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‘‘(ii) if such a motion was filed within such pe-
riod, during the 60-day period that begins on the 
date of the Board’s decision on such motion.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1116(d) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1316(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
XIX,’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply to any disallowance of a claim for Fed-
eral financial participation under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) made on or after 
such date or during the 60-day period prior to such date. 
SEC. 205. COUNTY MEDICAID HEALTH INSURING ORGANI-
ZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9517(c)(3) of the Consoli-
dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (42 
U.S.C. 1396b note), as added by section 4734 of the Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and as amended 
by section 704 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, in the 
case of any health insuring organization described in 
such subparagraph that is operated by a public enti-
ty established by Ventura County, and in the case
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of any health insuring organization described in such 
subparagraph that is operated by a public entity es-
tablished by Merced County’’ after ‘‘described in 
subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘14 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘16 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF TANF SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS. 
(a) EXTENSION THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Sec-
tion 7101(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 135) is amended by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2009’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
403(a)(3)(H)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(3)(H)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) subparagraph (G) shall be ap-
plied as if ‘fiscal year 2009’ were sub-
stituted for ‘fiscal year 2001’; and’’.
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SEC. 302. 70 PERCENT FEDERAL MATCHING FOR FOSTER 
CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE FOR THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 474(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)) is amended in each of para-
graphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 
1905(b) of this Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘(which shall be as 
defined in section 1905(b), in the case of a State other 
than the District of Columbia, or 70 percent, in the case 
of the District of Columbia)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2008, and 
shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after that 
date. 
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES GRANT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR TYPE I DIA-
BETES.—Section 330B(b)(2)(C) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
(b) SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR INDIANS.— 
Section 330C(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
(c) REPORT ON GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 4923(b) 
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1254c–
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2 note), as amended by section 931(c) of the Medicare, 
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protec-
tion Act of 2000, as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) 
of Public Law 106–554, and section 1(c) of Public Law 
107–360, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a final report’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a second interim report’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) a report on such evaluation not later than 
January 1, 2011.’’. 
SEC. 304. IOM REPORTS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR CON-
DUCTING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF CLIN-
ICAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH AND FOR 
DEVELOPING CLINICAL PROTOCOLS. 
(a) SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF CLINICAL EFFECTIVE-
NESS RESEARCH.— 
(1) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall enter into a con-
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tract with the Institute of Medicine of the National 
Academies (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Insti-
tute’’) under which the Institute shall conduct a 
study to identify the methodological standards for 
conducting systematic reviews of clinical effective-
ness research on health and health care in order to 
ensure that organizations conducting such reviews 
have information on methods that are objective, sci-
entifically valid, and consistent. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the effective date of the contract under paragraph 
(1), the Institute, as part of such contract, shall 
submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the appropriate committees of jurisdiction 
of Congress a report containing the results of the 
study conducted under paragraph (1), together with 
recommendations for such legislation and adminis-
trative action as the Institute determines appro-
priate. 
(3) PARTICIPATION.—The contract under para-
graph (1) shall require that stakeholders with exper-
tise in conducting clinical effectiveness research par-
ticipate on the panel responsible for conducting the 
study under paragraph (1) and preparing the report 
under paragraph (2).
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(b) CLINICAL PROTOCOLS.— 
(1) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall enter into a con-
tract with the Institute of Medicine of the National 
Academies (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Insti-
tute’’) under which the Institute shall conduct a 
study on the best methods used in developing clinical 
practice guidelines in order to ensure that organiza-
tions developing such guidelines have information on 
approaches that are objective, scientifically valid, 
and consistent. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the effective date of the contract under paragraph 
(1), the Institute, as part of such contract, shall 
submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the appropriate committees of jurisdiction 
of Congress a report containing the results of the 
study conducted under paragraph (1), together with 
recommendations for such legislation and adminis-
trative action as the Institute determines appro-
priate. 
(3) PARTICIPATION.—The contract under para-
graph (1) shall require that stakeholders with exper-
tise in making clinical recommendations participate
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on the panel responsible for conducting the study 
under paragraph (1) and preparing the report under 
paragraph (2). 
(c) FUNDING.—Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for the pe-
riod of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, $3,000,000 to carry 
out this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.