S.Amdt. 1116

SA 1116. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 7, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO HONORING
THE OBLIGATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
TRIBAL NATIONS AND TRIBAL CITIZENS BY
ADDRESSING THE ONGOING WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AT
THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.

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,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
honoring the obligation

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of the Federal Government to Tribal nations and Tribal
citizens by addressing the ongoing workforce shortage at the
Indian Health Service, which may include providing sufficient
resources, increasing efficiency in Federal program delivery,
and reversing unjustified employment terminations of health
care providers, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034.
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