,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjad,mr4
 ,ow5s 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      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide cov]age = l[ vision devices "u  
,m$ic>e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,m$ic>e 
cov]age = l[ vision devices  7a7        
,cov]age z durable m$ical equipm5t      
,section #ahfa7n7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7n77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ l[ vision devices 7z def9$ 9  
subsection 7iii77#a771 aft] hospital    
b$s14  7b7 ,l[ vision devices def9$     
,section #ahfa ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7iii7 ,l[ vision device2 l[ vision  7#a7

 ,! t]m l[ vision device means a device 
t-- 7,a7 is an electronic optical device
 ) "o or m l5ses t op]ates to modify or 
enl>ge images2  7,b7 is prescrib$ by an 
oph?almologi/ or optometri/ to an       
individual ) l[ vision 9 ord] to address
 su* l[ vision2 &  7,c7 meets su* o!r   
requirem5ts z ! ,secret>y may prescribe4
  7#b7 ,! t]m l[ vision means macul>    
deg5]ation1 glaucoma1 or o!r visual     
impairm5t t-- 7,a7 _c be correct$ by    
/&>d eyeglasses1 contact l5ses1         
m$ication1 or surg]y2 &  7,b7 int]f]es )
 ! ability ( ! individual involv$ to    
p]=m ev]yday activities 7z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y74  4  7c7 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to l[ vision devices furni%$  
on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjaf4