S.Amdt. 17
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ACT at the end of title VII
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 223 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. ___. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ACT at the end of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 223 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(a) Plan Development.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with interested representatives of the aviation industry and other relevant agencies, shall develop a plan and process to allow Federal agencies to fly scientific instruments on commercial flights with airlines who volunteer, for the purpose of taking measurements to improve weather forecasting.
Inserted: SEC. ___. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ACT.
Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Full Faith and Credit Act".
Inserted: (b) Prioritize Obligations on the Debt Held by the Public.--In the event that the debt of the United States Government, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, reaches the statutory limit, the authority of the Department of the Treasury provided in section 3123 of title 31, United States Code, to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public shall take priority over all other obligations incurred by the Government of the United States.
Original wording
At the end of title VII, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 17. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title VII, insert the following:
SEC. ___. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the “Full Faith and Credit Act”.
(b) Prioritize Obligations on the Debt Held by the Public.--In the event that the debt of the United States Government, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, reaches the statutory limit, the authority of the Department of the Treasury provided in section 3123 of title 31, United States Code, to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public shall take priority over all other obligations incurred by the Government of the United States.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 1, 2011
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