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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare
Payment Modernization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Section 1833(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(i)) is amended to read as follows:
''(i)(1) Payment shall be made under this part in the amount
specified under paragraph (2) for facility services furnished to an
individual in an ambulatory surgical center in connection with any
outpatient surgical procedure covered under this part as a hospital
outpatient department service, except for those procedures that the
Secretary designates, in consultation with appropriate trade and
professional organizations (including those having direct experience
with ambulatory surgical centers) as posing a significant safety risk
or requiring an overnight stay when performed in ambulatory surgical
centers. Not less frequently than once every two years the Secretary
shall review and, may, after public comment, make appropriate
adjustments to this list of procedures excluded from coverage when
performed in ambulatory surgical centers as the Secretary deems
necessary.
''(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the amount of
payment to be made under this subsection for facility services
furnished to an individual in an ambulatory surgical center in
accordance with paragraph (1) shall be equal to 75 percent of the fee
schedule amount determined under paragraph (3)(A) of subsection (t) for
payment of the same service furnished in hospital outpatient
departments, as adjusted under paragraphs (4)(A), (6), and (15) of such
subsection, less a 20 percent beneficiary copayment.
''(B) For covered ambulatory surgical center services furnished on
or after January 1, 2008, and before January 1, 2012, for which the
ambulatory surgical center payment amount payable under this subsection
in 2007 (in this subsection referred to as the '2007 ASC payment
amount') is less than 75 percent of the hospital OPD fee schedule
amount under subsection (t) in 2007 for the same services, the amount
of payment under this subsection shall be calculated as follows:
''(i) For services furnished during 2008, the amount shall
be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 80 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount, as
increased by the percentage increase in the consumer
price index for all urban consumers (United States city
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 12-month
period ending with December 31, 2006; and
''(II) 20 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2008.
''(ii) For services furnished during 2009, the amount shall
be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 60 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
increased under clause (i)(I) and as further increased
by the percentage increase in the consumer price index
for all urban consumers (United States city average) as
estimated by the Secretary for the 12-month period
ending with December 31, 2007; and
''(II) 40 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2009.
''(iii) For services furnished during 2010, the amount
shall be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 40 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
increased under clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I) and as
further increased by the percentage increase in the
consumer price index for all urban consumers (United
States city average) as estimated by the Secretary for
the 12-month period ending with December 31, 2008; and
''(II) 60 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2010.
''(iv) For services furnished during 2011, the amount shall
be equal to the sum of--
''(I) 20 percent of the 2007 ASC payment amount as
increased under clauses (i)(I), (ii)(I), and (iii)(I)
and as further increased by the percentage increase in
the consumer price index for all urban consumers
(United States city average) as estimated by the
Secretary for the 12-month period ending with December
31, 2009; and
''(II) 80 percent of the payment amount under
paragraph (2)(A) for 2011.
''(C) For covered ambulatory surgical center services for which the
2007 ASC payment amount is--
''(i) greater than 75 percent, but less than 100 percent,
of the hospital OPD fee schedule amount under subsection (t) in
2007 for the same services, the amount of payment under this
subsection shall be the greater of the 2007 ASC payment amount
or--
''(I) for services furnished in 2008, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(i);
''(II) for services furnished in 2009, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(ii);
''(III) for services furnished in 2010, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(iii);
''(IV) for services furnished in 2011, the payment
amount under subparagraph (B)(iv); or
''(V) in 2012 and subsequent years, the payment
amount under subparagraph (A),
but in no case in excess of the then applicable hospital OPD
fee schedule amount; or
''(ii) greater than the hospital OPD fee schedule amount
under subsection (t) in 2007 for the same services, the amount
of payment under this subsection--
''(I) for services furnished during 2008, is equal
to the midpoint between the 2007 ASC payment amount and
100 percent of such 2007 hospital OPD fee schedule
amount; or
''(II) for services furnished in a subsequent year
is equal to the greater of the 2007 hospital OPD fee
schedule amount or the payment amount specified under
subclause (I) through (V) of clause (i) for the year
involved, but but in no case in excess of the then
applicable hospital OPD fee schedule amount.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395k(a)(2)(F)(i)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''section 1833(i)(1)(A)'' and
inserting ''section 1833(i)(1)'';
(B) by striking ''the standard overhead amount as
determined under section 1833(i)(2)(A)'' and inserting
''the amount determined under section 1833(i)(2)''; and
(C) by striking all that follows ''as full payment
for such services'' and inserting '', or''.
(2) Section 1833(a)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l(a)(1)(G)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''subsection (i)(1)(A)'' and
inserting ''subsection (i)(1)'';
(B) by striking ''for services furnished
beginning'' and all that follows through ''subsection
(i)(2)(D)''; and
(C) by striking ''such revised payment system'' and
inserting ''under subsection (i)(2)''.
(3) Section 1833(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(4))
is amended--
(A) by striking ''section 1833(i)(1)(A)'' and
inserting ''subsection (i)(1)''; and
(B) by striking ''paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (i)'' and inserting ''subsection (i)(1)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to ambulatory surgical center services furnished on or after
January 1, 2008.

Answer: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the requirements and the formula for payments for services furnished to individuals in ambulatory surgical centers.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Section Commission to Advise on
Reforming Elections Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMISSION TO ADVISE ON REFORMING
ELECTIONS.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Select
Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections'' (referred to in this Act
as the ''Commission''). The purposes of the Commission are to study the
laws relating to the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal
office and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

(a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members
appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act by the President, of whom--
(1) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(2) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the Senate;
(3) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(4) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the Senate; and
(5) Two members shall be appointed from individuals meeting
such criteria as the President may apply.
(b) Chair.--The members of the Commission shall select two members
to serve as co-chairs of the Commission.
(c) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for the life
of the Commission.
(d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
(b) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of the
Commission, other than the co-chairs, shall be paid at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission. Each co-chair shall be paid for each day referred to in the
preceding sentence at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to
section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a staff
director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
(1) In general.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted by
the Commission, the staff director of the Commission, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service and without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of that title relating to classifications and
General Schedule pay rates, and subject to the approval of the
Commission, may appoint such personnel as the staff director considers
necessary, except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-
15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) Temporary and intermittent services.--Subject to the
approval of the Commission, the staff director of the
Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to
the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code.

SEC. 6. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAW.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the appointment of its
members, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and
minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate a report of the activities of the
Commission.
(b) Recommendations for Changes in Campaign Finance Laws.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission
shall submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader
of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate any recommendations for changes in the
laws (including regulations) governing the conducting and
financing of Federal campaigns (including any changes in the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives) to which
seven or more members of the Commission may agree--
(A) by including such recommendations in the report
submitted under subsection (a); or
(B) with the approval of a majority of its members,
by submitting a supplemental report containing such
recommendations not later than 180 days after
submitting the report under subsection (a).
(2) Final deadline.--The Commission may not submit
recommendations under this subsection after July 15, 1998.
(c) Dissenting Views.--The Commission shall include in the report
submitted under subsection (a) and in any recommendations submitted
under subsection (b) any dissenting or minority views of its members,
including recommendations for changes in law which were proposed by any
member and to which seven or more members did not agree.

SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS.

(a) Preparation of Legislation.--If the Commission submits any
recommendation for changes in the laws under section 6(b), those
members concurring in the recommendation shall include with the
recommendation legislation to implement the recommendation.
(b) Expedited Congressional Consideration of Legislation.--
(1) In general.--If any legislation is introduced the
substance of which implements a recommendation of the
Commission submitted under section 6(b), subject to paragraph
(2), the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a))
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall
apply to the consideration of the legislation in the same
manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described
in section 2908(a) of such Act.
(2) Special rules.--For purposes of applying paragraph (1)
with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall
apply:
(A) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on House Oversight
of the House of Representatives and any reference to
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
(B) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a
reference to the date on which the recommendation
involved is submitted under section 6(b).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the later of--
(1) the date of the submission of its report under section
6(a); or
(2) the date of the submission of its recommendations under
section 6(b).

Answer: Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections Act - Establishes the Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections to study the laws relating to the financing of campaigns for Federal elections and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.
(Sec. 6) Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate on its activities. Directs the Commission, as specified, to submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, any recommendations for changes in campaign finance laws to which seven or more Commission members may agree. Prohibits the submission of recommendations by the Commission after July 15, 1998.
(Sec. 7) Requires that when the Commission submits any recommendation for changes in campaign finance laws, those Commission members concurring in the recommendation shall include legislation to implement the recommendation. Provides for expedited congressional consideration of any legislation introduced which implements a recommendation of the Commission.
(Sec. 8) Terminates the Commission after the later of: (1) the submission of its report; or (2) the submission of its recommendations.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act
of 1998''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED
RETIREMENT AGE.

Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ''the age of
seventy'' and inserting ''retirement age (as defined in section
216(l))'';
(2) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of subsection (d), by
striking ''the age of seventy'' each place it appears and
inserting ''retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'';
(3) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ''was age seventy
or over'' and inserting ''was at or above retirement age (as
defined in section 216(l))'';
(4) in subsection (f)(3)--
(A) by striking ''33/3\ percent'' and all that
follows through ''any other individual,'' and inserting
''50 percent of such individual's earnings for such
year in excess of the product of the exempt amount as
determined under paragraph (8),''; and
(B) by striking ''age 70'' and inserting
''retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'';
(5) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ''age 70'' each
place it appears and inserting ''retirement age (as defined in
section 216(l))''; and
(6) in subsection (j)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ''Age Seventy'' and
inserting ''Retirement Age''; and
(B) by striking ''seventy years of age'' and
inserting ''having attained retirement age (as defined
in section 216(l))''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ELIMINATING THE SPECIAL EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.

(a) Uniform Exempt Amount.--Section 203(f)(8)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ''the new
exempt amounts (separately stated for individuals described in
subparagraph (D) and for other individuals) which are to be
applicable'' and inserting ''a new exempt amount which shall be
applicable''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 203(f)(8)(B) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(B)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
''Except'' and all that follows through ''whichever'' and
inserting ''The exempt amount which is applicable for each
month of a particular taxable year shall be whichever'';
(2) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ''corresponding''
each place it appears; and
(3) in the last sentence, by striking ''an exempt amount''
and inserting ''the exempt amount''.
(c) Repeal of Basis for Computation of Special Exempt Amount.--
Section 203(f)(8)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. (f)(8)(D))
is repealed.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

(a) Elimination of Redundant References to Retirement Age.--Section
203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), in the last sentence, by striking
''nor shall any deduction'' and all that follows and inserting
''nor shall any deduction be made under this subsection from
any widow's or widower's insurance benefit if the widow,
surviving divorced wife, widower, or surviving divorced husband
involved became entitled to such benefit prior to attaining age
60.''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking clause (D) and
inserting the following: ''(D) for which such individual is
entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if such
individual became so entitled prior to attaining age 60,''.
(b) Conforming Amendment to Provisions for Determining Amount of
Increase on Account of Delayed Retirement.--Section 202(w)(2)(B)(ii) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''either''; and
(2) by striking ''or suffered deductions under section
203(b) or 203(c) in amounts equal to the amount of such
benefit''.
(c) Provisions Relating to Earnings Taken Into Account in
Determining Substantial Gainful Activity of Blind Individuals.--The
second sentence of section 223(d)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4))
is amended by striking ''if section 102 of the Senior Citizens' Right
to Work Act of 1996 had not been enacted'' and inserting the following:
''if the amendments to section 203 made by section 102 of the Senior
Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1996 and by the Senior Citizens' Freedom
to Work Act of 1998 had not been enacted''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments and repeals made by this Act shall apply with
respect to taxable years ending after December 31, 1997.

Answer:
Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1998 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.