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

  SA 2371. Mr. BOOKER 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:

        On page 67, strike line 10 and insert the following:

     metropolitan planning organizations.
       ``(5) Areas of persistent poverty.--The Federal share 
     payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried 
     out in an area of persistent poverty (as term is defined 
     under section 6702 of title 49) with funds apportioned under 
     section 104(b) of this title or made available under chapter 
     53 of title 49 may be increased by up to 5 percent, up to 100 
     percent of the total project cost of any such project, 
     program, or activity.''.
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