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SA 17. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by 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 REDUCING FUNDING FOR DISEASE
PREVENTION EFFORTS.

(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--
(1) result in a reduction or elimination of funding under
section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-11);
(2) reduce the Federal resources provided to communities to
invest in effective, proven prevention efforts; or
(3) increase the prevalence of disease amongst children.
(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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