S.Amdt. 1327

SA 1327. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

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SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY SMALL
BUSINESSES FOR WORK PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
protecting American small businesses, which may include
ensuring that small businesses that performed work under
contract for the Federal Government are timely paid for work
performed, including work performed prior to the funding
freeze by the President on January 24, 2025, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes.
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