[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6110-S6111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 999. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
Merkley) submitted an amendment intended to

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be proposed to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
3055, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title I of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 1__. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY 
                   SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.

       (a) Definition of Full Funding Amount.--Section 3(11) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102(11)) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following:
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2017, the amount that is equal to 95 
     percent of the full funding amount for fiscal year 2015;
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2018, the amount that is equal to 95 
     percent of the full funding amount for fiscal year 2017; and
       ``(F) for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount that is equal to the full funding amount for 
     fiscal year 2017.''.
       (b) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing 
     Federal Land.--
       (1) Secure payments.--Section 101 of the Secure Rural 
     Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 7111) is amended, in subsections (a) and (b), by 
     striking ``and 2018'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``2018, 2019, and 2020''.
       (2) Payments to states and counties.--
       (A) Election to receive payment amount.--Section 102(b) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(D)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``for fiscal 
     years 2017 and 2018'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal 
     years 2017 through 2020''; and
       (II) by striking ``for fiscal years 2017 or 2018'' and 
     inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (2), in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
     striking ``for fiscal years 2017 and 2018'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
     2020''.
       (B) Expenditure rules for eligible counties.--Section 
     102(d) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(F)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``for fiscal 
     years 2017 and 2018'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal 
     years 2017 through 2020''; and
       (II) by striking ``for fiscal years 2017 and 2018'' and 
     inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (3)(D)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``for fiscal 
     years 2017 and 2018'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal 
     years 2017 through 2020''; and
       (II) by striking ``for fiscal years 2017 and 2018'' and 
     inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020''.

       (C) 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 ``through and for fiscal years 2017 and 2018'' 
     and inserting ``through 2015 and for each of fiscal years 
     2017 through 2020''.
       (c) Extension of Authority to Conduct Special Projects on 
     Federal Land.--Section 208 of the Secure Rural Schools and 
     Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7128) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
     ``2022''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
     ``2023''.
       (d) Extension of Authority to Expend County Funds.--Section 
     304 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
     ``2022''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2021'' and inserting 
     ``2023''.
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