[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6399]
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SA 3698. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2023 through 2031; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. RESERVE FUND RELATING TO AN ENHANCED INFLATIONARY
REBATE POLICY UNDER MEDICARE PART B AND
MEDICARE PART D.
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
lowering the cost of prescription drugs, which may include
requiring an enhanced inflationary rebate policy for certain
drugs dispensed in Medicare part B and Medicare part D, in
order to lower costs for beneficiaries, by the amounts
provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the
period of the total of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.
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