[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1125-S1130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  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     permanently rescinded.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     hereby permanently rescinded.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     this Act, $7,055,000,000 is rescinded as of such date:  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     amounts to be rescinded shall be applied next on a pro rata 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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  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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  SA 4984. Mr. SCHUMER 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 end add the following:

     SEC. __. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 4985. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4984 
proposed by Mr. Schumer 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:

        On page 1, line 3, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.

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  SA 4986. Mr. SCHUMER 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 end add the following:

     SEC. __. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 4 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 4987. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4986 
proposed by Mr. Schumer 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:

        On page 1, line 3, strike ``4'' and insert ``5''.
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  SA 4988. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4987 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the amendment SA 4986 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer 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:

        On page 1, line 1, strike ``5'' and insert ``6''.
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  SA 4989. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him 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 end of division HH, add the following:

    TITLE VII--PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES

     SEC. 701. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COVID-19 VACCINE 
                   MANDATES.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     under any division of this Act (notwithstanding section 3) 
     may be obligated or expended to--
       (1) implement or enforce--
       (A) section 1910.501 of title 29, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or a successor regulation);
       (B) Executive Order 14042 of September 9, 2021 (86 Fed. 
     Reg. 50985; relating to ensuring adequate COVID safety 
     protocols for Federal contractors);
       (C) Executive Order 14043 of September 9, 2021 (86 Fed. 
     Reg. 50989; relating to requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 
     vaccination for Federal employees);
       (D) the interim final rule issued by the Department of 
     Health and Human Services on November 5, 2021, entitled 
     ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health 
     Care Staff Vaccination'' (86 Fed. Reg. 61555); or
       (E) the memorandum signed by the Secretary of Defense on 
     August 24, 2021, for ``Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 
     Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members''; or
       (2) promulgate, implement, or enforce any rule, regulation, 
     or other agency statement, that is substantially similar to a 
     regulation, Executive Order, rule, or memorandum described in 
     paragraph (1).
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  SA 4990. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Toomey, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
Lankford, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 end of the matter preceding division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of any 
     division of this Act, none of the funds made available under 
     any division of this Act may be used to implement any 
     earmark, Community Project Funding, or Congressionally 
     Directed Spending specified in any provision of any division 
     of this Act or in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     prevent funds allocated for any earmark, Community Project 
     Funding, or Congressionally Directed Spending included in any 
     division of this Act or in the tables contained in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 from being 
     awarded under a merit-based process under existing law.
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  SA 4991. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in division HH, insert the 
     following:

             TITLE __--PROTECTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRIC GRID

     SEC. ___. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   TO PROTECT THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC GRID.

       (a) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Defense $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2026 to be used by the Secretary to 
     protect the electric grid of the United States.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) is 
     hereby decreased by $4,000,000,000.
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  SA 4992. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

               DIVISION __--PREVENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS

     SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Government Shutdowns 
     Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1311. Automatic continuing appropriations

       ``(a)(1)(A) On and after the first day of each fiscal year, 
     if an appropriation Act for such fiscal year with respect to 
     the account for a program, project, or activity has not been 
     enacted and continuing appropriations are not in effect with 
     respect to the program, project, or activity, there are 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary to continue, at 
     the rate for operations specified in subparagraph (C), the 
     program, project, or activity if funds were provided for the 
     program, project, or activity during the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B)(i) Appropriations and funds made available and 
     authority granted under subparagraph (A) shall be available 
     for a period of 14 days.
       ``(ii) If, at the end of the first 14-day period during 
     which appropriations and funds are made available and 
     authority is granted under subparagraph (A), and the end of 
     every 14-day period thereafter, an appropriation Act for such 
     fiscal year with respect to the account for a program, 
     project, or activity has not been enacted and continuing 
     appropriations are not in effect with respect to the program, 
     project, or activity under a provision of law other than 
     subparagraph (A), the appropriations and funds made available 
     and authority granted under subparagraph (A) during the 14-
     day period shall be extended for an additional 14-day period.
       ``(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the rate for 
     operations specified in this subparagraph with respect to a 
     program, project, or activity is the rate for operations for 
     the preceding fiscal year for the program, project, or 
     activity--
       ``(I) provided in the corresponding appropriation Act for 
     such preceding fiscal year;
       ``(II) if the corresponding appropriation bill for such 
     preceding fiscal year was not enacted, provided in the law 
     providing continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal 
     year; or
       ``(III) if the corresponding appropriation bill and a law 
     providing continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal 
     year were not enacted, provided under this section for such 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(ii) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose 
     budget authority was provided for the previous fiscal year in 
     appropriations Acts, under a law other than this section 
     providing continuing appropriations for such previous year, 
     or under this section, and for activities under the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008, appropriations and funds made 
     available during a fiscal year under this section shall be at 
     the rate necessary to maintain program levels under current 
     law, under the authority and conditions provided in the 
     applicable appropriations Act.
       ``(2) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
     authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this 
     section for a program, project, or activity shall be 
     available, in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), for the 
     period--
       ``(A) beginning on the first day of any lapse in 
     appropriations during such fiscal year; and
       ``(B) ending on the date of enactment of an appropriation 
     Act for such fiscal year with respect to the account for such 
     program, project, or activity (whether or not such Act 
     provides appropriations for such program, project, or 
     activity) or a law making continuing appropriations for the 
     program, project, or activity, as applicable.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding section 251(a)(1) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(a)(1)) and the timetable in section 254(a) of such Act (2 
     U.S.C. 904(a)), for any fiscal year for which appropriations 
     and funds are made available under this section, the final 
     sequestration report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 
     254(f)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 904(f)(1)) and any order for 
     such fiscal year pursuant to section 254(f)(5) of such Act (2 
     U.S.C. 901(f)(5)) shall be issued--

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       ``(A) for the Congressional Budget Office, 10 days after 
     the date on which appropriation Acts providing funding for 
     the entire Federal Government through the end of such fiscal 
     year have been enacted; and
       ``(B) for the Office of Management and Budget, 15 days 
     after the date on which appropriation Acts providing funding 
     for the entire Federal Government through the end of such 
     fiscal year have been enacted.
       ``(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or 
     authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for 
     any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to 
     the terms and conditions imposed with respect to the 
     appropriation made or funds made available for the preceding 
     fiscal year, or authority granted for such program, project, 
     or activity under current law.
       ``(c) Expenditures made for a program, project, or activity 
     for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged 
     to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
     whenever an appropriation Act for such fiscal year with 
     respect to the account for a program, project, or activity or 
     a law making continuing appropriations until the end of such 
     fiscal year for such program, project, or activity is 
     enacted.
       ``(d) This section shall not apply to a program, project, 
     or activity during a fiscal year if any other provision of 
     law (other than an authorization of appropriations)--
       ``(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
     grants authority for such program, project, or activity to 
     continue for such period; or
       ``(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
     made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
     be granted for such program, project, or activity to continue 
     for such period.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``1311. Automatic continuing appropriations.''.

     SEC. 3. TIMELY ENACTMENT OF APPROPRIATION ACTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered officer or employee'' means--
       (A) an officer or employee of the Office of Management and 
     Budget;
       (B) a Member of Congress; or
       (C) an employee of the personal office of a Member of 
     Congress, a committee of either House of Congress, or a joint 
     committee of Congress;
       (2) the term ``covered period''--
       (A) means any period of automatic continuing 
     appropriations; and
       (B) with respect to the legislative branch--
       (i) does not include any period of automatic continuing 
     appropriations that occurs during the period--

       (I) beginning at the time at which general appropriations 
     Acts providing funding for the entire Federal Government 
     (including an appropriation Act providing continuing funding) 
     have been enacted or passed in identical form by both Houses 
     and transmitted to Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the 
     House for enrollment and presentment to the President for his 
     signature; and
       (II) ending at the time at which 1 or more general 
     appropriations Acts--

       (aa) are vetoed by the President; or
       (bb) do not become law without the President's signature 
     under article I, section 7 of the Constitution of the United 
     States based on an adjournment of the Congress; and
       (ii) includes any period of automatic continuing 
     appropriations that is not a period described in clause (i) 
     and that follows a veto or a failure to become law (as 
     described in item (bb) of clause (i)(II)) of 1 or more 
     general appropriations Acts;
       (3) the term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 2106 of title 5, United States Code;
       (4) the term ``National Capital Region'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8702 of title 40, United States 
     Code; and
       (5) the term ``period of automatic continuing 
     appropriations'' means a period during which automatic 
     continuing appropriations under section 1311 of title 31, 
     United States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act, are in 
     effect with respect to 1 or more programs, projects, or 
     activities.
       (b) Limits on Travel Expenditures.--
       (1) Limits on official travel.--
       (A) Limitation.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     during a covered period no amounts may be obligated or 
     expended for official travel by a covered officer or 
     employee.
       (B) Exceptions.--
       (i) Return to dc.--If a covered officer or employee is away 
     from the seat of Government on the date on which a covered 
     period begins, funds may be obligated and expended for 
     official travel for a single return trip to the seat of 
     Government by the covered officer or employee.
       (ii) Travel in national capital region.--During a covered 
     period, amounts may be obligated and expended for official 
     travel by a covered officer or employee from one location in 
     the National Capital Region to another location in the 
     National Capital Region.
       (iii) National security events.--During a covered period, 
     if a national security event that triggers a continuity of 
     operations or continuity of Government protocol occurs, 
     amounts may be obligated and expended for official travel by 
     a covered officer or employee for any official travel 
     relating to responding to the national security event or 
     implementing the continuity of operations or continuity of 
     Government protocol.
       (2) Restriction on use of campaign funds.--Section 313 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``for ordinary'' and 
     inserting ``except as provided in subsection (d), for 
     ordinary''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Restriction on Use of Campaign Funds for Official 
     Travel During Automatic Continuing Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     during a covered period (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2022), a contribution or 
     donation described in subsection (a) may not be obligated or 
     expended for travel in connection with duties of the 
     individual as a holder of Federal office.
       ``(2) Return to dc.--If the individual is away from the 
     seat of Government on the date on which a covered period (as 
     so defined) begins, a contribution or donation described in 
     subsection (a) may be obligated and expended for travel by 
     the individual to return to the seat of Government.''.
       (c) Procedures in the Senate and House of 
     Representatives.--
       (1) In general.--During a covered period, in the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives--
       (A) it shall not be in order to move to proceed to any 
     matter except for--
       (i) a measure making appropriations for the fiscal year 
     during which the covered period begins;
       (ii) any motion required to determine the presence of or 
     produce a quorum; or
       (iii) on and after the 30th calendar day after the first 
     day of a covered period--

       (I) the nomination of an individual--

       (aa) to a position at level I of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5312 of title 5 of the United States Code; or
       (bb) to serve as Chief Justice of the United States or an 
     Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; 
     or

       (II) a measure extending the period during which a program, 
     project, or activity is authorized to be carried out (without 
     substantive change to the program, project, or activity or 
     any other program, project, or activity) if--

       (aa) an appropriation Act with respect to the program, 
     project, or activity for the fiscal year during which the 
     covered period occurs has not been enacted; and
       (bb) the program, project, or activity has expired since 
     the beginning of such fiscal year or will expire during the 
     30-day period beginning on the date of the motion;
       (B) it shall not be in order to move to recess or adjourn 
     for a period of more than 23 hours; and
       (C) at noon each day, or immediately following any 
     constructive convening of the Senate under rule IV, paragraph 
     2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Presiding Officer 
     shall direct the clerk to determine whether a quorum is 
     present.
       (2) Waiver.--
       (A) Limitation on period.--It shall not be in order in the 
     Senate or the House of Representatives to move to waive any 
     provision of paragraph (1) for a period that is longer than 7 
     days.
       (B) Supermajority vote.--A provision of paragraph (1) may 
     only be waived or suspended upon an affirmative vote of two-
     thirds of the Members of the applicable House of Congress, 
     duly chosen and sworn.
       (d) Motion To Proceed to Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--On and after the 30th calendar day after 
     the first day of each fiscal year, if an appropriation Act 
     for such fiscal year with respect to a program, project, or 
     activity has not been enacted, it shall be in order in the 
     Senate, notwithstanding rule XXII or any pending executive 
     measure or matter, to move to proceed to any appropriations 
     bill or joint resolution for the program, project, or 
     activity that has been sponsored and cosponsored by not less 
     than 3 Senators who are members of or caucus with the party 
     in the majority in the Senate and not less than 3 Senators 
     who are members of or caucus with the party in the minority 
     in the Senate.
       (2) Consideration.--For a bill or joint resolution 
     described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) the bill or joint resolution may be considered the same 
     day as it is introduced and shall not have to lie over 1 day; 
     and
       (B) the motion to proceed to the bill or joint resolution 
     shall be debatable for not to exceed 6 hours, equally divided 
     between the proponents and opponents of the motion, and upon 
     the use or yielding back of time, the Senate shall vote on 
     the motion to proceed.

     SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       (a) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary 
     effects of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
     be estimated as if this Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act are discretionary appropriations Acts for purposes of 
     section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.).
       (b) Baseline.--For purposes of calculating the baseline 
     under section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907), the provision of 
     budgetary resources under section 1311 of title 31, United 
     States Code, as added by this Act, for an account shall be 
     considered to be a continuing appropriation in effect for 
     such account for less than the entire current year.

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       (c) Enforcement of Discretionary Spending Limits.--For 
     purposes of enforcing the discretionary spending limits under 
     section 251(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)), the budgetary 
     resources made available under section 1311 of title 31, 
     United States Code, as added by this Act, shall be considered 
     part-year appropriations for purposes of section 251(a)(4) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 901(a)(4)).

     SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on September 30, 2022.
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  SA 4993. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIRING STATES, TERRITORIES, AND LOCALITIES TO SET 
                   ASIDE A PORTION OF CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY 
                   FUNDS FOR RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 602(c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Restaurant revitalization.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State or territory shall, subject to 
     subparagraph (B), use at least 10 percent of the total amount 
     of funds provided to the State or territory under this 
     section (including, in the case of a State, any funds 
     transferred to the State under section 603(c)(4)) to provide 
     assistance to eligible entities (which, for purposes of this 
     paragraph, shall have the meaning given such term in section 
     5003(a)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) that did 
     not receive a grant under section 5003(c) of such Act.
       ``(B) Requirement for states or territories with 
     insufficient funds remaining.--If less than 10 percent of the 
     total amount of funds provided to a State or territory under 
     this section (including, in the case of a State, any funds 
     transferred to the State under section 603(c)(4)) are 
     unobligated on the date of enactment of this paragraph and 
     the State or territory is unable to meet the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A) as a result, the State or territory shall 
     submit a report to Congress on how the State or territory has 
     used such funds, including the amount of such funds the State 
     or territory has used to provide assistance to eligible 
     entities.
       ``(C) Availability of funds provided to eligible entity.--
     If a State or territory provides funds to an eligible entity 
     under this paragraph--
       ``(i) such funds shall be available to the eligible entity 
     for the 2-year period that begins on the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) any such funds that are unobligated by the eligible 
     entity after such period shall revert to the Treasury.''; and
       (2) in section 603(c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Restaurant revitalization.--
       ``(A) In general.--A metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit 
     of local government, or county shall, subject to subparagraph 
     (B), use at least 10 percent of the total amount of funds 
     provided to city, unit of local government, or county under 
     this section to provide assistance to eligible entities 
     (which, for purposes of this paragraph, shall have the 
     meaning given such term in section 5003(a)(4) of the American 
     Rescue Plan Act of 2021) that did not receive a grant under 
     section 5003(c) of such Act.
       ``(B) Requirement for localities with insufficient funds 
     remaining.--If less than 10 percent of the total amount of 
     funds provided to a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of 
     local government, or county are unobligated on the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph and the city, unit of local 
     government, or county is unable to meet the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A) as a result, the city, unit of local 
     government, or county shall submit a report to Congress on 
     how the city, unit of local government, or county has used 
     such funds, including the amount of such funds the city, unit 
     of local government, or county has used to provide assistance 
     to eligible entities.
       ``(C) Availability of funds provided to eligible entity.--
     If a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local 
     government, or county provides funds to an eligible entity 
     under this paragraph--
       ``(i) such funds shall be available to the eligible entity 
     for the 2-year period that begins on the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) any such funds that are unobligated by the eligible 
     entity after such period shall revert to the Treasury.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Sections 602(c)(3) and 603(c)(3) 
     of title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)(3), 
     803(c)(3)) are each amended by striking ``paragraph (17) 
     of''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4994. Ms. STABENOW submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENDING CHILD NUTRITION WAIVER AUTHORITY.

       Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 
     1760(l))'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon and inserting ``or''; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a 
     qualified program.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (3)'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(1))''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``such section'' and 
     inserting ``section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Transition plan.--A State that elects to be subject 
     to a waiver under paragraph (2) that alters the operation of 
     a qualified program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     subsection (g)(1) during the 2022-2023 school year shall 
     submit to the Secretary a transition plan by November 1, 
     2022.
       ``(4) Technical assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance to assist school food authorities in meeting 
     nutrition standards during the period in which a waiver 
     established under paragraph (1) is in effect.
       ``(B) Technical assistance for regular operation.--Not 
     later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary shall issue 
     technical assistance to States relating to the statutory and 
     regulatory requirements that a State shall be required to 
     meet to resume regular operation of each qualified program 
     for the 2023-2024 school year.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as 
     subsections (e) through (g), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) State Action.--If the Secretary issues a waiver under 
     this section for meals served under a qualified program for 
     school year 2022-2023, a State, during the period in which 
     the waiver is in effect--
       ``(1) shall provide technical assistance or guidance in 
     lieu of fiscal action for meal pattern violations due to 
     supply chain disruptions;
       ``(2) shall not take fiscal action for meal pattern 
     violations due to supply chain disruptions; and
       ``(3) shall not, in applying fiscal action in any 
     subsequent school year, consider meal pattern violations that 
     occurred due to supply chain disruptions during that 
     period.'';
       (4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary'';
       (5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``The authority'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The authority'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking ``June 
     30'' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2023.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Limitation.--A waiver authorized by the Secretary 
     under this section may not be in effect after September 30, 
     2023.
       ``(3) Return to regular operation.--Beginning on October 1, 
     2023, each qualified program for which a waiver is authorized 
     under this section shall resume regular operation.'';
       (6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Regular operation.--The term `regular operation', 
     with respect to a qualified program, means the operation of 
     the qualified program as if this section was not in 
     effect.''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is appropriated, out of any funds 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Emergency designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amounts provided by paragraph (1) 
     are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
     U.S.C. 933(g)).
       ``(B) Designation in senate.--In the Senate, this section 
     is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4995. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIRING STATES, TERRITORIES, AND LOCALITIES TO USE 
                   COVID RELIEF FUNDS IN A TIMELY MANNER; LIFTING 
                   RESTRICTIONS ON STATE TAX LAWS.

       (a) In General.--Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 602--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2022''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A)--

       (I) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (2), and except as 
     provided in paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (II) by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2022''; and

       (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
       (C) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``, including, in 
     the case of a State or a territory, all modifications to the 
     State's or territory's tax revenue sources during the covered 
     period'';
       (D) in subsection (e), by striking ``, provided that, in 
     the case of a violation of subsection (c)(2)(A)'' and all 
     that follows through ``section 603(c)(4)''; and
       (E) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) 
     through (6), respectively; and
       (2) in section 603--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2022''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2022''.
       (b) Use of Unexpended COVID Relief Funds for Deficit 
     Reduction.--Any funds provided to a State, territory, Tribal 
     government, metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local 
     government, or county under section 602 or 603 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802, 803) that are unexpended on 
     January 1, 2023, shall revert to the Treasury and be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for the sole 
     purpose of deficit reduction.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 603(c)(3) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 803(c)(3)) and paragraph (2) of 
     section 602(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii)) are each amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (17) of''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4996. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF AMOUNTS TO IMPLEMENT OR 
                   ENFORCE MASK MANDATES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       No amounts appropriated under this Act or any other 
     provision of law may be used to implement or enforce any 
     requirement of the Department of Defense that individuals 
     wear a mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 
     2019 (commonly referred to as ``COVID-19'') in indoor 
     settings in installations and other facilities owned, leased, 
     or otherwise controlled by the Department.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4997. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

DIVISION __--PROVIDING REPORTS ON INFLATIONS COSTS AND ECONOMIC IMPACT 
                                  ACT

     SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Reports on 
     Inflation Costs and Economic Impact Act'' or the ``PRICE 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER REQUIRING AN INFLATION IMPACT REPORT 
                   WITH ANY LEGISLATION THAT MAKES DISCRETIONARY 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, 
     amendment between the Houses, or conference report making 
     discretionary appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 900(c))) unless an inflation impact report by the 
     Congressional Budget Office with respect to the measure is 
     submitted for publication in the Congressional Record, 
     including an analysis of the impact the measure would have 
     on--
       (1) the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
     of Labor;
       (2) the Employment Cost Index for private industry workers 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and
       (3) the purchasing power of consumers, including a 
     comparison of the impact described in paragraph (1) and the 
     impact described in paragraph (2).
       (b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeals.--
       (1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (2) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
     the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be 
     limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or 
     joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
     sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling 
     of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4998. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                         DIVISION __--COST ACT

     SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Cost Openness and Spending 
     Transparency Act of 2021'' or the ``COST Act''.

     SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 1356. Disclosure requirements for recipients of 
       Federal funds

       ``(a) In General.--An individual or entity (including a 
     State or local government and a recipient of a Federal 
     research grant) carrying out a program, project, or activity 
     that is, in whole or in part, carried out using Federal funds 
     shall clearly state in any statement, press release, request 
     for proposals, bid solicitation, or other document describing 
     the program, project, or activity, other than a communication 
     containing not more than 280 characters--
       ``(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program, 
     project, or activity which will be financed with Federal 
     funds;
       ``(2) the dollar amount of the Federal funds made available 
     for the program, project, or activity; and
       ``(3) the percentage of the total costs of, and dollar 
     amount for, the program, project, or activity that will be 
     financed by nongovernmental sources.
       ``(b) Noncompliance.--If the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget determines that an individual or entity 
     is failing to comply with subsection (a), the Director may 
     direct the head of each agency providing Federal funds to the 
     individual or entity to withhold not more than 25 percent of 
     the amount of Federal funds that would otherwise be provided 
     to the individual or entity, until the date on which the 
     individual or entity complies with subsection (a).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``1356. Disclosure requirements for recipients of Federal funds.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4999. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT REGARDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) provides a description of the effect of inflation and 
     supply chain disruption during the 3-year period ending on 
     the date of enactment of this Act on the cost to small 
     business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636)) of obtaining access to capital, 
     disaggregated by industry; and
       (2) makes recommendations, in partnership with the Office 
     of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, on how to 
     support access to capital for small business concerns 
     involved in domestic manufacturing, agriculture, and 
     production of technologies listed on the Critical and 
     Emerging Technologies List issued by the National Security 
     Council, or any successor thereto.

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