[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 195 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1739. Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
Bennet) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1618 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Hatch (for himself and Ms. 
Murkowski)) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 20004. FUNDING FOR THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM.

       Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amended in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``each of 
     fiscal years 2008 through 2014'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     2018 and each fiscal year thereafter''.

     SEC. 20005. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SECURE RURAL 
                   SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 
                   2000.

       (a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing 
     Federal Land.--
       (1) Calculation of payments.--Section 101 of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 7111) is amended by striking ``of fiscal years 
     2008 through 2015'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``fiscal year''.
       (2) Elections.--Section 102(b)(2)(B) of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``through fiscal 
     year 2015''.
       (3) Notification of election.--Section 102(d)(1)(E) of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(1)(E)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 2014 and 2015'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     2014 and each fiscal year thereafter''.
       (4) Distribution of payments to eligible counties.--Section 
     103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter''.
       (b) Authority to Conduct Special Projects on Federal 
     Land.--
       (1) In general.--The Secure Rural Schools and Community 
     Self-Determination Act of 2000 is amended by striking section 
     208 (16 U.S.C. 7128).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 207 of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 7127) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subject to section 
     208, if'' and inserting ``If''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``Subject to section 
     208, any'' and inserting ``any''.
       (c) Termination of Authority.--The Secure Rural Schools and 
     Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 is amended by 
     striking section 304 (16 U.S.C. 7144).

     SEC. 20006. CORPORATE TAX RATE.

       Section 11(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     amended by section 13001(a)) is amended by striking ``20 
     percent'' and inserting ``20.1 percent''.
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