S.Amdt. 1017

SA 1017. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant
to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

Beginning on page 581, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 582, line 15, and insert the following:
``(6) Timing.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D), to the
extent practicable, with respect to each State and territory
allocated a payment under this subsection, the Secretary
shall make the payment required for the State or territory
not later than 60 days after the date on which the
certification required under subsection (d)(1) is provided to
the Secretary.
``(B) Tribal governments.--To the extent practicable, with
respect to each Tribal government for which an amount is
allocated under this subsection, the Secretary shall make the
payment required for the Tribal government not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this section.
``(C) Initial payment to district of columbia.--The
Secretary shall pay the amount allocated under paragraph
(3)(B)(ii) to the District of Columbia not later than 15 days
after the date of enactment of this section.
``(D) Withholding of payment.--The Secretary shall withhold
50 percent of the amount otherwise payable to each State
under this section if, for the most recent month for which
data is available on the date of enactment of this section,
the national unemployment rate is less than 7 percent, and
shall only pay such withheld amount to each State if the
national unemployment rate for any month during the period
beginning on such date and ending on December 31, 2024, is at
least 7 percent.
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