[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 169 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1122. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to 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, D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__.  In distributing the amounts made available under 
     this Act to carry out section 117 of title 23, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall ensure equitable 
     geographical distribution by prioritizing funding--
       (1) for projects in States that have not received a prior 
     award under that section; and
       (2) for projects in States with a significant number of 
     residents in rural areas who are members of a federally 
     recognized Indian tribe.
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