S.Amdt. 1545

SA 1545. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
BEEN EXPIRED FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS.

(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in Senate to
consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
appropriates amounts for a program for which the authorizing
authority has been expired for more than 5 fiscal years.
(b) Point of Order; Waiver and Appeal.--In the Senate, a
point of order under subsection (a) may be raised by a
Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). A point of order under
subsection (a) may be waived in accordance with the
procedures under section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)) upon an affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and sworn.
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