S.Amdt. 3738

SA 3738. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert
the following:

SEC. __. HHS REVIEW OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE
RELOCATION EXEMPTION FOR OFF-CAMPUS PROVIDER-
BASED DEPARTMENTS.

(a) Review.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct
a review of the extraordinary circumstance relocation
exemption for off-campus provider-based departments under
section 1833(t)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l(t)(21)), including whether such exemption should be
expanded to include additional extraordinary circumstances.
(b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the review conducted under subsection (a),
together with recommendations for such legislation and
administrative action as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
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