S.Amdt. 5697

SA 5697. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

None of the funds made available under this Act, and none
of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under
title IX of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'',
approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21; 139 Stat. 357)
(commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''), may
be obligated until the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice completes an investigation into the allegations of
excessive drinking by and unreachability of Federal Bureau of
Investigation Director Kash Patel and any associated impacts
on the readiness of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
public safety.
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