, 8/11/2020, $2800. Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee: Biden Victory Fund, 8/12/2020, $60.17. Self: Presidential: $1,000, 03/08/2019, $500, 4/ Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, for DNC Services Corp/Democratic National 26/2019, $500, 5/31/2019, $1,000, 6/27/2019, $500, 6/ the Committee on Foreign Relations I Committee, 8/12/2020, $60.17. 30/2019, $500, 7/31/2019, ; report favorably the following nomina- Jon Ossoff for Senate, 8/24/2020, $250. $500, 3/27/2019, ; $1,000, 05/03/2019, tion lists which were printed in the Doug Jones for Senate Committee, 8/24/ $500, 5/31/2019, $1,300, 9/27/2019, $2,800, 2/11/2020, RECORDS on the dates indicated, and 2020, $250. Joe Biden for President; $2,800 7/23/2020, $500, Cal for NC, 8/24/2020, $250. ask unanimous consent, to save the ex- 8/31/2020, $1,000, 9/2/2020, $2,500, 9/16/2020, $1,000, pense of reprinting on the Executive Amy Kennedy for Congress, 8/24/2020, $250. 11/4/2020, Biden Victory Fund; $500, 5/31/2019, Theresa Greenfield for Iowa, 8/24/2020, $250. $1,000, 9/23/2019, ; $199, 11/27/ Calendar that these nominations lie at Peters for Michigan, 8/24/2020, $250. 2019, Steve Bullock; $500, 6/3/2019, Kamala the Secretary’s desk for the informa- Biden Victory Fund, 8/25/2020, $2800. Harris. tion of Senators. Biden Victory Fund, 9/8/2020, $500. : $1,000, 2/3/2016, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Montanans for Bullock, 9/20/2020, $250. Wyden for Senate; $1,000, 6/30/2016, Maggie objection, it is so ordered. Theresa Greenfield for Iowa, 9/21/2020, $250. Hasan for NH; $500, 5/2/2016, $500, 10/17/2016, Foreign Service nomination of Mark W. DCCC, 9/28/2020, $500. Bennet for Colorado; $1,000, 9/29/2016, Russ DSCC, 9/28/2020, $500. Libby. (Feingold for Wisconsin); $1,000, 10/13/2016, Foreign Service nomination of Maureen E. Dr. Cameron Webb for Congress, 10/21/2020, Catherine Cortez Masto; $1,000, 03/29/2017, $250. Cormack. Klobuchar for Minnesota; $500, 09/15/2017, By Ms. CANTWELL for the Committee on Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 10/27/2020, Senator Sherrod Brown; $2,500, 6/3/2017, Sen- $50. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ator Martin Heinrich; $75 In-Kind, 6/1/2017, *Carol Annette Petsonk, of the District of Theresa Greenfield for Iowa, 10/28/2020, $30. Senator Martin Heinrich; $1,000, 6/14/2017, Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Wendy Davis for Congress, 10/29/2020, $250. Senator Jon Tester; $1,000, 6/16/2017, Senator Transportation. Warnock for Georgia, 11/16/2020, $500. Sheldon Whitehouse; $1,350, 08/12/2017, Sen- *Karen Jean Hedlund, of Colorado, to be a Jon Ossoff for Senate, 11/16/2020, $500. ator ; $500, 11/27/2017, $1,000, 1/22/ Member of the Surface Transportation Board Patty Murray for Senate, 5/11/2021, 2900. 2020, Doug Jones, Alabama; $1,000, 12/6/2017, for a term expiring December 31, 2025. Sen. Bob Menendez; $1,000, 04/16/2018, $500 4/9/ *Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to be Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be an Al- 2018, Sen. Heidi Heidtkamp; $1,000 5/22/2018, Chairman of the National Transportation ternate Representative of the United States $1,000, 06/27/2019, Jacky Rosen for Nevada; Safety Board for a term of three years. of America to the Sessions of the General $1,000, 06/11/2019, Friends of Dick Durbin; By Mr. PETERS for the Committee on Assembly of the United Nations, during his $1,000, 06/14/2018, $1,000, 5/14/2020, Tina Smith Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tenure of service as Representative of the for MN; $2,800, 8/22/2019, $2,800, 9/27/2019; John fairs. United States of America to the United Na- Hickenlooper for Colorado; $1,000, 8/24/2020, *Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Direc- tions for U.N. Management and Reform. $250, 9/25/2020, Hickenlooper Victory Fund; tor of the Census for the remainder of the Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, to be $500, 6/26/2019, John Walsh for Colorado; $500, term expiring December 31, 2021. Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of 3/30/2020, , NJ; $2,800, 5/8/2020, *Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Direc- Ambassador during his tenure of service. $1,000, 10/06/2020, Steve Bullock, MT; $1,000, 5/ tor of the Census for a term expiring Decem- Nominee: John Rufus Gifford. 1/2020, $1,000, 10/06/2020, Teresa Greenfield, IA; ber 31, 2026. Post: Chief of Protocol. $1,000, 6/14/2018, $1,000, 5/15/2020, Tina Smith, *Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant (The following is a list of members of my MN; $1,000, 6/10/2020, Mark Kelly, AZ; $1,000, 6/ Secretary of Homeland Security. immediate family. I have asked each of these 18/2020, Gary Peters, MI; $1,000, 9/13/2019, $500, Brian A. Nichols, of , a Career persons to inform me of the pertinent con- 6/30/2020, Ben Ray Luja´ n, NM; $1,000, 7/06/2020, Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.105 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5832 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Sec- By Mr. RUBIO: By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and retary of State (Western Hemisphere Af- S. 2596. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Mrs. SHAHEEN): fairs). cation Act of 1965 to provide for Federal stu- S. 2608. A bill to direct the Attorney Gen- Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be dent loan reform; to the Committee on eral to make grants to States that have in an Assistant Administrator of the United Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. place a law providing for the rights of sexual States Agency for International Develop- By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and assault survivors, and for other purposes; to ment. Ms. SMITH): the Committee on the Judiciary. Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be As- S. 2597. A bill to amend the Animal Health By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and sistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Protection Act with respect to the importa- Ms. BALDWIN): International Environmental and Scientific tion of live dogs, and for other purposes; to S. 2609. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Affairs. the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Social Security Act to ensure equitable pay- Rena Bitter, of the District of Columbia, a and Forestry. ment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary Career Member of the Senior Foreign Serv- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals ice, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an As- CORNYN): under the Medicare hospital outpatient pro- S. 2598. A bill to amend title 11, United sistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs). spective payment system; to the Committee States Code, to improve the treatment of Gentry O. Smith, of Virginia, to be an As- on Finance. student loans in bankruptcy, and for other sistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Secu- By Mr. WARNER: purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- rity). S. 2610. An original bill to authorize appro- ary. Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an priations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and By Ms. BALDWIN: S. 2599. An original bill making appropria- and intelligence-related activities of the Stabilization Operations). tions for Agriculture, Rural Development, United States Government, the Intelligence Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be Co- Food and Drug Administration, and Related Community Management Account, and the ordinator for Reconstruction and Stabiliza- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and tion. tember 30, 2022, and for other purposes; from Disability System, and for other purposes; Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, a Career the Committee on Appropriations; placed on from the Select Committee on Intelligence; Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class the calendar. placed on the calendar. of Minister-Counselor, to be a Member of the By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Board of Directors of the African Develop- YOUNG): WARNOCK, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. WICKER, ment Foundation for a term expiring Sep- S. 2600. A bill to establish the Refund to and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH): tember 27, 2026. Rainy Day Savings Program; to the Com- S. 2611. A bill to designate high priority Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, a Career mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and corridors on the National Highway System, Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class Pensions. and for other purposes; to the Committee on of Minister-Counselor, to be a Member of the By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Environment and Public Works. ´ Board of Directors of the African Develop- YOUNG): By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. THUNE, ment Foundation for a term expiring Sep- S. 2601. A bill to allow employers to offer Ms. STABENOW, Mr. GRASSLEY, and tember 27, 2021. short-term savings accounts with automatic Mr. CASEY): Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, a Career contribution arrangements for financial S. 2612. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class emergencies; to the Committee on Health, Social Security Act to add physical thera- of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Education, Labor, and Pensions. pists to the list of providers allowed to uti- Secretary of State (African Affairs). By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. lize locum tenens arrangements under Medi- Lee Satterfield, of South Carolina, to be an BOOKER): care; to the Committee on Finance. Assistant Secretary of State (Educational S. 2602. A bill to provide for an additional By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and and Cultural Affairs). nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic Ms. HIRONO): Karen Erika Donfried, of the District of contribution arrangements; to the Com- S. 2613. A bill to provide for climate change Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of mittee on Finance. planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resil- State (European Affairs and Eurasian Af- By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. ience in the United States Territories and fairs). BOOKER): Freely Associated States, and for other pur- Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant S. 2603. A bill to establish a commission for poses; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- Secretary of State (Political-Military Af- the purpose of studying the issue of retire- ural Resources. fairs). ment security; to the Committee on Health, By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Donald Lu, of California, a Career Member Education, Labor, and Pensions. WYDEN): of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Min- By Mr. HEINRICH: S. 2614. A bill to provide for the moderniza- S. 2604. An original bill making appropria- ister-Counselor, to be Assistant Secretary of tion of electronic case management systems, tions for military construction, the Depart- State for South Asian Affairs. and for other purposes; to the Committee on ment of Veterans Affairs, and related agen- Paloma Adams-Allen, of the District of Co- the Judiciary. cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, lumbia, to be a Deputy Administrator of the By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. KING, 2022, and for other purposes; from the Com- United States Agency for International De- Mr. PADILLA, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and mittee on Appropriations; placed on the cal- velopment . Mr. WARNOCK): endar. Isobel Coleman, of New York, to be a Dep- S. 2615. A bill protecting the right to vote By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: uty Administrator of the United States in elections for Federal office, and for other Agency for International Development. S. 2605. An original bill making appropria- tions for energy and water development and purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Ad- *Nomination was reported with rec- related agencies for the fiscal year ending ministration. ommendation that it be confirmed sub- September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; ject to the nominee’s commitment to from the Committee on Appropriations; f respond to requests to appear and tes- placed on the calendar. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. tify before any duly constituted com- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND CORTEZ MASTO): mittee of the Senate. SENATE RESOLUTIONS (Nominations without an asterisk S. 2606. A bill to require an unclassified interagency report on the political influence were reported with the recommenda- The following concurrent resolutions operations of the Government of the People’s and Senate resolutions were read, and tion that they be confirmed.) Republic of China and the Chinese Com- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: f munist Party with respect to the United States, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Ms. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND mittee on Foreign Relations. KLOBUCHAR): JOINT RESOLUTIONS By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. S. Res. 336. A resolution designating Sep- The following bills and joint resolu- RUBIO, Mr. CORNYN, Mrs. MURRAY, tember 15, 2021, as ‘‘International Myotonic tions were introduced, read the first Mr. LUJA´ N, and Ms. WARREN): Dystrophy Awareness Day’’ and supporting S. 2607. A bill to award a Congressional the goals and ideals of International and second times by unanimous con- Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day; to the sent, and referred as indicated: Hostage Crisis of 1979–1981, highlighting Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. their resilience throughout the unprece- By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. SMITH): dented ordeal that they lived through and RUBIO): S. 2595. A bill to address prescription drug the national unity it produced, marking 4 S. Res. 337. A resolution recognizing the shortages and improve the quality of pre- decades since their 444 days in captivity, and anniversary of the explosion at the Port of scription drugs, and for other purposes; to recognizing their sacrifice to the United on August 4, 2020, and expressing soli- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, States; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- darity with the Lebanese people; to the Com- and Pensions. ing, and Urban Affairs. mittee on Foreign Relations.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.082 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5833 ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS sible consequences for failing to attend mass measurement benefits under part S. 97 such proceedings. B of the Medicare program by estab- lishing a minimum payment amount At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the S. 1061 name of the Senator from Massachu- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the under such part for bone mass meas- urement. setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Louisiana sponsor of S. 97, a bill to amend title (Mr. CASSIDY) and the Senator from S. 1986 XVIII of the Social Security Act to Ohio (Mr. BROWN) were added as co- At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the provide for coverage of dental services sponsors of S. 1061, a bill to encourage name of the Senator from Michigan under the Medicare program. the normalization of relations with (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- S. 469 Israel, and for other purposes. sor of S. 1986, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and At the request of Mr. MORAN, the S. 1106 name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to ex- pand and expedite access to cardiac re- BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from California 469, a bill to require the Administrator (Mr. PADILLA) was added as a cosponsor habilitation programs and pulmonary of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety of S. 1106, a bill to prohibit the sale of rehabilitation programs under the Administration to establish an advi- shark fins, and for other purposes. Medicare program, and for other pur- poses. sory board focused on creating oppor- S. 1156 tunities for women in the trucking in- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the S. 1988 dustry, and for other purposes. names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the S. 565 BROWN) and the Senator from West Vir- name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. SMITH, the ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were added as co- name of the Senator from California sponsors of S. 1156, a bill to amend the of S. 1988, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect ac- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- sponsor of S. 565, a bill to amend title vide for a refundable adoption tax cred- cess to telehealth services under the 38, United States Code, to provide for it. Medicare program. the treatment of veterans who partici- S. 1451 S. 2190 pated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the as radiation-exposed veterans for pur- names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. poses of the presumption of service- MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from New BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S. connection of certain disabilities by Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were added as 2190, a bill to establish the Task Force the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and cosponsors of S. 1451, a bill to amend on the Impact of the Affordable Hous- for other purposes. the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to ing Crisis, and for other purposes. S. 612 implement policies to end preventable S. 2299 At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the maternal, newborn, and child deaths At the request of Mr. PETERS, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. globally. name of the Senator from Minnesota SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1532 (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- 612, a bill to require the Under Sec- At the request of Mr. KAINE, the sponsor of S. 2299, a bill to modify the retary for Health of the Department of name of the Senator from Connecticut age requirement for the Student Incen- Veterans Affairs to provide certain in- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- tive Payment Program of the State formation to medical center staff and sponsor of S. 1532, a bill to provide a maritime academies. homelessness service providers of the work opportunity tax credit for mili- S. 2390 Department regarding the coordinated tary spouses and to provide for flexible At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, entry processes for housing and serv- spending arrangements for childcare the name of the Senator from New ices operated under the Continuum of services for uniformed services fami- Mexico (Mr. LUJA´ N) was added as a co- Care Program of the Department of lies. sponsor of S. 2390, a bill to allow Amer- Housing and Urban Development, and S. 1848 icans to receive paid leave time to for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, process and address their own health S. 618 the name of the Senator from Mary- needs and the health needs of their At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the land (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a co- partners during the period following a name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. sponsor of S. 1848, a bill to prohibit dis- pregnancy loss, an unsuccessful round RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. crimination on the basis of religion, of intrauterine insemination or of an 618, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- sex (including sexual orientation and assisted reproductive technology pro- enue Code of 1986 to modify and extend gender identity), and marital status in cedure, a failed adoption arrangement, the deduction for charitable contribu- the administration and provision of a failed surrogacy arrangement, or a tions for individuals not itemizing de- child welfare services, to improve safe- diagnosis or event that impacts preg- ductions. ty, well-being, and permanency for les- nancy or fertility, to support related S. 857 bian, gay, bisexual, , and research and education, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. CARPER, the queer or questioning foster youth, and name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. for other purposes. S. 2401 DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor S. 1880 At the request of Mr. CASEY, the of S. 857, a bill to amend title 5, United At the request of Mr. LUJA´ N, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. States Code, to require the Director of name of the Senator from Montana MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor the Office of Personnel Management to (Mr. DAINES) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2401, a bill to reauthorize the As- establish and maintain a public direc- of S. 1880, a bill to direct the Federal sistive Technology Act of 1998, and for tory of the individuals occupying Gov- Trade Commission to submit to Con- other purposes. ernment policy and supporting posi- gress a report on unfair or deceptive S. 2412 tions, and for other purposes. acts or practices targeted at Indian At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the S. 1007 Tribes or members of Indian Tribes, name of the Senator from Michigan At the request of Mr. TUBERVILLE, and for other purposes. (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- the name of the Senator from North S. 1943 sor of S. 2412, a bill to amend title Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the XVIII of the Social Security Act to cosponsor of S. 1007, a bill to require name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. protect coverage for screening mam- that certain aliens receive written no- CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- mography, and for other purposes. tice of removal proceedings before sor of S. 1943, a bill to amend title S. 2429 being granted parole or released from XVIII of the Social Security Act to im- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the detention and to enumerate the pos- prove access to, and utilization of, bone name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.

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S. 2559 highway safety programs, and transit AMENDMENT NO. 2335 At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the programs, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, his names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. AMENDMENT NO. 2428 name was added as a cosponsor of ROSEN) and the Senator from New At the request of Mr. COTTON, the amendment No. 2335 intended to be pro- Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were added as name of the Senator from Mississippi posed to H.R. 3684, a bill to authorize cosponsors of S. 2559, a bill to establish (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- funds for Federal-aid highways, high- the National Deepfake and Digital sponsor of amendment No. 2428 in- way safety programs, and transit pro- Provenance Task Force, and for other tended to be proposed to H.R. 3684, a grams, and for other purposes. purposes. bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid AMENDMENT NO. 2369 S. 2587 highways, highway safety programs, At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the and transit programs, and for other At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the names of the Senator from California name of the Senator from South Da- purposes. (Mr. PADILLA), the Senator from Mary- kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- AMENDMENT NO. 2435 land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator sponsor of S. 2587, a bill to oppose the At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY) were added provision of assistance to the People’s as cosponsors of amendment No. 2369 name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Republic of China by the multilateral intended to be proposed to H.R. 3684, a PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of development banks. bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid amendment No. 2435 intended to be pro- S.J. RES. 10 highways, highway safety programs, posed to H.R. 3684, a bill to authorize At the request of Mr. KAINE, the and transit programs, and for other funds for Federal-aid highways, high- names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. purposes. way safety programs, and transit pro- grams, and for other purposes. MARSHALL), the Senator from Indiana AMENDMENT NO. 2380 (Mr. BRAUN) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. LEE, the name AMENDMENT NO. 2450 Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added as co- of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the sponsors of S.J. Res. 10, a joint resolu- HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor of name of the Senator from Wyoming tion to repeal the authorizations for amendment No. 2380 intended to be pro- (Ms. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor use of military force against Iraq, and posed to H.R. 3684, a bill to authorize of amendment No. 2450 intended to be for other purposes. funds for Federal-aid highways, high- proposed to H.R. 3684, a bill to author- AMENDMENT NO. 2129 way safety programs, and transit pro- ize funds for Federal-aid highways, At the request of Mr. WICKER, the grams, and for other purposes. highway safety programs, and transit names of the Senator from Virginia AMENDMENT NO. 2388 programs, and for other purposes. (Mr. KAINE) and the Senator from Mis- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the AMENDMENT NO. 2451 souri (Mr. BLUNT) were added as co- names of the Senator from Oklahoma At the request of Mr. MORAN, the sponsors of amendment No. 2129 in- (Mr. INHOFE) and the Senator from name of the Senator from North Da- tended to be proposed to H.R. 3684, a Louisiana (Mr. KENNEDY) were added as kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid cosponsors of amendment No. 2388 in- sponsor of amendment No. 2451 in- highways, highway safety programs, tended to be proposed to H.R. 3684, a tended to be proposed to H.R. 3684, a and transit programs, and for other bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid purposes. highways, highway safety programs, highways, highway safety programs, AMENDMENT NO. 2219 and transit programs, and for other and transit programs, and for other At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the purposes. purposes. name of the Senator from New Jersey AMENDMENT NO. 2396 AMENDMENT NO. 2455 (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the of amendment No. 2219 intended to be the name of the Senator from Alaska name of the Senator from California

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EFFECT OF DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN STU- ceived a Federal Direct PLUS Loan for en- of amendment No. 2455 intended to be DENT LOANS. rollment at the institution, that was equal Section 524 of title 11, United States Code, to or less than 40 percent and more than 35 proposed to H.R. 3684, a bill to author- is amended by adding at the end the fol- ize funds for Federal-aid highways, percent. lowing: ‘‘(C) An amount equal to 20 percent of the highway safety programs, and transit ‘‘(n)(1) In this subsection: amount of the covered student loan that is programs, and for other purposes. ‘‘(A) The term ‘cohort repayment rate’, discharged, if the covered institution of with respect to a covered institution of high- AMENDMENT NO. 2460 higher education, on the date on which the ´ er education, means the percentage of stu- first payment on the covered student loan At the request of Mr. LUJAN, the dent borrowers who are making at least became due— names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. some progress paying down their student ‘‘(i) had a cohort default rate (as deter- WYDEN), the Senator from Massachu- loans within 3 years of entering repayment. mined under section 435(m) of the Higher ‘‘(B) The term ‘covered institution of high- setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)) for er education’ means an institution of higher from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were each of the 3 fiscal years preceding that date education (as defined in section 102 of the added as cosponsors of amendment No. that was equal to or more than 15 percent Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.SC. 1002)) 2460 intended to be proposed to H.R. and less than 20 percent; and that— ‘‘(ii) had a cohort repayment rate— 3684, a bill to authorize funds for Fed- ‘‘(i) is a participant in the Federal Direct ‘‘(I) except for borrowers described in sub- eral-aid highways, highway safety pro- Loan Program under part D of title IV of the clause (II), that was equal to or less than 30 grams, and transit programs, and for Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a percent and more than 25 percent; and other purposes. et seq.); and ‘‘(II) with respect to borrowers who were ‘‘(ii) has an enrollment of students that is f graduate or professional students who re- not less than 33 percent students who have ceived a Federal Direct PLUS Loan for en- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED received a loan made, insured, or guaranteed rollment at the institution, that was equal BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION under title IV of the Higher Education Act of to or less than 45 percent and more than 40 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)). By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and percent.’’. ‘‘(C) The term ‘covered student loan’ Mr. CORNYN): means the original principal of a loan— SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. S. 2598. A bill to amend title 11, ‘‘(i) the first payment on which became due This Act and the amendments made by United States Code, to improve the before the 10-year period (exclusive of any this Act shall— treatment of student loans in bank- applicable suspension of the repayment pe- (1) take effect on the date that is 180 days ruptcy, and for other purposes; to the riod) ending on the date of the filing of the after the date of enactment of this Act; and Committee on the Judiciary. petition; and (2) apply to a petition filed or amended ‘‘(ii) used by the debtor to make a payment under this title on or after the effective date Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask under paragraph (1) with respect to a debt unanimous consent that the text of the to a covered institution of higher education on behalf of the debtor for the purpose of at- for an educational benefit, overpayment, bill be printed in the RECORD. taining an educational benefit. loan, scholarship, or stipend of a debtor. There being no objection, the text of ‘‘(D) The term ‘Federal Direct PLUS Loan’ f the bill was ordered to be printed in means a Federal Direct PLUS Loan under SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS the RECORD, as follows: part D of title IV of the Higher Education S. 2598 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) --- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(2) If a covered student loan is discharged in a bankruptcy case under this title, the SENATE RESOLUTION 336—DESIG- resentatives of the United States of America in NATING SEPTEMBER 15, 2021, AS Congress assembled, covered institution of higher education to which the debtor of the bankruptcy case ‘‘INTERNATIONAL MYOTONIC SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. made a payment with the covered student DYSTROPHY AWARENESS DAY’’ This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fostering loan shall pay to the Department of Edu- Responsible Education Starts with Helping AND SUPPORTING THE GOALS cation an amount determined in accordance AND IDEALS OF INTERNATIONAL Students Through Accountability, Relief, with the following: and Taxpayer Protection Through Bank- ‘‘(A) An amount equal to 50 percent of the MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY AWARE- ruptcy Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘FRESH START amount of the covered student loan that is NESS DAY Through Bankruptcy Act’’. discharged, if the covered institution of Mr. KAINE (for himself and Ms. KLO- SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE. higher education, on the date on which the BUCHAR) submitted the following reso- Section 523(a) of title 11, United States first payment on the covered student loan lution; which was referred to the Com- code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) became due— mittee on the Judiciary: and inserting the following: ‘‘(i) had a cohort default rate (as deter- ‘‘(8) for an educational benefit overpay- mined under section 435(m) of the Higher S. RES. 336 ment or loan made, insured, or guaranteed Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)) for Whereas myotonic dystrophy is a rare, by a governmental unit, or made under any each of the 3 fiscal years preceding that date multi-systemic, inherited disease that af- program funded in whole or in part by a gov- that was equal to or more than 25 percent; fects approximately 1 in 2,100 people and a ernmental unit or nonprofit institution, or and total of 150,000 individuals in the United for an obligation to repay funds received as ‘‘(ii) had a cohort repayment rate— States; an educational benefit, scholarship, or sti- ‘‘(I) except for borrowers described in sub- Whereas there are well over 1,000,000 people pend received from a governmental unit or clause (II), that was equal to or less than 20 living with myotonic dystrophy globally, yet nonprofit institution, unless— percent; and thousands of people do not know they have ‘‘(A) excepting such debt from discharge ‘‘(II) with respect to borrowers who were the disease and are in need of care; under this paragraph would impose an undue graduate or professional students who re- Whereas myotonic dystrophy is the most hardship on the debtor and the debtor’s de- ceived a Federal Direct PLUS Loan for en- common form of adult muscular dystrophy pendents; or rollment at the institution, that was equal and the symptoms of myotonic dystrophy be- ‘‘(B) the first payment on such debt be- to or less than 35 percent. come more severe with each generation; came due before the 10-year period (exclusive ‘‘(B) An amount equal to 30 percent of the Whereas the disease is caused by of any applicable suspension of the repay- amount of the covered student loan that is mutations in the DMPK gene and the CNBP ment period) ending on the date of the filing discharged, if the covered institution of gene, resulting in myotonic dystrophy type 1 of the petition; higher education, on the date on which the and myotonic dystrophy type 2, respectively; ‘‘(8A) unless excepting such debt from dis- first payment on the covered student loan Whereas those mutations prevent the charge under this paragraph would impose became due— DMPK gene and the CNBP gene from func- an undue hardship on the debtor and the ‘‘(i) had a cohort default rate (as deter- tioning properly, impacting multiple body debtor’s dependents, for— mined under section 435(m) of the Higher systems; ‘‘(A) an obligation to repay funds received Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)) for Whereas the genetic mutations are as an educational benefit, scholarship, or sti- each of the 3 fiscal years preceding that date autosomal dominant mutations, where a sin- pend, other than an obligation described in that was equal to or more than 20 percent gle copy of the altered gene is sufficient to paragraph (8); or and less than 25 percent; and cause the disorder, and affected individuals ‘‘(B) any educational loan, other than a ‘‘(ii) had a cohort repayment rate— have a 50 percent chance of passing on the loan described in paragraph (8), that is a ‘‘(I) except for borrowers described in sub- mutated gene to their children; qualified education loan, as defined in sec- clause (II), that was equal to or less than 25 Whereas, through this inherited genetic tion 221(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of percent and more than 20 percent; and anomaly, individuals with myotonic dys- 1986, incurred by a debtor who is an indi- ‘‘(II) with respect to borrowers who were trophy experience varied and complex symp- vidual;’’. graduate or professional students who re- toms, including skeletal muscle problems,

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Affecting as SENATE RESOLUTION 337—RECOG- variable and complicated disorder in which NIZING THE ANNIVERSARY OF the younger an individual is when symptoms many as 1 in 2,100 individuals, first appear, the more severe symptoms are myotonic dystrophy is the most com- THE EXPLOSION AT THE PORT likely to be, with progressively more severe mon form of adult muscular dystrophy. OF BEIRUT ON AUGUST 4, 2020, symptoms occurring after the earlier symp- However, there is currently no cure AND EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY toms are experienced; and there are no Food and Drug Ad- WITH THE LEBANESE PEOPLE Whereas misdiagnoses of myotonic dys- ministration (FDA) approved treat- Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. trophy have persisted for decades, and delays in diagnosing myotonic dystrophy are com- ments. RUBIO) submitted the following resolu- mon; Today, I am pleased to introduce the tion; which was referred to the Com- Whereas there are currently no treatments first ever U.S. Senate resolution desig- mittee on Foreign Relations: for myotonic dystrophy approved by the nating September 15th as International S. RES. 337 Food and Drug Administration; Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day. Whereas, on August 4, 2020, an estimated Whereas, in 2007, the Myotonic Dystrophy The resolution will help to highlight 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated at Foundation was founded with a mission to the devastating generational impact of the , killing more than 200 peo- enhance the quality of life of people living ple, injuring more than 7,500, displacing an with myotonic dystrophy and to accelerate this disease, focus global attention on estimated 300,000, and causing an estimated research focused on finding treatments and a accelerating drug discovery, and work $4,600,000,000 in property damage; cure; to advance healthcare for our commu- Whereas reports suggest that the ammo- Whereas, in 2014, Congress reauthorized the nity. nium nitrate that detonated in the blast had Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Com- Caused by an inherited genetic anom- been confiscated from the MV Rhosus, an munity Assistance, Research, and Education aly, individuals with myotonic dys- Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–166; 42 abandoned , in 2014 and had been trophy experience varied and complex unsafely stored at the Port of Beirut despite U.S.C. 201), which increased muscular dys- symptoms, from locked muscles, to trophy research funding and public health warnings of the risks posed by the stockpile surveillance activities, including for heart, breathing, digestive, hormonal, from multiple customs and security officials myotonic dystrophy; and cognitive difficulties. It is not un- in successive governments; Whereas, in September 2017, recognizing common for older family members to Whereas, in addition to the 300,000 esti- the seriousness of myotonic dystrophy and only be tested following the birth of an mated to be displaced by the blast, Lebanon the especially disabling impact of myotonic affected child, and despite the avail- also hosts 1,500,000 refugees from conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and the Palestinian Territories; dystrophy on individuals with congenital ability of simple genetic tests, myotonic dystrophy, the Social Security Ad- Whereas, the United Nations estimates misdiagnoses can persist for decades. that 3,200,000 Lebanese nationals and refu- ministration added congenital myotonic dys- The different body systems affected, trophy to the Compassionate Allowances gees are in need in Lebanon, including program that allows individuals to quickly the severity of symptoms, and the age 3,000,000 people in need of health assistance qualify for disability benefits, including of onset of those symptoms varies and 2,300,000 people in need of food and agri- health insurance coverage; greatly between individuals, even with- cultural assistance; Whereas, in 2018, Congress added myotonic in the same family. Many of these indi- Whereas the people of Lebanon face what dystrophy to the list of eligible conditions viduals live with debilitating symp- the has described as a ‘‘delib- for research funding under the Peer Re- toms yet in the majority of situations, erate depression’’ and an economic crisis compounded by the explosion at the Port of viewed Medical Research Program of the De- they never receive adequate or partment of Defense, which resulted in more Beirut and impasse of governance; than $6,000,000 in new research awards; proactive medical care which could Whereas the World Bank projects that Whereas funding for myotonic dystrophy dramatically improve their quality of more than half of the population of Lebanon research supported by the National Insti- life. lives in poverty in 2021 and 25 percent lives tutes of Health remained flat between 2010 More research is desperately needed in extreme poverty; and 2020 with the agency awarding $24,000,000 to change this reality. Virginia-based Whereas the World Bank estimates that in- in research grants in fiscal year 2020; and researchers are among the global lead- flation increased from 10 percent in January Whereas increased Federal funding for ers working to better understand 2020 to 120 percent in August 2020 while, ac- myotonic dystrophy research will improve myotonic dystrophy and discover new cording to the Central Administration of health outcomes, reduce disability, and in- Statistics for Lebanon, food prices rose 402 crease life expectancy for individuals living treatments and a cure. Much of this percent between December 2019 and Decem- with myotonic dystrophy and holds great work is being led by researchers at Vir- ber 2020; promise for helping individuals with similar ginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Whereas, 3 days after the explosion on Au- genetic diseases: Now, therefore, be it and supported by Virginia advocates. gust 4, 2020, the United States Agency for Resolved, That the Senate— The Resolution calls for the advance- International Development activated a Dis- (1) designates September 15, 2021 as ‘‘Inter- ment of scientific and medical aster Assistance Response Team (‘‘DART’’) national Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness myotonic dystrophy research at the and stood up a Response Management Team Day’’; and National Institutes of Health and as (‘‘RMT’’) to coordinate the response of the (2) supports the goals and ideals of Inter- United States Government, which included— national Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness part of the Peer Reviewed Medical Re- (1) $15,100,000 to support emergency food Day, including— search Program of the Department of and health response activities; (A) committing to promoting and advanc- Defense; fostering biopharmaceutical (2) $10,500,000 to the World Food Program ing the health, well-being, and inherent dig- innovation that will lead to treatments (‘‘WFP’’) in order to reach 300,000 people af- nity of all children and adults with myotonic approved by the FDA and eventually a fected by the explosions; dystrophy; cure for myotonic dystrophy; advanc- (3) coordination at an international donors (B) supporting the advancement of sci- ing programs and policies that assist conference, raising an additional $298,000,000 entific and medical myotonic dystrophy re- individuals with disabilities caused by in assistance; search at the National Institutes of Health (4) an airlift of emergency health kits con- and as part of the Peer Reviewed Medical Re- myotonic dystrophy and the caregivers taining critical medical commodities suffi- search Program of the Department of De- of those individuals; and encouraging cient to support up to 60,000 people for 3 fense; awareness and education of myotonic months; and (C) fostering biopharmaceutical innovation dystrophy among patients, caregivers, (5) supporting the Office of the UN High that will lead to treatments approved by the clinicians, and researchers. Commissioner for Refugees (‘‘UNHCR’’) to Food and Drug Administration and eventu- I urge my colleagues on both sides of provide primary and secondary health care ally a cure for myotonic dystrophy; the aisle to see the Resolution desig- services to vulnerable individuals, including (D) advancing programs and policies that nating September 15th as International in response to the COVID–19 pandemic; assist individuals disabled by myotonic dys- Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day as Whereas, 1 year after the explosion, domes- trophy and the caregivers of those individ- tic Lebanese investigations into the blast uals; and an opportunity to raise awareness for have been stalled and no answers have been (E) encouraging awareness and education this devastating disease and to pro- provided to the Lebanese public; of myotonic dystrophy among patients, care- mote and advance the health, well- Whereas, on August 10, 2020, the Lebanese givers, clinicians, and researchers. being, and inherent dignity of all chil- government referred the Beirut explosion to

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the Judicial Council for investigation and, amendment intended to be proposed to WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. on August 13, 2020, Judge Fadi Sawan was ap- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the pointed to head the investigation and pos- MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. table. sible prosecution; PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SA 2489. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an Whereas Judge Sawan charged several gov- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- amendment intended to be proposed to ernment officials with criminal negligence KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- for ignoring warnings regarding unsafe con- the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. ditions created by the storage of chemicals to lie on the table. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. at the Port of Beirut; SA 2480. Mr. LANKFORD (for Mr. INHOFE) SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- Whereas those officials accused of neg- submitted an amendment intended to be pro- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to ligence in the Port blast have claimed immu- posed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered nity from prosecution and filed legal efforts SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. to lie on the table. to remove Judge Sawan from the probe; PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SA 2490. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. LUJA´ N, Whereas, on February 18, 2021, Judge SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. HEINRICH) submitted an Sawan was removed from the investigation, KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to amendment intended to be proposed to further delaying justice for the victims of the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- the blast and the people of Lebanon; to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Whereas , designated by the De- SA 2481. Mr. PAUL submitted an amend- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. partment of State as a foreign terrorist orga- ment intended to be proposed to amendment SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- nization, benefits from governmental corrup- SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to tion at the Port of Beirut that allows for the SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered illicit import and export of goods; MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. to lie on the table. Whereas, on July 30, 2021, the European COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2491. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Union, with the support of the Department WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. Mr. INHOFE) submitted an amendment in- of State and the Department of the Treas- 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 ury, adopted a sanctions regime targeting table. proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA corrupt actors within the government of SA 2482. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. Lebanon; and WARNOCK) submitted an amendment in- CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Whereas the people of Lebanon across the tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and political and sectoral spectrum have de- proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; manded accountability for the tragic events (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. which was ordered to lie on the table. of August 4, 2020, and have requested that CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SA 2492. Mr. LANKFORD (for Mr. INHOFE) their governing and economic institutions TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and submitted an amendment intended to be pro- implement meaningful reform, account- Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; posed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. ability, and transparency; Now, therefore, be which was ordered to lie on the table. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. it SA 2483. Mr. CASEY submitted an amend- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. Resolved, That the Senate— ment intended to be proposed to amendment SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- (1) stands with the people of Lebanon 1 SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to year on from the horrific tragedy of the Port SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered of Beirut explosion and acknowledges the MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. to lie on the table. burdens that the Lebanese people have COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2493. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mrs. shouldered; WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. SHAHEEN) submitted an amendment intended (2) supports the demands of the people of 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- Lebanon for transparency, accountability, table. posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for and an end to systemic and endemic corrup- SA 2484. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- tion in the Government of Lebanon; amendment intended to be proposed to SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (3) further supports continued efforts by amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and the United States Government to provide hu- MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; manitarian relief in concert with other gov- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. which was ordered to lie on the table. ernments and international partners in a SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2494. Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. manner that directly benefits the Lebanese KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to WYDEN) submitted an amendment intended people and is through properly-vetted chan- the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- nels, organizations, and individuals; to lie on the table. posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for SA 2485. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment (4) commends the European Union for de- herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- intended to be proposed to amendment SA veloping, with the support of the United SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. States, the framework of sanctions regime to TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. prompt accountability and good governance Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. in Lebanon; which was ordered to lie on the table. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2495. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and (5) calls on all Lebanese officials to respect WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. Mr. THUNE) submitted an amendment in- and abide by an independent and transparent 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 judiciary investigation into the cause of, and table. proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA responsibility for, the port explosion; and SA 2486. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. (6) further calls on Lebanese political lead- amendment intended to be proposed to CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ers to form and approve a stable, democratic, amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and and legitimate government and to imme- MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; diately implement the reforms necessary to PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. which was ordered to lie on the table. ensure good governance and economic sta- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2496. Mr. PADILLA submitted an bility. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to amendment intended to be proposed to f the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. SA 2487. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and PROPOSED PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted an amendment SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2478. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. intended to be proposed to amendment SA KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. WICKER, Ms. 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered CANTWELL, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. CORNYN) SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. to lie on the table. proposed an amendment to amendment SA MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SA 2497. Mr. PADILLA submitted an 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. table. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. SA 2488. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted an amendment KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to ways, highway safety programs, and transit intended to be proposed to amendment SA the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered programs, and for other purposes. 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. to lie on the table. SA 2479. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SA 2498. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. LUM- DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. PADILLA, Ms. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. MIS, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. CRUZ) submitted CANTWELL, and Mr. KELLY) submitted an COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. to lie on the table. to lie on the table. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2508. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. SA 2517. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to WYDEN, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. RISCH) sub- intended to be proposed to amendment SA the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered mitted an amendment intended to be pro- 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. to lie on the table. posed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SA 2499. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Ms. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, and PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. Mr. CORNYN) submitted an amendment in- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered table. (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr . MANCHIN, Mr. to lie on the table. SA 2518. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SA 2509. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. KAINE) submitted an amendment intended to TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and CARPER, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) submitted an be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; amendment intended to be proposed to by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, which was ordered to lie on the table. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, SA 2500. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted an amendment PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) intended to be proposed to amendment SA SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was or- 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to dered to lie on the table. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2519. Ms. ERNST submitted an amend- MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2510. Mr. BOOKER submitted an SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. amendment intended to be proposed to SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2501. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amend- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. ment intended to be proposed to amendment SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to table. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2520. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2511. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. table. BOOKER) submitted an amendment intended SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2502. Ms. ERNST submitted an amend- to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to ment intended to be proposed to amendment posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- to lie on the table. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SA 2521. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and amendment intended to be proposed to COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. which was ordered to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2512. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. table. Mr. WYDEN) submitted an amendment in- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2503. Ms. ERNST submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to ment intended to be proposed to amendment proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN , Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. to lie on the table. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SA 2522. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and amendment intended to be proposed to COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. which was ordered to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2513. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. table. amendment intended to be proposed to SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2504. Ms. ERNST submitted an amend- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to ment intended to be proposed to amendment MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. to lie on the table. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2523. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to amendment intended to be proposed to COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2514. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. table. Mr. INHOFE) submitted an amendment in- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2505. Ms. ERNST submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to ment intended to be proposed to amendment proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. to lie on the table. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SA 2524. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and amendment intended to be proposed to COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. which was ordered to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2515. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. table. Ms. MURKOWSKI) submitted an amendment SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2506. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an intended to be proposed to amendment SA KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to amendment intended to be proposed to 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SA 2525. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered table. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. to lie on the table. SA 2516. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2507. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to WYDEN, Mr. RISCH, and Ms. BALDWIN) sub- TILLIS, Mr. BOOKER, and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered mitted an amendment intended to be pro- submitted an amendment intended to be pro- to lie on the table. posed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. posed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SA 2526. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr.

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PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) which was ordered to lie on the table. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was or- SA 2545. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered dered to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to to lie on the table. SA 2536. Mrs. HYDE–SMITH submitted an amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- SA 2527. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. amendment intended to be proposed to MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. HIRONO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SMITH, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to SCHATZ, and Mr. KING) submitted an amend- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered ment intended to be proposed to amendment KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to to lie on the table. SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2546. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SA 2537. Mr. DAINES submitted an amend- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. ment intended to be proposed to amendment MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- table. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to SA 2528. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered amendment intended to be proposed to WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. to lie on the table. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2547. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. table. Mr. WARNER, Mr. KAINE, and Mrs. BLACK- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SA 2538. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. BURN) submitted an amendment intended to SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- YOUNG) submitted an amendment intended be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, to lie on the table. herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. SA 2529. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) amendment intended to be proposed to TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was or- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; dered to lie on the table. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 2548. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SA 2539. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amend- HOEVEN) proposed an amendment to amend- SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- ment intended to be proposed to amendment ment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. to lie on the table. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2530. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. CAS- COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. SIDY, and Mr. CASEY) submitted an amend- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra. ment intended to be proposed to amendment 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2549. Mr. CASEY submitted an amend- SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SA 2540. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amend- SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. ment intended to be proposed to amendment SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. table. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2531. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. table. KELLY) submitted an amendment intended to 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2550. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed table. WHITEHOUSE) submitted an amendment in- by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, SA 2541. Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, SCHATZ) submitted an amendment intended proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was or- herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and dered to lie on the table. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; SA 2532. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and which was ordered to lie on the table. ERNST) submitted an amendment intended to Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; SA 2551. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed which was ordered to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, SA 2542. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, MERKLEY) submitted an amendment in- MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was or- (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to dered to lie on the table. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2533. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and to lie on the table. LUJA´ N) submitted an amendment intended to Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; SA 2552. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed which was ordered to lie on the table. CORTEZ MASTO) submitted an amendment in- by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, SA 2543. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, PADILLA, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. TILLIS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. CANTWELL, (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was or- MURRAY, and Mr. KELLY) submitted an TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and dered to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; SA 2534. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina sub- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- which was ordered to lie on the table. mitted an amendment intended to be pro- MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. SA 2553. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. posed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. MORAN, and Mr. LUJA´ N) submitted an amend- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- ment intended to be proposed to amendment PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to to lie on the table. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2544. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. to lie on the table. DAINES, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. SASSE, Ms. ERNST, WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H .R. SA 2535. Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. and Mr. BRAUN) submitted an amendment in- 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the WICKER, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 table. TILLIS) submitted an amendment intended to proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA SA 2554. Mr. LUJA´ N (for himself and Mr. be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. HEINRICH) submitted an amendment intended by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for

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Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COL- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. LINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill table. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Fed- SA 2556. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered eral-aid highways, highway safety pro- CORNYN, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted an to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to SA 2566. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an grams, and transit programs, and for amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- amendment intended to be proposed to other purposes; as follows: MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. lowing: SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- DIVISION lll—MINORITY BUSINESS the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to DEVELOPMENT to lie on the table. the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was ordered SA 2557. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. to lie on the table. SEC. llll01. SHORT TITLE. HOEVEN) submitted an amendment intended SA 2567. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. This division may be cited as the ‘‘Minor- to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- BOOKER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. PADILLA, and ity Business Development Act of 2021’’. posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for Mr. DURBIN) submitted an amendment in- SEC. llll02. DEFINITIONS. herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA In this division: TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr . MANCHIN, Mr. (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. the Minority Business Development Agency which was ordered to lie on the table. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and of the Department of Commerce. SA 2558. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; (2) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The JOHNSON) submitted an amendment intended which was ordered to lie on the table. term ‘‘community-based organization’’ has to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- SA 2568. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. the meaning given the term in section 8101 of posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for LUJA´ N) submitted an amendment intended to the Elementary and Secondary Education herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Except as otherwise TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, expressly provided, the term ‘‘eligible enti- Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. ty’’— which was ordered to lie on the table. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) (A) means— SA 2559. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; which was or- (i) a private sector entity; Ms. CANTWELL) submitted an amendment in- dered to lie on the table. (ii) a public sector entity; or tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 SA 2569. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. (iii) a Native entity; and proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA PETERS) submitted an amendment intended (B) includes an institution of higher edu- (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- cation. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for (4) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- agency’’ has the meaning given the term Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ‘‘agency’’ in section 551 of title 5, United which was ordered to lie on the table. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and States Code. SA 2560. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; (5) FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AREA OF ECO- intended to be proposed to amendment SA which was ordered to lie on the table. NOMIC DISTRESS.—The term ‘‘federally recog- CHUMER (for Ms. SA 2570. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and 2137 proposed by Mr. S nized area of economic distress’’ means— SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. Mrs. GILLIBRAND) proposed an amendment to (A) a HUBZone, as that term is defined in MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHU- section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (15 COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. U.S.C. 657a(b)); WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. (B) an area that— 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- (i) has been designated as— table. KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to (I) an empowerment zone under section SA 2561. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment the bill H.R. 3684, supra. intended to be proposed to amendment SA SA 2571. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself 1391 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. and Mr. HOEVEN) submitted an amendment (II) a Promise Zone by the Secretary of SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. intended to be proposed to amendment SA Housing and Urban Development; or MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. (ii) is a low or moderate income area, as COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. determined by the Department of Housing WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. and Urban Development; 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. (C) a qualified opportunity zone, as that table. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. term is defined in section 1400Z–1 of the In- SA 2562. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the ternal Revenue Code of 1986; or intended to be proposed to amendment SA table. (D) any other political subdivision or unin- 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SA 2572. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Ms. corporated area of a State determined by the SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. KLOBUCHAR) submitted an amendment in- Under Secretary to be an area of economic MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 distress. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. the meaning given the term in section 101 of table. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. SA 2563. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, supra; 1001). intended to be proposed to amendment SA which was ordered to lie on the table. (7) MBDA BUSINESS CENTER.—The term 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SA 2573. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amend- ‘‘MBDA Business Center’’ means a business SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ment intended to be proposed to amendment center that— MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. (A) is established by the Agency; and COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. (B) provides technical business assistance WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. to minority business enterprises consistent 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. with the requirements of this division. table. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. (8) MBDA BUSINESS CENTER AGREEMENT.— SA 2564. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. 3684, supra; which was ordered to lie on the The term ‘‘MBDA Business Center agree- INHOFE, Mr. WICKER, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) table. ment’’ means a legal instrument—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:36 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.099 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5841 (A) reflecting a relationship between the dividual quality of the individual that is un- record of the United States to the Director Agency and the recipient of a Federal assist- related to that identity. of the Agency shall be deemed to be a ref- ance award that is the subject of the instru- (B) PRESUMPTION.—In carrying out this di- erence to the Under Secretary. ment; and vision, the Under Secretary shall presume (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than (B) that establishes the terms by which the that the term ‘‘socially or economically dis- 120 days after the date of enactment of this recipient described in subparagraph (A) shall advantaged individual’’ includes any indi- Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress operate an MBDA Business Center. vidual who is— a report that describes— (9) MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.— (i) Black or African American; (1) the organizational structure of the (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘minority busi- (ii) Hispanic or Latino; Agency; ness enterprise’’ means a business enter- (iii) American Indian or Alaska Native; (2) the organizational position of the Agen- prise— (iv) Asian; cy within the Department of Commerce; and (i) that is not less than 51 percent-owned (v) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Is- (3) a description of how the Agency shall by 1 or more socially or economically dis- lander; or function in relation to the operations carried advantaged individuals; and (vi) a member of a group that the Agency out by each other component of the Depart- (ii) the management and daily business op- determines under part 1400 of title 15, Code of ment of Commerce. erations of which are controlled by 1 or more Federal Regulations, as in effect on Novem- (d) OFFICE OF BUSINESS CENTERS.— socially or economically disadvantaged indi- ber 23, 1984, is a socially disadvantaged group (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established viduals. eligible to receive assistance. within the Agency the Office of Business (16) SPECIALTY CENTER.—The term ‘‘spe- Centers. (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in cialty center’’ means an MBDA Business subparagraph (A) may be construed to ex- (2) DIRECTOR.—The Office of Business Cen- Center that provides specialty services fo- ters shall be administered by a Director, who clude a business enterprise from qualifying cusing on specific business needs, including shall be appointed by the Under Secretary. as a ‘‘minority business enterprise’’ under assistance relating to— (e) OFFICES OF THE AGENCY.— that subparagraph because of— (A) capital access; (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the regional (i) the status of the business enterprise as (B) Federal procurement; offices that the Under Secretary is required a for-profit or not-for-profit enterprise; or (C) entrepreneurship; to establish under paragraph (2), the Under (ii) the annual revenue of the business en- (D) technology transfer; or Secretary shall establish such other offices terprise. (E) any other area determined necessary or within the Agency as are necessary to carry (10) NATIVE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Native en- appropriate based on the priorities of the out this division. tity’’ means— Agency. (2) REGIONAL OFFICES.— (A) a Tribal Government; (17) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to carry out this (B) an Alaska Native village or Regional or (A) each of the States of the United States; division, the Under Secretary shall establish Village Corporation, as defined in or estab- (B) the District of Columbia; a regional office of the Agency for each of lished pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the regions of the United States, as deter- Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); (D) the United States Virgin Islands; mined by the Under Secretary. (C) a Native Hawaiian organization, as (E) Guam; (B) DUTIES.—Each regional office estab- that term is defined in section 6207 of the El- (F) American Samoa; lished under subparagraph (A) shall expand ementary and Secondary Education Act of (G) the Commonwealth of the Northern the reach of the Agency and enable the Fed- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517); Mariana Islands; and eral Government to better serve the needs of (D) the Department of Hawaiian Home (H) each Tribal Government. minority business enterprises in the region Lands; and (18) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Trib- served by the office, including by— (E) the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. al Government’’ means the recognized gov- (i) understanding and participating in the (11) PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITY.—The term erning body of any Indian or Alaska Native business environment of that region; ‘‘private sector entity’’— tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu- (ii) working with— (A) means an entity that is not a public nity, component band, or component res- (I) MBDA Business Centers that are lo- sector entity; and ervation, individually identified (including cated in that region; (B) does not include— parenthetically) in the list published most (II) resource and lending partners of other (i) the Federal Government; recently as of the date of enactment of this appropriate Federal agencies that are lo- (ii) any Federal agency; or division pursuant to section 104 of the Feder- cated in that region; and (iii) any instrumentality of the Federal ally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (III) Federal, State, and local procurement Government. (25 U.S.C. 5131). offices that are located in that region; (12) PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITY.—The term (19) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under (iii) being aware of business retention or ‘‘public sector entity’’ means— Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of expansion programs that are specific to that (A) a State; Commerce for Minority Business Develop- region; (B) an agency of a State; ment, who is appointed as described in sec- (iv) seeking out opportunities to collabo- (C) a political subdivision of a State; tion lll3(b) to administer this division. rate with regional public and private pro- (D) an agency of a political subdivision of SEC. llll03. MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOP- grams that focus on minority business enter- a State; or MENT AGENCY. prises; and (E) a Native entity. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is within the De- (v) promoting business continuity and pre- (13) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ partment of Commerce the Minority Busi- paredness. means the Secretary of Commerce. ness Development Agency. (14) SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN- (b) UNDER SECRETARY.— TITLE I—EXISTING INITIATIVES TAGED BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term ‘‘so- (1) APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES.—The Agency Subtitle A—Market Development, Research, cially or economically disadvantaged busi- shall be headed by the Under Secretary of and Information ness concern’’ means a for-profit business en- Commerce for Minority Business Develop- SEC. lll101. PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT. terprise— ment, who shall— The Under Secretary shall, whenever the (A)(i) that is not less than 51 percent (A) be appointed by the President, by and Under Secretary determines such action is owned by 1 or more socially or economically with the advice and consent of the Senate; necessary or appropriate— disadvantaged individuals; or (B) except as otherwise expressly provided, (1) provide Federal assistance to minority (ii) that is socially or economically dis- be responsible for the administration of this business enterprises operating in domestic advantaged; or division; and and foreign markets by making available to (B) the management and daily business op- (C) report directly to the Secretary. those business enterprises, either directly or erations of which are controlled by 1 or more (2) COMPENSATION.— in cooperation with private sector entities, socially or economically disadvantaged indi- (A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary including community-based organizations viduals. shall be compensated at an annual rate of and national nonprofit organizations— (15) SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN- basic pay prescribed for level III of the Exec- (A) resources relating to management; TAGED INDIVIDUAL.— utive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, (B) technological and technical assistance; (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘socially or United States Code. (C) financial, legal, and marketing serv- economically disadvantaged individual’’ (B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- ices; and means an individual who has been subjected MENT.—Section 5314 of title 5, United States (D) services relating to workforce develop- to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and Under ment; (or the ability of whom to compete in the Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tour- (2) encourage minority business enterprises free enterprise system has been impaired due ism’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of to establish joint ventures and projects— to diminished capital and credit opportuni- Commerce for Travel and Tourism, and (A) with other minority business enter- ties, as compared to others in the same line Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority prises; or of business and competitive market area) be- Business Development’’. (B) in cooperation with public sector enti- cause of the identity of the individual as a (3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, ties or private sector entities, including member of a group, without regard to any in- map, regulation, document, paper, or other community-based organizations and national

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nonprofit organizations, to increase the tect the privacy of the minority business en- (c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— share of any market activity being per- terprises to which the data described in para- (1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of financial formed by minority business enterprises; and graph (1) relates. assistance provided by the Under Secretary (3) facilitate the efforts of private sector Subtitle B—Minority Business Development under an MBDA Business Center agreement entities and Federal agencies to advance the Agency Business Center Program shall be not less than $250,000 for the term of growth of minority business enterprises. the agreement. SEC. lll111. DEFINITION. SEC. lll102. PUBLIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT. (2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— The Under Secretary shall, whenever the In this subtitle, the term ‘‘MBDA Business (A) IN GENERAL.—A Center shall match not Center Program’’ means the program estab- 1 Under Secretary determines such action is less than ⁄3 of the amount of the financial necessary or appropriate— lished under section lll113. assistance awarded to the Center under the (1) consult and cooperate with public sec- SEC. lll112. PURPOSE. terms of the applicable MBDA Business Cen- tor entities for the purpose of leveraging re- The purpose of the MBDA Business Center ter agreement, unless the Under Secretary sources available in the jurisdictions of Program shall be to create a national net- determines that a waiver of that require- those public sector entities to promote the work of public-private partnerships that— ment is necessary after a demonstration by position of minority business enterprises in (1) assist minority business enterprises the Center of a substantial need for that the local economies of those public sector in— waiver. entities, including by assisting public sector (A) accessing capital, contracts, and (B) FORM OF FUNDS.—A Center may meet entities to establish or enhance— grants; and the matching requirement under subpara- (A) programs to procure goods and services (B) creating and maintaining jobs; graph (A) by using— through minority business enterprises and (2) provide counseling and mentoring to (i) cash or in-kind contributions, without goals for that procurement; minority business enterprises; and regard to whether the contribution is made (B) programs offering assistance relating (3) facilitate the growth of minority busi- by a third party; or to— ness enterprises by promoting trade. (ii) Federal funds received from other Fed- (i) management; SEC. lll113. ESTABLISHMENT. eral programs. (ii) technology; (3) USE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND PRO- (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in GRAM INCOME.—A Center shall use— (iii) law; the Agency a program— (A) all financial assistance awarded to the (iv) financing, including accounting; (1) that shall be known as the MBDA Busi- Center under the applicable MBDA Business (v) marketing; and ness Center Program; Center agreement to carry out subsection (vi) workforce development; and (2) that shall be separate and distinct from (a); and (C) informational programs designed to in- the efforts of the Under Secretary under sec- form minority business enterprises located (B) all income that the Center generates in tion lll101; and in the jurisdictions of those public sector en- carrying out subsection (a)— (3) under which the Under Secretary shall tities about the availability of programs de- (i) to meet the matching requirement make Federal assistance awards to eligible scribed in this section; under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and entities to operate MBDA Business Centers, (2) meet with leaders and officials of public (ii) if the Center meets the matching re- which shall, in accordance with section sector entities for the purpose of recom- quirement under paragraph (2) of this sub- lll114, provide technical assistance and mending and promoting local administrative section, to carry out subsection (a). business development services, or specialty and legislative initiatives needed to advance (d) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—The Under services, to minority business enterprises. the position of minority business enterprises Secretary shall— (b) COVERAGE.—The Under Secretary shall in the local economies of those public sector (1) establish criteria that— entities; and take all necessary actions to ensure that the (A) the Under Secretary shall use in deter- (3) facilitate the efforts of public sector en- MBDA Business Center Program, in accord- mining whether to enter into an MBDA Busi- tities and Federal agencies to advance the ance with section lll114, offers the serv- ness Center agreement with an eligible enti- growth of minority business enterprises. ices described in subsection (a)(3) in all re- ty; and gions of the United States. SEC. lll103. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION. (B) may include criteria relating to wheth- (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to achieve the SEC. lll114. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE er an eligible entity is located in— purposes of this division, the Under Sec- AGREEMENTS. (i) an area, the population of which is com- retary— (a) REQUIREMENTS.—An MBDA Business posed of not less than 51 percent socially or (1) shall— Center (referred to in this subtitle as a ‘‘Cen- economically disadvantaged individuals, as (A) collect and analyze data, including ter’’), with respect to the Federal financial determined in accordance with data col- data relating to the causes of the success or assistance award made to operate the Center lected by the Bureau of the Census; failure of minority business enterprises; under the MBDA Business Center Program— (ii) a federally recognized area of economic (B) conduct research, studies, and surveys (1) shall— distress; or of— (A) provide to minority business enter- (iii) a State that is underserved with re- (i) economic conditions generally in the prises programs and services determined to spect to the MBDA Business Center Pro- United States; and be appropriate by the Under Secretary, gram, as defined by the Under Secretary; and (ii) how the conditions described in clause which may include— (2) make the criteria and standards estab- (i) particularly affect the development of mi- (i) referral services to meet the needs of lished under paragraph (1) publicly available, nority business enterprises; and minority business enterprises; and including— (C) provide outreach, educational services, (ii) programs and services to accomplish (A) on the website of the Agency; and and technical assistance in, at a minimum, the goals described in section lll101(1); (B) in each Notice of Funding Opportunity the 5 most commonly spoken languages in (B) develop, cultivate, and maintain a net- soliciting MBDA Business Center agree- the United States to ensure that limited work of strategic partnerships with organi- ments. English proficient individuals receive cul- zations that foster access by minority busi- (e) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desir- turally and linguistically appropriate access ness enterprises to economic markets, cap- ing to enter into an MBDA Business Center to the services and information provided by ital, or contracts; agreement shall submit to the Under Sec- the Agency; and (C) continue to upgrade and modify the retary an application that includes— (2) may perform an evaluation of programs services provided by the Center, as nec- (1) a statement of— carried out by the Under Secretary that are essary, in order to meet the changing and (A) how the eligible entity will carry out designed to assist the development of minor- evolving needs of the business community; subsection (a); and ity business enterprises. (D) establish or continue a referral rela- (B) any experience or plans of the eligible (b) INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.—The tionship with not less than 1 community- entity with respect to— Under Secretary shall— based organization; and (i) assisting minority business enterprises (1) establish and maintain an information (E) collaborate with other Centers; and to— clearinghouse for the collection and dissemi- (2) in providing programs and services (I) obtain— nation to relevant parties (including busi- under the applicable MBDA Business Center (aa) large-scale contracts, grants, or pro- ness owners and researchers) of demographic, agreement, may— curements; economic, financial, managerial, and tech- (A) operate on a fee-for-service basis; or (bb) financing; or nical data relating to minority business en- (B) generate income through the collection (cc) legal assistance; terprises; and of— (II) access established supply chains; and (2) take such steps as the Under Secretary (i) client fees; (III) engage in— may determine to be necessary and desirable (ii) membership fees; and (aa) joint ventures, teaming arrangements, to— (iii) any other appropriate fees proposed by and mergers and acquisitions; or (A) search for, collect, classify, coordinate, the Center in the application submitted by (bb) large-scale transactions in global mar- integrate, record, and catalog the data de- the Center under subsection (e). kets; scribed in paragraph (1); and (b) TERM.—Subject to subsection (g)(3), the (ii) supporting minority business enter- (B) in a manner that is consistent with sec- term of an MBDA Business Center agreement prises in increasing the size of the tion 552a of title 5, United States Code, pro- shall be not less than 3 years. workforces of those enterprises, including,

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with respect to a minority business enter- Code, that provide services under the pro- (d) TRANSMITTAL OF PROCEEDINGS AND prise that does not have employees, aiding gram carried out under chapter 142 of that FINDINGS.—The Under Secretary shall— the minority business enterprise in becoming title; and (1) prepare a summary of the proceedings an enterprise that has employees; and (iv) entities participating in the Hollings of each forum conducted under subsection (iii) advocating for minority business en- Manufacturing Extension Partnership Pro- (a), which shall include the findings and rec- terprises; and gram established under section 25 of the Na- ommendations of the forum; and (2) the budget and corresponding budget tional Institute of Standards and Technology (2) transmit the summary described in narrative that the eligible entity will use in Act (15 U.S.C. 278k); paragraph (1) with respect to each forum carrying out subsection (a) during the term (4) monitoring projects carried out by each conducted under subsection (a) to— of the applicable MBDA Business Center Center; and (A) the participants in the forum; agreement. (5) establishing and enforcing administra- (B) Congress; and (f) NOTIFICATION.—If the Under Secretary tive and reporting requirements for each (C) the public, through a publicly available grants an application of an eligible entity Center to carry out subsection (a). website. submitted under subsection (e), the Under (i) REGULATIONS.—The Under Secretary (e) REVIEW OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDA- Secretary shall notify the eligible entity shall issue and publish regulations that es- TIONS; PUBLIC STATEMENTS.— that the application has been granted not tablish minimum standards regarding (1) IN GENERAL.—A Federal agency to later than 150 days after the last day on verification of minority business enterprise which a finding or recommendation de- which an application may be submitted status for clients of entities operating under scribed in subsection (d)(1) relates shall— under that subsection. the MBDA Business Center Program. (A) review that finding or recommenda- (g) PROGRAM EXAMINATION; ACCREDITATION; SEC. lll115. MINIMIZING DISRUPTIONS TO EX- tion; and EXTENSIONS.— ISTING MBDA BUSINESS CENTER (B) promptly after the finding or rec- (1) EXAMINATION.—Not later than 180 days PROGRAM. ommendation is transmitted under sub- after the date of enactment of this Act, and The Under Secretary shall ensure that biennially thereafter, the Under Secretary section (d)(2)(C), issue a public statement— each Federal assistance award made under (i) assessing the finding or recommenda- shall conduct a programmatic financial ex- the Business Centers program of the Agency, amination of each Center. tion; and as is in effect on the day before the date of (ii) disclosing the action, if any, the Fed- (2) ACCREDITATION.—The Under Secretary enactment of this Act, is carried out in a eral agency intends to take with respect to may provide financial support, by contract manner that, to the greatest extent prac- or otherwise, to an association, not less than the finding or recommendation. ticable, prevents disruption of any activity (2) JOINT STATEMENT PERMITTED.—If a find- 51 percent of the members of which are Cen- carried out under that award. ters, to— ing or recommendation described in sub- SEC. lll116. PUBLICITY. (A) pursue matters of common concern section (d)(1) relates to more than 1 Federal In carrying out the MBDA Business Center with respect to Centers; and agency, the applicable Federal agencies may, Program, the Under Secretary shall widely (B) develop an accreditation program with for the purposes of the public statement re- publicize the MBDA Business Center Pro- respect to Centers. quired under paragraph (1)(B), issue a joint gram, including— statement. (3) EXTENSIONS.— (1) on the website of the Agency; (A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary may SEC. lll202. AGENCY STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE (2) via social media outlets; and extend the term under subsection (b) of an FINANCING SOLUTIONS. (3) by sharing information relating to the MBDA Business Center agreement to which a (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section MBDA Business Center Program with com- Center is a party, if the Center consents to is to provide information relating to alter- munity-based organizations, including inter- the extension. native financing solutions to minority busi- pretation groups where necessary, to com- (B) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—If the Under ness enterprises, as those business enter- municate in the most common languages Secretary extends the term of an MBDA prises are more likely to struggle in access- spoken by the groups served by those organi- Business Center agreement under paragraph ing, particularly at affordable rates, tradi- zations. (1), the Under Secretary shall, in the same tional sources of capital. manner and amount in which financial as- TITLE II—NEW INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE (b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 1 sistance was provided during the initial term ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FOR MINORITY year after the date of enactment of this Act, of the agreement, provide financial assist- BUSINESSES the Under Secretary shall— ance under the agreement during the ex- SEC. lll201. ANNUAL DIVERSE BUSINESS (1) conduct a study on opportunities for tended term of the agreement. FORUM ON CAPITAL FORMATION. providing alternative financing solutions to (h) MBDA INVOLVEMENT.—The Under Sec- (a) RESPONSIBILITY OF AGENCY.—Not later minority business enterprises; and retary may take actions to ensure that the than 18 months after the date of enactment (2) submit to Congress, and publish on the Agency is substantially involved in the ac- of this Act, and annually thereafter, the website of the Agency, a report describing tivities of Centers in carrying out subsection Under Secretary shall conduct a Govern- the findings of the study carried out under (a), including by— ment-business forum to review the current paragraph (1). (1) providing to each Center training relat- status of problems and programs relating to SEC. lll203. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RE- ing to the MBDA Business Center Program; capital formation by minority business en- LATING TO MANAGEMENT AND EN- (2) requiring that the operator and staff of terprises. TREPRENEURSHIP. each Center— (b) PARTICIPATION IN FORUM PLANNING.— (a) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary shall, (A) attend— The Under Secretary shall invite the heads whenever the Under Secretary determines (i) a conference with the Agency to estab- of other Federal agencies, such as the Chair- such action is necessary or appropriate— lish the services and programs that the Cen- man of the Securities and Exchange Com- (1) promote the education and training of ter will provide in carrying out the require- mission, the Secretary of the Treasury, and socially or economically disadvantaged indi- ments before the date on which the Center the Chairman of the Board of Governors of viduals in subjects directly relating to busi- begins providing those services and pro- the Federal Reserve System, organizations ness administration and management; grams; and representing State securities commissioners, (2) encourage institutions of higher edu- (ii) training provided under paragraph (1); representatives of leading minority cham- cation, leaders in business and industry, and (B) receive necessary guidance relating to bers of commerce, not less than 1 certified other public sector entities and private sec- carrying out the requirements under sub- owner of a minority business enterprise, tor entities, particularly minority business section (a); and business organizations, and professional or- enterprises, to— (C) work in coordination and collaboration ganizations concerned with capital forma- (A) develop programs to offer scholarships with the Under Secretary to carry out the tion to participate in the planning of each and fellowships, apprenticeships, and intern- MBDA Business Center Program and other forum conducted under subsection (a). ships relating to business to socially or eco- programs of the Agency; (c) PREPARATION OF STATEMENTS AND RE- nomically disadvantaged individuals; and (3) facilitating connections between Cen- PORTS.— (B) sponsor seminars, conferences, and ters and— (1) REQUESTS.—The Under Secretary may similar activities relating to business for the (A) Federal agencies other than the Agen- request that any head of a Federal agency, benefit of socially or economically disadvan- cy, as appropriate; and department, or organization, including those taged individuals; (B) other institutions or entities that use described in subsection (b), or any other (3) stimulate and accelerate curriculum de- Federal resources, such as— group or individual, prepare a statement or sign and improvement in support of develop- (i) small business development centers, as report to be delivered at any forum con- ment of minority business enterprises; and that term is defined in section 3(t) of the ducted under subsection (a). (4) encourage and assist private institu- Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(t)); (2) COOPERATION.—Any head of a Federal tions and organizations and public sector en- (ii) women’s business centers described in agency, department, or organization who re- tities to undertake activities similar to the section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 ceives a request under paragraph (1) shall, to activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and U.S.C. 656); the greatest extent practicable, cooperate (3). (iii) eligible entities, as that term is de- with the Under Secretary to fulfill that re- (b) PARREN J. MITCHELL ENTREPRENEUR- fined in section 2411 of title 10, United States quest. SHIP EDUCATION GRANTS.—

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(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the (5) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The (ii) advanced manufacturing; term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means an institu- term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means (iii) the promotion of manufacturing in the tion of higher education described in any of an institution described in any of paragraphs United States; paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher (iv) ways in which rural minority business the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). enterprises can meet gaps in the supply 1067q(a)). (6) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ chain of critical supplies and essential goods (2) GRANTS.—The Under Secretary shall has the meaning given the term in section and services for the United States; award grants to eligible institutions to de- 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural (v) improving the connectivity of rural mi- velop and implement entrepreneurship cur- Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)). nority business enterprises through trans- ricula. (7) RURAL MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.— portation and logistics; (3) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible institution The term ‘‘rural minority business enter- (vi) promoting trade and export opportuni- to which a grant is awarded under this sub- prise’’ means a minority business enterprise ties by rural minority business enterprises; section shall use the grant funds to— located in a rural area. (vii) securing financial capital; (A) develop a curriculum that includes SEC. lll302. BUSINESS CENTERS. (viii) facilitating entrepreneurship in rural areas; and training in various skill sets needed by con- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary may temporary successful entrepreneurs, includ- establish MBDA Rural Business Centers. (ix) creating jobs in rural areas; and (B) any other issue relating to the unique ing— (b) PARTNERSHIP.— challenges faced by rural minority business (i) business management and marketing; (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an MBDA enterprises; and (ii) financial management and accounting; Rural Business Center established by the (3) provide education, training, and legal, (iii) market analysis; Under Secretary, the Under Secretary shall financial, and technical assistance to minor- (iv) competitive analysis; establish the MBDA Rural Business Center ity business enterprises. (v) innovation; in partnership with an eligible entity in ac- (d) APPLICATIONS.— (vi) strategic and succession planning; cordance with paragraph (2). (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days (vii) marketing; (2) MBDA AGREEMENT.— (viii) general management; after the date of enactment of this Act, the (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each Under Secretary shall issue a Notice of (ix) technology and technology adoption; MBDA Rural Business Center established by (x) leadership; and Funding Opportunity requesting applications the Under Secretary, the Under Secretary from eligible entities that desire to enter (xi) human resources; and shall enter into a cooperative agreement (B) implement the curriculum developed into MBDA Rural Business Center agree- with an eligible entity that provides that— ments. under subparagraph (A) at the eligible insti- (i) the eligible entity shall provide space, (2) CRITERIA AND PRIORITY.—In selecting an tution. facilities, and staffing for the MBDA Rural eligible entity with which to enter into an (4) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.—The Under Business Center; MBDA Rural Business Center agreement, the Secretary shall establish and publish a (ii) the Under Secretary shall provide fund- Under Secretary shall— timeline under which an eligible institution ing for, and oversight with respect to, the (A) select an eligible entity that dem- to which a grant is awarded under this sec- MBDA Rural Business Center; and onstrates— tion shall carry out the requirements under (iii) subject to subparagraph (B), the eligi- (i) the ability to collaborate with govern- paragraph (3). ble entity shall match 20 percent of the mental and private sector entities to lever- EPORTS.—Each year, the Under Sec- (5) R amount of the funding provided by the Under age capabilities of minority business enter- retary shall submit to all applicable commit- Secretary under clause (ii), which may be prises through public-private partnerships; tees of Congress, and as part of the annual calculated to include the costs of providing (ii) the research and extension capacity to budget submission of the President under the space, facilities, and staffing under support minority business enterprises; section 1105(a) of title 31, United States clause (i). (iii) knowledge of the community that the Code, a report evaluating the awarding and (B) LOWER MATCH REQUIREMENT.—Based on eligible entity serves and the ability to con- use of grants under this subsection during the available resources of an eligible entity, duct effective outreach to that community the fiscal year immediately preceding the the Under Secretary may enter into a coop- to advance the goals of an MBDA Rural Busi- fiscal year in which the report is submitted, erative agreement with the eligible entity ness Center; which shall include, with respect to the fis- that provides that— (iv) the ability to provide innovative busi- cal year covered by the report— (i) the eligible entity shall match less than ness solutions, including access to con- (A) a description of each curriculum devel- 20 percent of the amount of the funding pro- tracting opportunities, markets, and capital; oped and implemented under each grant vided by the Under Secretary under subpara- (v) the ability to provide services that ad- awarded under this section; graph (A)(ii); or vance the development of science, tech- (B) the date on which each grant awarded (ii) if the Under Secretary makes a deter- nology, engineering, and math jobs within under this section was awarded; and mination, upon a demonstration by the eligi- minority business enterprises; (C) the number of eligible entities that ble entity of substantial need, the eligible (vi) the ability to leverage resources from were recipients of grants awarded under this entity shall not be required to provide any within the eligible entity to advance an section. match with respect to the funding provided MBDA Rural Business Center; TITLE III—RURAL MINORITY BUSINESS by the Under Secretary under subparagraph (vii) that the mission of the eligible entity CENTER PROGRAM (A)(ii). aligns with the mission of the Agency; (C) ELIGIBLE FUNDS.—An eligible entity (viii) the ability to leverage relationships SEC. lll301. DEFINITIONS. may provide matching funds required under with rural minority business enterprises; and In this title: an MBDA Rural Business Center agreement (ix) a referral relationship with not less (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- with Federal funds received from other Fed- than 1 community-based organization; and TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional eral programs. (B) give priority to an eligible entity committees’’ means— (3) TERM.—The initial term of an MBDA that— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, Rural Business Center agreement shall be (i) is located in a State or region that has and Transportation of the Senate; and not less than 3 years. a significant population of socially or eco- (B) the Committee on Financial Services of (4) EXTENSION.—The Under Secretary and nomically disadvantaged individuals; the House of Representatives. an eligible entity may agree to extend the (ii) has a history of serving socially or eco- (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible term of an MBDA Rural Business Center nomically disadvantaged individuals; or entity’’ means— agreement with respect to an MBDA Rural (iii) in the determination of the Under Sec- (A) a minority-serving institution; or Business Center. retary, has not received an equitable alloca- (B) a consortium of institutions of higher (c) FUNCTIONS.—An MBDA Rural Business tion of land and financial resources under— education that is led by a minority-serving Center shall— (I) the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly institution. (1) primarily serve clients that are— known as the ‘‘First Morrill Act’’) (12 Stat. (3) MBDA RURAL BUSINESS CENTER.—The (A) rural minority business enterprises; or 503, chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); or term ‘‘MBDA Rural Business Center’’ means (B) minority business enterprises that are (II) the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly an MBDA Business Center that provides located more than 50 miles from an MBDA known as the ‘‘Second Morrill Act’’) (26 Stat. technical business assistance to minority Business Center (other than that MBDA 417, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.). business enterprises located in rural areas. Rural Business Center); (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining (4) MBDA RURAL BUSINESS CENTER AGREE- (2) focus on— whether to enter into an MBDA Rural Busi- MENT.—The term ‘‘MBDA Rural Business (A) issues relating to— ness Center agreement with an eligible enti- Center agreement’’ means an MBDA Busi- (i) the adoption of broadband internet ac- ty under this section, the Under Secretary ness Center agreement that establishes the cess service (as defined in section 8.1(b) of shall consider the needs of the eligible enti- terms by which the recipient of the Federal title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any ty. assistance award that is the subject of the successor regulation), digital literacy skills, SEC. lll303. REPORT TO CONGRESS. agreement shall operate an MBDA Rural and e-commerce by rural minority business Not later than 1 year after the date of en- Business Center. enterprises; actment of this Act, the Under Secretary

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.009 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5845 shall submit to the appropriate congres- (A) covered entities with a national pres- accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of sional committees a report that includes— ence; title 5, United States Code. (1) a summary of the efforts of the Under (B) community-based covered entities; (c) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding section Secretary to provide services to minority (C) covered entities with annual budgets 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 business enterprises located in States that below $1,000,000; or U.S.C. App.), the Council shall terminate on lack an MBDA Business Center, as of the (D) covered entities that principally serve the date that is 5 years after the date of en- date of enactment of this Act, and especially low-income and rural communities. actment of this Act. in those States that have significant minor- (h) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.—Not later TITLE VI—FEDERAL COORDINATION OF ity populations; and than 180 days after the date on which the MINORITY BUSINESS PROGRAMS (2) recommendations for extending the out- Under Secretary begins making grants under SEC. lll601. GENERAL DUTIES. reach of the Agency to underserved areas. this section, the Inspector General of the De- The Under Secretary may coordinate, as SEC. lll304. STUDY AND REPORT. partment of Commerce shall— consistent with law, the plans, programs, (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, in (1) conduct an audit of grants made under and operations of the Federal Government coordination with relevant leadership of the this section, which shall seek to identify any that affect, or may contribute to, the estab- Agency and relevant individuals outside of discrepancies or irregularities with respect the Department of Commerce, shall conduct to those grants; and lishment, preservation, and strengthening of a study that addresses the ways in which mi- (2) submit to Congress a report regarding socially or economically disadvantaged busi- nority business enterprises can meet gaps in the audit conducted under paragraph (1). ness concerns. the supply chain of the United States, with a (i) UPDATES TO CONGRESS.—Not later than SEC. lll602. PARTICIPATION OF FEDERAL DE- particular focus on the supply chain of ad- 90 days after the date on which the Under PARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. vanced manufacturing and essential goods Secretary makes the designation required The Under Secretary shall— and services. under subsection (c), and once every 30 days (1) consult with other Federal agencies and (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit departments as appropriate to— the date of enactment of this Act, the Under to Congress a report that contains— (A) develop policies, comprehensive plans, Secretary shall submit to the appropriate (1) the number of grants made under this and specific program goals for the programs congressional committees a report that in- section during the period covered by the re- carried out under subtitle B of title I and cludes the results of the study conducted port; and title III; under subsection (a), which shall include rec- (2) with respect to the grants described in (B) establish regular performance moni- ommendations regarding the ways in which paragraph (1)— toring and reporting systems to ensure that minority business enterprises can meet gaps (A) the geographic distribution of those goals established by the Under Secretary in the supply chain of the United States. grants by State and county; with respect to the implementation of this TITLE IV—MINORITY BUSINESS (B) if applicable, demographic information division are being achieved; and DEVELOPMENT GRANTS with respect to the minority business enter- (C) evaluate the impact of Federal support of socially or economically disadvantaged SEC. lll401. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANI- prises served by the covered entities to ZATIONS THAT SUPPORT MINORITY which the grants were made; and business concerns in achieving the objectives BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. (C) information regarding the industries of of this division; (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term the minority business enterprises served by (2) conduct a coordinated review of all pro- ‘‘covered entity’’ means a private nonprofit the covered entities to which the grants were posed Federal training and technical assist- organization that— made. ance activities in direct support of the pro- (1) is described in paragraph (3), (4), (5), or TITLE V—MINORITY BUSINESS grams carried out under subtitle B of title I (6) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue ENTERPRISES ADVISORY COUNCIL and title III to ensure consistency with pro- gram goals and to avoid duplication; and Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec- SEC. lll501. PURPOSE. tion 501(a) of such Code; and (3) convene, for purposes of coordination, The Under Secretary shall establish the meetings of the heads of such Federal agen- (2) can demonstrate that a primary activ- Minority Business Enterprises Advisory ity of the organization is to provide services cies and departments, or their designees, the Council (referred to in this title as the programs and activities of which may affect to minority business enterprises, whether ‘‘Council’’) to advise and assist the Agency. through education, making grants or loans, or contribute to the carrying out of this divi- SEC. lll502. COMPOSITION AND TERM. or other similar activities. sion. (a) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section TITLE VII—ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF is to make grants to covered entities to help composed of 9 members of the private sector and 1 representative from each of not fewer THE AGENCY; MISCELLANEOUS PROVI- those covered entities continue the nec- SIONS essary work of supporting minority business than 10 Federal agencies that support or oth- SEC. lll701. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS. enterprises. erwise have duties that relate to business (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this divi- (c) DESIGNATION OF OFFICE.— formation, including duties relating to labor sion, the Under Secretary may— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days development, monetary policy, national se- after the date of enactment of this Act, the curity, energy, agriculture, transportation, (1) adopt and use a seal for the Agency, Under Secretary shall designate an office to and housing. which shall be judicially noticed; make and administer grants under this sec- (b) CHAIR.—The Under Secretary shall des- (2) hold hearings, sit and act, and take tes- tion. ignate 1 of the private sector members of the timony as the Under Secretary may deter- Council as the Chair of the Council for a 1- mine to be necessary or appropriate to carry (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In designating an of- fice under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary year term. out this division; (c) TERM.—The Council shall meet at the shall ensure that the office designated has (3) acquire, in any lawful manner, any request of the Under Secretary and members adequate staffing to carry out the respon- property that the Under Secretary deter- shall serve for a term of 2 years. Members of sibilities of the office under this section. mines to be necessary or appropriate to (d) APPLICATION.—A covered entity desir- the Council may be reappointed. carry out this division; ing a grant under this section shall submit SEC. lll503. DUTIES. (4) with the consent of another Federal to the Under Secretary an application at (a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall provide agency, enter into an agreement with that such time, in such manner, and containing advice to the Under Secretary by— Federal agency to utilize, with or without such information as the Under Secretary (1) serving as a source of knowledge and in- reimbursement, any service, equipment, per- may require. formation on developments in areas of the sonnel, or facility of that Federal agency; (e) PRIORITY.—The Under Secretary shall, economic and social life of the United States (5) coordinate with the heads of the Offices in carrying out this section, prioritize grant- that affect socially or economically dis- of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utili- ing an application submitted by a covered advantaged business concerns; zation of Federal agencies; entity that is located in a federally recog- (2) providing the Under Secretary with in- (6) develop procedures under which the nized area of economic distress. formation regarding plans, programs, and ac- Under Secretary may evaluate the compli- (f) USE OF FUNDS.—A covered entity to tivities in the public and private sectors that ance of a recipient of assistance under this which a grant is made under this section relate to socially or economically disadvan- Act with the requirements of this Act; may use the grant funds to support the de- taged business concerns; and (7) deobligate assistance provided under velopment, growth, or retention of minority (3) advising the Under Secretary regard- this Act to a recipient that has dem- business enterprises. ing— onstrated an insufficient level of perform- (g) PROCEDURES.—The Under Secretary (A) any measures to better achieve the ob- ance with respect to the assistance, or has shall establish procedures to— jectives of this division; and engaged in wasteful or fraudulent spending; (1) discourage and prevent waste, fraud, (B) problems and matters the Under Sec- and and abuse by applicants for, and recipients retary refers to the Council. (8) provide that a recipient of assistance of, grants made under this section; and (b) CAPACITY.—Members of the Council under this Act that has demonstrated an in- (2) ensure that grants are made under this shall not be compensated for service on the sufficient level of performance with respect section to a diverse array of covered entities, Council but may be allowed travel expenses, to the assistance, or has engaged in wasteful which may include— including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in or fraudulent spending, shall be ineligible to

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Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, (or any successor regulation), beginning on purpose of audit, investigation, and examina- Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. the date on which the Under Secretary tion, to any book, document, paper, record, PADILLA, Ms. CANTWELL, and Mr. makes the applicable finding. or other material of the Agency or an MBDA KELLY) submitted an amendment in- (b) USE OF PROPERTY.— Business Center. tended to be proposed to amendment (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), lll SEC. 704. REVIEW AND REPORT BY COMP- SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for in carrying out this division, the Under Sec- TROLLER GENERAL. retary may, without cost (except for costs of Not later than 4 years after the date of en- Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, care and handling), allow any public sector actment of this Act, the Comptroller General Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- entity, or any recipient nonprofit organiza- of the United States shall— HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. tion, for the purpose of the development of (1) conduct a thorough review of the pro- MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- minority business enterprises, to use any grams carried out under this division; and NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize real or tangible personal property acquired (2) submit to Congress a detailed report of funds for Federal-aid highways, high- by the Agency in carrying out this division. the findings of the Comptroller General of way safety programs, and transit pro- (2) TERMS, CONDITIONS, RESERVATIONS, AND the United States under the review carried grams, and for other purposes; which RESTRICTIONS.—The Under Secretary may out under paragraph (1), which shall in- impose reasonable terms, conditions, res- clude— was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- ervations, and restrictions upon the use of (A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of lows: any property under paragraph (1). the programs in achieving the purposes of On page 2687, line 22, insert ‘‘Provided fur- SEC. lll702. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. this division; ther, That, from funds made available under (a) IN GENERAL.— (B) a description of any failure by any re- this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall (1) PROVISION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—To cipient of assistance under this division to provide an additional 23 percent of total carry out sections lll101, lll102, and comply with the requirements under this di- project costs for any project described in lll103(a), the Under Secretary may pro- vision; and subsection (d) or (e) of section 5309 of title 49, vide Federal assistance to public sector enti- (C) recommendations for any legislative or United States Code, that has a Full Funding ties and private sector entities in the form of administrative action that should be taken Grant Agreement that was entered into grants or cooperative agreements. to improve the achievement of the purposes under such subsection (d) or (e) on or after (2) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days after of this division. January 1, 2017, and that has received an al- the date on which amounts are appropriated SEC. lll705. BIANNUAL REPORTS; REC- location of funding in any of fiscal years to carry out this section, the Under Sec- OMMENDATIONS. 2019, 2020, and 2021:’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2023:’’ retary shall, in accordance with subsection (a) BIANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 (b), broadly publish a statement regarding year after the date of enactment of this Act, SA 2480. Mr. LANKFORD (for Mr. Federal assistance that will, or may, be pro- and 90 days after the last day of each odd- INHOFE) submitted an amendment in- vided under paragraph (1) during the fiscal numbered year thereafter, the Under Sec- tended to be proposed to amendment year for which those amounts are appro- retary shall submit to Congress, and publish SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for priated, including— on the website of the Agency, a report of Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, each activity of the Agency carried out (A) the actual, or anticipated, amount of Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- Federal assistance that will, or may, be under this division during the period covered HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. made available; by the report. (B) the types of Federal assistance that (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Under Sec- MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- will, or may, be made available; retary shall periodically submit to Congress NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize (C) the manner in which Federal assistance and the President recommendations for leg- funds for Federal-aid highways, high- will be allocated among public sector enti- islation or other actions that the Under Sec- way safety programs, and transit pro- ties and private sector entities, as applica- retary determines to be necessary or appro- grams, and for other purposes; which ble; and priate to promote the purposes of this divi- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- (D) the methodology used by the Under sion. lows: Secretary to make allocations under sub- SEC. lll706. SEPARABILITY. On page 94, line 12, insert ‘‘, and including paragraph (C). If a provision of this division, or the appli- a project authorized by Congress to be car- (3) CONSULTATION.—The Under Secretary cation of a provision of this division to any ried out by the Secretary of the Army’’ after shall consult with public sector entities and person or circumstance, is held by a court of ‘‘corridor’’. private sector entities, as applicable, in de- competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that On page 124, line 16, insert ‘‘, and including ciding the amounts and types of Federal as- judgment— a project authorized by Congress to be car- sistance to make available under paragraph (1) shall not affect, impair, or invalidate— ried out by the Secretary of the Army’’ after (1). (A) any other provision of this division; or ‘‘crossing’’. (b) PUBLICITY.—In carrying out this sec- (B) the application of this division to any On page 126, line 21, insert ‘‘, and including tion, the Under Secretary shall broadly pub- other person or circumstance; and a project authorized by Congress to be car- licize all opportunities for Federal assistance (2) shall be confined in its operation to— ried out by the Secretary of the Army’’ after available under this section, including (A) the provision of this division with re- ‘‘crossing’’. through the means required under section spect to which the judgment is rendered; or On page 222, between lines 2 and 3, insert lll116. (B) the application of the provision of this the following: division to each person or circumstance di- SEC. lll703. RECORDKEEPING. SEC. 11136. PAYMENTS ON FEDERAL-AID (a) IN GENERAL.—Each recipient of assist- rectly involved in the controversy in which PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY A FED- ance under this division shall keep such the judgment is rendered. ERAL AGENCY. records as the Under Secretary shall pre- SEC. lll707. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11625. Section 132 of title 23, United States Code, scribe, including records that fully disclose, The powers and duties of the Agency shall is amended— with respect to the assistance received by be determined— (1) in subsection (a)— the recipient under this division— (1) in accordance with this division and the (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) (1) the amount and nature of that assist- requirements of this division; and as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, ance; (2) without regard to Executive Order 11625 and indenting appropriately; (2) the disposition by the recipient of the (36 Fed. Reg. 19967; relating to prescribing (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph proceeds of that assistance; additional arrangements for developing and (A) (as so redesignated), by striking the sub- (3) the total cost of the undertaking for coordinating a national program for minor- section designation and heading and all that which the assistance is given or used; ity business enterprise). follows through ‘‘In a case’’ and inserting (4) the amount and nature of the portion of SEC. lll708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- the following: the cost of the undertaking described in TIONS. ‘‘(a) PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY A FEDERAL paragraph (3) that is supplied by a source There are authorized to be appropriated to AGENCY.— other than the Agency; the Under Secretary $110,000,000 for each of ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in (5) the return on investment, as defined by fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out paragraph (2), in a case’’; and the Under Secretary; and this division, of which— (C) by adding at the end the following: (6) any other record that will facilitate an (1) a majority shall be used in each such ‘‘(2) CERTAIN PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE effective audit with respect to the assist- fiscal year to carry out the MBDA Business SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.— ance. Center Program under subtitle B of title I, ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara- (b) ACCESS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.— including the component of that program re- graphs (B) through (D), in a case in which a The Under Secretary, the Inspector General lating to specialty centers; and proposed project described in paragraph (10)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.009 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5847 or (11) of section 149(b), clause (iii) or (iv) of transit programs, and for other pur- At the end of subtitle A of title IV of divi- section 167(h)(5)(B), or clause (vii) or (viii) of poses; which was ordered to lie on the sion B, add the following: section 117(d)(1)(A) is to be undertaken by table; as follows: SEC. 241ll. SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT the Secretary of the Army in accordance OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES At the end of title VII of division B, add with an agreement between a State and the BY INTOXICATED PERSONS. the following: Secretary of the Army, the State may— Section 163(e) of title 23, United States ‘‘(i) direct the Secretary to transfer funds SEC. 270ll. WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, JR., FEDERAL Code, is amended— BUILDING. for the Federal share of the project directly (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- (a) IN GENERAL.—The headquarters build- to the Secretary of the Army; or graph (4); and ing of the Department located at 1200 New ‘‘(ii) make such deposit with, or payment (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, shall to, the Secretary of the Army as is required lowing: be known and designated as the ‘‘William T. to meet the obligation of the State under the ‘‘(3) FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND THEREAFTER.— Coleman, Jr., Federal Building’’. agreement for the work undertaken or to be ‘‘(A) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Beginning on (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, October 1, 2021, no amounts apportioned to a undertaken by the Secretary of the Army for map, regulation, document, paper, or other State under paragraphs (1) or (2) of section the non-Federal share of the project. record of the United States to the building 104(b) may be spent in sanctuary jurisdic- ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Amounts referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed tions. transferred under subparagraph (A)(i) or de- to be a reference to the ‘‘William T. Cole- ‘‘(B) DEFINITION OF SANCTUARY JURISDIC- posited or paid under subparagraph (A)(ii)— man, Jr., Federal Building’’. ‘‘(i) shall not be subject to the provisions TION.— of this title (other than this section); and SA 2483. Mr. CASEY submitted an ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under ‘‘(ii) shall be administered by the Sec- amendment intended to be proposed to subparagraph (ii), for purposes of this para- graph, the term ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ retary of the Army in accordance with the amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 means any State or political subdivision of a U.S.C. 2201 et seq.). SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, ‘‘(C) FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts Notwithstanding section 120, funds trans- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. any government entity or official from— ferred under subparagraph (A)(i) or deposited TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, ‘‘(I) sending, receiving, maintaining, or ex- or paid under subparagraph (A)(ii) to the and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, changing with any Federal, State, or local Secretary of the Army may be accepted and to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- government entity information regarding expended by the Secretary of the Army for ways, highway safety programs, and the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of an individual who is con- the Federal and non-Federal share, respec- transit programs, and for other pur- tively, of a project described in subparagraph victed of violating laws that prohibit the op- (A). poses; which was ordered to lie on the eration of motor vehicles by intoxicated per- ‘‘(D) SUPPLEMENT; NOT SUPPLANT.— table; as follows: sons; or Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) In section 40701 of division D, strike sub- ‘‘(II) complying with a request lawfully shall supplement, and not supplant, funds section (c) and insert the following: made by the Department of Homeland Secu- otherwise made available to the Secretary of (c) COVERED ACTIVITIES.— rity under section 236 or 287 of the Immigra- the Army. (1) IN GENERAL.—Grants under subsection tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and ‘‘(E) MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES.—Amounts (b)(1) shall only be used for activities de- 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify that are transferred under subparagraph scribed in— about the release of, an individual who is (A)(i) or deposited or paid under subpara- (A) section 402(g)(6) of the Surface Mining convicted of violating laws that prohibit the graph (A)(ii) to the Secretary of the Army Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated for a project involving modernization activi- U.S.C. 1232(g)(6)); persons. ties under section 159 of the Water Resources (B) subsections (a) and (b) of section 403 of ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—A State or political sub- Development Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–260) that Act (30 U.S.C. 1233); division of a State shall not be deemed a shall not be eligible for reimbursement by (C) section 410 of that Act (30 U.S.C. 1240); sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on the the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary or State or political subdivision having a policy or to the State, respectively, to the extent (D) section 413(d) of that Act (30 under which officials of the State or political such amounts are obligated by the Secretary U.S.C.1242(d)). subdivision will not share information re- of the Army for such project.’’; and (2) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIRE- garding, or comply with a request made by (2) in subsection (b)— MENTS.— the Department of Homeland Security under (A) by striking ‘‘described in subsection (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Na- (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘described in paragraph other provision of law, grants under sub- tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to com- (1) or (2) of subsection (a)’’; and section (b)(1) may be used for activities de- ply with a detainer regarding, an individual (B) by striking ‘‘under subsection (a)(2)’’ scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (D) of para- who comes forward as a victim or a witness and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)(B) or graph (1) without regard to whether the site to a criminal offense.’’. (2)(A)(ii) of subsection (a)’’. of the activities is adjacent to a site that has been or will be reclaimed under paragraph (1) SA 2485. Mr. LEE submitted an SA 2481. Mr. PAUL submitted an or (2) of section 403(a) of the Surface Mining amendment intended to be proposed to amendment intended to be proposed to Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. U.S.C. 1233(a)). SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (B) ACID MINE DRAINAGE ABATEMENT AND SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- TREATMENT.—Funds from a grant under sub- section (b)(1) may be used for activities de- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. scribed in section 402(g)(6) of the Surface TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (30 U.S.C. 1232(g)(6)) without regard to to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- whether the activities are carried out within ways, highway safety programs, and ways, highway safety programs, and a qualified hydrologic unit (as defined in sec- transit programs, and for other pur- transit programs, and for other pur- tion 402(g)(6)(B) of the Surface Mining Con- poses; which was ordered to lie on the poses; which was ordered to lie on the trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. table; as follows: 1232(g)(6)(B))). table; as follows: At the end, add the following: On page 2700, strike line 17 and all that fol- SA 2484. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an DIVISION K—PROHIBITION ON USE OF lows through page 2702, line 3. amendment intended to be proposed to FUNDS SA 2482. Mr. WICKER (for himself amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SEC. llll01. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. and Mr. WARNOCK) submitted an SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, No funds made available under this Act or amendment intended to be proposed to Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- an amendment made by this Act may be used for the Civilian Climate Corps established amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. pursuant to Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, Reg. 7619 (February 1, 2021); relating to tack- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ling the climate crisis at home and abroad). SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, ways, highway safety programs, and SA 2486. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, transit programs, and for other pur- an amendment intended to be proposed to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- poses; which was ordered to lie on the to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. ways, highway safety programs, and table; as follows: SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself,

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MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, øOn page 2650, line 5, insert ‘‘or biofuel’’ to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- after ‘‘electric’’.¿ Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- ways, highway safety programs, and On page 2650, line 6, insert ‘‘or biofuel fuel- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) transit programs, and for other pur- ing stations’’ after ‘‘charging stations’’. to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds poses; which was ordered to lie on the øOn page 2650, line 7, insert ‘‘or biofuel’’ for Federal-aid highways, highway table; as follows: after ‘‘electric’’.¿ safety programs, and transit programs, On page 2650, strike lines 13 and 14 and in- On page 2642, line 20, strike ‘‘National and for other purposes; which was or- sert ‘‘scenarios for electric and biofuel vehi- Electric Vehicle Formula Program’’ and in- dered to lie on the table; as follows: cles and electric vehicle charging stations or sert ‘‘National Electric Vehicle and Biofuel biofuel fueling stations: Provided further, At the end of subtitle A of title II of divi- Infrastructure Formula Program’’. That not later’’. sion B, add the following: On page 2642, line 23, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- On page 2650, line 22, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- SEC. 22108. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- frastructure’’ before ‘‘under’’. TRANSFER OF AMTRAK FUNDS. ture’’. On page 2650, line 24, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- It is the sense of the Senate that, of the funds made available for Amtrak under this On page 2643, line 3, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- frastructure’’ before ‘‘under’’. frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- On page 2651, line 6, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- title for fiscal years 2022 through 2026— ture’’. frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- (1) $1,000,000,000 of such funds should be On page 2643, line 8, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- ture’’. transferred to the Secretary of Energy for frastructure’’ after ‘‘infrastructure’’. On page 2651, line 8, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- uranium enrichment activities for each of On page 2643, line 9, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- frastructure’’ before ‘‘locations’’. fiscal years 2022 through 2026; and frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- øOn page 2651, line 12, insert ‘‘and biofuel (2) $300,000,000 of such funds should be ture’’. infrastructure’’ before ‘‘corridors’’.¿ transferred to the Secretary of Energy for On page 2643, line 22, insert ‘‘Provided fur- On page 2651, line 15, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- lithium extraction or purification activities ther, That of the funds distributed to each frastructure’’ before ‘‘to support’’. for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. State under the previous proviso, each State On page 2651, line 24, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- may determine how to allocate such funds SA 2490. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- ´ for electric vehicle charging infrastructure ture’’. LUJAN, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. HEINRICH) or biofuel infrastructure projects, respec- øOn page 2651, line 25, insert ‘‘and biofuel submitted an amendment intended to tively:’’ after ‘‘Code:’’. infrastructure’’ before ‘‘corridors’’.¿ be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- On page 2644, line 19, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- On page 2652, line 21, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ture’’. ture’’. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, On page 2646, line 15, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- øOn page 2654, line 4, insert ‘‘or biofuel ve- Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- hicle’’ after ‘‘electric vehicle’’.¿ ture’’. øOn page 2655, line 7, insert ‘‘or biofuel KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) øOn page 2646, line 20, insert ‘‘or fueling’’ fueling stations’’ after ‘‘stations’’.¿ to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds after ‘‘the charging’’.¿ øOn page 2655, line 8, insert ‘‘or biofuel for Federal-aid highways, highway On page 2646, line 21, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- fueling stations’’ after ‘‘stations’’.¿ safety programs, and transit programs, frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- øOn page 2655, line 11, insert ‘‘or biofuel and for other purposes; which was or- ture’’. fueling stations’’ after ‘‘stations’’.¿ dered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 2646, line 25, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- On page 443, lines 4 and 5, strike ‘‘in the frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- SA 2487. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself ture’’. first sentence by striking’’ and insert the fol- and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted an lowing: ‘‘in the first sentence— On page 2647, line 8, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- amendment intended to be proposed to frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- (1) by inserting ‘‘clauses (i) and (iv) of sub- ture’’. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. section (c)(38)(A),’’ after ‘‘subsection On page 2647, line 14, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (c)(37),’’; and frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (2) by striking ture’’. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SA 2491. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for her- On page 2647, line 24, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, self and Mr. INHOFE) submitted an frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, amendment intended to be proposed to ture’’. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. On page 2648, line 1, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- ways, highway safety programs, and frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, transit programs, and for other pur- ture’’. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- poses; which was ordered to lie on the On page 2648, line 5, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. table; as follows: frastructure’’ after ‘‘infrastructure’’. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, On page 2648, line 12, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- On page 2477, line 12, of the amendment, in- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, frastructure’’ before the semicolon. sert ‘‘, including to establish the Marine De- On page 2648, line 14, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- bris Foundation established by section 111(a) to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- frastructure’’ before the comma. of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. ways, highway safety programs, and On page 2648, line 22, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- 4211(a))’’ after ‘‘removal’’. transit programs, and for other pur- frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- poses; which was ordered to lie on the ture’’. SA 2488. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself table; as follows: On page 2649, line 7, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted an At the appropriate place in division I, in- frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- amendment intended to be proposed to sert the following: ture’’. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SEC. ll. FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE NA- On page 2649, line 9, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, TIONAL CENTER FOR THE ADVANCE- frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- MENT OF AVIATION. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- ture’’. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of On page 2649, line 14, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. title 49, United States Code, is amended by frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, adding at the end the following new section: ture’’. and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ‘‘SEC. 118. NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE AD- On page 2649, line 17, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- VANCEMENT OF AVIATION. frastructure’’ after ‘‘charging infrastruc- ways, highway safety programs, and ‘‘(a) FEDERAL CHARTER AND STATUS.— ture’’. transit programs, and for other pur- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Center for On page 2649, line 21, insert ‘‘or biofuel in- poses; which was ordered to lie on the the Advancement of Aviation (in this section frastructure’’ before the comma. referred to as the ‘Center’) is a Federally øOn page 2649, line 25, insert ‘‘or biofuel ve- table; as follows: chartered entity. The Center is a private en- hicle owners’’ after ‘‘owners’’.¿ On page 2598, line 14, strike ‘‘302(a)’’ and in- tity, not a department, agency, or instru- øOn page 2650, line 1, insert ‘‘or biofuel ve- sert ‘‘302’’. mentality of the United States Government. hicles’’ after ‘‘electric vehicles’’.¿ Except as provided in subsection (f)(1), an of- øOn page 2650, line 2, insert ‘‘or biofuel’’ SA 2489. Mrs. BLACKBURN sub- ficer or employee of the Center is not an offi- before ‘‘required’’.¿ mitted an amendment intended to be cer or employee of the Federal Government.

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‘‘(2) PERPETUAL EXISTENCE.—Except as oth- ‘‘(A) MEETINGS.— aviation and aerospace in order to address erwise provided, the Center has perpetual ex- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet at the demands and challenges associated with istence. the call of the Chair but not less than 2 ensuring a safe and vibrant national aviation ‘‘(b) GOVERNING BODY.— times each year and may, as appropriate, system as identified by the Board. In fur- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Directors conduct business by telephone or other elec- therance of that purpose, the constitution (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’) is tronic means. and bylaws of the Center shall direct the the governing body of the Center. ‘‘(ii) OPEN.— Center to focus on the following: ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY AND POWERS.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in ‘‘(1) The development and sustainability of ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall adopt a clause (II), a meeting of the Board shall be a well-qualified, well-trained civil and mili- constitution, bylaws, regulations, policies, open to the public. tary aviation and aerospace workforce. and procedures to carry out the purpose of ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—A meeting, or any por- ‘‘(2) The conduct of research and develop- the Center and may take any other action tion of a meeting, may be closed if the ment of new aviation and aerospace training that it considers necessary (in accordance Board, in public session, votes to close the materials and products. with the duties and powers of the Center) for meeting because the matters to be dis- ‘‘(3) The coordination of the dissemination the management and operation of the Cen- cussed— of grants for the development of aviation and ter. The Board is responsible for the general ‘‘(aa) relate solely to the internal per- aerospace oriented high school STEM edu- policies and management of the Center and sonnel rules and practices of the Center; cation curriculum. for the control of all funds of the Center. ‘‘(bb) may result in disclosure of commer- ‘‘(4) The facilitation of collaboration be- ‘‘(B) POWERS OF BOARD.—The Board shall cial or financial information obtained from a tween institutions of higher education or have the power to do the following: person that is privileged or confidential; other research institutions engaged in avia- ‘‘(i) Adopt and alter a corporate seal. ‘‘(cc) may disclose information of a per- tion, aerospace or related research or tech- ‘‘(ii) Establish and maintain offices to con- sonal nature where disclosure would con- nical development, including those institu- duct its activities. stitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of tions designated as Centers of Excellence or ‘‘(iii) Enter into contracts. personal privacy; or Test Centers of the Federal Aviation Admin- ‘‘(iv) Acquire, own, lease, encumber, and ‘‘(dd) are matters that are specifically ex- istration and aviation and aerospace stake- transfer property as necessary and appro- empted from disclosure by Federal or State holders. priate to carry out the purposes of the Cen- law. ‘‘(5) The engagement in other workforce ter. ‘‘(iii) PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.—At least 1 development activities consistent with ad- ‘‘(v) Publish documents and other publica- week before a meeting, and as soon as prac- dressing the demands and challenges facing tions in a publicly accessible manner. ticable thereafter if there are any changes, the aviation and aerospace industry. ‘‘(vi) Incur and pay obligations. the Board shall make a public announcement ‘‘(vii) Make or issue grants and include any of the meeting that describes— ‘‘(d) DUTIES OF CENTER.—In order to ac- conditions on such grants in furtherance of ‘‘(I) the time, place, and subject matter of complish the purpose described in subsection the purpose and duties of the Center. the meeting; (c), the Center shall perform the following ‘‘(viii) Perform any other act necessary ‘‘(II) whether the meeting is to be open or duties: and proper to carry out the purposes of the closed to the public; and ‘‘(1) Support the development of aviation Center as described in its constitution and ‘‘(III) the name and appropriate contact in- and aerospace education curricula, including bylaws or duties outlined in this section. formation of a person who can respond to re- syllabuses and lesson plans, for use by high ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD.— quests for information about the meeting. schools, institutions of higher education, ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall have 11 ‘‘(iv) RECORD.—The Board shall keep a secondary education institutions, or tech- Directors as follows: transcript of minutes from each Board meet- nical training and vocational schools that ‘‘(i) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP.—The fol- ing. Such transcript shall be made available are designed to prepare students to enter the lowing individuals, or their designees, shall to the public in an accessible format, except aviation or aerospace workforce by becoming serve as ex-officio members of the Board: for portions of the meeting that are closed aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, un- ‘‘(I) The Administrator of the Federal pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). manned aircraft system operators, aviation Aviation Administration. ‘‘(B) QUORUM.—A majority of members of maintenance technicians, or other aviation ‘‘(II) The Director of the William J. Hughes the Board shall constitute a quorum. maintenance professionals, or to refresh the Technical Center within the Federal Avia- ‘‘(C) RESTRICTION.—No member of the knowledge of pilots or any of the aforemen- tion Administration. Board shall participate in any proceeding, tioned individuals working in the aviation or ‘‘(III) The Director of the Mike Monroney application, ruling or other determination, aerospace sector. Aeronautical Center within the Federal contract claim, scholarship award, con- ‘‘(2) Support the professional development Aviation Administration. troversy, or other matter in which the mem- of educators using the curriculum described ‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENTS.— ber, the member’s employer or prospective in paragraph (1) and subparagraphs (A) and ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—From among those mem- employer, or the member’s spouse, partner, (B) of subsection (e)(1) by organizing sympo- bers of the public who are highly respected or minor child has a direct financial interest. siums designed to assist educators who are and have knowledge and experience in the Any person who violates this subparagraph teaching or who wish to teach the aviation fields of aviation, finance, or academia— shall be subject to applicable Federal and curriculum. ‘‘(aa) the Secretary of Transportation shall State laws and may be fined not more than ‘‘(3) Promote aviation and aerospace em- appoint 5 members to the Board; $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, ployment opportunities generally, including ‘‘(bb) the Secretary of Defense shall ap- or both. building awareness of youth oriented avia- point 1 member to the Board; and ‘‘(D) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board tion and aerospace programs (such as the ‘‘(cc) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint and fix the pay of an Executive Civil Air Patrol, Young Eagles program, and shall appoint 1 member to the Board. Director of the Center (in this section re- Reserve Officers Training Corps) and estab- ‘‘(II) TERMS.—The members appointed ferred to as the ‘Executive Director’) who lishing scholarships, apprenticeships, or under subclause (I) shall serve for a term of shall also become a member of the Board. mentorship programs for individuals, includ- 3 years and may be reappointed. To ensure The Executive Director serves at the pleas- ing individuals in economically disadvan- subsequent appointments to the Board are ure of the Board, under such terms and con- taged areas or individuals who are underrep- staggered, of the 7 members first appointed ditions as the Board shall establish and is resented in the aviation industry and who under subclause (I), 2 shall be appointed for subject to removal by the Board at its dis- wish to pursue a career in an aviation- or a term of 1 year, 2 shall be appointed for a cretion. The Executive Director shall be re- aerospace-related field. term of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for sponsible for the daily management and op- ‘‘(4) Support of Armed Forces personnel a term of 3 years. eration of the Center and for carrying out seeking to transition to a career in civil ‘‘(III) CONSIDERATION.—When considering the purposes and duties of the Center. The aviation or an aerospace related field whom to appoint to the Board, the Secretary Board shall designate to the Executive Di- through outreach, training, apprenticeships, of Transportation and Secretary of Defense rector the authority to appoint additional or other means. shall ensure the overall composition of the personnel as the Board considers appropriate ‘‘(5) Serve as a central repository for pub- Board remains balanced between and within and necessary to carry out the purposes and licly available economic data, safety data, the fields of aviation, finance, and academia. duties of the Center. and research efforts related to the aviation ‘‘(iii) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Executive ‘‘(c) PURPOSE OF THE CENTER.—The purpose and aerospace sectors in order to make avail- Director of the Center shall be a member of of the Center is to provide a forum to facili- able to the public information that high- the Board pursuant to paragraph (5)(D). tate collaboration and cooperation between lights the economic impact of aviation and ‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Board aviation and aerospace private sector stake- aerospace and information that would im- shall be filled in the same manner as the ini- holders, including general, business, and prove the safety of aviation and aerospace. tial appointment. commercial aviation, education, labor, man- The Center shall periodically, as appro- ‘‘(4) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.—The Board ufacturing, the Armed Forces, and other gov- priate, publicize an analysis of such data in shall choose a Chairman of the Board from ernmental, non-governmental, and inter- an accessible format. In particular, the Cen- among the members of the Board. national organizations, for the purpose of ter shall coordinate with existing FAA Cen- ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— supporting and promoting civil and military ters of Excellence to do the following:

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‘‘(A) Ensure research and development ef- ‘‘(2) STOCKS AND DIVIDENDS.—The Center nal Revenue Code as an organization de- forts conducted at Centers of Excellence of may not issue stock or declare or pay a divi- scribed in section 501(c)(3) of that Code. the Federal Aviation Administration are dend. ‘‘(l) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Center shall tracked, collected, and amplified across the ‘‘(3) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.—The Center submit an annual report to Congress on the aviation and aerospace community. shall be nonpolitical and may not provide fi- activities of the Center during the prior ‘‘(B) Provide a repository of pertinent rec- nancial aid or assistance to, or otherwise year. ommendations or other action items from all promote the candidacy of, an individual ‘‘(m) FUNDING.—In order to carry out this Centers of Excellence for public review. seeking elective public office. The Center section, notwithstanding any other provision ‘‘(C) Serve as a collaborative forum for may not engage in activities that are, di- of law, an amount equal to 5 percent of the Centers of Excellence institution research- rectly, or indirectly, intended to be or likely interest from investment credited to the Air- ers, stakeholders, and other interested par- to be perceived as advocating or influencing port and Airway Trust Fund shall be trans- ties for the purpose of discussing research ef- the legislative process. ferred annually as a direct lump sum pay- forts. ‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS.— ment on the first day of October to the Cen- ‘‘(6) Serve as a forum, through sympo- The assets of the Center may not inure to ter to carry out this section and shall be siums, conferences, and other means as ap- the benefit of a member of the Board, or an available until expended without further act propriate, for cross-disciplinary collabora- officer or employee of the Center or be dis- of appropriation.’’. tion among aviation and aerospace stake- tributed to any person. This subsection does (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis holders to consider the near-term and long- not prevent the payment of reasonable com- for chapter 1 of subtitle 1 of title 49, United term future of aviation and aerospace gen- pensation to an officer, employee, or other States Code, is amended by inserting after erally with respect to new training materials person or reimbursement for actual and nec- the item relating to section 117 the fol- and products. essary expenses in amounts approved by the lowing: ‘‘(e) GRANTS.— Board. ‘‘118. National Center for the Advancement ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to accomplish ‘‘(5) LOANS.—The Center may not make a of Aviation.’’. the purpose under subsection (c) and duties loan to a member of the Board or an officer --- under subsection (d), the Center shall have or employee of the Center. SA 2492. Mr. LANKFORD (for Mr. the authority and ability to issue grants to ‘‘(6) NO CLAIM OF GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL INHOFE) submitted an amendment in- organizations that have experience in, and OR AUTHORITY.—The Center may not claim tended to be proposed to amendment knowledge of, creating, developing, and de- approval of Congress or of the authority of SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for the United States for any of its activities. livering or updating— Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, ‘‘(h) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— ‘‘(A) high school aviation curricula, includ- Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- ing syllabuses and lesson plans, that are de- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. signed to prepare students to become air- shall appoint members to an advisory com- craft pilots, aerospace engineers, unmanned mittee subject to the approval by the Board. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- aircraft system operators, aviation mainte- Members of the Board of the Center may not NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize nance technicians, or other aviation mainte- sit on the advisory committee. funds for Federal-aid highways, high- nance professionals, or to refresh the knowl- ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory com- way safety programs, and transit pro- edge of out-of-practice pilots or any of the mittee shall consist of 15 members who rep- grams, and for other purposes; which aforementioned individuals; or resent a balance of various aviation stake- holder groups. The advisory committee shall was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- ‘‘(B) aviation curricula, including sylla- lows: buses and lesson plans, used at institutions choose a Chairman and Vice Chairman of the On page 2486, line 17, insert ‘‘Provided fur- of higher education, secondary education in- advisory committee from among members of ther, That in allocating funds under the pre- stitutions, or by technical training and voca- the advisory committee. Members of the ad- vious proviso, the Secretary of the Army tional schools, that are designed to prepare visory committee shall be appointed for a shall prioritize channel deepening projects:’’ students to become aircraft pilots, aerospace term of 5 years. after ‘‘projects:’’. engineers, unmanned aircraft system opera- ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The advisory committee shall— On page 1738, line 25, insert ‘‘, including to tors, or aviation maintenance technicians, or be leveraged through performance con- to refresh the knowledge of out-of-practice ‘‘(A) provide recommendations to the Board on an annual basis regarding the pri- tracting’’ after ‘‘expended’’. pilots or any of the aforementioned individ- At the end of title VIII of division D, add uals. orities for the Center’s activities; ‘‘(B) provide advice to the Board on an on- the following: ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No organization that re- going basis regarding the appropriate powers SEC. 408llll. REGENERATIVE GRAZING DATA ceives a grant under this subsection shall COLLECTION. sell or make a profit from the creation, de- of the Board to accomplish the purposes and duties of the Center; (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: velopment, delivery, or updating of aviation (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal curricula. ‘‘(C) provide data and information to the Center to aid the Center in carrying out its land’’ means— ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS OF THE CEN- duties; and (A) public lands (as defined in section 103 of TER.— ‘‘(D) nominate United States citizens for the Federal Land Policy and Management ‘‘(1) DETAILEES.— consideration by the Board to be honored by Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); and ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the the Center for their work in promoting avia- (B) National Forest System land. Center, the head of any Federal agency or tion or aviation education in the United (2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means department may detail to the Center, on a States. program established under sub- reimbursable basis, any employee of the ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The provisions for meet- section (b)(1). agency or department. ings of the Board under subsection (c)(1) (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ ‘‘(B) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The detail of shall apply to meetings of the advisory com- means the Secretary of Agriculture (acting an employee under subparagraph (A) shall be mittee. through the Chief of the Forest Service) and without interruption or loss of civil service ‘‘(i) WORKING GROUPS.— the Secretary of the Interior (acting through status or privilege. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may establish the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage- ‘‘(2) NAMES AND SYMBOLS.—The Center may and appoint the membership of working ment), acting jointly. use proceeds derived from the Center’s use of groups for a time and for a specific reason as (b) PILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF REGENERA- the exclusive right to use its name and seal, necessary and appropriate. TIVE GRAZING ON FEDERAL LAND TO MITIGATE emblems, and badges incorporating such ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Any working group es- THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.— name as lawfully adopted by the Board of Di- tablished by the Board shall have members (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year rectors in furtherance of the purpose and du- representing a balance of various aviation after the date of enactment of this Act, the ties of the Center. stakeholder groups. Once established, the Secretaries shall establish a pilot program ‘‘(3) GIFTS, GRANTS, BEQUESTS, AND DE- membership of such working group shall to study the effectiveness of using grazing on VISES.—The Center may accept, use, and dis- choose a Chairman from among the members Federal land to mitigate the effects of cli- pose of gifts, grants, bequests, or devises of of the working group. mate change. money, services, or property from any public ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—Any working group es- (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the or private source for the purpose of covering tablished by the Board under this subsection program, the Secretaries shall— the costs incurred by the Center in further- shall be constituted for a time period of not (A) identify— ance of the purpose and duties of the Center. more than 3 years. (i) a standard set of practices to study, ‘‘(4) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—The Center ‘‘(j) RECORDS OF ACCOUNTS.—The Center such as carbon beneficial practices in the may accept from any person voluntary serv- shall keep correct and complete records of conservation practice standards of the Nat- ices to be provided in furtherance of the pur- accounts. ural Resources Conservation Service, that pose and duties of the Center. ‘‘(k) DUTY TO MAINTAIN TAX-EXEMPT STA- support conservation goals, including— ‘‘(g) RESTRICTIONS ON THE CENTER.— TUS.—The Center shall be operated in a man- (I) silvopasture; ‘‘(1) PROFIT.—The Center may not engage ner and for purposes that qualify the Center (II) practices that provide wildlife habitat in business activity for profit. for exemption from taxation under the Inter- benefits;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.025 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5851 (III) practices that consider flexibility in ment intended to be proposed to (3) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available season of use; amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. to carry out the program may be used for— (IV) forage and biomass management; SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (A) the conduct of research activities; (V) planned grazing; and (B) the provision of technical assistance to Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (VI) range monitoring; and permittees; or SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (ii) sufficient grazing allotments on a di- (C) the construction of infrastructure nec- verse mixture of ecosystems to identify how TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, essary for implementing and analyzing re- grazing is an effective tool to mitigate ef- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, generative grazing. fects of climate change, including the ability to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than to— ways, highway safety programs, and 180 days after the date on which the Secre- (I) improve soil health; transit programs, and for other pur- taries determine that a sufficient quantity of (II) sequester carbon; poses; which was ordered to lie on the data has been collected under the program, (III) reduce wildfire risk; and table; as follows: the Secretaries shall submit to the Com- (IV) improve watershed resilience and bio- mittee on Energy and Natural Resources and At the end of title VIII of division D, add diversity; the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, the following: (B) in developing, implementing, and moni- and Forestry of the Senate and the Com- SEC. 408llll. REGENERATIVE GRAZING DATA mittee on Natural Resources and the Com- toring the program, consult with— COLLECTION. (i) relevant subject matter experts at the mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Forest Service; resentatives and make publicly available on (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal the websites of the Department of Agri- (ii) relevant subject matter experts at the land’’ means— Bureau of Land Management; culture and the Department of the Interior a (A) public lands (as defined in section 103 of report on the findings and data derived from (iii) the Chief of the Natural Resources the Federal Land Policy and Management Conservation Service; the program, including whether and the ex- Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); and tent to which the use of regenerative grazing (iv) the Director of the United States Geo- (B) National Forest System land. logical Survey; improved the ability to mitigate the impacts (2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means (v) ranchers and representatives of the of climate change. the pilot program established under sub- (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ranching industry; section (b)(1). (vi) representatives from grazing districts, There is authorized to be appropriated to (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of associations, or boards; means the Secretary of Agriculture (acting (vii) environmental and conservation non- fiscal years 2021 through 2023, to remain through the Chief of the Forest Service) and available until expended. governmental organizations; the Secretary of the Interior (acting through (viii) institutions of higher education; and the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage- SA 2495. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for her- (ix) any other organization that the Secre- ment), acting jointly. self and Mr. THUNE) submitted an taries determine to be appropriate. (b) PILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF REGENERA- (3) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available amendment intended to be proposed to TIVE GRAZING ON FEDERAL LAND TO MITIGATE amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. to carry out the program may be used for— THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.— CHUMER INEMA (A) the conduct of research activities; (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year S (for Ms. S (for herself, (B) the provision of technical assistance to after the date of enactment of this Act, the Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- permittees; or Secretaries shall establish a pilot program SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (C) the construction of infrastructure nec- to study the effectiveness of using grazing on TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, essary for implementing and analyzing re- Federal land to mitigate the effects of cli- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, generative grazing. mate change. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the ways, highway safety programs, and 180 days after the date on which the Secre- program, the Secretaries shall— transit programs, and for other pur- taries determine that a sufficient quantity of (A) identify— data has been collected under the program, poses; which was ordered to lie on the (i) a standard set of practices to study, table; as follows: the Secretaries shall submit to the Com- such as carbon beneficial practices in the mittee on Energy and Natural Resources and conservation practice standards of the Nat- At the appropriate place in division H, in- the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, ural Resources Conservation Service, that sert the following: and Forestry of the Senate and the Com- support conservation goals, including— SEC. lll. CREDIT FOR SALE OR BLENDING OF mittee on Natural Resources and the Com- (I) silvopasture; ETHANOL FUELS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep- (II) practices that provide wildlife habitat subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal resentatives and make publicly available on benefits; Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding the websites of the Department of Agri- (III) practices that consider flexibility in at the end the following new section: culture and the Department of the Interior a season of use; report on the findings and data derived from (IV) forage and biomass management; ‘‘SEC. 45U. CREDIT FOR SALE OR BLENDING OF ETHANOL FUELS. the program, including whether and the ex- (V) planned grazing; and tent to which the use of regenerative grazing ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section (VI) range monitoring; and 38, the ethanol fuel credit determined under improved the ability to mitigate the impacts (ii) sufficient grazing allotments on a di- of climate change. this section for any taxable year is an verse mixture of ecosystems to identify how amount equal to— (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— grazing is an effective tool to mitigate ef- There is authorized to be appropriated to ‘‘(1) in the case of an applicable taxpayer fects of climate change, including the ability which is described in subsection (b)(1)(A)— carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of to— ‘‘(A) for each gallon of E15 blended by such fiscal years 2021 through 2023, to remain (I) improve soil health; taxpayer, 5 cents, and available until expended. (II) sequester carbon; ‘‘(B) for each gallon of fuel blended by such (III) reduce wildfire risk; and SA 2493. Mr. COONS (for himself and taxpayer which contains more than 15 vol- (IV) improve watershed resilience and bio- ume percent ethanol, 10 cents, and Mrs. SHAHEEN) submitted an amend- diversity; ‘‘(2) subject to subsection (c), in the case of ment intended to be proposed to (B) in developing, implementing, and moni- an applicable taxpayer which is described in amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. toring the program, consult with— subsection (b)(1)(B)— SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (i) relevant subject matter experts at the ‘‘(A) for each gallon of E15 sold by such Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- Forest Service; taxpayer, 5 cents, and SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (ii) relevant subject matter experts at the ‘‘(B) for each gallon of fuel sold by such TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, Bureau of Land Management; taxpayer which contains more than 15 vol- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (iii) the Chief of the Natural Resources ume percent ethanol, 10 cents. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- Conservation Service; ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- (iv) the Director of the United States Geo- tion— ways, highway safety programs, and logical Survey; ‘‘(1) APPLICABLE TAXPAYER.—The term ‘ap- transit programs, and for other pur- (v) ranchers and representatives of the plicable taxpayer’ means— poses; which was ordered to lie on the ranching industry; ‘‘(A) an oxygenate blender (as defined in table; as follows: (vi) representatives from grazing districts, section 1090.80 of title 40, Code of Federal On page 1738, line 25, insert ‘‘, including to associations, or boards; Regulations), and be leveraged through performance con- (vii) environmental and conservation non- ‘‘(B) a retailer (as defined in paragraph (7) tracting’’ after ‘‘expended’’. governmental organizations; of section 101 of the Petroleum Marketing (viii) institutions of higher education; and Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801)). SA 2494. Ms. LUMMIS (for herself (ix) any other organization that the Secre- ‘‘(2) E15.—The term ‘E15’ means gasoline and Mr. WYDEN) submitted an amend- taries determine to be appropriate. that is marketed and sold as E15 contains

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.025 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 more than 13 percent ethanol and no more ways, highway safety programs, and (A) validating distributed ledger trans- than 15 percent ethanol by volume. transit programs, and for other pur- actions, ‘‘(c) ELECTION.— poses; which was ordered to lie on the (B) selling hardware or software for which ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— table; as follows: the sole function is to permit a person to ‘‘(A) ELECTION BY OXYGENATE BLENDER.— control private keys which are used for ac- Subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to On page 331, between lines 23 and 24, insert cessing digital assets on a distributed ledger, the following: any gallon of fuel described in such sub- or ‘‘(3) REGIONAL INNOVATION PILOT.— section only if the applicable taxpayer de- (C) developing digital assets or their cor- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to eligible scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A) elects to have responding protocols for use by other per- projects under paragraphs (1) and (2), a met- such subsection apply with respect to such sons, provided that such other persons are ropolitan planning organization may use gallon of fuel. not customers of the person developing such amounts suballocated under subsection (e) ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The applicable tax- assets or protocols. for innovative strategies to reduce transpor- payer described in subparagraph (A) shall (2) BROKERS AND TREATMENT OF DIGITAL AS- tation emissions, including associated infra- provide notice of their election with respect SETS.—Nothing in this section or the amend- structure improvements that will increase to any gallon of fuel described in such sub- ments made by this section shall be con- the share of nonmotorized trips and improve paragraph to any applicable taxpayer de- strued to create any inference, for any period the efficiency of existing surface transpor- scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B) to which such prior to the effective date of such amend- tation infrastructure to address carbon re- fuel is sold, with such notice to be provided ments, with respect to— duction. on or before the date of such sale. (A) whether any person is a broker under ‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days after ‘‘(2) CREDIT FOR RETAILER AVAILABLE ONLY section 6045(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue the date of enactment of the Surface Trans- IF NOT CLAIMED BY OXYGENATE BLENDER.— Code of 1986, or portation Reauthorization Act of 2021, the Subsection (a)(2) shall apply with respect to (B) whether any digital asset is property Secretary shall provide notice and guidance any gallon of fuel described in such sub- which is a specified security under section for interested metropolitan planning organi- section only if the applicable taxpayer de- 6045(g)(3)(B) of such Code. scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A) has not elect- zations to participate in activities under subparagraph (A). SEC. 80604. SENSE OF CONGRESS. ed (pursuant to paragraph (1)) to apply sub- It is the sense of Congress that nothing in ‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—In carrying out activities section (a)(1) with respect to such gallon of the amendments made by section 80603 shall under subparagraph (A), a metropolitan fuel. be construed to have any effect on the Secu- planning organization may not use amounts ‘‘(d) REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR SMALL RE- rities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) or the made available to carry out that subpara- TAILERS.—For purposes of this title, in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a graph for a project that increases net capac- case of a retailer with not greater than 5 re- et seq.). ity for vehicular travel. tail locations at the close of the taxable SEC. 80605. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE RETEN- year, the credit allowed under subsection SA 2497. Mr. PADILLA submitted an TION CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS SUB- (a)(2) for such taxable year shall be treated amendment intended to be proposed to JECT TO CLOSURE DUE TO COVID– as a credit allowable under subpart C (and 19. not allowable under this subpart) for such amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. taxable year. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, SA 2499. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Ms. ‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF CREDIT.— Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- SINEMA, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such regula- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. and Mr. CORNYN) submitted an amend- tions or other guidance as the Secretary de- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, ment intended to be proposed to termines necessary or appropriate, if, with and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. respect to the credit allowed under sub- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, section (a) for any taxable year, the applica- ways, highway safety programs, and Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- ble taxpayer elects the application of this transit programs, and for other pur- subsection for such taxable year with respect SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. poses; which was ordered to lie on the to all (or any portion specified in such elec- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, table; as follows: tion) of such credit, the eligible entity speci- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, fied in such election, and not the applicable On page 338, between lines 7 and 8, insert to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- the following: taxpayer, shall be treated as the taxpayer for ways, highway safety programs, and purposes of this title with respect to such ‘‘(7) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.— credit (or such portion thereof). ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph transit programs, and for other pur- ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this (B), the applicable metropolitan planning or- poses; which was ordered to lie on the subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means ganization shall determine the programming table; as follows: any person within the supply chain for fuel and expenditure of amounts that a State is On page 2621, line 3, insert after ‘‘2026:’’ the described in such section (a).’’. required to obligate under clauses (i) and (ii) following: ‘‘Provided further, That for funds (b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSI- of paragraph (1)(A). made available under this heading in this NESS CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of ‘‘(B) STATE ROLE.—The State may ensure Act for planning, preparation, or design of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended that projects selected by a metropolitan eligible projects, the Secretary may consider by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph planning organization under subparagraph whether the project will provide new or im- (32), by striking the period at the end of (A) are eligible projects under this section. proved Interstate highway connections be- paragraph (33) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by tween not less than 2 metropolitan areas adding at the end the following new para- SA 2498. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, with a population of not less than 500,000:’’. graph: Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. ‘‘(34) the credit for sale or blending of eth- CRUZ) submitted an amendment in- SA 2500. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself anol fuels under section 45U to which sub- tended to be proposed to amendment and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted an section (d) of such section does not apply.’’. SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for amendment intended to be proposed to (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. sections for subpart D of part IV of sub- Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- the end the following new item: MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize ‘‘Sec. 45U. Credit for sale or blending of eth- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, anol fuels.’’. funds for Federal-aid highways, high- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments way safety programs, and transit pro- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- made by this section shall apply to fuel grams, and for other purposes; which ways, highway safety programs, and blended or sold after December 31, 2021. was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- transit programs, and for other pur- lows: poses; which was ordered to lie on the Mr. PADILLA submitted an SA 2496. On page 2437, strike lines 9 through 21 and table; as follows: amendment intended to be proposed to insert the following: At the end of division F, add the following: amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— TITLE VI—STATE FUNDING UNDER RURAL SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (1) DEFINITION OF BROKER.—Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this sec- UTILITIES SERVICE PROGRAMS Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- tion shall be construed to create any infer- SEC. 60601. STATE FUNDING UNDER RURAL UTIL- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ence that a person described in section ITIES SERVICE PROGRAMS. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, 6045(c)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of (a) ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECTS THAT RECEIVE and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, 1986, as added by this section, includes any STATE FUNDING.—Title VII of the Rural Elec- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- person solely engaged in the business of— trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950cc et seq.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.023 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5853 is amended by adding at the end the fol- poses; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2507. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. lowing: table; as follows: WYDEN, Mr. RISCH, and Ms. BALDWIN) ‘‘SEC. 704. ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECTS THAT RE- On page 31, strike lines 1 through 5. submitted an amendment intended to CEIVE STATE FUNDING. On page 31, line 6, strike ‘‘(D)’’ and insert be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- ‘‘In administering any broadband or tele- ‘‘(C)’’. communications program, the Secretary, posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA On page 31, line 12, strike ‘‘(E)’’ and insert (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. acting through the Administrator of the ‘‘(D)’’. Rural Utilities Service, shall not determine Beginning on page 386, strike line 1 and all MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, that a project is ineligible for funding be- that follows through page 392, line 9. Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- cause the project has received funding from KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) a State.’’. SA 2504. Ms. ERNST submitted an to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds (b) STATE FUNDS TO SATISFY MATCHING RE- amendment intended to be proposed to for Federal-aid highways, highway QUIREMENTS.— amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. safety programs, and transit programs, (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), for purposes of any matching funds require- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, and for other purposes; which was or- ment under any program administered by Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- dered to lie on the table; as follows: the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. In section 41202(b) of division D, strike the Administrator of the Rural Utilities TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, paragraph (2) and insert the following: Service, an applicant for funding under that and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (2) ELECTION; SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Sec- program may use funds received from a to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- tion 102(b)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and State program (including funds received by a ways, highway safety programs, and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 State from the Federal Government) to sat- transit programs, and for other pur- (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)(1)) is amended— isfy the matching funds requirement. (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and (2) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to poses; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: August 1’’ and inserting ‘‘and September 30’’; be effective on October 1, 2023. and In division F, strike title III. (B) by adding at the end the following: SA 2501. Mr. RUBIO submitted an ‘‘(E) ELECTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.—Not- amendment intended to be proposed to SA 2505. Ms. ERNST submitted an withstanding subparagraph (A), for fiscal amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to year 2021, the election described in that sub- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. paragraph shall be made at the discretion of Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, each affected county by September 30, 2021 SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (or as soon thereafter as the Secretary con- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. cerned determines is practicable), in accord- ance with paragraph (2), and transmitted to and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, the Secretary concerned by the Governor of to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, each eligible State.’’. ways, highway safety programs, and to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (3) DURATION OF ELECTION.—Section transit programs, and for other pur- ways, highway safety programs, and 102(b)(2)(A) of the Secure Rural Schools and poses; which was ordered to lie on the transit programs, and for other pur- Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 table; as follows: poses; which was ordered to lie on the (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(A)) is amended, in the On page 2485, line 13, strike table; as follows: first sentence, by striking ‘‘to receive a ‘‘$11,615,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$16,615,000,000’’. On page 748 of the amendment, between share of the 25-percent payment or 50-per- On page 2489, line 22, insert ‘‘Provided fur- lines 2 and 3, insert the following: cent payment, as applicable,’’. ther, That of the amount provided under this (3) includes— (4) EXPENDITURE RULES FOR ELIGIBLE COUN- heading in this Act, $5,000,000,000, to remain (A) a cost-benefit analysis of the use of TIES.—Section 102(d)(3) of the Secure Rural available until expended, shall be for South Amtrak to cross the northern border, rel- Schools and Community Self-Determination Florida ecosystem restoration: Provided fur- ative to other non-government subsidized op- Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(3)) is amended ther, That the amounts made available for tions; and by adding at the end the following: South Florida ecosystem restoration shall be (B) an explanation for why any United ‘‘(E) ELECTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.—Not- appropriated from amounts in the Treasury States taxpayer dollars should be used to withstanding subparagraph (A), for fiscal not otherwise appropriated:’’ after ‘‘in this fund transportation in a foreign country. year 2021, the Governor of each eligible State Act:’’. (C) the amount of money the extension shall notify the Secretary concerned of an would lose annually. election by an eligible county under this sub- SA 2502. Ms. ERNST submitted an section not later than September 30, 2021 (or amendment intended to be proposed to SA 2506. Mr. MARSHALL submitted as soon thereafter as the Secretary con- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. an amendment intended to be proposed cerned determines is practicable).’’. (5) DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. COUNTIES.—Section 103(d)(2) of the Secure Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, ‘‘2023’’. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ways, highway safety programs, and to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- SA 2508. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. transit programs, and for other pur- ways, highway safety programs, and WYDEN, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. RISCH) poses; which was ordered to lie on the transit programs, and for other pur- submitted an amendment intended to table; as follows: poses; which was ordered to lie on the be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- On page 31, strike lines 12 through 17. table; as follows: posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA Beginning on page 547, strike line 17 and At the appropriate place in division J, in- (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. all that follows through page 550, line 11, and sert the following: MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, insert the following: SEC. lll. (a) Except as provided in sub- Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 167 section (b), none of the funds made available KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) of title by this Act may be used to transport an alien (as defined in section 101(a) of the Im- to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds SA 2503. Ms. ERNST submitted an migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. for Federal-aid highways, highway amendment intended to be proposed to 1101(a))) who is unlawfully present in the safety programs, and transit programs, amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. United States and who— and for other purposes; which was or- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (1) has not been tested for COVID–19 during dered to lie on the table; as follows: the preceding 10-day period; Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- At the end of division G, add the following: SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (2) has not been fully vaccinated against COVID–19; or TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, TITLE XII—FOREST MANAGEMENT FOR (3) has symptoms of COVID-19. RURAL STABILITY and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (b) Funds made available by this Act may to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- be used to transport an alien described in SEC. 71201. SHORT TITLE. ways, highway safety programs, and subsection (a) for purposes of removal or de- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Forest transit programs, and for other pur- portation. Management for Rural Stability Act’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.020 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5854 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 SEC. 71202. FEDERAL CHARTER FOR FOREST AND All Urban Consumers published by the Bu- section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935 REFUGE COUNTY FOUNDATION AND reau of Labor Statistics of the Department (commonly known as the ‘Refuge Revenue ESTABLISHMENT OF NATURAL RE- of Labor). Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 SOURCES PERMANENT FUND. ‘‘(9) MANAGER.—The term ‘manager’ means U.S.C. 715s(c)); (a) FEDERAL CHARTER FOR FOREST AND REF- the manager of investments employed by the ‘‘(bb) 1 member to represent rural eco- UGE COUNTY FOUNDATION.—Subtitle III of Board pursuant to section 300205(c)(3). nomic development interests; title 36, United States Code, is amended by ‘‘(10) RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The ‘‘(cc) 6 members with expert experience in inserting after chapter 3001 the following: term ‘resource advisory committee’ means— fund management or finance; and ‘‘CHAPTER 3002—FOREST AND REFUGE ‘‘(A) a resource advisory committee estab- ‘‘(dd) 1 member to represent education in- COUNTY FOUNDATION lished under section 205 of the Secure Rural terests. ‘‘Sec. Schools and Community Self-Determination ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—A member of the Board, ‘‘300201. Definitions. Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) (as in effect on the other than a member described in paragraph ‘‘300202. Establishment. day before the date of enactment of this (2)(B)(ii)(II)(aa), shall not hold an office, po- ‘‘300203. Status and applicable laws. chapter); and sition, or employment in any political party. ‘‘300204. Board of Directors. ‘‘(B) an advisory council established pursu- ‘‘(4) DATE.—The appointments of the mem- ‘‘300205. Bylaws and duties. ant to section 309(a) of the Federal Land Pol- bers of the Board shall be made not later ‘‘300206. Authority of Corporation. icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. than 90 days after the date of enactment of ‘‘300207. Establishment of Natural Resources 1739(a)). this chapter. Permanent Fund. ‘‘(11) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘(c) CHAIRPERSON.— ‘‘§ 300201. Definitions ‘Secretary concerned’ means— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the ‘‘In this chapter: ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re- Board shall be selected from among the members of the Board by a majority vote of ‘‘(1) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘agency head’ spect to the account established by section means— 300207(b)(1); and the members. ‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Treasury; ‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re- ‘‘(2) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Chairperson of ‘‘(B) the Chief of the Forest Service; spect to an account established by paragraph the Board— ‘‘(C) the Director of the Bureau of Land (2) or (3) of section 300207(b). ‘‘(A) shall serve for a term of not longer Management; and ‘‘§ 300202. Establishment than 4 years; and ‘‘(B) may be reelected to serve an addi- ‘‘(D) the Director of the United States Fish ‘‘There is established a federally chartered, tional term, subject to the condition that and Wildlife Service. nonprofit corporation, to be known as the the Chairperson may serve for not more than ‘‘(2) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the ‘Forest and Refuge County Foundation’, Board of Directors of the Corporation. 2 consecutive terms. which shall be incorporated in the State of ‘‘(d) TERMS.— ‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The term ‘Chairperson’ Oregon. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term of the members means the Chairperson of the Board. ‘‘§ 300203. Status and applicable laws of the Board shall be 6 years, except that the ‘‘(4) CORPORATION.—The term ‘Corporation’ agency heads shall designate staggered means the Forest and Refuge County Foun- ‘‘(a) NON-FEDERAL ENTITY.—The Corpora- terms for the members initially appointed to dation established by section 300202. tion is not— ‘‘(1) a department, agency, or instrumen- the Board. ‘‘(5) COUNTY PAYMENT; FULL FUNDING tality of the United States Government; or ‘‘(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the AMOUNT; STATE PAYMENT.—The terms ‘county Board may be reappointed to serve an addi- payment’, ‘full funding amount’, and ‘State ‘‘(2) subject to title 31. tional term, subject to the condition that payment’ have the meanings given those ‘‘(b) LIABILITY.—The United States Govern- the member may serve for not more than 2 terms in section 3 of the Secure Rural ment shall not be liable for the actions or in- consecutive terms. Schools and Community Self-Determination actions of the Corporation. ‘‘(e) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Board Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102). ‘‘(c) NONPROFIT CORPORATION.—The Cor- poration shall have and maintain the status shall be filled— ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE COUNTY.— of the Corporation as a nonprofit corporation ‘‘(1) by not later than 90 days after the date ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible coun- on which the vacancy occurs; and ty’ means— exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ‘‘(2) in the manner in which the original ‘‘(i) a county that is eligible for a payment appointment was made. ‘‘§ 300204. Board of Directors under the Secure Rural Schools and Commu- ‘‘(f) TRANSITIONS.—Any member of the nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The powers of the Cor- Board may continue to serve after the expi- U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), with respect to an ac- poration shall be vested in a Board of Direc- ration of the term for which the member was count established by paragraph (1) or (2) of tors that governs the Corporation. appointed or elected until a qualified suc- section 300207(b); or ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— cessor has been appointed or elected. ‘‘(ii) a county that is eligible for a pay- ‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be ‘‘(g) MEETINGS AND QUORUM.— ment under section 401(c) of the Act of June composed of 11 members, of whom— ‘‘(1) MEETINGS.— 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Refuge ‘‘(A) 3 shall be appointed by the Chief of ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet— Revenue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter the Forest Service; ‘‘(i) not less frequently than once each cal- 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), with respect to the ac- ‘‘(B) 2 shall be appointed by the Director of endar year; and count established by section 300207(b)(3). the Bureau of Land Management; and ‘‘(ii)(I) at the call of— ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible coun- ‘‘(C) 6 shall be appointed by the Secretary ‘‘(aa) the Chairperson; or ty’ does not include a county that has elect- of the Treasury. ‘‘(bb) 3 or more members; or ed to opt out of distributions from the Fund ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—In making appoint- ‘‘(II) as otherwise provided in the bylaws of under section 300207(e)(4)(A). ments under paragraph (1), the agency heads the Corporation. ‘‘(7) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the shall— ‘‘(B) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 150 Natural Resources Permanent Fund estab- ‘‘(A) appoint members who represent the days after the date of enactment of this lished by section 300207(a). various regions of the United States; and chapter, the Board shall hold an initial ‘‘(8) HIGHEST HISTORIC PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘(B) ensure that the membership of the meeting of the Board. ‘highest historic payment’ means— Board is— ‘‘(2) QUORUM.—A quorum of the Board, con- ‘‘(A) with respect to the Forest Service Ac- ‘‘(i) apolitical; and sisting of a majority of the members of the count of the Fund, an amount equal to the ‘‘(ii) fairly balanced in terms of— Board, shall be required to conduct any busi- total amount of State payments received ‘‘(I) the points of view represented; and ness of the Board. under section 101(a) of the Secure Rural ‘‘(II) the functions to be performed by the ‘‘(3) APPROVAL OF BOARD ACTIONS.—Except Schools and Community Self-Determination Board, by appointing— as otherwise provided, the threshold for ap- Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111(a)) for fiscal year ‘‘(aa) 3 members who are county elected of- proving Board actions shall be as set forth in 2008 (as adjusted to reflect changes during ficials, as of the date of appointment of the the bylaws of the Corporation. the period beginning on October 1, 2008, in members, of whom— ‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.— the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con- ‘‘(AA) 1 shall be an elected official of a ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A voting member of the sumers published by the Bureau of Labor county that contains Federal land described Board— Statistics of the Department of Labor); and in section 3(7)(A) of the Secure Rural Schools ‘‘(A) shall serve without pay; but ‘‘(B) with respect to the Bureau of Land and Community Self-Determination Act of ‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (2), may be reim- Management Account of the Fund, an 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102(7)(A)); bursed for the actual and necessary traveling amount equal to the total amount of county ‘‘(BB) 1 shall be an elected official of a and subsistence expenses incurred by the payments received under section 101(b) of the county that contains Federal land described member in the performance of duties for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- in section 3(7)(B) of the Secure Rural Schools Corporation. Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111(b)) and Community Self-Determination Act of ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of re- for fiscal year 2006 (as adjusted to reflect 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102(7)(B)); and imbursement under paragraph (1)(B) may not changes during the period beginning on Octo- ‘‘(CC) 1 shall be an elected official of a exceed the amount that would be authorized ber 1, 2006, in the Consumer Price Index for county that is eligible for a payment under under section 5703 of title 5 for the payment

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Bylaws and duties TIONAL FUNDS.— ‘‘(A) FOREST SERVICE ACCOUNT AND BUREAU ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall adopt, OF LAND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.— and may amend, the bylaws of the Corpora- the Corporation may at any time accept ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year tion. from eligible counties and States voluntary 2024, for each fiscal year, of the amounts in ‘‘(b) BYLAWS.—The bylaws of the Corpora- contributions of amounts to be deposited in each of the Forest Service and the Bureau of tion shall include, at a minimum— the Fund, for investment by the Corporation, Land Management Accounts within the Fund ‘‘(1) the duties and responsibilities of the in accordance with this chapter. available for distribution for the fiscal year, Board; and ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Any amounts contrib- as determined under paragraph (1)— ‘‘(2) the operational procedures of the Cor- uted under paragraph (1)— ‘‘(I) 85 percent shall be used to make pay- poration. ‘‘(A) shall be— ments to eligible States and eligible counties ‘‘(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ‘‘(i) transferred to the Voluntary County in accordance with title I of the Secure BOARD.—The Board shall be responsible for Savings Account; and Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- actions of the Corporation, including— ‘‘(ii) maintained within a segregated ac- mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) ‘‘(1)(A) employing individuals at the Cor- count in that Account for each contributing and clause (ii); and poration to provide investment management county; and ‘‘(II) 15 percent shall be used to make pay- services; or ‘‘(B) may only be distributed to the eligible ments to eligible States and eligible counties ‘‘(B) retaining the services of investment county or State that deposited the amounts, in accordance with title III of the Secure management services providers; in accordance with this chapter and para- Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- ‘‘(2) employing individuals at the Corpora- graph (3). mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7141 et seq.). tion to provide accounting and administra- ‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTIONS.—Distributions to an ‘‘(ii) CALCULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AU- tive services; eligible county or a State under paragraph THORIZED PAYMENTS.— ‘‘(3) employing a manager of investments (2)(B)— ‘‘(I) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 14 days to manage the amounts authorized to be in- ‘‘(A) shall be made by not later than 30 after the beginning of each fiscal year, the vested by the Board in accordance with sub- days after the date of receipt of a written re- Corporation shall submit to the Secretary section (d); quest of the applicable eligible county or concerned a description of the amount avail- ‘‘(4) entering into a contract with 1 or State; able in each of the Forest Service and the ‘‘(B) shall not be subject to any restric- more banking or trust entities to act as the Bureau of Land Management Accounts with- tions or limitations associated with distribu- custodian of the assets of the Fund; and in the Fund available to make payments for tions made from an account established by ‘‘(5) engaging other appropriate profes- the fiscal year, as determined under para- paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b); and sional service providers to support the Board graph (1), to— ‘‘(C) may only be used for a governmental and the employees of the Board in carrying ‘‘(aa) eligible States under subsection (a) purpose that complies with the budget laws out the duties and responsibilities of the of section 101 of the Secure Rural Schools of the applicable State. Board under this chapter. and Community Self-Determination Act of ‘‘(d) INVESTMENTS OF FUND.— ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF MANAGER.—Subject to 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111), with respect to the For- ‘‘(1) INVESTMENT POLICY.— the direction of the Board, the manager shall est Service Account; and ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days have control over the amounts under the ju- ‘‘(bb) eligible counties under subsection (b) after the date of enactment of this chapter, risdiction of the Board in the same manner of that section, with respect to the Bureau of the Board shall develop an investment policy as if the manager owned those amounts. Land Management Account. for the investment of amounts in the Fund. ‘‘(II) CALCULATION.—Not later than 14 days ‘‘§ 300206. Authority of Corporation ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of the in- after the date on which the Corporation sub- ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in this vestment policy developed under subpara- mits the information under subclause (I), chapter, the Corporation, acting through the graph (A), the Corporation shall— based on the information provided under manager, shall have the authority— ‘‘(i) seek to achieve at least a 5-percent that subclause and the amounts otherwise ‘‘(1) to manage the Fund; rate of return on investments of the Fund, available to the Secretary concerned for the ‘‘(2) to make investments of amounts in net of inflation; and fiscal year to make payments to eligible the Fund under section 300207(d); ‘‘(ii) adopt asset management strategies counties under the Secure Rural Schools and ‘‘(3) to make distributions from the Fund that are consistent with the standard of care Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 under section 300207(e)(2); and established under the Uniform Prudent Man- (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), as determined by the ‘‘(4) to review certifications submitted by agement of Institutional Funds Act of 2007 Secretary concerned, the Secretary con- participating counties under section 303(a) of (D.C. Code 44–1631 et seq.). cerned shall, based on the formulas for au- the Secure Rural Schools and Community ‘‘(C) PERIODIC UPDATES.—The Corporation thorized payments established under that Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. shall— Act, calculate and submit to the Corporation 7143(a)). ‘‘(i) not less frequently than annually, re- the authorized payment amount for each eli- ‘‘§ 300207. Establishment of Natural Re- view the investment policy developed under gible county, including— sources Permanent Fund subparagraph (A); and ‘‘(aa) the amount of the authorized pay- ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established ‘‘(ii) based on a review conducted under ment for each eligible county to be paid from within the Corporation a permanent fund, to clause (i), modify the investment policy as the applicable account in the Fund; and be known as the ‘Natural Resources Perma- the Corporation determines to be appro- ‘‘(bb) the amount of the authorized pay- nent Fund’, consisting of— priate. ment to be paid for each eligible county ‘‘(1) amounts deposited in the accounts ‘‘(2) INVESTMENT SERVICES.—For purposes using amounts made available under section under subsection (b); of investing amounts in the Fund, the Cor- 402 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu- ‘‘(2) amounts deposited by an eligible coun- poration may— nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 ty or State under subsection (c)(1); ‘‘(A) employ individuals at the Corporation U.S.C. 7152). ‘‘(3) amounts credited to the Fund under to provide investment management services; ‘‘(III) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to subpara- subsection (d)(3); and or graphs (C) and (D), not later than 40 days ‘‘(4) amounts appropriated to the Fund ‘‘(B) retain the services of investment after the date on which the Secretary con- under paragraph (1) of subsection (i), subject management services providers. cerned submits the information to the Cor- to paragraph (2) of that subsection. ‘‘(3) INCOME.—Income from any invest- poration under subclause (II)— ‘‘(b) ACCOUNTS.—Within the Fund, there ments of amounts from an account within ‘‘(aa) the Corporation shall— are established the following accounts: the Fund shall be credited to the applicable ‘‘(AA) distribute from the Forest Service ‘‘(1) The Forest Service Account, con- account within the Fund. Account within the Fund to States, for redis- sisting of the amounts transferred under sec- ‘‘(e) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— tribution to the eligible counties, the tion 71203(b)(2) of the Forest Management for ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Beginning in amount of the authorized payment to be paid Rural Stability Act. fiscal year 2024, for each fiscal year, the Cor- to eligible counties within the State under ‘‘(2) The Bureau of Land Management Ac- poration shall make available for distribu- section 101(a) of the Secure Rural Schools count, consisting of the amounts transferred tion in accordance with this subsection 4.5 and Community Self-Determination Act of under subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of section percent of amounts in each account within 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111(a)), as determined under 71203 of the Forest Management for Rural the Fund established by paragraph (1), (2), or subclause (II)(aa), to be used for the purposes Stability Act. (3) of subsection (b), as determined by the authorized under title I or III of that Act (16 ‘‘(3) The United States Fish and Wildlife Corporation, based on— U.S.C. 7111 et seq.); Service Account, consisting of the amounts ‘‘(A) for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, the ‘‘(BB) distribute from the Bureau of Land transferred under section 71203(e)(2) of the average fiscal year-end balance of the appli- Management Account within the Fund to the Forest Management for Rural Stability Act. cable account; and eligible counties the amount of the author- ‘‘(4) The Voluntary County Savings Ac- ‘‘(B) thereafter, the average fiscal year-end ized payment to be paid to eligible counties count, consisting of voluntary contributions balance of the applicable account during the under section 101(b) of the Secure Rural

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.026 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5856 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 Schools and Community Self-Determination ‘‘(bb) except as provided in subparagraph ‘‘(II) subsection (a) of title II of the Act of Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111(b)), as determined (C)(ii)(II), the Secretary concerned shall pay August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875, chapter 876; 43 under subclause (II)(aa), to be used for the to the eligible counties the amount to be U.S.C. 2605); purposes authorized under title I or III of paid for eligible counties under subclause ‘‘(III) the first section of the Act of May 24, that Act (16 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.); and (II)(bb). 1939 (53 Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621); ‘‘(CC) submit to the Secretary concerned a ‘‘(C) MINIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT.— or description of the amounts distributed under ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub- ‘‘(IV) section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, subitems (AA) and (BB); and paragraphs (A) and (B), the minimum 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Refuge Rev- ‘‘(bb) except as provided in subparagraph amount of a payment to be distributed to a enue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; (C)(ii)(II), the Secretary concerned shall pay State or eligible county under subitem (AA) 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)). to eligible counties, and to the State for re- or (BB) of subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(aa) or ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— distribution to eligible counties, the amount subparagraph (B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA) for a fiscal ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year of the authorized payments under subclause year shall be the amount of the payment au- (II)(bb). 2024, for each fiscal year, of the total thorized to be made to the State or eligible ‘‘(B) UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE amounts in the Fund, there shall be made county for fiscal year 2017 under the Secure SERVICE ACCOUNT.— available to the Corporation from the Fund Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year for the payment of administrative expenses 2024, for each fiscal year, amounts in the mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) or described in subparagraph (B)— United States Fish and Wildlife Service Ac- section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935 ‘‘(i) if the total amounts in the Fund as of count within the Fund available for distribu- (commonly known as the ‘Refuge Revenue the date of the determination is not less tion for the fiscal year, as determined under Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 than $100,000,000, an amount equal to the paragraph (1), shall be used to make pay- U.S.C. 715s(c)), as applicable (as adjusted to lesser of— ments to eligible counties, in accordance reflect changes during the period beginning ‘‘(I) an amount equal to not more than 0.5 with section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935 on October 1, 2017, in the Consumer Price percent of the total amounts in the Fund, as (commonly known as the ‘Refuge Revenue Index for All Urban Consumers published by of that date; and Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart- ‘‘(II) $30,000,000 (as adjusted to reflect U.S.C. 715s(c)) and clause (ii). ment of Labor). changes during the period beginning on Octo- ‘‘(ii) CALCULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AU- ‘‘(ii) OBLIGATION OF SECRETARY.—The Sec- ber 1, 2021, in the Consumer Price Index for THORIZED PAYMENTS.— retary concerned— All Urban Consumers published by the Bu- ‘‘(I) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 14 days ‘‘(I) shall only make a payment to a State reau of Labor Statistics of the Department after the beginning of each fiscal year, the or eligible county under subparagraph of Labor); and Corporation shall submit to the Secretary (A)(ii)(III)(bb) or (B)(ii)(III)(bb) for a fiscal ‘‘(ii) if the total amounts in the Fund as of concerned a description of the amount avail- year if the Secretary concerned determines the date of the determination is less than able in United States Fish and Wildlife Serv- that the amount of the payment to be dis- $100,000,000, an amount equal to not more ice Account within the Fund available to tributed from the Fund to the State or eligi- than 1.0 percent of the total amounts in the make authorized payments to eligible coun- ble county under subitem (AA) or (BB) of Fund, as of that date. ties for the fiscal year under section 401(c) of subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(aa) or subparagraph ‘‘(B) USE.—Amounts made available for ad- the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as (B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA) is less than the minimum ministrative expenses under subparagraph the ‘Refuge Revenue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. payment amount required under clause (i); (A) may be used by the Corporation— 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), as deter- and ‘‘(i) to ensure that amounts in Fund are mined under paragraph (1). ‘‘(II) if the Secretary concerned determines managed in a manner consistent with the ‘‘(II) CALCULATION.—Not later than 14 days that the amount of a payment to be distrib- asset management strategies adopted under after the date on which the Corporation sub- uted to a State or eligible county under subsection (d)(1); mits the information under subclause (I), subitem (AA) or (BB) of subparagraph ‘‘(ii) to pay other administrative costs re- based on the information provided under (A)(ii)(III)(aa) or subparagraph lating to the Fund, including the costs of that subclause and the amounts otherwise (B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA) would exceed the min- managing the Fund, conducting audits of the available to the Secretary concerned for the imum payment amount required under Fund, and complying with reporting require- fiscal year to make payments to eligible clause (i), shall not make the payment other- ments relating to the Fund; and counties under section 401(c) of the Act of wise required under subparagraph ‘‘(iii) to reimburse members of the Board June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Ref- (A)(ii)(III)(bb) or (B)(ii)(III)(bb), as applica- for actual and necessary traveling and sub- uge Revenue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, ble, for the fiscal year. chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), as determined sistence expenses, in accordance with section ‘‘(D) MAXIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT.— by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary 300204(h). ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub- concerned shall, based on the formulas for paragraphs (A) and (B), in any case in which ‘‘(4) ELECTIONS TO OPT OUT AND OPT IN.— authorized payments established under that the total amount of payments to be distrib- ‘‘(A) OPTING OUT.— Act, calculate and submit to the Corporation uted by the Corporation to States or eligible ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, the authorized payment amount for each eli- counties, as applicable, from an account 2026, a county described in clause (i) or (ii) of gible county, including— section 300201(6)(A) may make a 1-time elec- ‘‘(aa) the amount of the authorized pay- within the Fund for a fiscal year, as cal- culated under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)(aa) or tion to opt out of distributions from the ment for each eligible county to be paid from Fund under this chapter by submitting to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (B)(ii)(II)(aa), as applicable, would exceed the applicable highest historic payment, the the Secretary concerned a written notice of Account within the Fund; and the election. ‘‘(bb) the amount of the authorized pay- Corporation shall reduce the total amount to be distributed under subitem (AA) or (BB) of ‘‘(ii) EFFECT.—Subject to subparagraph (B), ment to be paid for each eligible county an election under clause (i) to opt out of dis- using amounts made available under section subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(aa) or subparagraph tributions from the Fund shall be applicable 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly (B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA), as applicable, to the for— known as the ‘Refuge Revenue Sharing Act’) amount of the applicable highest historic ‘‘(I) the fiscal year during which the notice (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)). payment. under that clause is submitted; and ‘‘(III) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to subpara- ‘‘(ii) EFFECT OF MEETING MAXIMUM.—For ‘‘(II) each subsequent fiscal year. graphs (C) and (D), not later than 40 days any fiscal year for which amounts in the after the date on which the Secretary con- Fund are sufficient to ensure that each State ‘‘(iii) NO EFFECT ON OTHER PAYMENTS.—An cerned submits the information to the Cor- and eligible county receives from an account election by a county to opt out of distribu- poration under subclause (II)— within the Fund for a fiscal year, as cal- tions from the Fund under clause (i) shall ‘‘(aa) the Corporation shall— culated under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)(aa) or not affect the eligibility of the county to re- ‘‘(AA) distribute from the United States (B)(ii)(II)(aa), as applicable, distributions ceive any payment authorized for the county Fish and Wildlife Service Account within the equal to the applicable highest historic pay- under— Fund to the eligible counties the amount of ment, such that the distributions from the ‘‘(I) the sixth paragraph under the heading the authorized payment to be paid from that account are reduced under clause (i), the ‘FOREST SERVICE’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 Account to eligible counties, as determined States and eligible counties shall receive, in (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and under subclause (II)(aa), to be used for the addition to those payments from the Fund, section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (com- purposes authorized under section any payments authorized for the State or el- monly known as the ‘Weeks Law’) (36 Stat. 401(c)(5)(C) of the Act of June 15, 1935 (com- igible county under— 963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500); monly known as the ‘Refuge Revenue Shar- ‘‘(I) the sixth paragraph under the heading ‘‘(II) subsection (a) of title II of the Act of ing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. ‘FOREST SERVICE’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875, chapter 876; 43 715s(c)(5)(C)); and (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and U.S.C. 2605); ‘‘(BB) submit to the Secretary concerned a section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (com- ‘‘(III) the first section of the Act of May 24, description of the amounts distributed under monly known as the ‘Weeks Law’) (36 Stat. 1939 (53 Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621); subitem (AA); and 963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500); or

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.026 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5857 ‘‘(IV) section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, uge Revenue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, SEC. 71203. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO FUND. 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Refuge Rev- chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), for fiscal year (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE NONELECTING enue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 2017; COUNTY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)). ‘‘(B) the amount allocated to the Bureau of nonelecting county’’ means— ‘‘(iv) TREATMENT.—A county described in Land Management Account is determined in (1) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), a county clause (i) or (ii) of section 300201(6)(A) that accordance with the ratio that— that— has not submitted to the Secretary con- ‘‘(i) the total amount of county payments (A) is eligible for a payment under the Se- cerned a written notice of an election to opt under the Secure Rural Schools and Commu- cure Rural Schools and Community Self-De- out of distributions from the Fund under nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 termination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et clause (i) shall be deemed to have opted in to U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) for fiscal year 2017; bears seq.); and those distributions. to (B) has not elected to opt out of distribu- ‘‘(B) NOTICE TO OPT IN.—A county that has ‘‘(ii) an amount equal to the sum of— tions from the Natural Resources Permanent elected to opt out of distributions from the ‘‘(I) the full funding amount for the Secure Fund under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, Fund under subparagraph (A) may opt back Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- United States Code; and in to the distributions for all subsequent fis- mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) (2) in subsection (e), a county that— cal years by submitting to the Secretary for fiscal year 2017; and (A) is eligible for a payment under section concerned, by not later than the date that is ‘‘(II) the total amount of payments to 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly 2 years after the date on which the county counties under section 401(c) of the Act of known as the ‘‘Refuge Revenue Sharing submits the written notice under subpara- June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Ref- Act’’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. graph (A)(i), a notice of the intent of the uge Revenue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, 715s(c)); and county to opt back in. chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), for fiscal year (B) has not elected to opt out of distribu- ‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 2017; and tions from the Natural Resources Permanent ‘‘(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than ‘‘(C) the amount allocated to the United Fund under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, 90 days after the date of enactment of this States Fish and Wildlife Service Account is United States Code. chapter and every 90 days thereafter, the determined in accordance with the ratio (b) SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS UNDER ACT OF Corporation shall submit to the Secretary of that— MAY 23, 1908, AND ACT OF MARCH 1, 1911.—Ex- the Treasury a quarterly report that de- ‘‘(i) the total amount of payments to coun- cept as provided in section 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) scribes, with full transparency, for the pe- ties under section 401(c) of the Act of June of title 36, United States Code, for fiscal year riod covered by report— 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Refuge 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter— ‘‘(A) the assets of the Fund, including a de- Revenue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter (1) all payments authorized for eligible scription of the investment policy used for 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)) for fiscal year 2017; nonelecting counties under the sixth para- the Fund; and bears to graph under the heading ‘‘FOREST SERVICE’’ ‘‘(B) the performance of investments in the ‘‘(ii) an amount equal to the sum of— in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chap- Fund. ‘‘(I) the full funding amount for the Secure ter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Annually, the Cor- Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as poration shall submit to the Committee on mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (36 Stat. 963, chapter 186; Finance of the Senate and the Committee on for fiscal year 2017; and 16 U.S.C. 500), shall be suspended; and Ways and Means of the House of Representa- ‘‘(II) the total amount of payments to (2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall tives, and make publically available in an counties under section 401(c) of the Act of transfer to the Forest Service Account with- online searchable database in a machine- June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Ref- in the Natural Resources Permanent Fund readable format, a report describing the ac- uge Revenue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, established by section 300207(b)(1) of title 36, tivities of the Corporation for the period cov- chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), for fiscal year United States Code, amounts equal to the ered by the report, including, at a minimum, 2017. amounts that would have otherwise been dis- information relating to— ‘‘(j) AGENCY REPORTING.— tributed as payments to eligible nonelecting ‘‘(A) the growth of the Fund; and ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year counties under the sixth paragraph under the ‘‘(B) applicable sources of revenue. after the date of enactment of this chapter heading ‘‘FOREST SERVICE’’ in the Act of May ‘‘(g) ANNUAL AUDITS.—Not later than 1 and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. year after the date of enactment of this Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, chapter and annually thereafter, the Inspec- shall submit to the Corporation information 1911 (commonly known as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) tor General of the Department of the Treas- describing activities on Federal land de- (36 Stat. 963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500). ury shall conduct an audit of the Fund. (c) SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS UNDER ACT OF scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec- ‘‘(h) OVERSIGHT.—The Inspector General of AUGUST 28, 1937.—Except as provided in sec- tively, of section 3(7) of the Secure Rural the Department of the Treasury shall con- tion 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) of title 36, United Schools and Community Self-Determination duct periodic reviews of the exercise by the States Code, for fiscal year 2024 and each fis- Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102(7)), on a county-by- Corporation of the fiduciary and statutory cal year thereafter— county basis, for the period covered by the duties of the Corporation. (1) all payments authorized for eligible report, including information regarding— ‘‘(i) FUNDING.— nonelecting counties under subsection (a) of ‘‘(A) timber sales and associated acres ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. treated, volumes sold and harvested, and rev- 2022, out of any funds in the Treasury not 875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2605), shall be sus- enues generated, including, at a minimum— otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the pended; and ‘‘(i) commercial treatment; and Treasury shall transfer to the Fund 110 per- (2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall ‘‘(ii) precommercial thinning; cent of such sums as are necessary to ensure transfer to the Bureau of Land Management ‘‘(B) stewardship projects, including, at a that the required minimum payment Account within the Natural Resources Per- minimum— amounts under subsection (e)(2)(C)(i) can be manent Fund established by section ‘‘(i) commercial treatment; provided. 300207(b)(2) of title 36, United States Code, ‘‘(ii) prescribed fire; and ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AMONG ACCOUNTS.—The amounts equal to the amounts that would ‘‘(iii) precommercial thinning; amounts appropriated to the Fund under have otherwise been distributed as payments ‘‘(C) road work; paragraph (1) shall be allocated among the to eligible nonelecting counties under sub- ‘‘(D) reforestation and associated acres Forest Service Account, the Bureau of Land section (a) of title II of the Act of August 28, treated, including, at a minimum— Management Account, and the United States 1937 (50 Stat. 875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2605). Fish and Wildlife Service Account in a man- ‘‘(i) commercial treatment; (d) SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS UNDER ACT OF ner that ensures that— ‘‘(ii) prescribed fire; and MAY 24, 1939.—Except as provided in section ‘‘(A) the amount allocated to the Forest ‘‘(iii) precommercial thinning; 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) of title 36, United States Service Account is determined in accordance ‘‘(E) habitat created; Code, for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year with the ratio that— ‘‘(F) culverts replaced; and thereafter— ‘‘(i) the total amount of State payments ‘‘(G) miles of stream restoration. (1) all payments authorized for eligible under the Secure Rural Schools and Commu- ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Promptly after receipt nonelecting counties under the first section nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 of the information under paragraph (1), the of the Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753, chap- U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) for fiscal year 2017; bears Corporation shall make the information pub- ter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621), shall be suspended; to lically available in an online searchable and ‘‘(ii) an amount equal to the sum of— database in a machine-readable format.’’. (2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall ‘‘(I) the full funding amount for the Secure (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of transfer to the Bureau of Land Management Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- chapters for subtitle III of title 36, United Account within the Natural Resources Per- mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) States Code, is amended by inserting after manent Fund established by section for fiscal year 2017; and the item relating to chapter 3001 the fol- 300207(b)(2) of title 36, United States Code, ‘‘(II) the total amount of payments to lowing: amounts equal to the amounts that would counties under section 401(c) of the Act of ‘‘3002. Forest and Refuge County have otherwise been distributed as payments June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Ref- Foundation 300201’’...... to eligible nonelecting counties under the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.026 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5858 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 first section of the Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart- tributions under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621). ment of Labor); and title 36, United States Code— (e) SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS UNDER REF- ‘‘(ii) for purposes of the calculations under ‘‘(i) shall not receive any payment under UGE REVENUE SHARING ACT.—Except as pro- section 101(b), an amount equal to the great- this section; and vided in section 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) of title 36, er of— ‘‘(ii) may receive payments only under, as United States Code, for fiscal year 2024 and ‘‘(I) the amount distributed from the Bu- applicable— each fiscal year thereafter— reau of Land Management Account within ‘‘(I) the sixth paragraph under the heading (1) all payments authorized for eligible the Natural Resources Permanent Fund ‘FOREST SERVICE’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 nonelecting counties under section 401(c) of under section 300207(e)(2)(A) of title 36, (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as United States Code; and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (com- the ‘‘Refuge Revenue Sharing Act’’) (49 Stat. ‘‘(II) the total amount of all county pay- monly known as the ‘Weeks Law’) (36 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), shall be ments for fiscal year 2017 (as adjusted to re- 963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500); suspended; and flect changes during the period beginning on ‘‘(II) subsection (a) of title II of the Act of (2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall October 1, 2017, in the Consumer Price Index August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875, chapter 876; 43 transfer to the United States Fish and Wild- for All Urban Consumers published by the U.S.C. 2605); and life Service Account within the Natural Re- Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart- ‘‘(III) the first section of the Act of May 24, sources Permanent Fund established by sec- ment of Labor).’’; 1939 (53 Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. tion 300207(b)(3) of title 36, United States (6) in paragraph (12)— 2621).’’. Code, amounts equal to the amounts that (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘con- (3) NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION.—Section would have otherwise been distributed as taining Federal land described in paragraph 102(d)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and payments to eligible nonelecting counties (7)(A)’’ after ‘‘eligible county’’; and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 under section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘con- (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(1)) is amended— 1935 (commonly known as the ‘‘Refuge Rev- taining Federal land described in paragraph (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub- enue Sharing Act’’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; (7)(A)’’ after ‘‘eligible counties’’; and paragraph (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)). (7) by redesignating paragraphs (10) (D) and (G)’’; and SEC. 71204. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE RURAL through (17) as paragraphs (9) through (16), (B) by adding at the end the following: SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF- respectively. ‘‘(G) FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND THEREAFTER.— DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000. For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Secure (b) PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION; SOURCE OF thereafter— Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(i) the allocation of funds required under mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102) is (1) CALCULATION OF PAYMENTS.—Section 101 subparagraph (A) shall not be required; amended— of the Secure Rural Schools and Community ‘‘(ii) of the amounts received for the fiscal (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. year— paragraph (8)(A)’’; 7111) (as amended by section 41202(b)(1)) is ‘‘(I) 85 percent shall be expended in the (2) in paragraph (2)— amended— same manner in which the 25-percent pay- (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre- ments or 50-percent payments, as applicable, (i) by inserting ‘‘of’’ before ‘‘acres’’; and ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of fiscal are required to be expended; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘described in paragraph years’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the ‘‘(II) 15 percent shall be expended on coun- (7)(A)’’ after ‘‘Federal land’’; and Secretary of Agriculture’’ and inserting ‘‘fis- ty projects in accordance with title III; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking cal year, the Secretary of Agriculture’’; and ‘‘(iii) the elections otherwise required by ‘‘and paragraph (9)(B)(i)’’; (B) in subsection (b), in the matter pre- subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), or considered (3) in paragraph (4)— ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of fiscal to be made under paragraph (3)(B), as appli- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ years’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the cable, shall not apply or be required for pay- at the end; Secretary of the Interior’’ and inserting ‘‘fis- ments made for the fiscal year.’’. (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the pe- cal year, the Secretary of the Interior’’. (4) DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (2) ELECTIONS.—Section 102(b) of the Secure COUNTIES.—Section 103(d)(2) of the Secure (C) by adding at the end the following: Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- ‘‘(C) has not elected to opt out of distribu- mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) (as tions from the Natural Resources Permanent amended— amended by section 41202(b)(2)) is amended— Fund under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, (A) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘and for each’’ and insert- United States Code.’’; (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ing ‘‘, for each’’; and (4) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and ‘‘through fiscal year 2023’’ after ‘‘second fis- (B) by inserting ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2024 inserting the following: cal year thereafter’’; and and each fiscal year thereafter’’ before the ‘‘(8) 50-PERCENT ADJUSTED SHARE.—The (ii) by adding at the end the following: period at the end. term ‘50-percent adjusted share’ means the ‘‘(E) FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND THEREAFTER.— (5) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Title III of quotient obtained by dividing— For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year the Secure Rural Schools and Community ‘‘(A) the number equal to the total of all thereafter— Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7141 50-percent payments received by an eligible ‘‘(i) the election otherwise required by sub- et seq.) is amended by striking section 305 county during the eligibility period; by paragraph (A) shall not apply; and (as redesignated by section 41202(g)(1)). ‘‘(B) the number equal to the sum of all 50- ‘‘(ii) each affected county shall receive (c) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SPE- percent payments received by all eligible payments in accordance with chapter 3002 of CIAL PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— counties during the eligibility period.’’; title 36, United States Code, unless the af- (1) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Secure (5) in paragraph (11) (as amended by sec- fected county elects to opt out of distribu- Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- tion 41202(a))— tions under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of that mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121 et seq.) is (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ title.’’; repealed. at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (B) in subparagraph (F)— ‘‘through fiscal year 2015 and for each of fis- (A) Section 102(d) of the Secure Rural (i) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021 and each cal years 2017 through 2020’’; and Schools and Community Self-Determination fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘each of (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)) is amended— fiscal years 2021 through 2023’’; and the following: (i) in paragraph (1)— (ii) by striking the period at the end and ‘‘(3) SOURCE OF PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— (I) in subparagraph (B)— inserting ‘‘; and’’; and ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an eligi- (aa) by striking clause (i); (iii) by adding at the end the following: ble State or eligible county that has not (bb) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) ‘‘(G) for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal elected to opt out of distributions under sec- as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and year thereafter— tion 300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, United States (cc) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by ‘‘(i) for purposes of the calculations under Code, the payment under this section for a striking ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii)’’ and inserting section 101(a), an amount equal to the great- fiscal year shall be derived from— ‘‘clause (i)’’; er of— ‘‘(i) distributions to be paid under section (II) in subparagraph (C)— ‘‘(I) the amount distributed from the For- 300207(e)(2)(A)(ii)(III)(aa) of title 36, United (aa) by striking clause (i); est Service Account within the Natural Re- States Code; and (bb) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) sources Permanent Fund under section ‘‘(ii) to the extent that amounts made as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and 300207(e)(2)(A) of title 36, United States Code; available under clause (i) are insufficient, (cc) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by and any amounts that are appropriated to carry striking ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(II) the total amount of all State pay- out this Act, to be distributed in accordance ‘‘clause (i)’’; and ments for fiscal year 2017 (as adjusted to re- with section 300207(e)(2)(A)(ii)(III)(bb) of title (III) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), by strik- flect changes during the period beginning on 36, United States Code. ing ‘‘paragraph (3)(B)’’ each place it appears October 1, 2017, in the Consumer Price Index ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—An eligible State or eligi- and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’; for All Urban Consumers published by the ble county that has elected to opt out of dis- (ii) by striking paragraph (2);

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.026 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5859 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- ‘‘(13) to provide or expand access to— U.S.C. 7123) (as in effect on the day before graph (2); and ‘‘(A) broadband telecommunications serv- the date of enactment of this Act); and (iv) in subparagraph (B)(ii) of paragraph (2) ices at local schools; or (B) is approved by the Secretary concerned (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘(as in ef- ‘‘(B) the technology and connectivity nec- in accordance with section 204 of that Act (16 fect on the day before the date of enactment essary for students to use a digital learning U.S.C. 7124) (as in effect on the day before of the Forest Management for Rural Sta- tool at or outside of a local school campus.’’. the date of enactment of this Act). bility Act)’’ after ‘‘204(a)(5)’’. (e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 303 of the Se- (c) RETURN OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Any (B) Section 302(b) of the Secure Rural cure Rural Schools and Community Self-De- project funds that remain unobligated after Schools and Community Self-Determination termination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7143) is the date that is 2 years after the date on Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(b)) is amended— amended— which the applicable resource advisory com- (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘February mittee has a quorum shall be returned to the the end and inserting a period; 1’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Secretary Treasury of the United States. (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1 of by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that follows each calendar year beginning after a cal- SEC. 71206. FUNDING FOR REFUGE REVENUE through ‘‘publish’’ in paragraph (1) and in- endar year during which not less than $35,000 SHARING ACT. serting ‘‘shall publish’’; and of county funds were expended by a partici- (a) SOURCE OF PAYMENTS TO COUNTIES.— (iii) by striking paragraph (2). pating county, the appropriate official of the Section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935 (C) Title IV of the Secure Rural Schools participating county shall submit to the (commonly known as the ‘‘Refuge Revenue and Community Self-Determination Act of Forest and Refuge County Foundation estab- Sharing Act’’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7151 et seq.) is amended by lished by section 300202 of title 36, United U.S.C. 715s(c)), is amended adding at the end striking section 403 (16 U.S.C. 7153) and in- States Code,’’; and the following: serting the following: (2) in subsection (b)— ‘‘(6) SOURCE OF PAYMENTS TO COUNTIES.— ‘‘SEC. 403. TREATMENT OF FUNDS. (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary concerned Notwithstanding any other provision of this ‘‘Funds made available under section 402 shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Forest and Refuge section, for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal shall be in addition to any other annual ap- County Foundation shall’’; and year thereafter, with respect to counties propriations for the Forest Service and the (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary concerned de- that have not elected to opt out of distribu- Bureau of Land Management.’’. termines’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation deter- tions under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, (D) Section 603(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the mines’’. United States Code, instead of making the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 (f) FUNDING.—Title IV of the Secure Rural payments to the applicable counties required U.S.C. 6591b(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by in- Schools and Community Self-Determination under paragraphs (1) and (2) from the fund, serting ‘‘(as in effect on the day before the Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7151 et seq.) is amended the payments shall be derived from— date of enactment of the Forest Management by striking section 402 (16 U.S.C. 7152) and in- ‘‘(A) distributions to be paid under section for Rural Stability Act’’) before the period at serting the following: 300207(e)(2)(B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA) of title 36, the end. ‘‘SEC. 402. FUNDING. United States Code; and (E) Section 4003(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Omnibus ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fis- ‘‘(B) to the extent that amounts made Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 cal year, out of any funds in the Treasury available under subparagraph (A) are insuffi- U.S.C. 7303(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by strik- not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of cient, any amounts that are appropriated ing ‘‘500 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘7125) (as in ef- the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary under subsection (d), to be distributed in ac- fect on the day before the date of enactment concerned such sums as are necessary to cordance with section of the Forest Management for Rural Sta- carry out this Act, to remain available until 300207(e)(2)(B)(ii)(III)(bb) of title 36, United bility Act)’’. expended. States Code.’’. (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments ‘‘(b) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec- (b) FUNDING.—Section 401 of the Act of retary concerned shall be entitled to receive, made by this subsection are effective on Oc- June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ‘‘Ref- shall accept, and shall use to carry out this tober 1, 2024. uge Revenue Sharing Act’’) (49 Stat. 383, section the funds transferred under sub- (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 302(a) of the chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s), is amended by section (a), without further appropriation.’’. Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol- Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)) SEC. 71205. TIMELINE FOR RESOURCE ADVISORY lowing: (as amended by section 41202(e)) is amended— COMMITTEE EXPENDITURES. (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘on (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(d) FUNDING FOR PAYMENTS.— Federal land’’; (1) PARTICIPATING COUNTY; PROJECT ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fis- (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at FUNDS.—The terms ‘‘participating county’’ cal year, out of any funds in the Treasury the end; and ‘‘project funds’’ have the meanings given not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of (3) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking the pe- those terms in section 201 of the Secure the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter- such sums as are necessary to make pay- and mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121) (as in ef- ments under paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub- (4) by adding at the end the following: fect on the day before the date of enactment section (c) to counties, after taking into ac- ‘‘(6) for job training or job creation activi- of this Act). count— ties; (2) RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The ‘‘(A) amounts in the fund available for the ‘‘(7) for projects approved by— term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ means payments for the fiscal year; and ‘‘(A) a resource advisory committee (as de- a resource advisory committee (as defined in ‘‘(B) amounts made available for payments fined in section 300201 of title 36, United section 201 of the Secure Rural Schools and from the National Resources Permanent States Code); or Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 Fund established by section 300207(a) of title ‘‘(B) a forest collaborative; (16 U.S.C. 7121) (as in effect on the day before 36, United States Code, for the fiscal year. ‘‘(8) for natural resource conservation the date of enactment of this Act)). ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec- projects; (3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec- retary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac- ‘‘(9) for forest health treatments; retary concerned’’ has the meaning given the cept, and shall use to carry out this section ‘‘(10) for economic development activities; term in section 3 of the Secure Rural Schools the funds transferred under paragraph (1), ‘‘(11) for transportation infrastructure and Community Self-Determination Act of without further appropriation.’’. projects on county road systems that serve 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102). SEC. 71207. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS Federal land; (b) TIMELINE.—Notwithstanding any other FROM SEQUESTRATION. ‘‘(12) to plan, develop, or carry out projects provision of law, if a resource advisory com- on Federal land that— mittee has any unobligated project funds (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the ‘‘(A) are consistent with applicable Federal available on the date described in section Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit laws (including regulations) and forest plans; 207(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and Com- Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is ‘‘(B) create private sector jobs, generate munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 amended by inserting after ‘‘Payments to county revenue, or provide merchantable for- U.S.C. 7127(a)) (as in effect on the day before Social Security Trust Funds (28–0404–0–1– est products; and the date of enactment of this Act), those 651).’’ the following: ‘‘(C) may include— project funds— ‘‘Payments to States and eligible counties ‘‘(i) forest health treatments; (1) shall remain available for obligation from the National Resources Permanent ‘‘(ii) implementation of work under a Mas- until the date that is 2 years after the date Fund established by section 300207(a) of title ter Stewardship Agreement; on which the resource advisory committee 36, United States Code.’’. ‘‘(iii) implementation of work under a good has a quorum; and (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made neighbor agreement (as defined in section (2) shall not be obligated except in accord- by this section shall apply to any sequestra- 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 ance with a project proposal that— tion order issued under the Balanced Budget U.S.C. 2113a(a))); or (A) is submitted by the resource advisory and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 ‘‘(iv) forest road replacement, rehabilita- committee to the Secretary concerned in ac- U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of en- tion, or reconstruction; or cordance with section 203 of that Act (16 actment of this Act.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.026 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5860 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 SEC. 71208. CALCULATION OF CERTAIN PAY- ways, highway safety programs, and a National Scenic Area in recognition of the MENTS UNDER THE PAYMENTS IN transit programs, and for other pur- outstanding natural, scenic, and recreational LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM. poses; which was ordered to lie on the values of the area. Section 6903(b) of title 31, United States (3) NATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM.—The term Code, is amended by adding at the end the table; as follows: ‘‘National Trail System’’ means an area de- following: Strike section 11315 of division A. scribed in section 3 of the National Trails ‘‘(3) For purposes of calculating payments Strike section 11317 of division A. System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242). under this subsection, a payment to a unit of Strike section 11318 of division A. (4) PUBLIC AUTHORITY; TOLL FACILITY.—The general local government from the Natural Strike section 40206 of division D. terms ‘‘public authority’’ and ‘‘toll facility’’ Resources Permanent Fund established by Strike section 40806 of division D. have the meanings such terms would have if section 300207(a) of title 36 shall be treated as Strike section 40807 of division D. such terms were included in chapter 1 of title follows: 23, United States Code. ‘‘(A) Payments from the Forest Service Ac- SA 2511. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for (b) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIRE- count established under section 300207(b)(1) himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MENTS.—Notwithstanding any provision of of title 36 shall be treated as payments made VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. title 23, United States Code, or any regula- pursuant to the sixth paragraph under the WARREN, and Mr. BOOKER) submitted tion issued by the Secretary, section 129(a)(3) heading ‘FOREST SERVICE’ in the Act of May an amendment intended to be proposed of that title shall not apply to a covered pub- 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. lic authority that receives funding under 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. that title for pedestrian and bike safety im- 1911 (commonly known as the ‘Weeks Law’) SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, provements. (36 Stat. 963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500). Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (c) NO TOLL.—A covered public authority ‘‘(B) Payments made from the Bureau of SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. may not charge a toll, fee, or other levy for Land Management Account established TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, the use of an improvement described in sub- under section 300207(b)(2) of title 36 shall be and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, section (b). (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— treated as payments made pursuant to sub- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (1) IN GENERAL.—A covered public author- section (a) of title II of the Act of August 28, ways, highway safety programs, and 1937 (50 Stat. 875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2605). ity shall be eligible for an exemption under ‘‘(C) Payments made from the United transit programs, and for other pur- subsection (b) during the 10-year period be- States Fish and Wildlife Account established poses; which was ordered to lie on the ginning on the date of enactment of this Act. under section 300207(b)(3) of title 36 shall be table; as follows: (2) APPLICABILITY OF EXEMPTION.—Any ex- treated the same as payments made pursu- On page 2672, line 10, strike ‘‘$6,000,000,000’’ emption granted under section this shall re- ant to section 401(c)(2) of the Act of June 15, and insert ‘‘$16,000,000,000’’. main in effect after the effective date de- 1935 (commonly known as the ‘Refuge Rev- On page 2672, line 13, strike scribed in paragraph (1). enue Sharing Act’) (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; ‘‘$1,200,000,000’’and insert ‘‘$3,200,000,000’’. 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)(2)).’’. On page 2672, line 15, strike SA 2513. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an ‘‘$1,200,000,000’’and insert ‘‘$3,200,000,000’’. amendment intended to be proposed to SA 2509. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, On page 2672, line 16, strike amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Mr. CARPER, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) sub- ‘‘$1,200,000,000’’and insert ‘‘$3,200,000,000’’. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, mitted an amendment intended to be On page 2672, line 18, strike Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- ‘‘$1,200,000,000’’and insert ‘‘$3,200,000,000’’. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA On page 2672, line 20, strike TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, ‘‘$1,200,000,000’’and insert ‘‘$3,200,000,000’’. (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, On page 2681, line 5, strike ‘‘$36,000,000,000’’ to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and insert ‘‘$56,000,000,000’’. Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- On page 2681, line 7, strike ‘‘$7,200,000,000’’ ways, highway safety programs, and KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) and insert ‘‘$11,200,000,000’’. transit programs, and for other pur- to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds On page 2681, line 9, strike ‘‘$7,200,000,000’’ poses; which was ordered to lie on the for Federal-aid highways, highway and insert ‘‘$11,200,000,000’’. table; as follows: safety programs, and transit programs, On page 2681, line 11, strike ‘‘$7,200,000,000’’ On page 1663, line 7, strike ‘‘ELECTRIC VEHI- and for other purposes; which was or- and insert ‘‘$11,200,000,000’’. CLES’’ and insert ‘‘AUTOMOBILES’’. On page 2681, line 12, strike ‘‘$7,200,000,000’’ On page 1663, lines 11 and 12, strike ‘‘elec- dered to lie on the table; as follows: and insert ‘‘$11,200,000,000’’. tric vehicles’’ and insert ‘‘internal combus- At the end of the amendment, add the fol- On page 2681, line 14, strike ‘‘$7,200,000,000’’ tion engine vehicles, including oil explo- lowing: and insert ‘‘$11,200,000,000’’. ration and drilling’’. DIVISION ll—ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE On page 2681, line 18, strike GRANT PROGRAMS ‘‘$24,000,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$44,000,000,000’’. SA 2514. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself SEC. ll. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT and Mr. INHOFE) submitted an amend- PROGRAMS. SA 2512. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself ment intended to be proposed to (a) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANTS.—The and Mr. WYDEN) submitted an amend- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Administrator of the Environmental Protec- ment intended to be proposed to SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, tion Agency is authorized to carry out— amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (1) the Environmental Justice Small SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Grants Program and the Environmental Jus- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, tice Collaborative Problem-Solving Coopera- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- tive Agreement Program, as those programs SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, are in existence on the date of enactment of TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- this Act; and and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ways, highway safety programs, and (2) the Community Action for a Renewed to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- transit programs, and for other pur- Environment grant programs I and II, as in ways, highway safety programs, and poses; which was ordered to lie on the existence on January 1, 2012. transit programs, and for other pur- table; as follows: (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— poses; which was ordered to lie on the In paragraph (1) of the matter under the There are authorized to be appropriated to table; as follows: heading ‘‘STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE carry out the programs described in sub- GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON- section (a)— At the end of subtitle A of title I of divi- MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ in title (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and sion A, add the following: VI of division J, strike the second and third (2) such sums as may be necessary for each SEC. 111llll. FEDERAL GRANTS FOR PEDES- provisos and insert ‘‘Provided further, That fiscal year thereafter. TRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY IMPROVE- funds provided under this paragraph in this MENTS. Act shall not be subject to the matching or SA 2510. Mr. BOOKER submitted an (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: cost share requirements of sections 602(b)(2), amendment intended to be proposed to (1) COVERED PUBLIC AUTHORITY.—The term 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal Water Pollu- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. ‘‘covered public authority’’ means a public tion Control Act: Provided further, That, not- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, authority with jurisdiction over a toll facil- withstanding the requirements of section ity located within— Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- 603(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control (A) a National Scenic Area; and Act, for the funds provided under this para- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (B) the National Trail System. graph in this Act, each State shall use not TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (2) NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.—The term ‘‘Na- less than 50 percent of the amount of its cap- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, tional Scenic Area’’ means an area of the Na- italization grants to provide additional sub- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- tional Forest System federally designated as sidization to eligible recipients in the form

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:14 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.026 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5861 of assistance agreements with 100 percent TITLE V—IGNITE HBCU EXCELLENCE ACT improve access to high-speed broadband suf- forgiveness of principal or grants, or any SEC. 15001. SHORT TITLE. ficient to support digital learning in accord- combination of these:’’. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Institu- ance with section 15003(a)(6); or In paragraph (2) of the matter under the tional Grants for New Infrastructure, Tech- (B) at which the highest degree that is pre- heading ‘‘STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE nology, and Education for HBCU Excellence dominantly awarded to students is an associ- GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON- Act’’ or the ‘‘IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act’’. ate’s degree. MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ in title SEC. 15002. GRANTS FOR THE LONG-TERM IM- (d) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec- VI of division J, strike the second and third PROVEMENT OF HBCUS. retary shall ensure that grants under this provisos and insert ‘‘Provided further, That (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall section are awarded to eligible entities in a funds provided under this paragraph in this award grants to eligible entities, on a com- manner that reflects the geographic distribu- Act shall not be subject to the matching or petitive basis, to support long-term improve- tion of such entities in the United States. (e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of ments to the facilities of such entities in ac- directly or by grant or contract, may provide the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided fur- cordance with this title. technical assistance to eligible entities to ther, That, notwithstanding the require- (b) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a prepare the entities to qualify, apply for, and ments of section 1452(f) of the Safe Drinking grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary maintain a grant, under this title. Water Act, for the funds provided under this (f) RELATIONSHIP TO HBCU CAPITAL FINANC- paragraph in this Act, each State shall use at such time, in such manner, and con- taining such information as the Secretary ING PROGRAM.— not less than 50 percent of the amount of its (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take capitalization grants to provide additional may require, including— (1) to the extent possible, the information into consideration whether an eligible entity subsidization to eligible recipients in the has received a loan under a loan agreement form of assistance agreements with 100 per- necessary for the Secretary to make the de- terminations under subsection (c); made under part D of title III of the Higher cent forgiveness of principal or grants, or (2) a description of the projects that such Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.) any combination of these:’’. eligible entity plans to carry out with the when— In paragraph (3) of the matter under the grant, and how such projects will advance (A) reviewing grant applications under this heading ‘‘STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE the long-term goals of the entity; and section; GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON- (3) an explanation of how such projects will (B) determining priority under subsection MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ in title reduce risks to the health, welfare, and safe- (c); and VI of division J, strike the third proviso and ty of students, staff, administrators, faculty, (C) determining the amount awarded for a insert ‘‘Provided further, That funds provided researchers, and guests at such eligible enti- grant under this title. under this paragraph in this Act deposited ty. (2) PRIORITY.—With respect to paragraph into Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under (1)(B), the Secretary may— shall be provided to eligible recipients as as- this section, the Secretary— (A) determine that an eligible entity sistance agreements with 100 percent prin- (1) shall give priority to eligible entities should not receive priority under subsection cipal forgiveness or as grants (or a combina- that— (c) if such entity has received a loan under a tion of these):’’. (A) demonstrate the greatest need to im- loan agreement made under part D of title prove campus facilities, as determined by a III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 SA 2515. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself comparison of factors identified by the Sec- U.S.C. 1066 et seq.); and and Ms. MURKOWSKI) submitted an retary, which may include— (B) determine that an eligible entity amendment intended to be proposed to (i) consideration of threats posed by the should receive higher priority under sub- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. proximity of such facilities to toxic sites; section (c) if such entity has not received a (ii) the vulnerability of such facilities to loan under a loan agreement made under SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, natural disasters and environmental risks; part D of title III of the Higher Education Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (iii) the median age of such facilities, in- Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. cluding the facilities that such eligible enti- SEC. 15003. GRANT USES. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, ties will use grant funds to improve; (a) PERMITTED USES.—Except as provided and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (iv) the extent to which student enroll- in subsection (b), an eligible entity that re- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- ment exceeds physical and instructional ca- ceives a grant under this title shall use such ways, highway safety programs, and pacity; grant funds to carry out at least one of the transit programs, and for other pur- (v) the condition of major systems in such following activities: facilities such as heating, ventilation, air (1) Construct, modernize, renovate, or ret- poses; which was ordered to lie on the conditioning, electrical, water, and sewer rofit the campus facilities of such entity, table; as follows: systems; which may include— On page 2585, line 6, strike ‘‘three’’ and in- (vi) the condition of roofs, windows, and (A) providing for the improvement of exist- sert ‘‘four’’. doors of such facilities; ing, or the establishment of new, instruc- On page 2587, line 3, strike ‘‘three’’ and in- (vii) other critical health and safety condi- tional program spaces, laboratories, or re- sert ‘‘four’’. tions; search facilities relating to fields of science, On page 2589, line 2, strike ‘‘three’’ and in- (viii) the number and condition of facilities technology, engineering, the arts, mathe- sert ‘‘four’’. in significant disrepair; and matics, health, agriculture, education, medi- On page 2590, line 15, strike ‘‘three’’ and in- (ix) the total amount of deferred mainte- cine, law, and other disciplines; sert ‘‘four’’. nance of such facilities; (B) constructing or improving roads or (B) demonstrate the most limited capacity other transportation infrastructure on cam- On page 2592, line 6, strike ‘‘three’’ and in- to raise funds for the long-term improve- pus, for which the eligible entity is respon- sert ‘‘four’’. ment of campus facilities, as determined by sible; On page 2597, line 4, strike ‘‘three’’ and in- an assessment of— (C) establishing or improving the use of sert ‘‘five’’. (i) the current and historic ability of the campus facilities for the purpose of commu- On page 2616, line 24, insert ‘‘Federal’’ be- eligible entity to raise funds for construc- nity-based partnerships that provide stu- fore ‘‘salaries,’’. tion, renovation, modernization, and major dents and community members with aca- repair projects for campus; demic, health, career, and social services; SA 2516. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. (ii) whether the eligible entity has been and SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. WARNOCK, able to issue bonds or receive other funds to (D) preserving facilities with historic sig- Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BOOKER, and Mrs. support school construction projects; and nificance, and facilities that house historic HYDE-SMITH) submitted an amendment (iii) the bond rating of the eligible entity; or cultural artifacts. intended to be proposed to amendment (C) enroll the highest percentages of stu- (2) Purchase or modernize vehicle fleets dents who are eligible to receive a Federal owned and operated by such entity that are SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title used primarily for the purpose of facilitating Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 campus accessibility and student academic Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- U.S.C. 1070a et seq.), and whose families activities. HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. qualify for other Federal need-based aid; (3) Carry out major repairs to the facilities MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- (D) are public institutions facing declining or other physical plants of such entity, in- NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize State support or investment; or cluding deferred maintenance projects. funds for Federal-aid highways, high- (E) demonstrate an effort to seek support (4) Acquire and install academic and resi- way safety programs, and transit pro- from public and private entities for projects dential furniture, fixtures, and instructional grams, and for other purposes; which carried out with a grant awarded under this research-related equipment and technology title; and in the campus facilities of such entity. was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- (2) may give priority to eligible entities— (5) For the purpose of facilitating the con- lows: (A) that lack access to high-speed struction of new campus facilities funded At the end of division A, add the following: broadband and will use the grant funds to with a grant under this title—

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(ii) the presence of hazardous and toxic cilities; and (c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligi- substances and chemicals on or near such fa- (B) to the extent that other public or pri- ble entity shall use a grant received under cilities; vate funds are insufficient— this title only to supplement the level of (iii) the safety of drinking water at the tap (i) prepare land for the construction of Federal, State, and local public funds that and water used for meal preparation, includ- such facilities; and would, in the absence of such grant, be made ing the level of lead and other contaminants (ii) pay other preconstruction costs relat- available for the activities supported by the in such water; ing to the development of such facilities. grant, and not to supplant such funds. (iv) energy and water efficiency; (6) Install or extend the life and usability (d) ENCOURAGING PARTNERSHIPS.—The Sec- (v) excessive noise in academic spaces; and of basic systems and components of campus retary shall encourage partnerships between (vi) other health, safety, and environ- facilities, which may include— eligible entities and public and private enti- mental conditions that would impact the ties to— (A) high-speed broadband internet infra- health, safety, and learning ability of stu- (1) provide additional funding; and structure sufficient to support digital and dents; (2) assist in carrying out the activities technology-based learning; (D) the actual and anticipated impact of under this title. (B) high-capacity, middle-mile broadband current and future student enrollment levels networks, and campus-wide broadband net- SEC. 15004. REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARD-RESIST- (as of the date of application) on the design ANCE AND ENERGY AND WATER works, including 5G and future network gen- CONSERVATION. of current and future campus facilities, as erations; An eligible entity that receives a grant well as the financial implications of such en- (C) fiber, cyber, and telecommunications under this title shall ensure that any new rollment levels; infrastructure, including small cells; construction, modernization, or renovation (E) the dollar amount and percentage of (D) heating, ventilation, and air condi- project carried out with such grant funds funds such entity will dedicate to capital tioning (HVAC) or other indoor air quality meets or exceeds the following requirements: construction projects, including— systems; (1) Requirements for such projects set (i) any funds in the budget of such entity (E) support for last-mile service for rural forth in the most recent published edition of that will be dedicated to such projects; and campuses when other means of providing a nationally recognized, consensus-based (ii) any funds not in such budget that will this support is unavailable; and model building code. be dedicated to such projects, including any (F) other infrastructure to support the suc- (2) Requirements for such projects set funds available to the eligibility entity as cess of operations and other digital and tech- forth in the most recent published edition of the result of a bond issue or the Historically nology needs. a nationally recognized, consensus-based Black College and University Capital Fi- (7) Strengthen the safety and security of model energy conservation code. nancing Program under part D of title III of the campus of such entity by improving or (3) Performance criteria under the the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. utilizing design elements, principles, and WaterSense program, established under sec- 1066 et seq.); and technology that— tion 324B of the of the Energy Policy and (F) the dollar amount and percentage of (A) guarantee layers of security through- Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294b), applicable funds such entity will dedicate to the main- out the such campus; and to such projects within a nationally recog- tenance and operation of campus facilities, (B) uphold the function of such campus as nized, consensus-based model code. including— a learning and teaching environment. SEC. 15005. USE OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. (i) any funds in the budget of such entity (8) Reduce current or anticipated over- In carrying out projects funded with a that will be dedicated to the maintenance crowding in the campus facilities. grant under this title, an eligible entity and operation of such facilities; and (9) Ensure that the building envelopes of shall seek to procure contracts from small (ii) any funds not in the budget of such en- the campus facilities— business concerns owned and controlled by tity that will be dedicated to the mainte- (A) protect occupants and interiors of such veterans (including service-disabled vet- nance and operation of such facilities. facilities from natural elements; and erans), qualified HUBZone small business (3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the fa- (B) are structurally sound and secure. concerns, small business concerns owned and cilities master plan, the eligible entity dem- (10) Improve energy and water efficiency to controlled by socially and economically dis- onstrate that it conducted meaningful con- lower the costs of energy and water con- advantaged individuals, and small business sultation with diverse stakeholders, which sumption in campus facilities. concerns owned and controlled by women. may include— (11) With respect to campus facilities, re- SEC. 15006. RESERVATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE (A) staff and other institutional leaders; duce or eliminate the presence of— AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. (B) custodial and maintenance staff; (A) toxins and chemicals, including mer- (a) RESERVATION.—An eligible entity that (C) emergency first responders; cury, radon, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, receives a grant under this title may reserve (D) campus facilities directors; and asbestos; a total of not more than five percent of the (E) students and families; (B) mold and mildew; amount of such grant to— (F) community residents, including those (C) rodents and pests; or (1) develop the facilities master plan re- directly affected by actions undertaken as a (D) biological, radiological, and other quired under subsection (b); result of utilizing grant funds; waste related to research. (2) carry out activities to— (G) government entities; (12) Ensure the safety of drinking water at (A) protect the health of students, staff, (H) local charitable foundations; the tap and water used for meal preparation administrators, faculty, researchers, and (I) local employers; in campus facilities, which may include test- guests during the construction or moderniza- (J) Indian Tribes, as applicable; and ing of the potability of water at the tap for tion of the campus facilities of such entity; (K) other such individuals and entities. the presence of lead and other contaminants. and (13) Bring campus facilities into compli- (B) mitigate excessive noise caused by ac- SEC. 15007. HBCU CAPITAL FINANCING LOAN DIS- tivities carried out under this title; BURSEMENT AND FORGIVENESS. ance with applicable fire, health, and safety (3) pay personnel to carry out administra- codes and regulations. (a) IN GENERAL.—Each time an institution tive work relating to the grant program; and (14) Make existing campus facilities acces- of higher education receives a disbursement (4) pay other reasonable administrative sible to individuals with disabilities through of a loan amount under a covered closed loan costs associated with the grant program. compliance with— agreement, the Secretary shall repay— (b) FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.— (A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of (1) the outstanding balance of principal, in- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days terest, fees, and costs on such loan amount 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and after receiving a grant under this title, an el- (as of the date of such disbursement) under (B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of igible entity shall submit to the Secretary a the covered closed loan agreement; and 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794). comprehensive 10-year facilities master plan. (2) any reimbursement (including reim- (b) PROHIBITED USES.—An eligible entity (2) ELEMENTS.—The facilities master plan bursements of escrow and return of fees and that receives a grant under this title may required under paragraph (1) shall include, deposits) relating to the covered closed loan not use such grant funds for— with respect to the eligible entity submit- (1) payment of routine and predictable ting such plan, a description of— agreement that are usual and customary maintenance costs, minor repairs, and util- (A) the extent to which the campus facili- when the loan is paid off by the institution. ity bills; ties— (b) COVERED CLOSED LOAN AGREEMENT.—In (2) any facility that is— (i) meet the educational needs of students; this section, the term ‘‘covered closed loan (A) primarily used for athletic contests or and agreement’’ means each of the following: exhibitions or other events for which admis- (ii) support the educational mission and vi- (1) A closed loan agreement— sion is charged to the general public; sion of such entity; (A) executed before the date of enactment (B) primarily used for or associated with (B) the physical condition of the campus of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 sectarian instruction or religious worship; or facilities; (Public Law 116–260); (3) the purchase or support of any commu- (C) the current health, safety, and environ- (B) made under part D of title III of the nications equipment or service (as defined in mental conditions of the campus facilities, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Net- including— et seq.); and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.030 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5863 (C) that provides for loan amounts that (A) a part B institution, as such term is de- use is compatible with the management sta- have not been disbursed as of the date of en- fined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu- tus of the road or trail; actment of the Consolidated Appropriations cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)); or ‘‘(6) decommission temporary roads— Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). (B) a Historically Black Graduate Profes- ‘‘(A) that were constructed before the date (2) A closed loan agreement— sional School identified in section 326(e) of of enactment of this section— (A) authorized under section 3512 of the such Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)). ‘‘(i) for emergency operations; or CARES Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 note); and (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ ‘‘(ii) to facilitate a resource extraction (B) made for the deferment of balances means the Secretary of Education. project; that have not been disbursed as of the date (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the ‘‘(B) that were designated as a temporary of enactment of the Consolidated Appropria- meaning given such term in section 103 of road by the Secretary; and tions Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. ‘‘(C)(i) in violation of section 10(b) of the SEC. 15008. REPORTS. 1003). Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources (a) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT.— SEC. 15010. EFFECTIVE DATE. Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1608(b)), on (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years This title shall take effect on the date of which vegetation cover has not been reestab- after the date of the enactment of this title, enactment of this Act. lished; or and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall SEC. 15011. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- ‘‘(ii) that have not been fully decommis- submit to the appropriate congressional TIONS. sioned; and committees a report on the projects carried There are authorized to be appropriated ‘‘(7) carry out projects on National Forest out with grant funds awarded under this such sums as may be necessary to carry out System roads, trails, and bridges to improve title. this title for each of fiscal years 2022 through resilience to extreme weather events, flood- (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 2027. ing, or other natural disasters. paragraph (1) shall include— --- ‘‘(c) PROJECT SELECTION.— (A) with respect to projects carried out by SA 2517. Mr. LEE submitted an ‘‘(1) PROJECT ELIGIBILITY.— eligible entities with grant funds awarded amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may only under this title, an assessment of— amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. fund under the Program a project described (i) the types of such projects; in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) if the (ii) the square footage of the improvements SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Secretary previously and separately— made by such projects, disaggregated by— Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- ‘‘(i) solicited public comment for changing (I) total square footage; and SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. the management status of the applicable Na- (II) square footage per each eligible entity; TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, tional Forest System road or trail— (iii) the total cost of each such project; and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ‘‘(I) to close the road or trail to access; and (iv) the cost described in clause (iii), to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- ‘‘(II) to minimize impacts to natural re- disaggregated by the cost of— ways, highway safety programs, and sources; and (I) planning; transit programs, and for other pur- ‘‘(ii) has closed the road or trail to access (II) design; as described in clause (i)(I). poses; which was ordered to lie on the (III) construction; ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—Each project carried (IV) site purchase; and table; as follows: out under the Program shall be on a Na- (V) improvements; Strike section 40801 of division D and in- tional Forest System road or trail, except (v) the geographic distribution of such sert the following: with respect to a project carried out on a wa- projects; and SEC. 40801. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROAD AND tershed for which the Secretary has entered (vi) the demographic composition of the TRAIL REMEDIATION PROGRAM. into a cooperative agreement under section student population served by such projects, (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Public Law 88–657 (16 323 of the Department of the Interior and Re- disaggregated by— U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known as the lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 (I) race and ethnicity; and ‘‘Forest Roads and Trails Act’’) is amended U.S.C. 1011a). (II) the number and percentage of students by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) ANNUAL SELECTION OF PROJECTS FOR enrolled at such entities who are eligible to ‘‘SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROAD AND FUNDING.—The Secretary shall— receive a Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 TRAIL REMEDIATION PROGRAM. ‘‘(A) establish a process for annually se- of part A of title IV of the Higher Education ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall lecting projects for funding under the Pro- Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); establish the Forest Service Legacy Road gram, consistent with the requirements of (B) an evaluation of a sample of grant re- and Trail Remediation Program (referred to this section; cipients, selected by the Secretary taking in this section as the ‘Program’). ‘‘(B) solicit and consider public input re- into account size and geographic location of ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the Pro- gionally in the ranking of projects for fund- each grantee, to determine how such recipi- gram, the Secretary shall, taking into ac- ing under the Program; ents are using the grant and the effective- count foreseeable changes in weather and hy- ‘‘(C) give priority for funding under the ness of the activities carried out with the drology— Program to projects that would— grant; and ‘‘(1) restore passages for fish and other ‘‘(i) protect or improve water quality in (C) an analysis of compliance with the re- aquatic species by— public drinking water source areas; quirement in section 15003(c). ‘‘(A) improving, repairing, or replacing cul- ‘‘(ii) restore the habitat of a threatened, (b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY RE- verts and other infrastructure; and endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife spe- PORT.— ‘‘(B) removing barriers, as the Secretary cies; or (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 4 determines appropriate, from the passages; ‘‘(iii) maintain future access to the adja- years after the date of enactment of this ‘‘(2) prepare previously closed National cent area for the public, contractors, permit- Act, the Comptroller General of the United Forest System roads for long-term storage, tees, or firefighters; and States shall conduct a study on the imple- in accordance with subsections (c)(1) and (d), ‘‘(D) publish on the website of the Forest mentation of the grant program under this in a manner that— Service— title. ‘‘(A) prevents motor vehicle use, as appro- ‘‘(i) the selection process established under (2) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted under priate to conform to route designations; subparagraph (A); and paragraph (1) shall include— ‘‘(B) prevents the roads from damaging ad- ‘‘(ii) a list that includes a description and (A) an examination of program implemen- jacent resources, including aquatic and wild- the proposed outcome of each project funded tation challenges; and life resources; under the Program in each fiscal year. (B) an assessment of whether any changes ‘‘(C) reduces or eliminates the need for ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing are needed to make grants under this title road maintenance; and the Program, the Secretary shall ensure more accessible to eligible entities with fis- ‘‘(D) preserves the roads for future use; that— cal challenges to help them raise capital for ‘‘(3) decommission previously closed Na- ‘‘(1) the system of roads and trails on the infrastructure projects. tional Forest System roads and trails in ac- applicable unit of the National Forest Sys- (3) REPORT.—After the completion of the cordance with subsections (c)(1) and (d); tem— study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller ‘‘(4) relocate National Forest System roads ‘‘(A) is adequate to meet any increasing de- General shall submit to the appropriate con- and trails— mands for timber, recreation, and other uses; gressional committees a report on the re- ‘‘(A) to increase resilience to extreme ‘‘(B) provides for intensive use, protection, sults of the study, including any rec- weather events, flooding, and other natural development, and management of the land ommendations to the Secretary for improve- disasters; and under principles of multiple use and sus- ments to the implementation of the grant ‘‘(B) to respond to changing resource con- tained yield of products and services; program under this title. ditions and public input; ‘‘(C) does not damage, degrade, or impair SEC. 15009. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘(5) convert National Forest System roads adjacent resources, including aquatic and In this title: to National Forest System trails, while al- wildlife resources, to the extent practicable; (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible lowing for continued use for motorized and ‘‘(D) reflects long-term funding expecta- entity’’ means— nonmotorized recreation, to the extent the tions; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.030 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5864 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 ‘‘(E) is adequate for supporting emergency SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. of grants under section 60304(d) of division F operations, such as evacuation routes during TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, of this Act and $60,000,000 is for the award of wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters; and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, grants under section 60305 of division F of and to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- this Act: ‘‘(2) all projects funded under the Program are consistent with any applicable forest ways, highway safety programs, and SA 2521. Mr. MARSHALL submitted plan or travel management plan. transit programs, and for other pur- an amendment intended to be proposed ‘‘(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—A decision to fund a poses; which was ordered to lie on the to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. project under the Program shall not affect table; as follows: SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, any determination made previously or to be On page 231, line 3, insert ‘‘, including how Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- made in the future by the Secretary with re- the decision of the State to continue to ac- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. gard to road or trail closures.’’. cept Federal Pandemic Unemployment Com- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— pensation under section 2104 of the CARES There is authorized to be appropriated to the Act (15 U.S.C. 9023) has impacted the work- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, Secretary of Agriculture to carry out section force’’ after ‘‘State’’. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- 8 of Public Law 88–657 (commonly known as ways, highway safety programs, and the ‘‘Forest Roads and Trails Act’’) SA 2520. Mr. MARSHALL submitted transit programs, and for other pur- $250,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 an amendment intended to be proposed poses; which was ordered to lie on the through 2026. to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. table; as follows: SA 2518. Mr. CORNYN (for himself SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, After section 2, insert the following: and Mr. KAINE) submitted an amend- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. ment intended to be proposed to SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (a) IN GENERAL.—A provision described in TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, subsection (b), including an amendment amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. made by such provision, shall not take effect SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- until the head of the relevant Federal agency Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- certifies that the provision and the amend- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ways, highway safety programs, and ments made by that provision would not in- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, transit programs, and for other pur- crease the reliance of the United States on and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, poses; which was ordered to lie on the foreign nations for critical resources, includ- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- table; as follows: ing cobalt, copper, nickel, lithium, man- ways, highway safety programs, and On page 2126, strike lines 5 through 12 and ganese, or graphite. (b) PROVISIONS DESCRIBED.—The provisions transit programs, and for other pur- insert the following: (1) $10,000,000 for the award of grants under referred to in subsection (a) are the fol- poses; which was ordered to lie on the subsection (c)(3), which shall remain avail- lowing: table; as follows: able until expended; (1) Section 11109. At the appropriate place in division C, in- (2) for the award of grants under sub- (2) Section 11129. sert the following: section (d)— (3) Section 11401. SEC. 300ll. URBANIZED AREAS. (A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and (4) Section 11403. (a) EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF URBANIZED (B) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 (5) Section 25005. AREAS.—Section 21101 of division B of the Bi- through 2026; and (6) Section 25006. partisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– On page 2143, line 6, strike ‘‘$250,000,000’’ (7) Section 40107. 123; 132 Stat. 103) is amended by striking and insert ‘‘$60,000,000’’. (8) Section 40112. ‘‘and 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, 2021, and Beginning on page 2471, strike line 20 and (9) Section 40207. 2022’’. all that follows through page 2473, line 9, and (10) Section 40431. (b) CENSUS DISCRETION.—Section 5324 of insert the following: (11) Any appropriations made available title 49, United States Code (as amended by DIGITAL EQUITY under division J for electric vehicles or elec- tric vehicle charging infrastructure. section 30011), is amended by adding at the (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) end the following: For an additional amount for ‘‘Digital Eq- ‘‘(g) CENSUS DISCRETION.— SA 2522. Mr. MARSHALL submitted uity’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: an amendment intended to be proposed expended, for competitive grants as author- ‘‘(A) DISASTER-RELATED POPULATION DE- to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. ized under sections 60304 and 60305 of division CREASE.—The term ‘disaster-related popu- F of this Act: Provided, That of the amount SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, lation decrease’, with respect to an urban- provided under this heading in this Act— Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- ized area, means that— (1) $120,000,000, to remain available until SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ‘‘(i) the population of the urbanized area expended, shall be made available for fiscal TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, decreases to be less than 50,000 individuals, year 2022, of which $10,000,000 is for the award as determined in a decennial census after the and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, of grants under section 60304 (c)(3) of division decennial census in which the area was des- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- F of this Act, $50,000,000 is for the award of ignated as an urbanized area; and ways, highway safety programs, and grants under section 60304(d) of division F of ‘‘(ii) the decrease described in clause (i) is transit programs, and for other pur- this Act, and $60,000,000 is for the award of a result of a major disaster declared by the grants under section 60305 of division F of poses; which was ordered to lie on the President under section 401 of the Robert T. this Act; table; as follows: Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- (2) $120,000,000, to remain available until At the end of subtitle E of title III of divi- sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). expended, shall be made available for fiscal sion D, add the following: ‘‘(B) URBANIZED AREA.—The term ‘urban- year 2023, of which $60,000,000 is for the award SEC. 403lll. KEYSTONE XL AUTHORIZATION. ized area’ means an area designated in a de- of grants under section 60304(d) of division F (a) AUTHORIZATION.—TransCanada Key- cennial census as an urbanized area by the of this Act and $60,000,000 is for the award of stone Pipeline, L.P., may construct, connect, Secretary of Commerce. grants under section 60305 of division F of operate, and maintain the pipeline facilities ‘‘(2) ELECTION.—On request by the Gov- this Act; at the international border of the United ernor of a State in which an urbanized area (3) $120,000,000, to remain available until States and Canada at Phillips County, Mon- that experiences a disaster-related popu- expended, shall be made available for fiscal tana, for the import of oil from Canada to lation decrease is located, the Secretary may year 2024, of which $60,000,000 is for the award the United States described in the Presi- elect for the purposes of this chapter, includ- of grants under section 60304(d) of division F dential Permit of March 29, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. ing for purposes of making apportionments of this Act and $60,000,000 is for the award of 13101). under this chapter, to continue to treat the grants under section 60305 of division F of (b) NO PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REQUIRED.— area as an urbanized area with the same pop- this Act; No Presidential permit (or similar permit) ulation and land area as the area had in the (4) $120,000,000, to remain available until under Executive Order 13867 (3 U.S.C. 301 most recent decennial census in which it was expended, shall be made available for fiscal note; relating to the issuance of permits designated as an urbanized area by the Sec- year 2025, of which $60,000,000 is for the award with respect to facilities and land transpor- retary of Commerce.’’. of grants under section 60304(d) of division F tation crossings at the international bound- Ms. ERNST submitted an of this Act and $60,000,000 is for the award of aries of the United States), Executive Order SA 2519. grants under section 60305 of division F of 12038 (42 U.S.C. 7151 note; relating to the amendment intended to be proposed to this Act; and transfer of certain functions to the Sec- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. (5) $120,000,000, to remain available until retary of Energy), Executive Order 10485 (15 SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, expended, shall be made available for fiscal U.S.C. 717b note; relating to the performance Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- year 2026, of which $60,000,000 is for the award of functions respecting electric power and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.036 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5865 natural gas facilities located on United (i) SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATOR GRANTS.— amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. States borders), or any other Executive order All unobligated balances from amounts made SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, shall be required for the construction, con- available under the heading ‘‘Small Business Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- nection, operation, or maintenance of the Administration—Shuttered Venue Opera- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. pipeline facilities described in subsection (a). tors’’ and under section 5005(a) of the Amer- ican Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117–2) to TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, SA 2523. Mr. MARSHALL submitted carry out section 324 of the Economic Aid to and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, an amendment intended to be proposed Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Venues Act (title III of division N of Public ways, highway safety programs, and SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Law 116–260) are permanently rescinded. transit programs, and for other pur- poses; which was ordered to lie on the Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- SA 2527. Ms. WARREN (for herself, SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. table; as follows: Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MAR- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, On page 2593, line 21, insert ‘‘Provided fur- KEY, Ms. SMITH, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. CORTEZ ther, That the limitation in the preceding and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, MASTO, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. proviso shall not apply to amounts made to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- BALDWIN, Mr. SCHATZ, and Mr. KING) available under this paragraph in this Act ways, highway safety programs, and submitted an amendment intended to that the Environmental Protection Agency transit programs, and for other pur- be proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- provides as grants or contracts to external poses; which was ordered to lie on the entities that provide technical assistance, posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA table; as follows: outreach, and engagement:’’ after ‘‘adminis- (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. tration:’’. On page 2149, lines 11 and 12, strike ‘‘sex, MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, gender identity, sexual orientation,’’. Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- SA 2529. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) amendment intended to be proposed to SA 2524. Mr. MARSHALL submitted amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. an amendment intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, and for other purposes; which was or- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- dered to lie on the table; as follows: TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, At the appropriate place in division F, in- sert the following: to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ways, highway safety programs, and to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- SEC. lllll. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW 2.5 GHZ TRIBAL PRIORITY WINDOW. transit programs, and for other pur- ways, highway safety programs, and (a) COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, poses; which was ordered to lie on the transit programs, and for other pur- the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal table; as follows: poses; which was ordered to lie on the Communications Commission. On page 1461, lines 23 and 24, strike ‘‘AND (b) NEW TRIBAL PRIORITY WINDOW.—The table; as follows: RECYCLING’’. At the appropriate place in division I, in- Commission shall— Beginning on page 1462, strike line 3 and sert the following: (1) not later than 30 days after the date of all that follows through page 1463, line 18 and enactment of this Act, establish a new Tribal SEC. ll. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF FUND- insert the following: ING. priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, (A) property designed to be used to produce under the same terms and conditions as the Notwithstanding any other provision of energy from the sun, water, wind, geo- Tribal priority window established in the Re- law, none of the funds made available by this thermal or hydrothermal (as those terms are port and Order in the matter of Trans- Act, including any amendments made by this defined in section 612 of the Energy Inde- forming the 2.5 GHz Band adopted by the Act, may be used to issue vaccine passports, pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Commission on July 10, 2019 (FCC 19–62), for vaccines passes, or other standardized docu- 17191)) resources, or enhanced geothermal any portions of the band— mentation for the purpose of certifying an systems (as defined in that section); (A) that remain available for assignment individual’s COVID–19 vaccination status to (B) fuel cells, microturbines, or energy in accordance with that Report and Order; a third party, or to otherwise publish or storage systems and components; and share any individual’s COVID–19 vaccination (C) electric grid modernization equipment (B) for which the Commission did not re- record or similar health information. or components; ceive an application during the Tribal pri- (D) property designed to produce energy ority window established in that Report and SA 2525. Mr. MARSHALL submitted conservation technologies (including for res- Order; and idential, commercial, and industrial applica- an amendment intended to be proposed (2) accept applications in the new window to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. tions); established under paragraph (1) during the (E)(i) light-, medium-, or heavy-duty elec- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, period that— tric or fuel cell vehicles, electric or fuel cell Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (A) begins on the date on which the window locomotives, electric or fuel cell maritime SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. is established; and vessels, or electric or fuel cell planes; TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (B) ends on the date that is 180 days after (ii) technologies, components, and mate- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, the date on which the window is established, rials of those vehicles, locomotives, mari- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- or such later date as the Commission con- time vessels, or planes; and siders appropriate. (iii) charging or refueling infrastructure ways, highway safety programs, and (c) EXCEPTION FROM CERTAIN PROCEDURAL transit programs, and for other pur- associated with those vehicles, locomotives, REQUIREMENTS.—To the extent that the Com- maritime vessels, or planes; and poses; which was ordered to lie on the mission determines that section 553 of title (F)(i) hybrid vehicles with a gross vehicle table; as follows: 5, United States Code, chapter 6 of that title weight rating of not less than 14,000 pounds; Strike section 40105 of division D. (commonly known as the ‘‘Regulatory Flexi- and bility Act’’), subchapter I of chapter 35 of (ii) technologies, components, and mate- SA 2526. Mr. MARSHALL submitted title 44, United States Code (commonly rials for those vehicles. an amendment intended to be proposed known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), On page 1465, lines 2 and 3, strike ‘‘or recy- or any other provision of law would prevent to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. cling facility for the production or recycling, the Commission from establishing the new as applicable,’’ and inserting ‘‘facility for the SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Tribal priority window by the date required production’’. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or from On page 1465, strike lines 12 through 21 and SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. beginning to accept applications in that win- insert the following: TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, dow as required under paragraph (2)(A) of (I) low- or zero-carbon process heat sys- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, that subsection, that provision shall not tems; to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- apply to any action taken by the Commis- (II) technology relating to energy effi- ways, highway safety programs, and sion, or any rule or order issued by the Com- ciency in industrial processes; or mission, to establish that window or to begin transit programs, and for other pur- (III) any other industrial technology that accepting applications in that window (as significantly reduces greenhouse gas emis- poses; which was ordered to lie on the the case may be). sions, as determined by the Secretary; table; as follows: At the end of section 90007, add the fol- SA 2528. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an SA 2530. Mr. BROWN (for himself, lowing: amendment intended to be proposed to Mr. CASSIDY, and Mr. CASEY) submitted

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.033 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 an amendment intended to be proposed section (c) of the PROTECT program under the metallic composition of circulating coins to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. section 176, and to carry out section 134 shall to a new metallic composition (including by SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, be determined as follows: prescribing reasonable manufacturing toler- ‘‘(A) INITIAL AMOUNT.—The initial amount ances with respect to those coins) if a study Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- for each State shall be determined by multi- and analysis conducted by the United States SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. plying the total amount available for appor- Mint, including solicitation of input, includ- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, tionment by the share for each State, which ing input on acceptor tolerances and require- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, shall be equal to the proportion that— ments, from industry stakeholders who could to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- ‘‘(i) the amount of apportionments that be affected by changes in the composition of ways, highway safety programs, and the State received for fiscal year 2012; bears circulating coins, indicates that the modi- transit programs, and for other pur- to fication will— poses; which was ordered to lie on the ‘‘(ii) the amount of those apportionments ‘‘(A) reduce costs incurred by the tax- table; as follows: received by all States for that fiscal year. payers of the United States; ‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS TO AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(B) be seamless, which shall mean the At the end of division I, add the following: ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The initial amounts re- same diameter and weight as United States SEC. 90009. NEGOTIATIONS WITH RESPECT TO IM- sulting from the calculation under subpara- coinage being minted on the date of enact- PORTATION OF GRAIN-ORIENTED graph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure that, ment of this subsection and that the coins ELECTRICAL STEEL FOR USE IN THE for each State, the amount of combined ap- will work interchangeably in most coin ac- PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC GRID TRANSFORMERS. portionments for the programs shall not be ceptors using electromagnetic signature less than an amount equal to— technology; and (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Trade Representative shall immediately seek to ‘‘(I) 95 percent of the applicable percent- ‘‘(C) have as minimal an adverse impact as enter into negotiations with Canada and age; multiplied by possible on the public and stakeholders. Mexico to ensure that— ‘‘(II) the total amount of funds available ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—On the (1) the national security of the United for apportionment. date that is at least 90 legislative days before States is not impaired by the importation ‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For pur- the date on which the Director begins mak- into the United States of grain-oriented elec- poses of this subparagraph, the applicable ing a modification described in paragraph trical steel in the form of core parts, cores, percentage shall be an amount, expressed as (1), the Director shall submit to Congress no- or laminations for use in the production of a percentage, equal to the quotient of— tice that— electric grid transformers; and ‘‘(I) the estimated tax payments attrib- ‘‘(A) provides a justification for the modi- (2) Canada and Mexico are not being used utable to highway users in the State that fication, including the support for that modi- as pass-through countries for other countries were paid into the Highway Trust Fund fication in the study and analysis required engaged in the dumping (as defined in sec- (other than the Mass Transit Account) for under paragraph (1) with respect to the tion 771 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. the most recent fiscal year for which data modification; 1677)) of such steel. are available; divided by ‘‘(B) describes how the modification will ‘‘(II) the estimated total tax payments at- reduce costs incurred by the taxpayers of the (b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— tributable to users in all States that were United States; (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other ‘‘(C) certifies that the modification will be and every 90 days thereafter until the date than the Mass Transit Account) for that fis- seamless, as described in paragraph (1)(B); described in paragraph (2), the Trade Rep- cal year. and resentative shall submit to Congress a report ‘‘(2) STATE APPORTIONMENT.—On October 1 ‘‘(D) certifies that the modification will on the status of the negotiations described in of each fiscal year described in paragraph (1), have as minimal an adverse impact as pos- subsection (a). the Secretary shall apportion the sum au- sible on the public and stakeholders. thorized to be appropriated for expenditure ‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Di- (2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in this paragraph is the date on which the on the national highway performance pro- rector may begin making a modification pro- President certifies to Congress that Canada gram under section 119, the surface transpor- posed under this subsection not earlier than and Mexico have agreed to measures that tation block grant program under section the date that is 90 legislative days after the will prevent the importation in the United 133, the highway safety improvement pro- date on which the Director submits to Con- States of grain-oriented electrical steel in gram under section 148, the congestion miti- gress the notice required under paragraph (2) the form of core parts, cores, or laminations gation and air quality improvement program with respect to that modification, unless from impairing the national security of the under section 149, the national highway Congress, during the period of 90 legislative United States. freight program under section 167, the car- days beginning on the date on which the Di- bon reduction program under section 175, to rector submits that notice— SA 2531. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT ‘‘(A) finds that the modification is not jus- program under section 176, and to carry out tified in light of the information contained Mr. KELLY) submitted an amendment section 134 in accordance with paragraph in that notice; and intended to be proposed to amendment (1).’’. ‘‘(B) enacts a joint resolution of dis- SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for approval of the proposed modification. Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, SA 2532. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and ‘‘(4) PROCEDURES.—For purpose of para- Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- Ms. ERNST) submitted an amendment graph (3)— HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. intended to be proposed to amendment ‘‘(A) a joint resolution of disapproval is a MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for joint resolution the matter after the resolv- ing clause of which is as follows: ‘That Con- NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, gress disapproves the modification sub- funds for Federal-aid highways, high- Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- mitted by the Director of the United States HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. way safety programs, and transit pro- Mint.’; and grams, and for other purposes; which MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- ‘‘(B) the procedural rules in the House of was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize Representatives and the Senate for a joint lows: funds for Federal-aid highways, high- resolution of disapproval described in that In section 11104, strike subsection (c) and way safety programs, and transit pro- paragraph shall be the same as provided for insert the following: grams, and for other purposes; which a joint resolution of disapproval under chap- (c) ADJUSTMENTS TO CERTAIN STATE APPOR- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- ter 8 of title 5.’’. TIONMENT AMOUNTS.—Section 104 of title 23, lows: (b) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- United States Code, is amended by striking FECTS.—The budgetary effects of this sec- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- tion, for the purpose of complying with the subsection (c) and inserting the following: lowing: ‘‘(c) CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS.— Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall SEC. lll. SAVING FEDERAL FUNDS BY AUTHOR- be determined by reference to the latest ‘‘(1) STATE SHARE.—For fiscal year 2022 and IZING CHANGES TO THE COMPOSI- each fiscal year thereafter, the amount for TION OF CIRCULATING COINS. statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this section, sub- each State of combined apportionments for (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5112 of title 31, the national highway performance program United States Code, is amended by adding at mitted for printing in the Congressional under section 119, the surface transportation the end the following: Record by the Chairman of the House Budget block grant program under section 133, the ‘‘(bb) COMPOSITION OF CIRCULATING COINS.— Committee, provided that such statement highway safety improvement program under ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any has been submitted prior to the vote on pas- section 148, the congestion mitigation and other provision of law, and subject to the sage. air quality improvement program under sec- other provisions of this subsection, the Di- tion 149, the national highway freight pro- rector of the United States Mint (referred to SA 2533. Mr. PETERS (for himself gram under section 167, the carbon reduction in this subsection as the ‘Director’), in con- and Mr. LUJA´ N) submitted an amend- program under section 175, to carry out sub- sultation with the Secretary, may modify ment intended to be proposed to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.037 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5867 amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to sec- working technologies to installations owned SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, tion 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- by the Department of Defense: Provided, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. That such amount is designated by Congress 901(b)). as being for an emergency requirement pur- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. MODERNIZATION OF TEST AND TRAINING RANGES suant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to sec- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- SEC. 1002. For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $4,000,000,000, tion 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- ways, highway safety programs, and to remain available until September 30, 2032, gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. transit programs, and for other pur- to modernize the test and training ranges of 901(b)). poses; which was ordered to lie on the the Department of Defense, including NAVY AND COAST GUARD SHIPYARD table; as follows: projects included in the report required INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT In section 24220 of title IV of division B, under section 2806 of the Military Construc- SEC. 1008. (a) APPROPRIATION.— add at the end the following: tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (1) IN GENERAL.—For an additional amount (f) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be (Division B of Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. for ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, cited as the ‘‘Honoring Abbas Family Legacy 222a note) for test and evaluation activities: $25,350,000,000, to remain available until ex- to Terminate Drunk Driving Act’’ or the Provided, That such amount is designated by pended, to improve, in accordance with sub- ‘‘HALT Drunk Driving Act’’. Congress as being for an emergency require- section (b), the Navy and Coast Guard ship- ment pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. yard infrastructure of the United States. SA 2534. Mr. SCOTT of South Caro- Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent reso- (2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts lina submitted an amendment intended lution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and appropriated under paragraph (1) shall sup- to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and plement and not supplant other amounts ap- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 propriated or otherwise made available for proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. U.S.C. 901(b)). the purpose described in paragraph (1). SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REMEDIATION OF PERFLUORALKYL SUBSTANCES (3) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES appropriated under paragraph (1) is des- Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- ignated by Congress as being for an emer- SEC. 1003. For an additional amount for KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $1,500,000,000, gency requirement pursuant to section to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds to remain available until September 30, 2026, 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the for Federal-aid highways, highway to remediate perfluoralkyl substances and concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- safety programs, and transit programs, polyfluoroalkyl substances at installations cal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Bal- and for other purposes; which was or- owned by the Department of Defense: Pro- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)). dered to lie on the table; as follows: vided, That such amount is designated by Congress as being for an emergency require- (b) USE OF FUNDS.— On page 96, line 23, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end. ment pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable On page 97, strike line 3 and insert the fol- Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent reso- after the date of the enactment of this Act, lowing: lution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and the Secretary of Defense shall make the State has been awarded a grant under this to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and amounts appropriated under subsection (a) section; and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 directly available to the Secretary of the ‘‘(7) prioritizing projects on high priority U.S.C. 901(b)). Navy and the Secretary of Homeland Secu- corridors designated under section 1105(c) of rity for obligation and expenditure in ac- the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi- HIGH-PRIORITY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION cordance with paragraph (2). REQUIREMENTS ciency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The amounts Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018).’’; SEC. 1004. For an additional amount for appropriated under subsection (a) shall be al- ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $2,000,000,000, located as follows: SA 2535. Mr. SHELBY (for himself, to remain available until September 30, 2026, (A) $21,000,000,000 for Navy public shipyard Mr. WICKER, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ROUNDS, to meet high-priority military construction facilities, dock, dry dock, capital equipment and Mr. TILLIS) submitted an amend- requirements: Provided, That such amount is improvements, and dredging efforts needed ment intended to be proposed to designated by Congress as being for an emer- by such shipyards. gency requirement pursuant to section amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. (B) $2,000,000,000 for Navy private new con- 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the struction shipyard facilities, dock, dry dock, SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- capital equipment improvements, and dredg- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- cal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Bal- ing efforts needed by such shipyards. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control (C) $2,000,000,000 for Navy private repair TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)). shipyard facilities, dock, dry dock, capital and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, DEPOT MODERNIZATION equipment improvements, and dredging ef- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- SEC. 1005. For an additional amount for forts needed by such shipyards. ways, highway safety programs, and ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $4,500,000,000, (D) $350,000,000, which shall be transferred transit programs, and for other pur- to remain available until September 30, 2032, to the Department of Homeland Security, for poses; which was ordered to lie on the for depot modernization: Provided, That such Coast Guard Yard facilities, dock, dry dock, capital equipment improvements, and dredg- table; as follows: amount is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to ing efforts needed by the shipyard. At the end of division J, add the following: section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Con- (3) PROJECTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER CON- TITLE X gress), the concurrent resolution on the STRUCTION PROJECTS.—Construction projects DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section undertaken using amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall be in addition to GENERAL PROVISIONS—INFRASTRUCTURE 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency and separate from any military construction FUNDING Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)). program authorized by any Act to authorize AMMUNITION PLANT MODERNIZATION REDUCTION OF BACKLOG OF FACILITY appropriations for a fiscal year for military SEC. 1006. For an additional amount for INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS activities of the Department of Defense and ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $2,500,000,000, SEC. 1001. For an additional amount for for military construction. to remain available until September 30, 2026, ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $4,000,000,000, (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: to modernize ammunition plants: Provided, of which $1,300,000,000 shall be for each of the (1) COAST GUARD YARD.—The term ‘‘Coast Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the That such amount is designated by Congress Guard Yard’’ means the Coast Guard Yard in Air Force, and $100,000,000 shall be for the as being for an emergency requirement pur- Baltimore, Maryland. suant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 Defense Health Agency, to remain available (2) NAVY PUBLIC SHIPYARD.—The term until September 30, 2026, to reduce the back- (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution ‘‘Navy public shipyard’’ means the following: log of facility infrastructure maintenance on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to sec- (A) The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia. projects of the Department of Defense: Pro- tion 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- (B) The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Ha- vided, That any project carried out with gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. waii. amounts provided in this section shall com- 901(b)). (C) The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ply with the requirements under section 2811 FIFTH-GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKING Maine. of title 10, United States Code: Provided fur- TECHNOLOGIES (D) The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, ther, That such amount is designated by Con- SEC. 1007. For an additional amount for Washington. gress as being for an emergency requirement ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $2,500,000,000, (3) NAVY PRIVATE NEW CONSTRUCTION SHIP- pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 to remain available until September 30, 2026, YARD.—The term ‘‘Navy private new con- (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution to provide fifth-generation wireless net- struction shipyard’’—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.039 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5868 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 (A) means any shipyard in which one or MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, more combatant or support vessels included Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- in the most recent plan submitted under sec- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. tion 231 of title 10, United States Code, are to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, being built or are planned to be built; and (B) includes vendors and suppliers of the for Federal-aid highways, highway and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, shipyard building or planning to build a com- safety programs, and transit programs, to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- batant or support vessel. and for other purposes; which was or- ways, highway safety programs, and (4) NAVY PRIVATE REPAIR SHIPYARD.—The dered to lie on the table; as follows: transit programs, and for other pur- term ‘‘Navy private repair shipyard’’— At the end of title XII of division D, add poses; which was ordered to lie on the (A) means any shipyard that performs or is the following: table; as follows: planned to perform maintenance or mod- SEC. 412ll. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTI- At the appropriate place in division I, in- ernization work on a combatant or support NENTAL SHELF REVENUES. sert the following: vessel included in the most recent plan sub- (a) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI- mitted under section 231 of title 10, United SEC. llll. RESTORING TRAVEL AT THE NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.—Section 102(9)(A) UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER. States Code; and of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days (B) includes vendors and suppliers of the 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) shipyard performing or planning to perform after the date of the enactment of this Act, is amended— the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ex- maintenance or modernization work on a (1) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ after combatant or support vessel. pand the list of permitted essential travel the semicolon; into the United States at land ports of entry DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF (2) in clause (ii)— along the United States-Canada border to in- ENERGY (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), clude the following categories: SEC. 1009. For an additional amount for by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal (1) An individual traveling to visit a mem- ‘‘Defense Infrastructure Fund’’, $3,850,000,000, year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal ber, who is a United States citizen or perma- which shall be transferred to the Secretary years 2017 through 2021’’; and nent resident, of the immediate or extended of Energy, to remain available until Sep- (B) in subclause (III), by striking the pe- family of such individual. tember 30, 2026, for construction of enabling riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (2) An individual traveling to visit prop- infrastructure at Los Alamos National Lab- (3) by adding at the end the following: erty, including boats, within the United oratory, construction of training facilities at ‘‘(iii) in the case of fiscal year 2022 and States owned or leased by such individual. Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Sa- each fiscal year thereafter, all rentals, royal- (3) An individual traveling to the United vannah River Site, general enabling infra- ties, bonus bids, and other sums due and pay- States to attended business meetings or site- structure at the National Nuclear Security able to the United States received on or after visits. Administration, decommissioning and decon- October 1, 2021, from leases entered into on (4) An individual traveling directly to a tamination of equipment contaminated by or after October 1, 2000 for— United States airport to board a flight to a PF–4, demolition of equipment at the Mixed- ‘‘(I) the 181 Area; United States or international destination. ‘‘(II) the 181 South Area; and Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, design work (b) PLAN FOR FULL REOPENING.—Not later for lithium and tritium facilities, and de- ‘‘(III) the 2002–2007 planning area.’’. than 20 days after the date of the enactment (b) DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI- ferred maintenance at the National Nuclear of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu- NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.— Security Administration: Provided, That rity shall submit to Congress and begin im- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(a) of the Gulf such amount is designated by Congress as plementation of a plan to fully restore non- of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 being for an emergency requirement pursu- essential travel into the United States at U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is ant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th land ports of entry along the United States- amended— Congress), the concurrent resolution on the Canada border. (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50’’ and budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency inserting ‘‘37.5’’; and only those restrictions (and the related relief Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)). (B) in paragraph (2)— sought in accordance with this section) in (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph TRANSFER OF FUNDS place pursuant to section 318(b)(2) of the Tar- (A), by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘62.5’’; SEC. 1010. Amounts provided in this title iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(2)) at land (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘75’’ may be transferred by the Secretary of De- ports of entry along the United States-Can- and inserting ‘‘80’’; and fense from the Defense Infrastructure Fund ada border due to the COVID–19 public (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘25’’ to the appropriate service account for the health emergency as in effect on the date of and inserting ‘‘20’’. same purpose as the funds were appropriated. the enactment of this Act. (2) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED Such transfers shall not be taken into ac- QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVE- count for purposes of the limitations on SA 2538. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and NUES.—Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico transfers included in a National Defense Au- Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 Mr. YOUNG) submitted an amendment thorization Act or a Defense Appropriations note; Public Law 109–432) is amended— intended to be proposed to amendment Act for a fiscal year. (A) in paragraph (1)— SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for SPENDING PLANS (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, SEC. 1011. (a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— after the semicolon; Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- Not later than 30 days before the beginning (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. of any fiscal year in which amounts appro- and’’ and inserting a period; and MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- priated under sections 1001 through 1008 will (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize be spent, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2055’’ and mit to the congressional defense committees inserting ‘‘2021’’. funds for Federal-aid highways, high- a spending plan for such amounts, set forth (c) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM way safety programs, and transit pro- by line number, sub-activity group, and pro- SEQUESTRATION.— grams, and for other purposes; which gram element number. (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- (b) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—Not later Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit lows: than 30 days before the beginning of any fis- Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is On page 782, line 24, insert ‘‘owned or’’ cal year in which amounts appropriated amended by inserting after ‘‘Payments to after ‘‘privately’’. under section 1009 will be spent, the Sec- Social Security Trust Funds (28–0404–0–1– retary of Energy shall submit to the congres- 651).’’ the following: sional defense committees a spending plan ‘‘Payments to States pursuant to section SA 2539. Ms. ROSEN submitted an for such amounts, set forth by congressional 105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Se- amendment intended to be proposed to control. curity Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 43 amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. (c) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES U.S.C. 1331 note) (014–5535–0–2–302).’’. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘con- (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- gressional defense committees’’ has the by this subsection shall apply to any seques- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) tration order issued under the Balanced TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, of title 10, United States Code. Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, SA 2536. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH sub- date of enactment of this Act. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- mitted an amendment intended to be ways, highway safety programs, and proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- SA 2537. Mr. DAINES submitted an transit programs, and for other pur- posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA amendment intended to be proposed to poses; which was ordered to lie on the (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. table; as follows:

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Administrator of the Environmental Protec- mapping, solar siting, and feasibility studies; 3141), except that— tion Agency shall award grants to eligible (3) integrate parcel-level, spatially explicit ‘‘(i) such proceeds are used in conjunction communities to purchase nonregulatory, data into the existing Re-Powering inven- with the planning or development of afford- portable air sensors that would complement, tory of mine land and brownfield sites to fa- able housing; and but not replace, existing regulatory air qual- cilitate and streamline identification and ‘‘(ii) such affordable housing is located ity programs and requirements. evaluation of suitable sites; and within one-half of a mile of a new defined (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under (4) engage with States and local entities to station.’’. paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Envi- promote awareness of the program. ronmental Protection Agency shall give pri- SA 2542. Mr. MARKEY (for himself ority to— SA 2541. Mr. BRAUN (for himself and and Mr. MERKLEY) submitted an (A) remote and rural communities— Mr. SCHATZ) submitted an amendment amendment intended to be proposed to (i) that do not have regulatory air sensors; intended to be proposed to amendment amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. or SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (ii) in which air quality monitoring is ab- Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- sent or limited; and Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (B) communities affected by wildfires and HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. wildfire smoke. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, There are authorized to be appropriated such NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- sums as are necessary to carry out this sub- funds for Federal-aid highways, high- ways, highway safety programs, and section. way safety programs, and transit pro- transit programs, and for other pur- grams, and for other purposes; which poses; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2540. Ms. ROSEN submitted an was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- table; as follows: amendment intended to be proposed to lows: In section 40401 of division D, strike sub- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. At the end of division C, add the following: section (d). SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, SEC. 3llll. AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCEN- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- TIVES IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT SA 2543. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, GRANTS. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Mr. PADILLA, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CASEY, Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (as amended by section 30005(a)), is amend- Mr. TILLIS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ed— CANTWELL, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. LUMMIS, to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (1) in subsection (g)— Mr. WICKER, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. ways, highway safety programs, and (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— KELLY) submitted an amendment in- transit programs, and for other pur- (i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in- tended to be proposed to amendment poses; which was ordered to lie on the serting a semicolon; SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period and table; as follows: Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, inserting ‘‘; and’’; and Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- On page 1614, line 19, insert ‘‘hardrock min- (iii) by adding at the end the following: ing,’’ before ‘‘or coal mining’’. ‘‘(iii) allow a weighting of up to five per- HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. On page 1616, strike lines 1 through 9 and centage points greater to the criteria relat- MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- insert the following: ing to economic development under sub- NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize (d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall section (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (e)(2)(A)(iv), as appli- funds for Federal-aid highways, high- consult with the Director of the Office of cable, and up to five percentage points lesser way safety programs, and transit pro- Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforce- to the lowest scoring criteria under either ment and the Administrator of the Environ- grams, and for other purposes; which such subsection, if the applicant dem- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- mental Protection Agency, acting through onstrates substantial effort to preserve or the Office of Brownfields and Land Revital- encourage affordable housing near the lows: ization— project by— At the appropriate place in division I, in- (1) to determine whether it is necessary to ‘‘(I) providing documentation of policies sert the following: promulgate regulations or issue guidance in that allow for the approval of multi-family SEC. ll. AUTHORITY TO USE CORONAVIRUS RE- order to prioritize and expedite the siting of housing, single room occupancy units, and LIEF FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE clean energy projects on current and former accessory dwelling units without a discre- PROJECTS. mine land sites; and tionary review process; (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Social Se- (2) to convene utilities, nonprofit organiza- ‘‘(II) providing local capital sources for curity Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amend- tions, researchers, and other stakeholders— transit-oriented development; or ed— (A) to explore the most effective avenues ‘‘(III) other methods, as determined appro- (1) in section 602— available to address transmission and dis- priate by the Secretary.’’; (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘(ex- tribution system upgrades needed to develop (B) in paragraph (3)— cept as provided in subsection (c)(4))’’ after the sites described in paragraph (1); and (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and (B) to identify and evaluate current bar- at the end; (B) in subsection (c)— riers to clean energy development, including (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre- mine closure plans and reclamation require- subparagraph (E); and ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para- ments, and recommend revisions to such re- (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and quirements that can facilitate clean energy following: (4)’’; and deployment on mine sites while protecting ‘‘(D) in the case of a warrant that applies (ii) by adding at the end the following new the environment. to the criteria relating to economic develop- paragraph: On page 1617, between lines 6 and 7, insert ment under subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii) or ‘‘(4) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN the following: (e)(2)(A)(iv), the applicant that requests the INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— SEC. 40344. RE-POWERING AMERICA’S LAND INI- use of such warrant has completed and sub- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph TIATIVE. mitted a housing feasibility assessment; (C), notwithstanding any other provision of (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the and’’; and law, a State, territory, or Tribal government Environmental Protection Agency (referred (C) by adding at the end the following: receiving a payment under this section or a to in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) ‘‘(9) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the transfer pursuant to section 603(c)(4) may shall establish the RE-Powering America’s term ‘housing feasibility assessment’ means use funds provided under such payment or Land Initiative as a program within the En- an analysis of the physical, legal, and finan- transfer for projects described in subpara- vironmental Protection Agency in order to cial viability of developing additional hous- graph (B), including— encourage the development of clean energy ing along a project corridor.’’; and ‘‘(i) in the case of a project described in projects on current and former mine land (2) in subsection (l)(4)— clause (i), (xiv), (xv), or (xviii) of that sub- and brownfield sites. (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ paragraph, to satisfy a non-Federal share re- (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the and inserting a semicolon; quirement applicable to such a project; and program under subsection (a), the Adminis- (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe- ‘‘(ii) in the case of a project described in trator shall— riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and clause (xv) of that subparagraph, to repay a

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loan provided under the program described in ‘‘(ii) WAIVER OF LIMITATION.—At the re- paragraph, to satisfy a non-Federal share re- that clause. quest of a State, territory, or Tribal govern- quirement applicable to such a project; and ‘‘(B) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A project re- ment, the Secretary may allow the State, ‘‘(ii) in the case of a project described in ferred to in subparagraph (A) is any of the territory, or Tribal government to use up to clause (xv) of that subparagraph, to repay a following: 50 percent of a payment made under this sec- loan provided under the program described in ‘‘(i) A project that receives a grant under tion or a transfer pursuant to section that clause. section 117 of title 23, United States Code. 603(c)(4) for a use described in subparagraph ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS; APPLICATION OF REQUIRE- ‘‘(ii) A project eligible under section 119 of (A) if any of the following criteria are met MENTS.— title 23, United States Code. (as determined by the Secretary): ‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS TO BE USED FOR ‘‘(iii) A project eligible under section 124 of ‘‘(I) The projects involved are of signifi- INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—Subject to title 23, United States Code, as added by the cant economic importance to the State, ter- clause (ii), the total amount that a metro- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. ritory, or Tribal government. politan city, nonentitlement unit of local ‘‘(iv) A project eligible under section 133 of ‘‘(II) The projects involved would enhance government, or county may use from a pay- title 23, United States Code. employment opportunities for the State, ter- ment made under this section for uses de- ‘‘(v) An activity to carry out section 134 of ritory, or Tribal government. scribed in subparagraph (A) shall not exceed title 23, United States Code. ‘‘(III) The projects involved would enhance 25 percent of such payment. ‘‘(vi) A project eligible under section 148 of the health and safety of the public. ‘‘(ii) WAIVER OF LIMITATION.—At the re- title 23, United States Code. ‘‘(IV) The projects involved would enhance quest of a metropolitan city, nonentitlement ‘‘(vii) A project eligible under section 149 protections for the environment. unit of local government, or county, the Sec- of title 23, United States Code. ‘‘(V) The projects involved would enhance retary may allow the metropolitan city, non- ‘‘(viii) A project eligible under section 165 the capacity of the metropolitan city, State, entitlement unit of local government, or of title 23, United States Code. territory, or Tribal government to respond county to use up to 50 percent of a payment ‘‘(ix) A project eligible under section 167 of to the COVID–19 crisis. made under this section for uses described in title 23, United States Code. ‘‘(VI) The State, territory, or Tribal gov- subparagraph (A) if any of the following cri- ‘‘(x) A project eligible under section 173 of ernment suffered a reduction in revenue (as teria are met (as determined by the Sec- title 23, United States Code, as added by the determined under the interim final rule retary): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. issued by the Secretary on May 17, 2021, enti- ‘‘(I) The projects involved are of signifi- ‘‘(xi) A project eligible under section 202 of tled ‘Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Re- cant economic importance to the metropoli- title 23, United States Code. covery Funds’ (86 Fed. Reg. 26786)) of greater tan city, nonentitlement unit of local gov- ‘‘(xii) A project eligible under section 203 than 10 percent in calendar year 2020. ernment, or county. of title 23, United States Code. ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION ON OPERATING EXPENSES.— ‘‘(II) The projects involved would enhance ‘‘(xiii) A project eligible under section 204 Funds provided under a payment made under employment opportunities for the metropoli- of title 23, United States Code. this section or a transfer pursuant to section tan city, nonentitlement unit of local gov- ‘‘(xiv) A project that receives a grant 603(c)(4) shall not be used for operating ex- ernment, or county. under the program for national infrastruc- penses of a project described in clauses (xvii) ‘‘(III) The projects involved would enhance ture investments (commonly known as the through (xxi) of subparagraph (B). the health and safety of the public. ‘Rebuilding American Infrastructure with ‘‘(iv) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Ex- ‘‘(IV) The projects involved would enhance Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant cept as otherwise provided in this section— protections for the environment. program’). ‘‘(I) the requirements of section 60102 of ‘‘(V) The projects involved would enhance ‘‘(xv) A project that receives credit assist- the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act the capacity of the metropolitan city, non- ance under the TIFIA program under chapter shall apply to funds provided under a pay- entitlement unit of local government, or 6 of title 23, United States Code. ment made under this section or transferred county to respond to the COVID–19 crisis. ‘‘(xvi) A project that furthers the comple- pursuant to section 603(c)(4) that are used for ‘‘(VI) The metropolitan city, nonentitle- tion of a designated route of the Appalachian a project described in clause (xxiii) of sub- ment unit of local government, or county Development Highway System under section paragraph (B) that relates to broadband in- suffered a reduction in revenue (as deter- 14501 of title 40, United States Code. frastructure; and mined under the interim final rule issued by ‘‘(xvii) A project that receives a grant ‘‘(II) the requirements of titles 23, 40, and the Secretary on May 17, 2021, entitled under section 5307 of title 49, United States 49 of the United States Code, title I of the ‘Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recov- Code. Housing and Community Development Act of ery Funds’ (86 Fed. Reg. 26786)) of greater ‘‘(xviii) A project that receives a grant 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), and the National than 10 percent in calendar year 2020. under section 5309 of title 49, United States Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION ON OPERATING EXPENSES.— Code. 4321 et. seq) shall apply to funds provided Funds provided under a payment made under ‘‘(xix) A project that receives a grant under a payment made under this section or this section shall not be used for operating under section 5311 of title 49, United States transferred pursuant to section 603(c)(4) that expenses of a project described in clauses Code. are used for projects described in subpara- (xvii) through (xxi) of section 602(c)(4)(B). ‘‘(xx) A project that receives a grant under graph (B). ‘‘(iv) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Ex- section 5337 of title 49, United States Code. ‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided under cept as otherwise provided in this section— ‘‘(xxi) A project that receives a grant a payment made under this section or trans- ‘‘(I) the requirements of section 60102 of under section 5339 of title 49, United States ferred pursuant to section 603(c)(4) to a the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Code. State, territory, or Tribal government shall shall apply to funds provided under a pay- ‘‘(xxii) A project that receives a grant remain available for obligation for a use de- ment made under this section that are used under section 6703 of title 49, United States scribed in subparagraph (A) through Decem- for a project described in clause (xxiii) of Code, as added by the Infrastructure Invest- ber 31, 2024, except that no amount of such section 602(c)(4)(B) that relates to broadband ment and Jobs Act. funds may be expended after September 30, infrastructure; and ‘‘(xxiii) A project that receives a grant 2026.’’; and ‘‘(II) the requirements of titles 23, 40, and under title I of the Housing and Community (2) in subsection 603— 49 of the United States Code, title I of the Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(except Housing and Community Development Act of seq.). as provided in subsection (c)(5))’’ after ‘‘De- 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), and the National ‘‘(xxiv) A project eligible under the bridge cember 31, 2024’’; and Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, (B) in subsection (c)— 4321 et. seq) shall apply to funds provided protection, and construction program under (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre- under a payment made under this section paragraph (1) under the heading ‘HIGHWAY IN- ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para- that are used for projects described in sec- FRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM’ under the heading graphs (3) and (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs tion 602(c)(4)(B). ‘FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’ under (3), (4), and (5)’’; and ‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided under the heading ‘DEPARTMENT OF TRANS- (ii) by adding at the end the following new a payment made under this section to a met- PORTATION’ under title VIII of division J of paragraph: ropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. ‘‘(5) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN government, or county shall remain avail- ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS; APPLICATION OF REQUIRE- INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— able for obligation for a use described in sub- MENTS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph paragraph (A) through December 31, 2024, ex- ‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS TO BE USED FOR (B), notwithstanding any other provision of cept that no amount of such funds may be INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.—Subject to law, a metropolitan city, nonentitlement expended after September 30, 2026.’’. clause (ii), the total amount that a State, unit of local government, or county receiv- (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Sections territory, or Tribal government may use ing a payment under this section may use 602(c)(3) and 603(c)(3) of title VI of the Social from a payment made under this section or funds provided under such payment for Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)(3), 803(c)(3)) are a transfer pursuant to section 603(c)(4) for projects described in subparagraph (B) of sec- each amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (17) uses described in subparagraph (A) shall not tion 602(c)(4), including— of’’. exceed 25 percent of such payment or trans- ‘‘(i) in the case of a project described in (c) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ADMINIS- fer. clause (i), (xiv), (xv), or (xviii) of that sub- TRATIVE EXPENSES.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any (2)(A)(i) has not been tested for COVID–19 as an independent, non-affiliated entity for other provision of law, the unobligated bal- during the preceding 10-day period; or the purposes of this section. ances from amounts made available to the (ii) has been tested for COVID–19 during (e) GRANT TERMS.— Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this the preceding 10-day period and received a (1) NUMBER OF GRANTS.— subsection as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for adminis- positive test result; (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in trative expenses pursuant to the provisions (B) has not been fully vaccinated against subparagraph (B), an eligible entity may re- specified in paragraph (2) shall be available COVID–19; or ceive only 1 covered grant. to the Secretary (in addition to any other (C) has symptoms of COVID–19. (B) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT.—The Adminis- appropriations provided for such purpose) for (c) Funds made available by this Act may trator may make a second covered grant to any administrative expenses of the Depart- be used to transport an alien described in an eligible entity if, as of June 30, 2021, the ment of the Treasury determined by the Sec- subsection (b) for purposes of removal or de- gross revenues of such eligible entity for cal- retary to be necessary to respond to the portation. endar year 2021 as of such date are not more coronavirus emergency, including any ex- than 30 percent of the gross revenues of such penses necessary to implement any provision SA 2546. Mr. MARSHALL submitted eligible entity for the corresponding period of— an amendment intended to be proposed of 2019, or, if the gross revenues of the eligi- (A) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco- to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. ble entity were negatively impacted by a nomic Security Act (Public Law 116–136); SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, natural disaster or weather disruption in 2019, not more than 30 percent of the average (B) division N of the Consolidated Appro- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260); gross revenues of the eligible entity during SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. the first 6 months of 2016, 2017, and 2018, due (C) the American Rescue Plan Act (Public TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, Law 117–2); or to the COVID–19 pandemic. and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (D) title VI of the Social Security Act (42 (2) AMOUNT.— U.S.C. 801 et seq.). to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a covered grant shall be in (2) PROVISIONS SPECIFIED.—The provisions ways, highway safety programs, and specified in this paragraph are the following: transit programs, and for other pur- an amount equal to the lesser of— (A) Sections 4003(f) and 4112(b) of the poses; which was ordered to lie on the (i) the amount equal to 45 percent of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Secu- table; as follows: gross revenues of the eligible entity for 2019, rity Act (Public Law 116–136). or, if the gross revenues of the eligible entity Beginning on page 2322, strike line 16 and were negatively impacted by a natural dis- (B) Section 421(f)(2) of division N of the all that follows through page 2323, line 4, and aster or weather disruption in 2019, equal to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub- insert the following: 45 percent of the average annual gross reve- lic Law 116–260). (B) in the case of manufactured products, nues of the eligible entity over the 3-year pe- (C) Sections 3201(a)(2)(B), 3206(d)(1)(A), and that— riod from 2016 through 2018, which shall in- 7301(b)(5) of the American Rescue Plan Act of (i) the manufactured product was manufac- clude the gross revenues of all subsidiaries 2021 (Public Law 117–2). tured in the United States; and other related entities that are consoli- (D) Section 602(a)(2) of the Social Security (ii) the cost of the components of the man- dated with the gross revenues of the eligible Act (42 U.S.C. 802(a)(2)). ufactured product that are mined, produced, entity in a financial statement prepared in or manufactured in the United States is SA 2544. Mr. LANKFORD (for him- accordance with generally accepted account- greater than 75 percent of the total cost of ing principles for such eligible entity for self, Mr. DAINES, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. all components of the manufactured product, such year; or SASSE, Ms. ERNST, and Mr. BRAUN) sub- unless another standard for determining the (ii) $10,000,000. mitted an amendment intended to be minimum amount of domestic content of the (B) SUPPLEMENT GRANT AMOUNT.—A cov- proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- manufactured product has been established ered grant made pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA under applicable law or regulation; and shall be in an amount equal to 50 percent of (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. (iii) in case of electronic products, the cost the first covered grant received by the eligi- MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, of the components of the electronic product ble entity. mined, produced, or manufactured in the Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- (3) GRANT AGGREGATE MAXIMUM.—The total United States is greater than 80 percent of amount of covered grants received by an eli- KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) the total cost of all components of the elec- gible entity may not exceed $10,000,000. to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds tronic product; and (4) USE OF FUNDS.— for Federal-aid highways, highway (A) TIMING.— safety programs, and transit programs, SA 2547. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for (i) EXPENSES INCURRED.— and for other purposes; which was or- himself, Mr. WARNER, Mr. KAINE, and (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- dered to lie on the table; as follows: Mrs. BLACKBURN) submitted an amend- clause (II), amounts received under a covered Beginning on page 2090, strike line 7 and ment intended to be proposed to grant may only be used for expenses incurred all that follows through page 2150, line 13. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. during the period beginning on March 1, 2020 SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, and ending on December 31, 2021. SA 2545. Mr. MARSHALL submitted (II) EXTENSION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- an amendment intended to be proposed GRANTS.—If an eligible entity receives a SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. grant under paragraph (1)(B), amounts re- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, ceived under a covered grant may be used for and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- costs incurred during the period beginning to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- on March 1, 2020 and ending September 30, SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ways, highway safety programs, and 2022. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, transit programs, and for other pur- (ii) EXPENDITURE.— and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, poses; which was ordered to lie on the (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- table; as follows: clause (II), an eligible entity shall return to ways, highway safety programs, and the Administrator any amounts received At the appropriate place in division I, in- transit programs, and for other pur- under a covered grant that are not expended sert the following: poses; which was ordered to lie on the on or before the date that is 1 year after the SEC. 90lll. GRANTS FOR CERTAIN MINOR date of disbursement of the covered grant. table; as follows: LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUBS. (II) EXTENSION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL At the appropriate place in division J, in- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, sert the following: subject to the availability of appropriations, GRANTS.—If an eligible entity receives a SEC. lll. (a) Except as provided in sub- make covered grants to eligible entities in grant under paragraph (1)(B), the eligible en- section (c), none of the funds made available accordance with this section. tity shall return to the Administrator any by this Act may be used to transport an (b) AUTHORITY.—The Associate Adminis- amounts received under any covered grant alien described in subsection (b) from a loca- trator for the Office of Disaster Assistance of that are not expended on or before the date tion at which the alien is held in the custody the Small Business Administration shall co- that is 18 months after the date of disburse- of the Secretary of Homeland Security, or ordinate and formulate policies relating to ment of the first covered grant received by other Federal or State custody, to a location the administration of covered grants. the eligible entity. at which the alien would be paroled or other- (c) CERTIFICATION OF NEED.—An eligible en- (B) ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.—An eligible en- wise released from such custody. tity applying for a covered grant shall sub- tity may use amounts received under a cov- (b) An alien described in this subsection is mit a good faith certification that the uncer- ered grant for— an alien (as defined in section 101(a) of the tainty of current economic conditions makes (i) payroll costs; Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. necessary the grant to support the ongoing (ii) payments on any covered rent obliga- 1101(a))) who— operations of the eligible entity. tion or other obligation to a public entity (1) is unlawfully present in the United (d) MULTIPLE BUSINESS ENTITIES.—The Ad- from whom the primary venue of the eligible States; and ministrator shall treat each eligible entity entity is leased or licensed;

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(4) COVERED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION; COV- (v) payments of interest or principal due (2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after ERED RENT OBLIGATION; COVERED UTILITY PAY- on any indebtedness or debt instrument in- the date of enactment of this Act, and each MENT; COVERED WORKER PROTECTION EXPENDI- curred in the ordinary course of business month thereafter until the date that is 1 TURE.—The terms ‘‘covered mortgage obliga- that is a liability of the eligible entity and year after the date on which all amounts ap- tion’’, ‘‘covered rent obligation’’, ‘‘covered was in place or incurred prior to February 15, propriated to make covered grants have been utility payment’’, and ‘‘covered worker pro- 2020; expended, the Administrator shall submit to tection expenditure’’ have the meanings (vi) covered worker protection expendi- the Committee on Small Business and Entre- given those terms in section 7A(a) of the tures; preneurship of the Senate and the Com- Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636m(a)). (vii) payments made to independent con- mittee on Small Business of the House of (5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible tractors, as reported on Form-1099 MISC, not Representatives a report on the oversight entity’’ means any Minor League Baseball to exceed a total of $100,000 in annual com- and audit activities of the Administrator Club or Independent Professional Baseball pensation for any individual employee of an under this subsection, which shall include— Club that meets the following requirements: independent contractor; and (A) the total number of covered grants ap- (A) The Minor League Baseball Club or (viii) other ordinary and necessary busi- proved and disbursed; Independent Professional Baseball Club was ness expenses, including— (B) the total amount of covered grants re- operating in the ordinary course of business (I) maintenance expenses; ceived by each eligible entity; on February 29, 2020. (II) administrative costs, including fees (C) the number of active investigations and (B) The gross revenues of the Minor League and licensing costs; audits of covered grants; Baseball Club or Independent Professional (III) State and local taxes and fees; (D) the number of completed reviews and Baseball Club in calendar year 2020 were not (IV) operating leases in effect as of Feb- audits of covered grants, including a descrip- more than 25 percent of the gross revenues of ruary 15, 2020; tion of any findings of fraud or other mate- the Minor League Baseball Club or Inde- (V) payments required for insurance on rial non-compliance; and pendent Professional Baseball Club in cal- any insurance policy; (E) any substantial changes made to the endar year 2019, or, if the gross revenues of (VI) settling existing debts with vendors; oversight and audit plan submitted under the Minor League Baseball Club or Inde- and paragraph (1). pendent Professional Baseball Club were neg- (h) TAX TREATMENT OF COVERED LOANS.— (VII) advertising, production, transpor- atively impacted by a natural disaster or (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of the tation, and capital expenditures relating to weather disruption in 2019, not more than 25 Internal Revenue Code of 1986— the primary venue of the eligible entity or percent of the average annual gross revenues (A) no covered grant shall be included in events held at such venue, except that a of the Minor League Baseball Club or Inde- the gross income of the eligible entity that grant under this section may not be used pri- pendent Professional Baseball Club over the receives such covered grant; marily for such expenditures. 3-year period from 2016 through 2018, as de- (B) no deduction shall be denied, no tax at- (C) PROHIBITED EXPENSES.—An eligible en- termined by the Administrator using the ac- tribute shall be reduced, and no basis in- tity may not use amounts received under a crual method of accounting and excluding crease shall be denied, by reason of the ex- grant under this section— any amounts received any amounts received clusion from gross income provided by sub- (i) to purchase real estate; under the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9001 et seq.), paragraph (A); and (ii) for payments of interest or principal an amendment to such Act, the Consolidated (C) in the case of a partnership or S cor- for loans originated after February 15, 2020; Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– poration that receives such a covered grant— (iii) to invest or re-lend funds; 260), or any subsequent COVID Relief pack- (i) any amount excluded from income by (iv) for contributions or expenditures to, or age. reason of subparagraph (A) shall be treated on behalf of, any political party, party com- (C) At the time the Minor League Baseball as tax exempt income for purposes of sec- mittee or candidate for elective office; or Club or Independent Professional Baseball tions 705 and 1366 of the Internal Revenue (v) for any other use as may be reasonably Club submits the certification required Code of 1986; and prohibited by the Administrator. under subsection (c), the Minor League Base- (ii) the Secretary of the Treasury (or the (f) INCREASED OVERSIGHT.—The Adminis- ball Club or Independent Professional Base- Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe rules trator shall increase oversight of eligible en- ball Club is open, or intends to reopen, for for determining a partner’s distributive tities receiving covered grants, which may the primary purpose of conducting baseball share of any amount described in clause (i) include the following: games. for purposes of section 705 of the Internal (1) DOCUMENTATION.—Additional docu- (D) The Minor League Baseball Club or Revenue Code of 1986. mentation requirements that are consistent Independent Professional Baseball Club is (2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall with the eligibility and other requirements not majority owned, directly or indirectly, apply to taxable years ending after the date under this section, including requiring an el- by Major League Baseball, a Major League of enactment of this Act. igible entity that receives a grant under this Baseball Club, or one or more persons who (i) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any provi- section to retain records that document sion of covered law, from any funds appro- have a greater than 10 percent ownership in- compliance with the requirements for grants priated under such a law that have not been terest in a Major League Baseball Club. under this section— obligated as of the date of enactment of this (6) INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL (A) with respect to employment records, Act and are no longer being used to carry out CLUB.—The term ‘‘Independent Professional for the 4-year period following receipt of the the activities under such a law, the remain- Baseball Club’’ means a professional baseball grant; and ing funds or $550,000,000, whichever is great- team, including a professional baseball team (B) with respect to other records, for the 3- er, but in any case not more than $550,000,000, that is a corporation, limited liability com- year period following receipt of the grant. shall be allocated to the Administrator to pany, or a partnership or operated as a sole (2) REVIEWS OF USE.—Reviews of the use of carry out this section, of which not more proprietorship, that— the grant proceeds by an eligible entity to than $50,000,000 shall be allocated to Inde- (A) operates for profit or as a nonprofit or- ensure the compliance with requirements es- pendent Professional Baseball Clubs. ganization; tablished under this section and by the Ad- (j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (B) is located in the United States; and ministrator, including that the Adminis- (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- (C) as of February 29, 2020, was a member trator may— trator’’ means the Administrator of the of— (A) review and audit grants under this sec- Small Business Administration. (i) the American Association of Profes- tion; and (2) COVERED GRANTS.—The term ‘‘covered sional Baseball; (B) in the case of fraud of other material grant’’ means a grant made under this sec- (ii) the Atlantic League of Professional noncompliance with respect to a grant under tion to an eligible entity. Baseball; this section— (3) COVERED LAW.—The term ‘‘covered law’’ (iii) the Canadian American Association of (i) require repayment of misspent funds; or means— Professional Baseball; (ii) pursue legal action to collect funds. (A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Re- (iv) the Empire Professional Baseball (g) OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT PLAN.— sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, League; (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 2020 (Public Law 116–123); (v) the Frontier League; after the date of enactment of this Act, the (B) the Families First Coronavirus Re- (vi) the Pacific Association of Professional Administrator shall submit to the Com- sponse Act (Public Law 116–127); Baseball Clubs; mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur- (C) the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136); (vii) the Pecos League of Professional ship of the Senate and the Committee on (D) the Paycheck Protection Program and Baseball Clubs; Small Business of the House of Representa- Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law (viii) the United Shore Professional Base- tives an audit plan that details— 116–139; 134 Stat. 620); ball League; or (A) the policies and procedures of the Ad- (E) division M or N of the Consolidated Ap- (ix) the Western League. ministrator for conducting oversight and au- propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260); (7) MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUB.—The dits of covered grants; and or term ‘‘Minor League Baseball Club’’ means a

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(C) increases forest workforce capacity or by the Chiefs to the Natural Resources Con- forest business infrastructure and develop- servation Service or the Forest Service— SA 2548. Mr. BENNET (for himself ment; (i) to carry out eligible activities; or and Mr. HOEVEN) proposed an amend- (D) leverages existing authorities and non- (ii) for other purposes, such as technical ment to amendment SA 2137 proposed Federal funding; assistance, project development, or local ca- (E) provides measurable outcomes; or pacity building. by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for (F) supports established State and regional herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, priorities; and SA 2549. Mr. CASEY submitted an Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COL- (2) such other criteria relating to the mer- amendment intended to be proposed to LINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. its of the proposals as the Chiefs determine amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill to be appropriate. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Fed- (e) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall pro- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- eral-aid highways, highway safety pro- vide— (1) public notice on the websites of the For- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. grams, and transit programs, and for est Service and the Natural Resources Con- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, other purposes; as follows: servation Service describing— and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, At the end of title VIII of division D, add (A) the solicitation of proposals under sub- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- the following: section (c); and ways, highway safety programs, and SEC. 408lllll. JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE (B) the criteria for selecting proposals in RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP PRO- accordance with subsection (d); and transit programs, and for other pur- GRAM. (2) information relating to the Program poses; which was ordered to lie on the (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: and activities funded under the Program to table; as follows: (1) CHIEFS.—The term ‘‘Chiefs’’ means the States, Indian Tribes, units of local govern- At the end of division H, insert the fol- Chief of the Forest Service and the Chief of ment, and private landowners. lowing: the Natural Resources Conservation Service. (f) EXCLUSIONS.—An eligible activity may TITLE VII—QUALIFIED COMMUNITY (2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘eligible not be carried out under the Program— COLLEGE BONDS activity’’ means an activity— (1) in a wilderness area or designated wil- (A) to reduce the risk of wildfire; derness study area; SEC. 80701. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Community (B) to protect water quality and supply; or (2) in an inventoried roadless area; College Infrastructure Act of 2021’’. (C) to improve wildlife habitat for at-risk (3) on any Federal land on which, by Act of species. Congress or Presidential proclamation, the SEC. 80702. TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED COMMU- (3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means removal of vegetation is restricted or prohib- NITY COLLEGE BONDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subchapter A the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration ited; or of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of Partnership program established under sub- (4) in an area in which the eligible activity 1986 is amended by inserting after subpart G section (b)(1). would be inconsistent with the applicable the following new subpart: (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ land and resource management plan. means the Secretary of Agriculture. (g) ACCOUNTABILITY.— ‘‘Subpart H—Qualified Community College (5) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year Bonds ‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning after the date of enactment of this Act, the ‘‘SEC. 54. QUALIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Secretary shall submit to Congress a report BONDS. Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. providing recommendations to Congress re- ‘‘(a) QUALIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE 6511). lating to the Program, including a review BONDS.—For purposes of this subchapter, the (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— of— term ‘qualified community college bond’ (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab- (A) funding mechanisms for the Program; means any bond issued as part of an issue lish a Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration (B) staff capacity to carry out the Pro- if— Partnership program to improve the health gram; ‘‘(1) 95 percent of the available project pro- and resilience of forest landscapes across Na- (C) privacy laws applicable to the Pro- ceeds of such issue are to be used for a quali- tional Forest System land and State, Tribal, gram; fied purpose with respect to a qualified com- and private land. (D) data collection under the Program; munity college, (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall (E) monitoring and outcomes under the ‘‘(2) the bond is issued by a State or local administer the Program by coordinating eli- Program; and government in consultation with the juris- gible activities conducted on National For- (F) such other matters as the Secretary dictions of which such college is located, and est System land and State, Tribal, or private considers to be appropriate. ‘‘(3) the issuer— land across a forest landscape to improve the (2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—For each of fiscal ‘‘(A) designates such bond for purposes of health and resilience of the forest landscape years 2022 and 2023, the Chiefs shall submit this section, and by— to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, ‘‘(B) certifies that it has the written ap- (A) assisting producers and landowners in and Forestry and the Committee on Appro- proval of the governing body for such bond implementing eligible activities on eligible priations of the Senate and the Committee issuance. private or Tribal land using the applicable on Agriculture and the Committee on Appro- ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS DES- programs and authorities administered by priations of the House of Representatives a IGNATED.— the Chief of the Natural Resources Conserva- report describing projects for which funding ‘‘(1) NATIONAL LIMITATION.—There is a na- tion Service under title XII of the Food Se- is provided under the Program, including the tional community college bond limitation of curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), not status and outcomes of those projects. $400,000,000 for each calendar year. including the conservation reserve program (h) FUNDING.— ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF LIMITATION.— established under subchapter B of chapter 1 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The national commu- of subtitle D of that title (16 U.S.C. 3831 et There is authorized to be appropriated to the nity college bond limitation for a calendar seq.); and Secretary to carry out the Program year shall be allocated by the Secretary

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among the States on the basis of their re- ‘‘(ii) FORMULA FOR ALLOCATION.—The ‘‘(E) investing in online resources or spective populations of individuals below the amount allocated under this subparagraph to broadband access projects to deliver quali- poverty line (as defined by the Office of Man- a qualified State for any calendar year shall fied community college services to qualified agement and Budget). be the amount determined by the Secretary areas, or developing course materials for ‘‘(B) LIMITATION PER STATE.—For purposes to bear the same ratio to the aggregate un- education to be provided by a qualified com- of subparagraph (A), a State may not receive used carryover amounts of all States for the munity college, provided that such uses do an allocation of more than 5 percent of the preceding calendar year as such State’s pop- not collectively account for more than 10 national community college bond limitation ulation for the calendar year bears to the percent of the amount allocated under sub- in any calendar year. population of all qualified States for the cal- section (b)(2)(C) to the governing body for ‘‘(C) ALLOCATIONS TO GOVERNING BODIES.— endar year. For purposes of the preceding such college, ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The limitation amount sentence, population shall be determined in ‘‘(F) training professors and other school allocated to a State under subparagraph (A) accordance with section 146(j). personnel at a qualified community college, shall be allocated by the State to the appro- ‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this provided that such use does not account for priate governing bodies within such State. subparagraph: more than 5 percent of the amount allocated ‘‘(ii) PRIORITY FOR ALLOCATIONS.— ‘‘(I) UNUSED CARRYOVER AMOUNT.—The under subsection (b)(2)(C) to the governing term ‘unused carryover amount’ means the ‘‘(I) LARGEST METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL body for such college, and amount of any carryover of a limitation AREA.—For purposes of this subparagraph, ‘‘(G) constructing, rehabilitating, repair- the State education agency shall, as applica- amount allocated to a State which has ex- ing, upgrading, enhancing, or expanding any pired pursuant to subparagraph (B). ble, ensure that the governing body for a on-campus facility to be used by a qualified ‘‘(II) QUALIFIED STATE.—The term ‘quali- proposed qualified community college which community college to provide childcare to fied State’ means, with respect to any cal- will serve the residents of the largest metro- students and staff, provided that such use endar year, a State— politan statistical area within such State does not account for more than 10 percent of ‘‘(aa) which allocated its limitation which does not contain an institution de- the amount allocated under subsection amount for the preceding calendar year to scribed in subsection (c)(2)(A) receives an al- (b)(2)(C) to the governing body for such col- governing bodies within such State (as de- location equal to the lesser of— lege. scribed in paragraph (2)(C)), and ‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LABOR STAND- ‘‘(aa) one-third of the total allocation to ‘‘(bb) for which a request is made (not later the State under subparagraph (A), or ARDS TO PROJECTS FINANCED WITH QUALIFIED than May 1 of the calendar year) to receive COMMUNITY BONDS.— ‘‘(bb) the allocation amount requested by an allocation under this subparagraph. such governing body. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each laborer and me- ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- chanic employed by a contractor or subcon- ‘‘(II) ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ALLOCA- tion: tractor in the performance of construction, TION.—For purposes of making allocations ‘‘(1) GOVERNING BODY.—The term ‘gov- alteration, or repair work financed in whole, under this subparagraph, the State edu- erning body’ means— or in part, with the proceeds of any qualified cation agency shall give priority to any gov- ‘‘(A) the board of trustees or other gov- community college bond issued after the erning body which has or will have— erning organization of a qualified commu- date of enactment of the Community College ‘‘(aa) a partnership, including a dual or nity college, or Infrastructure Act of 2021 shall be paid wages concurrent enrollment program (as defined ‘‘(B) a State or local government (or any at rates not less than those prevailing on in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec- political subdivision thereof), or any com- work of a similar character in the locality, ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. bination of school districts or municipali- 7801)), with local high schools, ties, which participate or propose to partici- as determined by the Secretary of Labor in ‘‘(bb) a partnership with four-year institu- pate in the establishment and operation of a accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 tions of higher education, including a credit- qualified community college. of title 40, United States Code. ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Labor transfer agreement or articulation agree- ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE.— shall have, with respect to the labor stand- ment (as defined in section 486A(a) of the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. community college’ means a public institu- ards described in paragraph (1), the author- 1093a(a))), for students at the qualified com- tion of higher education— ity and functions set forth in Reorganization munity college, or ‘‘(i) at which the highest degree that is Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 ‘‘(cc) a partnership with a State workforce predominantly awarded to students is an as- U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, development board established under section sociate’s degree (including 2-year tribally United States Code.’’. 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor- controlled colleges under section 316 of the (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c) subparts for part IV of subchapter A of chap- ‘‘(3) DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO LIMITATION and public 2-year State institutions of higher ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is AMOUNT.—The maximum aggregate face education), amended by inserting after the item relating amount of bonds issued during any calendar ‘‘(ii) which is or will be established by and to subpart G the following: year which may be designated under sub- operated under the supervision of a gov- ‘‘SUBPART H—QUALIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE section (a) with respect to any qualified erning body in conjunction with the State BONDS’’. community college shall not exceed the limi- and local governments whose residents will SEC. 80703. CREDIT TO HOLDERS AND ISSUERS tation amount allocated to the governing be served by such institution, and OF QUALIFIED COMMUNITY COL- body of such college under paragraph (2)(C) ‘‘(iii) which is located within a qualified LEGE BONDS. for such calendar year. area. (a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— ‘‘(4) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED LIMITATION.— ‘‘(B) QUALIFIED AREA.—For purposes of this (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 54A of the Inter- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If for any calendar paragraph, the term ‘qualified area’ means— nal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on the year— ‘‘(i) a city or metropolitan statistical area day before repeal by Public Law 115–97, is re- ‘‘(i) the limitation amount for any State, for which there is no institution described in vived. exceeds subparagraph (A)(i) within a 40-mile radius, (2) CREDIT LIMITED TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY ‘‘(ii) the amount of bonds issued during ‘‘(ii) a county which— COLLEGE BONDS.—Section 54A(d) of such Code such year which are designated under sub- ‘‘(I) does not contain any institution de- is amended— section (a) with respect to qualified commu- scribed in such subparagraph, or (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting nity colleges within such State, ‘‘(II) has an unemployment rate equal to or the following: the limitation amount for such State for the greater than 110 percent of the national aver- ‘‘(1) QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BOND.—The term following calendar year shall be increased by age (as determined by the Secretary of Labor ‘qualified tax credit bond’ means a qualified the amount of such excess. based on the most recent available data), and community college bond which is part of an ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON CARRYOVER.—Any car- ‘‘(iii) a low-income community (as defined issue that meets requirements of paragraphs ryover of a limitation amount may be car- in section 45D(e)). (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).’’, and ried only to the first 2 years following the ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—The term ‘quali- (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara- unused limitation year. For purposes of the fied purpose’ means— graph (C) and inserting the following: preceding sentence, a limitation amount ‘‘(A) establishing and operating a qualified ‘‘(C) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—For purposes of shall be treated as used on a first-in first-out community college, this paragraph, the term ‘qualified purpose’ basis. ‘‘(B) expanding an existing qualified com- means a purpose specified in section ‘‘(C) ALLOCATION OF UNUSED CARRYOVER munity college to a qualified area, 54(c)(3).’’. AMOUNT.— ‘‘(C) constructing, rehabilitating, repair- (b) CREDIT ALLOWED TO ISSUER.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any unused carryover ing, upgrading, enhancing, or expanding any (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6431 of the Inter- amount of a State for any calendar year facility owned or to be used by a qualified nal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on the shall be assigned to the Secretary for alloca- community college to carry out the edu- day before repeal by Public Law 115–97, is re- tion among qualified States for the suc- cational purposes (including instructional vived. ceeding calendar year, with such allocations and research purposes) of such college, (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— to be in addition to the amounts allocated ‘‘(D) providing equipment for use by stu- (A) Section 6431(f) of such Code, as revived pursuant to paragraph (2)(A). dents at a qualified community college, by paragraph (1), is amended by striking

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paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the fol- (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(I) held in trust by the United States for lowing: (1) COVERED FUNDS.—The term ‘‘covered the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual ‘‘(2) SPECIFIED TAX CREDIT BOND.—For pur- funds’’ means any available project proceeds Indian; or poses of this subsection, the term ‘specified from the issuance of any qualified commu- ‘‘(II) held by an Indian Tribe or individual tax credit bond’ means any qualified tax nity college bond (as defined in section 54(a) Indian subject to restriction by the United credit bond (as defined in section 54A(d)(1)) if of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). States against alienation. the issuer of such bond makes an irrevocable (2) MANUFACTURED PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘(C) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘right-of- election to have this subsection apply.’’. ‘‘manufactured product’’ means any con- way’ means any real property, or interest (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 6211(b)(4) struction material or end product (as such therein, acquired, dedicated, or reserved for of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is terms are defined in part 25.003 of the Fed- the construction, operation, and mainte- amended by striking ‘‘and 6428A’’ and insert- eral Acquisition Regulation) that is not an nance of a highway. ing ‘‘6428A, and 6431’’. iron or steel product, including— ‘‘(D) UTILITY FACILITY.— SEC. 80704. GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES. (A) electrical components; and ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘utility facil- (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a new (B) non-ferrous building materials, includ- ity’ means any privately, publicly, or coop- construction or renovation project using any ing aluminum and polyvinylchloride (PVC), eratively owned line, facility, or system for available project proceeds from the issuance glass, fiber optics, plastic, wood, masonry, producing, transmitting, or distributing of any qualified community college bond (as rubber, manufactured stone, any other non- communications, power, electricity, light, defined in subsection (a) of section 54 of the ferrous metals, and any unmanufactured heat, gas, water, steam, waste, storm water Internal Revenue Code of 1986), a governing construction material. not connected with highway drainage, or any body (as defined in subsection (c)(1) of such (3) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The other similar commodity, including any fire section) shall use, of those proceeds, not less term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means or police signal system or street lighting than the applicable percentage described in the following: system, that directly or indirectly serves the subsection (b) for construction or renovation (A) When used with respect to a manufac- public. that is certified, verified, or consistent with tured product, the product was manufac- ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘utility facil- the applicable provisions of— tured in the United States and the cost of ity’ includes— (1) the Leadership in Energy and Environ- the components of such product that were ‘‘(I) a renewable energy generation facil- mental Design green building rating stand- mined, produced, or manufactured in the ity; ard of the United States Green Building United States exceeds 60 percent of the total ‘‘(II) electrical transmission and distribu- Council; cost of all components of the product. tion infrastructure; and (2) the Living Building Challenge green (B) When used with respect to iron or steel ‘‘(III) broadband infrastructure and con- building certification program developed by products, or an individual component of a duit. the International Living Future Institute; manufactured product, all manufacturing ‘‘(2) ACCOMMODATION.—In determining’’; (3) a green building rating program devel- processes for such iron or steel products or and oped by the Collaborative for High-Perform- components, from the initial melting stage (C) by adding at the end the following: ance Schools that is designated as CHPS through the application of coatings, occurred ‘‘(3) STATE APPROVAL.—A State, on behalf Verified; or in the United States, except that the term of the Secretary, may approve accommo- (4) a green building program that— does not include— dating a utility facility described in para- (A) has standards that are equivalent to or (i) steel or iron material or products manu- graph (1)(D)(ii) within a right-of-way on a more stringent than the standards of a pro- factured abroad from semi-finished steel or Federal-aid highway. gram described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); iron from the United States; and ‘‘(4) EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (3) shall not (B) is adopted by the State or another ju- (ii) steel or iron material or products man- apply to a utility facility on Federal land or risdiction with authority over the local edu- ufactured in the United States from semi- Indian land. cational agency; and finished steel or iron of foreign origin. ‘‘(5) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this (C) includes a verifiable method to dem- (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ subsection alters or affects any prohibition onstrate compliance with the program. means the Secretary of Education. relating to commercial activity under sec- (b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.— SEC. 80706. EFFECTIVE DATE. tion 111(a).’’; The applicable percentage referred to in sub- The amendments made by this title shall (3) in subsection (o)— section (a) is— apply to obligations issued after the date of On page 202, line 23, strike ‘‘(3)’’ and insert (1) for fiscal year 2022, 60 percent; the enactment of this Act. ‘‘(4)’’. (2) for fiscal year 2023, 70 percent; (3) for fiscal year 2024, 80 percent; SA 2550. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself On page 203, strike line 17 and insert the (4) for fiscal year 2025, 90 percent; and and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted an following: (5) for each of fiscal years 2026 through amendment intended to be proposed to the project is located on a Federal-aid high- 2031, 100 percent. amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. way. SEC. 80705. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND ‘‘(t) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—States are MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, encouraged to implement, or to enter into (a) IN GENERAL.—A governing body (as de- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- partnerships to implement, vegetation man- fined in subsection (c)(1) of section 54 of the SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that receives TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, agement practices, such as increased mowing covered funds shall ensure that any iron, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, heights and planting native grasses and pol- steel, and manufactured products used in to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- linator-friendly habitats, along a right-of- projects carried out with such funds are pro- ways, highway safety programs, and way on a Federal-aid highway, if the imple- duced in the United States. transit programs, and for other pur- mentation of those practices— (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) is in the public interest; and poses; which was ordered to lie on the (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive ‘‘(2) will not impair the highway or inter- the requirement of subsection (a) if the Sec- table; as follows: fere with the free and safe flow of traffic.’’. retary determines that— On page 202, strike line 5 and insert the fol- (A) applying subsection (a) would be incon- lowing: sistent with the public interest; (2) in subsection (l)— SA 2551. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted (B) iron, steel, and manufactured products (A) by striking paragraph (2); an amendment intended to be proposed produced in the United States are not pro- (B) by striking the subsection designation to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. and all that follows through ‘‘In deter- duced in a sufficient and reasonably avail- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, able amount or are not of a satisfactory mining’’ in paragraph (1) in the matter pre- quality; or ceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (C) using iron, steel, and manufactured following: SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. products produced in the United States will ‘‘(l) ACCOMMODATING UTILITY FACILITIES IN TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, increase the cost of the overall project by THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.— and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, more than 25 percent. ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (2) PUBLICATION.—Before issuing a waiver ‘‘(A) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pub- land’ means any land or interest in land ways, highway safety programs, and lish in the Federal Register a detailed writ- owned by the United States. transit programs, and for other pur- ten explanation of the waiver determination. ‘‘(B) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘Indian land’ poses; which was ordered to lie on the (c) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL means— table; as follows: AGREEMENTS.—This section shall be applied ‘‘(i) land within the limits of an Indian res- in a manner consistent with the obligations ervation; or On page 1200, strike line 9, and all that fol- of the United States under international ‘‘(ii) land over which an Indian Tribe exer- lows through page 1202, line 10, and insert agreements. cises governmental power and that is— the following:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.072 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5876 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 Subtitle B—Cannabidiol and Marihuana ‘‘(I) the applicant’s research protocol— described in item (aa) if the Attorney Gen- Research Expansion ‘‘(aa) has been reviewed and allowed— eral does not explicitly object during the 30- SEC. 25101. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(AA) by the Secretary of Health and day period beginning on the date on which This subtitle may be cited as the Human Services under section 505(i) of the the Attorney General receives the notice ‘‘Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Ex- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 under item (aa). pansion Act’’. U.S.C. 355(i)); ‘‘(cc) The Attorney General may only ob- SEC. 25102. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘(BB) by the National Institutes of Health ject to an amended or supplemental research In this subtitle— or another Federal agency that funds sci- protocol under this subclause if additional (1) the term ‘‘appropriately registered’’ entific research; or security measures are needed to safeguard means that an individual or entity is reg- ‘‘(CC) pursuant to sections 1301.18 and against diversion or abuse. istered under the Controlled Substances Act 1301.32 of title 21, Code of Federal Regula- ‘‘(dd) If a registrant under clause (i) seeks (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) to engage in the type of tions, or any successors thereto; and to address additional security measures iden- activity that is carried out by the individual ‘‘(II) the applicant has demonstrated to the tified by the Attorney General under item or entity with respect to a controlled sub- Attorney General that there are effective (cc), the registrant shall notify the Attorney stance on the schedule that is applicable to procedures in place to adequately safeguard General via registered mail, or an electronic cannabidiol or marihuana, as applicable; against diversion of the controlled substance means permitted by the Attorney General, (2) the term ‘‘cannabidiol’’ means— for legitimate medical or scientific use pur- not later than 30 days before implementing (A) the substance, cannabidiol, as derived suant to section 25125 of the Cannabidiol and an amended or supplemental research pro- from marihuana that has a delta-9- Marihuana Research Expansion Act, includ- tocol. tetrahydrocannabinol level that is greater ing demonstrating that the security meas- ‘‘(ee) A registrant may proceed with an than 0.3 percent; and ures are adequate for storing the quantity of amended or supplemental research protocol (B) the synthetic equivalent of the sub- marihuana the applicant would be author- described in item (dd) if the Attorney Gen- stance described in subparagraph (A); ized to possess. eral does not explicitly object during the 30- (3) the terms ‘‘controlled substance’’, ‘‘dis- ‘‘(ii) The Attorney General may deny an day period beginning on the date on which pense’’, ‘‘distribute’’, ‘‘manufacture’’, ‘‘mari- application for registration under this sub- the Attorney General receives the notice huana’’, and ‘‘practitioner’’ have the mean- paragraph only if the Attorney General de- under item (dd). ings given such terms in section 102 of the termines that the issuance of the registra- ‘‘(III)(aa) If a registrant under clause (i) Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as tion would be inconsistent with the public seeks to change the quantity of marihuana amended by this subtitle; interest. In determining the public interest, needed for research and the change in quan- (4) the term ‘‘covered institution of higher the Attorney General shall consider the fac- tity does not impact the factors described in education’’ means an institution of higher tors listed in— item (bb) or (cc) of subclause (I) of this education (as defined in section 101 of the ‘‘(I) subparagraphs (B) through (E) of para- clause, the registrant shall notify the Attor- Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) graph (1); and ney General via registered mail or using an that— ‘‘(II) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), if electronic means permitted by the Attorney (A)(i) has highest or higher research activ- the applicable State requires practitioners General. ity, as defined by the Carnegie Classification conducting research to register with a board ‘‘(bb) A notification under item (aa) shall of Institutions of Higher Education; or or authority described in such subparagraph include— (ii) is an accredited medical school or an (A). ‘‘(AA) the Drug Enforcement Administra- accredited school of osteopathic medicine; ‘‘(iii)(I) Not later than 60 days after the tion registration number of the registrant; and date on which the Attorney General receives ‘‘(BB) the quantity of marihuana already (B) is appropriately registered under the a complete application for registration under obtained; Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et this subparagraph, the Attorney General ‘‘(CC) the quantity of additional mari- seq.); shall— huana needed to complete the research; and (5) the term ‘‘drug’’ has the meaning given ‘‘(aa) approve the application; or ‘‘(DD) an attestation that the change in the term in section 201(g)(1) of the Federal ‘‘(bb) request supplemental information. quantity does not impact the source of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. ‘‘(II) For purposes of subclause (I), an ap- drug or the conditions under which the drug 321(g)(1)); plication shall be deemed complete when the is stored, tracked, or administered. (6) the term ‘‘medical research for drug de- applicant has submitted documentation ‘‘(cc) The Attorney General shall ensure velopment’’ means medical research that showing that the requirements under clause that— is— (i) are satisfied. ‘‘(AA) any registered mail return receipt (A) a preclinical study or clinical inves- ‘‘(iv) Not later than 30 days after the date tigation conducted in accordance with sec- with respect to a notification under item on which the Attorney General receives sup- (aa) is submitted for delivery to the reg- tion 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and plemental information as described in clause Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or otherwise istrant providing the notification not later (iii)(I)(bb) in connection with an application than 3 days after receipt of the notification permitted by the Department of Health and described in this subparagraph, the Attorney Human Services to determine the potential by the Attorney General; and General shall approve or deny the applica- medical benefits of marihuana or ‘‘(BB) notice of receipt of a notification tion. cannabidiol as a drug; and using an electronic means permitted under ‘‘(v) If an application described in this sub- (B) conducted by a covered institution of item (aa) is provided to the registrant pro- paragraph is denied, the Attorney General higher education, practitioner, or manufac- viding the notification not later than 3 days shall provide a written explanation of the turer that is appropriately registered under after receipt of the notification by the Attor- basis of denial to the applicant.’’. the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 ney General. et seq.); and SEC. 25122. RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. ‘‘(dd)(AA) On and after the date described (7) the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2)(B) of sec- in subitem (BB), a registrant that submits a the United States, the District of Columbia, tion 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act notification in accordance with item (aa) and any territory of the United States. (21 U.S.C. 823(f)), as amended by section 25121 may proceed with the research as if the CHAPTER 1—REGISTRATIONS FOR of this Act, is further amended by adding at change in quantity has been approved on MARIHUANA RESEARCH the end the following: such date, unless the Attorney General noti- ‘‘(vi)(I) If the Attorney General grants an fies the registrant of an objection described SEC. 25121. MARIHUANA RESEARCH APPLICA- in item (ee). TIONS. application for registration under clause (i), Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances the registrant may amend or supplement the ‘‘(BB) The date described in this subitem is Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f)) is amended— research protocol without reapplying if the the date on which a registrant submitting a (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through registrant does not change— notification under item (aa) receives the reg- (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respec- ‘‘(aa) the quantity or type of drug; istered mail return receipt with respect to tively; ‘‘(bb) the source of the drug; or the notification or the date on which the (2) by striking ‘‘(f) The Attorney General’’ ‘‘(cc) the conditions under which the drug registrant receives notice that the notifica- and inserting ‘‘(f)(1) The Attorney General’’; is stored, tracked, or administered. tion using an electronic means permitted (3) by striking ‘‘Registration applications’’ ‘‘(II)(aa) If a registrant under clause (i) under item (aa) was received by the Attorney and inserting the following: seeks to change the type of drug, the source General, as the case may be. ‘‘(2)(A) Registration applications’’; of the drug, or conditions under which the ‘‘(ee) A notification submitted under item (4) by striking ‘‘Article 7’’ and inserting drug is stored, tracked, or administered, the (aa) shall be deemed to be approved unless the following: registrant shall notify the Attorney General the Attorney General, not later than 10 days ‘‘(3) Article 7’’; and via registered mail, or an electronic means after receiving the notification, explicitly (5) by inserting after paragraph (2)(A), as permitted by the Attorney General, not later objects based on a finding that the change in so designated, the following: than 30 days before implementing an amend- quantity— ‘‘(B)(i) The Attorney General shall register ed or supplemental research protocol. ‘‘(AA) does impact the source of the drug a practitioner to conduct research with mar- ‘‘(bb) A registrant may proceed with an or the conditions under which the drug is ihuana if— amended or supplemental research protocol stored, tracked, or administered; or

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.049 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5877 ‘‘(BB) necessitates that the registrant im- (3) in subsection (h)(2), as so redesignated, uninterrupted supply of marihuana, includ- plement additional security measures to by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each place it ap- ing of specific strains, for research purposes. safeguard against diversion or abuse. pears and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; SEC. 25125. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. ‘‘(IV) Nothing in this clause shall limit the (4) in subsection (j)(1), as so redesignated, (a) IN GENERAL.—An individual or entity authority of the Secretary of Health and by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and inserting engaged in researching marihuana or its Human Services over requirements related ‘‘subsection (e)’’; and to research protocols, including changes in— components shall store it in a securely (5) in subsection (k), as so redesignated, by locked, substantially constructed cabinet. ‘‘(aa) the method of administration of mar- striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each place it ap- (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER MEASURES.— ihuana; pears and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. ‘‘(bb) the dosing of marihuana; and Any other security measures required by the (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- Attorney General to safeguard against diver- ‘‘(cc) the number of individuals or patients MENTS.— involved in research.’’. sion shall be consistent with those required (1) The Controlled Substances Act (21 for practitioners conducting research on (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended— after the date of enactment of this Act, the other controlled substances in schedules I (A) in section 102 (21 U.S.C. 802)— Attorney General shall promulgate regula- and II in section 202(c) of the Controlled Sub- (i) in paragraph (16)(B)— tions to carry out the amendment made by stances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) that have a (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the this section. similar risk of diversion and abuse. end; SEC. 25123. APPLICATIONS TO MANUFACTURE (II) by redesignating clause (ii) as (iii); and SEC. 25126. PROHIBITION AGAINST REINSTATING MARIHUANA FOR RESEARCH. INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEW PROC- (III) by inserting after clause (i) the fol- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Con- ESS FOR NON-NIH-FUNDED RE- trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is lowing: SEARCHERS. amended— ‘‘(ii) the synthetic equivalent of hemp-de- The Secretary of Health and Human Serv- (1) by redesignating subsections (c) rived cannabidiol that contains less than 0.3 ices may not— through (k) as subsections (d) through (l), re- percent tetrahydrocannabinol; or’’; (1) reinstate the Public Health Service spectively; (ii) in paragraph (52)(B)— interdisciplinary review process described in (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- (I) by striking ‘‘303(f)’’ each place it ap- the guidance entitled ‘‘Guidance on Proce- lowing: pears and inserting ‘‘303(g)’’; and dures for the Provision of Marijuana for ‘‘(c)(1)(A) As it relates to applications to (II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘(d), or (e)’’ Medical Research’’ (issued on May 21, 1999); manufacture marihuana for research pur- and inserting ‘‘(e), or (f)’’; and or poses, if the Attorney General places a no- (iii) in paragraph (54), by striking ‘‘303(f)’’ (2) require another review of scientific pro- tice in the Federal Register to increase the each place it appears and inserting ‘‘303(g)’’; tocols that is applicable only to research on number of entities registered under this Act (B) in section 302(g)(5)(A)(iii)(I)(bb) (21 marihuana or its components. to manufacture marihuana to supply appro- U.S.C. 822(g)(5)(A)(iii)(I)(bb)), by striking priately registered researchers in the United ‘‘303(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘303(g)’’; CHAPTER 2—DEVELOPMENT OF FDA-AP- States, the Attorney General shall, not later (C) in section 304 (21 U.S.C. 824), by strik- PROVED DRUGS USING CANNABIDIOL than 60 days after the date on which the At- ing ‘‘303(g)(1)’’ each place it appears and in- AND MARIHUANA torney General receives a completed applica- serting ‘‘303(h)(1)’’; SEC. 25141. MEDICAL RESEARCH ON tion— (D) in section 307(d)(2) (21 U.S.C. 827(d)(2)), CANNABIDIOL. ‘‘(i) approve the application; or by striking ‘‘303(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘303(g)’’; Notwithstanding any provision of the Con- ‘‘(ii) request supplemental information. (E) in section 309A(a)(2) (21 U.S.C. trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), ‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), an 829a(a)(2)), in the matter preceding subpara- the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Commu- application shall be deemed complete when graph (A), by striking ‘‘303(g)(2)’’ and insert- nities Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), chapter 81 the applicant has submitted documentation ing ‘‘303(h)(2)’’; of title 41, United States Code, or any other showing each of the following: (F) in section 311(h) (21 U.S.C. 831(h)), by Federal law, an appropriately registered cov- ‘‘(i) The requirements designated in the no- striking ‘‘303(f)’’ each place it appears and ered institution of higher education, a prac- tice in the Federal Register are satisfied. inserting ‘‘303(g)’’; titioner, or a manufacturer may manufac- ‘‘(ii) The requirements under this Act are (G) in section 401(h)(2) (21 U.S.C. 841(h)(2)), ture, distribute, dispense, or possess mari- satisfied. by striking ‘‘303(f)’’ each place it appears and huana or cannabidiol if the marihuana or ‘‘(iii) The applicant will limit the transfer inserting ‘‘303(g)’’; cannabidiol is manufactured, distributed, and sale of any marihuana manufactured (H) in section 403(c)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. dispensed, or possessed, respectively, for pur- under this subsection— 843(c)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘303(f)’’ and insert- poses of medical research for drug develop- ‘‘(I) to researchers who are registered ing ‘‘303(g)’’; and ment or subsequent commercial production under this Act to conduct research with con- (I) in section 512(c)(1) (21 U.S.C. 882(c)(1)) in accordance with section 25142. trolled substances in schedule I; and by striking ‘‘303(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘303(g)’’. ‘‘(II) for purposes of use in preclinical re- SEC. 25142. REGISTRATION FOR THE COMMER- (2) Section 1008(c) of the Controlled Sub- CIAL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBU- search or in a clinical investigation pursuant stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. TION OF FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS- to an investigational new drug exemption 958(c)) is amended— TRATION-APPROVED DRUGS. under 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘303(d)’’ The Attorney General shall register an ap- Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)). and inserting ‘‘303(e)’’; and plicant to manufacture or distribute ‘‘(iv) The applicant will transfer or sell any (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking cannabidiol or marihuana for the purpose of marihuana manufactured under this sub- ‘‘303(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘303(i)’’. commercial production of a drug containing section only with prior, written consent for (3) Title V of the Public Health Service Act or derived from marihuana that is approved the transfer or sale by the Attorney General. (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended— by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- ‘‘(v) The applicant has completed the ap- (A) in section 520E–4(c) (42 U.S.C. 290bb– ices under section 505 of the Federal Food, plication and review process under sub- 36d(c)), by striking ‘‘303(g)(2)(B)’’ and insert- Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355), in ac- section (a) for the bulk manufacture of con- ing ‘‘303(h)(2)(B)’’; and cordance with the applicable requirements trolled substances in schedule I. (B) in section 544(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 290dd– under subsection (a) or (b) of section 303 of ‘‘(vi) The applicant has established and 3(a)(3)), by striking ‘‘303(g)’’ and inserting the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. begun operation of a process for storage and ‘‘303(h)’’. 823). handling of controlled substances in schedule (4) Title XVIII of the Social Security Act I, including for inventory control and moni- SEC. 25143. IMPORTATION OF CANNABIDIOL FOR (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended— RESEARCH PURPOSES. toring security in accordance with section (A) in section 1833(bb)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. The Controlled Substances Import and Ex- 25125 of the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Re- 1395l(bb)(3)(B)), by striking ‘‘303(g)’’ and in- search Expansion Act. port Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended— serting ‘‘303(h)’’; (1) in section 1002(a) (21 U.S.C. 952(a))— ‘‘(vii) The applicant is licensed by each (B) in section 1834(o)(3)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. State in which the applicant will conduct op- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 1395m(o)(3)(C)(ii)), by striking ‘‘303(g)’’ and the end; erations under this subsection, to manufac- inserting ‘‘303(h)’’; and ture marihuana, if that State requires such a (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘and’’ (C) in section 1866F(c)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. after ‘‘uses,’’; and license. 1395cc–6(c)(3)(C)), by striking ‘‘303(g)’’ and in- ‘‘(C) Not later than 30 days after the date (C) inserting before the undesignated mat- serting ‘‘303(h)’’. on which the Attorney General receives sup- ter following paragraph (2)(C) the following: (5) Section 1903(aa)(2)(C)(ii) of the Social plemental information requested under sub- ‘‘(3) such amounts of marihuana or paragraph (A)(ii) with respect to an applica- Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(aa)(2)(C)(ii)) is cannabidiol (as defined in section 25102 of the tion, the Attorney General shall approve or amended by striking ‘‘303(g)’’ each place it Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expan- deny the application. appears and inserting ‘‘303(h)’’. sion Act) as are— ‘‘(2) If an application described in this sub- SEC. 25124. ADEQUATE AND UNINTERRUPTED ‘‘(A) approved for medical research for section is denied, the Attorney General shall SUPPLY. drug development (as such terms are defined provide a written explanation of the basis of On an annual basis, the Attorney General in section 25102 of the Cannabidiol and Mari- denial to the applicant.’’; shall assess whether there is an adequate and huana Research Expansion Act), or

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Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.),’’; and to additional strains of marihuana and (4) Information technology skills are (2) in section 1007 (21 U.S.C. 957), by amend- cannabidiol; and transferrable across nearly all industries. ing subsection (a) to read as follows: (B) recommendations as to what safe- (5) Exceptional education and on-the-job ‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), guards must be in place to verify— training programs exist and should be scaled no person may— (i) the levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, to meet the demands of the modern tech- ‘‘(A) import into the customs territory of cannabidiol, or other cannabinoids contained nology workforce. the United States from any place outside in products obtained from such States is ac- (6) Adoption of existing employer-driven thereof (but within the United States), or curate; and intermediary models, such as import into the United States from any (ii) that such products do not contain ApprenticeshipUSA under the Department of place outside thereof, any controlled sub- harmful or toxic components. Labor, will help grow the information tech- stance or list I chemical, or (b) ACTIVITIES.—To the extent practicable, nology workforce. ‘‘(B) export from the United States any the Secretary of Health and Human Services, (7) Career pathway education should start controlled substance or list I chemical, either directly or through awarding grants, in high school through pathways and pro- unless there is in effect with respect to such contacts, or cooperative agreements, shall grams of study that align with local and re- person a registration issued by the Attorney expand and coordinate the activities of the gional employer needs. General under section 1008, or unless such National Institutes of Health and other rel- (8) Preparing a student for a job in the person is exempt from registration under evant Federal agencies to better determine technology sector is essential to the growth subsection (b). the effects of cannabidiol and marihuana, as and competitiveness of the economy in the ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the outlined in the report submitted under para- United States in the 21st Century. import or export of marihuana or graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). (9) Nearly 800,000 information technology cannabidiol (as defined in section 25102 of the Subtitle C—GAO Study workers will retire between 2017 and 2024. Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expan- (10) According to the Bureau of Labor Sta- sion Act) that has been approved for— SEC. 25201. GAO STUDY ON IMPROVING THE EFFI- CIENCY OF TRAFFIC SYSTEMS. tistics, in May 2020, the median annual wage ‘‘(A) medical research for drug develop- Not later than 1 year after the date of en- for computer and information technology oc- ment authorized under section 25141 of the actment of this Act, the Comptroller General cupations was $91,250, which was higher than Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expan- of the United States shall carry out, and sub- the median annual wage for all occupations sion Act; or mit to Congress a report describing the re- of $41,950. ‘‘(B) use by registered manufacturers to sults of, a study on the potential societal SEC. lllll3. TECHNOLOGY APPRENTICESHIP manufacture drugs containing marihuana or benefits of improving the efficiency of traffic CONTRACTS. cannabidiol that have been approved for use systems. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (referred to in this section as ‘‘the Sec- under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic SA 2552. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself retary’’) shall enter into contracts with in- Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).’’. and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) submitted an dustry intermediaries for the purpose of pro- CHAPTER 3—DOCTOR-PATIENT amendment intended to be proposed to moting the development of and access to ap- RELATIONSHIP amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. prenticeships in the technology sector, from SEC. 25161. DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, amounts appropriated under subsection (e). (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to be It shall not be a violation of the Controlled Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) for a awarded a contract under this section, an in- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. State-licensed physician to discuss— dustry intermediary shall submit an applica- (1) the currently known potential harms TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, tion to the Secretary, at such time and in and benefits of marihuana derivatives, in- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, such a manner as may be required by the cluding cannabidiol, as a treatment with the to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- Secretary, that identifies proposed activities legal guardian of the patient of the physician ways, highway safety programs, and designed to further the purpose described in if the patient is a child; or transit programs, and for other pur- subsection (a). (2) the currently known potential harms (c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall award poses; which was ordered to lie on the contracts under this section based on com- and benefits of marihuana and marihuana table; as follows: derivatives, including cannabidiol, as a petitive criteria to be prescribed by the Sec- On page 2386, line 17, strike ‘‘or in part’’. treatment with the patient or the legal retary. (d) CONTRACTOR ACTIVITIES.—An industry guardian of the patient of the physician if SA 2553. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, intermediary that is awarded a contract the patient is a legal adult. Mr. MORAN, and Mr. LUJA´ N) submitted under this section may only use the funds CHAPTER 4—FEDERAL RESEARCH an amendment intended to be proposed made available through such contract to SEC. 25181. FEDERAL RESEARCH. to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. carry out activities designed to further the (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, purpose described in subsection (a), includ- after the date of enactment of this Act, the ing— Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- Secretary of Health and Human Services, in (1) facilitating the provision and develop- coordination with the Director of the Na- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ment of apprenticeships in the technology tional Institutes of Health and the heads of TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, sector through collaborations with public other relevant Federal agencies, shall sub- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, and private entities that provide job-related mit to the Caucus on International Narcotics to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- instruction, such as on-the-job training, pre- Control, the Committee on the Judiciary, ways, highway safety programs, and apprenticeship training, and technical train- and the Committee on Health, Education, transit programs, and for other pur- ing; Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the poses; which was ordered to lie on the (2) encouraging entities to establish such Committee on Energy and Commerce and the table; as follows: apprenticeships; Committee on the Judiciary of the House of (3) identifying, assessing, and training ap- At the appropriate place in division G, in- Representatives a report on— plicants for such apprenticeships who are— sert the following: (1) the potential therapeutic effects of (A) enrolled in high school; cannabidiol or marihuana on serious medical TITLE ll—CHAMPIONING APPRENTICE- (B) enrolled in an early college high school conditions, including intractable epilepsy; SHIPS FOR NEW CAREERS AND EMPLOY- that focuses on education in STEM subjects; (2) the potential effects of marihuana, in- EES IN TECHNOLOGY (C) individuals aged 18 years or older who cluding— SEC. lllll1. SHORT TITLE. meet appropriate qualification standards; or (A) the effect of increasing delta-9- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cham- (D) enrolled in pre-apprenticeship or ap- tetrahydrocannabinol levels on the human pioning Apprenticeships for New Careers and prenticeship training initiatives that allow body and developing adolescent brains; and Employees in Technology Act’’ or the adults to concurrently increase academic (B) the effect of various delta-9- ‘‘CHANCE in TECH Act’’. and workforce skills through proven, evi- tetrahydrocannabinol levels on cognitive SEC. lllll2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. dence-based models that connect all learning abilities, such as those that are required to Congress finds the following: to the specific apprenticeship involved and operate motor vehicles or other heavy equip- (1) During any given 90-day period there significantly accelerate completion of prepa- ment; and can be more than 500,000 information tech- ration for the apprenticeship; and (3) the barriers associated with researching nology job openings in the United States. (4) tracking the progress of such applicants marihuana or cannabidiol in States that (2) Employment in the technology sector is who participate in such apprenticeships. have legalized the use of such substances, growing twice as fast as employment in the (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— which shall include— United States. There are authorized to be appropriated to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.049 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5879 the Secretary such sums as may be nec- (i) a business; On page 1842, line 9, insert ‘‘, restoration, essary for the purposes of carrying out this (ii) a consortium of businesses; and maintenance’’ after ‘‘management’’. section. (iii) a business-related nonprofit organiza- On page 1847, line 9, insert ‘‘AND WATER- SEC. lllll4. CHANCE IN TECH AWARDS FOR tion, including industry associations and SHED’’ after ‘‘GROUNDWATER’’. 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS. business federations; On page 1847, line 19, insert ‘‘implementa- (a) AWARDS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of (iv) a private organization functioning as a tion,’’ before ‘‘and construction’’. Education may issue awards, to be known as workforce intermediary for the express pur- On page 1848, line 9, insert ‘‘, groundwater ‘‘CHANCE in TECH Awards for 21st Century pose of serving the needs of businesses, in- storage,’’ after ‘‘surface water’’. On page 1851, line 7, insert ‘‘watershed Schools’’, to schools (referred to in this sec- cluding community-based nonprofit service function,’’ after ‘‘benefits,’’. tion as ‘‘covered schools’’) that— providers and industry-aligned training pro- (1) are secondary schools or junior or com- viders; or SA 2556. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, (v) a consortium of any of the entities de- munity colleges; and Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) sub- (2) demonstrate high achievement in pro- scribed in clauses (i) through (iv). mitted an amendment intended to be viding students necessary skills to compete (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The in the 21st century workforce. term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has proposed to amendment SA 2137 pro- (b) CRITERIA.—In selecting a covered school the meaning given such term in section 102 posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA for an award under subsection (a), the Sec- of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. retary shall take into account— 1002). MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, (1) the availability of STEM, career and (7) JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- technical education, and computer tech- term ‘‘junior or community college’’ has the KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) nology courses at the covered school; meaning given the term in section 312(f) of to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds (2) State academic assessments, as de- the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. for Federal-aid highways, highway scribed in section 111(b)(2) of the Elementary 1058(f)). safety programs, and transit programs, and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 (8) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term and for other purposes; which was or- U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)), of students at the covered ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning school in STEM subjects; given such term in section 8101 of the Ele- dered to lie on the table; as follows: (3) any coordination between the covered mentary and Secondary Education Act of At the end of subtitle A of title I of divi- school and local and regional employers in 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). sion A, add the following: the technology sector for the purpose of pro- (9) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec- SEC. 111ll. CORROSION PREVENTION FOR viding work-based learning programs such as ondary school’’ has the meaning given such BRIDGES. apprenticeships and internships; and term in section 8101 of the Elementary and (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (4) the availability of individualized plans Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. (1) APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECT.—The term provided by the covered school to students 7801). ‘‘applicable bridge project’’ means a project for construction, replacement, rehabilita- relating to postsecondary education or train- (10) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ing, career paths, and financial aid. ‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning tion, maintenance, or protection, other than de minimis work, as determined by the ap- SEC. lllll5. FUNDING. given such term in section 8101 of the Ele- plicable State department of transportation, (a) FISCAL YEAR 2021.—Amounts made mentary and Secondary Education Act of on a bridge project assisted under title 23, available to the Secretary of Labor under 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). United States Code. the Department of Labor Appropriations (11) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means (2) CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘cer- science, technology, engineering, and mathe- Act, 2021 to carry out the Act referred to in tified contractor’’ means a contracting or matics. section lllll6(1) may be used to carry subcontracting firm that has been certified (12) TECHNOLOGY SECTOR.—The term ‘‘tech- out this title. by a third party organization recognized in- nology sector’’ means the industry sector in- (b) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—There are author- dustry-wide that evaluates the capability of volved in the design or development of hard- ized to be appropriated to carry out this title the contractor or subcontractor to properly ware, software, or security of digital data. such sums as may be necessary for fiscal perform 1 or more specified aspects of an ap- year 2022 and each subsequent fiscal year. SA 2554. Mr. LUJA´ N (for himself and plicable bridge project described in sub- SEC. lllll6. DEFINITIONS. section (b)(2). EINRICH In this title: Mr. H ) submitted an amend- (3) QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM.—The (1) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘appren- ment intended to be proposed to term ‘‘qualified training program’’ means a ticeship’’ means an apprenticeship registered amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. training program in corrosion control, miti- under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, gation, and prevention that is— known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (A) offered or accredited by an organiza- Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. tion that sets industry corrosion standards; seq.). or TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (2) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The (B) an industrial coatings applicator train- term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ing program— the meaning given such term in section 3 of to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (i) registered under the Act of August 16, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical ways, highway safety programs, and 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Ap- Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). transit programs, and for other pur- prenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; (3) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.—The term poses; which was ordered to lie on the 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and ‘‘early college high school’’ has the meaning table; as follows: (ii) that meets the standards of subpart A given such term in section 8101 of the Ele- On page 2022, line 15, strike of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, Code of Fed- mentary and Secondary Education Act of ‘‘$42,450,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$52,450,000,000’’. eral Regulations (or successor regulations). 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (b) APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECTS.— On page 2024, line 9, strike ‘‘10 percent’’ (4) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ (1) QUALITY CONTROL.—A certified con- and insert ‘‘15 percent’’. has the meaning given such term in section On page 2470, line 10, strike tractor shall carry out aspects of an applica- 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- ‘‘$42,450,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$52,450,000,000’’. ble bridge project described in paragraph (2). cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) ASPECTS OF APPLICABLE BRIDGE (5) INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARY.—The term SA 2555. Mr. WYDEN submitted an PROJECTS.—Aspects of an applicable bridge ‘‘industry intermediary’’ means an entity amendment intended to be proposed to project referred to in paragraph (1) include— that— (A) surface preparation or coating applica- (A) in order to accelerate apprenticeship amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. tion on steel or rebar, and other passive program development and helps establish SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, forms of corrosion prevention of rebar, such new apprenticeship partnerships at the na- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- as galvanic anodes, of an applicable bridge tional, State, or regional level, serves as a SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. project; conduit between an employer and an entity, TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (B) removal of a lead-based or other haz- such as— and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ardous coating from steel of an existing ap- (i) an industry partner; to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- plicable bridge project; and (ii) the Department of Labor; and ways, highway safety programs, and (C) shop painting of structural steel or (iii) a State agency responsible for work- rebar fabricated for installation on an appli- force development programs; transit programs, and for other pur- cable bridge project. (B) demonstrates a capacity to work with poses; which was ordered to lie on the (3) CORROSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—A employers and other key partners to identify table; as follows: State department of transportation shall— workforce trends and foster public-private On page 1816, line 24, insert ‘‘and watershed (A) implement a corrosion management funding to establish new apprenticeship pro- scale’’ after ‘‘cross-boundary’’. system that utilizes industry-recognized grams; and On page 1838, line 10, insert ‘‘and water- standards and corrosion mitigation and pre- (C) is an entity such as— shed’’ before ‘‘storage’’. vention methods to address—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:36 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.051 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5880 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 (i) surface preparation; section (b) with respect to diesel fuel or ker- On page 1594, between lines 8 and 9, insert (ii) protective coatings; osene, then the Secretary shall pay to such the following: (iii) materials selection; person an amount (without interest) equal to ‘‘(c) CONDITION.—Incentive payments may (iv) cathodic protection; the tax described in subsection (b)(2)(A) with only be made for environmental improve- (v) corrosion engineering; respect to such diesel fuel or kerosene. ments under subsection (b)(3) on the condi- (vi) personnel training; and ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— tion that the improvements, including any (vii) best practices in environmental pro- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person meets the re- related physical or operational changes, tection to prevent environmental degrada- quirements of this subsection with respect to have been authorized under applicable Fed- tion and uphold public health; and diesel fuel or kerosene if such person re- eral, State, and Tribal permitting or licens- (B) require a certified contractor, for the moves from a terminal eligible indelibly ing processes that include appropriate miti- purpose of carrying out aspects of applicable dyed diesel fuel or kerosene. gation conditions arising from consultation bridge projects described in paragraph (2), to ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDELIBLY DYED DIESEL FUEL and environmental review under the proc- employ a substantial number of individuals OR KEROSENE DEFINED.—The term ‘eligible in- esses. that are trained and certified by a qualified delibly dyed diesel fuel or kerosene’ means On page 1594, line 9, strike ‘‘(c)’’ and insert training program as meeting the ANSI/NACE diesel fuel or kerosene— ‘‘(d)’’. Number 13/SSPC–ACS–1 standard (or a suc- ‘‘(A) with respect to which a tax under sec- On page 1594, line 18, strike ‘‘(d)’’ and in- cessor standard). tion 4081 was previously paid (and not cred- sert ‘‘(e)’’. (4) CERTIFICATION.—For an applicable ited or refunded), and bridge project that includes an aspect de- ‘‘(B) which is exempt from taxation under SA 2560. Mr. LEE submitted an scribed in paragraph (2), a State department section 4082(a). amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(c) CROSS REFERENCE.—For civil penalty of transportation shall only accept bids from amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. for excessive claims under this section, see a certified contractor that presents written SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, section 6675.’’. proof that the certification of the contractor (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- meets the relevant SSPC–QP standards (or (1) Section 6206 of the Internal Revenue SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. successor standards). Code of 1986 is amended— TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (c) TRAINING PROGRAM.—As a condition of (A) by striking ‘‘or 6427’’ each place it ap- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, entering into a contract for an applicable pears and inserting ‘‘6427, or 6433’’, and bridge project, each certified contractor to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (B) by striking ‘‘6420 and 6421’’ and insert- ways, highway safety programs, and shall provide training for each individual ing ‘‘6420, 6421, and 6433’’. who is not a certified coating applicator but (2) Section 6430 of such Code is amended— transit programs, and for other pur- that the certified contractor employs to (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para- poses; which was ordered to lie on the carry out aspects of applicable bridge graph (2), by striking the period at the end of table; as follows: projects described in subsection (b)(2). paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by add- Strike section 11102 and insert the fol- ing at the end the following new paragraph: lowing: SA 2557. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself ‘‘(4) which are removed as eligible indelibly SEC. 11102. OBLIGATION LIMITATION. and Mr. HOEVEN) submitted an amend- dyed diesel fuel or kerosene under section (a) GENERAL LIMITATION.—Subject to sub- ment intended to be proposed to 6433.’’. section (d) and notwithstanding any other amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. (3) Section 6675 of such Code is amended— provision of law, for each fiscal year, the ob- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or 6427 ligations for Federal-aid highway and high- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (relating to fuels not used for taxable pur- way safety construction programs shall not SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. poses)’’ and inserting ‘‘6427 (relating to fuels exceed the net highway receipts most re- not used for taxable purposes), or 6433 (relat- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, cently estimated by the Secretary of the ing to eligible indelibly dyed fuel)’’, and Treasury for that fiscal year under section and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘6421, 9503(d)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- or 6427,’’ and inserting ‘‘6421, 6427, or 6433’’. 1986. ways, highway safety programs, and (4) The table of sections for subchapter B (b) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR- transit programs, and for other pur- of chapter 65 of such Code is amended by add- ITY.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary— poses; which was ordered to lie on the ing at the end the following new item: (1) shall not distribute obligation author- table; as follows: ‘‘Sec. 6433. Dyed fuel.’’. ity provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal In the eighth proviso under the heading (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments year for— ‘‘DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND made by this section shall apply to eligible (A) amounts authorized for administrative indelibly dyed diesel fuel or kerosene re- BROADBAND PROGRAM’’ under the heading expenses and programs by section 104(a) of moved on or after the date that is 180 days ‘‘RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE’’ under the head- title 23, United States Code; and ing ‘‘RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS’’ after the date of the enactment of this sec- (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of tion. under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF AG- Transportation Statistics; (2) shall not distribute an amount of obli- RICULTURE’’ in title I of division J, strike SA 2559. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for her- ‘‘electric cooperatives’’ and insert ‘‘pole gation authority provided by subsection (a) self and Ms. CANTWELL) submitted an owners’’. that is equal to the unobligated balance of amendment intended to be proposed to amounts— SA 2558. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. (A) made available from the Highway and Mr. JOHNSON) submitted an amend- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac- ment intended to be proposed to Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- count) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, fiscal years the funds for which are allocated SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Sec- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- retary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- United States Code); and TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, ways, highway safety programs, and (B) for which obligation authority was pro- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, transit programs, and for other pur- vided in a previous fiscal year; to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- poses; which was ordered to lie on the (3) shall determine the proportion that— ways, highway safety programs, and table; as follows: (A) the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year, less the ag- transit programs, and for other pur- On page 1592, strike lines 6 through 13 and insert the following: gregate of amounts not distributed under poses; which was ordered to lie on the ‘‘(2) is placed in service on or after the date paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; table; as follows: of enactment of this section; bears to At the end of title I of division H, add the ‘‘(3) meets the requirements of subclauses (B) the total of the sums authorized to be following: (I) and (III) of section 242(b)(1)(B)(ii); and appropriated for the Federal-aid highway SEC. 810ll. PAYMENT TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ‘‘(4)(A) is in compliance with all applicable and highway safety construction programs, WHO DYE FUEL. Federal, Tribal, and State requirements; or less the aggregate of the amounts not dis- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter ‘‘(B) would be constructed or brought into tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is compliance with the requirements described subsection; amended by adding at the end the following in subparagraph (A) as a result of the capital (4) shall distribute the obligation author- new subsection: improvements or investment carried out ity provided by subsection (a), less the aggre- ‘‘SEC. 6433. DYED FUEL. using an incentive payment under this sec- gate amounts not distributed under para- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a person establishes tion. graphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs to the satisfaction of the Secretary that On page 1593, line 15, insert ‘‘subject to (other than programs to which paragraph (1) such person meets the requirements of sub- subsection (c),’’ before ‘‘environmental’’. applies) that are allocated by the Secretary

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SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. (A) the proportion determined under para- Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code graph (3); by (as amended by section 30017), is amended by TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (B) the amounts authorized to be appro- adding at the end the following: and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, priated for each such program for the fiscal ‘‘(f) OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—Notwith- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- year; and standing subsection (a) or any other provi- ways, highway safety programs, and (5) shall distribute the obligation author- sion of law, for each fiscal year, the total of transit programs, and for other pur- ity provided by subsection (a), less the aggre- all obligations from amounts made available poses; which was ordered to lie on the gate amounts not distributed under para- from the Mass Transit Account of the High- table; as follows: way Trust Fund by subsection (a) and any graphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distrib- At the end of division F, add the following: uted under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid other provision of law shall not exceed the highway and highway safety construction net mass transit receipts most recently esti- TITLE VI—NO DUPLICATION OF FUNDING programs that are apportioned by the Sec- mated for that fiscal year by the Secretary FOR BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE retary under title 23, United States Code of the Treasury under section 9503(e)(4) of SEC. 60601. NO DUPLICATION OF FUNDING FOR (other than the amounts apportioned under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE. sections 202 and 204 of title 23, United States None of the amounts made available under Code) in the proportion that— SA 2561. Mr. LEE submitted an this division or an amendment made by this (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated amendment intended to be proposed to division may be awarded for the construc- tion, operation, or upgrading of broadband for the programs that are apportioned under amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. infrastructure to serve customers in an area title 23, United States Code, to each State SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, that is served by a broadband provider that for the fiscal year; bears to Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- receives funds under another Federal (B) the total of the amounts authorized to SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. broadband program. be appropriated for the programs that are TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, apportioned under title 23, United States and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, SA 2563. Mr. LEE submitted an Code, to all States for the fiscal year. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- amendment intended to be proposed to (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), ways, highway safety programs, and the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each transit programs, and for other pur- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, fiscal year— poses; which was ordered to lie on the Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- (1) revise a distribution of the obligation table; as follows: SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. authority made available under subsection Beginning on page 2065, strike line 13 and TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, (b) if an amount distributed cannot be obli- all that follows through ‘‘(6)’’ on page 2071, and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, gated during that fiscal year; and line 1, and insert the following: to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those (B) shall deploy the broadband network ways, highway safety programs, and States able to obligate amounts in addition and begin providing broadband service to transit programs, and for other pur- to those previously distributed during that each customer that desires broadband serv- poses; which was ordered to lie on the fiscal year, giving priority to those States ice not later than 4 years after the date on table; as follows: having large unobligated balances of funds which the entity receives the subgrant, ex- apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect cept that an eligible entity may extend the At the end of division F, add the following: on the day before the date of enactment of deadline under this subparagraph if— TITLE VI—NO OVERBUILDING CAUSED BY MAP-21 (Public Law 112–141)) and 104 of title (i) the eligible entity has a plan for use of DUPLICATION WITH UNIVERSAL SERV- 23, United States Code. the grant funds; ICE SUPPORT OR OTHER FEDERAL (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITA- (ii) the construction project is underway; BROADBAND FUNDS TIONS TO TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PRO- or SEC. 60601. NO OVERBUILDING CAUSED BY DU- GRAMS.— (iii) extenuating circumstances require an PLICATION WITH UNIVERSAL SERV- (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in extension of time to allow the project to be ICE SUPPORT OR OTHER FEDERAL paragraph (2), obligation limitations im- completed; BROADBAND FUNDS. The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for posed by subsection (a) shall apply to con- (C) for any project that involves laying Communications and Information may not tract authority for transportation research fiber optic cables or conduit underground or award amounts under this division or an programs carried out under chapter 5 of title along a roadway, shall include interspersed amendment made by this division if the Fed- 23, United States Code. conduit access points at regular and short eral Communications Commission deter- (2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made intervals; mines that the award would likely lead to available under paragraph (1) shall— (D) may use the subgrant to deploy overbuilding by a recipient of— (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal broadband infrastructure in or through any (1) universal service support; or years; and area required to reach interconnection (2) amounts provided under another Fed- (B) be in addition to the amount of any points or otherwise to ensure the technical eral program for the provision of broadband limitation imposed on obligations for Fed- feasibility and financial sustainability of a internet access service. eral-aid highway and highway safety con- project providing broadband service to an struction programs for future fiscal years. unserved location, underserved location, or SA 2564. Mr. CARPER (for himself, (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED eligible community anchor institution; Mr. INHOFE, Mr. WICKER, and Ms. FUNDS.— (E) once the network has been deployed, DUCKWORTH) proposed an amendment (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days shall provide public notice, online and after the date of distribution of obligation through other means, of that fact to the lo- to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. authority under subsection (b) for each fiscal cations and areas to which broadband service SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, year, the Secretary shall distribute to the has been provided and share the public no- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- States any funds (excluding funds authorized tice with the eligible entity that awarded SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. for the program under section 202 of title 23, the subgrant; TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, United States Code) that— (F) shall carry out public awareness cam- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (A) are authorized to be appropriated for paigns in service areas that are designed to to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro- highlight the value and benefits of grams; and broadband service in order to increase the ways, highway safety programs, and (B) the Secretary determines will not be adoption of broadband service by consumers; transit programs, and for other pur- allocated to the States (or will not be appor- and poses; as follows: tioned to the States under section 204 of title (G) if the entity is no longer able to pro- On page 2486, line 14, strike ‘‘Provided’’ and 23, United States Code), and will not be vide broadband service to the locations cov- all that follows through ‘‘proviso:’’ on line 21 available for obligation, for the fiscal year ered by the subgrant at any time, shall sell and insert the following: ‘‘Provided further, because of the imposition of any obligation the network capacity at a reasonable, whole- That of the amount provided under this limitation for the fiscal year. sale rate on a nondiscriminatory basis to heading in this Act, $2,500,000,000 shall be for (2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed other broadband service providers or public construction, replacement, rehabilitation, under paragraph (1) in the same proportion sector entities. and expansion of inland waterways projects: as the distribution of obligation authority (5) Provided further, That section 102(a) of the under subsection (b)(5). Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to SA 2562. Mr. LEE submitted an (Public Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) and sec- each State under paragraph (1) shall be amendment intended to be proposed to tion 109 of the Water Resources Development

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Mr. HOEVEN (for himself shall not apply to the extent that such to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- and Mr. PETERS) submitted an amend- projects are carried out using funds provided ways, highway safety programs, and ment intended to be proposed to in the preceding proviso: Provided further, transit programs, and for other pur- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. That in using such funds referred to in the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give poses; which was ordered to lie on the SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, priority to projects included in the Capital table; as follows: Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- Investment Strategy of the Corps of Engi- In section 24214, strike subsection (c) and SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. neers:’’. insert the following: TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, On page 2487, lines 9 through 11, strike ‘‘or (c) RULEMAKING.— and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, section 1135 of the Water Resources Develop- (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- ment Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. after the date on which the Secretary issues ways, highway safety programs, and 2309a),’’ and insert ‘‘section 1135 of the Water the notice required under subsection (a), the transit programs, and for other pur- Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Secretary shall issue a final rule to update Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 2309a), or section 165(a) hood and bumper standards for motor vehi- poses; which was ordered to lie on the of division AA of the Consolidated Appro- cles (as defined in section 30102(a) of title 49, table; as follows: priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260),’’. United States Code). On page 1099, strike lines 22 through 24 and On page 2489, line 3, insert ‘‘Provided fur- (2) DEADLINE.—The rule issued under para- insert the following: ther, That the amounts provided in the pre- graph (1) shall become effective on Sep- activity; ceding proviso do not limit the Secretary of tember 1 of the first calendar year beginning (C) to purchase or lease a license plate the Army, acting through the Chief of Engi- after the date on which the Secretary issues reader; or neers, from allotting additional funds from that rule. (D) to purchase, lease, or operate an un- the amounts provided under this title in this manned aircraft system manufactured by an Act for additional shore protection SA 2567. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for her- entity domiciled in the People’s Republic of projects:’’ after ‘‘2024:’’. China or subject to influence or control by self, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. On page 2489, line 9, insert ‘‘Provided fur- the Government of the People’s Republic of PADILLA, and Mr. DURBIN) submitted an ther, That in selecting projects under the China or the Communist Party of the Peo- previous proviso, the Secretary of the Army amendment intended to be proposed to ple’s Republic of China (or a subsidiary or af- shall prioritize projects with overriding life- amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. filiate of such an entity). safety benefits: Provided further, That of the SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, funds in the proviso preceding the preceding Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- SA 2570. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself proviso, the Secretary of the Army shall, to SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) proposed an the maximum extent practicable, prioritize TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, amendment to amendment SA 2137 pro- projects in the work plan that directly ben- posed by Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA efit economically disadvantaged commu- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. nities, and may take into consideration to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- prioritizing projects that benefit areas in ways, highway safety programs, and MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, which the percentage of people that live in transit programs, and for other pur- Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. MUR- poverty or identify as belonging to a minor- poses; which was ordered to lie on the KOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROMNEY)) ity group is greater than the average such table; as follows: to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds percentage in the United States, based on On page 2186, between lines 14 and 15, insert for Federal-aid highways, highway data from the Bureau of the Census:’’ after the following: safety programs, and transit programs, ‘‘purpose:’’. (f) AGGREGATION PERMITTED.—Section and for other purposes; as follows: On page 2496, between lines 2 and 3, insert 904(b) of division N of the Consolidated Ap- the following: At the appropriate place in division B, in- propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), sert the following: GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS as amended by subsection (a) of this section, SEC. llll. LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH SEC. 300. For projects that are carried out is amended by adding at the end the fol- FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS. with funds under this heading, the Secretary lowing: (a) LIMOUSINE STANDARDS.— of the Army and the Director of the Office of ‘‘(16) AGGREGATION PERMITTED.—Not later (1) SAFETY BELT AND SEATING SYSTEM Management and Budget shall consider other than 90 days after the date of enactment of STANDARDS FOR LIMOUSINES.—Not later than factors in addition to the benefit-cost ratio this paragraph, the Commission shall adopt 2 years after the date of enactment of this when determining the economic benefits of rules providing that— Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final projects that benefit disadvantaged commu- ‘‘(A) a unit of local government may pay a rule that— nities. participating provider on behalf of an eligi- (A) amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety ble household for an internet service offer- Standard Numbers 208, 209, and 210 to require SA 2565. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted ing, in lieu of the participating provider ap- to be installed in limousines on each des- an amendment intended to be proposed plying a monthly discount to the amount ignated seating position, including on side- to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. charged to the eligible household; and facing seats— SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, ‘‘(B) the Commission will reimburse a unit (i) an occupant restraint system consisting Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- of local government for amounts paid to a of integrated lap-shoulder belts; or SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. participating provider as described in sub- (ii) an occupant restraint system con- paragraph (A) in the same manner as the sisting of a lap belt, if an occupant restraint TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, Commission would have reimbursed the par- system described in clause (i) does not meet and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ticipating provider for applying a monthly the need for motor vehicle safety; and to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- discount to the amount charged to the eligi- (B) amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety ways, highway safety programs, and ble household, subject to the applicable max- Standard Number 207 to require limousines transit programs, and for other pur- imum amount of the affordable connectivity to meet standards for seats (including side- poses; which was ordered to lie on the benefit under paragraph (7).’’. facing seats), seat attachment assemblies, table; as follows: and seat installation to minimize the possi- On page 1051, strike line 21 and insert the SA 2568. Mr. MORAN (for himself and bility of failure by forces acting on the seats, following: Mr. LUJA´ N) submitted an amendment attachment assemblies, and installations as (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The rule required intended to be proposed to amendment a result of motor vehicle impact. under subsection (b) shall become effective SA 2137 proposed by Mr. SCHUMER (for (2) REPORT ON RETROFIT ASSESSMENT FOR LIMOUSINES.—Not later than 2 years after the on September 1 of the first calendar year be- Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary ginning after the date on which the Sec- Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. SHA- retary issues that rule. shall submit to the Committee on Com- HEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. (d) PERIODIC REVIEW.—Nothing in this sec- merce, Science, and Transportation of the tion pre- MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ROM- Senate and the Committee on Energy and NEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize Commerce of the House of Representatives a SA 2566. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted funds for Federal-aid highways, high- report that assesses the feasibility, benefits, an amendment intended to be proposed way safety programs, and transit pro- and costs with respect to the application of to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. grams, and for other purposes; which any requirement established under para- graph (1) to a limousine introduced into CHUMER INEMA was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- S (for Ms. S (for herself, interstate commerce before the date on Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- lows: which the requirement takes effect. SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. On page 519, line 11, insert ‘‘and rural com- (b) MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN VEHICLES.— TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, muters’’ after ‘‘commuters’’. The final rule prescribed under subsection

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.068 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5883 (a)(1) and any standards prescribed under 390b) to provide to agricultural research fa- ‘‘(III) the title to which is held by a de- subsection (b) or (c) of section 23015 shall cilities the Federal share of the costs of the pendent Indian community. apply to a person modifying a passenger construction, alteration, acquisition, mod- ‘‘(C) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘right-of- motor vehicle (as defined in section 32101 of ernization, renovation, or remodeling of— way’ means any real property, or interest title 49, United States Code) that has already (A) the agricultural research facilities; or therein, acquired, dedicated, or reserved for been purchased by the first purchaser (as de- (B) the equipment of the agricultural re- the construction, operation, and mainte- fined in section 30102(b) of that title) by in- search facilities necessary for conducting ag- nance of a highway. creasing the wheelbase of the vehicle to ricultural research; and ‘‘(D) UTILITY FACILITY.— make the vehicle a limousine. (2) $1,000,000,000 to provide direct payments ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘utility facil- (c) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this to research facilities of the Agricultural Re- ity’ means any privately, publicly, or coop- section apply notwithstanding section search Service for the purpose of addressing eratively owned line, facility, or system for 30112(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code. deferred maintenance, with priority given to producing, transmitting, or distributing the most critical structures, in accordance communications, power, electricity, light, SA 2571. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for with the Agricultural Research Service Cap- heat, gas, water, steam, waste, storm water himself and Mr. HOEVEN) submitted an ital Investment Strategy dated April 23, 2012. not connected with highway drainage, or any amendment intended to be proposed to (c) SECRETARIAL WAIVER.—Notwith- other similar commodity, including any fire amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. standing section 3(c)(2)(A) of the Research or police signal system or street lighting Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(A), in car- SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, system, that directly or indirectly serves the rying out subsection (b)(1), the Secretary, on public. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- a case-by-case basis, as the Secretary deter- ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘utility facil- SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. mines to be appropriate, may provide that ity’ includes— TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, the Federal share of the costs described in ‘‘(I) a renewable energy generation facil- that subsection is up to 100 percent of those and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ity; costs. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- ‘‘(II) electrical transmission and distribu- (d) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.— tion infrastructure; and ways, highway safety programs, and (1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under transit programs, and for other pur- the program described in paragraph (1) of ‘‘(III) broadband infrastructure and con- poses; which was ordered to lie on the subsection (b) using amounts made available duit. table; as follows: by that subsection, the Secretary, to the ‘‘(2) ACCOMMODATION.—In determining’’; maximum extent practicable, shall ensure— and On page 1099, beginning on line 22, strike (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘or’’ and all that follows through line 24, and (A) an equitable geographic distribution of ‘‘(3) STATE APPROVAL.—A State, on behalf insert the following: funds; (B) an equitable distribution of funds to di- of the Secretary, may approve accommo- (C) to purchase or lease a license plate dating a utility facility described in para- reader; or verse institutions; and (C) an equitable distribution of funds to ag- graph (1)(D)(ii) within a right-of-way on a (D) to purchase, lease, or operate an un- Federal-aid highway. manned aircraft system (as defined in sec- ricultural research facilities of various sizes. ‘‘(4) EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (3) shall not tion 44801 of title 49, United States Code) (2) REQUIREMENT.—Of the amounts made available by subsection (b) to carry out para- apply to a utility facility on Federal land or manufactured by— Indian land. (i) an entity domiciled in the People’s Re- graph (1) of that subsection, not more than ‘‘(5) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this public of China; or 20 percent may be provided for projects in any 1 State each fiscal year. subsection alters or affects any prohibition (ii) an entity, or a subsidiary or affiliate of relating to commercial activity under sec- an entity, that is subject to influence or con- SA 2573. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an tion 111(a).’’; trol by— (3) in subsection (o)— (I) the Government of the People’s Repub- amendment intended to be proposed to On page 202, line 23, strike ‘‘(3)’’ and insert lic of China; or amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. ‘‘(4)’’. (II) the Chinese Communist Party. SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- On page 203, strike line 17 and insert the following: SA 2572. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. the project is located on a Federal-aid high- Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted an amend- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, way. ment intended to be proposed to and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, ‘‘(t) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—States are amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- encouraged to implement, or to enter into SCHUMER (for Ms. SINEMA (for herself, ways, highway safety programs, and partnerships to implement, vegetation man- Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CAS- transit programs, and for other pur- agement practices, such as increased mowing SIDY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. poses; which was ordered to lie on the heights and planting native grasses and pol- TESTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WARNER, table; as follows: linator-friendly habitats, along a right-of- and Mr. ROMNEY)) to the bill H.R. 3684, On page 202, strike line 5 and insert the fol- way on a Federal-aid highway, if the imple- to authorize funds for Federal-aid high- lowing: mentation of those practices— ways, highway safety programs, and (2) in subsection (l)— ‘‘(1) is in the public interest; and ‘‘(2) will not impair the highway or inter- transit programs, and for other pur- (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by striking the subsection designation fere with the free and safe flow of traffic.’’. poses; which was ordered to lie on the and all that follows through ‘‘In deter- table; as follows: mining’’ in paragraph (1) in the matter pre- f At the end of division G, add the following: ceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the TITLE XII—AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH following: FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE ‘‘(l) ACCOMMODATING UTILITY FACILITIES IN AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.— MEET SEC. 71201. FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL RE- SEARCH FACILITIES AND RESEARCH ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I have 6 ‘‘(A) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal FACILITIES OF THE AGRICULTURAL requests for committees to meet during RESEARCH SERVICE. land’ means any land or interest in land (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: owned by the United States. today’s session of the Senate. They (1) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITY.—The ‘‘(B) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘Indian land’ have the approval of the Majority and term ‘‘agricultural research facility’’ has the means— Minority leaders. meaning given the term in section 2 of the ‘‘(i) land located within the boundaries of— Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390). ‘‘(I) an Indian reservation, pueblo, or 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ rancheria; or ate, the following committees are au- ‘‘(II) a former reservation within Okla- means the Secretary of Agriculture. thorized to meet during today’s session (b) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to homa; and amounts otherwise available, there is appro- ‘‘(ii) land not located within the bound- of the Senate: priated to the Secretary for the period of fis- aries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND cal years 2022 through 2026, out of any money rancheria— TRANSPORTATION in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, ‘‘(I) the title to which is held in trust by The Committee on Commerce, $12,500,000,000, to remain available until ex- the United States for the benefit of an Indian Science, and Transportation is author- pended, to carry out this section, of which Tribe or an individual Indian; the Secretary shall use— ‘‘(II) the title to which is held by an Indian ized to meet during the session of the (1) $11,500,000,000 to carry out the competi- Tribe or an individual Indian, subject to re- Senate on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, tive grant program established under section striction against alienation under laws of at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on 4 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. the United States; or nominations.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.064 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5884 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS me to say a few words tonight, and I structure. That is not where we want The Committee on Foreign Relations want to commend him and the Repub- to be. is authorized to meet during the ses- lican Leader, MITCH MCCONNELL, for al- By the way, on a broader gauge of sion of the Senate on Wednesday, Au- lowing us to have this series of amend- competitiveness, we are right up at the gust 4, 2021, at 10 a.m., to conduct a ments. top in terms of our trade system, our hearing. The Senate has worked its will and tax system, our economic system gen- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS will continue to work its will tomor- erally, but with regard to infrastruc- The Committee on Foreign Relations row. As was said, there have been 22 ture, we are not. is authorized to meet during the ses- amendments on the floor. About half of As some of you have heard me say be- sion of the Senate on Wednesday, Au- them are Democratic amendments, and fore, this is about competitiveness too. gust 4, 2021, at 2 p.m., to conduct a about half of them are Republican Think about this: China spends three hearing. amendments. or four times more as a percentage of COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND I will say, also, there has just been a their GDP than we do on infrastruc- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS lot of discussion that has ensued be- ture. The reality, as I have looked at The Committee on Homeland Secu- cause of this amendment process. So a those numbers, is that it is even higher rity and Governmental Affairs is au- lot of people have had the opportunity than that, but let’s say three or four thorized to meet during the session of to discuss their issues to try to im- times higher. Why? Because they get the Senate on Wednesday, August 4, prove the bill in certain ways, and, it. They are trying to outcompete us in 2021, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing. frankly, a lot of these amendments every way, including having better COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS were accepted; they were voted on posi- ports, better rail, better airports, and The Committee on Indian Affairs is tively—well, one just recently with re- the ability to both buy and sell their authorized to meet during the session gard to a safety issue that was just dis- products overseas, and we here in of the Senate on Wednesday, August 4, cussed—and improve the bill. So that is America want to be at the top of that 2021, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing. the way this place ought to work, and list. That is why it is very important, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE I think it is consistent with what we from my point of view, that we focus The Select Committee on Intel- tried to do in this process from the be- on the economic impact here. ligence is authorized to meet during ginning, where we saw an opportunity If we get this bill passed, it will make the session of the Senate on Wednes- to pull out core infrastructure from a our economy more efficient; therefore, day, August 4, 2021, at 2:45 p.m., to con- much larger package and deal with it more productive; therefore, the econ- duct a hearing. without raising taxes but by focusing omy will grow; therefore, more tax rev- f on bipartisan solutions, and that is ex- enue will come into the coffers. PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR actly what the underlying bill does. There has been a lot of discussion The next step in that, then, was to about the pay-fors in this legislation. Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, I ask say: Let’s try to have an open amend- We will know more as the CBO report unanimous consent that Amanda Hoff- ment process too. And sure enough, we tells us very specifically how it is paid man, a legislative fellow on my staff, for. But the bottom line is, much of be granted privileges of the floor for have. I had some colleagues of mine come what happens in this bill, which is the remainder of the 117th Congress. spending for capital assets, this long- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without up to me tonight and say: You know, it objection, it is so ordered. is nice to see the Senate working its term spending—it is not going to be will again, because these are colleagues spent next year. It may be spent in 5 f who were around in previous decades years or 10 years. It may be a bridge in ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST where, you know, they saw this more Georgia. It may be a port in Alabama. 5, 2021 often. Those take years and years and years. Mr. SCHUMER. Now, Mr. President, I So, again, I want to thank my col- The funding we are providing, the $550 ask unanimous consent that when the leagues for going through this process. billion in this bill, will be spent over Senate completes its business today, it It requires some patience. It requires that period of time. It will add to those adjourn until 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Au- some consensus. Some amendments hard assets. It is, as a result of that, on gust 5; that following the prayer and had to be altered in some ways to be the supply side of the economy, cre- pledge, the morning hour be deemed sure that both sides were comfortable ating jobs, creating hard assets, like expired, the Journal of proceedings be having votes on them. But at the end the bridges and like the ports, and as a approved to date, the time for the two of the day, we are able to say that peo- result of that, it is actually counter- leaders be reserved for their use later ple’s voices are being heard. inflationary. in the day, and morning business be This will continue tomorrow. I just I know there has been concern on the closed; that upon the conclusion of saw a list of about 10 amendments, and floor, including raised today in one of morning business, the Senate resume I know there are others as well that the amendments, about the fact that consideration of H.R. 3684. people would like to offer tomorrow, more spending leads to more inflation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there and I am all for it, as is Senator Not this kind of spending. The kind of objection? SINEMA. Senator SINEMA and I are very spending that would lead to it is more Without objection, it is so ordered. pleased that Members have the oppor- what is called the demand side of the f tunity to express themselves. equation—you know, as an example, ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT I also want to talk a little about the stimulus checks or even the unem- what this bill does and why it is so im- ployment insurance benefits. That led Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, if portant for our country. to more demand in the economy. Yes, there is no further business to come be- For the past 2 days, we have been that did drive up our inflation over the fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- working through this amendment proc- past several months and continues to. sent that it stand adjourned under the ess, and sometimes we lose sight of the This is not that. This is spending over previous order, following the remarks bigger picture here. The bigger picture the long haul. It will create these cap- of Senator PORTMAN. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is that we as a country have an infra- ital assets that will make our economy objection, it is so ordered. structure system that is badly in need more efficient and should be counter- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I yield of repair. We are consistently rated as inflationary. the floor. a country with an infrastructure sys- We have a number of economists who The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tem that, frankly, hasn’t kept up with have spoken to this: Doug Holtz-Eakin ator from Ohio. the rest of the world. some of you know; also Michael Strain, f There is a group called the World who is at the American Enterprise In- Economic Forum, and they give a re- stitute. The Penn Wharton study on INVEST IN AMERICA ACT port card every couple years, and this is very interesting. They say, ac- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I America ends up, you know, 13th or tually, that our legislation, as they thank the majority leader for allowing 14th in the world in terms of infra- analyze it, will end up growing the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04AU6.076 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5885 economy, creating more jobs, and actu- yesterday who was interested in how suburban and urban settings, we want ally reducing the deficit, meaning this would affect the truckstops and to help be sure those kids have the more money will come into the coffers wanted to know about, you know, elec- hookup to their home to get that inter- than we are spending here that is not tric vehicle charging stations and so net and to be able to afford that inter- paid for with CBO-certified official on. But the bottom line was, this per- net. scores because of the economic impact son said this is going to help because So this legislation is unprecedented of this. our truckers want to have a safe road in many ways in terms of infrastruc- So this is very important for all of and a safe bridge. They want to be able ture—more roads, more bridges, more our constituents. It is also important to meet their requirements and not get ports, more water systems—but it is for our broader economy, to make sure stuck in traffic jams and be able to also historic, unprecedented in terms America stays at the forefront and make more money on the road, frank- of the expansion of broadband, finally. that we can be competitive for our kids ly. Again, this is about catching up. and our grandkids. So this is something that helps our There are countries around the world Let’s take the State of Ohio as an ex- constituents across the board. But it that actually have better broadband ample since I happen to be from Ohio goes well beyond just our roads. This is than we do that are not even developed and why it is going to help my State. also about water infrastructure in this countries. They are poorer countries. Ohio is a big infrastructure State. We legislation. Communities across our You would think they might be a little have a lot of roads and a lot of bridges. State deserve water infrastructure that behind, but they are sort of leap- Ohio’s roadway network has a lot of is going to deliver them clean, safe frogging us in terms of technology be- congestion also. It is estimated that drinking water. We have got a lot of cause they realize how important hav- the congestion in Ohio costs motorists old water systems in Ohio that need ing that internet build-out is. an estimated $4.7 billion each year in help and need it badly. The other issue is for telehealth. lost time and wasted fuel. That is ac- We also have a lot of wastewater sys- There are more and more people rely- cording to the American Society of tems in Ohio that are in trouble. Some ing on telehealth. Part of this comes Civil Engineers, which scored Ohio’s of you may know this, but there are out of the pandemic, when people kind roads at a D in their 2021 infrastructure new EPA rules that have come out over of had to do that. They didn’t want to report card—a D. Now, the Nation as a the past couple decades about waste- go into a doctor’s office or hospital for whole is only a C-minus under their water systems and particularly com- fear of the COVID pandemic. And, frankly, right now with the variants— analysis. Ohio is a D. So we are a little bined sewer overflow systems, where and the delta variant in particular— worse than the Nation as a whole. As a when you have a lot of rain, in many of there are some people who are still whole, again, we are falling behind but our systems in Ohio, there is a com- now, unfortunately, not comfortable Ohio particularly. bination of the sewer system and the going into a healthcare setting, but We are second in the Nation for the wastewater system, and that is not they need to have an appointment. number of bridges. We have got a lot of safe. Yet fixing it is really expensive. They need to have someone to check little rivers and railroad tracks in Those communities—mostly midsize them out, and they need, perhaps, with Ohio, so we have got a lot of bridges. cities in Ohio but some larger cities as regard to behavioral health, to have We have 44,736 bridges in Ohio. well—have all said to me: Can you help the ability to have a consult. They can By the way, they have looked at us a little more on water infrastruc- do that online now, and the Federal these bridges. Their analysis is that ture? government has been reimbursing that nearly half of them are not in good With the revolving loan program we for the first time, because before, under condition. have in here, the ability for them to Medicare and Medicaid, that was very Our farmers, who are working to get low-interest Federal loans to be difficult. So this is going to be a part of plant crops in their fields, want to be able to expand their water infrastruc- our system. It is a good thing, sort of able to then get those crops to market. ture system—they will be able to do a rare silver lining in a terrible dark They want to get them to the ele- that in this legislation, as well as re- cloud of the pandemic that we learned vators. They want to be able to export ceive grants from the Federal Govern- how to use telehealth better. them. They care about infrastructure. ment to help them ensure that we do So what if you don’t have access to The moms and dads across Ohio who have water systems that work. internet? So what if you are a veteran commute to work every day would Folks in rural parts of our State— in southeast Ohio and you have to heck of a lot rather spend their time Ohio is an Appalachian State. We have drive 21⁄2 hours to a VA clinic, and in- with their kids than sitting in a car in about 32 counties considered part of stead you would like to do telehealth a traffic jam on, you know, I–71 or 75 or Appalachia. And guess what. In most of because it makes a lot more sense for I–270 or I–70. those counties, we have virtually no your situation, particularly during the We have got a lot of great roads in internet. I mean, sometimes there is pandemic, but you don’t have internet? Ohio, but, frankly, they can’t keep up real slow internet you can get but vir- So, definitely, that is not fair. So tele- with the demand, so we have got a lot tually no internet. This is why, for health is another reason for us to ex- of traffic jams during rushing hour. some of our kids in those counties in pand internet access. Those are some of the people who care Ohio—these are rural counties that Finally, just for our economic benefit a lot about infrastructure. don’t have access to Wi-Fi of a speed in these communities, we want more Our manufacturers in Ohio—we make that is appropriate for school, much startups. We want more companies to everything in Ohio. We make cars. We less work. be able to be successful. Without the make washing machines. We make These kids are falling behind, and internet—let’s face it—it is going to be tanks. We are proud of what we make particularly, of course, during the pan- very, very difficult. These are all part in Ohio and what we export all around demic, when they had to rely on online of this legislation as well. the world. We have got to be sure to learning. And the stories are out there, The hard core infrastructure you get those products to market, too, so and you know them, and the mom that think of—like roads and bridges, yes; infrastructure is really important. comes up to me when I am out and water infrastructure, yes; ports, rail, Today, I talked to a company in Ohio about in Ohio and says: You know freight—but also the digital infrastruc- that has trucks all over Ohio and the what; I had to take my kid to the park- ture that ties our country together— country, for that matter. It is the ing lot of the library, which is a 45- that is part of this legislation as well. Cintas Corporation. They are the uni- minute drive for me across rural Ohio Again, it is why economists who look form company, but they do a lot more roads, to be able to do her homework. at this say this is actually going to than uniforms. They are excited about That makes no sense. We want the help make our economy work better, this bill because it is going to help digital divide to be closed. We want the make it more efficient. We will be them be more efficient in their deliv- ability for those kids in rural Ohio to more productive as a country, and we ery of their services. have access to the internet, just as will have more economic growth and That is the same with our truckers. I kids can get access to it in suburban or then more revenue will come in. That talked to a trucking company person more urban settings. But even in the is why this is so popular.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.059 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5886 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 I mean, when you think about it, it was built for. It is the reason that investment because it will support the what can everybody agree on in Amer- there is a traffic jam there during rush infrastructure and infrastructure in- ica today? Not much. We are a country hour. But it is also the reason that it is vestments in communities all along that is more divided, and that saddens unsafe, because over time the shoulders Lake Erie and every one of our Great me. It concerns me, particularly as we have been removed to create another Lakes. face challenges, some of which, like the lane. So if there is an accident on that Finally and crucially, the Infrastruc- pandemic, are here domestically, and bridge, there is nowhere to go. We had ture Investment and Jobs Act before us some of which are global challenges an accident 2 months ago with two helps more than 300,000 Ohio house- brought on by some of our adversaries, trucks that collided, and we had to holds that lack access to this high- like Russia or China or North or close it down, actually, for several speed internet. That is incredibly im- Iran. But we are divided as a country. weeks, and it was a mess. portant. Our legislation does every- One thing that brings us together is And talk about the effect on the thing that I have talked about in terms our military. I think most people ac- economy. Think about this. There are of infrastructure, and that is impor- knowledge and respect the role that roughly 3 million people in the metro- tant. our military plays. And another is in- politan area there, with Dayton and Again, we have the studies out there frastructure. It is an issue where tradi- on one side, and the other that I talked about, including one from tionally Republicans and Democrats side has about 1 million people in Cov- Penn, from the University of Pennsyl- were able to come together and say: We ington, KY. And you have traffic going vania Wharton School. They talked may disagree on taxes and healthcare all the way north and south from Can- about how the economic growth from and all sorts of other things, but on ada to Mexico, and all of a sudden you this study will actually make our econ- this issue of strong infrastructure, we don’t have a bridge available because omy better and create more jobs, and can come together. of the safety concerns that led to the they say that, actually, over time, it Again, I think it makes sense eco- accident. So we need a solution with reduces the deficit, based on looking at nomically, and, also, it is popular. Peo- regard to that bridge, and we have been our study and, specifically, our pro- ple know when they are driving over talking about it for years. For 25 years, posals. So all that is true. potholes or getting stuck in traffic I have been involved in the effort to try The final thing I guess I want to say jams or not being able to get a product to find the funding to replace this is that it goes beyond infrastructure. It because the ports are backed up, which bridge because it needs it. Finally, we goes to how to get Washington back to they are right now. Our ports are inef- will have the ability to do that. We will a point where Washington is solving ficient and people literally can’t get have the ability to help, with Ken- problems for the American people. And products. They can’t get cars or they tucky and with Ohio and with the Fed- this bill is not perfect for anybody—no can’t get an electronic device. That is eral Government working together Republican, no Democrat. Why? It is a all part of this. So this is something with the local community, to complete bipartisan compromise. that ought to bring us together, and it this Brent Spence Bridge corridor You know, again, we started off with does bring us together. project. Why? Because we are putting a product that President Biden intro- The polling out there shows this, by an unprecedented amount of money duced that was $2.65 trillion—a huge the way. There are two polls in the last into not just bridges but bridges like package called ‘‘infrastructure,’’ but few months that both said that 87 per- this one—bridges that are major com- most of it was not for infrastructure. It cent of the American people want us to mercial bridges; bridges that are func- had huge tax increases in it—the high- work on this infrastructure project on tionally obsolete, which ours have been est tax increase, it would have been, in a bipartisan process and get it done. for years; bridges that desperately need American history. It would have made Those numbers were unbelievable, and the help. our country less competitive, in my it was exactly 87 percent in both polls, We also have a big aviation industry view. interestingly, even though one was in Ohio. We support a lot of jobs We said: OK, let’s find a group of CBS and one was CNBC. through aviation, our second biggest Democrats and Republicans, and let’s But forget the polls for a minute and industry after agriculture in Ohio. agree to pull out the core parts of this, just go home and talk to people. They There is $25 billion for new spending for the core infrastructure, and find a way do want to make sure that we are not airports in here. That is going to help to pay for it without raising taxes. raising taxes to do this. They don’t airports build on the momentum that That is what we did, and we worked want to see us helping the economy we need right now in Ohio to be able to hard to create a product that was fair long-term with infrastructure but expand our aerospace industry. for everybody. But that means finding hurting the economy short-term with On the shores of Lake Erie, on the that consensus, and that is not easy. higher taxes. And I agree. And we don’t north coast of Ohio, we will also have You know, we all had to make con- do that here. That is what is particu- help. Lake Erie supports fishing and cessions, but, at the end of the day, we larly great about this approach. It is tourism industries that total over $10 got a product—$550 billion over the that we said that we are going to pull billion. It provides drinking water for next 5 years, which will be spread out, out core infrastructure only and we are 10 million people. spent over many, many years, that will not going to raise taxes. It is the top tourist attraction in our put America back on top in terms of So we have the funds in here to be State, but as anyone who visits the infrastructure. able to help with regard to our high- lake will tell you, they have some seri- It will put us in a position where, for ways, our bridges, our ports, our water- ous long-term health challenges with our kids and our grandkids, they are ways, our broadband expansion. But we the lake. We have invasive species. We going to have a more productive and a also have the ability for us to do that have a problem with toxic algal more efficient economy—one that pro- in a way that makes sense for all blooms. We have pollution. We have duces more, one that has the ability for Americans. rising levels of the lake. This bill helps America to say to the world: Look at In Ohio, it is going to help us do with regard to all of that. With regard us again. We are back. We are back. We something else that is important, and to rising levels of the lake, there are now have an infrastructure system that is to help with regard to some of communities on the lake that will tell with our ports and our roads and our our big infrastructure projects. I will you their water systems don’t work be- bridges, with our water infrastructure, talk about one tonight briefly—the cause the lake water has risen to the and with our broadband that can be, Brent Spence Bridge. This is in my point where the outtake valve which is once again, a model for the rest of the hometown of Cincinnati, OH. It is a next to the intake valve is now actu- world and help move us forward and en- critical bridge because it is where I–75 ally underwater, so the system doesn’t sure that every American has the op- and I–71 come together, and therefore work well. In fact, the system is in- portunity to succeed. it is a bottleneck. Twice as many cars credibly expensive to replace. So this So this bipartisan process in and of drive on that bridge every day as it was will help with regard to that. itself, I think, is an accomplishment of built for. Twice as many cars drive on As cochair of the Senate Great Lakes this legislation. The underlying bill is that bridge every day—and trucks—as Caucus, I am very pleased to see this what is most important, I suppose, but

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.062 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE August 4, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5887 just being able to show that Repub- NICHOLAS S. BOSIAK SHUNDONNA S. SHAW MONIQUE DESIREE BOWENS JAZMIN NICOLE SHAWELL licans and Democrats can come to- JOSHUA W. BOYLE CHRISTOPHER D. SHAWVER gether in this town and get something PAMELA A. BRADSHAW JESSICA DAWN SHEALEY JAMES H. BROWN SUSAN E. SHELTERS done that is positive for our country, DARREL G. CAC ALICIA D. SHEPHERD that in and of itself is an accomplish- GENEVIEVE R. CANETE STEPHANIE N. SHIVERS RACHEL GARCIA CASTILLO TAJUANA TORRELL SHULER ment. STEFANIE J. CELIS DANIELLE M. SILER With that, I yield the floor. JILLEEN K. CHARETTE CANDICE J. SMITH CATHY M. CHAVEZ SYLVENNIE SHANTRELL SMITH f JACQUELINE CINTRON NICOLE L. SPESARD LANGFIELD DONELLE L. CLARK NATHAN A. SPRAGUE ANDREW JOSEPH COLBURN RICHARD W. STALEY ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10:30 A.M. MELISSA J. CONNER ANDREW A. STEPHENS TOMORROW MARIO D. COOPER MARIA G. STOUGHTON SHANNON LEIGH COOPER ALANE J. SWAIN The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- PRIZMA G. CORELLA ERIC D. SWANSON JOSEPH S. CRAIG RON L. TAGALICOD ate stands adjourned until 10:30 a.m. LUKE R. CREASMAN SHEANA TALLEY tomorrow. ELIZABETH D. CROSBY DANIEL V. TESCH WILLIAM W. CROSBY STACY L. THOMAS Thereupon, the Senate, at 9:36 p.m., CHRISTOPHER M. DE LA LOZA MATHEW R. THOMPSON adjourned until Thursday, August 5, LORENZ M. DE LEON JAKE D. THUESON TIFFANY LAUREN DEAN ERIC ALAN TITUS LADYLAARNI O. DOMINGO 2021, at 10:30 a.m. JOSE LUIS TORRES BRIAN E. DURANT NICOLE E. TRAYLOR JACKIE L. DUTSCHKE f JOANNE G. TREMBLAY KATHLEEN QUILAO EBALO CHRISTELA MARIE TURNER CONNIE MARI T. FERNANDEZ SHELLA MAE UDAUND VALDEZ NOMINATIONS BRIANNA L. FISCUS LAURA GARRETT VELASQUEZ JAMES S. FITE VIRGIE T. VINCECRUZ Executive nominations received by SHENIQUA D. FORTUNE FAYOLA D. WARD AMANDA ATITYA FOX the Senate: DARYL G. WELCH DARYLL ANDREW F. GARCIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TOMMY J. GARCIA KAITLYN J. WHITE BATHOLD MEGAN A. GEORGE SETH RONALD WILLIAMS CHAVONDA J. JACOBS–YOUNG, OF GEORGIA, TO BE SEANA L. GERALDELLSWORTH MEGHAN E. D. WITTEN UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RESEARCH, LACEY R. GIBSON RICHELE NEFF WITTMAN EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS, VICE CATHERINE E. SARAH Z. GILBERT YUNG A. WONG WOTEKI. GAVIN L. GLOOR BANNER LEE SUE ZIMMERMAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JESSICA M. HENLEY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT LAURA A. HERRERA TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR JOHN F. PLUMB, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN ASSISTANT CAROLINE M. HILL FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. (NEW POSITION) MARY A. HOFFMAN BRITTANEY N. HOUSTON To be major SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION MATTHEW R. HUARD JON R. ALEXANDER JENNIFER CLYBURN REED, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE MICHAEL RYAN HUMPHREY LYUBOMIR B. ANGELOV FEDERAL COCHAIRPERSON OF THE SOUTHEAST CRES- CRYSTAL FRANSHON JAMES SAMANTHA J. BROWN CENT REGIONAL COMMISSION. (NEW POSITION) TORI A. JARAMILLO KEITH PATRICK BUEHLER TAMIKA W. JOHNSON OSCAR M. CASTRO DEPARTMENT OF STATE LAURA L. JOHNSTAD MIN JUAN CHEN EVANGELINE JONES DEREK CHINN COLE JAMIE L. HARPOOTLIAN, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE BRANDY JEAN JOY AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY CHRISTOPHER R. COTE NOUFOH KAKAYE COURTNEY R. DAIGLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC LAUREN G. KALANI OF SLOVENIA. DESHAWN B. DAVIS NICOLE LOUISE KEATING KRISTIN I. DRELL IN THE MARINE CORPS MIGYOUNG KIM BENJAMIN E. FISCHL JESSICA ELIZABETH KNIZEL RUSLAN R. GARREY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STEPHANIE J. KOMPOLTOWICZ TILLI RAJ GHALE IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE TARYN D. KRIGBAUM TAMIKO TOYAMA GHEEN INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- NICOLE M. KRONEBUSCH THERESA C. HALL TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., RICHARD A. KURTZ WILLIAM C. HARRIS III SECTION 601: RUPERT BIACORA LACO ASHLEY D. HENDRYX To be lieutenant general JULIANNE LEGIERSE JOSHUA D. HOGELAND DAWN M. LEWIS JOHN KELLY HOUSEMAN LT. GEN. KARSTEN S. HECKL MYRNA A. LIM AUSTIN M. HOWARD PAOLO JESUS BAUTISTA LIWANAG MEGAN BROOKE HOWELL IN THE AIR FORCE CHRISTINA R. LYNCH INDIRA MARGARITA INFANTE STACY L. MADDEN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT WILLIE F. JONES CANDACE M. MASON ALEXANDER K. KOCH IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- MOHAMMAD MASUM CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE ANNA D. LAIN RANDOLPH L. MATIAS BRANDON JAMES LONGSTREET AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION SYLVIA R. MAY 601: CRISTINA LUCIA LUCERO SACHA NASHEA MAYS LUIS A. MANRIQUE To be lieutenant general RACHEL D. MAYSSONET MEGAN LYNN MAXWELL CASSIDY D. MCEUEN TYLER DANIEL MAXWELL MAJ. GEN. DAVID J. JULAZADEH PHILLIP R. MCFARLING STEPHEN G. MINNIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MATILDAH A. MCHATTA AMANDA JEAN MONTGOMERY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR MALINDA SUE MEUSE SIMON P. NG FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CANDACE L. MIDDLETON LINDAMIRA ARREYANY NKWENTI BRIAN K. MIMS WINNIE A. ODHIAMBO To be colonel LAQUITA M. MOORE LARRY PHILLIP OTERO DAWN M. MORALES KATIE LYNN PANE INGRID C. KAAT ALICIA M. MYERS GENEVIEVE N. MINZYK KOLBY T. PARENT EMMANUELLE E. NAFZIGER MARINA A. PETROVA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MAUREEN NANYANGWE CHRISTOPHER JAMES POPHAM TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FLORIZEL M. NEGRILLO LAWRENCE A. RICE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: BROOKE M. NELSON ALEXANDREA VALERIE RICHARDS To be lieutenant colonel JUSTINE R. NEVE SARA ESTER SALMERI LATOYA DENISE NOUWAMEY ANGELIQUE CHANTAL SANDERS ANGELICA HAWRYSIAK ERIKA M. NOVA AARON T. SMITH ANGEL C. NWANKWO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JEFFREY A. SMITH, JR. ADAM J. OLLIGSCHLAGER MATTHEW RICHARD SMITH TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR EMILY M. OPFER FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MELVIN H. TSUI ROMANUS O. OTIENDE JOHN WILLIAM WENDELL To be major SAMANTHA J. PARHAM BRANDON DAVID WILLIS JEFFERY ADAM PATTERSON INARA W. XIE KATHERINE A. ABBOTT D. PETERSEN SONYA RUTH YELBERT RYAN T. ABRAHAM ERIK D. PINYATI PETER H. YUSCKAT CHRISTABEL O. ALPHONSO GLORIA J. RAPKIN JENNIFER C. ANDREWS ALANA N. RAYON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT EDRICK R. APONTE JENNIFER A. REICHERT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR GABRIELLE A. ARAGON ADAM R. RENTZ FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: BREANDAN E. ARBUCKLE SIMMONETTE C. REYES To be lieutenant colonel JENNIFER M. ARMENGUAL JON O. A. RIVERA JENNIFER L. ARMON JORGE ROMERO, JR. TIMOTHY JAMES ANDERSON YVONNE ASHBY KRYSTL G. RUMEN JESSICA L. ANGELES KENNETH NIIBONNEY ASHIANOR KRISTA A. RUNCIE NEIL ADAM BOOTS RACHAEL C. AUGER RHODA B. SANTOS RODNEY PAUL BOTTOMS SALVADOR BALLESTEROS III CHANDA M. SATCHELL MICHAEL A. BOWER CAROLYN M. BATIE NICOLE TIFFANY SAVVIDIS LIZETH CAMERON NICOLE O. BELL AMANDA G. SCANLON MELODIE M. CROSS JASON CHARLES BENCHICH ALICIA M. SCOTT AMANDA M. DAVIS MARSHA N. BENNETT MONICA L. SCOTT SEAN M. FINNEY DAVID E. BOECKX JOHN BRYAN S. SERRANO BOYD H. FRITZSCHE SAYJAI BOONMEE MARY R. SEVILLA DANIEL J. GILARDI

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 Aug 05, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\G04AU6.061 S04AUPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S5888 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2021 TYLER A. GRUNEWALD To be colonel NICOLETTE D. SANTIAGO CRYSTAL C. KARAHAN PAUL M. SCHULTZ MATTHEW B. KESTI KIM R. CLIDAS VINCENT M. SCIORTINO ANSON MICHAEL LLOYD JOHN GASKO KELLY M. SCOTT RYAN C. MCCRAE AARON R. GOPP MELISSA A. SHAFFER BENJAMIN E. MEIGHAN ANDREW S. GOTTLIEB JAMES L. SHEARER MISTI NICHOLE NEILL TINA P. HOLLOWAY TRAVIS L. SHEARER CHRISTOPHER D. PARKER RENA L. PATIERNO CASEY E. SHUTTHOBLET JONATHAN D. PENTEL BENJAMIN W. RILEY JENNIFER M. SISSON MARIE F. PERKINS JOSHUA A. SORGE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT XIAO CHEN REN ABBY N. STEINER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE NATHAN REYNOLDS SEAN M. SYLVIA VETERINARY CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS KAITLIN B. B. SALLE ADAM R. TODD 624 AND 7064: CHAD P. SHAFFER TARA J. TROIANELLO WILLIAM DAVID SHERMAN To be major JAMES O. WAGES, JR. SHANE EUGENE SLADE LUCAS M. WANGERIN ALLEN K. SOLENBERG, JR. KELSY L. ABELL CHRISTOPHER WEDGE CHAD M. WHITSON ALECIA E. AGNER IAN E. WHEELIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT NICHOLAS A. ANDERSON NICKOLAS M. WILLER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR KRISTEN K. BORSELLA DUSTIN P. YOUNG FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: KAILA H. CHUNG BRYAN K. YU LISA M. CREVOISERAT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT To be colonel ERIC DOMBOU TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY COLLEEN E. DWYER BRAD C. BORDES MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC- ALISON R. EMMERT ANADIS COLLADOVALENTIN TIONS 624 AND 7064: KATE E. FODOR BRENT J. CUNNINGHAM JAMES E. GAFFNEY STELLA E. V. GARCIA To be major ADELAIDE F. GREEN ANDREW A. HERMAN GINGER F. HAMMETT ANTHONY W. ADAMS DONALD E. LOFTON, JR. JAIME A. HANLEY DIONNE L. AKHINEGBE LUZ A. MAYA JOSE G. ARIAS RICHARD J. ZAVADIL CASSANDRA R. KERWIN PEONY KIM DAVID T. ATTANASIO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PHIL S. MEDLIN ROBERT C. BARKER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR LISA C. MULLANEY GRANT R. BEAMAN FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MELODY F. MULLIN AMBER M. BEAUDET To be colonel JENNIFER L. MUNHOFEN BRENT R. BECK JANICE S. OBRIEN MICHAEL J. BELL SARAH E. ISBILL CHRISTOPHER W. REEVES SAID BENNANI ALLAN R. BISHOP, JR. IN THE ARMY TAYLOR J. REYNOLDS BENJAMIN P. RYAN RYAN R. BLACK THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JAMES M. SIEG JOHN H. BLUMHORST TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE JENNIFER K. SILVERS JONATHAN I. BOGGS ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: AUSTIN M. SORRELS JEREMY D. BOWLING TREVOR D. TENNEY DAVID L. BREEN To be colonel STEPHANIE P. TOWER CHAUNCY T. BRINTON ANDREW D. BROWN JOSE E. SANTOS–MARTINEZ THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SY P. BULAONG THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY STEPHANIE J. BURG TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., JENNIFER L. BURNS ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: SECTIONS 624 AND 7064: ASHLI N. CARLSON To be colonel To be major JOSEPH K. CAROTHERS FRANCISCO CARRASQUILLO DONNA J. BROUSSARD BRIAN J. AHERN CLAUDIA M. CARRERA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JAMES B. AKINS VICTORIA K. CASHIO TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY FATIH AKSU RACHEL E. CHERAMIE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHERYL L. ALSERHAN ALEX Y. CHOI MATTHEW L. BAUMANN TROCIA CLASP To be lieutenant colonel CARA M. BEAVERT TONIA L. CONNER ALEJANDRO BELTRAN DAVID S. COON STEPHEN W. CHU MEGAN A. BELTRAN WILSON CORDERO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STEPHEN J. BONANNI, JR. KIMBERLY A. CORP TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE GREGORY M. BOOKSTON JAY R. COSS ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: DENNIS J. BRADY DIANA COTTER To be colonel NICHOLAS J. BRANCH KENNETH W. DANOS, JR. KIRA A. BROWN JORGE A. DELGADO JASON R. BRADLEY JENNY L. BURKOWSKI CHRISTOPHER M. DORSA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ANDREW E. CARLSON ANTHONY D. FATZINGER, JR. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE FRAZER C. CASE TREVOR A. FITZGERALD ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: JUSTIN W. CLARK ANTHONY FOXSANDERS WILLIAM H. COBB SCOTT G. GABRESKI To be colonel PATRICE N. COLSTON THERESA E. GALAN DAVID W. LEWIS BRADLEY H. CORNELL JASON A. GATES HUGH D. WEST III NAIKEYA H. COSTON ANDRES F. GIL KYLE B. CUNNINGHAM BRENNA N. GOODMAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PHILLIP F. DANDRIDGE CASSANDRA L. GOODYEAR TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE SUSAN E. DELOZIERHOOKS DANIEL J. GREATHOUSE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TANIA I. DIDAS CASEY R. GREGG To be colonel ROBERT L. DIEM III KURTIS G. GRUTERS ALFRED L. DOUGLAS MICHAEL W. HART PAUL E. BOCCIO GARRY F. DREDGE PAMELA M. HOLTZ ROBERT E. GUNN MISTY D. DUKES CHRISTOPHER W. HOWELL, JR. ARTHUR L. JENKINS, JR. MAX K. DUMMAR RYAN L. HOWELL ROSA H. JIMENEZ LAURA B. DY JAMES S. HUNT JEAN G. LARNED KRISTINA R. FAUSERMARTIN JILBER A. JERMAN HORACE J. MCCORVEY MATTHEW W. FRANCIS ELIZABETH H. JOHNSON BRENDA Y. MEREDITH KELSEY E. GEBAUER LAUREN L. JOHNSON MARK A. MURPHY SAMANTHA K. GERBINE TERRY L. JONES LOUIS P. REGO ROBERT K. GREENER BINNA KIM DELPHIA C. RENO AUBRY R. HANSON KEVIN J. KNIGHT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT NATHANAEL A. HARNEY MATTHEW J. KOBE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AMANDA R. HARTLEY JENNIFER M. KOOKEN ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ROBERT C. HOLLEY CHRISTIAN T. KOSCINSKI To be colonel JOHN P. HORSCH NELSON A. KRANZ KENDRA HOWARD GRZEGORZ S. LIBERADZKI DENNIS M. BISHOP ANGIE M. ISON SHAWN P. LINHARES LAURENCE DAVIDSON PATRICK G. KEENAN BRYAN A. LUNN CLIFFORD J. EHMKE DUANE L. KELLEY II KATHERINE E. LUNSFORD JOHN A. FISHER MICHAEL B. KERN LYDIA M. MALLOY JAMES C. KNEFF, JR. BRYAN E. KUBENA ROBERT A. MALLOY CHRISTOPHER J. LOYKE MATTESON G. MCCARTY JOHN M. MANNING ANNE T. SALADYGA COLLEEN M. MEANEY ASHLEY M. MARTINEZ GEORGE J. SMOLINSKI III ADRIANNA R. MITCHELL SARAH A. MATTHEWS JASON A. SQUIRES CHELSEA G. NANCE JAYME F. MELLETTE BRONWYN R. STALL BRITTNEY M. NICOLE STEPHEN D. MERCADO AARON K. STARBUCK ANDREW W. NIELSEN DANA K. MESSER SCOTT T. TREXLER LINA OCHOA ADAM W. METZLER DANIEL J. OCONNOR DANIEL A. MILLER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JAY E. OHARA DAVID A. MINNICK TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE DAVID J. D. ORATE CHRISTOPHER M. MITCHELL ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ROBERT J. ORCUTT JOEDONNA L. MOLDEN To be colonel MICHELLE R. PECKO LUISA A. MONTERO SELINA M. POOSER JAMES M. MOORE PHILIP N.R. ESTES CHRISTOPHER M. REED KENNETH J. MORAN RODERICK V. MATHIS ELIZABETH B. RESSLER KATE F. MORELAND THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT HEIDI N. RICHARDSON CRYSTAL L. MORRIS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE CHRISTOPHER P. ROGERS CHRISTOPHER D. MOSER ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: PAUL R. ROSBROOK JOSHUA P. MOSER

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GOCHNAUER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY CHARLES Q. PHAM ALEXIS E. GRAFF MALLORY J. PINGER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THOMAS N. GROFF JESSIELEE U. POBLETE DANIEL P. HALVORSON To be major GABRIEL J. POPE SHANNON M. HARRIS LEIGHONA B. POWELL KATHLEEN A. HARTSELL LUCRETIA C. PORTWINE LUIS A. POWSANG GWENDALYNNE S. HARVILLE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ELECTRA F. C. RAGAN ELIZABETH L. HAYWARD TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY RICKY O. RAMSEY, JR. MARYALICE HERTAUS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: BLAYNE A. RANKIN CARLA R. HOWELL ROBERT B. REEDER To be colonel SAMANTHA D. HULEBAK LAUREN M. RICE AARON C. HUNTER RICHARD J. SONNENFELD JAIME J. RODRIGUEZ JULIAN E. RODRIGUEZ, JR. JACQUELINE M. HURTADO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ANTHONY T. SALVANT JILL K. JACKSON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SCOTT J. SANTOS MERIDITH A. JACOB UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHELSEA M. K. JOHNSON CALVIN C. SCHOONOVER To be lieutenant colonel DEVERREAU T. SCOTT ALEX M. JUNG JOHN H. SELLERS KARLA M. KATIGBAK SHILO S. VELASQUEZ MATTHEW J. SEVERS TAEMIN KIM MILLIE E. KNOX THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STEPHEN D.T. SHEETS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY EVAN J. KOHOUTEK DANIEL A. SHENINGER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ASHUTOSH SINGH NATHAN R. LAKE SARA L. SKILES LOC H. LAM To be lieutenant colonel GEORGINA B. SMITH JEHNA T. LARIVEE DANIEL E. TORRES STEVEN J. SNOWDEN THO H. LE JASON D. STOGNER BERNARD B. LEASE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT EDWARD SUN EFREM Z. LEE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY HANNAH S. THOMAS HAN K. LEE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: KYLE M. THOMAS KRISTIN N. LEWIS To be lieutenant colonel SONDRA S. THOMPSON BETTY M. LIANG ANTHONY A. THREET DOUGLAS P. LOW ANDREW GARCIA IV DAVID A. TOBIN KIMBERLEY M. MAGGIO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ALYSE M. TREJO CALEB A. MANNING TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE KELLY E. TUCKER SUSANNAH E. MANUPULE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TERRY R. TUTWILER JASON R. MARCOM VERONICA VAZQUEZ PATRICIA L. MARRERO To be colonel ALVARO VICTORIAFLOREZ JAMIE L. MARTINEZ JAMES L. FUHRIMAN DENNIS A. VINETT TIFFANY R. MASSENBURG SAMUEL L. LASHLEY TIMOTHY P. WALL LACY A. MCGRATH PAUL A. LUCCI, JR. MICHAEL E. WALSH MARIE A. MCKENZIE JENNIFER L. STAPLES BRIAN E. WARNER NATHEIA C. MCMILLAN SCOTT C. VALLEY DANIEL E. WATFORD, JR. HANNAH R. MERRIMAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JIMMIE WATSON BARBARA J. MILLER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AMBERLY G. G. WEBER BRIAN L. MILLER II ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ISLANDIA E. WHIDBEE ABBY C. MITCHELL MADDISON M. WILD PETRINA D. MIZE To be colonel AARON J. WILLIAMS JUAN A. MORALESCOTTO LAURA M. WILLIAMS JASON R. MUISE MERCEDES MURILLO RAMBALINA K. WILLIAMS JESSICA L. OESCH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL G. WONG NICHOLAS ONEEL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE CHRIS E. WRIGHT RAYMUNDO C. OROZCO ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: MARK A. WRIGHT JACOB A. ORRINO To be colonel NATHAN H. WU SHAUN A. PARTRIDGE RICHARD S. YANG RACHEL E. PATRICK KATHRYN L. ADAMS PHILLIP C. YOUNG SPENCER J. PELKEY DONALD W. ALLEN RENATA P. ZACARKIM ANNIE C. PHAN ANDREW W. BEACH ZHENQIAN ZHU JANSHAY E. POLK MARY J. COY KYUNG R. ZIMMERMAN RENZIE R. RAHIM SCOTT L. MOREY D016183 DERRICK D. RANDERSON LORRAINE L. SAUNDERS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KELLY M. RAY JASON K. TRIGIANI TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TYNIKA B. REESE MOLLY E. WARNICK NURSE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND JAMES T. RETTIG KEVIN R. WILLIAMS 7064: LEOPOLDO RIVAS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT To be major SANDRA M. RODICH TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE DAVID J. ROMAKA ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: DANNY Y. RUANO MARJORIE ACSENVIL To be colonel ALEXIS M. ACUNA STEPHEN K. RUSSELL FRANCISCO J. AGUIRRE SANDY S. SAID JAMES E. ADKINS, JR. JESSICA L. AMICO AARON D. SANBORN GARDNER S. ANDREAS OMAR APONTE ASHLEY B. SEGUIN DERITHA I. BARBER EVERLINE M. ATANDI UGEL SHERPA MICHAEL M. CARAANG BETHANY I. ATWOOD ASHLEY L. SLACK ANDREA L. CASTILLON DOMINGO BAEZDIAZ DEREK R. SLATTON MATTHEW P. EDWARDS JAVIER BARAJAS JACOB R. SLITER JERI A. GATES TAKELYA L. BENSON ZACHARY I. SLONE TERRY C. HALE, JR. PETER BIZON LISA M. SMITH ADEL M. JOHNSON REBEKAH M. BORWARD PATRICK R. SMITH MARK S. KURCIS DANIEL J. BRAUN DOMINIQUE K. SORGENFREI CRAIG D. LARSON ANNITTA L. R. BRIGHT TONESHA S. SORRELL BRENT J. LINDLEY TARA C. BROUSE CLAIREISA L. SPENCER PETER A. MIELO ANDRE D. BROWN KELLY K. SPENCER CLINTON W. MILLER CORRINE L. BROWN BRITTANY J. STAAB TODD J. MOERIKE SAMANTHA J. BUCK MEREDITH H. STEGGERDA DEREK C. OLIVER ELLEN M. BUDDE RYNAE C. STORCK JOSEPH R. RODEN MIEKE T. CARIFEE BERNICE STRATTON DONNA E. SMITH LIELA M. CARR SARAH A. STUBBS JASON P. WELLS ERIC SUNWOO SARAH E. CARVER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JULIA G. CATANESE HAZEL Y. TOMIKAWA NYESHA N. TURNERPYE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE MARK C. CENON ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TIFFANY M. CHAPMAN BRENT M. TURPIN SHANNON R. CHRISTOPHER JULIA M. UELTZEN To be colonel ELIZABETH J. CLYDESDALE IVAN S. USCANGA DAVID J. ADAM CASEY N. COLEMAN AMAYALIZ VARGAS CHRISTOPHER A. EWING REBECCAH A. COLLINS MARIO A. VERGARA JASON M. MCHUGH WILLIAM COLON ANDREA D. VINCENT CLIFFORD F. PORTER DANIEL L. COOK VERONICA K. WAITESMOORE CHESTER D. SHERMER ABIGAIL E. COOPER HOLLY R. WEAVER RICHARD J. CULLEY BRYAN A. WELSH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT NATALIE L. CURTIS STEFANIE L. WHITAKER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ANTHONY M. DAVID BE Y. YOO ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: DARRELL D. DAVIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be colonel CYNTHIA A. A. DELRIO TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE REAGAN T. DREBENSTEDT ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TRAVIS T. ELDER

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JOHN J. GIORDANO To be colonel IN THE NAVY MARCUS D. WISNER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KAREN M. HANSEN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE KAREN F. WIGGINS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be lieutenant commander SPIROS KULUBIS

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