,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f        
7legislative day1 ,february #e71        
#bjbe,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4 ,welch7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act to establish a minimum   
,medicaid disproportionate share        
hospital allotment for ,states4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fair ,funding for ,rural ,hospitals
 ,act4  #b4 ,minimum ,medicaid ,,dsh    
allotment ,section #aibc7;f77#f7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acifr-#d7;f77#f77 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new            
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,minimum ,,dsh      
allotment for fiscal years after #bjbd  
7i7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the    
table set forth in paragraph 7#b7 or the
 reductions required under paragraph    

7#g71 for fiscal year #bjbe and each    
succeeding fiscal year1 the ,,dsh       
allotment for any ,state shall not be   
less than the minimum ,,dsh allotment   
amount established for the fiscal year  
under clause 7ii74  7ii7 ,minimum ,,dsh 
allotment amount ,the minimum ,,dsh     
allotment amount established under this 
clause-- 7,i7 for each of fiscal years  
#bjbe through #bjbi1 shall be equal to  
#bj1jjj1jjj2 and  7,,ii7 for fiscal year
 #bjcj and each succeeding fiscal year1 
shall be equal to the minimum ,,dsh     
allotment amount established under this 
clause for the preceding fiscal year1   
subject to an increase for inflation as 
provided in paragraph 7#c77;,a74  4