[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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