,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gah ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #h1 #bjbc,mr4 ,braun introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,budget ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund to control emergency spending4 #a4 ,limitations on emergency spending 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term discretionary spending limit has the meaning given that term in section #bej7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c772 7#b7 the term emergency means any occasion or instance for which ,federal assistance is needed to supplement ,state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety1 or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the ,united ,states2 7#c7 the term ,fund means the ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund established under subsection 7c77#a72 and 7#d7 the term previous year's nonemergency discretionary spending means the amount of the discretionary spending limit for all categories for the most recent previous fiscal year for which there was a discretionary spending limit1 excluding any adjustment for the fiscal year for amounts designated as being for an emergency requirement under section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i771 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,sense of the ,senate ,it is the sense of the ,senate that saving for a rainy day should be accompanied by offsets in other programs so that the ,federal ,government does not live beyond its means4 7c7 ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,treasury an account to be known as the ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund4 7#b7 ,funding ,for fiscal year #bjbd and each fiscal year thereafter1 there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,fund an amount equal to #b percent of the amount of previous year's nonemergency discretionary spending4 7#c7 ,availability ,amounts in the ,fund shall remain available until expended1 in accordance with subsection 7d74 7d7 ,use of ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund 7#a7 ,prohibition on using ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund for nonemergencies 7,a7 ,point of order against use for nonemergencies 7i7 ,in general ,in the ,senate1 it shall not be in order to consider a provision in a bill1 joint resolution1 motion1 amendment1 amendment between the ,houses1 or conference report that appropriates funds from the ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund for any program1 project1 or activity that is not an emergency4 7ii7 ,point of order sustained ,if a point of order is made by a ,senator against a provision described in clause 7i71 and the point of order is sustained by the ,chair1 that provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor4 7,b7 ,form of the point of order ,a point of order under subparagraph 7,a77i7 may be raised by a ,senator as provided in section #cac7;e7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;e774 7,c7 ,conference reports ,when the ,senate is considering a conference report on1 or an amendment between the ,houses in relation to1 a bill or joint resolution1 upon a point of order being made by any ,senator pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77i71 and such point of order being sustained1 such material contained in such conference report or ,house amendment shall be stricken1 and the ,senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the ,senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment1 or concur in the ,house amendment with a further amendment1 as the case may be1 which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or ,house amendment1 as the case may be1 not so stricken4 ,any such motion in the ,senate shall be debatable4 ,in any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report 7or ,senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subparagraph71 no further amendment shall be in order4 7,d7 ,no waiver or suspension ,in the ,senate1 it shall not be in order to move to waive or suspend subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,use of ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund first 7,a7 ,point of order against regular appropriations for emergencies 7i7 ,in general ,in the ,senate1 it shall not be in order to consider a provision in a bill1 joint resolution1 motion1 amendment1 amendment between the ,houses1 or conference report that appropriates funds from the ,general ,fund of the ,treasury for an emergency1 unless there are no unobligated funds in the ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund4 7ii7 ,point of order sustained ,if a point of order is made by a ,senator against a provision described in clause 7i71 and the point of order is sustained by the ,chair1 that provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor4 7,b7 ,form of the point of order ,a point of order under subparagraph 7,a77i7 may be raised by a ,senator as provided in section #cac7;e7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;e774 7,c7 ,conference reports ,when the ,senate is considering a conference report on1 or an amendment between the ,houses in relation to1 a bill or joint resolution1 upon a point of order being made by any ,senator pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77i71 and such point of order being sustained1 such material contained in such conference report or ,house amendment shall be stricken1 and the ,senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the ,senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment1 or concur in the ,house amendment with a further amendment1 as the case may be1 which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or ,house amendment1 as the case may be1 not so stricken4 ,any such motion in the ,senate shall be debatable4 ,in any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report 7or ,senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subparagraph71 no further amendment shall be in order4 7,d7 ,no waiver or suspension ,in the ,senate1 it shall not be in order to move to waive or suspend subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 ,point of order against emergency spending ,section #cad of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fde7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking contains a provision providing new budget authority and outlays or reducing revenue1 and a designation of such provision as an emergency requirement pursuant to #bea7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe and inserting contains an appropriation from the ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund for an emergency 7as defined in section of the ,act72 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking a designation and inserting an appropriation2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 in the subsection heading1 by striking designation and inserting appropriation2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking an emergency designation in that measure1 that provision making such a designation and inserting a provision containing an appropriation from the ,federal ,rainy ,day ,fund for an emergency 7as defined in section of the ,act1 that provision2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking three-fifths each place it appears and inserting two-thirds2 7iv7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 and 7v7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 respectively4 7e7 ,increased threshold for allocation points of order ,notwithstanding section #ijd of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fba note71 in the ,senate-- 7#a7 section #cjb7;f7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fcc7;f77 may only be waived or suspended upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the ,members1 duly chosen and sworn2 and 7#b7 an appeal of the ruling of the ,chair on a point of order raised under section #cjb7;f7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fcc7;f77 shall only be sustained upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the ,members1 duly chosen and sworn4 7f7 ,,gao study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report assessing the relationship between emergency1 disaster1 and wildfire spending1 which shall include recommendations1 if any1 to modify the spending that qualifies as emergency spending4 7g7 ,repeal of adjustment for emergency spending ,section #bea7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking ,emergency appropriations2 overseas and inserting ,overseas2 7#b7 by striking that-- and all that follows through 7ii7 the ,congress and inserting that the ,congress2 7#c7 by striking designates1 and all that follows through the adjustment and inserting designates1 the adjustment2 and 7#d7 by striking designated as emergency requirements or for and inserting designated for4 7h7 ,effective date ,this section and the amendments made by this section shall-- 7#a7 take effect on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 apply with respect to fiscal year #bjbd and each fiscal year thereafter4