[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4497]
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  SA 1182. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. 
Daines) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations 
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 2, after line 19, add the following:

     SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of any 
     division of this Act, none of the funds made available under 
     any division of this Act may be used to implement any 
     earmark, Community Project Funding, or Congressionally 
     Directed Spending specified in any provision of any division 
     of this Act or in any report described in section 3.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     prevent funds allocated for any earmark, Community Project 
     Funding, or Congressionally Directed Spending included in any 
     division of this Act or in a report described in section 3 of 
     the matter preceding division A in this Act from being 
     awarded under a merit-based process under existing law.
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