,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ways & ,means1 ! ,judici>y1 & ,small
 ,bus9ess1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to repeal !      
,m$ic>e competitive acquisition program 
= durable m$ical equipm5t & pro/hetics1 
or?otics1 & supplies 7,,dmepos71 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,small ,suppli]         
,fairness 9 ,bidd+ ,competition ,act (  
#bjac4  #b4 ,repeal ( ,m$ic>e ,,dmepos  
competitive acquisition program  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #ahdg ( ! ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c7
 is repeal$4  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! repeal made by subsection   

7a7 %all take effect on ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,impact on   
curr5t contracts ,9 ! case ( any        
contract aw>d$ "u section #ahdg ( !     
,social ,security ,act be=e ! date ( !  
repeal ( su* section--  7,a7 ! contract 
is t]m9at$2  7,b7 no paym5t %all be made
 "u title ,,xviii ( su* ,act on or aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act bas$ on  
su* a contract2 &  7,c7 to ! ext5t t any
 damages may be applicable z a result ( 
! t]m9ation ( su* contracts1 su* damages
 %all be payable f ! ,f$]al ,supplem5t>y
 ,m$ical ,insurance ,tru/ ,fund "u      
section #ahda ( su* ,act4  7#c7         
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all
 be con/ru$ to provide an indep5d5t     
cause ( action or "r to adm9i/rative or 
judicial review ) reg>d to ! t]m9ation  
provid$ "u ?is subsection4  7c7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,small       
,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !

 ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &        
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate a report     
provid+ an analysis ( ! impact (        
competitive bidd+ on small cl9ical      
laboratories4  #c4 ,small bus9ess       
advocacy review panels ,section #fji7;d7
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 
at ! end &2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#d7 ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e      
,m$icaid ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices 7solely ) respect to 
its capacity to issue rules gov]n+ !    
,m$ic>e "p ,b fee s*$ule = cl9ical      
laboratory s]vices74  4