[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1125]
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  SA 4982. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 3811, making supplemental appropriations for 
assistance and activities related to Ukraine, and for other purposes.; 
which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 7___. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts 
     made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 
     1001(a) of subtitle A of title I of the American Rescue Plan 
     Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby 
     permanently rescinded.
       (b) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
     under the heading ``Small Business Administration--Business 
     Loans Program Account, CARES Act'' in section 323(d)(1)(A) of 
     division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
     (Public Law 116-260) for the cost of guaranteed loans as 
     authorized under paragraphs (36) and (37) of section 7(a) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), $2,950,000,000 are 
     hereby permanently rescinded.
       (c) Of the unexpended balances remaining from amounts made 
     available under the heading ``Small Business Administration--
     Business Loans Program Account, CARES Act'' in section 
     1107(a)(1) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
     Security Act (Public Law 116-136), as amended by section 
     101(a)(2) of division A of the Paycheck Protection Program 
     and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139), 
     $1,904,000,000 shall be returned to the Treasury.
       (d) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
     under sections 602(a)(1) and 603(a) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 802(a)(1), 803(a)) on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, $7,055,000,000 is rescinded as of such date:  
     Provided, That such rescission shall be applied first on a 
     pro rata basis to the unobligated balances of the payment 
     amounts allocated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant 
     to subsection (b)(3)(B) of section 602 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 802):  Provided further, That any remaining 
     amounts to be rescinded shall be applied next on a pro rata 
     basis to the unobligated balances of the payment amounts 
     allocated by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2)(B) of section 602 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 802):  Provided further, That any remaining 
     amounts to be rescinded shall be applied on a pro rata basis 
     to the unobligated balances of the payment amounts allocated 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury for each of the entities 
     authorized to receive payments under section 603 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 803).
       (e) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
     to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of 
     the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) and 
     allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in 
     section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
     $100,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.
       (f) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
     to the Department of Transportation in section 7202(a) of 
     title VII of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 
     117-2), $2,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.
       Sec. 7__.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
     available to the Department of Agriculture under the heading 
     ``Agricultural Programs--Office of the Secretary'' in title I 
     of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
     Security Act (Public Law 116-136), $650,000,000 are hereby 
     permanently rescinded:  Provided, That the amounts rescinded 
     pursuant to this section that were previously designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and 
     section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year.
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