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On the recordAugust 4, 2021
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up to the substitute and be reported by number: Carper-Inhofe 2564, Bennet-Hoeven 2548; further, that the Senate vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed, with no amendments in order to the amendments prior to voting in relation to the amendments, with up to 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2564 to Amendment No. 2137 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the amendments by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Delaware [Mr. Carper], for himself and others, proposes an amendment numbered 2564 to amendment No. 2137. The amendment is as follows (Purpose: To improve provisions relating to appropriations for the Corps of Engineers) On page 2486, line 14, strike ``Provided'' and all that follows through ``proviso:'' on line 21 and insert the following: ``Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $2,500,000,000 shall be for construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects: Provided further, That section 102(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 33 U.S.C. 2212(a)) and section 109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat.…
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