[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4310]
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  SA 5304. Mrs. FISCHER 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:

        Strike section 60111 and insert the following:

     SEC. 60111. GREENHOUSE GAS CORPORATE REPORTING.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for 
     the Environmental Protection Agency to support--
       (1) enhanced standardization and transparency of corporate 
     climate action commitments and plans to reduce greenhouse gas 
     (as defined in section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)) (as in effect on the date of enactment 
     of this Act)) emissions;
       (2) enhanced transparency regarding progress toward meeting 
     such commitments and implementing such plans; and
       (3) progress toward meeting such commitments and 
     implementing such plans.
       (b) Prohibition.--None of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (a) may be used to support the implementation of 
     any regulation, rule, or standard that would require the 
     reporting of emissions of greenhouse gases (as defined in 
     section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1)(G)) (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act)) from small businesses (as determined in accordance with 
     part 121 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations)), farms, or ranches.
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