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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the University of North Carolina's Center 
        for Health Services Research, 55 rural hospitals have closed in 
        the Unites States since January 2010.
            (2) In 2014, iVantage conducted a study for the National 
        Rural Health Association and found 283 hospitals at risk of 
        closure based upon performance indicators that matched those 
        facilities already forced to close in this decade.
            (3) Researchers at the University of North Carolina 
        identified inpatient volume as a substantial contributing 
        factor to the financial performance of rural hospitals, with 
        many of the at-risk hospitals having an average daily bed 
        census of less than 2.
            (4) Adverse impacts to the local economy and the loss of 
        timely access to emergency medical care are 2 major effects of 
        rural hospital closures.
            (5) According to the National Center for Rural Health 
        Works, the typical rural hospital creates over 140 jobs and 
        generates $6,800,000 in compensation while serving an average 
        population of 14,600.
            (6) The 2014 iVantage study estimates that the 283 at-risk 
        hospitals could result in the loss of 36,000 health care jobs, 
        50,000 community jobs, and $10,600,000,000 in gross domestic 
        product.
            (7) Time is the most critical factor for achieving 
        successful outcomes in emergency medicine, and emergency 
        medical clinicians refer to the time-sensitive period during 
        which successful outcomes may be best achieved as the ``golden 
        hour''.
            (8) The National Conference of State Legislatures states 
        that 60 percent of trauma deaths in the United States occur in 
        rural areas, where only 15 percent of the population is 
        represented.
            (9) The disproportionate percentage of trauma deaths in 
        rural areas is likely attributable in large part to a 
        combination of response time to the scene and distance to the 
        nearest emergency room to stabilize trauma victims.
            (10) The percentage of trauma deaths occurring in rural 
        areas could continue to increase as more rural hospitals close, 
        further limiting access to emergency services and requiring 
        patients to travel longer distances to receive emergency 
        medical care.
            (11) The creation of a rural emergency hospital designation 
        under the Medicare program will allow facilities in rural areas 
        to provide emergency medical services without having to 
        maintain inpatient beds.
            (12) In addition to providing emergency care, rural 
        emergency hospitals could convert the space previously used for 
        inpatient services to provide other medical services including, 
        but not limited to, observation care, skilled nursing facility 
        care, infusion services, hemodialysis, home health, hospice, 
        nursing home care, population health, and telemedicine 
        services.

SEC. 3. RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Rural emergency hospital and services defined.--Section 
        1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (e), in the last sentence of the 
                matter following paragraph (9), by inserting ``or a 
                rural emergency hospital (as defined in section 
                1861(iii)(1))'' before the period at the end; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following subsection:

    ``Rural Emergency Hospital; Rural Emergency Hospital Outpatient 
                                Services

    ``(iii)(1) The term `rural emergency hospital' means a facility 
that--
            ``(A)(i) as of December 31, 2014--
                            ``(I) was a critical access hospital; or
                            ``(II) was a hospital with not more than 50 
                        beds located in a county (or equivalent unit of 
                        local government) in a rural area (as defined 
                        in section 1886(d)(2)(D)), or was a hospital 
                        with not more than 50 beds that was treated as 
                        being located in a rural area pursuant to 
                        section 1886(d)(8)(E); or
                    ``(ii) was a critical access hospital described in 
                clause (i)(I) or a hospital described in clause (i)(II) 
                that ceased operations during the period beginning on 
                the date that is 5 years prior to the date of the 
                enactment of this subsection and ending on December 30, 
                2014;
            ``(B) provides 24-hour emergency medical care and 
        observation care that does not exceed an annual per patient 
        average of 24 hours or more than 1 midnight;
            ``(C) does not provide any acute care inpatient beds and 
        has protocols in place for the timely transfer of patients who 
        require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient 
        services;
            ``(D) has elected to be designated as a rural emergency 
        hospital;
            ``(E) has received approval to operate as a rural emergency 
        hospital from the State under section 1834(r)(3)(A); and
            ``(F) is certified by the Secretary under section 
        1834(r)(3)(B).
    ``(2) The term `rural emergency hospital outpatient services' means 
medical and other health services furnished by a rural emergency 
hospital on an outpatient basis.
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection or section 1834(r)(3) shall be 
construed to prohibit a rural emergency hospital from providing 
extended care services.''.
            (2) Payment for rural emergency hospital services.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1833(a) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
                        following new paragraph:
            ``(10) in the case of rural emergency hospital emergency 
        services and services provided by a rural emergency hospital or 
        other provider of ambulance services to transport patients who 
        require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient 
        services from such rural emergency hospital to a hospital or 
        critical access hospital, the amounts described in section 
        1834(r).''.
                    (B) Payment amount.--Section 1834 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at 
                the end the following subsection:
    ``(r) Payment Rules Relating to Rural Emergency Hospitals.--
            ``(1) Payment for rural emergency hospital outpatient 
        services.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of payment for rural 
                emergency hospital outpatient services of a rural 
                emergency hospital is equal to 110 percent of the 
                reasonable costs of providing such services.
                    ``(B) Telehealth services.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, in determining the reasonable costs of 
                providing rural emergency hospital outpatient services, 
                costs associated with having a backup physician 
                available via a telecommunications system shall be 
                considered reasonable costs.
            ``(2) Payment for transportation services.--The amount of 
        payment for services provided by a rural emergency hospital or 
        other provider of ambulance services to transport patients who 
        require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient 
        services from such rural emergency hospital to a hospital or 
        critical access hospital is equal to 110 percent of the 
        reasonable costs of providing such services.
            ``(3) Requirements for rural emergency hospitals.--
                    ``(A) State approval to operate as a rural 
                emergency hospital.--No payment shall be made under 
                this subsection to a facility, or to a provider of 
                ambulance services providing transportation services 
                from such facility, unless the State in which the 
                facility is located has approved the facility's 
                designation as a rural emergency hospital.
                    ``(B) Certification of rural emergency hospital.--
                            ``(i) In general.--No payment shall be made 
                        under this subsection to a facility, or to a 
                        provider of ambulance services providing 
                        transportation services from such facility, 
                        unless the facility has been certified by the 
                        Secretary as a rural emergency hospital.
                            ``(ii) Certification requirements.--The 
                        Secretary shall certify a facility as a rural 
                        emergency hospital if the facility--
                                    ``(I) meets the criteria for rural 
                                emergency hospitals described in 
                                subparagraphs (A) through (E) of 
                                section 1861(iii)(1);
                                    ``(II) either--
                                            ``(aa) is verified by the 
                                        American College of Surgeons as 
                                        having the resources required 
                                        of a level IV trauma center or 
                                        higher; or
                                            ``(bb) employs healthcare 
                                        professionals that successfully 
                                        completed the Advanced Trauma 
                                        Life Support Course offered by 
                                        the American College of 
                                        Surgeons within the preceding 4 
                                        years;
                                    ``(III) has in effect a transfer 
                                agreement with a level I or level II 
                                trauma center; and
                                    ``(IV) meets such staff training 
                                and certification requirements as the 
                                Secretary may require.
            ``(4) Coinsurance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of payment for rural 
                emergency hospital services or transportation services 
                made to a rural emergency hospital or other provider of 
                ambulance services under this subsection shall be 
                reduced by the coinsurance amount described in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Coinsurance amount.--The coinsurance amount 
                described in this subparagraph, with respect to an item 
                or service provided by a rural emergency hospital or 
                provider of ambulance services, shall be calculated in 
                the same manner as the coinsurance amount for an 
                outpatient critical access hospital service is 
                calculated under section 1866(a)(2).''.
    (b) Waiver of Distance Requirement for Replacement CAHs; Subsequent 
Redesignation of Rural Emergency Hospitals as CAHs.--Section 1820(c)(2) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), by inserting ``subject to 
        subparagraph (F),'' before ``is located''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) Option to waive distance requirement.--
                Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
                subparagraph, for every critical access hospital 
                located in a State that is certified as a rural 
                emergency hospital under section 1834(r)(3)(B), the 
                State shall have the option of waiving the distance 
                requirement described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) with 
                respect to another facility located in the State that 
                is seeking designation as a critical access hospital 
                under this paragraph.
                    ``(G) Redesignation of a rural emergency hospital 
                as a critical access hospital.--A rural emergency 
                hospital that was previously designated as a critical 
                access hospital under this paragraph may elect to be 
                redesignated as a critical access hospital (in the same 
                manner that the hospital was originally designated as a 
                critical access hospital) at any time, subject to such 
                conditions as the Secretary may establish.''.
    (c) Studies and Reports.--
            (1) Studies.--The Secretary of Health & Human Services 
        shall conduct 3 studies to evaluate the impact of rural 
        emergency hospitals on the availability of health care and 
        health outcomes in rural areas (as defined in section 
        1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww)). 
        The Secretary shall conduct a study--
                    (A) 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act;
                    (B) 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; and
                    (C) 10 years after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act.
            (2) Reports.--Not later than 6 months after each date that 
        the Secretary of Health & Human Services is required to conduct 
        a study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a 
        report to Congress containing the results of each such study.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after the date that is 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. INCLUSION OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AS HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE 
              NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

    Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254d(a)(3)(D)) is amended by inserting ``, and includes emergency 
medicine provided by physicians in a rural emergency hospital (as 
defined in section 1861(iii) of the Social Security Act)'' before the 
period.

SEC. 5. PERMITTING HOSPITALS WITH APPROVED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN 
              EMERGENCY MEDICINE TO INCLUDE TIME SPENT BY INTERNS AND 
              RESIDENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A RURAL HOSPITAL 
              IN FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT COUNT.

    (a) Indirect Medical Education.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(iv) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(iv)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subclause:
            ``(III) Effective for discharges occurring on or after 
        October 1, 2015, all of the time spent in patient care 
        activities in the emergency department of a rural hospital by 
        interns and residents in emergency medicine from a hospital 
        with an approved medical residency training program (as defined 
        in subsection (h)(5)(A)) in such specialty shall be included in 
        determining the number of full-time equivalent interns and 
        residents in such program if the hospital with such program 
        incurs the costs of the stipends and fringe benefits of the 
        interns or residents during the time the interns or residents 
        spend in that rural hospital in accordance with subclause (II). 
        In this subclause, the term `rural hospital' means a hospital 
        that is located in a rural area (as defined for purposes of 
        paragraph (2)(D)).''.
    (b) Direct Medical Education.--Section 1886(h)(4)(E) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(h)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and'';
            (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause:
                            ``(iii) effective for cost reporting 
                        periods beginning on or after July 1, 2015, all 
                        of the time so spent in the emergency 
                        department of a rural hospital by residents in 
                        emergency medicine from a hospital with an 
                        approved medical residency training program in 
                        such specialty shall be counted towards the 
                        determination of full-time equivalency in such 
                        program if the hospital with such program bears 
                        all, or substantially all, of the costs of 
                        training such residents in the rural hospital. 
                        In this subparagraph, the term `rural hospital' 
                        means a hospital that is located in a rural 
                        area (as defined for purposes of subsection 
                        (d)(2)(D)).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
        purposes of this subparagraph, the emergency department of a 
        rural hospital described in clause (iii) is a nonprovider 
        setting.''.

SOLUTION: Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act  This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to designate as a rural emergency hospital any facility that as of December 31, 2014, was:   a critical access hospital (CAH) or a hospital with at most 50 beds located in a county in a rural area or treated as located in a rural area, or one of such hospitals that ceased operations during the period beginning five years before enactment of this Act and ending on December 30, 2014.  A rural emergency hospital:  must provide 24-hour emergency medical care and observation care not exceeding an annual per patient average of 24 hours or more than 1 midnight, does not provide any acute care inpatient beds and has protocols in place for the timely transfer of patients who require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient services, has elected to be designated as a rural emergency hospital, has received approval to operate as one from the state, and is certified by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) shall cover rural emergency hospital emergency services as well as ambulance services provided by a rural emergency hospital or other provider to transport patients who require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient services from the rural emergency hospital to a hospital or a CAH. Payment for rural emergency hospital outpatient services of a rural emergency hospital, including telehealth and ambulance services, shall be 110% percent of their reasonable costs. Rural emergency hospitals must be approved by the state and certified by HHS. States shall have the option of waiving a specified distance requirement between a CAH certified as a rural emergency hospital and another facility located in the state that is seeking designation as a CAH. Primary health services which the National Health Service Corps may provide under the Public Health Service Act shall include emergency medicine provided by physicians in a rural emergency hospital. Hospitals with approved residency programs in emergency medicine shall include time spent by interns and residents in the emergency department of a rural hospital in the full-time equivalent count with respect to reimbursement for the indirect (stipend, fringe benefit) and direct (all or substantially all training) costs of medical education in subsection (d) hospitals. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. DENIAL OF CASH BENEFITS TO DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.

    (a) Amendments Relating to Title II Disability Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 225(c) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 425(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
                ``(2)(A)'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (7) and by redesignating 
                paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through 
                (7), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting before paragraph (2) as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A) the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(c)(1) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any 
individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under this title based 
on disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction is a 
contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination that 
such individual is disabled.''.
            (2) Treatment Requirements.--
                    (A) Section 225(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(2)(A)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is 
                amended to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A)(i) Any individual who would be entitled to cash benefits 
under this title but for the application of paragraph (1) may elect to 
comply with the provisions of this subsection.
            ``(ii) Any individual who is entitled to cash benefits 
        under this title by reason of disability (or whose entitlement 
        to such benefits is suspended), and who was entitled to such 
        benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's 
        alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material 
        to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was 
        disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this 
        paragraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the 
        provisions of this subsection.
                    (B) Section 225(c)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(2)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``who is required under 
                        subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``described in 
                        clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) who is 
                        required''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
                    (C) Section 225(c)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(3)(A)), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (6)''.
                    (D) Section 225(c)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by 
                striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                (2)(A)''.
                    (E) Section 225(c)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(5)), as so redesignated, is amended by striking 
                ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''.
                    (F) Section 225(c)(6)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(6)(A), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``who are receiving 
                        benefits under this title and who as a 
                        condition of payment of such benefits'' and 
                        inserting ``described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) 
                        who elect to undergo treatment; and the 
                        monitoring and testing of all individuals 
                        described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) who'';
                            (ii) by striking ``under paragraph (1)''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
                    (G) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``residing in the State'' 
                        and all that follows through ``they are 
                        disabled'' and inserting ``described in 
                        paragraph (2)(A) residing in the State''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
                    (H) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
                    (I) Section 225(c)(6)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(6)(C)), as so redesignated, is amended by adding 
                at the end the following:
    ``(iii) The monitoring requirements of clause (ii) shall not apply 
in the case of any individual described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) who 
fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2).''.
                    (J) Section 225(c)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(7)), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``who 
                        is entitled'' and all that follows through ``is 
                        under a disability'' and inserting ``described 
                        in paragraph (2)(A)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(4) 
                        or (7)'' and inserting ``(5)''.
                    (K) Section 225(c)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(8)) is amended by striking ``(1), (4) or (7)'' 
                and inserting ``(2) or (5)''.
                    (L) Section 225(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 425(c)) 
                is amended by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
    ``(10) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to 
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in 
paragraph (1) and the treatment provisions contained in paragraph (2).
    ``(11) The requirements of paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to 
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no 
longer needs treatment.''.
            (3) Representative payee requirements.--
                    (A) Section 205(j)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                405(j)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B) In the case of an individual entitled to benefits based on 
disability, the payment of such benefits shall be made to a 
representative payee if the Commissioner of Social Security determines 
that such payment would serve the interest of the individual because 
the individual also has an alcoholism or drug addiction condition (as 
determined by the Commissioner) and the individual is incapable of 
managing such benefits.''.
                    (B) Section 205(j)(2)(C)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                405(j)(2)(C)(v)) is amended by striking ``entitled to 
                benefits'' and all that follows through ``under a 
                disability'' and inserting ``described in paragraph 
                (1)(B)''.
                    (C) Section 205(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking all 
                that follows ``15 years, or'' and inserting ``described 
                in paragraph (1)(B).''.
                    (D) Section 205(j)(4)(A)(i)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 405(j)(4)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking 
                ``entitled to benefits'' and all that follows through 
                ``under a disability'' and inserting ``described in 
                paragraph (1)(B)''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to SSI Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1611(e)(3) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(C)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(3)(A)'' and inserting ``(B)''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) as 
                redesignated by paragraph (2) the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(3)(A) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any 
individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits under this title by 
reason of disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction 
is a contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination 
that such individual is disabled.''.
            (2) Treatment requirements.--
                    (A) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(I) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(I)), as redesignated by 
                paragraph (1), is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B)(i)(I)(aa) Any individual who would be eligible for cash 
benefits under this title but for the application of subparagraph (A) 
may elect to comply with the provisions of this subparagraph.
            ``(bb) Any individual who is eligible for cash benefits 
        under this title by reason of disability (or whose eligibility 
        for such benefits is suspended) or is eligible for benefits 
        pursuant to section 1619(b), and who was eligible for such 
        benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's 
        alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material 
        to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was 
        disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this 
        subparagraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the 
        provisions of this subparagraph.''.
                    (B) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(II)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended by striking ``who is required under subclause 
                (I)'' and inserting ``described in division (bb) of 
                subclause (I) who is required''.
                    (C) Subclauses (I) and (II) of section 
                1611(e)(3)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(B)(ii)), as so redesignated, are each 
                amended by striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting 
                ``clause (i)(I)''.
                    (D) Section 1611(e)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by 
                striking clause (v) and by redesignating clause (vi) as 
                clause (v).
                    (E) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(B)(v)), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), 
                is amended--
                            (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``who is 
                        eligible'' and all that follows through ``is 
                        disabled'' and inserting ``described in clause 
                        (i)(I)''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (V), by striking ``or 
                        (v)''.
                    (F) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(C)(i)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is 
                amended by striking ``who are receiving benefits under 
                this title and who as a condition of such benefits'' 
                and inserting ``described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I)(aa) 
                who elect to undergo treatment; and the monitoring and 
                testing of all individuals described in subparagraph 
                (B)(i)(I)(bb) who''.
                    (G) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa) of such Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa)), as so 
                redesignated, is amended by striking ``residing in the 
                State'' and all that follows through ``they are 
                disabled'' and inserting ``described in subparagraph 
                (B)(i)(I) residing in the State''.
                    (H) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(III) The monitoring requirements of subclause (II) shall not 
apply in the case of any individual described in subparagraph 
(B)(i)(I)(aa) who fails to comply with the requirements of subparagraph 
(B).''.
                    (I) Section 1611(e)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by 
                adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
    ``(D) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to 
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in 
subparagraph (A) and the treatment provisions contained in subparagraph 
(B).
    ``(E) The requirements of subparagraph (B) shall cease to apply to 
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no 
longer needs treatment.''.
            (3) Representative payee requirements.--
                    (A) Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended to read as 
                follows:
    ``(II) In the case of an individual eligible for benefits under 
this title by reason of disability, the payment of such benefits shall 
be made to a representative payee if the Commissioner of Social 
Security determines that such payment would serve the interest of the 
individual because the individual also has an alcoholism or drug 
addiction condition (as determined by the Commissioner) and the 
individual is incapable of managing such benefits.''.
                    (B) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(vii) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking 
                ``eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through 
                ``is disabled'' and inserting ``described in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
                    (C) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II)) is amended by striking 
                all that follows ``15 years, or'' and inserting 
                ``described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).''.
                    (D) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 
                ``eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through 
                ``is disabled'' and inserting ``described in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
            (4) Preservation of medicaid eligibility.--Section 1634(e) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``clause (i) or (v) of section 
                1611(e)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or 
                subparagraph (B)(i)(II) of section 1611(e)(3)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``This 
                subsection shall cease to apply to any such person if 
                the Commissioner determines that such person no longer 
                needs treatment.''.
            (5) Conforming amendment.--Section 201(c) of the Social 
        Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 
        U.S.C. 425 note) is repealed.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to applicants for 
        benefits under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act 
        for months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been 
        issued to implement such amendments.
            (2) Application to current recipients.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
        receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act or 
        supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such 
        Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act and whose 
        entitlement or eligibility for such benefits would terminate by 
        reason of the amendments made by this section, such amendments 
        shall apply with respect to the benefits of such individual for 
        months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, and the 
        Commissioner of Social Security shall so notify the individual 
        not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
            (3) Benefits under title xvi.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term ``benefits under title XVI of the Social 
        Security Act'' includes supplementary payments pursuant to an 
        agreement for Federal administration under section 1616(a) of 
        the Social Security Act, and payments pursuant to an agreement 
        entered into under section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.

SOLUTION: Denies monthly cash disability benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI), respectively, of the Social Security Act for drug addicts and alcoholics whose substance abuse is a contributing factor material to their disability.  Allows such individuals, instead, to elect to undergo treatment for their substance abuse. (Currently, such recipients are required to undergo treatment only at approved facilities or institutions.) 
Revises OASDI and SSI program representative payee requirements to require the payment of program benefits through a representative payee if it is in the interest of an otherwise disabled individual with an alcohol or drug addiction condition who is incapable of managing such benefits. 
Preserves the Medicaid eligibility of SSI recipients denied cash disability benefits because of the connection between their drug addiction or alcoholism and their disability.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
    established the Admiralty Island National Monument which is managed 
    by the Secretary of Agriculture, by and through the Forest Service.
        (2) The Forest Service has established a policy of encouraging 
    the acquisition of private land inholdings within Admiralty Island 
    National Monument on a willing buyer/willing seller basis. Congress 
    has supported this policy, for example by passage of the Greens 
    Creek Land Exchange Act of 1996 which provided for a land exchange 
    of certain public and private lands in Admiralty Island National 
    Monument.
        (3) Lands owned by Alaska Pulp Corporation, consisting of 54 
    acres, more or less, located in Hood Bay on Admiralty Island within 
    the boundaries of the Kootznoowoo Wilderness are available for 
    transfer to Federal ownership on a willing seller/willing buyer 
    basis. The acquisition of these lands would provide Federal 
    ownership of this valuable land in a critical area of Admiralty 
    Island National Monument.
        (4) The United States is the owner of certain reversionary 
    interests to 143.87 acres, more or less, located adjacent to Silver 
    Bay near Sitka, Alaska, which interests were reserved in patent No. 
    1213671 issued to the Alaska Pulp Corporation on October 18, 1960. 
    The transfer of the reversionary interests of the United States in 
    such lands adjacent to Silver Bay to the Alaska Pulp Corporation 
    would facilitate future use and development of that land.
        (5) The future acquisition by the United States of the Chaik 
    Bay property on Admiralty Island to be incorporated into the 
    Kootznoowoo Wilderness would be in the public interest.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
        (1) The term ``ANILCA'' means the Alaska National Interest 
    Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
        (2) The term ``Company'' means the Alaska Pulp Corporation, an 
    Alaska corporation, its successors, and assigns.
        (3) The term ``Company Property'' means the property depicted 
    on United States Survey Plat 1058 approved March 20, 1917, 
    consisting of approximately 54 acres of land.
        (4) The term ``Federal Property'' means the reversionary 
    interest of the United States described in paragraphs (6) and (7) 
    of the patent dated October 18, 1960, granted by the Bureau of Land 
    Management to Alaska Lumber & Pulp Co., which was recorded at Book 
    15, Pages 271-273, Sitka Recording District on November 9, 1960. 
    The term ``Federal Property'' does not include the interests 
    described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of the said patent.
        (5) The term ``Monument'' means the Admiralty Island National 
    Monument, which was established by section 503 of ANILCA and which 
    is managed by the Secretary of Agriculture as a unit of the 
    National Forest System.
        (6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
        (7) The term ``Sitka'' means the city and borough of Sitka, 
    Alaska, a home-rule borough formed in accordance with the laws of 
    the State of Alaska.
        (8) The term ``Sitka Property'' means the property depicted on 
    the maps entitled ``Sitka Property'', dated August 29, 1997, 
    consisting of approximately 49 acres of land.

SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, RELINQUISHMENT.

    (a) Exchange of Company and Federal Property.--After the Company 
conveys to the United States, by general warranty deed, all right, 
title, and interest of the Company in and to the Company Property, the 
Secretary shall within 60 days of acceptance of delivery of said deed, 
unconditionally and without limitation except as provided herein, 
relinquish to the Company all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal Property and shall evidence that 
relinquishment by conveying to the Company a quitclaim deed to the 
Federal Property.
    (b) Relinquishment of Property to Sitka.--Upon relinquishment of 
the Federal Property to the Company under subsection (a), the Company 
shall transfer all right, title, and interest of the Company in the 
Sitka Property to Sitka.
    (c) Availability of Maps.--The maps referred to in section 3(3) 
depicting the Company Property and in section 3(4) depicting the 
Federal Property shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the Office of the Forest Supervisor, Chatham Area, Tongass National 
Forest, in Sitka, Alaska. The maps referred to in section 3(8) 
depicting the Sitka Property shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Manager of the city and borough of 
Sitka, Alaska, until the conveyance described in subsection (b), at 
which time the maps shall be recorded along with the deed.

SEC. 5. PROCESSING OF AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO LAND 
              EXCHANGE.

    (a) Surveys.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior may conduct and approve all cadastral surveys 
that are necessary for completion of the exchange. The cost of any 
surveys shall be borne by the Company.
    (b) Equal Value Exchange.--The values of the Federal Property and 
the Company Property are deemed to be of equal value.
    (c) Administration.--The Secretary is directed to implement and 
administer the rights and obligations of the United States under this 
Act.
    (d) Cleanup Obligations.--Nothing in this Act shall impact or alter 
the Company's rights, duties, and obligations regarding investigation, 
remediation, cleanup, and restoration under its September 10, 1995, 
Commitment Agreement with the State of Alaska or other applicable law. 
The Company shall use its property consistent with all restrictive 
covenants, including those restrictive covenants recorded on September 
4, 1997.
    (e) Title Standards.--Title to the Company Property to be conveyed 
to the United States shall be acceptable to the Secretary consistent 
with the title review standard of the Attorney General of the United 
States.

SEC. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Management of Company Property.--Upon acquisition of the 
Company Property by the United States pursuant to this Act, said 
property shall be managed as a part of the Admiralty Island National 
Monument and the Kootznoowoo Wilderness.
    (b) Authorization To Negotiate for Acquisition of Property.--In 
furtherance of the purposes of the Kootznoowoo Wilderness, the 
Secretary, acting through the Forest Service, is authorized to enter 
into negotiations with the owners of private property in Chaik Bay on 
Admiralty Island, with the objective of acquiring such property. The 
Secretary is authorized to enter into an option to purchase or an 
exchange agreement with the owners of such property to be effected 
either through existing administrative mechanisms provided by law and 
regulation, or by subsequent ratification by Act of Congress.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

SOLUTION:
Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 1997 - Provides for:  (1) the relinquishment, by quitclaim deed, of the reversionary interest of the United States in specified Federal land in Sitka, Alaska, to the Alaska Pulp Corporation in exchange, by general warranty deed, for specified Corporation property located within the Admiralty Island National Monument; and (2) the Corporation's transfer of specified property to Sitka. Deems the values of the Federal Property and the Corporation's Property to be equal. States that nothing in this Act shall impact or alter the Corporation's rights, duties, and obligations regarding investigation, remediation, cleanup, and restoration under its September 10, 1995, Commitment Agreement with the State of Alaska or other applicable law. Requires the Corporation Property acquired by the United States to be managed as a part of the Admiralty Island National Monument and the Kootznoowoo Wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to negotiate with the owners of private property in the Chaik Bay on Admiralty Island, with the objective of acquiring such property. Allows the Secretary to enter into an option to purchase or an exchange agreement with such property owners to be effected either through existing administrative mechanisms provided by law and regulation, or by subsequent ratification by Act of Congress.