,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bibe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjac ,mr4 
,brady ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4 ,g]la*1
 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 
,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,mrs4       
,black1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,kelly (    
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,b\/any1 ,mr4 ,lewis1
 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,s*ock1    
,mr4 ,rei*]t1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,pauls51 ,ms4   
,j5k9s1 ,mr4 ,r5acci1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 &  
,mr4 ,van ,holl57 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = 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 ,,xi ( ! ,social ,security ,act to
 exp& ! p]missive exclusion f           
p>ticipation 9 ,f$]al heal? c>e programs

 to individuals & entities affiliat$ )  
sanction$ entities4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+      
,m$ic>e ,anti-,fraud ,measures ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,p]missive exclusion f      
,f$]al heal? c>e programs exp&$ to      
individuals & entities affiliat$ )      
sanction$ entities ,section             
#aabh7;b77#ae7 ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g7;b77#ae77
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#ae7      
,individuals or entities affiliat$ ) a  
sanction$ entity  7,a7 ,any ( ! foll[+3 
7i7 ,any individual :o--  7,i7 is a     
p]son ) an own]%ip or control int]e/ 7z 
def9$ 9 section #aabd7;a77#c77 9 a      
sanction$ entity or an affiliat$ entity 
( su* sanction$ entity 7or 0 a p]son )  
su* an int]e/ at ! "t ( any ( ! conduct 
t =m$ a basis = ! conviction or         
exclusion describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b772 
&  7,,ii7 kn[s or %\ld "k 7z def9$ 9    
section #aabh;,a7i77#g77 7or knew or    
%\ld h kn[n7 ( su* conduct4  7ii7 ,any  
individual :o is an (fic] or manag+     

employee 7z def9$ 9 section #aabf7;b77 (
 a sanction$ entity or affiliat$ entity 
( su* sanction$ entity 7or 0 su* an     
(fic] or manag+ employee at ! "t ( any (
 ! conduct t =m$ a basis = ! conviction 
or exclusion describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,b774  7iii7 ,any affiliat$ entity ( a 
sanction$ entity4  7,b7 ,= purposes (   
?is p>agraph1 ! t]m sanction$ entity    
means an entity--  7i7 t has be5        
convict$ ( any (f5se describ$ 9         
subsection 7a7 or 9 p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71
 or 7#c7 ( ?is subsection2 or  7ii7 t   
has be5 exclud$ f p>ticipation "u a     
program "u title ,,xviii or "u a ,/ate  
heal? c>e program4  7,c7 7i7 ,= purposes
 ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m affiliat$ entity 
means1 ) respect to a sanction$ entity--
  7,i7 an entity affiliat$ ) su*        
sanction$ entity2 &  7,,ii7 an entity t 
0 s affiliat$ at ! "t ( any ( ! conduct 
t =m$ ! basis = ! conviction or         
exclusion describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  
7ii7 ,= purposes ( clause 7i71 an entity
 %all be treat$ z affiliat$ ) ano!r     

entity if--  7,i7 "o ( ! entities is a  
p]son ) an own]%ip or control int]e/ 7z 
def9$ 9 section #aabd7;a77#c77 9 ! o!r  
entity 7or _h su* an int]e/ at ! "t (   
any ( ! conduct t =m$ a basis = !       
conviction or exclusion describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,b772  7,,ii7 !re is a     
p]son ) an own]%ip or control int]e/ 7z 
def9$ 9 section #aabd7;a77#c77 9 bo?    
entities 7or _h su* an int]e/ at ! "t ( 
any ( ! conduct t =m$ a basis = !       
conviction or exclusion describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,b772 or  7,,iii7 !re is a 
p]son :o is an (fic] or manag+ employee 
7z def9$ 9 section #aabf7;b77 ( bo?     
entities 7or 0 su* an (fic] or manag+   
employee at ! "t ( any ( ! conduct t =m$
 a basis = ! conviction or exclusion    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b774  4