To restrict the use of funds to implement or enforce the interim rule with respect to power mobility devices.

1. Adds Sec. __.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to implement or enforce the interim final rule published in the Federal Register by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on August 26, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 50940) or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling-- on page 178, line 25

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   Inserted: Sec. __.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to implement or enforce the interim final rule published in the Federal Register by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on August 26, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 50940) or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling--

   Inserted: (1) prior to April 1, 2006; and

   Inserted: (2) on or after April 1, 2006, unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services publishes--

   Inserted: (A) by not later than January 1, 2006, a proposed rule with respect to motorized or powered wheelchairs, followed by a 45-day period to comment on the proposed rule; and

   Inserted: (B) by not later than February 14, 2006, a final rule with respect to motorized or powered wheelchairs, followed by a 45-day transition period for implementation of the final rule.

   Inserted: (b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to a covered item consisting of a motorized or power wheelchair furnished during 2006, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall reduce the payment amount otherwise applicable under section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) for such item by 1.5 percent.

   Inserted: (2) The payment reduction provided under paragraph (1) for 2006--

   Inserted: (A) shall not apply to a covered item consisting of a motorized or power wheelchair that is furnished after 2006; and

   Inserted: (B) shall not be taken into account in calculating the payment amounts applicable for such a covered item furnished after 2006.

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