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[H.R. 3511 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 465
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3511

                      [Report No. 105-772, Part I]

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

                            October 5, 1998

    Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                            October 5, 1998

Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period ending not 
                       later than October 9, 1998

                            October 9, 1998

Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period ending not 
                      later than October 16, 1998

                            October 16, 1998

Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period ending not 
                      later than October 20, 1998

                            October 20, 1998

Additional sponsors: Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. English 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Burr of 
North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cramer, 
  Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Paul, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Mink 
                       of Hawaii, and Mr. Stupak

                            October 20, 1998

  Committee on Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS TO 
              IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES FOR PROVIDING INDUCEMENTS TO 
              BENEFICIARIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any permissible payment practice as 
                specified in section 1128B(b)(3) or in regulations 
                issued by the Secretary;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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 practice described in any 
                subparagraph of 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)'' after ``1128B(b)''.
    (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.
                                     

                                                 Union Calendar No. 465

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3511

                      [Report No. 105-772, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 20, 1998

  Committee on Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed