Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Medicare Sequester Relief Act”.
Medicare Sequester Relief Act
A BILL
To provide for an extension of the temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration during the COVID–19 public health emergency.
Sec. 2 Extension of temporary suspension of medicare sequestration
In general— Section 3709(a) of division A of the CARES Act (2 U.S.C. 901a note), as amended by section 102 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–136), is amended by striking “March 31, 2021” and inserting “the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B))”.
Extension of direct spending reductions through fiscal year 2031— Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is amended—
in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “through 2030” and inserting “through 2031”; and
in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “fiscal year 2030” and inserting “fiscal year 2031”.
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted as part of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).