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  SA 2624. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title 
II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROTECTION OF MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.

       The provisions of, and the amendments made by, chapters 1 
     and 2 of subtitle B title VII of this Act shall not take 
     effect, and no funds shall be expended to implement such 
     provisions and amendments, until the date on which the 
     Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
     certifies that implementation of such provisions and 
     amendments shall not result in any individuals who are 
     eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under 
     title XIX of the Social Security Act or under a waiver of 
     such plan as of the date of enactment of this Act losing 
     benefits under such a State plan or waiver.
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