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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 541
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 8, 2011
Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173) to make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Pay for all your Undocumented
Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2011
.
Making permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens
In general
Subsection (a)(1) of section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173; 42 U.S.C. 1395dd note) is amended—
by inserting
and for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016
after each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2008
; and
by adding at the
end the following: There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may
be necessary for such purpose.
.
Reallocation of unspent funds in a fiscal year
In general
Subsection (b) of such section is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in
subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B)
and inserting
subparagraphs (B) and (C)
; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Reallotment of unspent funds
In general
If the amounts allotted under this paragraph with respect to one or more States for a fiscal year are not fully expended under this section during the fiscal year and there is one or more full expenditure States for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide for the reallotment of the aggregate unexpended portion of such amounts (for expenditure under this paragraph in the succeeding fiscal year) among eligible providers in full expenditure States in the same proportion as the ratio of—
the amount of each full expenditure State’s allotment under this paragraph for such fiscal year (determined without regard to this subparagraph); to
the sum of all the amounts determined for all full expenditure States under subclause (I).
If no full expenditure State
If the amounts allotted under this paragraph with respect to one or more States for a fiscal year are not fully expended under this section during the fiscal year and there is no full expenditure State for the fiscal year, the aggregate unexpended portion shall be added to the aggregate amount available for allotment available under paragraph (1) for the succeeding fiscal year.
Full expenditure State defined
In this subparagraph, the term full expenditure State means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State described in subparagraph (A) which has received an allotment under this paragraph for the fiscal year and which has fully expended such allotment by the end of such fiscal year.
; and
in paragraph (2)—
in
subparagraph (B), by inserting , subject to subparagraph (D),
after shall
; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Reallotment of unspent funds
The provisions of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to allotments made under this paragraph to a State described in subparagraph (A) in the same manner as such subparagraph (C) applies with respect to allotments made to a State under paragraph (1).
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Effective date
The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to allotments for fiscal years beginning before, during, or after fiscal year 2012 except that, in applying such amendments for fiscal years that began before the date of the enactment of this Act—
the allotments to a State for such fiscal years under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1011(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173) shall be treated as being a single allotment under the respective paragraph for the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted; and
such fiscal years shall be treated as being the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted.