with such amendment before the date of 
reissuance otherwise provided under subpara-
graph (A) in such exceptional circumstances as 
the Secretary may specify. 
(c) OUTREACH PROGRAM.—Subject to subsection 
(d)(2), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, 
shall conduct an outreach program to Medicare bene-
ficiaries and providers about the new Medicare card pro-
vided under this section. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND LIMITATIONS ON EF-
FECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services and in consultation with the Commissioner 
of Social Security, shall submit to Congress a report 
that includes detailed options regarding the imple-
mentation of this section, including line-item esti-
mates of and justifications for the costs associated 
with such options and estimates of timeframes for 
each stage of implementation. In recommending 
such options, the Secretary shall take into consider-
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ation, among other factors, cost-effectiveness and 
beneficiary outreach and education. 
(2) LIMITATION; 
MODIFICATION
OF
DEAD-
LINES.—With respect to the amendment made by 
subsection (a), and the requirements of subsections 
(b) and (c)— 
(A) such amendment and requirements 
shall not apply until adequate funding is trans-
ferred pursuant to section 11(b) to implement 
the provisions of this section, as determined by 
Congress; and 
(B) any deadlines otherwise established 
under this section for such amendment and re-
quirements are contingent upon the receipt of 
adequate funding (as determined in subpara-
graph (A)) for such implementation. 
The previous sentence shall not affect the timely 
submission of the report required under paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 11. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) EMPOWERING THE HHS OIG AND GAO.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided, to the extent practicable, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall— 
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(1) carry out the provisions of and amendments 
made by this Act in consultation with the Inspector 
General of the Department of Health and Human 
Services; and 
(2) take into consideration the findings and rec-
ommendations of the Comptroller General of the 
United States in carrying out such provisions and 
amendments. 
(b) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall provide for the 
transfer, from the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
Account under section 1817(k) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)), to the Centers for Medicare & Med-
icaid Services Program Management Account, of such 
sums, provided such sums are fully offset, as the Secretary 
determines are for necessary administrative expenses asso-
ciated with carrying out the provisions of and amendments 
made by this Act (other than section 9). Amounts trans-
ferred under the preceding sentence shall remain available 
until expended. 
(c) SAVINGS.—Any reduction in outlays under the 
Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act under the provisions of, and amendments made by, 
this Act may only be utilized to offset outlays under part 
A of such title. 
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