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,s4 #cejj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,mr4    
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4
 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,re$1 & ,mr4  
,coons7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
codify & p]man5tly ext5d ! ,m$ic>e      
hospital wage index imput$ rural floor4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,m$ic>e ,wage ,index ,p>ity ,act (    
#bjbj4  #b4 ,imput$ floor on ! area wage
 index ,section #ahhf7;d77#c77;,e7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieww7d77#c77;,e77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7iv7 ,floor
 on wage index = hospitals 9 all-urban  
,/ates  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (     
apply+ ! area wage index applicable "u  
?is subp>agraph1 = dis*>ges occurr+ on  
or aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% a m9imum wage index =      
all-urban ,/ates 7z def9$ 9 subclause   

7,,iv774  7,,ii7 ,m9imum wage index ,=  
purposes ( subclause 7,i71 ! m9imum wage
 index = all-urban ,/ates %all be       
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y us+ ! me?odology
 describ$ 9 section #dab4fd7;h77#d7 (   
title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
z 9 effect = fiscal ye> #bjah4  7,,iii7 
,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y %all adm9i/] 
! m9imum wage index describ$ 9 ?is      
clause 9 ! same mann] describ$ 9 section
 #cada ( ,public ,law #aaa-adh 7?r\gh a 
uni=m1 national adju/m5t to ! area wage 
index74  7,,iv7 ,all-urban ,/ate def9$  
,9 ?is clause1 ! t]m all-urban ,/ate    
means a ,/ate 9 :i* !re are no rural    
areas 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7d77#b77;,d7
 ( section #ahhf ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#acieww7d77#b77;,d7771 or a ,/ate 9 :i* 
!re are no hospitals classifi$ z rural  
"u su* section4  4