S.Amdt. 728Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)

S.Amdt. 728

Submitted February 4, 2021

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Senate amendment submitted

February 4, 2021

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SA 728. 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:

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SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
WAIVE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO AUTHORIZE
BEFORE APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS 2019 RESPONSE.

(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
waives requirements under section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22
U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), or section 504(a)(1) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)) to authorize
before appropriating United States foreign assistance for the
international Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) response.
(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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