[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6198]
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  SA 1182. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman) 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 IV of division C, insert 
     the following:


                          geographic programs

       Sec. 4__.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     division, the amount made available for Geographic Programs 
     under the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' 
     under the heading ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'' under 
     title II shall be increased by 3 percent, and the amount made 
     available for each Geographic Program described in the report 
     accompanying this Act shall be increased by 3 percent.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, 
     the amount authorized to be transferred under the fourth 
     paragraph under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--
     Environmental Protection Agency'' under the heading 
     ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'' under title II shall be 
     increased by the additional amount made available for the 
     Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under subsection (a).
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, 
     funds made available under the heading ``Environmental 
     Programs and Management'' under the heading ``ENVIRONMENTAL 
     PROTECTION AGENCY'' under title II for operations and 
     administration, as specified in the report accompanying this 
     Act, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the total amount 
     additionally appropriated for Geographic Programs under 
     subsection (a).
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