Text of Senate Amendment 6735

On 2026-08-04, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6735" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6735

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 127 (Tuesday, August 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 127 (Tuesday, August 4, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4443] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6735. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6732 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 6500, to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from certain countries in Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, to extend customs user fees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in division A, insert the following: Sec. ___. (a) No agency or entity that receives funds pursuant to section 101(4) may terminate a Federal award in whole or in part, require a renegotiation or rescoping of the Federal award, decide not to fund a budget period of a Federal award, or fail to approve a no cost time extension on the basis that the Federal award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities, including pursuant to section 200.340(a)(4) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Any Federal award that was terminated by any of the agencies or entities described in subsection (a) after September 30, 2024, 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 the previous terms and conditions for that Federal award. ____________________