,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ad1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,marshall introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,inspector    
,general of the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services to investigate     
certain payment increases under ,state  
programs funded by the ,department of   
,health and ,human ,services4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,welfare ,abuse and ,laundering     
,zillions ,act or the ,,walz ,act4  #b4 
,requiring investigations of certain    
payment increases under ,state programs 
funded by the ,department of ,health and
 ,human ,services ,in the case that the 
total amount paid to providers of       
services and suppliers under a ,state   
program that receives ,federal financial
 assistance administered by the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services during any #f-month period    

increases by #aj percent or more as     
compared to that amount during the prior
 #f-month period1 the ,inspector        
,general of the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services shall open an      
investigation into such program4