,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,israel introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a grant program to
 provide ,states with funds to detect   
fraud1 waste1 and abuse in the ,state   
,medicaid programs under title ,,xix of 
the ,social ,security ,act and to       
recover improper payments resulting from
 such fraud1 waste1 and abuse4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,local ,medicaid ,enforcement       
,incentives ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,grant  
program to provide ,states with funds to
 detect ,medicaid fraud1 waste1 and     
abuse and recover certain improper      
payments  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall establish a program to  
award grants1 subject to subsection 7c71
 to ,states to establish or expand a    
program described in subsection 7b74    

7b7 ,medicaid fraud control program ,for
 purposes of subsection 7a71 a program  
described in this subsection is a       
program that--  7#a7 is administered by 
a ,state official with responsibility   
for controlling provider fraud and abuse
 under the ,state plan under title ,,xix
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472  7#b7 detects 
and prevents fraud1 waste1 and abuse    
with respect to payments made under such
 ,state plan or under any waiver of such
 plan approved under section #aaae of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acae72  7#c7 identifies and  
recovers overpayments to individuals or 
entities receiving funds under such     
,state plan or waiver resulting from    
such fraud1 waste1 or abuse2 and  7#d7  
shares with localities within the ,state
 that assist in the detection and       
prevention under paragraph 7#b7 or the  
identification and recovery under       
paragraph 7#c7 at least #ej percent of  
the ,state's share of the total amount  

of such funds so recovered during a     
period as overpayments under paragraph  
7#c7 minus any amount expended during   
such period on administrative costs to  
carry out the program4  7c7 ,funding    
7#a7 ,authorization of appropriations   
,to carry out this section1 there is    
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services #ajj1jjj1jjj to remain        
available until expended4  7#b7         
,limitation ,not more than #e percent of
 the amount appropriated pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a7 may be awarded to any    
,state4  7d7 ,state defined ,for        
purposes of this section1 the term      
,state has the meaning given such term  
for purposes of title ,,xix of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq474