S.Amdt. 3058

SA 3058. 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 REDUCING FUNDING FOR UNITED
STATES GRANT-MAKING AGENCIES AND THE UNITED
STATES RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE OVERSIGHT
AND COMMUNICATION IN MONITORING RESEARCH
COLLABORATION WITH FOREIGN NATIONALS.

(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) reduce funds for United States grant-making agencies
and the United States research community to enhance oversight
and communication in monitoring research collaboration with
foreign nationals;
(2) result in the diminished ability of the United States
research community to establish best practices in monitoring
scientific

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and research collaboration with foreign nationals;
(3) result in the diminished ability of United States
grant-making agencies to implement a compliance and auditing
program to ensure grantees accurately report conflicts of
interest and conflicts of commitment; or
(4) result in the diminished ability of United States
grant-making agencies conducting or funding government
research to share information regarding grant recipients with
access to United States funding and research facilities.
(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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