124 STAT. 959 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)). ‘‘(d) HEALTH COVERAGE UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any coverage obligation of a govern- mental or private health plan or program relating to an at-risk individual. ‘‘(e) FUNDING.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary, to carry out the program under this section— ‘‘(A) $23,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2014; and ‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for each 5-fiscal year period there- after. ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. ‘‘(f) NONAPPLICATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the preceding sections of this title shall not apply to grants awarded under this section. ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF GRANTS.—Section 2005(a) shall apply to a grant awarded under this section to the same extent and in the same manner as such section applies to payments to States under this title, except that paragraph (4) of such section shall not be construed to prohibit grantees from con- ducting screening for environmental health conditions as authorized under this section.’’. SEC. 10324. PROTECTIONS FOR FRONTIER STATES. (a) FLOOR ON AREA WAGE INDEX FOR HOSPITALS IN FRONTIER STATES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Secu- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii) or (iii)’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new clause: ‘‘(iii) FLOOR ON AREA WAGE INDEX FOR HOSPITALS IN FRONTIER STATES.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subclause (IV), for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2010, the area wage index applicable under this subparagraph to any hospital which is located in a frontier State (as defined in subclause (II)) may not be less than 1.00. ‘‘(II) FRONTIER STATE DEFINED.—In this clause, the term ‘frontier State’ means a State in which at least 50 percent of the counties in the State are frontier counties. ‘‘(III) FRONTIER COUNTY DEFINED.—In this clause, the term ‘frontier county’ means a county in which the population per square mile is less than 6. ‘‘(IV) LIMITATION.—This clause shall not apply to any hospital located in a State that receives a non-labor related share adjustment under para- graph (5)(H).’’.
