S.Amdt. 1473

SA 1473. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Blumenthal)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1116
proposed by Mr. Enzi to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 71,
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $7,235,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $7,506,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $7,666,000,000.
On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $7,763,000,000.
On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $7,657,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $7,748,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $7,847,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $7,954,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $8,071,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $8,212,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $7,235,000,000.
On page 4, 1ine 13, increase the amount by $7,506,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $7,666,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $7,763,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $7,657,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by 7,748,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $7,847,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $7,954,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $8,071,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $8,212,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $7,469,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $7,614,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $7,815,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $7,630,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, increase the amount by $7,723,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, increase the amount by $7,820,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $7,925,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $8,035,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $8,172,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $8,323,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, increase the amount by $7,235,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, increase the amount by $7,506,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $7,666,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $7,763,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $7,657,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $7,748,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $7,847,000,000.
On page 5, line 20, increase the amount by $7,954,000,000.
On page 5, line 21, increase the amount by $8,071,000,000.
On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by $8,212,000,000.
On page 22, line 20, increase the amount by $7,469,000,000.
On page 22, line 21, increase the amount by $7,235,000,000.
On page 22, line 24, increase the amount by $7,614,000,000.
On page 22, line 25, increase the amount by $7,506,000,000.
On page 23, line 3, increase the amount by $7,815,000,000.
On page 23, line 4, increase the amount by $7,666,000,000.
On page 23, line 7, increase the amount by $7,630,000,000.
On page 23, line 8, increase the amount by $7,763,000,000.
On page 23, line 11, increase the amount by $7,723,000,000.
On page 23, line 12, increase the amount by $7,657,000,000.
On page 23, line 15, increase the amount by $7,820,000,000.
On page 23, line 16, increase the amount by $7,748,000,000.
On page 23, line 19, increase the amount by $7,925,000,000.
On page 23, line 20, increase the amount by $7,847,000,000.
On page 23, line 23, increase the amount by $8,035,000,000.
On page 23, line 24, increase the amount by $7,954,000,000.
On page 24, line 2, increase the amount by $8,172,000,000.
On page 24, line 3, increase the amount by $8,071,000,000.
On page 24, line 6, increase the amount by $8,323,000,000.

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On page 24, line 7, increase the amount by $8,212,000,000.
On page 47, line 6, reduce the amount by $77,659,000,000.
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 41__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REDUCE THE FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL AID MADE
AVAILABLE TO LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME INDIVIDUALS
THROUGH THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would
reduce the funding for financial aid made available to low
and middle income individuals through the Federal Pell Grant
program under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.), including
cuts to mandatory funding and budget authority provided for
the Federal Pell Grant increase calculated under section
401(b)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a(b)(7)).
(b) 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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