,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iebi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,ruiz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,raskin1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,mfume1   
,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,robert ,garcia of     
,california1 ,mr4 ,bera1 and ,ms4       
,tokuda7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
funding for skilled nursing facility and
 nursing facility survey and            
certification activities under the      
,medicare and ,medicaid programs4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sustained ,allocations ,for        
,evaluations and ,reviews of ,nursing   
,homes ,act of #bjbd or the ,,safer     
,nursing ,homes ,act of #bjbd4  #b4     
,providing funding for skilled nursing  
facility and nursing facility survey and
 accreditation activities under the     
,medicare and ,medicaid programs ,there 
are appropriated1 out of any monies in  
the ,treasury not otherwise obligated1  

the following sums for purposes of      
carrying out surveys and certifications 
of skilled nursing facilities and       
nursing facilities under sections       
#ahai7;g7 and #aiai7;g71 respectively1  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i-#c7;g72 #acifr7g773   
7#a7 ,for fiscal year #bjbe1            
#dib1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,for each subsequent
 fiscal year1 such sums as the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines necessary to carry 
out such purposes4