Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2228) to amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to clarify the scope of a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to certain projects relating to the production of semiconductors, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 2228 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Building Chips in America Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. SEMICONDUCTOR PROGRAM. Title XCIX of division H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 9902 (15 U.S.C. 4652)-- (A) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: ``(h) Authority Relating to Environmental Review.-- ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provision by the Secretary of Federal financial assistance for a project described in this section that satisfies the requirements under subsection (a)(2)(C)(i) of this section shall not be considered to be a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.…”