[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17681-17682]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




EXTENDING TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE ABSTINENCE EDUCATION 
                                PROGRAM

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. 1701.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1701) to provide for the extension of 
     transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence 
     education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and 
     for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read three times, 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any 
statements be printed in the Record with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1701) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1701

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (TMA) 
                   AND ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM THROUGH THE 
                   END OF FISCAL YEAR 2007.

       Section 401 of division B of the Tax Relief and Health Care 
     Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``September 30''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``third quarter'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``fourth quarter''.

     SEC. 2. SUNSET OF THE LIMITED CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT PROVISION 
                   FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE MEDICARE 
                   ADVANTAGE PROGRAM.

       Section 1851(e)(2)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-21(e)(2)(E)), as added by section 206(a) of division B 
     of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``2007 or 2008'' and 
     inserting ``the period beginning on January 1, 2007, and 
     ending on July 31, 2007,''; and

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       (2) in clause (iii)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``year'' and inserting 
     ``the applicable period''; and
       (B) by striking ``the year'' and inserting ``the period 
     described in such clause''.

     SEC. 3. OFFSETTING ADJUSTMENT IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 
                   STABILIZATION FUND.

       Section 1858(e)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-27a(e)(2)(A)(i)), as amended by 301 of division 
     B of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, is amended 
     by striking ``the Fund during the period'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``the Fund--

       ``(I) during 2012, $1,600,000,000; and
       ``(II) during 2013, $1,790,000,000.''.

  Mr. REID. I compliment Senators Baucus and Grassley for getting this 
done. We were running out of time.

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