Text of Senate Amendment 196

Text of Senate Amendment 196

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S1158-S1159] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 196. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Booker) 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: [[Page S1159]] SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROMOTING UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY AND COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE. 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 promoting United States national security and countering the influence of the People's Republic of China, including by sustaining United States foreign assistance programs that (1) provide food and shelter in the wake of conflict or disasters, curb infectious diseases, support counter terrorism and drug trafficking programs, or address irregular migration; (2) remain largely frozen despite the issuance of waivers by the Department of State; and (3) are likely to result in thousands of deaths worldwide if not restored, 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. ______