[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S621]
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  SA 3268. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3192 submitted by Mr. Cassidy (for himself, 
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Scott, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. 
Warner) and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 2953 proposed 
by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization 
of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1 of the amendment, strike lines 5 through 7 and 
     insert the following:
     105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 
     U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``50'' and inserting 
     ``25''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``50'' and inserting ``75'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``75'' and inserting ``50''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;

       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) 25 percent to provide financial assistance to States 
     in accordance with section 906(b) of the National Oceans and 
     Coastal Security Act (Public Law 114-113), which shall be 
     considered income to the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Fund for purposes of section 904 of that Act.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
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