[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4244]
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SA 5217. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
title II of S. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 371, strike lines 1 through 16 and insert the
following:
``(A) In general.--The requirement described in this
subparagraph with respect to a vehicle is that, with respect
to the battery from which the electric motor of such vehicle
draws electricity--
``(i) none of the applicable critical minerals (as defined
in section 45X(c)(6)) contained in such battery were
extracted or processed in any country whose government has,
according to a determination issued by the Secretary of State
during the 10-year period preceding the date of enactment of
the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, committed genocide or
crimes against humanity, and
``(ii) the percentage of the value of the applicable
critical minerals (as so defined) contained in such battery
that were--
``(I) extracted or processed in any country with which the
United States has a free trade agreement in effect, or
``(II) recycled in North America,
is equal to or greater than the applicable percentage (as
certified by the qualified manufacturer, in such form or
manner as prescribed by the Secretary).
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