S.Amdt. 120

SA 120. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST A BUDGET RECONCILIATION
MEASURE THAT FAILS TO INCLUDE A
NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider a bill or joint resolution reported pursuant to
section 2001 or 2002, or an amendment to, motion on,
conference report on, or amendment between the Houses in
relation to, such a bill or joint resolution, if the bill or
joint resolution fails to include a provision referred to in
subsection (b).
(b) Nondiscrimination Provision.--The provision referred to
in subsection (a) is a provision that forbids discrimination
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or
disability in employment for, contracting for, or provision
of, the programs and activities covered by the bill or joint
resolution.
(c) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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