,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjac,mr4 ,walberg introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify that 
certain recipients of payments from the 
,federal ,government related to the     
delivery of health care services to     
individuals shall not be treated as     
,federal contractors by the ,office of  
,federal ,contract ,compliance ,programs
 based on the work performed or actions 
taken by such individuals that resulted 
in the receipt of such payments4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,health ,care ,providers
 from ,increased ,administrative        
,burdens ,act4  #b4 ,non-,federal       
contractor status for entities receiving
 certain health care-related ,federal   
payments ,a ,state1 a local government1 
or other recipient that receives a      
payment from the ,federal ,government1  

directly or indirectly and regardless of
 reimbursement methodology1 related to  
the delivery of health care services to 
individuals1 whether or not such        
individuals are or have been employed by
 the ,federal ,government1 shall not be 
treated as a ,federal contractor or     
subcontractor by the ,office of ,federal
 ,contract ,compliance ,programs based  
on the work performed or actions taken  
by such individuals that resulted in the
 receipt of such payments4