[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2029]
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SA 5374. Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Schiff)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3003. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO UPHOLDING
THE UNITED STATES' ABILITY TO PREVENT ATTACKS
INVOLVING THE USE OF A CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL,
RADIOLOGICAL, OR NUCLEAR WEAPON.
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
upholding the United States' ability to prevent attacks
involving the use of a chemical, biological, radiological, or
nuclear weapon, which may include preserving and providing
robust funding for the Office of Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction of the Department of Homeland Security, 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 2026 through
2035.
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