[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5005 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5005

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for more 
  equitable payments for direct graduate medical education under the 
                           Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

Mr. Bilbray (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Packard) 
 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 XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for more 
  equitable payments for direct graduate medical education under the 
                           Medicare Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Graduate Medical Education 
Equity Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2001 FLOOR SET AT 100 PERCENT OF LOCALITY ADJUSTED 
              NATIONAL AVERAGE PER RESIDENT AMOUNT.

    (a) Establishing FY01 Floor at 100 Percent.--
            (1) In general.--Clause (iii) of section 1886(h)(2)(D) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(2)(D)) is amended 
        by striking ``70 percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of such clause is 
        amended by striking ``70 percent'' and inserting ``100 
        percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply as if included in the enactment of the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-113).
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