S.Amdt. 756

SA 756. 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
PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA
THROUGH ENTITIES CONTROLLED BY THE ORTEGA
REGIME.

(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 extension by an international financial institution of
any loan or financial or technical assistance to the
Government of Nicaragua for a project in Nicaragua, except
for loans or financial or technical assistance provided to
address humanitarian needs, including for global health
security, or to promote democracy in Nicaragua through
nongovernmental organizations with full technical,
administrative, and financial independence from the
Government of Nicaragua.
(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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