,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,rob]ts 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coburn1  
,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4      
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 & ,mr4 ,vitt]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to protect all pati5ts by   
prohibit+ ! use ( data obta9$ f         
comp>ative effectiv5ess rese>* to d5y or
 delay cov]age ( items or s]vices "u    
,f$]al heal? c>e programs & to ensure t 
comp>ative effectiv5ess rese>* acc\nts =
 advancem5ts 9 p]sonaliz$ m$ic9e &      
diff]5ces 9 pati5t treatm5t response4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pres]v+ ,access to ,t>get$1          
,individualiz$1 & ,effective ,new       
,treatm5ts & ,s]vices 7,,pati5ts7 ,act (
 #bjac or ! ,,pati5ts ,act ( #bjac4  #b4
 ,prohibition on ,c]ta9 ,uses ( ,data   
,obta9$ f ,comp>ative ,effectiv5ess     

,rese>*2 ,acc\nt+ = ,p]sonaliz$ ,m$ic9e 
& ,diff]5ces 9 ,pati5t ,treatm5t        
,response  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices--  7#a7 %all n use data
 obta9$ f ! conduct ( comp>ative        
effectiv5ess rese>*1 includ+ su* rese>* 
t is conduct$ or support$ us+ funds     
appropriat$ "u ! ,am]ican ,recov]y &    
,re9ve/m5t ,act ( #bjji 7,public ,law   
#aaa-e7 or au?oriz$ or appropriat$ "u ! 
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71 to d5y or 
delay cov]age ( an item or s]vice "u a  
,f$]al heal? c>e program 7z def9$ 9     
section #aabh;,b7f7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#g;b7f7772 &  7#b7 %all ensure t
 comp>ative effectiv5ess rese>* conduct$
 or support$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t      
acc\nts = factors contribut+ to         
diff]5ces 9 ! treatm5t response &       
treatm5t pref]5ces ( pati5ts1 includ+   
pati5t-report$ outcomes1 g5omics &      
p]sonaliz$ m$ic9e1 ! unique ne$s ( heal?

 disp>ity populations1 & indirect pati5t
 b5efits4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ z affect+
 ! au?ority ( ! ,commission] ( ,food &  
,drugs "u ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &      
,cosmetic ,act or ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act4