On the recordSeptember 11, 2024
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. 5. NO FORCE OR EFFECT TO TREATY PRIOR TO RATIFICATION. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response deemed to be a treaty by section 4-- (1) shall have no force or effect under the laws of the United States before the date on which such treaty is ratified with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (2) may not be used, prior to such date, to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of United States law or an offense against the law of nations in United States courts, including-- (A) to establish standing, a cause of action, or damages as a matter of law; or (B) to demonstrate whether an action by a Federal agency is arbitrary or capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1430, the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina.
