[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S13792]
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                 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUSPEND THE RULES

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 
In accordance with Rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby 
give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule 
XXII, Paragraph 2, for the purpose of proposing and considering the 
following amendment, including germaneness requirements:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER.

       (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
     consider a congressionally directed spending item, a limited 
     tax benefit, or a limited tariff benefit, if a Senator, 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has conditioned 
     the inclusion of language to provide funding for a 
     congressional directed spending item, a limited tax benefit, 
     or a limited tariff benefit in any amendment, bill, or joint 
     resolution (or an accompanying report) or in any conference 
     report on a bill or joint resolution (including an 
     accompanying joint explanatory statement of managers) on any 
     vote cast by any Senator, Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner.
       (b) Waiver.--The provisions of this section be waived or 
     suspended only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
     Members, present and voting.
       (c) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
     relating to any provision of this section shall be limited to 
     1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
     appellant and the manager of the measure. An affirmative vote 
     of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, present and 
     voting, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling 
     of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.

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