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Sec. 83002. Workforce Pell Grants

(a) In general.—Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(k) Workforce pell grant program.— “(1) IN GENERAL.—For the award year beginning on July …

Sec. 83001. Eligibility

(a) Foreign income and federal pell grant eligibility.— (1) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME DEFINED.—Section 401(a)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: “(A) the term …

Subtitle C—Loan Repayment

SEC. 82001. Loan repayment. (a) Transition to income-based repayment plans.— (1) SELECTION.—The Secretary of Education shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that before July 1, 2028, each borrower who has …

Sec. 82005. Student loan servicing

Paragraph (1) of section 458(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) ADDITIONAL MANDATORY FUNDS FOR SERVICING.—There shall be available to the Secretary (in …

Sec. 82004. Public service loan forgiveness

Section 455(m)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(1)(A)) is amended— (1) in clause (iii), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (iv), by striking “; and” and inserting …

Sec. 82003. Loan rehabilitation

(a) Updating loan rehabilitation limits.— (1) FFEL AND DIRECT LOANS.—Section 428F(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–6(a)(5)) is amended by striking “one time” and inserting “two times”. (2) …

Sec. 82002. Deferment; forbearance

(a) Sunset of economic hardship and unemployment deferments.—Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is amended— (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following: …

Sec. 82001. Loan repayment

(a) Transition to income-based repayment plans.— (1) SELECTION.—The Secretary of Education shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that before July 1, 2028, each borrower who has one or more loans that are in …

Subtitle B—Loan Limits

SEC. 81001. Establishment of loan limits for graduate and professional students and parent borrowers; termination of graduate and professional PLUS loans. Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. …

Subtitle A—Exemption of certain assets

SEC. 80001. Exemption of certain assets. (a) Exemption of certain assets.—Section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(f)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking “net value of the” and inserting the …

Sec. 80001. Exemption of certain assets

(a) Exemption of certain assets.—Section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(f)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking “net value of the” and inserting the following: “net value of— “(A) the”; (2) by …

Subtitle D—Unemployment

SEC. 73001. Ending unemployment payments to jobless millionaires. (a) Prohibition on use of Federal funds.— (1) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used— (A) to make payments of unemployment compensation benefits under …

Subtitle C—Increase in debt limit

SEC. 72001. Modification of limitation on the public debt. The limitation under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as most recently increased by section 401(b) of Public Law 118–5 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is …

Subtitle B—Health

CHAPTER 1—MEDICAID SUBCHAPTER A—REDUCING FRAUD AND IMPROVING ENROLLMENT PROCESSES SEC. 71101. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs. (a) In general.—The …

CHAPTER 3—HEALTH TAX

SUBCHAPTER A—IMPROVING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SEC. 71301. Permitting premium tax credit only for certain individuals. (a) In general.—Section 36B(e)(1) is amended by inserting “or, in the case of aliens who are lawfully …

CHAPTER 4—PROTECTING RURAL HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS

SEC. 71401. Rural Health Transformation Program. (a) In general.—Section 2105 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(h) Rural health transformation …

Sec. 71401. Rural Health Transformation Program

(a) In general.—Section 2105 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(h) Rural health transformation program.— “(1) APPROPRIATION.— “(A) IN …

SUBCHAPTER C—ENHANCING CHOICE FOR PATIENTS

SEC. 71306. Permanent extension of safe harbor for absence of deductible for telehealth services. (a) In general.—Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: “(E) SAFE HARBOR FOR ABSENCE OF …

SUBCHAPTER B—PREVENTING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE

SEC. 71303. Requiring verification of eligibility for premium tax credit. (a) In general.—Section 36B(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(5) EXCHANGE ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— …

SUBCHAPTER A—IMPROVING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

SEC. 71301. Permitting premium tax credit only for certain individuals. (a) In general.—Section 36B(e)(1) is amended by inserting “or, in the case of aliens who are lawfully present, are not eligible aliens” after …

CHAPTER 2—MEDICARE

SUBCHAPTER A—STRENGTHENING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SEC. 71201. Limiting Medicare coverage of certain individuals. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the …

SUBCHAPTER B—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR SENIORS

SEC. 71202. Temporary payment increase under the medicare physician fee schedule to account for exceptional circumstances. (a) In general.—Section 1848(t) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(t)) is amended— (1) …

SUBCHAPTER A—STRENGTHENING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 71201. Limiting Medicare coverage of certain individuals. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. 1899C. Limiting Medicare …

CHAPTER 1—MEDICAID

SUBCHAPTER A—REDUCING FRAUD AND IMPROVING ENROLLMENT PROCESSES SEC. 71101. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs. (a) In general.—The Secretary of Health …

SUBCHAPTER E—EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE

SEC. 71121. Making certain adjustments to coverage of home or community-based services under Medicaid. (a) Expanding HCBS coverage under section 1915(c) waivers.—Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. …

SUBCHAPTER D—INCREASING PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 71119. Requirement for States to establish Medicaid community engagement requirements for certain individuals. (a) In general.—Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a), as amended by sections 71103 …

SUBCHAPTER C—STOPPING ABUSIVE FINANCING PRACTICES

SEC. 71114. Sunsetting increased FMAP incentive. Section 1905(ii)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(ii)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking “which has not” and inserting the following: “which— “(A) has not”; (2) …

Sec. 71116. State directed payments

(a) In general.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall revise section 438.6(c)(2)(iii) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a …

Sec. 71115. Provider taxes

(a) Change in threshold for hold harmless provision of broad-based health care related taxes.—Section 1903(w)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(4)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting “, …

Sec. 71114. Sunsetting increased FMAP incentive

Section 1905(ii)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(ii)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking “which has not” and inserting the following: “which— “(A) has not”; (2) in subparagraph (A), as so inserted, by striking …

SUBCHAPTER B—PREVENTING WASTEFUL SPENDING

SEC. 71111. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to staffing standards for long-term care facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not, during the …