H.R. 297 — Referred from Senate

IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 297 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013. 2. Program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (a) In general Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256e) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking through 2005 and each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 and inserting through 2005, each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017; (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(iv), by inserting and each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017 after 2011; and (3) in subsection (f)(2)(D), by inserting and each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017 after 2011. (b) Report to Congress Section 340E(b)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256e(b)(3)(D)) is amended by striking Not later than the end of fiscal year 2011 and inserting Not later than the end of fiscal year 2016. Passed the House of Representatives February 4, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk