[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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