To provide additional public health funding.

SA 2299. Mr. COCHRAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II (before the short title), add the following:

SEC. __. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING.

(a) Minority Public Health.--In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated under this Act, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for the Office of Minority Health.

(b) Sickle Cell Disease.--From amounts appropriated under the title for the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, such Secretary shall make available and amount not to exceed $2,000,000 of such amounts to provide funding for grants under paragraph (1) of section 712(c) of Public Law 108-357 (42 U.S.C. 300b-1 note).

(c) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, amounts made available under this Act under the heading Program Management for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall be reduced, on a pro rata basis, by an additional $12,000,000.