To provide a temporary extension of certain programs.

SA 3699. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4872, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2010 (S. Con. Res. 13); as follows:

At the end of the bill, insert:

TITLE III--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS

SEC. 300. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Continuing Extension Act
of 2010''.

SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS.

(a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304
note) is amended--
(A) by striking ``April 5, 2010'' each place it appears and
inserting ``May 5, 2010'';
(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking
``april 5, 2010'' and inserting ``may 5, 2010''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``September 4, 2010''
and inserting ``October 2, 2010''.
(2) Section 2002(e) of the Assistance for Unemployed
Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public
Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 438), is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``April 5, 2010'' and
inserting ``May 5, 2010'';
(B) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking ``april
5, 2010'' and inserting ``may 5, 2010''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``October 5, 2010'' and
inserting ``November 5, 2010''.
(3) Section 2005 of the Assistance for Unemployed Workers
and Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public Law 111-5
(26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 444), is amended--
(A) by striking ``April 5, 2010'' each place it appears and
inserting ``May 5, 2010''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``September 4, 2010''
and inserting ``October 2, 2010''.
(4) Section 5 of the Unemployment Compensation Extension
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is
amended by striking ``September 4, 2010'' and inserting
``October 2, 2010''.
(b) Funding.--Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304
note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the
Continuing Extension Act of 2010; and''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by
section 2 of the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law
111-144).

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SEC. 302. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR
COBRA BENEFITS.

Subsection (a)(3)(A) of section 3001 of division B of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
111-5), as amended by section 3(a) of the Temporary Extension
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144), is amended by striking
``March 31, 2010'' and inserting ``April 30, 2010''.

SEC. 303. INCREASE IN THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE.

Paragraph (10) of section 1848(d) of the Social Security
Act, as added by section 1011(a) of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-118) and as amended
by section 5 of the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Public
Law 111-144), is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``March 31, 2010'' and
inserting ``April 30, 2010''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``April 1, 2010'' and
inserting ``May 1, 2010''.

SEC. 304. EHR CLARIFICATION.

(a) Qualification for Clinic-Based Physicians.--
(1) Medicare.--Section 1848(o)(1)(C)(ii) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(o)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by
striking ``setting (whether inpatient or outpatient)'' and
inserting ``inpatient or emergency room setting''.
(2) Medicaid.--Section 1903(t)(3)(D) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)(3)(D)) is amended by striking
``setting (whether inpatient or outpatient)'' and inserting
``inpatient or emergency room setting''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall be effective as if included in the enactment of the
HITECH Act (included in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)).
(c) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement
the amendments made by this section by program instruction or
otherwise.

SEC. 305. ELIMINATION OF A SWEETHEART DEAL THAT INCREASES
MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT JUST FOR FRONTIER
STATES.

Effective as if included in the enactment of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act, section 10324 of such Act
(and the amendments made by such section) is repealed.

SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF USE OF 2009 POVERTY GUIDELINES.

Section 1012 of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-118), as amended by section 7 of
the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144), is
amended by striking ``March 31, 2010'' and inserting ``April
30, 2010''.

SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

(a) Extension.--Section 129 of the Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (Public Law 111-68), as
amended by section 8 of Public Law 111-144, is amended by
striking ``by substituting'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting ``by substituting April 30,
2010, for the date specified in each such section.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall be considered to have taken effect on February 28,
2010.

SEC. 308. SATELLITE TELEVISION EXTENSION.

(a) Amendments to Section 119 of Title 17, United States
Code.--
(1) In general.--Section 119 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking ``March 28, 2010''
and inserting ``April 30, 2010''; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ``March 28, 2010'' and
inserting ``April 30, 2010''.
(2) Termination of license.--Section 1003(a)(2)(A) of
Public Law 111-118 is amended by striking ``March 28, 2010'',
and inserting ``April 30, 2010''.
(b) Amendments to Communications Act of 1934.--Section
325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``March 28, 2010'' and
inserting ``April 30, 2010''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``March 29, 2010''
each place it appears in clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting
``May 1, 2010''.

SEC. 309. COMPENSATION AND RATIFICATION OF AUTHORITY RELATED
TO LAPSE IN HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

(a) Compensation for Federal Employees.--Any Federal
employees furloughed as a result of the lapse in expenditure
authority from the Highway Trust Fund after 11:59 p.m. on
February 28, 2010, through March 2, 2010, shall be
compensated for the period of that lapse at their standard
rates of compensation, as determined under policies
established by the Secretary of Transportation.
(b) Ratification of Essential Actions.--All actions taken
by Federal employees, contractors, and grantees for the
purposes of maintaining the essential level of Government
operations, services, and activities to protect life and
property and to bring about orderly termination of Government
functions during the lapse in expenditure authority from the
Highway Trust Fund after 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2010,
through March 2, 2010, are hereby ratified and approved if
otherwise in accord with the provisions of the Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (division B of Public Law
111-68).
(c) Funding.--Funds used by the Secretary to compensate
employees described in subsection (a) shall be derived from
funds previously authorized out of the Highway Trust Fund and
made available or limited to the Department of Transportation
by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-
117) and shall be subject to the obligation limitations
established in such Act.
(d) Expenditures From Highway Trust Fund.--To permit
expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund to effectuate the
purposes of this section, this section shall be deemed to be
a section of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010
(division B of Public Law 111-68), as in effect on the date
of the enactment of the last amendment to such Resolution.

SEC. 310. USE OF STIMULUS FUNDS TO OFFSET SPENDING.

The unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made
available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-5) (other than under title X of division
A of such Act) is rescinded pro rata such that the aggregate
amount of such rescissions equals $9,200,000,000 in order to
offset the net increase in spending resulting from the
provisions of, and amendments made by, sections 2 through 10.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
report to each congressional committee the amounts so
rescinded within the jurisdiction of such committee.

SEC. 311. ELIMINATION OF ADVANCE REFUNDABILITY OF EARNED
INCOME CREDIT.

(a) In General.--Section 3507, subsection (g) of section
32, and paragraph (7) of section 6051(a) are repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 6012(a) is amended by striking paragraph (8)
and by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (8).
(2) Section 6302 is amended by striking subsection (i).
(c) Effective Date.--The repeals and amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2010.

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