S.Amdt. 1640

SA 1640. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin,
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis,
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr.
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms.
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar,
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957,
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. __. RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITIONS USING AMOUNTS FROM LAND
AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

Section 200306(b) of title 54, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Appropriations''
and inserting the following:
``(1) Acquisition.--Appropriations'';
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in the second
sentence, by striking ``Appropriations'' and inserting the
following:
``(2) Other purposes.--Appropriations'';
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by inserting
``valued and carried out in accordance with paragraph (3)
and'' before ``otherwise authorized by law''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Valuation.--
``(A) Disposal required.--Appropriations from the Fund
pursuant to this section shall not be used for the
acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or water
unless, prior to the acquisition, the Secretary or the
Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, sells land, water,
or an interest in land or water in the applicable State--
``(i) that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or
the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable; and
``(ii) the value of which is equal to or greater than the
value of the land that is proposed for acquisition.
``(B) Disposition of proceeds.--The proceeds from a sale of
land, water, or an interest in land or water under
subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the
United States.
``(C) Use of surplus.--
``(i) Definition of surplus.--In this subparagraph, the
term `surplus' means the difference between--

``(I) the amount deposited in the Treasury of the United
States from a sale of land, water, or an interest in land or
water under subparagraph (B); and
``(II) any amounts used for the acquisition under this
section of land, water, or an interest in land or water in
the State that was proposed for acquisition under
subparagraph (A).

``(ii) Use.--The Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture,
as applicable, may use any surplus for--

``(I) additional acquisitions of land, water, or interests
in land or water pursuant to this section; or
``(II) any other authorized activity for use of the Fund in
accordance with this chapter.''.

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