[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4337-S4338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 5414. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 504(a),
1902(a)(23), 1903(a), 2002, 2005(a)(4), 2102(a)(7), or
2105(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 704(a),
1396a(a)(23), 1396b(a), 1397a, 1397d(a)(4), 1397bb(a)(7),
1397ee(a)(1)), or the terms of any Medicaid waiver in effect
on the date of enactment of this Act that is approved under
section 1115 or 1915 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1315, 1396n), for the 1-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act, no Federal funds provided from a
program referred to in this subsection that is considered
direct spending for any year may be made available to a State
for payments to a prohibited entity, whether made directly to
the prohibited entity or through a managed care organization
under contract with the State.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Prohibited entity.--The term ``prohibited entity''
means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries,
successors, and clinics--
(A) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(i) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under
section 501(a) of such Code;
(ii) is an essential community provider described in
section 156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that is
primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive
health, and related medical care; and
(iii) provides for abortions, other than an abortion--
(I) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
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(II) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as
certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death
unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering
physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy
itself; and
(B) for which the total amount of Federal and State
expenditures under the Medicaid program under title XIX of
the Social Security Act in fiscal year 2014 made directly to
the entity and to any affiliates, subsidiaries, successors,
or clinics of the entity, or made to the entity and to any
affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics of the
entity as part of a nationwide health care provider network,
exceeded $1,000,000.
(2) Direct spending.--The term ``direct spending'' has the
meaning given that term under section 250(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
900(c)).
SEC. __. THE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND.
Subsection (b) of section 4002 of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-11) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``each of fiscal years
2022 and 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2022''; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (7) through (9).
SEC. __. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM.
Section 10503(b)(1)(F) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(1)(F)) is amended by
inserting ``, and an additional $442,000,000 for fiscal year
2022'' after ``2023''.
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