[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2338. Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
Tuberville, and Mrs. Blackburn) 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:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. INCREASES IN INFLATION.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this 
     Act may be disbursed or obligated unless the Congressional 
     Budget Office certifies, not later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, that such funds would not 
     result in an increase in any fiscal year to the baseline 
     forecast for the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers in 
     the most recent 10-year economic outlook publication of the 
     Congressional Budget Office.
       (b) Result of Increase.--If the Congressional Budget Office 
     does not make the certification under subsection (a), the 
     funds shall be transferred to the general fund of the 
     Treasury to be used only for deficit reduction.
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