S.Amdt. 2571Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2571
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Submitted August 5, 2020
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SA 2571. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. AMENDMENTS TO THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. (a) Appropriations.-- (1) In general.--The matter under the heading ``Independent Agencies--Pandemic Response Accountability Committee'' in title V of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by striking ``funds provided in'' and inserting ``covered funds as provided in section 15010 of''. (2) Emergency designation.--The amounts repurposed in the matter under the heading [[Page S4949]] ``Independent Agencies--Pandemic Response Accountability Committee'' in title V of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), as amended by paragraph (1), that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (b) Definition of Covered Funds.--Section 15010(a)(6) of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``divisions A and B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136)''; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: ``(D) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139); or ``(E) the Coronavirus Relief Fair Unemployment Compensation Act of 2020; and''. (c) Appointment of Chairperson.--Section 15010(c) of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``(D), and (E)''; and (2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ``of the Council'' after ``Chairperson''. ______