Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/832

 95 STAT. 806

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES

42 USC 1301.

42 USC 1396d.

42 USC 1308. 42 USC 1396.

Effective date. 42 USC 1308 note.

SEC. 2162. (a)(1) Section llOl(a)(l) of the Social Security Act is amended (1) by striking out "American Samoa and" in the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and", and (2) by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: "Such term when used in title XIX also includes the Northern Mariana Islands.". (2) Clause (2) of section 1905(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "and Guam" and inserting in lieu thereof "Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands". (b)(l) Subsection (c) of section 1108 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(c) The total amount certified by the Secretary under title XIX with respect to a fiscal year for payment to— "(1) Puerto Rico shall not exceed $45,000,000, "(2) the Virgin Islands shall not exceed $1,500,000, "(3) Guam shall not exceed $1,400,000, and "(4) the Northern Mariana Islands shall not exceed $350,000.". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1982. ELIMINATING TIME PERIOD UMFfATION ON PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON DISPUTED CLAIMS

42 USC 1396b.

SEC. 2163. Section 1903(d)(5) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "Obut not to exceed a period of twelve months" and all that follows through "disallowances made thereafter)". EUMINATING FEDERAL MATCHING FOR CERTAIN LABORATORY TESTS

Effective date. 42 USC 1396b note.

SEC. 2164. (a) Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 2103 of this subtitle, is further amended by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof "; or" and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(6) with respect to any amount expended for inpatient hospital tests (other than in emergency situations) not specifically ordered by the attending physician or other responsible practitioner.". Oo) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to tests occurring on or after October 1, 1981. STUDY OF FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE FORMULA AND OF ADJUSTMENTS OF TARGET AMOUNTS FOR FEDERAL MEDICAID EXPENDITURES

42 USC 1396d note.

42 USC 1396d.

Ante, p. 804.

SEC. 2165. (a) The Comptroller General, in consultation with the Advisory Committee for Intergovermental Relations, shall conduct a study of— (1) the formula, under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act, defining the Federal medical assistance percentage, as it applies to distribution of Federal funds to States (as defined for purposes of title XIX of such Act) under that Act, and (2) the validity and equity of any adjustment to the target amount of Federal medical expenditures (under section 1903(t) of the Social Security Act, added by section 2161 of this subtitle) for all States or any particular State which ought to be made for fiscal year 1983 or fiscal year 1984 (including methodology for calculating and implementing such adjustments) to reflect eco-

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