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Calendar No. 333
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3153
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 23 (legislative day, March 19), 2010
Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
March 23, 2010
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Continuing Extension Act of
2010
.
Extension of unemployment insurance provisions
In general
Section 4007 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended—
by striking April 5, 2010
each place it appears and inserting May 5, 2010
;
in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by
striking april 5,
2010
and inserting may 5, 2010
; and
in subsection (b)(3), by striking
September 4, 2010
and inserting October 2,
2010
.
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—
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
April 5, 2010
and inserting May 5, 2010
;
in the heading for paragraph (2), by
striking april 5,
2010
and inserting may 5, 2010
; and
in paragraph (3), by striking
October 5, 2010
and inserting November 5,
2010
.
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—
by striking April 5, 2010
each place it appears and inserting May 5, 2010
; and
in subsection (c), by striking
September 4, 2010
and inserting October 2,
2010
.
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
.
Funding
Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended—
in subparagraph (C), by striking
and
at the end;
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010; and
.
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).
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
.
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—
in subparagraph (A), by striking
March 31, 2010
and inserting April 30, 2010
;
and
in subparagraph (B), by striking
April 1, 2010
and inserting May 1, 2010
.
EHR clarification
Qualification for clinic-based physicians
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
.
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
.
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)).
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.
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.
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
.
Extension of national flood insurance program
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.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be considered to have taken effect on February 28, 2010.
Satellite Television Extension
Amendments to section 119 of title 17, United States Code
In general
Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking
March 28, 2010
and inserting April 30, 2010
;
and
in subsection (e), by striking March
28, 2010
and inserting April 30, 2010
.
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
.
Amendments to Communications Act of 1934
Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (2)(C), by striking
March 28, 2010
and inserting April 30, 2010
;
and
in paragraph (3)(C), by striking
March 29, 2010
each place it appears in clauses (ii) and (iii)
and inserting May 1, 2010
.
Compensation and ratification of authority related to lapse in highway programs
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
March 23, 2010
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
