S.Amdt. 2356

SA 2356. Mr. MERKLEY 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:

On page 2059, between lines 9 and 10, insert the
following:
(C) Priority for projects that use components from
domestically manufactured sources.--In addition to the
prioritization required under subparagraph (A), an eligible
entity, in awarding subgrants for the deployment of a
broadband network using grant funds received under this
section, as authorized under subsection (f)(1), shall give
priority to projects that incorporate broadband componentry,
including radio frequency integrated circuits, from
domestically manufactured sources.
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