HR 1785 IH

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize indirect graduate medical education payments.

May 12, 1999

Mr. RANGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize indirect graduate medical education payments.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Graduate Medical Education Payment Restoration Act'.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF MULTIYEAR REDUCTION OF INDIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS.

Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii) is amended--

(1) by adding `and' at the end of subclause (II); and

(2) by striking subclauses (III), (IV), and (V) and inserting the following:

`(III) on or after October 1, 1998, `c' is equal to 1.6.'

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