[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3806. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:


  united states government accountability office recommendations for 
lowering prescription drug costs for state medicaid programs, medicare 
  beneficiaries, and low-income, non-elderly individuals who would be 
eligible for medicaid if their state of residence expanded its medicaid 
 program to provide coverage to individuals with incomes of up to 133 
                  percent of the federal poverty level

       Sec. ___. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit to Congress a report providing recommendations 
     for lowering prescription drug costs for--
       (1) State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
       (2) individuals who--
       (A) are described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)); and
       (B) do not have access to affordable, comprehensive 
     prescription drug coverage because they reside in a State 
     that has elected not to provide medical assistance under the 
     State Medicaid program to individuals described in such 
     section; and
       (3) individuals who are enrolled in the Medicare program 
     under any part of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
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