PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-362 SEC. 216. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare + Choice program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity^s enrollees): Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage for such services and a Medicare + Choice organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services. SEC. 217. The Vaccine Research Facility (Building 40) at the National Institutes of Health is hereby named the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Facility. SEC. 218. (a) MENTAL HEALTH.— Section 1918(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-7(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS FOR STATES.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— With respect to fiscal year 1999, the amount of the allotment of a State under section 1911 shall not be less than the amount the State received under section 1911 for fiscal year 1998. (b) SUBSTANCE ABUSE. —Section 1933(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33(b)) is amended to read as follows: " (b) MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS FOR STATES. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —With respect to fiscal year 1999, the amount of the allotment of a State under section 1921 shall not be less than the amount the State received under section 1921 for fiscal year 1998 increased by 30.65 percent of the percentage by which the amount allotted to the States for fiscal year 1999 exceeds the amount allotted to the States for fiscal year 1998. "(2) LIMITATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a State shall not receive an allotment under section 1921 for fiscal year 1999 in an amount that is less than an amount equal to 0.375 percent of the amount appropriated under section 1935(a) for such fiscal year. "(B) EXCEPTION. —In applying subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that no State receives an increase in its allotment under section 1921 for fiscal year 1999 (as compared to the amount allotted to the State in the fiscal year 1998) that is in excess of an amount equal to 300 percent of the percentage by which the amount appropriated under section 1935(a) for fiscal year 1999 exceeds the amount appropriated for the prior fiscal year. "(3) Only for the purposes of calculating minimum allotments under this subsection, any reference to the amount appropriated under section 1935(a) for fiscal year 1998, allotments to States under section 21 and any references to amounts received by States in fiscal year 1998 shall include amounts appropriated or received under the amendments made by
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