[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2532-S2533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5481. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. FULLY FUNDING THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC 
                   RESEARCH.

       (a) Reduction of Funds for ICE.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the amount appropriated under section 
     202 to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced by 
     $1,000,000,000.
       (b) Appropriation for National Center for Atmospheric 
     Research.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
     is appropriated to the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes 
     of fully funding the National Center

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     for Atmospheric Research for not less than 5 years, thereby 
     supporting modeling and prediction of severe weather events, 
     space weather, and wildfire impacts.
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