[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S354]
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  SA 197. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2022 through 2030; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO IMPROVING 
                   THE MEDICAID PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC 
                   HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY TO 
                   STATES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THEIR MEDICAID 
                   PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BY ELIMINATING BUDGET-
                   CONSTRAINING MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       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, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     improving the Medicaid program during the COVID-19 public 
     health emergency by providing flexibility to States to 
     effectively manage their Medicaid programs, including by 
     eliminating budget-constraining maintenance of effort 
     requirements, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 
     such purpose, provided that such legislation would not 
     increase the deficit over either the period of the total of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025 or the period of the total of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2030.
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