[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 140 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5979]
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  SA 2605. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
Lummis, and Mr. Padilla) 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:

        Under the heading ``Rural Utilities Service'' under the 
     heading ``RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS'' under the heading 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'' in title I of division J, add 
     at the end the following:

                rural water and waste disposal programs

       For an additional amount for gross obligations for the 
     principal amount of direct loans authorized by section 306 of 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1926) and described in section 381E(d)(2) of that Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2009d(d)(2)), $2,000,000,000.
       For an additional amount for the cost of grants for rural 
     water, wastewater, and waste disposal programs authorized by 
     section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1926), $1,000,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading in this Act, $40,000,000 shall be for 
     technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems 
     pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1926(a)(14)): Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading in this Act, up to 3 percent may 
     be available for administrative expenses: Provided further, 
     That such funds shall be transferred to, and merged with, the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and 
     Expenses'': Provided further, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
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