II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1307 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 3, 2007 Mr. Coleman (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To include Medicare provider payments in the Federal Payment Levy Program, to require the Department of Health and Human Services to offset Medicare provider payments by the amount of the provider's delinquent Federal debt, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare Provider Accountability Act.

2.

Inclusion of Medicare provider payments in federal payment levy program

(a)

In general

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall take all necessary steps to participate in the Federal Payment Levy Program under section 6331(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as soon as possible and shall ensure that— (1)at least 50 percent of all payments under parts A and B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act are processed through such program within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, and (2)all remaining payments under such parts A and B are processed through such program within two years of such date. (b)

Assistance

The Financial Management Service and the Internal Revenue Service shall provide assistance to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ensure that all payments described in subsection (a) are included in the Federal Payment Levy Program by the deadlines specified in that subsection.

3.

Application of administrative offset provisions to Medicare provider payments

(a)

In general

Section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1)by inserting the Department of Health and Human Services, after United States Postal Service, in subsection (c)(1)(A), and (2)by adding at the end of subsection (c)(3) the following new subparagraph: (D)This section shall apply to claims or debts, and to amounts payable, under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. . (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made after the date of enactment of this Act.

4.

Streamlining tax levies on federal payments

(a)

In general

Section 6330(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to jeopardy and State refund collection) is amended— (1)by striking or at the end of paragraph (1), (2)by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; or, (3)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3)the Secretary has approved a levy, including a continuing levy under section 6331(h), on specified payments, as defined in section 6331(h)(2), , and (4)by striking the heading and inserting Jeopardy, State refund, and collection from Federal payments. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies made after the date of enactment of this Act.