,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to repeal the changes to    
,medicaid ,state provider tax authority 
and ,state directed payments made by the
 ,one ,big ,beautiful ,bill ,act and    
provide increased funding for the rural 
health transformation program4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect ,medicaid and ,rural       
,hospitals ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of changes
 to ,medicaid ,state provider tax       
authority ,section #gaaae of the ,act   
titled ,an ,act to provide for          
reconciliation pursuant to title ,,ii of
 ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ad 7,public ,law      
#aai-ba7 is repealed and title ,,xix of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 shall be       
applied as if such section and the      
amendments made by such section had not 

been enacted4  #c4 ,repeal of changes to
 ,medicaid ,state directed payments  7a7
 ,repeal ,section #gaaaf of the ,act    
titled ,an ,act to provide for          
reconciliation pursuant to title ,,ii of
 ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ad 7,public ,law      
#aai-ba7 is repealed and the provisions 
of such section shall have no force and 
effect4  7b7 ,rescission ,the amounts   
appropriated under section #gaaaf7;e7 of
 the ,act titled ,an ,act to provide for
 reconciliation pursuant to title ,,ii  
of ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ad 7,public ,law    
#aai-ba7 are hereby rescinded4  #d4     
,increased funding for the rural health 
transformation program ,section         
#baje7;h77#a77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acig;ee7h77#a77;,a771 as added by      
section #gadja of the ,act titled ,an   
,act to provide for reconciliation      
pursuant to title ,,ii of ,h4 ,con4     
,res4 #ad 7,public ,law #aai-ba71 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iv71 by       
striking and after the semicolon2  7#b7 

in clause 7v71 by striking the period   
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by 
adding at the end the following new     
clauses3  7vi7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjca4  7vii7               
#aj1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjcb4  
7viii7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year  
#bjcc4  7ix7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjcd4  7x7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj for    
fiscal year #bjce4  4