[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4767]
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  SA 3387. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the 
bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural 
and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 
2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:
       At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 62__. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the Rural Electrification Act 
     of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 19 the following:

     ``SEC. 20. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including regulations), in carrying out any program 
     under this Act under which the Secretary provides a loan or 
     loan guarantee, the Secretary may provide such a loan or loan 
     guarantee to facilities employing commercially demonstrated 
     technologies for carbon dioxide capture and utilization.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the 
     Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 903) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), there 
     are''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Loans for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out section 20.
       ``(2) Separate appropriations.--The sums appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) shall be separate and distinct from the sums 
     appropriated under subsection (a).''.

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