Calendar No. 31
117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.
March 22, 2021
Received
March 24, 2021
Read the first time
March 25, 2021
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Preventing PAYGO sequestration.
(a) Statutory PAYGO scorecards.âThe budgetary effects of this Act and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117â2) shall not be counted on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)).
(b) Senate PAYGO scorecards.âThe budgetary effects of this Act shall not be counted on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
SEC. 2. Extension of temporary suspension of medicare sequestration.
(a) In general.âSection 3709(a) of division A of the CARES Act (2 U.S.C. 901a note) is amended by striking âMarch 31, 2021â and inserting âDecember 31, 2021â.
(b) Effective date.âThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted as part of the CARES Act (Public Law 116â136).
SEC. 3. Technical corrections.
(a) Disregard of certain additional compensation for purposes of medicaid and chip.âSection 2104(h) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(h)) is amended by striking âFederal pandemic unemployment compensationâ and inserting âFederal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation or Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensationâ.
(b) Rural health clinic payments.â
(1) IN GENERAL.âSection 1833(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(f)(3)) is amendedâ
(i) in clause (i), by striking subclauses (I) and (II) and inserting the following:
â(I) with respect to a rural health clinic that had a per visit payment amount established for services furnished in 2020â
â(aa) the per visit payment amount applicable to such rural health clinic for rural health clinic services furnished in 2020, increased by the percentage increase in the MEI applicable to primary care services furnished as of the first day of 2021; or
â(bb) the limit described in paragraph (2)(A); and
â(II) with respect to a rural health clinic that did not have a per visit payment amount established for services furnished in 2020â
â(aa) the per visit payment amount applicable to such rural health clinic for rural health clinic services furnished in 2021; or
â(bb) the limit described in paragraph (2)(A); andâ; and
(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking âunder clause (i)(I)â and inserting âunder subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i), as applicable,â; and
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking â2019, wasâ and inserting â2020â;
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting âwasâ after â(i)â; and
(iii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
â(ii) (I) was enrolled under section 1866(j) (including temporary enrollment during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) for such period); or
â(II) submitted an application for enrollment under section 1866(j) (or requested such a temporary enrollment for such period) that was received not later than December 31, 2020.â.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.âThe amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116â260).
(c) Eligibility for reemployment services.âSection 306(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 506(a)) is amendedâ
(1) by striking âindividuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j)â and inserting âclaimants for unemployment compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j),â; and
(2) by striking âsuch individualsâ and inserting âsuch claimantsâ.
(d) Additional amount for certain hospitals with high disproporationate share.âEffective as if included in the enactment of section 203(a) of title II of division CC of Public Law 116â260, subsection (g) of section 1923 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396râ4) amended by such section 203(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
â(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALS WITH HIGH DISPROPORATIONATE SHARE.â
â(A) IN GENERAL.âIn the case of a hospital with high disproportionate share (as defined in subparagraph (B)) located in a State referenced in subsection (e) of section 4721 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a payment adjustment during a State fiscal year shall be considered consistent with subsection (c) if the payment adjustment does not exceed 175 percent of the costs of furnishing hospital services during the year, but only if the Governor of the State certifies to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the hospitalâs applicable minimum amount is used for health services during the year. In determining the amount that is used for such services during a year, there shall be excluded any amounts received under the Public Health Service Act, title V, title XVIII, or from third party payors (not including the State plan under this title) that are used for providing such services during the year.
â(B) HOSPITAL WITH HIGH DISPROPORATIONATE SHARE DEFINED.âIn subparagraph (A), a hospital is a âhospital with high disproportionate shareâ ifâ
â(i) the hospital is owned or operated by the State (or by an instrumentality or a unit of government within the State); and
â(I) meets the requirement described in subparagraphs (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1); or
â(II) has the largest number of inpatient days attributable to individuals entitled to benefits under the State plan of any hospital in such State for the previous fiscal year.
â(C) APPLICABLE MINIMUM AMOUNT DEFINED.âIn subparagraph (A), the âapplicable minimum amountâ for a hospital for a fiscal year is equal to the difference between the amount of the hospitalâs payment adjustment for the fiscal year and the costs to the hospital of furnishing hospital services described in paragraph (1)(A) during the fiscal year.â.
Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 2021.
Attest:
| Cheryl L. Johnson, |
Clerk.
Calendar No. 31 | |||||
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AN ACT | |||||
To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. | |||||
March 25, 2021 | |||||
Read the second time and placed on the calendar |