[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2882-S2897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1623. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. 
Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, 
Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, 
and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES.

       (a) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Revenues.--
       (1) Definition of qualified outer continental shelf 
     revenues.--Section 102(9)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
     Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-
     432) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020''; and
       (ii) in subclause (III), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) in the case of fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 
     other sums due and payable to the United States received on 
     or after October 1, 2020, from leases entered into on or 
     after October 1, 2000, for--

       ``(I) the 181 Area;
       ``(II) the 181 South Area; and
       ``(III) the 2002-2007 planning area.''.

       (2) Elimination of limitation on amount of distributed 
     qualified outer continental shelf revenues.--Section 105 of 
     the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
     1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended by striking 
     subsection (f) and inserting the following:

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       ``(f) Limitations on Amount of Distributed Qualified Outer 
     Continental Shelf Revenues.--
       ``(1) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 2016 through 2020.--Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues made available under subsection (a)(2) shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
     2019; and
       ``(ii) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
       ``(B) Fiscal years 2021 through 2055.--Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues made available under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall not 
     exceed $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
     2055.
       ``(2) Expenditures.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 2016 through 2020.--For the purpose of 
     paragraph (1)(A), for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 
     expenditures under subsection (a)(2) shall be net of receipts 
     from that fiscal year from any area in the 181 Area in the 
     Eastern Planning Area and the 181 South Area.
       ``(B) Fiscal years 2021 through 2055.--For the purpose of 
     paragraph (1)(B), for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2055, 
     expenditures under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be net of 
     receipts from that fiscal year from any area in the 181 Area 
     in the Eastern Planning Area and the 181 South Area.
       ``(3) Pro rata reductions; reversion.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 2016 through 2020.--If paragraph (1)(A) 
     limits the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues that would be paid under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of subsection (a)(2)--
       ``(i) the Secretary shall reduce the amount of qualified 
     outer Continental Shelf revenues provided to each recipient 
     on a pro rata basis; and
       ``(ii) any remainder of the qualified outer Continental 
     Shelf revenues shall revert to the general fund of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(B) Fiscal years 2021 through 2055.--If paragraph (1)(B) 
     limits the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues that would be paid under subsection (a)(2)(B), any 
     remainder of the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues 
     shall be deposited in the National Oceans and Coastal 
     Security Fund established under section 904(a) of the 
     National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 
     7503(a)).''.
       (b) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Revenues.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Coastal political subdivision.--The term ``coastal 
     political subdivision'' means--
       (i) a county-equivalent subdivision of the State--

       (I) all or part of which lies within the coastal zone (as 
     defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
     1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the State; and
       (II) the closest coastal point of which is not more than 
     200 nautical miles from the geographical center of any leased 
     tract in the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region; and

       (ii) a municipal subdivision of the State that is 
     determined by the State to be a significant staging area for 
     oil and gas servicing, supply vessels, operations, suppliers, 
     or workers.
       (B) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1002).
       (C) Qualified revenues.--
       (i) In general.--The term ``qualified revenues'' means all 
     revenues derived from all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 
     other sums due and payable to the United States from energy 
     development in the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region.
       (ii) Exclusions.--The term ``qualified revenues'' does not 
     include--

       (I) revenues generated from leases subject to section 8(g) 
     of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); 
     or
       (II) revenues from the forfeiture of a bond or other surety 
     securing obligations other than royalties, civil penalties, 
     or royalties taken by the Secretary in-kind and not sold.

       (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (E) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.
       (2) Disposition of qualified revenues in alaska.--
     Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) and subject to the other 
     provisions of this subsection, for fiscal year 2021 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit--
       (A) 50 percent of qualified revenues in the general fund of 
     the Treasury;
       (B) 42.5 percent of qualified revenues in a special account 
     in the Treasury, to be distributed by the Secretary to the 
     State; and
       (C) 7.5 percent of qualified revenues in a special account 
     in the Treasury, to be distributed by the Secretary to 
     coastal political subdivisions.
       (3) Allocation among coastal political subdivisions.--Of 
     the amount paid by the Secretary to coastal political 
     subdivisions under paragraph (2)(C)--
       (A) 90 percent shall be allocated among costal political 
     subdivisions described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) in amounts 
     (based on a formula established by the Secretary by 
     regulation) that are inversely proportional to the respective 
     distances between the point in each coastal political 
     subdivision that is closest to the geographic center of the 
     applicable leased tract and not more than 200 miles from the 
     geographic center of the leased tract; and
       (B) 10 percent shall be divided equally among each coastal 
     political subdivision described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii).
       (4) Timing.--The amounts required to be deposited under 
     paragraph (2) for the applicable fiscal year shall be made 
     available in accordance with that paragraph during the fiscal 
     year immediately following the applicable fiscal year.
       (5) Authorized uses.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State 
     shall use all amounts received under paragraph (2)(B) in 
     accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws, for 1 
     or more of the following purposes:
       (i) Projects and activities for the purposes of coastal 
     protection, conservation, and restoration, including onshore 
     infrastructure and relocation of communities directly 
     affected by coastal erosion, melting permafrost, or climate 
     change-related losses.
       (ii) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural 
     resources.
       (iii) Mitigation of the impact of outer Continental Shelf 
     activities through the funding of onshore infrastructure 
     projects and related rights-of-way.
       (iv) Adaptation planning, vulnerability assessments, and 
     emergency preparedness assistance to build healthy and 
     resilient communities.
       (v) Installation and operation of energy systems to reduce 
     energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions compared to systems 
     in use as of the date of enactment of this Act.
       (vi) Programs at institutions of higher education in the 
     State.
       (vii) Other purposes, as determined by the Governor of the 
     State, with approval from the State legislature.
       (viii) Planning assistance and the administrative costs of 
     complying with this subsection.
       (B) Limitation.--Not more than 3 percent of amounts 
     received by the State under paragraph (2)(B) may be used for 
     the purposes described in subparagraph (A)(viii).
       (6) Administration.--Amounts made available under 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall--
       (A) be made available, without further appropriation, in 
     accordance with this subsection;
       (B) remain available until expended; and
       (C) be in addition to any amounts appropriated under any 
     other provision of law.

     SEC. 5. NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND; PARITY IN 
                   OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHARING.

       (a) Definitions in the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act.--Section 902 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 7501) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``has the meaning given 
     that term pursuant to'' and inserting ``means a `tidal 
     shoreline' or a `Great Lake shoreline', as those terms are 
     used in''.
       (b) National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund.--Section 904 
     of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 
     7503) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and jointly manage'' 
     after ``establish'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts 
     as--
       ``(A) are deposited in the Fund under section 105(f)(3)(B) 
     of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
     1331 note; Public Law 109-432);
       ``(B) are deposited in the Fund under subparagraph 
     (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)); and
       ``(C) are appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
     Fund.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Expenditure.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts deposited into, and 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for, the 
     Fund for each fiscal year--
       ``(A) not more than 75 percent may be used for the award of 
     grants under section 906(b);
       ``(B) not more than 20 percent may be used for the award of 
     grants under section 906(c); and
       ``(C) not more than 5 percent may be used by the 
     Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses 
     to carry out this title.
       ``(2) Limitation.--If less than $50,000,000 is deposited 
     into, or appropriated or otherwise made available for, the 
     Fund for a fiscal year, in that fiscal year--
       ``(A) amounts in the Fund shall be used for the award of 
     grants only under section 906(c); and
       ``(B) not more than 5 percent may be used by the 
     Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses 
     to carry out this title.
       ``(3) Division of amounts for administrative expenses.--The 
     amounts referred to in paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) shall be 
     divided between the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant 
     to an agreement reached and documented by both the 
     Administrator and the Foundation.''; and

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       (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``section 906(a)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 906(a)''.
       (c) Eligible Uses of Amounts in the National Oceans and 
     Coastal Security Fund.--Section 905 of the National Oceans 
     and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7504) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES.

       ``(a) In General.--Amounts in the Fund may be allocated by 
     the Administrator and the Foundation to support programs and 
     activities carried out by States, local governments, Indian 
     tribes, regional and interstate collaboratives such as 
     regional ocean partnerships, nongovernmental organizations, 
     public-private partnerships, and academic institutions for 
     the purposes described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Purposes Described.--The purposes described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes restoration and 
     protection, including efforts to address potential impacts to 
     natural resources, communities, and coastal economies of sea 
     level change, sedimentation, erosion, changes in ocean 
     chemistry, hurricanes and other extreme coastal storms, 
     flooding, and changes in ocean temperature.
       ``(2) Restoration, protection, or maintenance of ocean, 
     coastal, and Great Lakes resources and marine habitats.
       ``(3) Projects to address management, planning, or 
     resiliency and readiness at a regional scope, such as through 
     regional ocean partnerships or similar bodies, including 
     sustainable coastal development.
       ``(4) Scientific research that contributes to the 
     understanding and mitigation of ecological, economic, 
     societal, and national security threats driven by sea level 
     change, sedimentation, erosion, changes in ocean chemistry, 
     hurricanes and other extreme weather that result in 
     declarations of major disasters pursuant to section 401 of 
     the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), flooding, and changes in 
     ocean temperature, including specific attention to how those 
     conditions impact commercial and recreational fishing 
     businesses, aquaculture, boat building, ports, or other 
     coastal-related businesses.
       ``(5) Efforts to assist coastal States in strengthening, 
     stabilizing, elevating, modifying, repositioning, or 
     otherwise enhancing the resiliency of onshore infrastructure, 
     including public infrastructure, affected by coastal land 
     loss or erosion, hurricanes or other extreme coastal storms, 
     or flooding from sea level change.
       ``(6) The collection, compilation, and sharing of data that 
     supports and includes regular stakeholder engagement to 
     minimize actual or potential conflicts among ocean users.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Litigation or Other 
     Purposes.--No funds made available under this title may be 
     used--
       ``(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Government; or
       ``(2) to fund the creation of national marine monuments, 
     marine protected areas, or marine spatial plans.''.
       (d) Grants Under the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act.--Section 906 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking ``(a) Administration of Grants.--'' and all 
     that follows through ``the following:'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Administration of Grants.--Not later than 90 days 
     after funds are deposited into the Fund and made available to 
     the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative 
     purposes, the Administrator and the Foundation shall 
     establish the following:'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such subsections'' 
     and inserting ``this section'';
       (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Selection procedures and criteria for the awarding of 
     grants under this section that require consultation with the 
     Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior.'';
       (E) in subparagraph (C), by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(ii) under subsection (c) to entities including States, 
     local governments, Indian tribes, regional and interstate 
     collaboratives such as regional ocean partnerships, 
     nongovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships, 
     and academic institutions.'';
       (F) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Performance 
     accountability and monitoring'' and inserting ``Performance, 
     accountability, and monitoring''; and
       (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and moving such 
     paragraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Grants to Coastal States.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall award grants to 
     coastal States as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent of available amounts shall be allocated 
     equally among coastal States.
       ``(B) 25 percent of available amounts shall be allocated on 
     the basis of the ratio of tidal shoreline miles in a coastal 
     State to the tidal shoreline miles of all coastal States.
       ``(C) 25 percent of available amounts shall be allocated on 
     the basis of the ratio of population density of the coastal 
     counties of a coastal State to the average population density 
     of all coastal counties based on the most recent data 
     available from the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(2) Maximum allocation to states.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), not more than 5 percent of the total funds 
     distributed under this subsection may be allocated to any 
     single coastal State. Any amount exceeding that limitation 
     shall be redistributed equally among the remaining coastal 
     States.
       ``(3) Requirement to submit plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, a coastal State shall submit to the 
     Administrator for review and approval a 5-year plan, which 
     shall include the following:
       ``(i) Criteria to determine eligibility for entities that 
     may receive funding under this subsection.
       ``(ii) A description of the process the coastal State will 
     use in allocating amounts received under this subsection, 
     which shall include--

       ``(I) a description of the relative roles in the State 
     process of--

       ``(aa) the State coastal zone management program approved 
     under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 
     et seq.), if the coastal State has such a program; and
       ``(bb) any sea grant program (as defined in section 203 of 
     the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1122)), 
     if the coastal State has such a program; and

       ``(II) a demonstration the process is consistent with the 
     procedures established by the Administrator and the 
     Foundation under subsection (a).

       ``(iii) A process to certify that a project or program 
     carried out using amounts received under this subsection, and 
     the awarding of a contract for the expenditure of such 
     amounts, are consistent with the standard procurement rules 
     and regulations governing a comparable project or program in 
     the coastal State, including all applicable competitive 
     bidding and audit requirements.
       ``(iv) Procedures to make publicly available on the 
     internet a list of all projects and programs receiving 
     amounts under this subsection that includes, at a minimum--

       ``(I) an identification of each entity receiving amounts 
     under this subsection;
       ``(II) the amount of funds received by each such entity;
       ``(III) a description of each such project and program; and
       ``(IV) a statement of the status of each such project and 
     program.

       ``(B) Updates.--As a condition of receiving a grant under 
     this subsection, a coastal State shall submit to the 
     Administrator, not less frequently than once every 5 years, 
     an update to the plan submitted by the coastal State under 
     subparagraph (A) for the 5-year period immediately following 
     the most recent submittal under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Inaugural year.--In the first year after the date of 
     the enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act in which the 
     Administrator awards grants under this subsection--
       ``(i) a plan approved under this paragraph shall not be 
     required; and
       ``(ii) a coastal State may use amounts received under this 
     subsection to develop a plan under this paragraph to receive 
     funding in future years.
       ``(4) Opportunity for public comment.--In determining 
     whether to approve a plan or an update to a plan under 
     paragraph (3), the Administrator shall provide the 
     opportunity for, and take into consideration, public input 
     and comment on the plan.
       ``(5) Nonparticipation by a state.--In any year, if a 
     coastal State does not submit a plan as required by paragraph 
     (3) or declines amounts distributed under this subsection, 
     the amounts that would have been allocated to the coastal 
     State shall be redistributed equally among the remaining 
     coastal States.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) nongovernmental organizations; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Matching requirement.--As a condition of receiving a 
     grant under this subsection, the entity seeking to receive 
     the grant shall demonstrate that funds are available from 
     non-Federal sources to match the amount of the grant.
       ``(4) Exclusion of funds from limitation.--The amount of a 
     grant awarded under this subsection shall not count toward 
     the limitation under subsection (b)(2) on funding to coastal 
     States through grants awarded under subsection (b).''.
       (e) Annual Report on Operation of the National Oceans and 
     Coastal Security Fund.--Section 907(a) of the National Oceans 
     and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``Subject to'' and all that follows through ``the 
     Foundation'' and inserting the following: ``Not later than 60 
     days after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and 
     the Foundation''.
       (f) Repeal of Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal 
     Years 2017, 2018, and 2019.--Section 908 of the National 
     Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7507) is repealed.
       (g) Extension of Constitution, Laws, and Jurisdiction of 
     the United States to Energy Facilities and Devices on the 
     Outer Continental Shelf.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) is 
     amended--

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       (1) by inserting ``or producing or supporting the 
     production of energy from sources other than oil and gas'' 
     before ``, or any such installation'';
       (2) by inserting ``or transmitting energy'' after 
     ``transporting such resources''; and
       (3) in the proviso, by inserting ``and other energy'' after 
     ``That mineral''.
       (h) Parity in Offshore Wind Revenue Sharing.--Section 
     8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
     1337(p)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The Secretary'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     the Secretary'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) The Secretary'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Disposition of revenues for projects located within 3 
     nautical miles seaward of state submerged land.--The 
     Secretary''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Disposition of revenues for offshore wind projects in 
     certain areas.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Covered offshore wind project.--The term `covered 
     offshore wind project' means a wind-powered electric 
     generation project in a wind energy area on the outer 
     Continental Shelf that is not wholly or partially located 
     within an area subject to subparagraph (B).
       ``(II) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a 
     State a point on the coastline of which is located within 75 
     miles of the geographic center of the covered offshore wind 
     project.

       ``(ii) Requirement.--

       ``(I) In general.--Of the operating fees, rentals, bonuses, 
     royalties, and other payments that are paid to the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (A) from covered offshore wind projects--

       ``(aa) 50 percent shall be deposited in the Treasury and 
     credited to miscellaneous receipts;
       ``(bb) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in the National 
     Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 
     904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
     U.S.C. 7503(a)); and
       ``(cc) 37.5 percent shall be deposited in a special account 
     in the Treasury, from which the Secretary, subject to 
     subclause (II), shall disburse to each eligible State an 
     amount (based on a formula established by the Secretary of 
     the Interior by rulemaking not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act) that is 
     inversely proportional to the respective distances between--
       ``(AA) the point on the coastline of each eligible State 
     that is closest to the geographic center of the applicable 
     leased tract; and
       ``(BB) the geographic center of the leased tract.

       ``(II) Minimum allocation.--The amount allocated to an 
     eligible State each fiscal year under item (cc) of subclause 
     (I) shall be at least 10 percent of the amounts available 
     under that item.

       ``(iii) Timing.--The amounts required to be deposited under 
     item (cc) of clause (ii)(I) for the applicable fiscal year 
     shall be made available in accordance with that item during 
     the fiscal year immediately following the applicable fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iv) Authorized uses.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), each State 
     shall use all amounts received under clause (ii)(I)(cc) in 
     accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws, only 
     for 1 or more of the following purposes:

       ``(aa) Projects and activities for the purposes of coastal 
     protection, including conservation, coastal restoration, 
     hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly affected by 
     coastal wetland losses.
       ``(bb) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural 
     resources.
       ``(cc) Implementation of a federally approved marine, 
     coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan.
       ``(dd) Mitigation of the impact of outer Continental Shelf 
     activities through the funding of onshore infrastructure 
     projects.
       ``(ee) Planning assistance and the administrative costs of 
     complying with this section.

       ``(II) Limitation.--Of the amounts received by a State 
     under clause (ii)(I)(cc), not more than 3 percent shall be 
     used for the purposes described in subclause (I)(ee).

       ``(v) Administration.--Subject to clause (vi)(III), amounts 
     made available under clause (ii)(I) shall--

       ``(I) be made available, without further appropriation, in 
     accordance with this paragraph;
       ``(II) remain available until expended; and
       ``(III) be in addition to any amount appropriated under any 
     other Act.

       ``(vi) Reporting requirement.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year, the Governor of each eligible State that 
     receives amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the applicable 
     fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
     describes the use of the amounts by the eligible State during 
     the period covered by the report.
       ``(II) Public availability.--On receipt of a report under 
     subclause (I), the Secretary shall make the report available 
     to the public on the website of the Department of the 
     Interior.
       ``(III) Limitation.--If the Governor of an eligible State 
     that receives amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the 
     applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report required 
     under subclause (I) by the deadline specified in that 
     subclause, any amounts that would otherwise be provided to 
     the eligible State under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the 
     succeeding fiscal year shall be deposited in the National 
     Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 
     904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
     U.S.C. 7503(a)).''.

       (i) Exemption of Certain Payments From Sequestration.--
       (1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Payments to 
     Social Security Trust Funds (28-0404-0-1-651).'' the 
     following:
       ``Payments to States pursuant to subparagraph 
     (C)(ii)(I)(cc) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)).''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1624. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, and 
Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local 
     coordinating entity'' means the entity designated by 
     Congress--
       (A) to carry out, in partnership with other individuals and 
     entities, the management plan for a National Heritage Area; 
     and
       (B) to operate the National Heritage Area, including 
     through the implementation of projects and programs among 
     diverse partners in the National Heritage Area.
       (2) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage 
     Area'' means a component of the National Heritage Area System 
     described in subsection (b)(2).
       (3) National heritage area system.--The term ``National 
     Heritage Area System'' means the system established by 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (4) Proposed national heritage area.--The term ``proposed 
     National Heritage Area'' means an area that is proposed to be 
     designated as a National Heritage Area.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (6) Tribal government.--The term ``Tribal government'' 
     means the governing body of an Indian Tribe included on the 
     most recent list published by the Secretary pursuant to 
     section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 
     of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).
       (b) National Heritage Area System.--
       (1) In general.--To recognize certain areas of the United 
     States that tell nationally significant stories and to 
     conserve, enhance, and interpret those nationally significant 
     stories and the natural, historic, scenic, and cultural 
     resources of areas that illustrate significant aspects of the 
     heritage of the United States, there is established a 
     National Heritage Area System through the administration of 
     which the Secretary may provide technical and financial 
     assistance to local coordinating entities to support the 
     establishment, development, and continuity of the National 
     Heritage Areas.
       (2) National heritage area system.--The National Heritage 
     Area System shall be composed of--
       (A) each National Heritage Area, National Historic 
     District, National Heritage Corridor, National Heritage 
     Canalway, Cultural Heritage Corridor, and National Heritage 
     Partnership designated by Congress before or on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) each National Heritage Area designated by Congress 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the law 
     designating the area exempts that area from the National 
     Heritage Area System by specific reference to this section.
       (3) Relationship to the national park system.--
       (A) Relationship to national park units.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       (i) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     participation and assistance by any administrator of a unit 
     of the National Park System that is located near or 
     encompassed by a National Heritage Area in local initiatives 
     for the National Heritage Area to conserve and interpret 
     resources consistent with the applicable management plan for 
     the National Heritage Area; and
       (ii) work with local coordinating entities to promote 
     public enjoyment of units of the National Park System and 
     National Park-related resources.
       (B) Treatment.--A National Heritage Area shall not be--
       (i) considered to be a unit of the National Park System; or
       (ii) subject to the authorities applicable to units of the 
     National Park System.
       (4) Duties.--Under the National Heritage Area System, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) review and approve or disapprove the management plan 
     for a National Heritage Area in accordance with subsection 
     (c)(3); and
       (B) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate and the

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     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives reports describing the activities conducted 
     with respect to National Heritage Areas in accordance with 
     this section.
       (5) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary may--
       (A) conduct or review, as applicable, feasibility studies 
     in accordance with subsection (c)(1);
       (B) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of, and 
     submit to Congress a report that includes recommendations 
     regarding the role of National Park Service with respect to, 
     each National Heritage Area, in accordance with subsection 
     (d);
       (C) use amounts made available under subsection (f) to 
     provide technical and financial assistance, on a reimbursable 
     or nonreimbursable basis, as determined by the Secretary, 
     for--
       (i) the development and implementation of management plans 
     for National Heritage Areas; and
       (ii) the administration of National Heritage Areas;
       (D) enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal 
     agencies, States, Tribal governments, local governments, 
     local coordinating entities, and other interested individuals 
     and entities to achieve the purposes of the National Heritage 
     Area System;
       (E) provide information, promote understanding, and 
     encourage research regarding National Heritage Areas, in 
     partnership with local coordinating entities; and
       (F) provide national oversight, analysis, coordination, 
     technical and financial assistance, and support to ensure 
     consistency and accountability of the National Heritage Area 
     System.
       (c) Designation of National Heritage Areas.--
       (1) Studies.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out or review a 
     study to assess the suitability and feasibility of each 
     proposed National Heritage Area for designation as a National 
     Heritage Area.
       (B) Preparation.--
       (i) In general.--A study under subparagraph (A) may be 
     carried out--

       (I) by the Secretary, in consultation with State and local 
     historic preservation officers, State and local historical 
     societies, State and local tourism offices, and other 
     appropriate organizations and governmental agencies; or
       (II) by interested individuals or entities, if the 
     Secretary certifies that the completed study meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (C).

       (ii) Certification.--Not later than 1 year after receiving 
     a study carried out by interested individuals or entities 
     under clause (i)(II), the Secretary shall review and certify 
     whether the study meets the requirements of subparagraph (C).
       (C) Requirements.--A study under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include analysis, documentation, and determinations on 
     whether the proposed National Heritage Area--
       (i) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural 
     resources that--

       (I) represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the 
     United States;
       (II) are worthy of recognition, conservation, 
     interpretation, and continuing use; and
       (III) would be best managed--

       (aa) through partnerships among public and private 
     entities; and
       (bb) by linking diverse and sometimes noncontiguous 
     resources and active communities;
       (ii) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folklife 
     that are a valuable part of the story of the United States;
       (iii) provides outstanding opportunities--

       (I) to conserve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic 
     features; and
       (II) for recreation and education;

       (iv) contains resources that--

       (I) are important to any identified themes of the proposed 
     National Heritage Area; and
       (II) retain a degree of integrity capable of supporting 
     interpretation;

       (v) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
     organizations, and State and local governments that--

       (I) are involved in the planning of the proposed National 
     Heritage Area;
       (II) have developed a conceptual financial plan that 
     outlines the roles of all participants in the proposed 
     National Heritage Area, including the Federal Government; and
       (III) have demonstrated support for the designation of the 
     proposed National Heritage Area;

       (vi) has a potential management entity to work in 
     partnership with the individuals and entities described in 
     clause (v) to develop the proposed National Heritage Area 
     while encouraging State and local economic activity; and
       (vii) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by 
     the public.
       (D) Report.--
       (i) In general.--For each study carried out under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a report that describes--

       (I) the findings of the study; and
       (II) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

       (ii) Timing.--

       (I) Studies carried out by the secretary.--With respect to 
     a study carried out by the Secretary in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B)(i)(I), the Secretary shall submit a report 
     under clause (i) not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which funds are first made available to carry out the study.
       (II) Studies carried out by other interested parties.--With 
     respect to a study carried out by interested individuals or 
     entities in accordance with subparagraph (B)(i)(II), the 
     Secretary shall submit a report under clause (i) not later 
     than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary certifies 
     under subparagraph (B)(ii) that the study meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (C).

       (2) Designation.--
       (A) In general.--An area may be designated as a National 
     Heritage Area only by an Act of Congress.
       (B) Designation.--On receipt of a report under paragraph 
     (1)(D) recommending the designation of a proposed National 
     Heritage Area as a National Heritage Area, Congress may 
     designate--
       (i) as a National Heritage Area the proposed National 
     Heritage Area that is the subject of the relevant feasibility 
     study; and
       (ii) a local coordinating entity to operate the National 
     Heritage Area.
       (C) Treatment as component of national heritage area 
     system.--A National Heritage Area designated under 
     subparagraph (B)(i) shall be a component of the National 
     Heritage Area System, unless the law designating the National 
     Heritage Area exempts the National Heritage Area from the 
     National Heritage Area System through a specific reference to 
     this section.
       (3) Management plan.--
       (A) In general.--The applicable local coordinating entity 
     shall develop a management plan for a National Heritage Area 
     in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       (B) Requirements.--The management plan for a National 
     Heritage Area shall--
       (i) be developed using a comprehensive planning approach 
     that includes--

       (I) opportunities for stakeholders (such as community 
     members, local and regional governments, Tribal governments, 
     businesses, nonprofit organizations, and others)--

       (aa) to be involved in the planning process; and
       (bb) to review and comment on the draft plan; and

       (II) documentation of the planning and public participation 
     processes, including a description of--

       (aa) the means by which the management plan was prepared;
       (bb) the stakeholders involved in the process; and
       (cc) the timing and method of stakeholder involvement;
       (ii) include an inventory of the natural, historic, 
     cultural, and scenic resources of the National Heritage Area 
     relating to the nationally significant themes and events of 
     the region that should be protected, enhanced, interpreted, 
     managed, or developed;
       (iii) identify comprehensive goals, strategies, policies, 
     and recommendations for--

       (I) demonstrating the heritage represented by the National 
     Heritage Area; and
       (II) encouraging long-term resource protection, 
     enhancement, interpretation, and development;

       (iv) include recommendations for ways in which Federal, 
     State, Tribal government, and local entities may best be 
     coordinated, including the role of the National Park Service 
     and other Federal agencies associated with the National 
     Heritage Area, to advance the purposes of this section;
       (v) describe a strategy by which the local coordinating 
     entity will achieve financial sustainability;
       (vi) include an implementation program that identifies, 
     with respect to the National Heritage Area--

       (I) prioritized actions and criteria for selecting future 
     projects;
       (II) existing and potential sources of funding;
       (III) performance goals;
       (IV) the means by which stakeholders will be involved; and
       (V) the manner in which the management plan will be 
     evaluated and updated;

       (vii) include a business plan for the local coordinating 
     entity that, at a minimum, addresses management and 
     operation, products or services offered, the target market 
     for those products and services, and revenue streams; and
       (viii) be submitted to the Secretary for approval by not 
     later than 3 years after the date on which the National 
     Heritage Area is designated by Congress under paragraph (2).
       (C) Applicability.--The requirements described in 
     subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any management plan or 
     other similar plan in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act with respect to a National Heritage Area described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A).
       (d) Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--At reasonable and appropriate intervals, 
     as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may--
       (A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of a 
     National Heritage Area in accordance with paragraph (2); and
       (B) prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives a report that 
     includes recommendations for the continued role of the 
     National Park Service with respect to each National Heritage 
     Area in accordance with paragraph (3).
       (2) Components.--An evaluation under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall--
       (A) assess the progress of the applicable local 
     coordinating entity of a National Heritage Area with respect 
     to--

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       (i) accomplishing the purposes of the applicable National 
     Heritage Area; and
       (ii) achieving the goals and objectives of the management 
     plan;
       (B) analyze Federal, State, local, Tribal government, and 
     private investments in the National Heritage Area to 
     determine the leverage and impact of the investments; and
       (C) review the management structure, partnership 
     relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for 
     purposes of identifying the critical components for 
     sustainability of the National Heritage Area.
       (3) Recommendations.--Each report under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall include--
       (A) if the report contains a recommendation of the 
     Secretary that Federal funding for the applicable National 
     Heritage Area should be continued, an analysis of--
       (i) any means by which that Federal funding may be reduced 
     or eliminated over time; and
       (ii) the appropriate time period necessary to achieve the 
     recommended reduction or elimination of Federal funding; or
       (B) if the report contains a recommendation of the 
     Secretary that Federal funding for the applicable National 
     Heritage Area should be eliminated, a description of 
     potential impacts on conservation, interpretation, and 
     sustainability in the applicable National Heritage Area.
       (4) Conforming amendment.--Section 3052(a) of Public Law 
     113-291 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2).
       (e) Property Owners and Regulatory Protections.--Nothing in 
     this section--
       (1) abridges any right of a public or private property 
     owner, including the right to refrain from participating in 
     any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within a 
     National Heritage Area;
       (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
     (including Federal, State, Tribal government, or local 
     government access) to a property;
       (3) modifies any provision of Federal, State, Tribal, or 
     local law with respect to public access or use of private 
     land;
       (4)(A) alters any applicable land use regulation, land use 
     plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, State, or 
     local agency or Tribal government; or
       (B) conveys to any local coordinating entity any land use 
     or other regulatory authority;
       (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
     of water or water rights;
       (6) diminishes the authority of a State to manage fish and 
     wildlife, including through the regulation of fishing and 
     hunting within a National Heritage Area in the State; or
       (7) creates or affects any liability--
       (A) under any other provision of law; or
       (B) of any private property owner with respect to any 
     person injured on private property.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for each fiscal year not more than $1,000,000 for each 
     National Heritage Area.
       (2) Cost-sharing requirement.--
       (A) Federal share.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     applicable law, including any law designating a National 
     Heritage Area, the Federal share of the total cost of any 
     activity funded with appropriations authorized by paragraph 
     (1) shall be not more than 50 percent.
       (B) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
     the total cost of any activity funded with appropriations 
     authorized by paragraph (1) may be in the form of in-kind 
     contributions of goods or services fairly valued.
       (3) Authority to provide assistance.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary may provide assistance 
     to a National Heritage Area during any fiscal year for which 
     appropriations are authorized under paragraph (1).
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  SA 1625. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cassidy, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, and 
Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, 
Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. 
Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, 
Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND; PARITY IN 
                   OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHARING.

       (a) Definitions in the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act.--Section 902 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 7501) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``has the meaning given 
     that term pursuant to'' and inserting ``means a `tidal 
     shoreline' or a `Great Lake shoreline', as those terms are 
     used in''.
       (b) National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund.--Section 904 
     of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 
     7503) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and jointly manage'' 
     after ``establish'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts 
     as--
       ``(A) are deposited in the Fund under subparagraph 
     (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)); or
       ``(B) are appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
     Fund.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Expenditure.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts deposited into, and 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for, the 
     Fund for each fiscal year--
       ``(A) not more than 75 percent may be used for the award of 
     grants under section 906(b);
       ``(B) not more than 20 percent may be used for the award of 
     grants under section 906(c); and
       ``(C) not more than 5 percent may be used by the 
     Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses 
     to carry out this title.
       ``(2) Limitation.--If less than $50,000,000 is deposited 
     into, or appropriated or otherwise made available for, the 
     Fund for a fiscal year, in that fiscal year--
       ``(A) amounts in the Fund shall be used for the award of 
     grants only under section 906(c); and
       ``(B) not more than 5 percent may be used by the 
     Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses 
     to carry out this title.
       ``(3) Division of amounts for administrative expenses.--The 
     amounts referred to in paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) shall be 
     divided between the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant 
     to an agreement reached and documented by both the 
     Administrator and the Foundation.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``section 906(a)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 906(a)''.
       (c) Eligible Uses of Amounts in the National Oceans and 
     Coastal Security Fund.--Section 905 of the National Oceans 
     and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7504) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES.

       ``(a) In General.--Amounts in the Fund may be allocated by 
     the Administrator and the Foundation to support programs and 
     activities carried out by States, local governments, Indian 
     tribes, regional and interstate collaboratives such as 
     regional ocean partnerships, nongovernmental organizations, 
     public-private partnerships, and academic institutions for 
     the purposes described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Purposes Described.--The purposes described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes restoration and 
     protection, including efforts to address potential impacts to 
     natural resources, communities, and coastal economies of sea 
     level change, sedimentation, erosion, changes in ocean 
     chemistry, hurricanes and other extreme coastal storms, 
     flooding, and changes in ocean temperature.
       ``(2) Restoration, protection, or maintenance of ocean, 
     coastal, and Great Lakes resources and marine habitats.
       ``(3) Projects to address management, planning, or 
     resiliency and readiness at a regional scope, such as through 
     regional ocean partnerships or similar bodies, including 
     sustainable coastal development.
       ``(4) Scientific research that contributes to the 
     understanding and mitigation of ecological, economic, 
     societal, and national security threats driven by sea level 
     change, sedimentation, erosion, changes in ocean chemistry, 
     hurricanes and other extreme weather that result in 
     declarations of major disasters pursuant to section 401 of 
     the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), flooding, and changes in 
     ocean temperature, including specific attention to how those 
     conditions impact commercial and recreational fishing 
     businesses, aquaculture, boat building, ports, or other 
     coastal-related businesses.
       ``(5) Efforts to assist coastal States in strengthening, 
     stabilizing, elevating, modifying, repositioning, or 
     otherwise enhancing the resiliency of onshore infrastructure, 
     including public infrastructure, affected by coastal land 
     loss or erosion, hurricanes or

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     other extreme coastal storms, or flooding from sea level 
     change.
       ``(6) The collection, compilation, and sharing of data that 
     supports and includes regular stakeholder engagement to 
     minimize actual or potential conflicts among ocean users.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Litigation or Other 
     Purposes.--No funds made available under this title may be 
     used--
       ``(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Government; or
       ``(2) to fund the creation of national marine monuments, 
     marine protected areas, or marine spatial plans.''.
       (d) Grants Under the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act.--Section 906 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking ``(a) Administration of Grants.--'' and all 
     that follows through ``the following:'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Administration of Grants.--Not later than 90 days 
     after funds are deposited into the Fund and made available to 
     the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative 
     purposes, the Administrator and the Foundation shall 
     establish the following:'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such subsections'' 
     and inserting ``this section'';
       (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Selection procedures and criteria for the awarding of 
     grants under this section that require consultation with the 
     Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior.'';
       (E) in subparagraph (C), by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(ii) under subsection (c) to entities including States, 
     local governments, Indian tribes, regional and interstate 
     collaboratives such as regional ocean partnerships, 
     nongovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships, 
     and academic institutions.'';
       (F) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Performance 
     accountability and monitoring'' and inserting ``Performance, 
     accountability, and monitoring''; and
       (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and moving such 
     paragraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Grants to Coastal States.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall award grants to 
     coastal States as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent of available amounts shall be allocated 
     equally among coastal States.
       ``(B) 25 percent of available amounts shall be allocated on 
     the basis of the ratio of tidal shoreline miles in a coastal 
     State to the tidal shoreline miles of all coastal States.
       ``(C) 25 percent of available amounts shall be allocated on 
     the basis of the ratio of population density of the coastal 
     counties of a coastal State to the average population density 
     of all coastal counties based on the most recent data 
     available from the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(2) Maximum allocation to states.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), not more than 5 percent of the total funds 
     distributed under this subsection may be allocated to any 
     single coastal State. Any amount exceeding that limitation 
     shall be redistributed equally among the remaining coastal 
     States.
       ``(3) Requirement to submit plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, a coastal State shall submit to the 
     Administrator for review and approval a 5-year plan, which 
     shall include the following:
       ``(i) Criteria to determine eligibility for entities that 
     may receive funding under this subsection.
       ``(ii) A description of the process the coastal State will 
     use in allocating amounts received under this subsection, 
     which shall include--

       ``(I) a description of the relative roles in the State 
     process of--

       ``(aa) the State coastal zone management program approved 
     under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 
     et seq.), if the coastal State has such a program; and
       ``(bb) any sea grant program (as defined in section 203 of 
     the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1122)), 
     if the coastal State has such a program; and

       ``(II) a demonstration the process is consistent with the 
     procedures established by the Administrator and the 
     Foundation under subsection (a).

       ``(iii) A process to certify that a project or program 
     carried out using amounts received under this subsection, and 
     the awarding of a contract for the expenditure of such 
     amounts, are consistent with the standard procurement rules 
     and regulations governing a comparable project or program in 
     the coastal State, including all applicable competitive 
     bidding and audit requirements.
       ``(iv) Procedures to make publicly available on the 
     internet a list of all projects and programs receiving 
     amounts under this subsection that includes, at a minimum--

       ``(I) an identification of each entity receiving amounts 
     under this subsection;
       ``(II) the amount of funds received by each such entity;
       ``(III) a description of each such project and program; and
       ``(IV) a statement of the status of each such project and 
     program.

       ``(B) Updates.--As a condition of receiving a grant under 
     this subsection, a coastal State shall submit to the 
     Administrator, not less frequently than once every 5 years, 
     an update to the plan submitted by the coastal State under 
     subparagraph (A) for the 5-year period immediately following 
     the most recent submittal under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Inaugural year.--In the first year after the date of 
     the enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act in which the 
     Administrator awards grants under this subsection--
       ``(i) a plan approved under this paragraph shall not be 
     required; and
       ``(ii) a coastal State may use amounts received under this 
     subsection to develop a plan under this paragraph to receive 
     funding in future years.
       ``(4) Opportunity for public comment.--In determining 
     whether to approve a plan or an update to a plan under 
     paragraph (3), the Administrator shall provide the 
     opportunity for, and take into consideration, public input 
     and comment on the plan.
       ``(5) Nonparticipation by a state.--In any year, if a 
     coastal State does not submit a plan as required by paragraph 
     (3) or declines amounts distributed under this subsection, 
     the amounts that would have been allocated to the coastal 
     State shall be redistributed equally among the remaining 
     coastal States.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) nongovernmental organizations; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Matching requirement.--As a condition of receiving a 
     grant under this subsection, the entity seeking to receive 
     the grant shall demonstrate that funds are available from 
     non-Federal sources to match the amount of the grant.
       ``(4) Exclusion of funds from limitation.--The amount of a 
     grant awarded under this subsection shall not count toward 
     the limitation under subsection (b)(2) on funding to coastal 
     States through grants awarded under subsection (b).''.
       (e) Annual Report on Operation of the National Oceans and 
     Coastal Security Fund.--Section 907(a) of the National Oceans 
     and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``Subject to'' and all that follows through ``the 
     Foundation'' and inserting the following: ``Not later than 60 
     days after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and 
     the Foundation''.
       (f) Repeal of Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal 
     Years 2017, 2018, and 2019.--Section 908 of the National 
     Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7507) is repealed.
       (g) Extension of Constitution, Laws, and Jurisdiction of 
     the United States to Energy Facilities and Devices on the 
     Outer Continental Shelf.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or producing or supporting the 
     production of energy from sources other than oil and gas'' 
     before ``, or any such installation'';
       (2) by inserting ``or transmitting energy'' after 
     ``transporting such resources''; and
       (3) in the proviso, by inserting ``and other energy'' after 
     ``That mineral''.
       (h) Parity in Offshore Wind Revenue Sharing.--Section 
     8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
     1337(p)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The Secretary'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     the Secretary'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) The Secretary'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Disposition of revenues for projects located within 3 
     nautical miles seaward of state submerged land.--The 
     Secretary''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Disposition of revenues for offshore wind projects in 
     certain areas.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Covered offshore wind project.--The term `covered 
     offshore wind project' means a wind-powered electric 
     generation project in a wind energy area on the outer 
     Continental Shelf that is not wholly or partially located 
     within an area subject to subparagraph (B).
       ``(II) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a 
     State a point on the coastline of which is located within 75 
     miles of the geographic center of the covered offshore wind 
     project.

       ``(ii) Requirement.--

       ``(I) In general.--Of the operating fees, rentals, bonuses, 
     royalties, and other payments that are paid to the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (A) from covered offshore wind projects--

       ``(aa) 50 percent shall be deposited in the Treasury and 
     credited to miscellaneous receipts;
       ``(bb) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in the National 
     Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 
     904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
     U.S.C. 7503(a)); and
       ``(cc) 37.5 percent shall be deposited in a special account 
     in the Treasury, from which the Secretary, subject to 
     subclause (II), shall disburse to each eligible State an 
     amount

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     (based on a formula established by the Secretary of the 
     Interior by rulemaking not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act) that is 
     inversely proportional to the respective distances between--
       ``(AA) the point on the coastline of each eligible State 
     that is closest to the geographic center of the applicable 
     leased tract; and
       ``(BB) the geographic center of the leased tract.

       ``(II) Minimum allocation.--The amount allocated to an 
     eligible State each fiscal year under item (cc) of subclause 
     (I) shall be at least 10 percent of the amounts available 
     under that item.

       ``(iii) Timing.--The amounts required to be deposited under 
     item (cc) of clause (ii)(I) for the applicable fiscal year 
     shall be made available in accordance with that item during 
     the fiscal year immediately following the applicable fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iv) Authorized uses.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), each State 
     shall use all amounts received under clause (ii)(I)(cc) in 
     accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws, only 
     for 1 or more of the following purposes:

       ``(aa) Projects and activities for the purposes of coastal 
     protection, including conservation, coastal restoration, 
     hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly affected by 
     coastal wetland losses.
       ``(bb) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural 
     resources.
       ``(cc) Implementation of a federally approved marine, 
     coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan.
       ``(dd) Mitigation of the impact of outer Continental Shelf 
     activities through the funding of onshore infrastructure 
     projects.
       ``(ee) Planning assistance and the administrative costs of 
     complying with this section.

       ``(II) Limitation.--Of the amounts received by a State 
     under clause (ii)(I)(cc), not more than 3 percent shall be 
     used for the purposes described in subclause (I)(ee).

       ``(v) Administration.--Subject to clause (vi)(III), amounts 
     made available under clause (ii)(I) shall--

       ``(I) be made available, without further appropriation, in 
     accordance with this paragraph;
       ``(II) remain available until expended; and
       ``(III) be in addition to any amount appropriated under any 
     other Act.

       ``(vi) Reporting requirement.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year, the Governor of each eligible State that 
     receives amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the applicable 
     fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
     describes the use of the amounts by the eligible State during 
     the period covered by the report.
       ``(II) Public availability.--On receipt of a report under 
     subclause (I), the Secretary shall make the report available 
     to the public on the website of the Department of the 
     Interior.
       ``(III) Limitation.--If the Governor of an eligible State 
     that receives amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the 
     applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report required 
     under subclause (I) by the deadline specified in that 
     subclause, any amounts that would otherwise be provided to 
     the eligible State under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the 
     succeeding fiscal year shall be deposited in the National 
     Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 
     904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
     U.S.C. 7503(a)).''.

       (i) Exemption of Certain Payments From Sequestration.--
       (1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Payments to 
     Social Security Trust Funds (28-0404-0-1-651).'' the 
     following:
       ``Payments to States pursuant to subparagraph 
     (C)(ii)(I)(cc) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)).''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1626. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1617 
proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, 
Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end add the following.
       ``This Act shall take effect 1 day after the date of 
     enactment.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1627. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1626 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. 
Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, 
Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, 
and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1628. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end add the following.
       ``This Act shall take effect 3 days after the date of 
     enactment.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1629. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1628 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue 
Service, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1630. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end add the following.
       ``This Act shall take effect 5 days after the date of 
     enactment.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1631. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1630 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue 
Service, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike ``5 days'' and insert ``6 days''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1632. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1631 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the amendment SA 1630 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       Strike ``6 days'' and insert ``7 days'
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1633. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617 proposed by 
Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, 
Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, 
Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, 
Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, 
and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and 
for other

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purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS 
                   OF GULF OF MEXICO.

       Section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
     2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``June 30, 
     2022'' and inserting ``June 30, 2032''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1634. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
Barrasso) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, 
Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. 
Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, 
Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULES REGARDING GRAY WOLVES IN 
                   WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND WYOMING.

       (a) Reissuance of Final Rule Regarding Gray Wolves in 
     Western Great Lakes.--Before the end of the 60-day period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on 
     December 28, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any 
     other provision of statute or regulation that applies to 
     issuance of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject 
     to judicial review.
       (b) Reissuance of Final Rule Regarding Gray Wolves in 
     Wyoming.--The final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 
     Fed. Reg. 55530) that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the 
     decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia (No. 14-5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 
     (82 Fed. Reg. 20284-85) that reinstates the removal of 
     Federal protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, shall not be 
     subject to judicial review.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1635. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Grassley) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617 
proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, 
Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONFORMING ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 
                   LIMITS.

       Section 251(c)(8)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)(8)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``$626,500,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$626,050,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1636. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

       (a) In General.--The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation 
     may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the 
     District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate 
     America's commitment to a free press as represented by 
     journalists who sacrificed their lives in their line of work.
       (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
     establishment of the commemorative work under this section 
     shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works 
     Act'').
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
     expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under 
     this section.
       (2) Responsibility of the fallen journalists memorial 
     foundation.--The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation shall 
     be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, 
     and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the 
     commemorative work under this section.
       (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
       (1) In general.--If upon payment of all expenses for the 
     establishment of the commemorative work (including the 
     maintenance and preservation amount required by section 
     8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a 
     balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
     commemorative work, the Fallen Journalists Memorial 
     Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account provided 
     for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code.
       (2) On expiration of authority.--If upon expiration of the 
     authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of 
     title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of 
     funds received for the establishment of the commemorative 
     work, the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation shall 
     transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with 
     the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available 
     to the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of 
     General Services (as appropriate) following the process 
     provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States 
     Code, for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) or 
     (3) of title 40, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1637. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Grassley) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and 
improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONFORMING ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 
                   LIMITS.

       Section 251(c)(8)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)(8)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``$626,500,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$626,050,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1638. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. 
Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, 
Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, 
Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, 
Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the 
bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize 
and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION OF USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE 
                   PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION MODIFYING THE 
                   NORTHEAST CANYONS AND SEAMOUNTS MARINE NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

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       (1) the Presidential Proclamation of June 5, 2020, relating 
     to ``Modifying the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine 
     National Monument'' is illegal and should not be carried out;
       (2) the President does not have the legal authority under 
     the Constitution of the United States or any Federal law to 
     eliminate the protections necessary for the ``proper care and 
     management'' of the ``objects of scientific and historic 
     interest'' at a national monument, as required under chapter 
     3203 of title 54, United States Code;
       (3) only Congress may make a significant change in the 
     protection of a national monument;
       (4) in attempting to roll back the protections for the 
     Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument 
     under Presidential Proclamation 9496, as issued on September 
     15, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), the action of the President 
     on June 5, 2020, was unlawful; and
       (5) Congress should not provide funds to implement the 
     modifications to Presidential Proclamation 9496, as issued on 
     September 15, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note).
       (b) Funding Prohibition.--No funds, resources, or fees made 
     available to the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, or any other official of a Federal agency by any 
     Act for any fiscal year may be used to implement or enforce 
     the Presidential Proclamation issued on June 5, 2020, which 
     modifies the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National 
     Monument.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1639. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 8, strike line 19 and all that follows 
     through page 9, line 2, and insert the following:
       ``(h) Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress.--
     Until the date on which all of the amounts in the Fund are 
     expended, the President shall annually submit to Congress, 
     together with the annual budget of the United States--
       ``(1) a list of projects that are to be funded from the 
     Fund for the applicable fiscal year that includes a detailed 
     description of each project, including the estimated 
     expenditures from the Fund for the project for the applicable 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(2) a list of projects that received funding during the 
     preceding fiscal year from the Fund that includes a detailed 
     description of each project, including--
       ``(A) the total amount of expenditures expended for the 
     projects listed as of the date on which the list is 
     submitted; and
       ``(B) the total amount of expenditures estimated to be 
     required to complete the projects listed.
       On page 14, after the matter following line 18, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 4. CERTAIN REPORTS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ACQUISITION OF LAND 
                   USING AMOUNTS FROM THE LAND AND WATER 
                   CONSERVATION FUND.

       Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Reports Required Prior to Acquisition.--Before 
     acquiring any land under this section, the Secretary or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, shall submit--
       ``(1) to Congress a report that describes the estimated 
     cost to the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
     applicable, of acquiring, administering, and maintaining the 
     land; and
       ``(2) to the State and unit of local government in which 
     the land is located a report that provides an estimate of the 
     property tax revenue that would be lost as a result of the 
     acquisition by the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     as applicable.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1640. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. __. RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITIONS USING AMOUNTS FROM LAND 
                   AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

       Section 200306(b) of title 54, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Appropriations'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Acquisition.--Appropriations'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in the second 
     sentence, by striking ``Appropriations'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Other purposes.--Appropriations'';
       (3) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by inserting 
     ``valued and carried out in accordance with paragraph (3) 
     and'' before ``otherwise authorized by law''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Valuation.--
       ``(A) Disposal required.--Appropriations from the Fund 
     pursuant to this section shall not be used for the 
     acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or water 
     unless, prior to the acquisition, the Secretary or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, sells land, water, 
     or an interest in land or water in the applicable State--
       ``(i) that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable; and
       ``(ii) the value of which is equal to or greater than the 
     value of the land that is proposed for acquisition.
       ``(B) Disposition of proceeds.--The proceeds from a sale of 
     land, water, or an interest in land or water under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
     United States.
       ``(C) Use of surplus.--
       ``(i) Definition of surplus.--In this subparagraph, the 
     term `surplus' means the difference between--

       ``(I) the amount deposited in the Treasury of the United 
     States from a sale of land, water, or an interest in land or 
     water under subparagraph (B); and
       ``(II) any amounts used for the acquisition under this 
     section of land, water, or an interest in land or water in 
     the State that was proposed for acquisition under 
     subparagraph (A).

       ``(ii) Use.--The Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     as applicable, may use any surplus for--

       ``(I) additional acquisitions of land, water, or interests 
     in land or water pursuant to this section; or
       ``(II) any other authorized activity for use of the Fund in 
     accordance with this chapter.''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1641. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON THE EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF 
                   NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN THE STATE OF UTAH.

       Section 320301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Wyoming'' and inserting 
     ``the State of Wyoming or Utah''; and
       (2) by striking ``Wyoming'' and inserting ``the State of 
     Wyoming or Utah''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1642. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.

       Section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as added by 
     section 2(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) NEPA Process Timelines.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
     `environmental impact statement' means a detailed statement 
     required under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
       ``(B) NEPA process.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `NEPA process', with respect to 
     a proposed action, means the entirety of every process, 
     analysis, or other measure, including an environmental impact 
     statement, required to be carried out by a covered agency 
     under title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) before the covered agency 
     undertakes the proposed action.
       ``(ii) Period.--For purposes of clause (i), the NEPA 
     process--

       ``(I) begins on the date on which the head of a covered 
     agency receives an application for a proposed action from a 
     project sponsor; and
       ``(II) ends on the date on which the covered agency issues, 
     with respect to the proposed action--

       ``(aa) a record of decision, including, if necessary, a 
     revised record of decision;
       ``(bb) a finding of no significant impact; or
       ``(cc) a categorical exclusion under title I of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et 
     seq.).
       ``(C) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor' means a 
     covered agency or other entity, including a private or 
     public-private entity, that seeks approval of a proposed 
     action.
       ``(D) Proposed action.--The term `proposed action' means a 
     proposed action (within the meaning of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) to 
     carry out a project using amounts made available under the 
     Fund.
       ``(2) Applicable timelines.--
       ``(A) NEPA process.--
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out a proposed action, the 
     head of a covered agency shall complete the NEPA process for 
     a proposed action of the covered agency, as described in 
     paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(II), not later than 2 years after the 
     date described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I).
       ``(ii) Environmental documents.--Within the period 
     described in clause (i), not later than 1 year after the date 
     described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I), the head of the covered 
     agency shall, with respect to the proposed action--

       ``(I) issue--

       ``(aa) a finding that a categorical exclusion applies to 
     the proposed action; or
       ``(bb) a finding of no significant impact; or

       ``(II) publish a notice of intent to prepare an 
     environmental impact statement in the Federal Register.

       ``(iii) Environmental impact statement.--If the head of a 
     covered agency publishes a notice of intent described in 
     clause (ii)(II), within the period described in clause (i) 
     and not later than 1 year after the date on which the head of 
     the covered agency publishes the notice of intent, the head 
     of the covered agency shall complete the environmental impact 
     statement and, if necessary, any supplemental environmental 
     impact statement for the proposed action.
       ``(B) Authorizations and permits.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(II), the head of a covered 
     agency shall issue--

       ``(I) any necessary permit or authorization to carry out 
     the proposed action; or
       ``(II) a denial of the permit or authorization necessary to 
     carry out the proposed action.

       ``(ii) Effect of failure to issue authorization or 
     permit.--If a permit or authorization described in clause (i) 
     is not issued or denied within the period described in that 
     subparagraph, the permit or authorization shall be considered 
     to be approved.
       ``(iii) Denial of permit or authorization.--

       ``(I) In general.--If a permit or authorization described 
     in clause (i) is denied, the head of the covered agency shall 
     describe to the project sponsor--

       ``(aa) the basis of the denial; and
       ``(bb) recommendations for the project sponsor with respect 
     to how to address the reasons for the denial.

       ``(II) Recommended changes.--If the project sponsor carries 
     out the recommendations of the head of the covered agency 
     under subclause (I)(bb) and notifies the head of the covered 
     agency that the recommendations have been carried out, the 
     head of the covered agency--

       ``(aa) shall decide whether to issue the permit or 
     authorization described in clause (i) not later than 90 days 
     after date on which the project sponsor submitted the 
     notification; and
       ``(bb) shall not carry out the NEPA process with respect to 
     the proposed action again.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1643. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 2(a)), strike subsection (h) and insert the 
     following:
       ``(h) Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress.--
     Until the date on which all of the amounts in the Fund are 
     expended, the President shall annually submit to Congress, 
     together with the annual budget of the United States--
       ``(1) a list of projects that are to be funded from the 
     Fund for the applicable fiscal year that includes a detailed 
     description of each project, including the estimated 
     expenditures from the Fund for the project for the applicable 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(2) a list of projects that received funding during the 
     preceding fiscal year from the Fund that includes a detailed 
     description of each project, including--
       ``(A) the total amount of expenditures expended for the 
     projects listed as of the date on which the list is 
     submitted; and
       ``(B) the total amount of expenditures estimated to be 
     required to complete the projects listed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1644. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REUSE OF WORK UNDER NEPA.

       Section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as added by 
     section 2(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Reuse of Work Under NEPA.--

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       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
     `environmental impact statement' means a detailed statement 
     required under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
       ``(B) NEPA process.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `NEPA process', with respect to 
     a proposed action, means the entirety of every process, 
     analysis, or other measure, including an environmental impact 
     statement, required to be carried out by a covered agency 
     under title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) before the covered agency 
     undertakes the proposed action.
       ``(ii) Period.--For purposes of clause (i), the NEPA 
     process--

       ``(I) begins on the date on which the head of a covered 
     agency receives an application for a proposed action from a 
     project sponsor; and
       ``(II) ends on the date on which the covered agency issues, 
     with respect to the proposed action--

       ``(aa) a record of decision, including, if necessary, a 
     revised record of decision;
       ``(bb) a finding of no significant impact; or
       ``(cc) a categorical exclusion under title I of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et 
     seq.).
       ``(C) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor' means a 
     covered agency or other entity, including a private or 
     public-private entity, that seeks approval of a proposed 
     action.
       ``(D) Proposed action.--The term `proposed action' means a 
     proposed action (within the meaning of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) to 
     carry out a project using amounts made available under the 
     Fund.
       ``(2) Reuse of work under nepa.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in carrying 
     out the NEPA process for a proposed action, the head of a 
     covered agency shall--
       ``(i) use any applicable findings and research from a prior 
     NEPA process of any covered agency; and
       ``(ii) incorporate the findings and research described in 
     clause (i) into any applicable analysis under the NEPA 
     process.
       ``(B) Requirement for the reuse of findings and research.--
     The head of a covered agency may reuse the applicable 
     findings and research described in subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(i)(I) the project for which the head of the covered 
     agency is seeking to reuse the findings and research was in 
     close geographic proximity to the proposed action; and
       ``(II) the head of the covered agency determines that the 
     conditions under which the applicable findings and research 
     were issued have not substantially changed; or
       ``(ii)(I) the project for which the head of the covered 
     agency is seeking to reuse the findings and research was not 
     in close geographic proximity to the proposed action; and
       ``(II) the head of the covered agency determines that the 
     proposed action has similar issues or decisions as the 
     project.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1645. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITIONS OF CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES UNDER 
                   NEPA.

       Section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as added by 
     section 2(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Prohibitions Under NEPA Analysis.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
     `environmental impact statement' means a detailed statement 
     required under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
       ``(B) NEPA process.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `NEPA process', with respect to 
     a proposed action, means the entirety of every process, 
     analysis, or other measure, including an environmental impact 
     statement, required to be carried out by a covered agency 
     under title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) before the covered agency 
     undertakes the proposed action.
       ``(ii) Period.--For purposes of clause (i), the NEPA 
     process--

       ``(I) begins on the date on which the head of a covered 
     agency receives an application for a proposed action from a 
     project sponsor; and
       ``(II) ends on the date on which the covered agency issues, 
     with respect to the proposed action--

       ``(aa) a record of decision, including, if necessary, a 
     revised record of decision;
       ``(bb) a finding of no significant impact; or
       ``(cc) a categorical exclusion under title I of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et 
     seq.).
       ``(C) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor' means a 
     covered agency or other entity, including a private or 
     public-private entity, that seeks approval of a proposed 
     action.
       ``(D) Proposed action.--The term `proposed action' means a 
     proposed action (within the meaning of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) to 
     carry out a project using amounts made available under the 
     Fund.
       ``(2) Prohibitions under nepa.--In carrying out the NEPA 
     process for a proposed action, the head of a covered agency 
     may not--
       ``(A) consider an alternative to the proposed action if the 
     proposed action is not technically or economically feasible 
     to the project sponsor; or
       ``(B) consider an alternative to the proposed action that 
     is not within the jurisdiction of the covered agency.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1646. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ___. CERTAIN REPORTS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ACQUISITION OF 
                   LAND USING AMOUNTS FROM THE LAND AND WATER 
                   CONSERVATION FUND.

       Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Reports Required Prior to Acquisition.--Before 
     acquiring any land under this section, the Secretary or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, shall submit--
       ``(1) to Congress a report that describes the estimated 
     cost to the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
     applicable, of acquiring, administering, and maintaining the 
     land; and
       ``(2) to the State and unit of local government in which 
     the land is located a report that provides an estimate of the 
     property tax revenue that would be lost as a result of the 
     acquisition by the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     as applicable.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1647. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other

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purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ____. STATE APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO ACQUISITION OF 
                   LAND, WATER, OR AN INTEREST IN LAND OR WATER.

       Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) State Approval Required Prior to Acquisition.--Land, 
     water, or an interest in land or water may be acquired under 
     this section only if the Secretary or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, as applicable, has received from the State in 
     which the land, water, or interest in land or water is 
     located written notice that the State has enacted legislation 
     approving the proposed acquisition.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1648. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.

       Section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as added by 
     section 2(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) NEPA Process Timelines.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
     `environmental impact statement' means a detailed statement 
     required under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
       ``(B) NEPA process.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `NEPA process', with respect to 
     a proposed action, means the entirety of every process, 
     analysis, or other measure, including an environmental impact 
     statement, required to be carried out by a covered agency 
     under title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) before the covered agency 
     undertakes the proposed action.
       ``(ii) Period.--For purposes of clause (i), the NEPA 
     process--

       ``(I) begins on the date on which the head of a covered 
     agency receives an application for a proposed action from a 
     project sponsor; and
       ``(II) ends on the date on which the covered agency issues, 
     with respect to the proposed action--

       ``(aa) a record of decision, including, if necessary, a 
     revised record of decision;
       ``(bb) a finding of no significant impact; or
       ``(cc) a categorical exclusion under title I of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et 
     seq.).
       ``(C) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor' means a 
     covered agency or other entity, including a private or 
     public-private entity, that seeks approval of a proposed 
     action.
       ``(D) Proposed action.--The term `proposed action' means a 
     proposed action (within the meaning of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) to 
     carry out a project using amounts made available under the 
     Fund.
       ``(2) Applicable timelines.--
       ``(A) NEPA process.--
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out a proposed action, the 
     head of a covered agency shall complete the NEPA process for 
     a proposed action of the covered agency, as described in 
     paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(II), not later than 2 years after the 
     date described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I).
       ``(ii) Environmental documents.--Within the period 
     described in clause (i), not later than 1 year after the date 
     described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I), the head of the covered 
     agency shall, with respect to the proposed action--

       ``(I) issue--

       ``(aa) a finding that a categorical exclusion applies to 
     the proposed action; or
       ``(bb) a finding of no significant impact; or

       ``(II) publish a notice of intent to prepare an 
     environmental impact statement in the Federal Register.

       ``(iii) Environmental impact statement.--If the head of a 
     covered agency publishes a notice of intent described in 
     clause (ii)(II), within the period described in clause (i) 
     and not later than 1 year after the date on which the head of 
     the covered agency publishes the notice of intent, the head 
     of the covered agency shall complete the environmental impact 
     statement and, if necessary, any supplemental environmental 
     impact statement for the proposed action.
       ``(iv) Penalties.--

       ``(I) Definitions.--In this clause:

       ``(aa) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(bb) Final nepa compliance date.--The term `final NEPA 
     compliance date', with respect to a proposed action, means 
     the date by which the head of a covered agency is required to 
     complete the NEPA process under clause (i).
       ``(cc) Initial eis compliance date.--The term `initial EIS 
     compliance date', with respect to a proposed action for which 
     a covered agency published a notice of intent described in 
     clause (ii)(II), means the date by which an environmental 
     impact statement for that proposed action is required to be 
     completed under clause (iii).
       ``(dd) Initial nepa compliance date.--The term `initial 
     NEPA compliance date', with respect to a proposed action, 
     means the date by which the head of a covered agency is 
     required to issue or publish a document described in clause 
     (ii) for that proposed action under that clause.
       ``(ee) Initial noncompliance determination.--The term 
     `initial noncompliance determination' means a determination 
     under subitem (BB), (CC), or (DD) of subclause (II)(aa) that 
     the head of a covered agency has not complied with the 
     requirements of clause (i), (ii), or (iii).

       ``(II) Initial noncompliance.--

       ``(aa) Determination.--
       ``(AA) Notification.--As soon as practicable after the date 
     described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I) for a proposed action of 
     a covered agency, the head of the covered agency shall notify 
     the Director that the head of the covered agency is beginning 
     the NEPA process for that proposed action.
       ``(BB) Initial determination.--As soon as practicable after 
     the initial NEPA compliance date for a proposed action, the 
     Director shall determine whether, as of the initial NEPA 
     compliance date, the head of the covered agency has complied 
     with clause (ii) for that proposed action.
       ``(CC) Environmental impact statement.--With respect to a 
     proposed action of a covered agency in which the head of the 
     covered agency publishes a notice of intent described in 
     clause (ii)(II), as soon as practicable after the initial EIS 
     compliance date for a proposed action, the Director shall 
     determine whether, as of the initial EIS compliance date, the 
     head of the covered agency has complied with clause (iii) for 
     that proposed action.
       ``(DD) Completion of nepa process.--As soon as practicable 
     after the final NEPA compliance date for a proposed action, 
     the Director shall determine whether, as of the final NEPA 
     compliance date, the head of the covered agency has complied 
     with clause (i) for that proposed action.
       ``(bb) Identification; penalty; notification.--If the 
     Director makes an initial noncompliance determination for a 
     proposed action--
       ``(AA) the Director shall identify the account for the 
     salaries and expenses of the office of the head of the 
     covered agency, or an equivalent account;
       ``(BB) beginning on the day after the date on which the 
     Director makes the initial noncompliance determination, the 
     amount that the head of the covered agency may obligate from 
     the account identified under subitem (AA) for the fiscal year 
     during which the determination is made shall be reduced by 
     0.5 percent from the amount initially made available for the 
     account for that fiscal year; and
       ``(CC) the Director shall notify the head of the covered 
     agency of the initial noncompliance determination, the 
     account identified under subitem (AA), and the reduction 
     under subitem (BB).

       ``(III) Continued noncompliance.--

       ``(aa) Determination.--Every 90 days after the date of an 
     initial noncompliance determination, the Director shall 
     determine whether the head of the covered agency has complied 
     with the applicable requirements of clauses (i) through (iii) 
     for the proposed action, until the date on which the Director 
     determines that the head of the covered agency has completed 
     the NEPA process for the proposed action.
       ``(bb) Penalty; notification.--For each determination made 
     by the Director under item (aa) that the head of a covered 
     agency has not complied with a requirement of clause (i), 
     (ii), or (iii) for a proposed action--
       ``(AA) the amount that the head of the covered agency may 
     obligate from the account identified under subclause 
     (II)(bb)(AA) for the fiscal year during which the most recent 
     determination under item (aa) is made shall be reduced by 0.5 
     percent from the amount initially made available for the 
     account for that fiscal year; and
       ``(BB) the Director shall notify the head of the covered 
     agency of the determination under item (aa) and the reduction 
     under subitem (AA).

       ``(IV) Requirements.--

       ``(aa) Amounts not restored.--A reduction in the amount 
     that the head of a covered agency may obligate under 
     subclause (II)(bb)(BB) or (III)(bb)(AA) during a fiscal year 
     shall not be restored for that fiscal year, without regard to 
     whether the head of

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     a covered agency completes the NEPA process for the proposed 
     action with respect to which the Director made an initial 
     noncompliance determination or a determination under 
     subclause (III)(aa).
       ``(bb) Required timelines.--The violation of clause (ii) or 
     (iii), and any action carried out to remediate or otherwise 
     address the violation, shall not affect any other applicable 
     compliance date under clause (i), (ii), or (iii).
       ``(B) Authorizations and permits.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(II), the head of a covered 
     agency shall issue--

       ``(I) any necessary permit or authorization to carry out 
     the proposed action; or
       ``(II) a denial of the permit or authorization necessary to 
     carry out the proposed action.

       ``(ii) Effect of failure to issue authorization or 
     permit.--If a permit or authorization described in clause (i) 
     is not issued or denied within the period described in that 
     subparagraph, the permit or authorization shall be considered 
     to be approved.
       ``(iii) Denial of permit or authorization.--

       ``(I) In general.--If a permit or authorization described 
     in clause (i) is denied, the head of the covered agency shall 
     describe to the project sponsor--

       ``(aa) the basis of the denial; and
       ``(bb) recommendations for the project sponsor with respect 
     to how to address the reasons for the denial.

       ``(II) Recommended changes.--If the project sponsor carries 
     out the recommendations of the head of the covered agency 
     under subclause (I)(bb) and notifies the head of the covered 
     agency that the recommendations have been carried out, the 
     head of the covered agency--

       ``(aa) shall decide whether to issue the permit or 
     authorization described in clause (i) not later than 90 days 
     after date on which the project sponsor submitted the 
     notification; and
       ``(bb) shall not carry out the NEPA process with respect to 
     the proposed action again.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1649. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.

       Section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as added by 
     section 2(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Categorical Exclusions.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Environmental assessment.--The term `environmental 
     assessment' has the meaning given the term in section 1508.9 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation).
       ``(B) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
     `environmental impact statement' means a detailed statement 
     required under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
       ``(2) Categorical exclusions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law and subject to subparagraph (B), in carrying out projects 
     using amounts from the Fund, the head of a covered agency 
     may, without further approval, use a categorical exclusion 
     under title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) that has been approved by--
       ``(i)(I) another covered agency; and
       ``(II) the Council on Environmental Quality; or
       ``(ii) an Act of Congress.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The head of a covered agency may use a 
     categorical exclusion described in subparagraph (A) if the 
     head of the covered agency--
       ``(i) carefully reviews the description of the proposed 
     action to ensure that it fits within the category of actions 
     described in the categorical exclusion; and
       ``(ii) considers the circumstances associated with the 
     proposed action to ensure that there are no extraordinary 
     circumstances that warrant the preparation of an 
     environmental assessment or an environmental impact 
     statement.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1650. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike subsection (b) of section 3 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 200302(c) of title 54, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1651. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 200402(b) of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 2(a)), strike paragraph (1) and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) Source of deposits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) examine the most-recent inventory of all federally 
     owned public land, and the resources and other values of that 
     land, maintained pursuant to section 201(a) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711(a));
       ``(ii) of the public land included in the inventory 
     described in clause (i), identify parcels with a cumulative 
     value equal to not more than $12,000,000,000 that would be 
     appropriate to sell, in accordance with section 203 of that 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1713); and
       ``(iii) publish in the Federal Register a detailed list of 
     each parcel of public land identified under clause (ii), 
     together with--

       ``(I) an estimate of the fair market value of each such 
     parcel; and
       ``(II) a 5-year schedule by which the Secretary proposes to 
     sell, or cause a covered agency to sell, the parcels to the 
     public, subject to the condition that the sales shall be--

       ``(aa) conducted as soon as practicable during each 
     scheduled fiscal year to allow for appropriate planning in 
     expending amounts in the Fund;
       ``(bb) conducted through--
       ``(AA) public auction; or
       ``(BB) closed-bid auction; and
       ``(cc) to the maximum extent practicable, projected to 
     generate total proceeds equal to not less than $1,900,000,000 
     during each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
       ``(B) Cooperation by covered agencies.--The head of each 
     covered agency shall sell each parcel of public land 
     identified by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(i) that is 
     under the jurisdiction of the covered agency, in accordance 
     with the schedule published by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A)(iii)(II).
       ``(C) Deposit in fund.--
       ``(i) In general.--The net proceeds from each sale of 
     public land pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in 
     the Fund, subject to paragraph (2).
       ``(ii) Treatment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law--

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       ``(I) the Fund shall consist only of the net proceeds 
     deposited in the Fund pursuant to clause (i); and
       ``(II) no amounts other than the amounts referred to in 
     subclause (I) may be deposited in the Fund.

        In section 200402(c) of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 2(a)), strike ``subsection (e), without 
     further appropriation or fiscal year limitation'' and insert 
     ``subsection (d), only as provided in advance in an 
     appropriations Act''.
       In section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as added 
     by section 2(a)), strike subsection (d).
       In section 200402(i)(1) of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 2(a)), strike ``subsection (e)(1)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (d)(1)''.
       In section 200402(j)(3) of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 2(a)), strike ``subsection (e)(1)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (d)(1)''.
       In section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as added 
     by section 2(a)), redesignate subsections (e) through (k) as 
     subsections (d) through (j), respectively.
       In section 200303(a) of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 3(a)), strike ``without further 
     appropriation or fiscal year limitation'' and insert ``only 
     as provided in advance in an appropriations Act''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1652. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 200402(b) of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 2(a)), strike paragraph (1) and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) Source of deposits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) examine the most-recent inventory of all federally 
     owned public land, and the resources and other values of that 
     land, maintained pursuant to section 201(a) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711(a));
       ``(ii) of the public land included in the inventory 
     described in clause (i), identify parcels with a cumulative 
     value equal to not more than $12,000,000,000 that would be 
     appropriate to sell, in accordance with section 203 of that 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1713); and
       ``(iii) publish in the Federal Register a detailed list of 
     each parcel of public land identified under clause (ii), 
     together with--

       ``(I) an estimate of the fair market value of each such 
     parcel; and
       ``(II) a 5-year schedule by which the Secretary proposes to 
     sell, or cause a covered agency to sell, the parcels to the 
     public, subject to the condition that the sales shall be--

       ``(aa) conducted as soon as practicable during each 
     scheduled fiscal year to allow for appropriate planning in 
     expending amounts in the Fund;
       ``(bb) conducted through--
       ``(AA) public auction; or
       ``(BB) closed-bid auction; and
       ``(cc) to the maximum extent practicable, projected to 
     generate total proceeds equal to not less than $1,900,000,000 
     during each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
       ``(B) Cooperation by covered agencies.--The head of each 
     covered agency shall sell each parcel of public land 
     identified by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(i) that is 
     under the jurisdiction of the covered agency, in accordance 
     with the schedule published by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A)(iii)(II).
       ``(C) Deposit in fund.--
       ``(i) In general.--The net proceeds from each sale of 
     public land pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in 
     the Fund, subject to paragraph (2).
       ``(ii) Treatment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law--

       ``(I) the Fund shall consist only of the net proceeds 
     deposited in the Fund pursuant to clause (i); and
       ``(II) no amounts other than the amounts referred to in 
     subclause (I) may be deposited in the Fund.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1653. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 200402(j)(1)(B) of title 54, United States Code 
     (as added by section 2(a)), insert ``, including partnerships 
     with qualified youth or conservation corps (as that term is 
     defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
     (16 U.S.C. 1722))'' before the period.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1654. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. 
Johnson) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, 
Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. CERTAIN LAND ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE LAND 
                   AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

       Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Maintenance Needs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Prior to acquiring land under this 
     section, the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
     applicable, shall take into account the deferred maintenance 
     needs of the land proposed for acquisition.
       ``(2) Funding.--Funds appropriated for the acquisition of 
     land under this section shall include any funds necessary to 
     address deferred maintenance needs at the time of acquisition 
     of the acquired land.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1655. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Johnson) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617 
proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, 
Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 3, strike line 22 and all that follows 
     through page 5, line 5, and insert the following:
       ``(b) Deposits.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts as 
     are deposited in the Fund under section 200304(b)(3).
       On page 8, lines 20 and 21, strike ``Until the date on 
     which all of the amounts in the Fund are expended, the'' and 
     insert ``The''.
       On page 14, after the matter following line 18, add the 
     following:
       (d) Allocation of Funds.--Section 200304(b) of title 54, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``40 percent'' and inserting ``35 
     percent''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``40 percent'' and inserting ``35 
     percent''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) not less than 15 percent shall be deposited in the 
     National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund 
     established by section 200402(a).''.

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       (e) Allocation of Land and Water Conservation Fund Amounts 
     for Federal Purposes.--Section 200306(a) of title 54, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Maintenance on federal land.--Amounts made available 
     from the Fund may be used to carry out deferred maintenance 
     activities on Federal land.''.
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  SA 1656. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. 
Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, 
Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, 
and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 3 of the amendment, strike line 22 and 
     all that follows through page 5, line 5, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(b) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts 
     as are--
       ``(A) appropriated to the Fund pursuant to section 
     200303(d); and
       ``(B) transferred to the Fund pursuant to section 
     200310(c).
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts in the Fund shall remain 
     available until expended.
       On page 11 of the amendment, between lines 16 and 17, 
     insert the following:
       (d) Transfers to National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Section 200310 of title 54, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Transfers to National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund.--For each fiscal year in which a Federal 
     landholding agency has a deferred maintenance backlog in 
     excess of $2,000,000,000, if discretionary appropriations (as 
     defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c))) were 
     made available for the acquisition of land, water, or an 
     interest in land or water under section 200306(a)(2) during 
     the preceding fiscal year (referred to in this subsection as 
     the `transfer amount')--
       ``(1) the amount made available from the Fund under section 
     200303(a) for the applicable fiscal year for the acquisition 
     of land, water, or an interest in land or water under section 
     200306(a)(2) shall be reduced by the transfer amount; and
       ``(2) there shall be transferred from the Fund to the 
     National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for 
     the applicable fiscal year an amount equal to the transfer 
     amount.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 200302(b)(2) of title 
     54, United States Code, is amended by striking ``200310'' and 
     inserting ``200310(a)''.
       On page 14 of the amendment, strike line 9 and insert the 
     following:
     expenditures.
       ``(d) Availability of Unobligated Balance.--Out of amounts 
     deposited in the Fund under section 200302 for any fiscal 
     year prior to fiscal year 2020, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated for deposit in the National Parks and Public 
     Land Legacy Restoration Fund $9,500,000,000.''.
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  SA 1657. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. 
Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, 
Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, 
and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ___. LIMITATION REGARDING CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Definition of Affected Project.--In this section, the 
     term ``affected project'' means an infrastructure project or 
     proposed infrastructure project any phase of which requires 
     the issuance by a Federal department or agency of a permit 
     under, or as a condition of, which a measure of environmental 
     mitigation may be required.
       (b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in any case in which Federal land suitable for 
     environmental mitigation is located within a 100-mile radius 
     of an affected project, no Federal department or agency may 
     require a sponsor of the affected project to acquire, or 
     otherwise pay for the use of, private land to offset the 
     environmental impacts of the affected project.
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  SA 1658. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Inhofe) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617 
proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, 
Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of section 3, add the following:
       (d) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--Effective on the date that is 5 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c) and the amendments made by those subsections are 
     repealed.
       (2) Application.--Effective on the date described in 
     paragraph (1), chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, 
     shall be applied and administered as if subsections (a), (b), 
     and (c) and the amendments made by those subsections had not 
     been enacted.
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  SA 1659. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1957, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. LIFETIME NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL 
                   LANDS PASS FOR DISABLED VETERANS.

       Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Disability discount.--The Secretary shall make the 
     National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, 
     without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to the 
     following:
       ``(A) Any United States citizen or person domiciled in the 
     United States who has been medically determined to be 
     permanently disabled, within the meaning of the term 
     `disability' under section 3 of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102), if the citizen or 
     person provides adequate proof of the disability and such 
     citizenship or residency.
       ``(B) Any veteran who has been found to have a service-
     connected disability under title 38, United States Code.''.

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