S.Amdt. 3341

SA 3341. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Whitehouse)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224
proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R.
2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following:

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SEC. 62__. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.

(a) In General.--Title I of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 19 the following:

``SEC. 20. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law (including regulations), in carrying out any program
under this Act under which the Secretary provides a loan or
loan guarantee, the Secretary may provide such a loan or loan
guarantee to facilities employing commercially demonstrated
technologies for carbon dioxide capture and utilization.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 903) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), there
are''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Loans for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as are necessary to carry out section 20.
``(2) Separate appropriations.--The sums appropriated under
paragraph (1) shall be separate and distinct from the sums
appropriated under subsection (a).''.
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