,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #baia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #a1 #bjad ,mr4  
,rob]ts 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4   
,co*ran1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4 
,enzi1 & ,mr4 ,*ambliss7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (     
#aihf to repeal ! excise tax on high co/
 employ]-sponsor$ heal? cov]age1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,repeal ( ,excise ,tax  
on ,high ,co/ ,employ]-,sponsor$ ,heal? 
,cov]age  7a7 ,9 g5]al  ,*apt] #dc ( !  
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ 
by /rik+ section #dihj;,i4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 ,am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt]   
#dc ( su* ,code is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item
 relat+ to section #dihj;,i4  #b4       
,repeal ( heal? insurance premium review
 process ,section #bgid ( ! ,public     
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7z add$ by section  
#ajjc ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &         
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjj;gg-#id77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ !

 section head+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh     
subsection 7c71 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3      
#bgid4 ,m$ical reimbursem5t data c5t]s  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out 
a program to aw>d grants to ,/ates dur+ 
! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjaj
 to assi/ su* ,/ates 9 e/abli%+ c5t]s   
7consi/5t ) subsection 7b77 at academic 
or o!r nonpr(it in/itutions to collect  
m$ical reimbursem5t in=mation f heal?   
insurance issu]s1 to analyze & organize 
su* in=mation1 & to make su* in=mation  
available to su* issu]s1 heal? c>e      
provid]s1 heal? rese>*]s1 heal? c>e     
policy mak]s1 & ! g5]al public4  2 &    
7#b7 9 subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by         
r$esignat+ su* subsection z subsection  
7b72 &  7,b7 by /rik+ subsection        
7c77#a77;,c7 ea* place t su* t]m appe>s 
& ins]t+ subsection 7a74  #c4 ,repeal ( 
! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices to d5y plan bids "u     
,m$ic>e p>ts ,c & ,d  7a7 ,"p ,c        
,section #ahed7;a77#e77;,c7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#aciew-#bd7;a77#e77;,c77 is repeal$4    
7b7 ,"p ,d ,section #ahfj;,d-#aa7;d77#c7
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aaa7;d77#c77 is       
repeal$4  7c7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to bids submitt$ = contract ye>s beg9n+ 
on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjae4  #d4      
,repeal ( ! ,indep5d5t ,paym5t ,advisory
 ,bo>d ,effective z ( ! enactm5t ( !    
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71 sections  
#cdjc & #ajcbj ( su* ,act 7includ+ !    
am5dm5ts made by su* sections7 are      
repeal$1 & any provision ( law am5d$ by 
su* sections is h]eby re/or$ z if su*   
sections _h n be5 enact$ into law4