S.Amdt. 1652Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 1652
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Submitted June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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SA 1652. Mr. CRUZ 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: In section 200402(b) of title 54, United States Code (as added by section 2(a)), strike paragraph (1) and insert the following: ``(1) Source of deposits.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary shall-- ``(i) examine the most-recent inventory of all federally owned public land, and the resources and other values of that land, maintained pursuant to section 201(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711(a)); ``(ii) of the public land included in the inventory described in clause (i), identify parcels with a cumulative value equal to not more than $12,000,000,000 that would be appropriate to sell, in accordance with section 203 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1713); and ``(iii) publish in the Federal Register a detailed list of each parcel of public land identified under clause (ii), together with-- ``(I) an estimate of the fair market value of each such parcel; and ``(II) a 5-year schedule by which the Secretary proposes to sell, or cause a covered agency to sell, the parcels to the public, subject to the condition that the sales shall be-- ``(aa) conducted as soon as practicable during each scheduled fiscal year to allow for appropriate planning in expending amounts in the Fund; ``(bb) conducted through-- ``(AA) public auction; or ``(BB) closed-bid auction; and ``(cc) to the maximum extent practicable, projected to generate total proceeds equal to not less than $1,900,000,000 during each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. ``(B) Cooperation by covered agencies.--The head of each covered agency shall sell each parcel of public land identified by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(i) that is under the jurisdiction of the covered agency, in accordance with the schedule published by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(iii)(II). ``(C) Deposit in fund.-- ``(i) In general.--The net proceeds from each sale of public land pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the Fund, subject to paragraph (2). ``(ii) Treatment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law-- ``(I) the Fund shall consist only of the net proceeds deposited in the Fund pursuant to clause (i); and ``(II) no amounts other than the amounts referred to in subclause (I) may be deposited in the Fund. ______