[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2074-S2075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1063. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mrs. Murray) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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     SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING 
                   EQUAL TREATMENT OF MARRIED COUPLES UNDER THE 
                   SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution 
     for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 
     amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports 
     relating to ensuring equal treatment of married couples, 
     which may include ensuring that all legally married spouses 
     have access to Social Security benefits after the death of 
     their spouse, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 
     those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 
     increase the deficit over either the period of the total of 
     fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of 
     fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
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