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“Text of Senate Amendment 5361” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security was published in the in the Senate section section on page S4325 on Aug. 6.
The Department was built out of more than 20 agencies in 2002. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lower taxes and boosting federal efficiency, argued the Department is burdened with "unneeded bureaucracy" which could be handled by other departments or standalone operations.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
SA 5361. Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) 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 placed in service after December 31, 2024, 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 a country which is subject to an active withhold release order or finding issued by United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, or
``(B) any vehicle placed in service after December 31, 2023, 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 a country which is subject to an active withhold release order or finding issued by United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.''.
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