; and (B) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(2). (2) Discretionary funding There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023— (A) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(1); and (B) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(2). . 6. Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (a) General authorization Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), in carrying out any program pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act under which the Secretary of Agriculture provides a loan or loan guarantee, the Secretary may provide such a loan or loan guarantee for carbon dioxide capture and utilization facilities employing commercially demonstrated technologies. (b) Rural electrification assistance programs (1) General authority of the secretary of agriculture Section 2(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 902(a) ) is amended by striking efficiency and conservation and inserting efficiency, conservation, and carbon dioxide capture and utilization . (2) Authorization of appropriations Section 4(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 904(a) ) is amended— (A) by inserting and related carbon dioxide capture and utilization facilities employing commercially demonstrated technology after generating plants