[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S531]
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  SA 756. 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:

     SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION RELATED TO 
                   PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA 
                   THROUGH ENTITIES CONTROLLED BY THE ORTEGA 
                   REGIME.

       (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 relating 
     to the extension by an international financial institution of 
     any loan or financial or technical assistance to the 
     Government of Nicaragua for a project in Nicaragua, except 
     for loans or financial or technical assistance provided to 
     address humanitarian needs, including for global health 
     security, or to promote democracy in Nicaragua through 
     nongovernmental organizations with full technical, 
     administrative, and financial independence from the 
     Government of Nicaragua.
       (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 October 18, 2025.
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