To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring all legally married same-sex spouses have equal access to the Social Security and veterans benefits they have earned and receive equal treatment under the law pursuant to the Constitution of the United States.

SA 1063. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mrs. Murray) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING
EQUAL TREATMENT OF MARRIED COUPLES UNDER THE
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution
for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments,
amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports
relating to ensuring equal treatment of married couples,
which may include ensuring that all legally married spouses
have access to Social Security benefits after the death of
their spouse, by the amounts provided in such legislation for
those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over either the period of the total of
fiscal years 2016 through 2020 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
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