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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1593. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
Stabenow, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Schumer) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 3591, to provide for 
improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 
for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
provide for water pollution control activities and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



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  On page S2765, June 8, 2020, in the third column, the following 
appears: SA 1593. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Schumer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1957, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve 
the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 1593. Mrs. 
MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
Duckworth, and Mr. Schumer) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 3591, to provide for improvements 
to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
provide for water pollution control activities and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title I, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 1___. HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND REFORM.

       (a) Expenditure of Collections From Harbor Maintenance 
     Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Section 210 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is amended--
       (A) by striking the section designation and heading and 
     inserting the following:

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     ``SEC. 210. EXPENDITURE OF RECEIPTS FROM HARBOR MAINTENANCE 
                   TRUST FUND.'';

       (B) by striking subsections (d) and (e);
       (C) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (a), respectively, and moving 
     the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order;
       (D) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2)'';
       (ii) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking ``subsection 
     (a)(2)'' each place it appears and inserting ``subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)'';
       (iii) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9);
       (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (2), (5), (8), (9), (10), (12), and (14), 
     respectively;
       (v) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(1) Cargo container.--The term `cargo container' means a 
     cargo container that is 1 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.'';
       (vi) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(3) Discretionary cargo.--The term `discretionary cargo' 
     means maritime cargo for which the United States port of 
     unloading is different than the United States port of entry.
       ``(4) Donor port.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `donor port' means a port--
       ``(i) that is subject to the harbor maintenance fee under 
     section 24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation);
       ``(ii) at which, on an average annual basis for the 
     previous 3 fiscal years, the total amount of harbor 
     maintenance taxes collected, including domestic cargo and 
     cruise passenger estimates, was not less than $15,000,000;
       ``(iii) that, on an annual average basis for the previous 5 
     fiscal years, received less than 25 percent of the total 
     amount of harbor maintenance taxes collected at that port; 
     and
       ``(iv) that is located in a State in which, on an average 
     annual basis for the previous 3 fiscal years, more than 
     2,000,000 cargo containers were unloaded from or loaded onto 
     vessels.
       ``(B) Calculation.--For the purpose of calculating the 
     percentage described in subparagraph (A)(iii), payments 
     described in subsection (d)(3)(B)(i) shall not be 
     included.'';
       (vii) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(6) Energy commodity.--The term `energy commodity' 
     includes--
       ``(A) petroleum products;
       ``(B) natural gas;
       ``(C) coal;
       ``(D) wind and solar energy components; and
       ``(E) biofuels.
       ``(7) Energy transfer port.--The term `energy transfer 
     port' means a port--
       ``(A) that is subject to the harbor maintenance fee under 
     section 24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation);
       ``(B) through which, on an average annual basis for the 
     previous 3 fiscal years, more than 40,000,000 tons of cargo 
     were transported; and
       ``(C) at which, on an average annual basis for the previous 
     3 fiscal years, energy commodities comprised greater than 25 
     percent of all commercial activity by tonnage.'';
       (viii) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(C) An in-water improvement, if the improvement--
       ``(i) benefits commercial navigation at the applicable 
     harbor; and
       ``(ii) is located in, or adjacent to, a berth that is 
     accessible to a Federal navigation project.
       ``(D) An activity to maintain or improve slope stability at 
     a berth in a harbor that is accessible to a Federal 
     navigation project, if the activity benefits commercial 
     navigation at the harbor.'';
       (ix) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(11) Harbor maintenance trust fund.--The term `Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund' means the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund established by section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.''; and
       (x) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(13) Medium-sized donor port.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `medium-sized donor port' means 
     a port--
       ``(i) that is subject to the harbor maintenance fee under 
     section 24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation);
       ``(ii) at which, on an annual average basis for the 
     previous 3 fiscal years, the total amount of harbor 
     maintenance taxes collected, including domestic cargo and 
     cruise passenger estimates, was more than $5,000,000, but 
     less than $15,000,000;
       ``(iii) that, on an average annual basis for the previous 5 
     fiscal years, received less than 25 percent of the total 
     amount of harbor maintenance taxes collected at that port; 
     and
       ``(iv) that is located in a State in which, on an average 
     annual basis for the previous 3 fiscal years, more than 
     2,000,000 cargo containers were unloaded from or loaded onto 
     vessels.
       ``(B) Calculation.--For the purpose of calculating the 
     percentage described in subparagraph (A)(iii), payments 
     described in subsection (d)(3)(B)(i) shall not be 
     included.'';
       (E) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting the 
     subparagraphs appropriately;
       (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     the period at the end and inserting the following: ``; and
       ``(C) up to 100 percent of the eligible costs to donor 
     ports, medium-sized donor ports, and energy transfer ports, 
     in accordance with this section.'';
       (iv) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
     redesignated)--

       (I) by striking ``, established by section 9505 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1954,''; and
       (II) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:

       ``(1) In general.--There are''; and
       (v) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Energy transfer ports.--The amounts available under 
     this subsection for energy transfer ports shall be divided 
     equally among all States that contain an energy transfer 
     port.
       ``(B) Donor ports and medium-sized donor ports.--Of the 
     amounts available under this subsection for donor ports and 
     medium-sized donor ports--
       ``(i) 50 percent shall be equally divided among eligible 
     donor ports, in accordance with this section; and
       ``(ii) 50 percent shall be divided between eligible donor 
     ports and medium-sized donor ports based on the percentage of 
     the total harbor maintenance tax revenues generated at each 
     eligible donor port and medium-sized donor port.
       ``(C) Great lakes navigation system.--Of the amounts 
     available under this subsection, the Secretary shall use not 
     less than 12 percent for projects that are located within the 
     Great Lakes Navigation System.
       ``(D) Emerging harbors.--Of the amounts available under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall use not less than 12 
     percent for emerging harbor projects.
       ``(E) Allocation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Amounts provided to a port under this 
     subsection shall be available to the port as--

       ``(I) a donor port;
       ``(II) a medium-sized donor port; or
       ``(III) an energy transfer port.

       ``(ii) Treatment.--No port may receive amounts made 
     available under this subsection for more than 1 designation 
     described in clause (i).'';
       (F) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
     all that follows through ``the Secretary'' in paragraph (1) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Allocations.--The Secretary'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (a)(2), 
     including expenditures of funds appropriated from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)'';
       (iii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (iv) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Donor ports and energy transfer ports.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall use amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund to pay the costs described in subsection (b)(1)(C), in 
     accordance with the applicable allocations under paragraph 
     (4).
       ``(B) Use of funds.--The amounts provided under this 
     paragraph may be used at a donor port, a medium-sized donor 
     port, or an energy transfer port--
       ``(i) to provide payments to importers entering cargo 
     through that port, as calculated by the Secretary according 
     to the value of discretionary cargo and in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C);
       ``(ii) for expanded uses; or
       ``(iii) for environmental remediation related to dredging 
     berths and Federal navigation channels.
       ``(C) Administration of payments.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a donor port, medium-sized donor 
     port, or energy transfer port elects to provide payments to 
     importers pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary 
     shall transfer to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection those payments that would otherwise be provided to 
     the port under this paragraph to provide payments to the 
     importers of discretionary cargo that is--

       ``(I) shipped through the port; and
       ``(II) most at risk of diversion to seaports outside the 
     United States.

       ``(ii) Requirement.--The Secretary, in consultation with a 
     port electing to provide payments pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B)(i), shall determine the top importers at the port, as 
     ranked by the value of discretionary cargo, and payments 
     shall be limited to those top importers.
       ``(4) Spending by annual hmtf receipts.--For each fiscal 
     year, the amounts provided to carry out subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) of subsection (b)(1) shall be distributed in accordance 
     with the following:
       ``(A) 85 percent shall be used in accordance with 
     subsection (b)(1)(B); and
       ``(B) 15 percent shall be used in accordance with 
     subsection (b)(1)(C), of which--

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       ``(i) not less than 5 percent shall be provided to energy 
     transfer ports in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(A); and
       ``(ii) not less than 10 percent shall be provided to donor 
     ports and medium-sized donor ports in accordance with 
     subsection (b)(2)(B).''; and
       (G) by inserting after subsection (d) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(e) Emergency Expenditures.--Nothing in this section 
     prohibits the Secretary from making an expenditure to pay for 
     the operation and maintenance costs of a specific harbor or 
     inland harbor, including the transfer of funding from the 
     operation and maintenance of a separate project, if--
       ``(1) the Secretary determines that the action is necessary 
     to address the navigation needs of a harbor or inland harbor 
     where safe navigation has been severely restricted due to an 
     unforeseen event; and
       ``(2) the Secretary provides, by not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the action, a notice and information 
     regarding the need for the action to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       ``(f) Additional Reports.--At the request of the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works or the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, or the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure or the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee an update in the form of 
     testimony and any additional reports regarding the allocation 
     of funding under this section.
       ``(g) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--
     Amounts made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 
     under this section or section 9505 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 shall be made available in accordance with 
     section 14003 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
     Security Act (Public Law 116-136).''.
       (2) Donor ports and energy transfer ports.--Section 2106 of 
     the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 
     U.S.C. 2238c) is repealed.
       (3) GAO audit.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report 
     describing the results of, a study to determine the means by 
     which the Corps of Engineers allocates funds in the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund established by section 9505 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 based on national needs, as 
     compared to geographic equity.
       (b) Annual Report to Congress.--Section 330 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 note; 
     Public Law 102-580) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and annually thereafter,'' and inserting 
     ``and annually thereafter concurrent with the submission of 
     the annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code,'';
       (B) by striking ``Public Works and Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Transportation and Infrastructure''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(referred to in this section as the 
     `trust fund')'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) A description of the expected expenditures from the 
     trust fund to meet the needs of navigation for the fiscal 
     year of the budget request.''.
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  SA 1594. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FOR 
                   FEDERAL PURPOSES.

       Section 200306(a) of title 54, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Conservation projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop a 
     priority list for projects (including the types of projects 
     described in subparagraph (B)) that would improve the health, 
     condition, and utility of Federal land under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
     applicable, as of the date on which the list is published.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The project types referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) include the following:
       ``(i) Reclamation, including mine and brownfield site 
     reclamation projects conducted by Federal agencies.
       ``(ii) Post-fire rehabilitation.
       ``(iii) Vegetation management.
       ``(iv) Invasive species management.
       ``(v) Wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement.
       ``(vi) Watershed and stream restoration.
       ``(vii) Other conservation activities, as determined by the 
     Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable.
       ``(C) Allotment.--Amounts shall be allotted for projects 
     included on a priority list developed under subparagraph 
     (A).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1595. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.

       Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Deferred Maintenance Backlog.--No funds may be 
     expended from the Fund under this section until the date on 
     which the Secretary submits to Congress a written 
     certification that the critical systems deferred maintenance 
     backlog of the Service is less than $1,000,000,000.''.
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  SA 1596. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
Schumer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize 
and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 200402 of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section 2(a)), add at the end the following:
       ``(l) Buy America Requirements.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Produced in the united states.--The term `produced in 
     the United States' means--
       ``(i) in the case of iron or steel products, that all 
     manufacturing processes for the iron or steel product, from 
     the initial melting stage through the application of 
     coatings, occurred in the United States;
       ``(ii) in the case of manufactured products, that--

       ``(I) the manufactured product was manufactured in the 
     United States; and
       ``(II) the cost of the components of the manufactured 
     product that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the 
     United States is greater than 50 percent of the total cost of 
     all components of the manufactured product; and

       ``(iii) in the case of construction materials described in 
     clauses (iv) through (ix) of paragraph (3)(A), that all 
     manufacturing processes for the construction material 
     occurred in the United States.
       ``(B) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       ``(2) Uniform standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue uniform 
     standards that define the term `all manufacturing processes' 
     for the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) in the case of iron and steel, in a manner consistent 
     with section 635.410(b)(1)(ii) of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act); and
       ``(ii) in the case of construction materials described in 
     clauses (iv) through (ix) of paragraph (3)(A), in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Considerations.--In issuing uniform standards under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) ensure that the uniform standards require that each 
     manufacturing process required for the manufacture of the 
     construction material and the inputs of the construction 
     material occurs in the United States, without regard to the 
     origin of raw material inputs; and
       ``(ii) take into consideration and seek to maximize the 
     direct and indirect jobs benefited or created in the 
     production of the construction material.
       ``(3) Prohibited use of fund amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--No amounts shall be expended from the 
     Fund for a project under subsection (e) unless all of the 
     following materials used in the project are produced in the 
     United States:
       ``(i) Steel.
       ``(ii) Iron.
       ``(iii) Manufactured products.
       ``(iv) Non-ferrous metals.
       ``(v) Plastic and polymer-based products (including 
     polyvinylchloride, composite building materials, and polymers 
     used in fiber optic cables).
       ``(vi) Concrete and other aggregates.
       ``(vii) Glass (including optic glass).
       ``(viii) Lumber.
       ``(ix) Drywall.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in any 
     case in which the head of the covered agency carrying out the 
     project determines that--
       ``(i) applying subparagraph (A) would be inconsistent with 
     the public interest;
       ``(ii) the relevant material is not produced in the United 
     States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and 
     of a satisfactory quality; or
       ``(iii) inclusion of the relevant material produced in the 
     United States will increase the cost of the overall project 
     by more than 25 percent.
       ``(C) Waiver.--If the head of the covered agency carrying 
     out the applicable project makes a finding under subparagraph 
     (B) to waive subparagraph (A), the head of the covered agency 
     shall, before the date on which the waiver takes effect--

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       ``(i) publish in the Federal Register a detailed written 
     justification that provides the reasons that the waiver is 
     needed; and
       ``(ii) provide an opportunity for public comment on the 
     proposed waiver for a period of not more than 60 days.
       ``(D) Application.--This paragraph shall be applied in a 
     manner consistent with United States obligations under 
     international agreements.''.
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  SA 1597. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Shelby, and Ms. Murkowski) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and 
improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES.

       (a) Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Revenues.--
       (1) Definition of qualified outer continental shelf 
     revenues.--Section 102(9)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
     Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-
     432) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020''; and
       (ii) in subclause (III), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) in the case of fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 
     other sums due and payable to the United States received on 
     or after October 1, 2020, from leases entered into on or 
     after October 1, 2000, for--

       ``(I) the 181 Area;
       ``(II) the 181 South Area; and
       ``(III) the 2002-2007 planning area.''.

       (2) Elimination of limitation on amount of distributed 
     qualified outer continental shelf revenues.--Section 105 of 
     the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
     1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended by striking 
     subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Limitations on Amount of Distributed Qualified Outer 
     Continental Shelf Revenues.--
       ``(1) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 2016 through 2020.--Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues made available under subsection (a)(2) shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
     2019; and
       ``(ii) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
       ``(B) Fiscal years 2021 through 2055.--Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues made available under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall not 
     exceed $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
     2055.
       ``(2) Expenditures.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 2016 through 2020.--For the purpose of 
     paragraph (1)(A), for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 
     expenditures under subsection (a)(2) shall be net of receipts 
     from that fiscal year from any area in the 181 Area in the 
     Eastern Planning Area and the 181 South Area.
       ``(B) Fiscal years 2021 through 2055.--For the purpose of 
     paragraph (1)(B), for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2055, 
     expenditures under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be net of 
     receipts from that fiscal year from any area in the 181 Area 
     in the Eastern Planning Area and the 181 South Area.
       ``(3) Pro rata reductions; reversion.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 2016 through 2020.--If paragraph (1)(A) 
     limits the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues that would be paid under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of subsection (a)(2)--
       ``(i) the Secretary shall reduce the amount of qualified 
     outer Continental Shelf revenues provided to each recipient 
     on a pro rata basis; and
       ``(ii) any remainder of the qualified outer Continental 
     Shelf revenues shall revert to the general fund of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(B) Fiscal years 2021 through 2055.--If paragraph (1)(B) 
     limits the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
     revenues that would be paid under subsection (a)(2)(B), any 
     remainder of the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues 
     shall be deposited in the National Oceans and Coastal 
     Security Fund established under section 904(a) of the 
     National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 
     7503(a)).''.
       (b) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Revenues.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Coastal political subdivision.--The term ``coastal 
     political subdivision'' means--
       (i) a county-equivalent subdivision of the State--

       (I) all or part of which lies within the coastal zone (as 
     defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
     1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the State; and
       (II) the closest coastal point of which is not more than 
     200 nautical miles from the geographical center of any leased 
     tract in the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region; and

       (ii) a municipal subdivision of the State that is 
     determined by the State to be a significant staging area for 
     oil and gas servicing, supply vessels, operations, suppliers, 
     or workers.
       (B) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1002).
       (C) Qualified revenues.--
       (i) In general.--The term ``qualified revenues'' means all 
     revenues derived from all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 
     other sums due and payable to the United States from energy 
     development in the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region.
       (ii) Exclusions.--The term ``qualified revenues'' does not 
     include--

       (I) revenues generated from leases subject to section 8(g) 
     of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); 
     or
       (II) revenues from the forfeiture of a bond or other surety 
     securing obligations other than royalties, civil penalties, 
     or royalties taken by the Secretary in-kind and not sold.

       (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (E) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.
       (2) Disposition of qualified revenues in alaska.--
     Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) and subject to the other 
     provisions of this subsection, for fiscal year 2021 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit--
       (A) 50 percent of qualified revenues in the general fund of 
     the Treasury;
       (B) 42.5 percent of qualified revenues in a special account 
     in the Treasury, to be distributed by the Secretary to the 
     State; and
       (C) 7.5 percent of qualified revenues in a special account 
     in the Treasury, to be distributed by the Secretary to 
     coastal political subdivisions.
       (3) Allocation among coastal political subdivisions.--Of 
     the amount paid by the Secretary to coastal political 
     subdivisions under paragraph (2)(C)--
       (A) 90 percent shall be allocated among costal political 
     subdivisions described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) in amounts 
     (based on a formula established by the Secretary by 
     regulation) that are inversely proportional to the respective 
     distances between the point in each coastal political 
     subdivision that is closest to the geographic center of the 
     applicable leased tract and not more than 200 miles from the 
     geographic center of the leased tract; and
       (B) 10 percent shall be divided equally among each coastal 
     political subdivision described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii).
       (4) Timing.--The amounts required to be deposited under 
     paragraph (2) for the applicable fiscal year shall be made 
     available in accordance with that paragraph during the fiscal 
     year immediately following the applicable fiscal year.
       (5) Authorized uses.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State 
     shall use all amounts received under paragraph (2)(B) in 
     accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws, for 1 
     or more of the following purposes:
       (i) Projects and activities for the purposes of coastal 
     protection, conservation, and restoration, including onshore 
     infrastructure and relocation of communities directly 
     affected by coastal erosion, melting permafrost, or climate 
     change-related losses.
       (ii) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural 
     resources.
       (iii) Mitigation of the impact of outer Continental Shelf 
     activities through the funding of onshore infrastructure 
     projects and related rights-of-way.
       (iv) Adaptation planning, vulnerability assessments, and 
     emergency preparedness assistance to build healthy and 
     resilient communities.
       (v) Installation and operation of energy systems to reduce 
     energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions compared to systems 
     in use as of the date of enactment of this Act.
       (vi) Programs at institutions of higher education in the 
     State.
       (vii) Other purposes, as determined by the Governor of the 
     State, with approval from the State legislature.
       (viii) Planning assistance and the administrative costs of 
     complying with this subsection.
       (B) Limitation.--Not more than 3 percent of amounts 
     received by the State under paragraph (2)(B) may be used for 
     the purposes described in subparagraph (A)(viii).
       (6) Administration.--Amounts made available under 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall--
       (A) be made available, without further appropriation, in 
     accordance with this subsection;
       (B) remain available until expended; and
       (C) be in addition to any amounts appropriated under any 
     other provision of law.
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  SA 1598. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 200303(a) of title 54, United States Code (as 
     added by section (3)(a)), strike ``without further 
     appropriation or fiscal year limitation'' and insert 
     ``subject to appropriations''.

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       In section 200303 of title 54, United States Code (as added 
     by section 3(a)), strike subsection (c).
       In section 3, strike subsection (b) and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 200306(a)(2)(B) of title 
     54, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (iii).

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