S.Amdt. 717

SA 717. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2022 through 2030; 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 LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND
ASSISTANCE TO OR IMPROVED TRADE AND INVESTMENT
WITH ZIMBABWE UNLESS THE CONDITIONS OF THE
ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF
2001 ARE MET.

(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
provide funding for assistance to or support improved trade
and investment with Zimbabwe unless the conditions for a
stronger United States bilateral relationship with Zimbabwe,
including in the areas of trade and investment, set forth in
the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 (22
U.S.C. 2151 note), are met.
(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).
(c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have force or
effect on December 31, 2022.
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