[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5276. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer 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 390, strike lines 1 through 18 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(7) Excluded entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `new clean vehicle' shall not include--
       ``(i) any vehicle with respect to which any of the 
     applicable critical minerals contained in the battery of such 
     vehicle (as described in subsection (e)(1)(A)) were 
     extracted, processed, or recycled by a foreign entity of 
     concern (as defined in section 40207(a)(5) of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 
     18741(a)(5))), or
       ``(ii) any vehicle with respect to which any of the 
     components contained in the battery of such vehicle (as 
     described in subsection (e)(2)(A)) were manufactured or 
     assembled by a foreign entity of concern (as so defined).
       ``(B) Regulations and guidance.--With respect to the 
     requirements established under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary may not issue any regulations or other guidance 
     which provides for exemptions from such requirements or 
     otherwise weakens the implementation or enforcement of such 
     requirements, including any exclusion of entities owned by, 
     controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China as foreign 
     entities of concern (as so defined).''.
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