Congressional Record — Senate, August 4, 2020, Page S4765
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Page S4765 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 4, 2020, in interleaved columns, carrying amendment text. SA 2511, submitted by Mr. Grassley, is an amendment to SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell, and eligible families are defined as those with one or more children under 18. A funding provision transfers from the General Fund to the Trust Fund an amount estimated by the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for advance payments made from March 28, 2020 to July 9, 2020. Further text addresses an emergency period expiring before December 31.
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August 4, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4765
payments, vouchers, and other forms of ben- SA 2511. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted Fund an amount, as estimated by the Chief
efits designed to meet a family’s ongoing an amendment intended to be proposed Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Med-
basic needs as defined by the Secretary. to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. icaid Services, equal to amounts paid under
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.— the advance payment program under section
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con-
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible fam- 421.214 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
ily’ means a family (including a family of demn gross human rights violations of tions (or any successor regulation) during
one) that— ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and the period beginning on March 28, 2020, and
‘‘(I) has 1 or more children who have not calling for an end to arbitrary deten- ending on July 9, 2020.
attained 18 years of age; and tion, torture, and harassment of these ‘‘(2) There shall be transferred from the
‘‘(II) is in need as a result of the public communities inside and outside China; Trust Fund to the General Fund of the
health emergency with respect to the which was ordered to lie on the table; Treasury amounts equivalent to the sum of—
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as de- as follows: ‘‘(A) the amounts by which claims have
termined by the State in accordance with offset (in whole or in part) the amount of
At the end, add the following:
clause (ii). such advance payments described in para-
TITLE II—SUPPORTING PATIENTS, PRO- graph (1); and
‘‘(ii) CRITERIA FOR NEED BASED ON COVID-19
VIDERS, OLDER AMERICANS, AND FOS- ‘‘(B) the amount of such advance payments
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—A State shall
TER YOUTH IN RESPONDING TO COVID– that has been repaid (in whole or in part),
define and publish on a publicly available
19 under the advance payment program under
website maintained by the State the criteria
for determining a family is in need as a re- Subtitle A—Promoting Access to Care and such section 421.214 (or any such successor
sult of the public health emergency with re- Services regulation).
spect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 SEC. 201. MAINTAINING 2021 MEDICARE PART B ‘‘(3) Amounts described in paragraphs (1)
(COVID-19) and shall report such criteria to PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE AT 2020 and (2) shall be transferred from time to
LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH ACTU- time as appropriate.’’.
the Secretary. The Secretary shall publish
ARIALLY FAIR RATES. (d) INDENTATION CORRECTION.—Section
all the State criteria reported under this
(a) 2021 PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE AND RE- 1839(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42
clause on a publicly available website main-
PAYMENT THROUGH FUTURE PREMIUMS.—Sec- U.S.C. 1395r(i)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by mov-
tained by the Secretary.
tion 1839(a) of the Social Security Act (42 ing the indentation of subclause (I) two ems
‘‘(C) NON-RECURRENT SHORT-TERM BENE-
U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended— to the right.
FITS.—The term ‘non-recurrent short-term
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), SEC. 202. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MEDICARE
benefits’ means benefits intended to address
by striking ‘‘(5) and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5), HOSPITAL ACCELERATED AND AD-
a specific crisis or need as defined by the
(6), and (7)’’; VANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAMS DUR-
Secretary.
(2) in paragraph (6)(C)— ING THE COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH
‘‘(D) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty EMERGENCY.
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section
line’ means the income official poverty line, (a) PART A.—
1844(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d)(1)
as defined by the Office of Management and (1) REPAYMENT PERIODS.—Section
and (e)(1) of section 1844’’; and
Budget, and revised annually in accordance 1815(f)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘paragraph
with section 673(2) of the Community Serv- U.S.C. 1395g(f)(2)(C)) is amended—
(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5) and (7)’’;
ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)). (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘120 days’’ and
and
‘‘(E) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the inserting ‘‘270 days’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
meaning given that term in section 419(5) ‘‘(7) In applying this part (including sub- (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘12 months’’
and includes Indian tribes, as defined in sec- section (i) and section 1833(b)), the monthly and inserting ‘‘18 months’’.
tion 419(4). actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over (2) AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETION.—Section
‘‘(F) WORK SUPPORTS.—The term ‘work sup- for 2021 shall be the same as the monthly ac- 1815(f)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42
ports’ means benefits provided to help fami- tuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over for U.S.C. 1395g(f)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by insert-
lies obtain, retain, or advance in employ- 2020.’’. ing ‘‘(or, with respect to requests submitted
ment as defined by the Secretary.’’. (b) TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBU- to the Secretary on or after July 9, 2020,
(2) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2021, sub- TION.—Section 1844 of the Social Security may)’’after ‘‘shall.’’.
section (c) of section 403 of the Social Secu- Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is amended— (b) PART B.—In carrying out the advance
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 603) (as added by para- (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end payments program described in section
graph (1)) is repealed. the following new sentence: ‘‘In applying 421.214 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
(b) DISREGARD FROM LIMITATION ON TOTAL paragraph (1), the amounts transferred under tions (or a successor regulation), the Sec-
PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES.— subsection (e)(1) with respect to enrollees de- retary of Health and Human Services, in the
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108(a)(2) of the scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such case of a payment made under such program
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is subsection shall be treated as premiums pay- during the emergency period described in
amended by inserting ‘‘403(c)(3),’’ after able and deposited in the Trust Fund under section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security
‘‘403(a)(5),’’. subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)), upon request
(2) SUNSET.—Effective October 1, 2021, sec- paragraph (1).’’; and of the supplier receiving such payment,
tion 1108(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 (2) by adding at the end the following: shall—
U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘(e)(1) For 2021, there shall be transferred (1) provide up to 270 days before claims are
‘‘403(c)(3),’’ (as added by paragraph (1)). from the General Fund to the Trust Fund an offset to recoup the payment; and
amount, as estimated by the Chief Actuary (2) allow not less than 14 months from the
SA 2510. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv- date of the first advance payment before re-
an amendment intended to be proposed ices, equal to the reduction in aggregate pre- quiring that the outstanding balance be paid
to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. miums payable under this part for a month in full.
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con- in such year (excluding any changes in (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
amounts collected under section 1839(i)) that made by this section shall take effect as if
demn gross human rights violations of
are attributable to the application of section included in the enactment of the
ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and 1839(a)(7) with respect to—
calling for an end to arbitrary deten- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Secu-
‘‘(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and
rity Act (Public Law 116–136).
tion, torture, and harassment of these ‘‘(B) enrollees under age 65.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding
communities inside and outside China; Such amounts shall be transferred from time
to time as appropriate. any other provision of law, the Secretary of
which was ordered to lie on the table; ‘‘(2) Premium increases affected under sec- Health and Human Services may implement
as follows: tion 1839(a)(6) shall not be taken into ac- the provisions of, and the amendments made
At the end, add the following: count in applying subsection (a). by, this section by program instruction or
SEC. ll. SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY UNEM- ‘‘(3) There shall be transferred from the otherwise.
PLOYMENT RELIEF FOR GOVERN- Trust Fund to the General Fund of the SEC. 203. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND MEDICARE
MENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT Treasury amounts equivalent to the addi- TELEHEALTH WAIVERS.
ORGANIZATIONS. tional premiums payable as a result of the (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1834(m) of the So-
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(i)(1)(B) of the application of section 1839(a)(6), excluding cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following
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the aggregate payments attributable to the
amended by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and insert- application of section 1839(i)(3)(A)(ii)(II).’’. new paragraph:
ing ‘‘75 percent’’. (c) ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT ‘‘(9) AUTHORITY TO EXTEND TELEHEALTH
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment CONTRIBUTION.—Section 1844 of the Social Se- WAIVERS AND POLICIES.—
made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w), as amended by ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding the
included in the enactment of the Relief for subsection (b)(2), is amended by adding at preceding provisions of this subsection and
Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (con- the end the following: section 1135, subject to subparagraph (B), if
tained in subtitle A of title II of division A ‘‘(f)(1) There shall be transferred from the the emergency period under section
of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)). General Fund of the Treasury to the Trust 1135(g)(1)(B) expires prior to December 31,
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