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 12 2 STA T .5 1 80CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UNE 5 , 2008 (e)GEN E RALPOI N T O FO R D ER .—Itshal l b e inord er f ora S enator to raise a sin g le p oint of order that se v eral provisions of a bill , resol u tion, a m endment, motion, or c onference report violate this section. T he Presiding Officer ma y sustain the point of order as to some or all of the provisions against w hich the Senator raised the point of order. If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point of order as to some of the provisions (including provisions of an amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Senator raised the point of order, then only those provisions (including provision of an amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Presiding Officer sustains the point of order shall be deemed stric k en pursuant to this section. B efore the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may move to waive such a point of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions against which the point of order was raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in accordance with rules and precedents of the Senate. A fter the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on such a point of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions on which the Presiding Officer ruled. (f) F OR M OFT H E POINT OF ORDER.— W hen the Senate is consid - ering a conference report on, or an amendment between the H ouses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this section, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the q uestion of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. (g) E FFE C TI V ENE S S.—This section shall not apply to any provision constituting a change in a mandatory program in appropriations legislation if such provision has been enacted in each of the 3 fiscal years prior to the budget year. (h) INA P PLICA B ILIT Y .—In the Senate, section 209 of S. C on. R es. 2 1 (110th Congress) shall no longer apply. SEC.315 . SE NAT E POI NTO F O RD ERA G AINST L EGISLATION INCREASING S H ORT - TER M DEFICIT. (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, j oint resolution, amendment, motion, or con- ference report (e x cept measures within the jurisdiction of the Com- mittee on Appropriations) that would cause a net increase in the deficit in excess of $ 10,000,000,000 in any fiscal year provided for in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget unless it is fully offset over the period of all fiscal years provided for in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. (b) S U PERMA J ORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.— (1) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the M embers, duly chosen and sworn.

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