S.Amdt. 728Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)
S.Amdt. 728
Sponsored by
Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID)
Submitted February 4, 2021
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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: [[Page S527]] 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. ______