S.Amdt. 1514

As your legislative analyst, I want to break down what this amendment is all about in plain English so we can keep our elected officials accountable. Mr. King submitted amendment SA 1514 to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14, which establishes the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and sets budgetary levels through 2034.

The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to border operations. Specifically, it allows the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to make adjustments and revise allocations, aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation concerning border operations.

According to the text, this can include legislation supporting activities conducted by the Coast Guard to support maritime security at the northern border of the United States. The explicitly listed activities that may be supported are:

• Search and rescue

• Living marine resources enforcement

• Law enforcement

• Counternarcotics operations

The main rule attached to this is that any legislation passed using this fund must not increase the deficit over the total period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.