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Tim Huelskamp: I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2016
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 5, strike ``and''. Page 4, line 8, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 4, after line 8, insert the following: ``(D) any reduction measures the Secretary intends to take to fund Federal Government obligations if the debt limit is not raised, including-- ``(i) notifying the Congress when the limit has been reached; and ``(ii) notifying the Congress when the Secretary has begun taking such measures and specifying which measures are currently being used.''. Page 4, line 21, strike ``and''. Page 4, line 25, strike the period and insert ``: and''. Page 4, after line 25, insert the following: ``(D) the plan of the President for each week that the debt of the United States Government is at the statutory limit, to publicly disclose, on the website of the Department of the Treasury, the following: ``(i) All reduction measures currently being used by the Secretary to avoid defaulting on obligations of the Government. ``(ii) With respect to each reduction measure, whether or not such measure is currently being used-- ``(I) the total dollar amount of such measure that has been used; and ``(II) the total dollar amount of such measure that the Secretary estimates is still available for use.…
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Tim Huelskamp
Kansas
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govinfo.gov
Feb 11, 2016

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