[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 141 (Monday, October 3, 1994)]
[Senate]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                     SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENTS

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               MOYNIHAN (AND PACKWOOD) AMENDMENT NO. 2608

  Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. Packwood) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill (S. 1668) an original bill 
to amend the Social Security Act and related acts to make miscellaneous 
and technical amendments, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 1, line 5, strike ``1993'' and insert ``1994''.
       Strike line 16 on page 9 and all that follows through line 
     18.
       On page 19, line 4, strike ``1995'' and insert ``1997''.
       On page 19, line 20, strike ``1993'' and insert ``1994''.
       On page 24, line 12, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 25, line 14, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       Strike line 12 on page 29 and all that follows through line 
     14 and insert the following:
       (d) Clerical Corrections.--(1) Section 1814(i)(1)(C)(i) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395f(i)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 1990,,'' and inserting ``September 30, 1990,''.
       On page 30, line 3, strike ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       On page 30, line 10, strike ``1995'' and insert ``1996''.
       On page 30, line 21, strike ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       On page 31, line 1, strike ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       On page 31, line 7, strike ``1997'' and insert ``1998''.
       On page 32, strike line 7 and all that follows through line 
     17.
       On page 41, line 25, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 42, lines 3, 6, 9, and 12, strike ``1994'' and 
     insert ``1995''.
       On page 42, lines 15 and 16, strike ``October 1, 1994'' and 
     insert ``July 1, 1995''.
       Strike line 12 on page 49 and all that follows through line 
     18.
       On page 52, line 18, strike ``May 1, 1994,'' and insert 
     ``the date of the enactment of the Social Security Act 
     Amendments of 1994,''.
       On page 53, line 2, strike ``May 1, 1994,'' and insert 
     ``the date of the enactment of the Social Security Act 
     Amendments of 1994,''.
       Strike line 19 on page 54 and all that follows through line 
     2 on page 55.
       On page 55, line 3, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(A)''.
       On page 55, lines 6 and 7, strike ``May 1, 1994,'' and 
     insert ``60 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Social Security Act Amendments of 1994,''.
       On page 57, line 3, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(B)''.
       Strike line 11 on page 57 and all that follows through line 
     2 on page 59 and insert the following:
       ``(3) Coverage and review criteria.--The Secretary shall 
     annually review the coverage and utilization of items of 
     medical equipment and supplies to determine whether such 
     items should be made subject to coverage and utilization 
     review criteria, and if appropriate, shall develop and apply 
     such criteria to such items.
       On page 60, lines 6 and 7, strike ``October 1, 1994'' and 
     insert ``60 days after the date of enactment of this Act''.
       Strike line 18 on page 61 and all that follows through line 
     6 on page 63.
       Strike line 17 on page 67 and all that follows through line 
     9 on page 68.
       On page 70, line 25, strike ``October 1, 1994'' and insert 
     ``January 1, 1995''.
       On page 75, line 18, strike ``January'' and insert 
     ``July''.
       Strike line 17 on page 77 and all that follows through line 
     11 on page 78.
       On page 84, line 13, strike ``1995'' and insert ``1996''.
       Strike line 1 on page 86 and all that follows through line 
     6 on page 87.
       On page 90, line 10, strike ``1 month'' and insert ``9 
     months''.
       On page 90, lines 20 and 21, strike ``a speech-language 
     pathologist'' and insert ``audiologist''.
       On page 90, line 25, strike ``speech-language 
     pathologists'' and insert ``audiologists''.
       On page 91, line 4, strike ``1 month'' and insert ``9 
     months''.
       On page 91, line 5, strike ``speech-language pathology'' 
     and insert ``audiology''.
       On page 91, lines 6 and 7, strike ``speech-language 
     pathologist'' and insert ``audiology''.
       On page 91, line 9, strike ``speech-language pathology'' 
     and insert ``audiology''.
       On page 92, line 15, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 102, line 16, strike ``July 1, 1994,'' and insert 
     ``60 days after the date of the enactment of the Social 
     Security Act Amendments of 1994''.
       On page 104, line 15, strike ``January 1, 1994'' and insert 
     ``the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act''.
       On page 107, lines 20 and 21, strike ``years beginning with 
     1994'' and inserting ``contract years beginning with 1995''.
       On page 120, lines 13 and 20, strike ``1995'' and insert 
     ``1996''.
       Strike line 12 on page 126 and all that follows through 
     line 7 on page 127.
       On page 127, line 13, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 127, line 17, strike ``1996'' and insert ``1997''.
       Strike line 8 on page 132 and all that follows through line 
     20 and insert the following:
       (c) Technical Correction to Revisions of Coverage for 
     Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services may administer section 1861(s)(2)(J) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(J)) in a manner 
     such that the months of coverage of drugs described in such 
     section are provided consecutively, so long as the total 
     number of months of coverage provided is the same as the 
     number of months described in such section.
       On page 146, line 24, strike ``1993'' and insert ``1994''.
       On page 147, line 17, strike ``1993'' and insert ``1994''.
       On page 149, line 12, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 154, lines 16, 21, 22, and 24, strike ``July 1, 
     1994'' and insert ``January 1, 1995''.
       On page 156, line 24, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1996''.
       On page 157, line 7, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1996''.
       On page 160, line 2, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 161, line 4, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 162, line 6, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 163, line 3, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 163, line 13, strike ``1995'' and insert ``1996''.
       On page 164, line 13, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 164, strike line 14 and all that follows through 
     line 18.
       On page 167, line 17, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 168, line 18, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 171, line 6, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 175, line 10, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 178, line 25, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 179, line 23, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 215, line 21, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 225, line 3, strike ``October 1, 1995'' and insert 
     ``April 1, 1996''.
       On page 229, lines 5 and 6, strike ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the'' and inserting ``The''.
       On page 229, line 15, strike ``January'' and insert 
     ``July''.
       On page 229, line 16, strike ``October 1, 1995'' and insert 
     ``April 1, 1996''.
       On page 230, line 12, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 232, line 24, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 233, line 10, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 233, strike lines 25 and 26, and insert the 
     following:
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       On page 234, line 21, strike ``October 1, 1995'' and insert 
     ``April 1, 1996''.
       On page 239, line 11, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       On page 241, line 25, strike ``residing'' and all that 
     follows through ``State'' on page 242, line 1.
       On page 242, strike ``unless'' on line 3 and all that 
     follows through ``tion'' on line 5.
       On page 244, line 19, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       Strike line 17 on page 245 and all that follows through 
     line 12 on page 250.
       On page 258, line 5, strike ``1993'' and insert ``1994''.
       Strike line 14 on page 261 and all that follows through 
     line 2 on page 262.
       On page 262, lines 18 and 20, strike ``1993'' and insert 
     ``1994''.
       On page 263, line 6, strike ``1994'' and insert ``1995''.
       Strike line 19 on page 263 and all that follows through 
     line 25 on page 264.
       On page 265, line 8, strike ``5-year'' and insert ``6-
     year''.
       On page 265, lines 12 and 13, strike ``1994, and 1995'' and 
     insert ``1994, 1995, and 1996''.
       On page 265, line 23, strike ``1994 through 1998'' and 
     insert ``1995 through 1999''.
       Strike line 1 on page 269 and all that follows through line 
     2 on page 270.
       Strike line 22 on page 270 and all that follows through 
     line 9 on page 271.
       Redesignate subtitles and sections accordingly.

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, although there are few remaining days in 
this 103d Congress, I urge Senators to support enactment of S. 1668, 
the ``Social Security Act Amendments of 1994,'' which was reported by 
the Finance Committee on November 17 of last year.
  This bill contains a number of important technical corrections and 
miscellaneous Social Security Act provisions that enjoy bipartisan 
support in both the Senate and the House. These provisions could not be 
included in the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993 because they had no 
budgetary impact; under the strict rules of budget reconciliation in 
the Senate, any provision that has no impact on Federal spending is 
subject to a point of order.
  While the Finance Committee excluded these provisions from its budget 
package, the House of Representatives passed many of these provisions 
as part of its 1993 budget package. In conference, the chairman of the 
Ways and Means Committee and I agreed to develop a separate bill to 
include all the budget-neutral, noncontroversial provisions that could 
not be included in the 1993 budget reconciliation legislation. The 
result is S. 1668.
  Today, the ranking minority member of the Finance Committee, Senator 
Packwood, and I are submitting an amendment to S. 1668 which makes 
minor modifications to the bill that have become necessary due to the 
passage of time since the bill was approved by the Finance Committee 
last November. These modifications include updated effective dates and 
deletion of some provisions that are no longer necessary. I ask 
unanimous consent that these amendments to the bill be inserted in the 
Record. The original text of S. 1668, along with a section-by-section 
analysis, was printed in the Congressional Record for November 17, 
1993. I emphasize again that S. 1668, as reported by the Finance 
Committee and as modified by this amendment, will not increase the 
deficit but will, in fact, provide a modest reduction in the Federal 
deficit of $2 million over the next 5 years.

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