S.Amdt. 1434

SA 1434. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1388 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr.
Schumer) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 815, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR PRESIDENTIAL DRAWDOWN
AUTHORITY IN EXCESS OF FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.

Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2318(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the undesignated matter following
subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, except as provided in
paragraph (6)'' after ``fiscal year''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6)(A) The President may use the authority provided by
paragraph (1) when the aggregate value of the use of such
authority would exceed $100,000,000 in a fiscal year if--
``(i) the President submits to Congress--
``(I) a request for authorization to use such authority
resulting in an aggregate value that exceeds $100,000,000;
and
``(II) a report that an unforeseen emergency exists, in
accordance with paragraph (1); and
``(ii) after the submission of such request and report,
there is enacted a joint resolution or other provision of law
approving the authorization requested.
``(B)(i) Each request submitted under subparagraph (A)(i)
may only request authorization for the use of the authority
provided by paragraph (1) for one intended recipient country.
``(ii) A resolution described in subparagraph (A)(ii) may
only approve a request for authorization for the use of the
authority provided by paragraph (1) for one intended
recipient country.
``(C)(i) Any resolution described in subparagraph (A)(ii)
may be considered by Congress using the expedited procedures
set forth in this subparagraph.
``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
`resolution' means only a joint resolution of the two Houses
of Congress--
``(I) the title of which is as follows: `A joint resolution
approving the use of the special authority provided by
section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in
excess of the fiscal year limitation.';
``(II) which does not have a preamble; and
``(III) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which
is as follows: `The proposed use of the special authority
provided by section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 in excess of the fiscal year limitation, to respond
to the unforeseen emergency in ________________