[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2507. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, and Ms. 
Baldwin) 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 section 41202(b) of division D, strike paragraph (2) 
     and insert the following:
       (2) Election; submission of results.--Section 102(b)(1) of 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and August 1'' and 
     inserting ``and September 30''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Election for fiscal year 2021.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), for fiscal year 2021, the election 
     described in that subparagraph shall be made at the 
     discretion of each affected county by September 30, 2021 (or 
     as soon thereafter as the Secretary concerned determines is 
     practicable), in accordance with paragraph (2), and 
     transmitted to the Secretary concerned by the Governor of 
     each eligible State.''.
       (3) Duration of election.--Section 102(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
     2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(A)) is amended, in the first 
     sentence, by striking ``to receive a share of the 25-percent 
     payment or 50-percent payment, as applicable,''.
       (4) Expenditure rules for eligible counties.--Section 
     102(d)(3) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(3)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Election for fiscal year 2021.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), for fiscal year 2021, the Governor of each 
     eligible State shall notify the Secretary concerned of an 
     election by an eligible county under this subsection not 
     later than September 30, 2021 (or as soon thereafter as the 
     Secretary concerned determines is practicable).''.
       (5) Distribution of payments to eligible counties.--Section 
     103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2023''.
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