[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1250. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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 division A, add the following:

     SEC. ___. REDUCTION IN RATE FOR OPERATIONS.

       The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 (division A of 
     Public Law 116-59) is further amended by inserting after 
     section 150, as added by section 101 of this division, the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 151. REDUCTION IN CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE 
                   SAVINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND AND 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Reduction in Continuing Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     rate for operations provided by section 101 is hereby reduced 
     by 1 percent.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The rate for operations shall not be 
     reduced under paragraph (1) for the following:
       ``(A) Amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     established by section 9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.
       ``(B) Amounts for purposes described in section 147.
       ``(C) For the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Infrastructure Assistance, amounts made available for the 
     following:
       ``(i) The Clean Water State Revolving Funds and the 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.
       ``(ii) The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act 
     Program Account.
       ``(iii) The America's Water Infrastructure Act Grant 
     Programs under section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a).
       ``(b) Transfer of Savings.--
       ``(1) Determination of savings.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall determine the amount of the reduction in 
     amounts made available under section 101 of this division 
     that is attributable to subsection (a).
       ``(2) Transfer.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transfer from the General Fund of the Treasury an amount 
     equal to the amount determined under paragraph (1), as 
     follows:
       ``(A) For the Highway Trust Fund established by section 
     9503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 95 percent of 
     such amount.
       ``(B) For the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and the 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, 3 percent of such 
     amount.
       ``(C) For the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
     Act Program Account, 1 percent of such amount.
       ``(D) For the America's Water Infrastructure Act Grant 
     Programs under section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a), 1 percent of such amount.
       ``(3) Availability.--Amounts transferred under paragraph 
     (2) shall remain available until expended.''.

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