[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2340]
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            MODIFICATIONS TO AMENDMENT NO. 3553 TO H.R. 3019

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I send to the desk modifications for pages 
1, 4, and 5 of the managers' amendment to H.R. 3019 and ask it be 
adopted.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The modifications are as follows:

       On page 412, line 23, strike ``$497,850,000'' and insert 
     ``499,100,000''.
       On page 412, line 24, strike ``1997, of'' and insert 
     ``1997, of which $2,000,000 shall be available for activities 
     under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1533), of''.
       On page 577, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec.   . (a) Reimbursement of Certain Claims Under the 
     Medicaid Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, and subject to subsection (b), in the case where payment 
     has been made by a State under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act between December 31, 1993, and December 31, 
     1995, to a State-operated psychiatric hospital for services 
     provided directly by the hospital or by providers under 
     contract or agreement with the hospital, and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services has notified the State that the 
     Secretary intends to defer the determination of claims for 
     reimbursement related to such payment but for which a 
     deferral of such claims has not been taken as of March 1, 
     1996 (or, if such claims have been deferred as of such date, 
     such claims have not been disallowed by such date), the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) if, as of the date of the enactment of this title, such 
     claims have been formally deferred or disallowed, discontinue 
     any such action, and if a disallowance of such claims has 
     been taken as of such date, rescind any payment reductions 
     effected;
       (2) not initiate any deferral or disallowance proceeding 
     related to such claims; and
       (3) allow reimbursement of such claims.
       (b) Limitation on Rescission or Reimbursement of Claims.--
     The total amount of payment reductions rescinded or 
     reimbursement of claims allowed under subsection (a) shall 
     not exceed $54,000,000.
       (c) Offset of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, the amounts on lines 5 and 8 of page 570 
     (relating to the Social Services Block Grant) shall each be 
     reduced by $70,000,000.

     

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