S.Amdt. 2349

SA 2349. Mr. KENNEDY 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:

At the appropriate place in division I, insert the
following:

SEC. __. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

(a) Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any amount made available to a State or local
governmental entity under any COVID-19 relief legislation,
including any amendment made by any such legislation, that
remains unobligated after September 30, 2021, may be used by
such State or local government for any purpose, including
infrastructure, subject to subsection (b).
(b) Restrictions.--
(1) Application of certain restrictions.--Any amount
appropriated pursuant to any COVID-19 relief legislation,
including any amendment made by any such legislation, shall
be subject to the requirements contained in Public Law 116-
260 for funds for programs authorized under sections 330
through 340 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b
through 256).
(2) Underfunded state pension plans.--No amounts described
in subsection (a) may be used to fund an underfunded State
pension plan
(c) COVID-19 Relief Legislation.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``COVID-19 relief legislation'' includes--
(1) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law
116-127);
(2) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
(Public Law 116-136);
(3) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care
Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139);
(4) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law
116-260); and
(5) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-
2).
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