S.Amdt. 2599

SA 2599. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Lummis) 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 end of division I, add the following:

SEC. 90009. REDUCTION OF SPENDING.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``amount of the shortfall'' means the
difference, as of the date on which this Act is last passed
by the Senate, and based on estimates submitted as of that
date by the Congressional Budget Office, between--
(A) the sum of the amounts made available under each
provision of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act; and
(B) the sum of the amounts of the increase in revenue or
decrease in spending under each provision of this Act, or an
amendment made by this Act; and
(2) notwithstanding section 2 of this Act, the term ``this
Act'' means each division of this Act.
(b) Reduction in Spending.--Each amount made available
under this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be
reduced, on a pro rata basis, by the amount necessary to
reduce the total amount made available under this Act by the
amount of the shortfall.
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