[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2521. Mr. MARSHALL 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:

        After section 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--A provision described in subsection (b), 
     including an amendment made by such provision, shall not take 
     effect until the head of the relevant Federal agency 
     certifies that the provision and the amendments made by that 
     provision would not increase the reliance of the United 
     States on foreign nations for critical resources, including 
     cobalt, copper, nickel, lithium, manganese, or graphite.
       (b) Provisions Described.--The provisions referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Section 11109.
       (2) Section 11129.
       (3) Section 11401.
       (4) Section 11403.
       (5) Section 25005.
       (6) Section 25006.
       (7) Section 40107.
       (8) Section 40112.
       (9) Section 40207.
       (10) Section 40431.
       (11) Any appropriations made available under division J for 
     electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging 
     infrastructure.
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