,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,alexander 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,corker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social
 ,security ,act to delay the            
implementation of round #b of the       
,medicare ,,dmepos ,competitive         
,acquisition ,program for competitive   
acquisition areas in ,tennessee1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,delay in         
implementation of round #b of ,medicare 
,,dmepos ,competitive ,acquisition      
,program for competitive acquisition    
areas in ,tennessee ,section            
#ahdg7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c7;a77#a77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subparagraph3  7,g7 ,delay
 in implementation of round #b for      
competitive acquisition areas in        
,tennessee ,notwithstanding any other   

provision of this section and in        
implementing the second round of the    
competitive acquisition programs under  
this section described in subparagraph  
7,b77i77,,ii7 with respect to           
competitive acquisition areas in        
,tennessee1 the following shall apply3  
7i7 ,the contracts awarded under this   
section before the date of the enactment
 of this subparagraph with respect to   
competitive acquisition areas in        
,tennessee for such round are           
terminated1 no payment shall be made    
under this title on or after the date of
 the enactment of this subparagraph     
based on such a contract1 and1 to the   
extent that any damages may be          
applicable as a result of the           
termination of such contracts1 such     
damages shall be payable from the       
,federal ,supplementary ,medical        
,insurance ,trust ,fund under section   
#ahda4 ,nothing in this clause shall be 
construed to provide an independent     
cause of action or right to             

administrative or judicial review with  
regard to the termination provided under
 this clause4  7ii7 ,the ,secretary     
shall as soon as possible conduct a     
rebid of the competition for such round 
in such areas in accordance with the    
requirements of this section1 including 
the requirement that suppliers meet     
,state licensing requirements4  7iii7   
,such round shall be implemented in such
 areas as soon as possible after the    
conduct of the rebid under clause 7ii74 
7iv7 7,i7 ,in the case of any           
competition in such areas for which bids
 are requested on or after the date of  
enactment of this subparagraph1 the     
,secretary shall impose a civil money   
penalty in the amount of #aj1jjj on the 
entity contracted to implement the      
competitive bidding program under this  
section for each instance in which      
information supplied by the entity--    
7aa7 is incorrect2 and  7bb7 results in 
the ,secretary awarding a contract to a 
supplier under the competition in such  

areas to a supplier not licensed by the 
,state of ,tennessee4  7,,ii7 ,any      
penalty under subclause 7,i7 shall be   
imposed and collected in the same manner
 as civil money penalties under         
subsection 7a7 of section #aabh;,a are  
imposed and collected under that        
section4  4