S.Amdt. 3600

1. Adds SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USING MEDICARE SAVINGS TO OFFSET PROGRAMS UNRELATED TO MEDICARE wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: 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: "(a) In General.--For purposes of this title and title IV, a reduction in outlays under title XVIII of the Social Security Act or an increase in revenues resulting from an increase in taxes assessed for purposes of such title may not be counted as an offset to any outlays under any other program or activity of the Federal Government.

   Inserted: "(b) Point of Order.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--It shall not be in order to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, conference report, or motion that violates subsection (a).

   Inserted: "(2) Waiver and appeal.--

   Inserted: "(A) Waiver.--This subsection may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

   Inserted: "(B) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this subsection.".

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