[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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