S.Amdt. 5728

SA 5728. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. Bennet) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by
Mr. Thune (for Graham) to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

Strike section 202 and insert the following:

SEC. 202. PREVENTING THE FORCED CLOSURE OF ANY RURAL HOSPITAL
AND GUARANTEEING FUNDING FOR THE RURAL HEALTH
TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM.

It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) to prevent the forced closure of any rural hospital,
health care funding reductions mandated under Public Law 119-
21 should be repealed; and
(2) funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program
established under section 2105(h) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397ee(h)) should be guaranteed, including--
(A) by ensuring that funds allotted to States under such
program remain available until expended; and
(B) by eliminating any redistribution of unexpended or
unobligated funds from such allotments.
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