S.Amdt. 54

SA 54. Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Van Hollen)
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:

At the end of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER TO PROTECT THE RURAL HEALTH
WORKFORCE.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report if the
Congressional Budget Office has determined that such
legislation would--
(1) reduce the number of doctors, nurses, and health care
providers in rural communities;
(2) reduce financial or other incentives for such providers
to practice in rural communities, including programs that
provide loans, loan repayment, scholarships, or training,
including the National Health Service Corps funding
established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (Public Law 111-148); or
(3) otherwise undermine the support for the health care
workforce in rural communities as outlined by title V of the
Patient Protection Affordable Care Act.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 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
subsection (a).
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