,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eeca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,c>twright 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>9o7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !      
,social ,security ,act to p]mit ! #b-ye>
 phase-9 = *anges 9 hospital wage index 
classification f rural to urban )\t     
requir+ waiv] ( a wage index increase1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,p]mitt+ #b-ye>   
phase-9 ( hospital wage index           
reclassification f rural to urban )\t   
requir+ waiv] ( wage index increase     
,section #ahhf7;d77#ac77;,g7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#acieww7d77#ac77;,g77 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by /rik+ 7,g7 ,a hospital & ins]t+      
7,g77i7 ,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71
 a hospital2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new clause3  7ii7 ,9 ! case ( any
 hospital :i* is locat$ 9 an area :i*1  
at any "t aft] ,septemb] #cj1 #bjad1 is 
reclassifi$ f a rural to an urban area1 

su* hospital %all n be requir$ to waive 
! application ( a wage index increase "u
 ?is p>agraph 9 ord] to be eligible =   
reclassification "u p>agraph 7#h77;,e7  
7relat$ to treat+ hospitals z be+ locat$
 9 a rural area7 = ! fir/ two fiscal    
ye>s = :i* ! reclassification f rural to
 urban is effective4 ,! ,secret>y %all  
treat any hospital describ$ 9 ?is clause
 t reclassifies z rural "u p>agraph     
7#h77;,e7 dur+ su* two fiscal ye>s z n  
hav+ waiv$ ! application ( ! wage index 
increase "u ?is p>agraph4  4