[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 76 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1988. Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Vance) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1911 submitted by Ms. Cantwell 
(for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration 
and other civil aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. APPROPRIATION FOR AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM.

       Section 904(i)(2) of division N of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1752(i)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There is'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Fiscal year 2021.--There is''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Fiscal year 2024.--There is appropriated to the 
     Affordable Connectivity Fund, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,000,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2024, to remain available until expended.''.
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