Text of Senate Amendment 194

On Wed Feb 19, Senator Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 194" in the Senate. It referenced legislation: S1158.

Text of Senate Amendment 194

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1158] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 194. Mr. COONS 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 PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 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 protecting the integrity of the United States classified information ecosystem amid growing counterintelligence threats, including by ensuring that only those properly cleared individuals with a fully adjudicated background investigation and a legitimate need to know can access classified data, systems, and facilities, 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. ______