A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow the President to veto items of appropriation.

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SJ 14 IS
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 14
Proposing   an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow
the President to veto items of appropriation.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 14 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 1991
Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. HELMS, Mr. GRASSLEY,
and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow
the President to veto items of appropriation.
  Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
  of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of each House concurring
  therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the
  Constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of
  the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
  several States within seven years after the date of its submission to the
  States for ratification:
`Article--
  `The President may disapprove any item of appropriation in any Act or joint
  resolution. If an Act or joint resolution is approved by the President,
  any item of appropriation contained therein which is not disapproved shall
  become law. The President shall return with his objections any item of
  appropriation disapproved to the House in which the Act or joint resolution
  containing such item originated. The Congress may, in the manner prescribed
  under section 7 of article I for Acts disapproved by the President,
  reconsider any item of appropriation disapproved under this article.'.
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