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110 STAT. 1321-229 PUBLIC LAW 104-134—APR. 26, 1996 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1996. 20 USC 5891 note. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 212. The Director, National Institutes of Health, jointly with the Director, Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among Institutes, Centers, and the National Library of Medicine from the total amounts identified in the apportionment for each Institute, Center, or the National Library of Medicine for AIDS research: Provided, That such transfers shall be within 30 days of enactment of this Act and be based on the scientific priorities established in the plan developed by the Director, Office of AIDS Research, in accordance with section 2353 of the^ Act: Provided further. That the Congress is promptly notified of the transfer. SEC. 213. In fiscal year 1996, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health. SEC. 214. (a) REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to subsection (b), in the case where payment has been made by a State under title XIX of the Social Security Act between December 31, 1993, and December 31, 1995, to a State-operated psychiatric hospital for services provided directly by the hospital or by providers under contract or agreement with the hospital, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services has notified the State that the Secretary intends to defer the determination of claims for reimbursement related to such payment but for which a deferral of such claims has not been taken as of March 1, 1996, (or, if such claims have been deferred as of such date, such claims have not been disallowed by such date), the Secretary shall— (1) if, as of the date of the enactment of this title, such claims have been formally deferred or disallowed, discontinue any such action, and if a disallowance of such claims has been taken as of such date, rescind any pa3anent reductions effected; (2) not initiate any deferral or disallowance proceeding related to such claims; and (3) allow reimbursement of such claims. (b) LIMITATION ON RESCISSION OR REIMBURSEMENT OF CLAIMS.— The total amount of payment reductions rescinded or reimbursement of claims allowed under subsection (a) shall not exceed $54,000,000. This title may be cited as the "Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1996". TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EDUCATION REFORM For carrying out activities authorized by titles III and IV of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, $530,000,000, of which $340,000,000 for the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and $180,000,000 for the Schoolto-Work Opportunities Act shall become available on July 1, 1996, and remain available through September 30, 1997: Provided, That notwithstanding section 311(e) of Public Law 103-227, the Secretary 2 Illegible text, probably "the Public Health Service"