S.Amdt. 720Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)

S.Amdt. 720

Submitted February 4, 2021

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Senate amendment submitted

February 4, 2021

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Submitted

SA 720. 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
PROVIDE DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUPPORT TO
COUNTERTERRORISM AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE IN THE SAHEL WITHOUT
ACTIVE COOPERATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF
FRANCE TO RESOLVE THE ANGLOPHONE CRISIS IN
CAMEROON.

(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
provides direct or indirect support to counterterrorism and
development efforts of the Government of France in the Sahel
without active cooperation from the Government of France to
resolve the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon.
(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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