S.Amdt. 1199

SA 1199. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for
himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide
for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike subtitle M of title IX and insert the following:

SEC. ____. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF
HHS FOR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATING FRAUD AND
IMPROPER ACTIONS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Inspector General of the Department of
Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits
and investigations of allegations of fraud or other improper
actions by State and local government officials with respect
to long-term care facility residents and staff, including
through the inaccurate reporting of COVID-19-related
fatalities and through the implementation of policies
resulting in preventable COVID-19-related fatalities of long-
term care facility residents and staff.
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