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42 U.S.C. 1395i: Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund

Created in 1965 by Public Law 89-97. Changed by 22 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

24 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 300u–14, 42 U.S.C. 300jj–52, 42 U.S.C. 401, 42 U.S.C. 417, 42 U.S.C. 426a.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(A)(i), inserted "and" at the end. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(A)(ii), substituted "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2006" for "for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010" and a period for "; and". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(A)(iii), struck out subcl. (V) which read as follows: "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2010, the limit under this clause for fiscal year 2010." (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(B)(i), inserted "and" at the end. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(B)(ii), substituted "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2007" for "for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010" and a period for "; and". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(B)(iii), struck out subcl. (X) which read as follows: "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2010, not less than the amount required under this clause for fiscal year 2010." (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(C)(i), inserted "and" at the end. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(C)(ii), substituted "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2006" for "for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010" and a period for "; and". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(C)(iii), struck out cl. (ix) which read as follows: "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2010, the amount to be appropriated under this subparagraph for fiscal year 2010." (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–152, §1303(a)(1)(B), inserted "for activities described in paragraph (3)(C) and" after "necessary". (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(1)(B), inserted "until expended" after "appropriation". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(2)(D), added cl. (ii). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6402(i)(1)(A), added par. (7). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 111–152, §1303(a)(1)(A), added par. (8). (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) Law text · (k)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–432, §303(a)(1), in introductory provisions inserted "until expended" after "without further appropriation", in subcl. (II) struck out "and" at end, in subcl. (III) substituted "for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006" for "for each fiscal year after fiscal y… (Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 109–432, §303(a)(2), in subcl. (VI) struck out "and" at end, in subcl. (VII) substituted "for each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006" for "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2002" and semicolon for period at end, and added subcls. (VIII) to (X). (Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 109–432, §303(b), in introductory provisions inserted "until expended" after "without further appropriation", in cl. (vi) struck out "and" at end, in cl. (vii) substituted "for each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006" for "for each fiscal year after fiscal year 20… (Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 109–171, §6034(d)(2)(A), substituted "subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)" for "subparagraph (B)". (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 109–171, §5204(1), substituted "Subject to subparagraph (C), the amount" for "The amount" in introductory provisions. (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 109–171, §5204(2), added subpar. (C). (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 109–171, §6034(d)(2)(B), added subpar. (D). (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (k)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–173, §900(e)(1)(D), in fifth sentence of introductory provisions, substituted "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services" for "Health Care Financing Administration", and, in second sentence of concluding provisions, substituted "Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Me… (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 108–173, §801(d)(1), inserted at end "Each report provided under paragraph (2) beginning with the report in 2005 shall include the information specified in section 801(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003." (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 108–173, §736(a)(5)(A), substituted semicolon for comma at end. (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 108–173, §736(a)(5)(B), substituted "the programs under this subchapter and subchapter XIX" for "the Medicare and medicaid programs" in introductory provisions. (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 108–173, §736(a)(6), substituted "program under this subchapter" for "Medicare program under this subchapter". (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) Law text · (k)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–113 substituted "section 24(a)" for "section 982(a)(6)(B)". (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (k)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–33 inserted "June 1, 1998, and" after "Not later than" in introductory provisions. (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (k)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–191 added subsec. (k). (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Law text · (k)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–296, §108(c)(1)(A), substituted "Commissioner of Social Security" for "Secretary of Health and Human Services" wherever appearing. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–296, §108(c)(1)(B), inserted "the Commissioner of Social Security," after "composed of" in introductory provisions. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–296, §108(c)(1)(C), substituted "Commissioner of Social Security" for "Secretary of Health and Human Services" in two places. · (f)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–508 inserted at end "The amount available for payment under this subsection for travel by a representative to attend an administrative proceeding before an administrative law judge or other adjudicator shall not exceed the maximum amount allowable under this subsection for … · (i)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–234 repealed Pub. L. 100–360, §212(c)(3), and provided that the provisions of law amended or repealed by such section are restored or revised as if such section had not been enacted, see 1988 Amendment note below. · (b)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–647 inserted after first sentence "A member of the Board of Trustees serving as a member of the public and nominated and confirmed to fill a vacancy occurring during a term shall be nominated and confirmed only for the remainder of such term. An individual nominated and con… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–360 inserted after sixth sentence "Such report shall also identify (and treat separately) those outlays from the Trust Fund which are also outlays from the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Account created under section 1395t–2 of this title and those outlays for which there are amounts tr… · (b)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954". · (a), (2)
    • Pub. L. 99–272 struck out provision at end of penultimate sentence that certification shall not refer to economic assumptions underlying Trustee's report. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954" wherever appearing. · (f)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2337(a), in provisions following par. (2) substituted "from time to time" for "monthly on the first day of each calendar month", "paid to or deposited into the Treasury" for "to be paid to or deposited into the Treasury during such month", and struck out provision that… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(j)(2)(F)(i), substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare" wherever appearing. · (a), (2)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2354(b)(2), substituted "under chapter 31 of title 31" for "under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(j)(2)(F)(i), substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare" wherever appearing. · (f), (g), (h)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 98–21, §141(b)(1)(A), in provisions following par. (2) substituted "monthly on the first day of each calendar month" for "from time to time", substituted "to be paid to or deposited into the Treasury during such month" for "paid to or deposited into the Treasury", and inserted … · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §341(b)(1), substituted in provisions preceding par. (1) "Secretary of Health and Human Services, all ex officio, and of two members of the public (both of whom may not be from the same political party), who shall be nominated by the President for a term of four years an… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §154(b), inserted at end provision that the report referred to in par. (2) shall also include an actuarial opinion by the Chief Actuarial Officer of the Health Care Financing Administration certifying that the techniques and methodologies used are generally accepted within the actuar… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §341(b)(2), inserted at end provision that a person serving on the Board of Trustees shall not be considered to be a fiduciary and shall not be personally liable for actions taken in such capacity with respect to the Trust Fund. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §142(b)(1), substituted reference to January 1988 for reference to January 1983 and inserted ", subject to paragraph (5)," after "may". · (j)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §142(b)(2)(A), substituted "on the last day of each month after such loan is made" for "from time to time", substituted "the total interest accrued to such day" for "interest", and inserted "(even if such an investment would earn interest at a rate different than the … · (j)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §142(b)(3), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpars. (B) and (C). · (j)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §142(b)(4), added par. (5). · (j)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–123 added subsec. (j). · (j)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–265 added subsec. (i). · (i)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–292 substituted "Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration" for "Commissioner of Social Security" in provisions preceding par. (1). · (b)

    1972

    • Pub. L. 92–603 inserted "such gifts and bequests as may be made as provided in section 401(i)(1) of this title, and" after "consist of" and before "such amounts" in provisions preceding par. (1). · (a)

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–248 substituted "April" for "March". · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.