[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 140 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2593. Mr. MARKEY 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 1956, strike lines 14 through 23 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2)(A), the 
     Federal''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so designated) the 
     following:
       ``(2) Rural and financially distressed communities.--
       ``(A) Federal share for financially distressed 
     communities.--The Federal share of the cost of activities 
     using amounts from a grant made to a financially distressed 
     community (as defined in subsection (c)(1)) under subsection 
     (a) shall be not less than 75 percent of the cost.
       ``(B) Requirement.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall work with States to prevent the non-
     Federal share requirements under this subsection from being 
     passed on to rural communities and financially distressed 
     communities (as those terms are defined in subsection 
     (f)(2)(B)(i).'';
       On page 1957, line 4, strike ``$280,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$400,000,000''.
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