[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6357]
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  SA 3430. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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 end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO ESTABLISH A 
                   NATIONAL COVID-19 ORIGINS CENTER TO LEAD A 
                   WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE 
                   ORIGINS OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     determining the origins of the COVID-19 virus, which may 
     include establishing a National COVID-19 Origins Center to 
     lead a whole-of-Government approach to intelligence and 
     diplomatic efforts, analysis, and information sharing between 
     the United States and partner countries, by the amounts 
     provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided 
     that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 
     either the period of the total of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2031.
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