S.Amdt. 917Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 917
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Submitted March 4, 2021
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SA 917. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: In section 6002(a), strike ``$100,000,000,'' and all that follows through ``(2) $50,000,000 shall be for'' and insert the following: ``$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address health outcome disparities from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic through''. In section 6002(b), strike ``Funds.--'' and all that follows through ``(a)(2),'' and insert the following: ``Funds.--Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a),''. At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following: SEC. 7405. FUNDING FOR RURAL BROADBAND EXPANSION. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be used for rural broadband expansion in school districts that offer 100 percent in-person learning by not later than March 1, 2021. ______