[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1878. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio) 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 end of title III of division F, add the following:
SEC. 6302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO
PREVENTING IMPORTATION OF GOODS MADE WITH
FORCED LABOR.
There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the Office of Trade of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection for activities to
strengthen enforcement actions and processes that prevent the
importation of goods made with forced labor.
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