S.Amdt. 4837

SA 4837. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski)
to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act may be used by the Department of Justice to make payments
out of amounts appropriated under section 1304 of title 31,
United States Code, with respect to any lawsuit related to
section 1341, 1342, or 1343 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18061, 18062, 18063). The
Department of Justice shall pay any amounts owed as a result
of any such lawsuit with funds appropriated under the heading
of this title ``salaries and expenses'' under the heading of
this title ``General Administration'' for human resources
purposes.
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