[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2407]
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  SA 250. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. METHANE WASTE EMISSIONS CHARGE.

       (a) Amendment to Reporting Period.--Section 136(g) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436(g)) is amended by striking 
     ``The charge'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     subsection (f)(5), the charge''.
       (b) Exemption.--Section 136(f)(5) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7436(f)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Exemption'' and 
     inserting ``Exemptions'';
       (2) by striking ``such emissions are caused'' and inserting 
     the following: ``such emissions--
       ``(A) are caused'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) occur before the date that is 1 year after the later 
     of--
       ``(i) the date on which financial assistance is provided 
     from the amounts appropriated in subsections (a) and (b) to 
     owners and operators of applicable facilities in the industry 
     segments listed in subsection (d); and
       ``(ii) the initial effective date of final regulations or 
     guidance issued by the Administrator for implementing 
     subsection (c) and this subsection.''.
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