[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 169 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6687-S6688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1524. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Booker) 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:

       On page 65, strike lines 1 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Exceptions.--Advance appropriations may be provided--
       (1) for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 for programs, projects, 
     activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory 
     statement of

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     managers accompanying this concurrent resolution under the 
     heading ``Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations'' in 
     an aggregate amount not to exceed $33,952,000,000 in new 
     budget authority in each fiscal year;
       (2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting;
       (3) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical 
     Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Veterans Medical 
     Community Care, and Medical Facilities accounts of the 
     Veterans Health Administration; and
       (4) for Northeast Corridor Grants and National Network 
     Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
     (commonly known as ``Amtrak'').
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