[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S526-S527]
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  SA 728. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2022 through 2030; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

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     SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD 
                   WAIVE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO AUTHORIZE 
                   BEFORE APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS 2019 RESPONSE.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, 
     amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would 
     waives requirements under section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 
     U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
     1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), or section 504(a)(1) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)) to authorize 
     before appropriating United States foreign assistance for the 
     international Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) response.
       (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
     fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 
     vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 
     chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of 
     the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have force or 
     effect on December 31, 2022.
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