[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5754-S5755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2376. 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:

       Beginning on page 697, strike line 15 and all that follows 
     through page 698, line 7, and insert the following:
       (a) Northeast Corridor.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for grants to Amtrak for 
     activities associated with the Northeast Corridor the 
     following amounts:
       (1) For fiscal year 2022, $1,270,000,000.
       (2) For fiscal year 2023, $800,000,000.
       (3) For fiscal year 2024, $900,000,000.
       (4) For fiscal year 2025, $1,000,000,000.
       (5) For fiscal year 2026, $1,100,000,000.
       (b) National Network.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for grants to Amtrak for 
     activities associated with the National Network the following 
     amounts:
       (1) For fiscal year 2022, $1,300,000,000.
       (2) For fiscal year 2023, $1,200,000,000.
       (3) For fiscal year 2024, $1,450,000,000.
       (4) For fiscal year 2025, $1,700,000,000.
       (5) For fiscal year 2026, $2,000,000,000.
       At the end of subtitle C of title III of division D, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 40324. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR URANIUM 
                   ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
     for uranium enrichment activities.
       On page 1450, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

[[Page S5755]]

       (g) Authorization of Appropriation for Lithium Extraction 
     or Purification Activities.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $300,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for lithium extraction or 
     purification activities.
                                 ______