[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4029]
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  SA 2645. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill 
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Res. 
Con. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       On page 24, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 
     22 on page 25 and insert the following:
       ``(B) State cost share.--
       ``(i) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 2030, if the 
     payment error rate of a State as determined under clause (ii) 
     is--

       ``(I) less than 6 percent, the Federal share of the cost of 
     the allotment described in paragraph (1) for that State in a 
     fiscal year shall be 100 percent, and the State share shall 
     be 0 percent;
       ``(II) equal to or greater than 6 percent but less than 8 
     percent, the Federal share of the cost of the allotment 
     described in paragraph (1) for that State in a fiscal year 
     shall be 95 percent, and the State share shall be 5 percent;
       ``(III) equal to or greater than 8 percent but less than 10 
     percent, the Federal share of the cost of the allotment 
     described in paragraph (1) for that State in a fiscal year 
     shall be 90 percent, and the State share shall be 10 percent; 
     and
       ``(IV) equal to or greater than 10 percent, the Federal 
     share of the cost of the allotment described in paragraph (1) 
     for that State in a fiscal year shall be 85 percent, and the 
     State share shall be 15 percent.

       ``(ii) Elections.--

       ``(I) Fiscal year 2030.--For fiscal year 2030, to calculate 
     the applicable State share under clause (i), a State may 
     elect to use the payment error rate of the State from fiscal 
     year 2027 or 2028.
       ``(II) Fiscal year 2031 and thereafter.--For fiscal year 
     2031 and each fiscal year thereafter, to calculate the 
     applicable State share under clause (i), the Secretary shall 
     use the payment error rate of the State for the third fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year for which the State share is 
     being calculated.

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