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(b) DENIAL OF JURISDICTION REGARDING CERTAIN
CREDITS AND REDUCTIONS.—Subsection (b) of section
6512 (relating to overpayment determined by Tax Court)
is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) DENIAL
OF
JURISDICTION
REGARDING
CERTAIN
CREDITS
AND
REDUCTIONS.—The Tax
Court shall have no jurisdiction under this sub-
section to restrain or review any credit or reduction
made by the Secretary under section 6402.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 14812. AWARDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
(a) RIGHT TO APPEAL TAX COURT DECISION.—Sub-
section (f) of section 7430 (relating to right of appeal)
is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) APPEAL
OF
TAX
COURT
DECISION.—An
order of the Tax Court disposing of a petition under
paragraph (2) shall be reviewable in the same man-
ner as a decision of the Tax Court, but only with re-
spect to the matters determined in such order.’’
(b) PERIOD FOR APPLYING TO IRS FOR COSTS.—
Subsection (b) of section 7430 (relating to limitations) is
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amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) PERIOD FOR APPLYING TO IRS FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—An award may be made
under subsection (a) by the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice for reasonable administrative costs only if the
prevailing party files an application with the Inter-
nal Revenue Service for such costs before the 91st
day after the date on which the final decision of the
Internal Revenue Service as to the determination of
the tax, interest, or penalty is mailed to such party.’’
(c) PERIOD FOR PETITIONING OF TAX COURT FOR
REVIEW OF DENIAL OF COSTS.—Paragraph (2) of section
7430(f) (relating to right of appeal) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘appeal to’’ and inserting ‘‘the
filing of a petition for review with’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘If the Secretary sends by certified or reg-
istered mail a notice of such decision to the peti-
tioner, no proceeding in the Tax Court may be initi-
ated under this paragraph unless such petition is
filed before the 91st day after the date of such
mailing.’’
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to civil actions or proceedings com-
menced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 14813. REDETERMINATION OF INTEREST PURSUANT
TO MOTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 7481(c)
(relating to jurisdiction over interest determinations) is
amended by striking ‘‘petition’’ and inserting ‘‘motion’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 14814. APPLICATION OF NET WORTH REQUIREMENT
FOR AWARDS OF LITIGATION COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 7430(c)
(defining prevailing party) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLYING NET
WORTH
REQUIREMENT.—In applying the re-
quirements of section 2412(d)(2)(B) of title 28,
United States Code, for purposes of subpara-
graph (A)(iii) of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) the net worth limitation in clause
(i) of such section shall apply to—
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‘‘(I) an estate but shall be deter-
mined as of the date of the decedent’s
death, and
‘‘(II) a trust but shall be deter-
mined as of the last day of the taxable
year involved in the proceeding, and
‘‘(ii) individuals filing a joint return
shall be treated as 1 individual for pur-
poses of clause (i) of such section, except
in the case of a spouse relieved of liability
under section 6013(e).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to proceedings commenced after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
PART III—AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
SEC. 14821. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE TAX
AUTHORITIES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Chapter 77 (relating to mis-
cellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 7524. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE TAX
AUTHORITIES.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary is hereby authorized to enter into cooperative agree-
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ments with State tax authorities for purposes of enhancing
joint tax administration. Such agreements may provide
for—
‘‘(1) joint filing of Federal and State income
tax returns,
‘‘(2) single processing of such returns,
‘‘(3) joint collection of taxes (other than Fed-
eral income taxes), and
‘‘(4) such other provisions as may enhance joint
tax administration.
‘‘(b) SERVICES
ON REIMBURSABLE BASIS.—Any
agreement under subsection (a) may require reimburse-
ment for services provided by either party to the agree-
ment.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds appro-
priated for purposes of the administration of this title
shall be available for purposes of carrying out the Sec-
retary’s responsibility under an agreement entered into
under subsection (a). Any reimbursement received pursu-
ant to such an agreement shall be credited to the amount
so appropriated.
‘‘(d) STATE TAX AUTHORITY.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘State tax authority’ means agency,
body, or commission referred to in section 6103(d)(1).’’
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 77 is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new item:
‘‘Sec. 7524. Cooperative agreements with State tax authorities.’’
TITLE 
XV—PRESERVING, 
PRO-
TECTING, AND STRENGTHEN-
ING MEDICARE
H.R. 2425 as passed the House of Representatives
is hereby enacted into law.
TITLE XVI—TRANSFORMATION
OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM
SEC. 16000. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Medicaid Trans-
formation Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 16001. TRANSFORMATION OF MEDICAID PROGRAM.
The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the
end the following new title:
‘‘TITLE XXI—MEDIGRANT PROGRAM FOR LOW-
INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
‘‘TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE
‘‘Sec. 2100. Purpose; State MediGrant plans.
‘‘PART A—OBJECTIVES, GOALS, AND PERFORMANCE UNDER STATE PLANS
‘‘Sec. 2101. Description of strategic objectives and performance goals.
‘‘Sec. 2102. Annual reports.
‘‘Sec. 2103. Periodic, independent evaluations.
‘‘Sec. 2104. Description of process for MediGrant plan development.
‘‘Sec. 2105. Consultation in MediGrant plan development.
‘‘Sec. 2106. MediGrant Task Force.
‘‘PART B—ELIGIBILITY, BENEFITS, AND SET-ASIDES