,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjag,mr4 ,reichert 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1   
,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 and ,mrs4     
,watson ,coleman7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 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 amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to revise the
 ,,ntap period under the ,medicare      
inpatient prospective payment system and
 the pass-through period under the      
,medicare outpatient prospective payment
 system4  #a4 ,revision to ,,ntap period
 under ,,ipps and pass-through period   
under ,,opps for new drugs and devices  
7a7 ,revision to ,,ntap period under    

,,ipps ,section                         
#ahhf7;d77#e77,k77ii77,,ii7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieww7d77#e77,k77ii77,,ii77 is amended
 by striking not less than two years and
 not more than three years and inserting
 five years4  7b7 ,revision to          
pass-,through period under ,,opps       
,section #ahcc7t77#f7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7t77#f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,b77iii71 by striking at  
least #b years1 but not more than #c    
years and inserting #e years2 and  7#b7 
in subparagraph 7,c77i71 by striking at 
least #b years1 but not more than #c    
years and inserting #e years4