[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2891]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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.''.

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