[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2075]
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SA 1065. Mr. KIRK 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO CREATE SAVINGS TO
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AND PROTECT SENIOR
CITIZENS' IDENTITY.
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 creating savings to the Medicare program and
protecting senior citizens' identity, which may include
legislation to utilize smart card technology to determine
beneficiary eligibility and identity at the point of care, 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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