[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6577]
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  SA 1320. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1116 proposed by Mr. Enzi to 
the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 71, establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2019 through 2027; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:

     SEC. 4207. LIMITATION.

       Any plan for the reorganization of the Department State and 
     the United States Agency for International Development 
     (referred to in this section as ``USAID'')--
       (1) shall preserve the independence of USAID and its 
     authority to directly oversee its mission to end extreme 
     poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies, while 
     advancing the security and prosperity of the United States; 
     and
       (2) may not involve the subordination of USAID to the 
     Department of State or to any other Federal agency.
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