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 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX F 113 STAT. 1501A-365 (B) by striking "the amount determined" and inserting "the approved FTE resident amount determined"; and (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by indenting the clause 2 ems to the right; and (B) by inserting "FREEZE IN UPDATE FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995. — " after "(ii)". SEC. 312. INITIAL RESIDENCY PERIOD FOR CHILD NEUROLOGY RESI- DENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(h)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)) is amended— (1) in the last sentence of subparagraph (F), by striking "The initial residency period" and inserting "Subject to subparagraph (G)(v), the initial residency period"; and (2) in subparagraph (G)— (A) in clause (i) by striking "and (iv)" and inserting "(iv), and (v)"; and (B) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(v) CHILD NEUROLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS.— In the case of a resident enrolled in a child neurology residency training program, the period of board eligibility and the initial residency period shall be the period of board eligibility for pediatrics plus 2 years.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by subsection (a) apply on and after July 1, 2000, to residency programs that began before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) MEDPAC REPORT. — The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shall include in its report submitted to Congress in March of 2001 recommendations regarding the appropriateness of the initial residency period used under section 1886(h)(5)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(F)) for other residency training programs in a specialty that require preliminary years of study in another specialty. Subtitle C—Technical Corrections SEC. 321. BBA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. (a) SECTION 4201. —Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 13951- 4(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking "and is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)) that" and inserting "that is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)), and that". (b) SECTION 4204.— (1) Section 1886(d)(5)(G) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking "or beginning on or after October 1, 1997, and before October 1, 2001," and inserting "or discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997, and before October 1, 2001,"; and (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking "or beginning on or after October 1, 1997, and before October 1, 2001," and inserting "or discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997, and before October 1, 2001,". (2) Section 1886(b)(3)(D) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking "and for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1997, and

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