S.Amdt. 3599
What it does: Adds SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USING MEDICARE SAVINGS TO OFFSET PROGRAMS UNRELATED TO MEDICARE wherever appropriate
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 4872
Adds SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USING MEDICARE SAVINGS TO OFFSET PROGRAMS UNRELATED TO MEDICARE wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USING MEDICARE SAVINGS TO OFFSET PROGRAMS UNRELATED TO MEDICARE.
Inserted: Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "SEC. 316. PROHIBITION ON USING MEDICARE SAVINGS TO OFFSET PROGRAMS UNRELATED TO MEDICARE.
Inserted: "For purposes of this title and title IV, a reduction in outlays under title XVIII of the Social Security Act may not be counted as an offset to any outlays under any other program or activity of the Federal Government.".
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SA 3599. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4872, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13); which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USING MEDICARE SAVINGS TO OFFSET PROGRAMS UNRELATED TO MEDICARE.
Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 316. PROHIBITION ON USING MEDICARE SAVINGS TO OFFSET PROGRAMS UNRELATED TO MEDICARE.
“For purposes of this title and title IV, a reduction in outlays under title XVIII of the Social Security Act may not be counted as an offset to any outlays under any other program or activity of the Federal Government.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 24, 2010