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136 STAT. 1892 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 ‘‘(ii) for 2025 and each subsequent year, any dis- count provided pursuant to section 1860D–14C.’’. (6) Section 1860D–41(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–151(a)(6)) is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘for a year before 2025’’ after ‘‘1860D– 2(b)(3)’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘for such year’’ before the period. (7) Section 1860D–43 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–153) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) participate in— ‘‘(A) for 2011 through 2024, the Medicare coverage gap discount program under section 1860D–14A; and ‘‘(B) for 2025 and each subsequent year, the manufac- turer discount program under section 1860D–14C;’’; (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) have entered into and have in effect— ‘‘(A) for 2011 through 2024, an agreement described in subsection (b) of section 1860D–14A with the Secretary; and ‘‘(B) for 2025 and each subsequent year, an agreement described in subsection (b) of section 1860D–14C with the Secretary; and’’; and (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘such section’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1860D–14A’’; and (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), and (3) of subsection (a) shall apply to covered part D drugs dispensed under this part on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2025, and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of such subsection shall apply to covered part D drugs dispensed under this part on or after January 1, 2025.’’. (8) Section 1927 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r– 8) is amended— (A) in subsection (c)(1)(C)(i)(VI), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘or under the manufac- turer discount program under section 1860D–14C’’; and (B) in subsection (k)(1)(B)(i)(V), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘or under section 1860D– 14C’’. (f) IMPLEMENTATION FOR 2024 THROUGH 2026.—The Secretary shall implement this section, including the amendments made by this section, for 2024, 2025, and 2026 by program instruction or other forms of program guidance. (g) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $341,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, including $20,000,000 and $65,000,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amend- ments made by, this section in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, respec- tively, and $32,000,000 to carry out the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section in each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031, to remain available until expended. Time periods. 42 USC 1395w–102 note. Applicability. VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:57 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00076 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw