S.Amdt. 2371

SA 2371. Mr. BOOKER 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:

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metropolitan planning organizations.
``(5) Areas of persistent poverty.--The Federal share
payable on account of a project, program, or activity carried
out in an area of persistent poverty (as term is defined
under section 6702 of title 49) with funds apportioned under
section 104(b) of this title or made available under chapter
53 of title 49 may be increased by up to 5 percent, up to 100
percent of the total project cost of any such project,
program, or activity.''.
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