[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4983. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2471, to measure the progress of post-
disaster recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule 
of law, and media freedoms in Haiti; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY 
                   DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
     States not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to 
     the ``Community Development Fund'', for necessary expenses 
     related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and 
     restoration of infrastructure, housing, and economic 
     revitalization in areas in States for which the President 
     declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, 
     and Ida, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
     of which--
       (1) $600,000,000 shall be for activities related to 
     Hurricanes Laura and Delta; and
       (2) $1,400,000,000 shall be for activities related to 
     Hurricane Ida.
       (b) Deposit of c-band Spectrum Auction Proceeds in 
     Treasury.--Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and (G)'' and 
     inserting ``(G), and (H)'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``and (G)'' and 
     inserting ``(G), and (H)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) C-band auction proceeds.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), and except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     of the proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments from 
     successful bidders) from the use of a system of competitive 
     bidding under this subsection to award licenses in the band 
     of frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 3980 megahertz 
     (designated by the Commission as `Auction 107'), 
     $2,500,000,000 shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury and used for emergency assistance under section 
     240(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.''.

     SEC. ___. ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
     appropriated, there is appropriated $500,000,000 for the Port 
     Infrastructure Development Program within the Department of 
     Transportation's Maritime Administration, to equitably 
     administer grant awards to ports that incurred damages from 
     Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Ida and Tropical Storm 
     Cristobal.
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