[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3271. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3044 submitted by Mr. Manchin 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:

       Beginning on page 8 of the amendment, strike line 9 and all 
     that follows through the end of the amendment and insert the 
     following:
       ``(d) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section, to remain available until expended--
       ``(A) for activities under the research and development 
     program component described in subsection (b)(2)(A)--
       ``(i) $275,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
     2020; and
       ``(ii) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(B) for activities under the demonstration projects 
     program component described in subsection (b)(2)(C)--
       ``(i) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
     2020; and
       ``(ii) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), for activities under the 
     large-scale pilot projects program component described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(B), $285,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2017 through 2021; and
       ``(D) for activities under the net-negative carbon dioxide 
     emissions projects program component described in subsection 
     (b)(2)(D), $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
     2021.
       ``(2) Cost sharing for large-scale pilot projects.--
     Activities under subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be subject to the 
     cost-sharing requirements of section 988(b).''.
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