S.Amdt. 5481

SA 5481. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. _. FULLY FUNDING THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC
RESEARCH.

(a) Reduction of Funds for ICE.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, the amount appropriated under section
202 to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced by
$1,000,000,000.
(b) Appropriation for National Center for Atmospheric
Research.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there
is appropriated to the Director of the National Science
Foundation for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes
of fully funding the National Center

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for Atmospheric Research for not less than 5 years, thereby
supporting modeling and prediction of severe weather events,
space weather, and wildfire impacts.
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