S.Amdt. 755

SA 755. 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 RELATED TO
EASING RESTRICTIONS ON THE CENTRAL BANK OF
VENEZUELA AND PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A.,
UNTIL THEY TAKE CONCRETE, MEANINGFUL, AND
VERIFIABLE ACTIONS TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC ORDER
AND COMBAT CORRUPTION IN VENEZUELA.

(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 relating
to the easing of restrictions imposed on the Central Bank of
Venezuela and Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., until the
President certifies that the Central Bank of Venezuela and
Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., are taking concrete,
meaningful, and verifiable actions to support democratic
order and combat corruption in Venezuela.
(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 October 18, 2025.
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