(after and below clause (ii)) the following sentence: ‘‘Not 
later than one year after the date of enactment of the 
Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act of 2010, the 
Secretary shall modify the reporting requirements under 
this paragraph so that entities responsible for reporting 
information under this paragraph are not required to ac-
cess or report to the Secretary beneficiary social security 
numbers or health identification claim numbers.’’. 
SEC. 6. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1862(b)(2)(B)(iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(2)(B)(iii)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following sentence: 
‘‘Every action brought by the United States or an officer 
or agency thereof under this clause shall be barred unless 
the complaint is filed not later than three years after the 
date of the receipt of notice of a settlement or other pay-
ment giving rise to recovery of a payment made pursuant 
to paragraph (8).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to actions brought 
on or after 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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SEC. 7. USER FEE. 
Section 1862(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395y(b)) is amended by adding the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(9) USER FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Medicare 
Secondary Payer Enhancement Act of 2010, 
and annually thereafter for the 10-year period 
beginning on such date of enactment, the Sec-
retary shall assess and collect fees in accord-
ance with this paragraph as follows: 
‘‘(i) DIRECT CONDITIONAL PAYMENT 
REIMBURSEMENT
FEE.—Each person or 
entity that submits a payment to fulfill the 
reimbursement requirement pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(B)(vii) shall be subject to a 
fee of $30 for each payment reimbursed to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) REQUEST
FOR
FINAL
DEMAND 
OF
CONDITIONAL
PAYMENT
FEE.—Each 
person that submits a request for a recover 
demand letter of conditional payment 
under paragraph (2)(B)(viii) shall be sub-
ject to a fee of $30 for each such request 
submitted to the Secretary. In the case of 
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a person or entity that pays a fee under 
this clause, such person or entity shall not 
also be subject to the fee under clause (i). 
‘‘(B) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—For fiscal 
year 2010 and subsequent fiscal years, the 
amount of the fees specified in subparagraph 
(A) shall be adjusted by the Secretary by no-
tice, published in the Federal Register, to re-
flect any percent changes in the Consumer 
Price Index for all urban consumers (all items; 
U.S. city average) for the 12 month period end-
ing June 30 of the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) COLLECTION OF UNPAID FEES.—In 
any case where the Secretary does not receive 
payment of a fee assessed under subparagraph 
(A) by the date that is 30 days after the date 
such fee is due, such fee shall be treated as a 
claim of the United States Government subject 
to subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, 
United States Code.’’. 
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