To provide a point of order against budgets spending more on net interest payments on the debt than on national defense, and to ensure the United States government funds its military at higher levels than the militaries of foreign holders of its debt.

SA 373. Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McCain, and Mr.
Vitter) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising
the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting
forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through
2023; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

SEC. 4__. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST BUDGET PROVIDING
OUTLAYS FOR INTEREST ON THE DEBT IN EXCESS OF
OUTLAYS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order to
consider a concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget
year or any amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or
conference report thereon that includes outlays for function
900 in any fiscal year that exceed outlays for function 050
in the same fiscal year.
(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal in the Senate.--
(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.
(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.
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