S.Amdt. 1506Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)

To rescind unobligated balances for certain international programs to offset the amounts appropriated in this bill to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

Sponsored by Rand PaulSen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Submitted March 4, 2020

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 1506 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 15. Record Vote Number: 65.

March 5, 2020

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 1506 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 15. Record Vote Number: 65.

March 5, 2020

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1506 proposed by Senator Paul.

March 5, 2020

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Amendment SA 1506 proposed by Senator Paul. (consideration: CR S1516-1518; text: CR S1516) To rescind unobligated balances for certain international programs to offset the amounts appropriated in this bill to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 5, 2020

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Motion to table amendment SA 1506 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 15. Record Vote Number: 65.

March 5, 2020

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Senate amendment submitted

March 4, 2020

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Submitted

SA 1506. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 6074, making emergency supplemental appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. RESCISSIONS.

(a) Educational and Cultural Assistance Programs.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts made
available for fiscal year 2020 for the East-West Center under
title I of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of
Public Law 116-94), the Inter-American Foundation under title
III of such Act, and educational and cultural exchange
programs under title I of such Act that remain unobligated as
of the date of the enactment of this Act are rescinded.
(b) Proportional Rescissions of Other Unobligated
Discretionary Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2),
after rescinding the amounts required under subsection (a),
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
rescind, on a proportional basis, such amounts as may be
necessary to fully offset (in conjunction with the
rescissions under subsection (a)) the amounts appropriated by
this Act from the unobligated amounts appropriated for fiscal
year 2020 for--
(A) the Economic Support Fund under chapter 4 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.);
and
(B) the United States Agency for International Development.
(2) Exclusions.--In making the rescissions required under
paragraph (1), the Director shall not rescind any amounts
appropriated for--
(A) global health programs under title III of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2020 (division G of Public Law 116-94);
or
(B) assistance to Israel.
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