S.Amdt. 2873

SA 2873. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2867 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Menendez (for himself
and Mr. Corker)) to the bill H.R. 4152, to provide for the costs of
loan guarantees for Ukraine; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

SEC. 11. TERMINATION OF GLOBAL SECURITY THROUGH SCIENCE
PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Effective on the date that is one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Global
Security through Science Partnerships program of the
Department of Energy is terminated.
(b) Transfer of Critical Functions.--If, before the date
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Energy, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, determines that any function of the
Global Security through Science Partnerships program is
critical to the national security of the United States, and
the Comptroller General of the United States certifies that
such function is critical and is not being carried out by any
other agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government,
the Secretary may transfer the responsibility for such
function to another office within the Department of Energy.
(c) Termination of Functions.--All functions of the Global
Security through Science Partnerships program, other than any
functions transferred pursuant to subsection (b), are
terminated effective on the date that is one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all unobligated Federal funds available for the Global
Security through Science Partnerships program in appropriated
discretionary unexpired funds are rescinded.

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