[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1910]
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SA 664. Mr. COTTON 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
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS
TO EXISTING FACILITIES AT THE DETENTION
FACILITIES AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) Finding.--The Senate finds that the detention
facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, are an important tool in the counterterrorism efforts
of the United States.
(b) Deficit-neutral Reserve Fund.--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
construction of new facilities and improvements to existing
facilities at the detention facilities at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 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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