Text of Senate Amendment 4685

Text of Senate Amendment 4685

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1395] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4685. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. MAINTENANCE OF GRANTS AND REVERSAL OF GRANT TERMINATIONS FOR LOW-COST, CLEAN ENERGY. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and notwithstanding section 200.340(a)(4) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Transportation may not terminate, in whole or in part, a Federal award relating to clean energy technology (as defined in section 10701 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19291)), require a renegotiation or rescoping of such Federal award, or decide not to fund a future budget period of such Federal award on the basis that such Federal award no longer effectuates the applicable program goals or agency priorities. (b) Reinstatement.--Any Federal award described in subsection (a) that was terminated, renegotiated, rescoped, or not progressed to future budget periods by the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the Secretary of Transportation after January 19, 2025, for no longer effectuating the program goals or agency priorities, including pursuant to section 200.340(a)(4) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be reinstated by such agency or entity under its previous terms and conditions. ______