[Pages S1730-S1735]
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 321. Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
ESTABLISHING A BIENNIAL BUDGET AND
APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS.

SA 322. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Cotton, and Mr. Hatch)) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by Mr. McConnell to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE
EMPOWERMENT OF STATES TO PROTECT CITIZENS OF
THE STATE FROM DAMAGING REGULATIONS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PURSUANT TO THE
CLEAN AIR ACT.

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
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports
relating to providing any State the option of opting out of
the requirements of section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7411(d)) if a Governor or legislative body of a State
determines that the requirements of that section would
increase retail electricity prices with a disproportionate
impact on low-income or fixed-income households, present a
risk to electric reliability, impair investments in existing
electric generating capacity, impair manufacturing and other
important sectors of the economy of the State, decrease
employment, or decrease State and local revenues, by the
amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not raise new revenue
and would not increase the deficit over either the period of
the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of
the total of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
______

SA 323. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting

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forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through
2025; as follows:

On page 5, line 5, increase the amount by
$25,001,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by
$51,201,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by
$65,879,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by
$71,784,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by
$72,916,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by
$73,405,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by
$48,535,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, increase the amount by
$22,338,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, increase the amount by
$7,660,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, increase the amount by
$1,755,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by
$25,001,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by
$51,201,000,000.
On page 5, line 20, increase the amount by
$65,879,000,000.
On page 5, line 21, increase the amount by
$71,784,000,000.
On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by
$72,916,000,000.
On page 5, line 23, increase the amount by
$73,405,000,000.
On page 5, line 24, increase the amount by
$48,535,000,000.
On page 5, line 25, increase the amount by
$22,338,000,000.
On page 6, line 1, increase the amount by $7,660,000,000.
On page 6, line 2, increase the amount by $1,755,000,000.
On page 6, line 6, increase the amount by
$79,667,000,000.
On page 6, line 7, increase the amount by
$79,667,000,000.
On page 6, line 8, increase the amount by
$79,667,000,000.
On page 6, line 9, increase the amount by
$79,667,000,000.
On page 6, line 10, increase the amount by
$79,667,000,000.
On page 6, line 11, increase the amount by
$79,667,000,000.
On page 6, line 19, increase the amount by
$25,001,000,000.
On page 6, line 20, increase the amount by
$51,201,000,000.
On page 6, line 21, increase the amount by
$65,879,000,000.
On page 6, line 22, increase the amount by
$71,784,000,000.
On page 6, line 23, increase the amount by
$72,916,000,000.
On page 6, line 24, increase the amount by
$73,405,000,000.
On page 6, line 25, increase the amount by
$48,535,000,000.
On page 7, line 1, increase the amount by
$22,338,000,000.
On page 7, line 2, increase the amount by $7,660,000,000.
On page 7, line 3, increase the amount by $1,755,000,000.
On page 19, line 3, increase the amount by
$3,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 4, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 19, line 7, increase the amount by
$3,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 8, increase the amount by $480,000,000.
On page 19, line 10, increase the amount by
$3,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 11, increase the amount by
$1,530,000,000.
On page 19, line 13, increase the amount by
$3,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 14, increase the amount by
$2,580,000,000.
On page 19, line 16, increase the amount by
$3,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 17, increase the amount by
$2,880,000,000.
On page 19, line 19, increase the amount by
$3,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 20, increase the amount by
$3,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 23, increase the amount by
$2,970,000,000.
On page 20, line 1, increase the amount by
$2,520,000,000.
On page 20, line 5, increase the amount by
$1,470,000,000.
On page 20, line 9, increase the amount by $420,000,000.
On page 20, line 13, increase the amount by
$114,000,000,000.
On page 20, line 14, increase the amount by
$7,570,000,000.
On page 20, line 17, increase the amount by
$114,000,000,000.
On page 20, line 18, increase the amount by
$9,760,000,000.
On page 20, line 21, increase the amount by
$114,000,000,000.
On page 20, line 22, increase the amount by
$10,380,000,000.
On page 20, line 25, increase the amount by
$11,000,000,000.
On page 21, line 1, increase the amount by
$10,650,000,000.
On page 21, line 4, increase the amount by
$11,000,000,000.
On page 21, line 5, increase the amount by
$10,660,000,000.
On page 21, line 8, increase the amount by
$11,000,000,000.
On page 21, line 9, increase the amount by
$10,660,000,000.
On page 21, line 13, increase the amount by
$3,090,000,000.
On page 21, line 17, increase the amount by $900,000,000.
On page 21, line 21, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
On page 21, line 25, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 23, line 20, increase the amount by
$1,000,000,000.
On page 23, line 21, increase the amount by $17,000,000.
On page 23, line 24, increase the amount by
$1,000,000,000.
On page 23, line 25, increase the amount by $177,000,000.
On page 24, line 3, increase the amount by
$1,000,000,000.
On page 24, line 4, increase the amount by $360,000,000.
On page 24, line 7, increase the amount by
$1,000,000,000.
On page 24, line 8, increase the amount by $627,000,000.
On page 24, line 10, increase the amount by
$1,000,000,000.
On page 24, line 11, increase the amount by $885,000,000.
On page 24, line 13, increase the amount by
$1,000,000,000.
On page 24, line 14, increase the amount by $968,000,000.
On page 24, line 18, increase the amount by $983,000,000.
On page 24, line 22, increase the amount by $823,000,000.
On page 25, line 1, increase the amount by $640,000,000.
On page 25, line 5, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
On page 25, line 9, increase the amount by
$60,667,000,000.
On page 25, line 10, increase the amount by
$14,494,000,000.
On page 25, line 13, increase the amount by
$60,667,000,000.
On page 25, line 14, increase the amount by
$37,754,000,000.
On page 25, line 17, increase the amount by
$60,667,000,000.
On page 25, line 18, increase the amount by
$50,344,000,000.
On page 25, line 21, increase the amount by
$60,667,000,000.
On page 25, line 22, increase the amount by
$54,432,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by
$60,667,000,000.
On page 26, line 1, increase the amount by
$54,806,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by
$60,667,000,000.
On page 26, line 5, increase the amount by
$54,962,000,000.
On page 26, line 9, increase the amount by
$40,517,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, increase the amount by
$17,260,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, increase the amount by
$4,670,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, increase the amount by $582,000,000.
On page 27, line 2, increase the amount by
$4,000,000,000.
On page 27, line 3, increase the amount by
$2,890,000,000.
On page 27, line 6, increase the amount by
$4,000,000,000.
On page 27, line 7, increase the amount by
$3,030,000,000.
On page 27, line 10, increase the amount by
$4,000,000,000.
On page 27, line 11, increase the amount by
$3,265,000,000.
On page 27, line 14, increase the amount by
$4,000,000,000.
On page 27, line 15, increase the amount by
$3,495,000,000.
On page 27, line 18, increase the amount by
$4,000,000,000.
On page 27, line 19, increase the amount by
$3,685,000,000.
On page 27, line 22, increase the amount by
$4,000,000,000.
On page 27, line 23, increase the amount by
$3,815,000,000.
On page 28, line 3, increase the amount by $975,000,000.
On page 28, line 7, increase the amount by $835,000,000.
On page 28, line 11, increase the amount by $600,000,000.
On page 28, line 15, increase the amount by $370,000,000.
______

SA 324. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE
STRENGTHENING OF PATENT RIGHTS.

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our ability to find cures to terrible diseases and create
breakthroughs in science and technology by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over
either the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through
2020 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through
2025.
______

SA 325. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO A STRONG
CIVIL COURTS SYSTEM.

SA 326. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
THAT CHANGES TO VOTING LAWS AT THE STATE AND
LOCAL LEVEL DO NOT DISPROPORTIONATELY BURDEN
THE RIGHT OF RACIAL AND LANGUAGE MINORITIES TO
VOTE.

SA 327. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LEGISLATION TO
PROVIDE FOR FUNDING TO IMPROVE VOTER
REGISTRATION AND THE VOTING EXPERIENCE IN
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

SA 328. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS OF
HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.

It is the sense of Congress that the cost sharing
requirements of Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers
under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
program after their third year of operation under such
program should be reduced to 50 percent of the costs incurred
by the centers under the program.
______

SA 329. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
ENCOURAGING THE USE OF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH
SCHOOL AND DUAL AND CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.

SA 330. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO INCENTIVES
FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES TO HAVE AND MAINTAIN
AN ADVANCE CARE PLAN.

SA 331. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIV PATIENTS.

SA 332. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. STATUTORY LIMIT ON PUBLIC DEBT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016.

(a) Increase in Statutory Limit on Public Debt.--If this
resolution sets forth, as the appropriate level of the public
debt for fiscal year 2016, an amount that is different

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from the amount of the statutory limit on the public debt
that otherwise would be in effect for fiscal year 2016, the
Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall
each introduce a joint resolution increasing or decreasing,
as the case may be, the statutory limit on public debt in the
form prescribed in subsection (c) and move to proceed to such
joint resolution. The motion is highly privileged in the
House of Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and
is not debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or
to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the
consideration of other business. If the Chairman makes such a
motion to proceed to the joint resolution, the motion to
proceed shall be agreed to with out intervening action or
debate.
(b) Vote on Passage.--
(1) In general.--Immediately after the Senate or House of
Representatives proceeds to a joint resolution under
subsection (a), a vote on passage of the joint resolution
shall occur without any intervening action or debate. An
affirmative vote of a majority of the Members of the House of
Representatives or of the Senate, as the case may be, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required for adoption of the joint
resolution.
(2) Amendments.--No amendment to a joint resolution
described in subsection (a) shall be in order in the Senate
or the House of Representatives.
(3) Transmittal to other house of congress.--If a joint
resolution is adopted under paragraph (1), the engrossed copy
shall be signed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk
of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, and
transmitted to the other House of Congress for further
legislative action.
(4) Coordination with action by other house.--If before
adopting a joint resolution under paragraph (1), one House
receives from the other a joint resolution described in
subsection (a)--
(A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be
referred to a committee; and
(B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same
as if no joint resolution had been received from the other
House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution
received from the other House shall supplant the joint
resolution of the receiving House.
(c) Joint Resolution.--The matter after the resolving
clause in a joint resolution described in subsection (a)
shall be as follows: ``That subsection (b) of section 3101 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the
dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting
`$______'.'', with the blank being filled with a dollar
limitation equal to the appropriate level of the public debt
set forth pursuant to this resolution.
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``statutory
limit on the public debt'' means the maximum face amount of
obligations issued under authority of chapter 31 of title 31,
United States Code, and obligations guaranteed as to
principal and interest by the United States (except such
guaranteed obligations as may be held by the Secretary of the
Treasury) that may be outstanding at any one time, as
determined under section 3101(b) of such title after the
application of section 3101(a) of such title, and as adjusted
under section 3101A of such title, section 2 of the No
Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note), the Default
Prevention Act of 2013 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note), and any other
Act providing for the adjustment of such amount.
______

SA 333. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
INSTITUTIONS.

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
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports
relating to United States Government development finance
institutions, which may include an entity that mobilizes
private capital to help solve critical development challenges
or works with the United States private sector to help United
States businesses gain footholds in emerging markets to
catalyze revenues, jobs, and growth opportunities at home and
abroad, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal
years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal
years 2016 through 2025.
______

SA 334. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO SUPPORTING
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CALL RESPONSE TIME AT THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

SA 335. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO FULFILLING
THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

SA 336. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

It is the sense of the Senate that the United States should
fulfill all of the obligations of the United States and that
the United States should not default on the debt of the
United States.
______

SA 337. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO FEDERAL
CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS.

SA 338. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO INCREASE FUNDING
FOR FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.

SA 339. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PROVIDING
MORTGAGE LENDING TO RURAL AREAS.

SA 340. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 54, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert the
following:
(1) extending eligibility for concurrent receipt of
military retirement pay and veterans' disability compensation
or expanding eligibility for Combat-Related Special
Compensation to permit additional disabled retirees to
receive both disability compensation and retired pay;
______

SA 341. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE
PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES OFFSHORE ENERGY
PRODUCTION.

SA 342. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO THE
NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

SA 343. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PRESERVING
MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

SA 344. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPORTANCE
OF FULLY UTILIZING AVAILABLE FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR WATER RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT TO MEET
NEEDS OF UNITED STATES PORTS AND HARBOR
MAINTENANCE.

SA 345. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO INCREASING
FUNDING FOR FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN BIOMEDICAL
AND BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

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
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports
relating to increasing funding for Federal investments in
scientific research, which may include helping find cures for
life-threatening and chronic illnesses, increasing our
national security, supporting new energy technologies, or
supporting innovative solutions that advance private sector
efforts to grow the economy and create millions of middle
jobs, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those
purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal
years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of fiscal
years 2016 through 2025.
______

SA 346. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 58, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
(4) reauthorizing or extending trade adjustment assistance
programs;
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SA 347. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Rounds, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Hoeven, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SPENDING-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO KEEPING
THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT FOCUSED
ON THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY.

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
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports
relating to ensuring that Federal jurisdiction under the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)
is focused on water quality, which may include limiting
jurisdiction based on the movement of birds, mammals, or
insects through the air or over the land, the movement of
water through the ground, or the movement of rainwater or
snowmelt over the land, or limiting jurisdiction over
puddles, isolated ponds, roadside ditches, irrigation
ditches, stormwater systems, wastewater systems, or water
delivery, reuse, or reclamation systems, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not raise new revenue and would
not increase the deficit over either the period of the total
of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total
of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
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SA 348. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO REFORMING
OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL AND PREVENTING
EXTENDED VACANCIES.

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