S.Amdt. 1122

SA 1122. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055,
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2020, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in title I of division, D, insert
the following:
Sec. 1__.  In distributing the amounts made available under
this Act to carry out section 117 of title 23, United States
Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall ensure equitable
geographical distribution by prioritizing funding--
(1) for projects in States that have not received a prior
award under that section; and
(2) for projects in States with a significant number of
residents in rural areas who are members of a federally
recognized Indian tribe.
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