[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S355]
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SA 203. Mr. SCOTT, of South Carolina 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
STRENGTHENING THE MEDICAID PROGRAM THROUGH
VALUE-BASED AGREEMENTS.
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
strengthening the Medicaid program by creating value-based
agreements for States to provide access to innovative
therapies to address the needs of individuals with rare
diseases, cancers, and other conditions, 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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