[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9049-S9050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4876. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 610, to address behavioral health and well-being 
among health care professionals; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. 2022 MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE.

       (a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) seniors face a substantial jump in health care costs 
     because of the increased Medicare Part B premiums for 2022; 
     and
       (2) Congress must act to address these premium increases.
       (b) 2022 Premium and Deductible and Repayment Through 
     Future Premiums.--Section 1839(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``and (7)'' and inserting ``(7), and (8)'';
       (2) in paragraph (6)(C)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``(d)(1) and (e)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``(d)(1), (e)(1), and (g)(1) of section 1844''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``(5) and (7)'' and 
     inserting ``(5), (7), and (8)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) In applying this part (including subsection (i) and 
     section 1833(b)), the monthly

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     actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over for--
       ``(A) 2022 shall be determined to be an amount that does 
     not significantly exceed the monthly actuarial rate for 
     enrollees age 65 and over for 2021 increased the percentage 
     by which benefit amounts under title II are increased for 
     2022; and
       ``(B) 2023 shall be determined to be an amount that does 
     not significantly exceed the monthly actuarial rate for 
     enrollees age 65 and over for 2022 (as determined under 
     subparagraph (A)) increased the percentage by which benefit 
     amounts under title II are increased for 2023.''.
       (c) Transitional Government Contribution.--Section 1844 of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In applying paragraph (1), the amounts 
     transferred under subsection (g)(1) with respect to enrollees 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such subsection 
     shall be treated as premiums payable and deposited in the 
     Trust Fund under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of 
     paragraph (1).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g)(1) For 2022 and 2023, there shall be transferred from 
     the General Fund to the Trust Fund an amount, as estimated by 
     the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
     Services, equal to the reduction in aggregate premiums 
     payable under this part for a month in such year (excluding 
     any changes in amounts collected under section 1839(i)) that 
     are attributable to the application of section 1839(a)(8) 
     with respect to--
       ``(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and
       ``(B) enrollees under age 65.
     Such amounts shall be transferred from time to time as 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Premium increases affected under section 1839(a)(6) 
     shall not be taken into account in applying subsection (a).
       ``(3) There shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the 
     General Fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to the 
     additional premiums payable as a result of the application of 
     section 1839(a)(6), excluding the aggregate payments 
     attributable to the application of section 
     1839(i)(3)(A)(ii)(II).''.
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  SA 4877. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
Paul, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Daines, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. 
Fischer, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 610, to address 
behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 8.
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  SA 4878. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 610, to address behavioral health and well-being 
among health care professionals; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       Strike section 8.
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  SA 4879. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Grassley)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2796,


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  On page S9050, December 8, 2021, in the first column, the 
following appears: SA 4879. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. OSSOFF) proposed 
an amendment to the bill S. 2796. . .
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 4879. Mr. 
SCHUMER (for Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill S. 2796. . .


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  to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot programs 
for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for 
                      other purposes; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Opioid Abuse 
     Prevention Act''.

     SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF RURAL COMMUNITY RESPONSE PILOT 
                   PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE 
                   OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 3021 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) a pilot program for rural areas to implement 
     community response programs that focus on reducing opioid 
     overdose deaths, which may include presenting alternatives to 
     incarceration, as described in subsection (f).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Rural Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The pilot program described under this 
     subsection shall make grants to rural areas to implement 
     community response programs to reduce opioid overdose deaths. 
     Grants issued under this subsection shall be jointly operated 
     by units of local government, in collaboration with public 
     safety and public health agencies or public safety, public 
     health and behavioral health collaborations. A community 
     response program under this subsection shall identify gaps in 
     community prevention, treatment, and recovery services for 
     individuals who encounter the criminal justice system and 
     shall establish treatment protocols to address identified 
     shortcomings. The Attorney General, through the Office of 
     Justice Programs, shall increase the amount provided as a 
     grant under this section for a pilot program by no more than 
     five percent for each of the two years following 
     certification by the Attorney General of the submission of 
     data by the rural area on the prescribing of schedules II, 
     III, and IV controlled substances to a prescription drug 
     monitoring program, or any other centralized database 
     administered by an authorized State agency, which includes 
     tracking the dispensation of such substances, and providing 
     for interoperability and data sharing with each other such 
     program (including an electronic health records system) in 
     each other State, and with any interstate entity that shares 
     information between such programs.
       ``(2) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to--
       ``(A) direct or encourage a State to use a specific 
     interstate data sharing program; or
       ``(B) limit or prohibit the discretion of a prescription 
     drug monitoring program for interoperability connections to 
     other programs (including electronic health records systems, 
     hospital systems, pharmacy dispensing systems, or health 
     information exchanges).''.
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  SA 4880. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1605, to 
designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange 
Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes; as follows:

     SEC. __. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 4881. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4880 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1605, to designate the National 
Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

        On page 1, line 3, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.
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  SA 4882. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1605, to 
designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange 
Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end add the following:

     SEC. __. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 5 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 4883. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4882 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1605, to designate the National 
Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

        On page 1, line 3, strike ``5 days'' and insert ``4 
     days''.
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  SA 4884. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4883 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the amendment SA 4882 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1605, to designate the National Pulse Memorial 
located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

        On page 1, line 3, strike ``4 days'' and insert ``3 
     days''.

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