There are no time limits on any specific amendment or on overall debate on amendments to this bill. I simply want to use this opportunity in urging support by this body for the adoption of this rule to mention that the Foreign Affairs Committee in crafting this bill kept in mind both the Budget Enforcement Act caps on the international operations function and the request of the administration. and with one exception every single addon contained in this bill that this body will be considering later today and tomorrow. every single addon is met by an offsetting subtraction from some other function or account in this legislation. so that the bill as proposed by the administration and as passed by the Foreign Affairs Committee complied with the House budget resolution and with the budget enforcement cap on international affairs. One exception is in the area of refugee and migrant funding. migration funding. where we need a significant augmentation of about $110 million. based on the explosion of need in the world we are living in today. Refugee problems in Africa. Soviet Jews migrating to Israel. continued problems of Southeast Asia. the Kurdish refugee problem. all of these I think simply scream out for this Congress rethinking the initial proposal on this question. The one exception will be offset by cuts in the foreign aid bill. which is also part of the 150 account. so that this bill will be perfectly in balance. perfectly in compliance with the Budget Enforcement Act. with the Housepassed budget resolution and. even though the authorizing committees are not under any obligation to do so. I think it demonstrates the kind of fiscal restraint and adherence to the agreements made last fall that should be supported by the body.
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