S.Amdt. 23

SA 23. Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Cassidy, and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2018 through 2026; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 45, strike line 2 and all that follows through page
46, line 14, and insert the following:

SEC. 2001. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

(a) Committee on Finance.--The Committee on Finance of the
Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
to reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2017 through 2026.
(b) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.--
The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than
$1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2017 through
2026.
(c) Submissions.--In the Senate, not later than March 3,
2017, the Committees named in subsections (a) and (b) shall
submit their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget
of the Senate. Upon receiving all such recommendations, the
Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall report to the
Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all such
recommendations without any substantive revision.

SEC. 2002. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(a) Committee on Energy and Commerce.--The Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives shall
submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the
deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2017 through 2026.
(b) Committee on Ways and Means.--The Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives shall submit changes in
laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not
less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2017
through 2026.
(c) Submissions.--In the House of Representatives, not
later than March 3, the

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committees named in subsections (a) and (b) shall submit
their recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the
House of Representatives to carry out this section.
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