MEDICARE SEQUESTRATION.

SEC. 6227. MEDICARE SEQUESTRATION. Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking “such that,” and all that follows and inserting “such that the payment reduction shall be 2.0 percent for such fiscal year.”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(F) On the date on which the President submits the budget under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2033, the President shall order a sequestration of payments for the Medicare programs specified in section 256(d), effective upon issuance, such that, notwithstanding the 2 percent limit specified in subparagraph (A) for such payments— “(i) with respect to the first 5 months in which such order is effective for such fiscal year, the payment reduction shall be 2.0 percent; and “(ii) with respect to the last 7 months in which such order is effective for such fiscal year, the payment reduction shall be 0 percent.” .