S.Amdt. 317

1. Adds SEC. 4__. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET CONTAINING NET INTEREST OUTLAYS IN EXCESS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE OUTLAYS at the end of subtitle A of title IV

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   In S.Con.Res. 8 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (e) Form of the Point of Order.--When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this section, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.

   Inserted: SEC. 4__. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET CONTAINING NET INTEREST OUTLAYS IN EXCESS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE OUTLAYS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget year, or any amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or conference report thereon, that would provide for net interest outlays in excess of budget function 050 outlays in the same fiscal year for any year covered by the budget resolution.

   Inserted: (b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal in the Senate.--

   Inserted: (1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

   Inserted: (2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

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