S.Amdt. 2139

SA 2139. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Risch) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

In division D, strike section 40909 and insert the
following:

SEC. 40909. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE CORONAVIRUS
FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS TO MEET A NON-FEDERAL
MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZED WATER
PROJECTS.

(a) Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund.--Section 602(c)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4) Use of funds to satisfy non-federal matching
requirements for authorized water projects.--Funds provided
under this section for a project undertaken or funded by the
Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to an Act of Congress may be
used for purposes of satisfying any non-Federal matching
requirement required for the project.''.
(b) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.--Section 603(c)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 803(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(5) Use of funds to satisfy non-federal matching,
maintenance of effort, or other expenditure requirement.--
Funds provided under this section for a project undertaken or
funded by the Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to an Act of
Congress may be used for purposes of satisfying any non-
Federal matching requirement required for the project.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-
2; 135 Stat. 223).
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