S.Amdt. 1653

SA 1653. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title IV of division E, insert
the following:

limitation on use of funds

Sec. 4__. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act or any other Act may be used by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
enforce the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency
entitled ``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air

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Quality Standards for Particulate Matter'' (89 Fed. Reg.
16202 (March 6, 2024)).

additional use of funds

Sec. 4__. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
use appropriations for clean air programs made available
under this Act--
(1) to improve air quality monitoring data by--
(A) addressing air quality impacts from wildfires,
prescribed burns, and other fugitive emissions from nonpoint
sources; and
(B) analyzing, quantifying, and addressing air quality
impacts from foreign sources; and
(2) to improve air quality modeling tools and policies.
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