[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 113 (Monday, June 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4115]
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  SA 2729. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. 
Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 50403(a), strike paragraph (6) and insert the 
     following:
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Current Applicants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the extent 
     applicable, use all administrative flexibilities to ensure 
     current applicants for loan guarantees are considered under 
     this section.
       ``(2) No reapplication.--Nothing in the amendments made to 
     this section by section 50403 of the Act entitled `An Act to 
     provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. 
     Res. 14' (119th Congress) (including any new regulatory 
     proceedings or program guidance as a result thereof) shall 
     require applicants that have submitted applications under 
     this section as of the date of that Act to re-apply.
       ``(g) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
     year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2028, to carry out activities under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--Of the amount made available 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not more than 3 
     percent for administrative expenses.''.
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