[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 48 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1734]
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SA 344. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPORTANCE
OF FULLY UTILIZING AVAILABLE FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR WATER RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT TO MEET
NEEDS OF UNITED STATES PORTS AND HARBOR
MAINTENANCE.
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
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports
relating to the importance of fully utilizing available
Federal funding for water resources and development to meet
the needs of United States ports and harbor maintenance,
which may include funding available through trust fund
accounts by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over either the period of the total of
fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
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