[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S1591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
  S. 2115. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to prohibit the comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program from 
operating in the State of South Dakota; to the Committee on Finance.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask uanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2115

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

     SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF MEDICARE COMPARATIVE 
                   COST ADJUSTMENT (CCA) PROGRAM IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

       (a) In General.--Section 1860C-1(b) of the Social Security 
     Act, as added by section 241 of the Medicare Prescription 
     Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 
     108-173), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) No cca areas within south dakota.--A CCA area shall 
     not include an MSA any portion of which is within the State 
     of South Dakota.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173).
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