[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6382]
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SA 3583. Mr. DAINES 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 appropriate place in title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
PROVIDE NEW, ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ANY
NONEMERGENCY FOREST SERVICE ACCOUNT WITHOUT
INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO STREAMLINE OR EXPEDITE
FOREST PROJECTS.
(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
provide new, additional funding for any nonemergency Forest
Service account without including provisions intended to
streamline or expedite projects carried out on Forest Service
land that seek to improve the health or resiliency of the
forest or wildlife habitat or reduce the risk of wildfire.
(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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