§ 1317. Appointment of the Administrator and Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1935

   Spending Reduction Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–369 div. B title III § 2332(a) · 98 Stat. 494

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1317

   Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1117, as added Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title III, § 2332(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1088

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1117, as added Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title III, § 2332(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1088

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Title XI of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after section 1116 the following new section: “Sec. 1117. “appointment of the administrator of the health care financing administration The Administrator of the Health Care Financing 42 USC 1317. Administration shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.”.

2. 1997

   Balanced Budget Act of 1997

   Pub. L. 105–33 title IV § 4643 · 111 Stat. 251

   1. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 1317

      Pub. L. 105–33 amended section catchline

   2. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 1317

      Pub. L. 105–33 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   3. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 1317

      Pub. L. 105–33 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–33 amended section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 4643. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACTUARY IN THE HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION. Section 1117 (42 U.S.C. 1317) is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting “and chief actuary” after “the administrator”; (2) by inserting “(a)” before “The Administrator”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(b) (1) There is established in the Health Care Financing Administration the position of Chief Actuary. The Chief Actuary shall be appointed by, and in direct line of authority to, the Administrator of such Administration. The Chief Actuary shall be appointed from among individuals who have demonstrated, by their education and experience, superior expertise in the actuarial sciences. The Chief Actuary shall exercise such duties as are appropriate for the office of the Chief Actuary and in accordance with professional standards of actuarial independence. The Chief Actuary may be removed only for cause. “(2) The Chief Actuary shall be compensated at the highest rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382(b) of title 5, United States Code.”.

3. 2003

   Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–173 § 900(e)(1)(A)(i) · 117 Stat. 2066

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1317

   Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(A)(i), substituted “Appointment of the Administrator and Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” for “Appointment of Administrator and Chief Actuary of Health Care Financing Administration” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(A)(i), substituted “Appointment of the Administrator and Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” for “Appointment of Administrator and Chief Actuary of Health Care Financing Administration” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (i) in the heading to read as follows: “appointment of the administrator and chief actuary of the centers for medicare & medicaid services” ;

4. 2003

   Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–173 § 900(e)(1)(A)(ii) · 117 Stat. 2066

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1317(a)

   Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(A)(ii), substituted “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” for “Health Care Financing Administration”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(A)(ii), substituted “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” for “Health Care Financing Administration”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (ii) in subsection (a), by striking “Health Care Financing Administration” and inserting “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services”; and

5. 2003

   Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–173 § 900(e)(1)(A)(iii) · 117 Stat. 2066

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1317(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(A)(iii), substituted “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” for “Health Care Financing Administration”

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1317(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(A)(iii), substituted “such Centers” for “such Administration”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(A)(iii), substituted “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” for “Health Care Financing Administration” and “such Centers” for “such Administration”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (iii) in subsection (b)(1)— (I) by striking “Health Care Financing Administration” and inserting “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services”; and (II) by striking “Administration” and inserting “Centers”;

6. 2003

   Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–173 § 900(c) · 117 Stat. 2066

   Added · 42 U.S.C. § 1317(b)(3)

   Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(c), added par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(c), added par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Requirement for Dedicated Actuary for Private Health Plans.— Section 1117(b) (42 U.S.C. 1317(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) In the office of the Chief Actuary there shall be an actuary whose duties relate exclusively to the programs under parts C and D of title XVIII and related provisions of such title.” .

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