To prohibit earmarks.

SA 1182. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr.
Daines) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) and
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 2, after line 19, add the following:

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of any
division of this Act, none of the funds made available under
any division of this Act may be used to implement any
earmark, Community Project Funding, or Congressionally
Directed Spending specified in any provision of any division
of this Act or in any report described in section 3.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
prevent funds allocated for any earmark, Community Project
Funding, or Congressionally Directed Spending included in any
division of this Act or in a report described in section 3 of
the matter preceding division A in this Act from being
awarded under a merit-based process under existing law.
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