[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 140 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5970]
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  SA 2579. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 63, line 17, strike ``and''.
       On page 65, line 24, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``; and''.
       On page 65, after line 24, insert the following:
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Imposition of Deadline.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under 
     this section to advance to the construction obligation stage 
     before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year 
     after the later of--
       ``(A) the date on which the Governor declared the 
     emergency, as described in subsection (d)(1)(A); and
       ``(B) the date on which the President declared the 
     emergency to be a major disaster, as described in that 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Extension of deadline.--If the Secretary imposes a 
     deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
       ``(A) on the request of the Governor of the State, issue an 
     extension of not more than 1 year to complete the 
     advancement; and
       ``(B) issue additional extensions after the expiration of 
     any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of 
     the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such 
     an extension.''.
       On page 1266, strike lines 4 and 5 and insert the 
     following:

     has insurance required under State law for all structures 
     related to the grant application.
       ``(g) Imposition of Deadline.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may not require any project funded 
     pursuant to this section to advance to the construction 
     obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the 
     sixth fiscal year after the later of--
       ``(A) the date on which the Governor declared the 
     emergency, as described in subsection (a)(1); or
       ``(B) the date on which the President declared the 
     emergency to be a major disaster, as described in that 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Extension of deadline.--If the Secretary imposes a 
     deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
       ``(A) on the request of the Governor of the State, issue an 
     extension of not more than 1 year to complete the 
     advancement, and
       ``(B) issue additional extensions after the expiration of 
     any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of 
     the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such 
     an extension.''.
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