Premise: Moreover, as discussed in our Medicare Program Major Rule Report referred to above, the mere existence of the April 1 statutory deadline established by the IIRIRA, which was enacted September 30, 1996, did not provide a basis for failing to comply with the 60-day delay provision.

Hypothesis: The mere existence of the April 1 statutory deadline established by the IIRIRA, which was not enacted September 30, 1996.
Relation: contradiction