draft bill - House of Representatives
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draft bill - House of Representatives
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(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting<br />
‘‘through 2013’’ after ‘‘<strong>of</strong> such succeeding<br />
year’’; and<br />
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting<br />
‘‘and ending with 2013’’ after ‘‘beginning<br />
with 2000’’.<br />
(2) UPDATE OF RATES FOR 2014 THROUGH<br />
2018.—Subsection (d) <strong>of</strong> section 1848 <strong>of</strong> the Social<br />
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4) is amended by<br />
adding at the end the following new paragraph:<br />
‘‘(15) UPDATE FOR 2014 THROUGH 2018.—The<br />
update to the single conversion factor established in<br />
paragraph (1)(C) for each <strong>of</strong> 2014 through 2018<br />
shall be 0.5 percent.’’.<br />
(b) UPDATE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (PHASE II).—<br />
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1848 <strong>of</strong> the Social<br />
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4), as amended by<br />
subsection (a), is further amended—<br />
(A) in subsection (d), by adding at the end<br />
the following new paragraph:<br />
‘‘(16) UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2019.—<br />
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph<br />
(B), the update to the single conversion<br />
factor established in paragraph (1)(C) for each<br />
year beginning with 2019 shall be 0.5 percent.<br />
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