[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6369-S6370]
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SA 3504. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Daines, and Mr.
Portman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
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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. 3004. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES
UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
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
protecting the rights of the United States under the
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)) (in this section referred
to as the ``TRIPS Agreement''), which may include prohibiting
or limiting actions by the executive branch to negotiate any
potential waiver, suspension, or other impairment of the
rights of the United States under the TRIPS Agreement with
respect to China or Russia, or requiring the executive branch
to appropriately consult with Congress and obtain any
requisite authorization before agreeing to any waiver,
suspension, or other impairment of the rights of the United
States under the TRIPS Agreement with respect to any other
country, 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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