S.Amdt. 1654

SA 1654. 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, insert the following:
Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by
any division of this Act may be obligated or expended to
issue an interim or final rule that amends or replaces the
rule on speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic Right
Whales under section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal
Regulations, as in effect on January 3, 2023, until the date
on which--
(1) the mitigation protocols required under section
11303(e) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of
2022 (16 U.S.C. 1391(e)) have been fully developed and
deployed; and
(2) the Secretary of Commerce has submitted a report on how
the mitigation protocols will inform any proposed changes to
section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations,
to--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
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