[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 169 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6686]
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  SA 1515. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Markey) 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 title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO 
                   STIMULATING INNOVATION TO ADVANCE THE ABILITY 
                   OF THE UNITED STATES TO UNDERSTAND, RESEARCH, 
                   OR MONITOR CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS, OR TO DEVELOP 
                   MANAGEMENT OR ADAPTATION OPTIONS TO PRESERVE, 
                   SUSTAIN, AND RESTORE CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS.

       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, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United 
     States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef 
     ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to 
     preserve, sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems, 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 2018 
     through 2022 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 
     through 2027.
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