S.Amdt. 1538

SA 1538. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title III of division F, insert
the following:

SEC. 63___. USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any amounts appropriated under the American Rescue Plan
Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), other than amounts
appropriated under a provision exempted under subsection (b),
that are unobligated on the date of enactment of this Act
shall be made available for purposes of carrying out this
Act, including the amendments made by this Act.

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(b) Exemptions.--No amounts made available under subtitle
D, E, F, G, or H of title II, subtitle C of title III, or
title V of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law
117-2) may be used for purposes of carrying out this Act, or
any amendments made by this Act, pursuant to subsection (a).
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