[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4954-S4955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 927. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cruz) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 1694, to require any Federal agency that issues licenses 
to conduct lunar activities to include in the requirements for such 
licenses an agreement relating to the preservation and protection of 
the Apollo 11 landing site, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In section 2(b), strike paragraph (3) and insert the 
     following:
       (3) the President should work with other countries to 
     develop best practices to ensure the protection of historic 
     lunar landing sites and artifacts.
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  SA 928. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill H.R. 1327, to extend authorization for the September 11th 
Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike paragraph (1) of section 2(a) and insert the 
     following:

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       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``$4,600,000,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``expended'' and inserting 
     ``$10,180,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 
     2029, and $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2030 
     through 2092, to remain available until expended''; and
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  SA 929. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1327, to extend authorization for the September 
11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

     SEC. 5. SEQUESTRATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the terms ``direct spending'' and ``sequestration'' 
     have the meanings given such terms in section 250(c) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 900(c)); and
       (2) the term ``nonexempt direct spending'' means all direct 
     spending except--
       (A) direct spending for benefits payable under the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program established under 
     title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.);
       (B) direct spending for the Medicare program under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.);
       (C) direct spending for net interest (all of major 
     functional category 900);
       (D) direct spending for any program administered by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs;
       (E) direct spending for Special Benefits for Certain World 
     War II Veterans (28-0401-0-1-701); and
       (F) direct spending for the child nutrition program (as 
     defined in section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f(b)).
       (b) Sequestration Orders.--
       (1) In general.--For fiscal year 2020, as soon as is 
     practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, and on 
     the dates the Office of Management and Budget issues its 
     sequestration preview reports for each of fiscal years 2021 
     through 2025, pursuant to section 254(c) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     904(c)), the President shall order a sequestration, effective 
     upon issuance, that reduces all nonexempt direct spending by 
     the uniform percentage necessary to reduce the total amount 
     of nonexempt direct spending for such fiscal year by 
     $2,036,000,000.
       (2) Implementation.--When implementing the sequestration of 
     nonexempt direct spending under paragraph (1), the Office of 
     Management and Budget--
       (A) shall follow the procedures specified in section 6 of 
     the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 935) and 
     the special rules specified in section 256 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     906); and
       (B) shall not follow the exemptions specified in section 
     255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905).

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