[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1210]
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  SA 556. Mr. WELCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING 
                   ELECTRIC RELIABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY BY 
                   INVESTING IN EXPANDING AND MODERNIZING ELECTRIC 
                   TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     ensuring electric reliability and affordability by investing 
     in expanding and modernizing electric transmission 
     infrastructure, which may include investing in the 
     construction of new high-voltage transmission lines, 
     improving intraregional and interregional transmission 
     planning, investing in advanced transmission technologies, or 
     accelerating the permitting process for renewable energy and 
     electric transmission projects, by the amounts provided in 
     such legislation for those purposes, provided that such 
     legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of 
     the total of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
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