S.Amdt. 70

SA 70. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Carper) 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 AGAINST PHYSICIAN AND NURSE
SHORTAGES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.

(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 that
reduces access to primary medical care, dental, and mental
health services in areas designated as Health Professional
Shortage Areas or Medically Underserved Areas or Populations,
including the repeal of provisions in the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act that--
(1) expand the number of National Health Service Corps
providers trained to provide health care services in shortage
areas through the National Health Service Corps Loan
Repayment Program; or
(2) encourage provider training specifically in rural
areas.
(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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