On the recordAugust 3, 2017
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Sullivan amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 773) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To improve the bill) Beginning on page 3, strike line 3 and all that follows through page 3, line 23, and insert the following: ``(2) Assistance.--If the Administrator makes a determination under paragraph (1) that there is a severe marine debris event, the Administrator is authorized to make sums available to be used by the affected State or by the Administrator in cooperation with the affected State-- ``(A) to assist in the cleanup and response required by the severe marine debris event; or ``(B) to conduct such other activity as the Administrator determines is appropriate in response to the severe marine debris event.''. On page 4, beginning on line 24, strike ``Federal funding for research and development'' and insert ``research and development, including through the establishment of a prize competition,''. The bill (S. 756), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 756 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.…
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