[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S2798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1547. Ms. CANTWELL (for Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
Johnson, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Young, and Mr. 
Cotton)) proposed an amendment 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; as follows:

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

     SEC. 6___. USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any amounts appropriated under subtitle M of title IX of 
     the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) for 
     purposes of providing assistance to State and local 
     governmental entities 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.
       (b) Additional Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, if the amounts made available under subsection (a) for 
     purposes of carrying out this Act, including the amendments 
     made by this Act, are insufficient for such purposes, any 
     amounts appropriated under any other provision of the 
     American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), other 
     than the provisions exempted under paragraph (2), 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.
       (2) 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 
     amendments made by this Act) pursuant to paragraph (1).
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