[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6297-S6298]
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  SA 3058. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2023 through 2031; 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 REDUCING FUNDING FOR UNITED 
                   STATES GRANT-MAKING AGENCIES AND THE UNITED 
                   STATES RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE OVERSIGHT 
                   AND COMMUNICATION IN MONITORING RESEARCH 
                   COLLABORATION WITH FOREIGN NATIONALS.

       (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--
       (1) reduce funds for United States grant-making agencies 
     and the United States research community to enhance oversight 
     and communication in monitoring research collaboration with 
     foreign nationals;
       (2) result in the diminished ability of the United States 
     research community to establish best practices in monitoring 
     scientific

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     and research collaboration with foreign nationals;
       (3) result in the diminished ability of United States 
     grant-making agencies to implement a compliance and auditing 
     program to ensure grantees accurately report conflicts of 
     interest and conflicts of commitment; or
       (4) result in the diminished ability of United States 
     grant-making agencies conducting or funding government 
     research to share information regarding grant recipients with 
     access to United States funding and research facilities.
       (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).
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