S.Amdt. 1609

1. Inserts new text at the end of the bill

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   In S. 1813 · Reported to Senate

   "7. Highway Spending Controls.............................. 701".

   Inserted: DIVISION--MISCELLANEOUS

   Inserted: SEC. _01. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN; TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

   Inserted: (a) Limitation on Use of Certain Funds for Capital Projects in Afghanistan.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 9005 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74), or any other provision of law, funds described in paragraph (2) may not be obligated or expended on or after the date of the enactment of this Act to carry out a capital project described in paragraph (3).

   Inserted: (2) Funds described.--Funds described in this paragraph are amounts--

   Inserted: (A) appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74), for fiscal year 2012 for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, the Commanders' Emergency Response Program, or any other program of the Department and available to carry out capital projects in Afghanistan; and

   Inserted: (B) available for obligation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (3) Capital projects described.--A capital project described in this paragraph is a capital project (as defined in section 308 of the Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2421e))--

   Inserted: (A) carried out for the benefit of the host country in Afghanistan; and

   Inserted: (B) the cost of which exceeds $50,000.

   Inserted: (b) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that contains--

   Inserted: (1) a determination of the amount of funds described in subsection (a)(2) that would have been obligated and expended by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2012 to carry out capital projects described in subsection (a)(3), based on the plans of the Department on such date of enactment to carry out such projects during that fiscal year, but for the limitation on the obligation and expenditure of such funds for such projects under subsection (a)(1); and

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   Inserted: (2) a description of each capital project described in subsection (a)(3) for which amounts were obligated or expended during fiscal year 2012 and before the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (c) Transfer of Amounts to Highway Trust Fund.--Section 9503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(9) Certain amounts previously appropriated for capital projects in afghanistan.--There is hereby appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2012 an amount equal to the amount of funds described in subsection (a)(2) of section _01 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that the Secretary of Defense determines under subsection (b)(1) of that section would have been obligated or expended in fiscal year 2012 for capital projects described in subsection (a)(3) of that section but for the limitation on the obligation and expenditure of such funds for such projects under subsection (a)(1) of that section.".

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