S.Amdt. 2529

SA 2529. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr.
McConnell to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations
of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to
arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities
inside and outside China; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ENSURING PROCESSING OF APPROVED AND PENDING
APPLICATIONS UNDER MEDICARE HOSPITAL
ACCELERATED AND ADVANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--
(1) Part a.--Section 1815(f) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395g(f)) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(3) In the case of any request for an accelerated payment
under the program under subsection (e)(3) pursuant to
paragraph (2) that was submitted prior to April 26, 2020, and
for which such payment has not been issued as of the date of
enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
``(A) in the case of any such request that was approved,
not later than 15 days after such date of enactment, provide
for the issuance of such payment to such hospital; and
``(B) in the case of any such request for which no
determination has been made regarding eligibility of a
hospital for such payment as of the date of enactment of this
paragraph, not later than 15 days after such date of
enactment, review the request and, if the hospital is
eligible for such payment, issue such payment to such
hospital.''.
(2) Part b.--In the case of any request for an advance
payment under the advance payments program described in
section 421.214 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or
a successor regulation) that was submitted prior to April 26,
2020, and for which such payment has not been issued as of
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall--
(A) in the case of any such request that was approved, not
later than 15 days after such date of enactment, provide for
the issuance of such payment to such supplier; and
(B) in the case of any such request for which no
determination has been made regarding eligibility of a
supplier for such payment as of the date of enactment of this
paragraph, not later than 15 days after such date of
enactment, review the request and, if the supplier is
eligible for such payment, issue such payment to such
supplier.
(3) Additional transitional government contribution.--
Section 1844 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e)(1) There shall be transferred from the General Fund
of the Treasury to the Trust Fund an amount, as estimated by
the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, equal to amounts paid under the advance payment
program under section 421.214 of title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulation) pursuant to section
__(a)(2) of the __ Act of 2020.
``(2) There shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the
General Fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to the sum
of--
``(A) the amounts by which claims have offset (in whole or
in part) the amount of such advance payments described in
paragraph (1); and
``(B) the amount of such advance payments that has been
repaid (in whole or in part), under the advance payment
program under such section 421.214 (or any such successor
regulation).
``(3) Amounts described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be
transferred from time to time as appropriate.''.
(b) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement
the provisions of, and the amendments made by, this section
by program instruction or otherwise.
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