[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1017. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

        Beginning on page 581, strike line 20 and all that follows 
     through page 582, line 15, and insert the following:
       ``(6) Timing.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D), to the 
     extent practicable, with respect to each State and territory 
     allocated a payment under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall make the payment required for the State or territory 
     not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     certification required under subsection (d)(1) is provided to 
     the Secretary.
       ``(B) Tribal governments.--To the extent practicable, with 
     respect to each Tribal government for which an amount is 
     allocated under this subsection, the Secretary shall make the 
     payment required for the Tribal government not later than 60 
     days after the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(C) Initial payment to district of columbia.--The 
     Secretary shall pay the amount allocated under paragraph 
     (3)(B)(ii) to the District of Columbia not later than 15 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(D) Withholding of payment.--The Secretary shall withhold 
     50 percent of the amount otherwise payable to each State 
     under this section if, for the most recent month for which 
     data is available on the date of enactment of this section, 
     the national unemployment rate is less than 7 percent, and 
     shall only pay such withheld amount to each State if the 
     national unemployment rate for any month during the period 
     beginning on such date and ending on December 31, 2024, is at 
     least 7 percent.
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