[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2849-S2850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 720. Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Barrasso, 
and Ms. Lummis) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 
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. ___. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN UNOBLIGATED BALANCES; FUNDING 
                   OF PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Commission; program.--The terms ``Commission'' and 
     ``Program'' have the meanings given those terms in section 9 
     of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
     (47 U.S.C. 1608).
       (2) Covered accounts.--The term ``covered accounts'' means 
     amounts made available under--
       (A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-123; 134 Stat. 146);
       (B) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 
     116-127; 134 Stat. 178);
       (C) the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 281);
       (D) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
     Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139; 134 Stat. 620);
       (E) division M or N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2021 (Public Law 116-260);
       (F) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 
     135 Stat. 4); or
       (G) an amendment made by a provision of law described in 
     any of subparagraphs (A) through (F).
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Of the unobligated balances, as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, of the covered accounts, 
     $3,080,000,000 shall be transferred not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act to the Commission to 
     carry out the Program.

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       (2) Pro rata transfer.--Unobligated balances shall be 
     transferred under paragraph (1) on a pro rata basis.
       (3) Use and availability of funds.--Amounts transferred 
     under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) be merged with other appropriations for the Program;
       (B) be subject to the same conditions and limitations as 
     the other appropriations for the Program; and
       (C) remain available until expended.
       (4) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 4(k) of 
     the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
     (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended by striking ``$1,900,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$4,980,000,000''.
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