[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 137 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5569]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2139. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Risch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for 
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        In division D, strike section 40909 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 40909. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE CORONAVIRUS 
                   FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS TO MEET A NON-FEDERAL 
                   MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZED WATER 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund.--Section 602(c) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Use of funds to satisfy non-federal matching 
     requirements for authorized water projects.--Funds provided 
     under this section for a project undertaken or funded by the 
     Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to an Act of Congress may be 
     used for purposes of satisfying any non-Federal matching 
     requirement required for the project.''.
       (b) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.--Section 603(c) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 803(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Use of funds to satisfy non-federal matching, 
     maintenance of effort, or other expenditure requirement.--
     Funds provided under this section for a project undertaken or 
     funded by the Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to an Act of 
     Congress may be used for purposes of satisfying any non-
     Federal matching requirement required for the project.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-
     2; 135 Stat. 223).
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