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 / 112 STAT. 2681-391 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (d) LIMITATION ON COMMISSION EXPENDITURES.— Section 717 50 USC 2351 of that Act is amended by striking out "shall be paid" and inserting note in lieu thereof "shall not exceed $1,000,000, and shall be paid". SEC. 709. PROTECTION OF DIVORCED SPOUSES, (a) IN GEN- ERAL. —Section 6(c) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231e(c)) is amended— (1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting "(other than to a survivor in the circumstances described in paragraph (3))" after "no further benefits shall be paid"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(3) Notwithstanding the last sentence of paragraph (1), benefits shall be pedd to a survivor who— "(A) is a divorced wife; and "(B) through administrative error received benefits otherwise precluded by the making of a lump sum payment under this section to a widow; if that divorced wife makes an election to repay to the Board the lump sum payment. The Board may withiiold up to 10 percent of each benefit amount paid after the date of the enactment of this paragraph toward such reimbursement. The Board may waive such repayment to the extent the Board determines it would cause an unjust financial hardship for the beneficiary.". 45 USC 23ie (b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. —The amendment made by note. this section shall apply with respect to any benefits paid before the date of enactment of this Act as well as to benefits payable on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 42 USC 1396a SEC. 710. For purposes of pa5nnents to States for medical assistnote. ance under title XIX of the Social Security Act from amounts appropriated to carry out such title for fiscal year 1999 and for any subsequent fiscal year, individuals who are PACE program eligible individuals under section 1934 of that Act and who meet the income and resource eligibility requirements of individuals who are eligible for medical assistance under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI) of that Act shall be treated as individuals described in such section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI) during the period of their enrollment in the PACE program. TITLE VIII—READING EXCELLENCE ACT SUBTITLE I—READING AND LITERACY GRANTS SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO ESEA FOR READING AND LITERACY GRANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating parts C and D as parts D and E, respectively; and (2) by inserting after part B the following: "PART C—READING AND LITERACY GRANTS 20 USC 6661. "SEC. 2251. PURPOSES, "The purposes of this part are as follows: "(1) To provide children with the readiness skills they need to learn to read once they enter school. "(2) To teach every child to read in the child's early childhood years—

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