[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S222]
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  SA 4229. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6938, making consolidated 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEFINITIZATION AND DISBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   ENERGY AWARDS.

       Any grant allocation, discretionary grant award, 
     discretionary contract award, or other transaction agreement 
     made by the Department of Energy that, as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, was obligated with a unique award key 
     and a Federal award identification number and remains capable 
     of being definitized shall be definitized and disbursed 
     before September 30, 2026, only for the purposes associated 
     with the award or transaction agreement, as applicable, and 
     for the entity with the same recipient identifier as such 
     award was made, within the same period of availability as the 
     award was originally provided.
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