[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6405]
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  SA 3745. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO MEDICAID 
                   EXPANSION 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 
     medical assistance available under the Medicaid program under 
     title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
     to individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)), which may 
     include eliminating or limiting incentives, penalties, and 
     inducements for States to expand access to such medical 
     assistance for such individuals, 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 2022 through 2026 or the 
     period of the total of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.
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