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[H.R. 4851 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4851
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
An Act
To provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This Act may be cited as the ``Continuing Extension Act of 2010''.

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(a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``April 5, 2010'' each place it appears and
inserting ``June 2, 2010'';
(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking ``april
5, 2010'' and inserting ``june 2, 2010''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``September 4, 2010'' and
inserting ``November 6, 2010''.
(2) Section 2002(e) of the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and
Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C.
3304 note; 123 Stat. 438), is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``April 5, 2010'' and
inserting ``June 2, 2010'';
(B) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking ``april 5,
2010'' and inserting ``june 2, 2010''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``October 5, 2010'' and
inserting ``December 7, 2010''.
(3) Section 2005 of the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and
Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C.
3304 note; 123 Stat. 444), is amended--
(A) by striking ``April 5, 2010'' each place it appears and
inserting ``June 2, 2010''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``September 4, 2010'' and
inserting ``November 6, 2010''.
(4) Section 5 of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking
``September 4, 2010'' and inserting ``November 6, 2010''.
(b) Funding.--Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the
Continuing Extension Act of 2010; and''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Extension Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-144).

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BENEFITS.
(a) Extension of Eligibility Period.--Subsection (a)(3)(A) of
section 3001 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), as amended by section 3(a) of the
Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144), is amended by
striking ``March 31, 2010'' and inserting ``May 31, 2010''.
(b) Rules Relating to 2010 Extension.--Subsection (a) of section
3001 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-5), as amended by section 3(b) of the Temporary
Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(18) Rules related to april and may 2010 extension.--In the
case of an individual who, with regard to coverage described in
paragraph (10)(B), experiences a qualifying event related to a
termination of employment on or after April 1, 2010 and prior to
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, rules similar to those
in paragraphs (4)(A) and (7)(C) shall apply with respect to all
continuation coverage, including State continuation coverage
programs.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the provisions of section 3001 of division B
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Paragraph (10) of section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act, as
added by section 1011(a) of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-118) and as amended by section 5 of the
Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144), is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``March 31, 2010'' and
inserting ``May 31, 2010''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``April 1, 2010'' and
inserting ``June 1, 2010''.

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(a) Qualification for Clinic-based Physicians.--
(1) Medicare.--Section 1848(o)(1)(C)(ii) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(o)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking
``setting (whether inpatient or outpatient)'' and inserting
``inpatient or emergency room setting''.
(2) Medicaid.--Section 1903(t)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ``setting
(whether inpatient or outpatient)'' and inserting ``inpatient or
emergency room setting''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be
effective as if included in the enactment of the HITECH Act (included
in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
5)).
(c) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments
made by this section by program instruction or otherwise.

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Section 1012 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
(Public Law 111-118), as amended by section 7 of the Temporary
Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144), is amended by striking
``March 31, 2010'' and inserting ``May 31, 2010''.

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(a) Extension.--Section 129 of the Continuing Appropriations
Resolution, 2010 (Public Law 111-68), as amended by section 8 of Public
Law 111-144, is amended by striking ``by substituting'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``by substituting
May 31, 2010, for the date specified in each such section.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be
considered to have taken effect on February 28, 2010.

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HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.
(a) Compensation for Federal Employees.--Any Federal employees
furloughed as a result of the lapse in expenditure authority from the
Highway Trust Fund after 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2010, through March
2, 2010, shall be compensated for the period of that lapse at their
standard rates of compensation, as determined under policies
established by the Secretary of Transportation.
(b) Ratification of Essential Actions.--All actions taken by
Federal employees, contractors, and grantees for the purposes of
maintaining the essential level of Government operations, services, and
activities to protect life and property and to bring about orderly
termination of Government functions during the lapse in expenditure
authority from the Highway Trust Fund after 11:59 p.m. on February 28,
2010, through March 2, 2010, are hereby ratified and approved if
otherwise in accord with the provisions of the Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-68).
(c) Funding.--Funds used by the Secretary to compensate employees
described in subsection (a) shall be derived from funds previously
authorized out of the Highway Trust Fund and made available or limited
to the Department of Transportation by the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-117) and shall be subject to the obligation
limitations established in such Act.
(d) Expenditures From Highway Trust Fund.--To permit expenditures
from the Highway Trust Fund to effectuate the purposes of this section,
this section shall be deemed to be a section of the Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-68), as
in effect on the date of the enactment of the last amendment to such
Resolution.

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(a) Amendments to Section 119 of Title 17, United States Code.--
(1) In general.--Section 119 of title 17, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking ``April 30, 2010''
and inserting ``May 31, 2010''; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ``April 30, 2010'' and
inserting ``May 31, 2010''.
(2) Termination of license.--Section 1003(a)(2)(A) of Public
Law 111-118 is amended by striking ``April 30, 2010'', and
inserting ``May 31, 2010''.
(b) Amendments to Communications Act of 1934.--Section 325(b) of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``April 30, 2010'' and
inserting ``May 31, 2010''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``May 1, 2010'' each place
it appears in clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting ``June 1,
2010''.

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(a) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $80,000,000, for an additional
amount for ``Small Business Administration--Business Loans Program
Account'', to remain available until expended, for the cost of fee
reductions and eliminations under section 501 of division A of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123
Stat. 151) and loan guarantees under section 502 of division A of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123
Stat. 152), as amended by this section:  Provided, That such costs
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974.
(b) Extension of Sunset Date.--Section 502(f) of division A of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123
Stat. 153) is amended by striking ``April 30, 2010'' and inserting
``May 31, 2010''.

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It is the sense of the Senate that the Value Added Tax is a massive
tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only
further push back America's economic recovery and the Senate opposes a
Value Added Tax.

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(a) In General.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose
of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be
determined by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary
Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in
the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the
vote on passage.
(b) Emergency Designation for Congressional Enforcement.--This Act,
with the exception of section 4, is designated as an emergency for
purposes of pay-as-you-go principles. In the Senate, this Act is
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S.
Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2010.
(c) Emergency Designation for Statutory PAYGO.--This Act, with the
exception of section 4, is designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010
(Public Law 111-139; 2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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