[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 109 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4648-S4649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   PROVIDING FOR A 2-WEEK EXTENSION OF THE MEDICAID COMMUNITY MENTAL 
                 HEALTH SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2047, submitted today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2047) to provide for a 2-week extension of the 
     Medicaid community mental health services demonstration 
     program, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I further ask that the bill be read a third time and 
passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table with no intervening action or debate.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2047) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2047

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICAID COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH 
                   SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 223(d)(3) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act 
     of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking ``June 
     30, 2019'' and inserting ``July 14, 2019''.

     SEC. 2. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.

       Section 1941(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396w-1(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$6,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000''.

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