[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1810]
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SA 464. Mr. COATS 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 REQUIRING
AN ENFORCEABLE TREATY FROM TOP 10 MAJOR
GREENHOUSE GAS EMITTERS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION
OF REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM
EXISTING POWER PLANTS.
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 providing for the continued competitiveness of
the United States economy, which may include requiring an
enforceable treaty ratified by the top 10 major emitting
countries before regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from
existing power plants may be implemented, 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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