S.Amdt. 607

SA 607. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth 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 appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR OVERLY COSTLY, OUTDATED, OR
INEFFECTIVE NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS.

(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 that
provides funding for nuclear modernization programs that are
over-budget, behind schedule, in violation of chapter 325 of
title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Nunn-
McCurdy Act''), unnecessary, wasteful, or in contravention of
international security agreements.
(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).
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