[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1264]
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SA 955. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; 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 RELATING TO
PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES
AGRICULTURAL LAND BY MEMBERS OR ENTITIES
AFFILIATED WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
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
prohibiting the purchase of United States agricultural land
by members or entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist
Party to protect United States national security and preserve
domestic agricultural production, which may include limiting
or withholding tax credits, Federal funding, loans, or grants
to any entity found to be facilitating those purchases, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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