S. 251 — Introduced in Senate

II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 1, 2017Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board in order to ensure that it cannot be used to undermine the Medicare entitlement for beneficiaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017. 2. Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (a) Repeal Section 1899A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kkk) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Lobbying cooling-off period Paragraph (3) of section 207(c) of title 18, United States Code, is repealed. (2) GAO study and report Section 3403(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kkk–1) is repealed. (3) MedPAC review and comment Section 1805(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–6(b)) is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (4); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and (C) by redesignating the paragraph (9) that was redesignated by section 3403(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) as paragraph (8). (4) Name change Section 10320(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is repealed. (5) Rule of construction Section 10320(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is repealed.