[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2795-S2796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1538. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division F, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 63___. USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any amounts appropriated under the American Rescue Plan 
     Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), other than amounts 
     appropriated under a provision exempted under subsection (b), 
     that are unobligated on the date of enactment of this Act 
     shall be made available for purposes of carrying out this 
     Act, including the amendments made by this Act.

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       (b) Exemptions.--No amounts made available under subtitle 
     D, E, F, G, or H of title II, subtitle C of title III, or 
     title V of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 
     117-2) may be used for purposes of carrying out this Act, or 
     any amendments made by this Act, pursuant to subsection (a).
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