S.Amdt. 2500

SA 2500. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1095. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION.

(a) Findings.--Section 3501(2) of the Water Infrastructure
Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130
Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting ``Maryland,'' after
``Delaware,''.
(b) Definitions of Basin and Basin State.--Section 3502 of
the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act
(Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1773) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``4-State'' and inserting ``5-State''; and
(B) by inserting ``Maryland,'' after ``Delaware,''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``Maryland,'' after
``Delaware,''.
(c) Cost Sharing.--Section 3504(c)(1) of the Water
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law
114-322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Federal share'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the Federal share''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Small, rural, and disadvantaged communities.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Federal
share of the cost of a project funded under the grant program
that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community shall
be 90 percent of the total cost of the project, as determined
by the Secretary.
``(ii) Waiver.--The Secretary may increase the Federal
share under clause (i) to 100 percent of the total cost of
the project if the Secretary determines that the grant
recipient is unable to pay, or would experience significant
financial hardship if required to pay, the non-Federal
share.''.
(d) Sunset.--Section 3507 of the Water Infrastructure
Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130
Stat. 1775) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting
``2030''.
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