,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bc1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,roskam introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! 
,social ,security ,act to revise c]ta9  
accr$itation requirem5ts appli$ "u !    
,m$ic>e program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+           
,accr$itation ,= ,ev]yone ,act ( #bjaf  
or ! ,,safe ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,revision
 ( c]ta9 ,m$ic>e accr$itation           
requirem5ts ,section #ahfe ( ! ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;bb7 
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ! ,am]ican   
,o/eopa?ic ,association or any o!r      
national & ins]t+ a national2 &  7,b7 by
 am5d+ p>agraph 7#b7 to read z foll[s3  
7#b7 ,9 mak+ su* a f9d+1 ) respect to a 
national accr$itation body1 ! ,secret>y 
%all consid] :e!r ! accr$itation program
 ( su* national accr$itation body       
provides reasonable assurance1 :5 tak5 z

 a :ole1 t ! requirem5ts are equival5t  
to or exce$ ! purposes ( ! conditions ( 
p>ticipation applicable to ! provid]    
entity = :i* ! accr$itation body has    
made a reque/ = a f9d+ "u p>agraph 7#a74
 ,! ,secret>y may consid] ! /&>ds =     
accr$itation & survey proc$ures relevant
 to ! purposes ( ! conditions (         
p>ticipation1 & additional factors su* z
 ! ability ( ! accr$itation body to     
provide adequate res\rces = conduct+    
requir$ surveys & supply+ in=mation =   
use 9 en=cem5t activities1 its monitor+ 
proc$ures = provid] entities f\nd out ( 
compliance ) ! conditions1 & ! ability (
 ! accr$itation body to provide !       
,secret>y ) necess>y data = validation  
surveys4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by
 /rik+ ! ,am]ican ,o/eopa?ic            
,association1 or any o!r national       
accr$itation body & ins]t+ any national 
accr$itation body4