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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 6219 › Proposal

Amounts are rounded to the nearest five or ten cents

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6219, Sec. 6219. Written by .

Amounts are rounded to the nearest five or ten cents

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6219 in the PDF
What the document says

“Any amount established under item (bb) or (cc) of subclause (II), that is based on an increase of $1 or $3, that is not a multiple of 5 cents or 10 cents, respectively, shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents or 10 cents, respectively.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6219

The rewritten clause provides that an amount set under item (bb) or (cc), built up from the $1 or the $3 base, is rounded to the nearest five cents or ten cents respectively where it is not already a multiple of that.

What the document actually says

“Any amount established under item (bb) or (cc) of subclause (II), that is based on an increase of $1 or $3, that is not a multiple of 5 cents or 10 cents, respectively, shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents or 10 cents, respectively.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6219
That sentence, in plain words

Round the new amount to the nearest five cents or ten cents. Which one depends on the amount it grew from.

What this is about

A raise tied to prices gives odd figures. Rounding makes them easy to charge. It applies each year the amount goes up.

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