Arlen Specter: “I now call up amendment No. 2299, proposed by Senator Cochran, and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING…”

“I now call up amendment No. 2299, proposed by Senator Cochran, and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Specter], for Mr. Cochran, proposes an amendment numbered 2299. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide additional public health funding) At the end of title II (before the short title), add the following: SEC. __. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING. (a) Minority Public Health.--In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated under this Act, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for the Office of Minority Health. (b) Sickle Cell Disease.--From amounts appropriated under the title for the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, such Secretary shall make available and amount not to exceed $2,000,000 of such amounts to provide funding for grants under paragraph (1) of section 712(c) of Public Law 108-357 (42 U.S.C. 300b-1 note). (c) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, amounts made available under this Act under the heading Program Management for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall be reduced, on a pro rata basis, by an additional $12,000,000. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment No. 2299. The amendment (No. 2299) was agreed to. Amendment No. 2301”