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  SA 5356. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 390, strike lines 1 through 18 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(7) Excluded entities.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `new clean vehicle' shall not include--
       ``(A) any vehicle with respect to which any of the 
     applicable critical minerals contained in the battery of such 
     vehicle (as described in subsection (e)(1)(A)) were 
     extracted, processed, or recycled--
       ``(i) by a foreign entity of concern (as defined in section 
     40207(a)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 
     U.S.C. 18741(a)(5))), or
       ``(ii) in--

       ``(I) the People's Republic of China,
       ``(II) the Russian Federation,
       ``(III) the Islamic Republic of Iran,
       ``(IV) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or
       ``(V) the Republic of Belarus, or

       ``(B) any vehicle with respect to which any of the 
     components contained in the battery of such vehicle (as 
     described in subsection (e)(2)(A)) were manufactured or 
     assembled--
       ``(i) by a foreign entity of concern (as so defined), or
       ``(ii) in any nation described in subparagraph (A)(ii).''.
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