[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 138 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5721]
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  SA 3738. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. HHS REVIEW OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE 
                   RELOCATION EXEMPTION FOR OFF-CAMPUS PROVIDER-
                   BASED DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct 
     a review of the extraordinary circumstance relocation 
     exemption for off-campus provider-based departments under 
     section 1833(t)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(t)(21)), including whether such exemption should be 
     expanded to include additional extraordinary circumstances.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the review conducted under subsection (a), 
     together with recommendations for such legislation and 
     administrative action as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
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