Larry Bucshon: “I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, lines 2 and 3, strike ``Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers from Medicaid and CHIP Act'' and insert ``Ensuring Access to Quality Medicaid Providers Act''. Page 1, lines 15 and 16, strike ``January 1, 2017'' and insert ``July 1, 2018''. Page 3, lines 1 and 2, strike ``the effective date of such termination specified in such notice'' and insert ``the date on which such termination is effective, as specified in the notice''. Page 3, line 16, strike ``Reporting requirements'' and insert ``Contract requirement''. Page 3, line 20, strike ``State reporting requirements for managed care entities'' and insert ``Contract requirement for managed care entities''. Page 3, line 22, strike ``(A)'' and all that follows through ``With respect'' and insert ``With respect''. Page 3, beginning on line 24, strike ``applicable), beginning on the later of the first day of the first plan year for such managed care entity that begins after the date of the enactment of this paragraph or January 1, 2017, the State shall require that such contract'' and insert ``applicable), no later than July 1, 2018, such contract shall''. Page 4, strike lines 12 through 21. Page 6, line 1, strike ``January 1, 2018'' and insert ``July 1, 2018''.…”