[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3511 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3511

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary 
 of Health and Human Services to provide additional exceptions to the 
      imposition of civil money penalties in cases of payments to 
                             beneficiaries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 1998

  Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
 Houghton, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Camp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
 Sam Johnson, and Mr. Towns) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary 
 of Health and Human Services to provide additional exceptions to the 
      imposition of civil money penalties in cases of payments to 
                             beneficiaries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS TO IMPOSITION OF 
              PENALTIES FOR PROVIDING INDUCEMENTS TO BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 1128A(i)(6) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(i)(6)) is amended to read as 
follows:
                    ``(B) any permissible payment practice as specified 
                in section 1128B(b)(3) or in regulations issued by the 
                Secretary;''.
    (b) Extension of Advisory Opinion Authority.--Section 
1128D(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7d(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
inserting ``or section 1128A(i)(6)(A)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Interim Final Rulemaking Authority.--The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services may promulgate regulations that take effect on an 
interim basis, after notice and pending opportunity for public comment, 
in order to implement the amendments made by this section in a timely 
manner.
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