[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6408]
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SA 3763. Mr. RISCH 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 IV, add the following:
SEC. 4017. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVIDING FUNDING FOR
ASSISTANCE IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT THROUGH
PROSPER AFRICA TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE INELIGIBLE
FOR TRADE PREFERENCES UNDER THE AFRICAN GROWTH
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA).
(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 funding for assistance in trade and investment
through Prosper Africa to countries that are ineligible for
trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity
Act (AGOA).
(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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