,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #b1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers 7for     
herself1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,bishop of
 ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,blum1
 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,collins of        
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,duffy1  
,mr4 ,duncan of ,tennessee1 ,mr4        
,ferguson1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4        
,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4         
,griffith1 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,mrs4          
,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west       
,virginia1 ,ms4 ,jenkins of ,kansas1    
,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,joyce of  
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,kelly of     
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,ms4
 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4       
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,latta1  
,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4     
,marino1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 
,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1  
,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1

 ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,tiberi1
 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,mrs4      
,wagner1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,young of    
,iowa1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,roe of
 ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4          
,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,mississippi1
 ,mr4 ,mullin1 and ,mr4 ,loebsack7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
extend the transition to new payment    
rates for durable medical equipment     
under the ,medicare program and amend   
title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security  
,act to update the ,medicare budget     
neutrality requirement for oxygen4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,home ,oxygen  ,medical 
,equipment ,access ,act of #bjag or the 

,protecting ,,home ,access ,act of      
#bjag4  #b4 ,extension of the transition
 to new payment rates for durable       
medical equipment under the ,medicare   
program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services shall  
extend the transition period described  
in clause 7i7 of section                
#dad4baj7;g77#i7 of title #db1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 from ,january #a1
 #bjag1 to ,december #ca1 #bjah 7with   
the full implementation described in    
clause 7ii7 of such section applying to 
items and services furnished with dates 
of service on or after ,january #a1     
#bjai74  7b7 ,payment amount            
,notwithstanding section                
#dad4baj7;g77#h7 of title #db1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 reimbursement    
rates for applicable items and services 
applied pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall
 be equal to reimbursement rates in     
effect on ,january #a1 #bjaf4  #c4      
,budget neutrality for oxygen under the 
,medicare program  7a7 ,in general      

,section #ahcd7;a77#i77;,d77ii7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciem7a77#i77;,d77ii77 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
sentence3 ,the requirement of the       
preceding sentence shall not apply to an
 action described in clause 7i7 with    
respect to items and services described 
in such clause for which there is       
conducted a competitive acquisition     
program under section #ahdg7;a7 or with 
respect to which payment is adjusted    
pursuant to clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 of     
paragraph 7#a77;,f744  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendment made by paragraph   
7#a7 shall apply with respect to items  
and services furnished on or after the  
date that is #cj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4