[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 200 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10062-S10065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will resume legislative session.
The clerk will report the pending business.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
House message to accompany H.R. 2617, a bill to amend
section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the
description of how performance goals are achieved, taking
action on the following amendments and motions proposed
thereto.
Pending:
Schumer motion to concur in the amendment of the House to
the amendment of the Senate No. 4 to the bill, with Schumer
(for Leahy) amendment No. 6552, in the nature of a
substitute.
Schumer amendment No. 6571 (to amendment No. 6552), to add
an effective date.
Schumer motion to refer the message of the House on the
bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions,
Schumer amendment No. 6572, to add an effective date.
Schumer amendment No. 6573 (to the instructions (amendment
No. 6572) of the motion to refer), to modify the effective
date.
Schumer amendment No. 6574 (to amendment No. 6573), to
modify the effective date.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
following be the only matters remaining in order to the House message
with respect to H.R. 2617; that the amendments be called up en bloc,
reported by number, and considered in order: Paul, No. 6561, and a
motion to waive; Johnson, No. 6555; Johnson, No. 6559; Sinema-Tester,
No. 6621; Lee, No. 6563; Lee, No. 6576; Lankford, No. 6577; Braun, No.
6569; Cassidy, No. 6558; Padilla-Cornyn, No. 6588; Graham, No. 6596;
Merkley, No. 6595; Klobuchar-Lee, No. 6597; Gillibrand, No. 6607;
Menendez-Cotton, No. 6617; that the Senate then proceed to the
immediate consideration of the Scott of Florida bill that is at the
desk; that the bill be considered read a third time and the Senate vote
on passage of the bill; that if the bill is passed, the motion to
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that upon
disposition of the Scott bill, the Senate resume consideration of the
House message; further, that the Senate then vote on the motion to
waive, if made, and in relation to the amendments in the order listed;
that upon disposition of the amendments, the motion to refer be
withdrawn, amendment No. 6571 be withdrawn, and the Senate then vote on
the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment No.
4 to H.R. 2617 with amendment No. 6552, as amended, if amended, with 2
minutes for debate equally divided between each vote and all votes
after the first vote be 10-minute votes, with 60 affirmative votes
required for passage of the Scott bill, the motion to concur with
amendment, and the adoption of all amendments except No. 6555, No.
6577, No. 6563, and No. 6576; finally, that if the motion to concur
with amendment is agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered
made and laid upon the table, without intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Order of Procedure
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, we have an agreement now. We will vote on
all of the amendments in order and then vote on final passage. It has
taken a while, but it is worth it. And I appreciate the cooperation of
everyone here.
The first vote will take a while, until the Members can assemble. But
after that, I hope, we intend that everyone will sit in their seat and
we vote through the amendments quickly. As we know, the storm is
coming. We want to have people vote, get the bill done, but then be
able to go home once we have done our work.
So please cooperate, and no appointments far away. We are going to
vote quickly, 10-minute votes on each, and, hopefully, Members will sit
in their chairs.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Amendment Nos. 6561, 6555, 6559, 6621, 6563, 6576, 6577, 6569, 6558,
6588, 6596, 6595, 6597, 6607, 6617
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the following
amendments will be called en bloc and reported by number.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes amendments
en bloc numbered 6561, 6555, 6559, 6621, 6563, 6576, 6577,
6569, 6558, 6588, 6596, 6595, 6597, 6607, 6617.
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On page S10062, December 22, 2022, third column, the following
appears: AMENDMENT NOS. 6561, 6555, 6569, 6621, 6563, 6576, 6577,
6569, 6558, 6588, 6596, 6595, 6597, 6607, 6617 The PRESIDING
OFFICER. Under the previous order, the following amendments will
be called en bloc and reported by number. The legislative clerk
read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. SCHUMER] proposes
amendments en bloc numbered 6561, 6555, 6569, 6621, 6563, 6576,
6577, 6569, 6558, 6588, 6596, 6595, 6597, 6607, 6617.
The online Record has been corrected to read: AMENDMENT NOS.
6561, 6555, 6559, 6621, 6563, 6576, 6577, 6569, 6558, 6588, 6596,
6595, 6597, 6607, 6617 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous
order, the following amendments will be called en bloc and
reported by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The
Senator from New York [Mr. SCHUMER] proposes amendments en bloc
numbered 6561, 6555, 6559, 6621, 6563, 6576, 6577, 6569, 6558,
6588, 6596, 6595, 6597, 6607, 6617.
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The amendments are as follows:
amendment no. 6561
(Purpose: To increase the voting threshold for budget points of order)
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. VOTING THRESHOLD FOR BUDGET POINTS OF ORDER.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered point
of order'' means a point of order under the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
900 et seq.), the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2
U.S.C. 931 et seq.), or a concurrent resolution on the
budget.
(b) Voting Threshold.--In the Senate--
(1) a covered point of order may be waived only by the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen
and sworn; and
(2) an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a covered point of order.
amendment no. 6555
(Purpose: To eliminate all earmarks in the bill)
On page 6, after line 2, add the following:
SEC. 7. ELIMINATION OF EARMARKS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of any
division of this Act--
(1) no amounts shall be made available for a purpose
specified in any table relating to congressionally directed
spending in the explanatory statement described in section 4
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act), or for any congressionally directed spending in any
division of this Act, and each such item of congressionally
directed spending is null and void;
(2) each appropriation under any division of this Act shall
be reduced by the amount of any allocation of such
appropriation for congressionally directed spending items
that is made null and void by paragraph (1); and
(3) each allocation of an appropriation under any division
of this Act shall be reduced by the amount of any further
allocation of such allocation of an appropriation for
congressionally directed spending items that is made null and
void by paragraph (1).
(b) Report.--The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall submit to Congress a report indicating the final
amount appropriated for each appropriation account for which
amounts are made available under any division of this Act and
the amount of each allocation of such an appropriation, as
reduced in accordance with subsection (a).
amendment no. 6559
(Purpose: To restrict the use of Federal funds appropriated to the
Department of Homeland Security for the transportation of illegal
aliens within the United States.)
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of
Amendments.'')
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On page S10062, December 22, 2022, third column, the following
appears: AMENDMENT NO. 6569 (Purpose: To eliminate a waiver of
State immunity) Strike section ll6 (relating to a waiver of State
immunity).
The online Record has been corrected to read: AMENDMENT NO. 6559
(Purpose: To restrict the use of Federal funds appropriated to the
Department of Homeland Security for the transportation of illegal
aliens within the United States.) (The amendment is printed in
today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')
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Amendment No. 6621
(Purpose: To appropriate amounts for the Executive Office
for Immigration Review, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
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Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, refugee and entrant assistance, and
other Federal agencies.)
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of
Amendments.'')
amendment no. 6563
(Purpose: To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to terminate the
prohibitions on entry into the United States that are commonly referred
to as Title 42)
On page 757, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
Sec. 550. None of the funds provided by this Act may be
obligated or expended to terminate the prohibitions on entry
into the United States issued pursuant to sections 362 and
365 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268)
as a result of the public health emergency relating to the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic declared under
section 319 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020
(popularly known as ``Title 42'').
AMENDMENT No. 6576
(Purpose: To provide for the continuation of pay and benefits for
Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis)
On page 410, after line 25, add the following:
Sec. 8145. The Secretary of the Navy shall continue to
provide pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis,
United States Navy, until such time as the Secretary of the
Navy makes a determination with respect to the separation of
Lieutenant Alkonis from the Navy.
amendment no. 6577
(Purpose: To establish a rule of construction relating to religious
entities)
Strike section __7(b) and insert the following:
(b) Rule of Construction.--This division shall not be
construed to require a religious entity described in section
702(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a))
to make an accommodation that would violate the entity's
religion (as defined in section 701(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
2000e(j))).
AMENDMENT NO. 6569
(Purpose: To eliminate a waiver of State immunity)
Strike section __6 (relating to a waiver of State
immunity).
Amendment No. 6558
(Purpose: To eliminate discrimination and promote women's
health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace
accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the
functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a
related medical condition.)
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of
Amendments.'')
Amendment No. 6588
(Purpose: To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to
allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief
funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act for
infrastructure projects, improve the Local Assistance and
Tribal Consistency Fund, provide Tribal governments with more
time to use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments, and for other
purposes.)
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of
Amendments.'')
AMENDMENT NO. 6596
(Purpose: To authorize the transfer of the proceeds of certain
forfeited property to help Ukraine recover from the harms caused by the
ongoing Russian aggression)
On page 1857, after line 23, add the following:
Sec. 1708. (a) The Attorney General may transfer to the
Secretary of State the proceeds of any covered forfeited
property for use by the Secretary of State to provide
assistance to Ukraine to remediate the harms of Russian
aggression towards Ukraine. Any such transfer shall be
considered foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), including for purposes
of making available the administrative authorities and
implementing the reporting requirements contained in that
Act.
(b) Not later than 15 days after any transfers made
pursuant to subsection (a), the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of State, shall submit a report describing such
transfers to the appropriate congressional committees.
(c) In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(G) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The term ``covered forfeited property'' means property
forfeited under chapter 46 or section 1963 of title 18,
United States Code, which property belonged to, was possessed
by, or was controlled by a person subject to sanctions and
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary
of State, or which property was involved in an act in
violation of sanctions enacted pursuant to Executive Order
14024, and as expanded by Executive Order 14066 of March 8,
2022, and relied on for additional steps taken in Executive
Order 14039 of August 20, 2021, and Executive Order 14068 of
March 11, 2022.
(d) The authority under this section shall apply to any
covered forfeited property forfeited on or before May 1,
2025.
Amendment No. 6595
(Purpose: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the
workplace, and for other purposes.)
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of
Amendments.'')
amendment no. 6597
(Purpose: To improve the bill)
Strike division GG and insert the following:
DIVISION GG--MERGER FILING FEE MODERNIZATION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Merger Filing Fee
Modernization Act of 2022''.
TITLE I--MODERNIZING MERGER FILING FEE COLLECTIONS; ACCOUNTABILITY
REQUIREMENTS; LIMITATION ON FUNDING
SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF PREMERGER NOTIFICATION FILING FEES.
Section 605 of Public Law 101-162 (15 U.S.C. 18a note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``$45,000'' and inserting ``$30,000'';
(ii) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting
``$161,500,000'';
(iii) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2023''; and
(iv) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2022'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``$125,000'' and inserting ``$100,000'';
(ii) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting
``$161,500,000'';
(iii) by striking ``but less'' and inserting ``but is
less''; and
(iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``$280,000'' and inserting ``$250,000'';
and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``but
is less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and
published);''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) $400,000 if the aggregate total amount determined
under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.
18a(a)(2)) is not less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted
and published) but is less than $2,000,000,000 (as so
adjusted and published);
``(5) $800,000 if the aggregate total amount determined
under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.
18a(a)(2)) is not less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted
and published) but is less than $5,000,000,000 (as so
adjusted and published); and
``(6) $2,250,000 if the aggregate total amount determined
under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.
18a(a)(2)) is not less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted
and published).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c)(1) For each fiscal year commencing after September
30, 2023, the filing fees in this section shall be increased
by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the
Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Department of
Labor or its successor, for the year then ended over the
level so established for the year ending September 30, 2022.
``(2) As soon as practicable, but not later than January 31
of each year, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish the
adjusted amounts required by paragraph (1).
``(3) The Federal Trade Commission shall not adjust amounts
required by paragraph (1) if the percentage increase
described in paragraph (1) is less than 1 percent.
``(4) An amount adjusted under this section shall be
rounded to the nearest multiple of $5,000.''.
SEC. 102. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MERGER FEE COLLECTIONS.
(a) FTC and DOJ Joint Report.--For each of fiscal years
2023 through 2027, the Federal Trade Commission and
Department of Justice shall jointly and annually report to
the Congress on the operation of section 7A of the Clayton
Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) and shall include in such report the
following:
(1) The amount of funds made available to the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department of Justice, respectively, from
the premerger notification filing fees under this section, as
adjusted by the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022,
as compared to the funds made available to the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department of Justice, respectively, from
premerger notification filing fees as the fees were
determined in fiscal year 2022.
(2) The total revenue derived from premerger notification
filing fees, by tier, by the Federal Trade Commission and the
Department of Justice, respectively.
(3) The gross cost of operations of the Federal Trade
Commission, by Budget Activity, and the Antitrust Division of
the Department of Justice, respectively.
(b) FTC Report.--The Federal Trade Commission shall include
in the report required under subsection (a), in addition to
the requirements under subsection (a), for the previous
fiscal year--
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(1) for actions with respect to which the record of the
vote of each member of the Federal Trade Commission is on the
public record of the Federal Trade Commission, a list of each
action with respect to which the Federal Trade Commission
took or declined to take action on a 3 to 2 vote; and
(2) for all actions for which the Federal Trade Commission
took a vote, the percentage of such actions that were decided
on a 3 to 2 vote.
(c) Summary.--The Federal Trade Commission and the
Department of Justice shall make the report required under
subsection (a) available to the Committees on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, and shall,
for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, no later than July 1,
present a summary of the joint annual report for the
preceding fiscal year, including the information required in
subsections (a) and (b) of this section, to the Committees on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the
Senate.
TITLE II--DISCLOSURE OF SUBSIDIES BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES
SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Foreign subsidies, which can take the form of direct
subsidies, grants, loans (including below-market loans), loan
guarantees, tax concessions, preferential government
procurement policies, or government ownership or control, can
distort the competitive process by enabling the subsidized
firm to submit a bid higher than other firms in the market,
or otherwise change the incentives of the firm in ways that
undermine competition following an acquisition.
(2) Foreign subsidies are particularly problematic when
granted by countries or entities that constitute a strategic
or economic threat to United States interests.
(3) The Made in China 2025 plan, states that the Chinese
Communist Party will ``support enterprises to carry out
mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity investment, and
venture capital overseas''.
(4) The 2020 report to Congress from the bipartisan U.S.-
China Economic and Security Review Commission concluded that
the Chinese Government subsidizes companies with a goal of
their expanding into the United States and other countries,
finding that ``[t]his process assists Chinese national
champions in surpassing and supplanting global market
leaders''. The report warns that the risk is particularly
acute when it comes to emerging technologies, where China
seeks to ``surpass and displace the United States altogether
[and that] [f]ailure to appreciate the gravity of this
challenge and defend U.S. competitiveness would be dire . . .
[and] risks setting back U.S. economic and technological
progress for decades''.
(5) In remarks before the Hudson Institute on December 8,
2020, FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips stated, ``[O]ne area
where antitrust needs to reckon with the strategic interests
of other nations is when we scrutinize mergers or conduct
involving state-owned entities . . . companies that are
controlled, to varying degrees, by the state . . . [and]
often are a government tool for implementing industrial
policies or to protect national security''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to require
parties providing pre-merger notifications to include in the
notification required under section 7A of the Clayton Act (15
U.S.C. 18a) information concerning subsidies they receive
from countries or entities that are strategic or economic
threats to the United States.
SEC. 202. MERGERS INVOLVING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``foreign entity
of concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 40207
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C.
18741(a)).
(b) Accounting for Foreign Government Subsidies.--A person
required to file a notification under section 7A of the
Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) that received a subsidy from a
foreign entity of concern shall include in such notification
content regarding such subsidy.
(c) Authority of Antitrust Regulators.--The Federal Trade
Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department
of Justice, and in consultation with the Chairperson of the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Chair of the United States
International Trade Commission, the United States Trade
Representative, and the heads of other appropriate agencies,
and by rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United
States Code, shall require that the notification required
under subsection (b) be in such form and contain such
documentary material and information relevant to a proposed
acquisition as is necessary and appropriate to enable the
Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General
in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of
Justice to determine whether such acquisition may, if
consummated, violate the antitrust laws.
(d) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) shall take effect on
the date on which the rule described in subsection (c) takes
effect.
TITLE III--VENUE FOR STATE ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 301. VENUE FOR STATE ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT.
Section 1407 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (g) by inserting ``or a State'' after
``United States'' and striking ``; but shall not include
section 4A of the Act of October 15, 1914, as added July 7,
1955 (69 Stat. 282; 15 U.S.C. 15a)''; and
(2) by striking subsection (h).
amendment no. 6607
(Purpose: To establish a World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental
Fund)
At the end of division FF, add the following:
TITLE VII--SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH
PROGRAM
SEC. 7701. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
HEALTH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 3352. SUPPLEMENTAL FUND.
``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known
as the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund
(referred to in this section as the `Supplemental Fund'),
consisting of amounts deposited into the Fund under
subsection (b).
``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year
2023 $1,000,000,000, for deposit into the Supplemental Fund,
which amounts shall remain available through fiscal year
2032.
``(c) Uses of Funds.--Amounts deposited into the
Supplemental Fund under subsection (b) shall be available,
without further appropriation and without regard to any
spending limitation under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program
Administrator as needed at the discretion of such
Administrator, for carrying out any provision in this title,
including sections 3303 and 3341(c).
``(d) Return of Funds.--Any amounts that remain in the
Supplemental Fund on September 30, 2032, shall be deposited
into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Title XXXIII of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``section 3351'' and
inserting ``sections 3351 and 3352'';
(2) in section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``section 3351'' and
inserting ``sections 3351 and 3352'';
(3) in section 3331 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-41)--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and the World Trade
Center Health Program Supplemental Fund'' before the period
at the end; and
(B) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(excluding any
expenditures from amounts in the World Trade Center Health
Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352)'' before the
period at the end; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following
subparagraph (C), by inserting ``(excluding any expenditures
from amounts in the World Trade Center Health Program
Supplemental Fund under section 3352)'' before the period at
the end; and
(4) in section 3351(b) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-61(b))--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or as available from
the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under
section 3352'' before the period at the end; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or as available from
the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under
section 3352'' before the period at the end.
(c) Prevention and Public Health Fund.--Section 4002(b) of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.
300u-11(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``$1,800,000,000; and''
and inserting ``$1,525,000,000;'';
(2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
``(9) for each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029,
$1,725,000,000; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) for fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year
thereafter, $2,000,000,000.''.
SEC. 7702. RESEARCH COHORT FOR EMERGING HEALTH IMPACTS ON
YOUTH.
(a) In General.--Section 3341 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-51) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``With respect'' through ``subtitle B, the'' and inserting
``The''; and
(B) by striking ``of such individuals'' each place it
appears;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``and individuals
who were exposed within a geographic area related to the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a manner similar to
the exposure within such geographic area experienced by
individuals meeting the eligibility criteria under section
3311(a)(2) or 3321(a)(1)(B)'' after ``treatment'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Research Cohort for Emerging Health Impacts on
Youth.--
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``(1) In general.--The WTC Program Administrator, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish
a research cohort of sufficient size to conduct future
research studies on the health and educational impacts of
exposure to airborne toxins, or any other hazard or adverse
condition, resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks, including on the population of individuals who were
21 years of age or younger at the time of exposure, including
such individuals who are screening-eligible WTC survivors or
certified-eligible WTC survivors.
``(2) Populations studied.--The research cohort under
paragraph (1) may include--
``(A) individuals who, on September 11, 2001, were 21 years
of age or younger and were--
``(i) outside the New York City disaster area; and
``(ii) in--
``(I) the area of Manhattan not further north than 14th
Street; or
``(II) Brooklyn; and
``(B) control populations, including populations of
individuals who, on September 11, 2001, were 21 years of age
or younger.''.
(b) Funding.--Section 3351(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
61(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
``(4) Limitation for research cohort for emerging health
impacts on youth.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the amounts
made available under such paragraph may not be used for
fiscal years 2023 through 2032 to carry out subsection (c) of
section 3341.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3301(f)(2)(E) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm(f)(2)(E)) is amended by striking
``section 3341(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (c) of
section 3341''.
Amendment No. 6617
(Purpose: To improve the Justice for United States Victims
of State Sponsored Terrorism Act.)
(The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of
Amendments.'')
Mr. SCHUMER. I suggest the absence of a quorum, Mr. President.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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