S.Amdt. 2732

SA 2732. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2023 through 2031; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST REDUCED FUNDING FOR THE
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

(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 funds for the National Nuclear Security
Administration--
(1) to revitalize strategic materials production, including
depleted and highly-enriched uranium, lithium, and tritium;
or
(2) to conduct nuclear weapon production modernization
efforts critical to weapon performance, including plutonium
primaries, uranium secondaries, radiation cases, and non-
nuclear components.
(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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