,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,israel introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
grant program to provide ,/ates ) funds 
to detect fraud1 wa/e1 & abuse 9 ! ,/ate
 ,m$icaid programs "u title ,,xix ( !   
,social ,security ,act & to recov]      
improp] paym5ts result+ f su* fraud1    
wa/e1 & abuse4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,local ,m$icaid    
,en=cem5t ,inc5tives ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 
,grant program to provide ,/ates ) funds
 to detect ,m$icaid fraud1 wa/e1 & abuse
 & recov] c]ta9 improp] paym5ts  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices %all e/abli% a program to aw>d 
grants1 subject to subsection 7c71 to   
,/ates to e/abli% or exp& a program     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,m$icaid
 fraud control program ,= purposes (    
subsection 7a71 a program describ$ 9 ?is
 subsection is a program t--  7#a7 is   

adm9i/]$ by a ,/ate (ficial )           
responsibility = controll+ provid] fraud
 & abuse "u ! ,/ate plan "u title ,,xix 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472  7#b7 detects 
& prev5ts fraud1 wa/e1 & abuse ) respect
 to paym5ts made "u su* ,/ate plan or "u
 any waiv] ( su* plan approv$ "u section
 #aaae ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #acae72  7#c7 id5tifies &     
recov]s ov]paym5ts to individuals or    
entities receiv+ funds "u su* ,/ate plan
 or waiv] result+ f su* fraud1 wa/e1 or 
abuse2 &  7#d7 %>es ) localities )9 !   
,/ate t assi/ 9 ! detection & prev5tion 
"u p>agraph 7#b7 or ! id5tification &   
recov]y "u p>agraph 7#c7 at lea/ #ej    
p]c5t ( ! ,/ate's %>e ( ! total am\nt ( 
su* funds s recov]$ dur+ a p]iod z      
ov]paym5ts "u p>agraph 7#c7 m9us any    
am\nt exp5d$ dur+ su* p]iod on          
adm9i/rative co/s to c>ry out ! program4
  7c7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! 

,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
#ajj1jjj1jjj to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  7#b7 ,limitation ,n m ?an #e   
p]c5t ( ! am\nt appropriat$ pursuant to 
p>agraph 7#a7 may be aw>d$ to any ,/ate4
  7d7 ,/ate def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is     
section1 ! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5   
su* t]m = purposes ( title ,,xix ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq474