,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjai,mrs4   
,d+ell 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,miss    
,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4
 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,matsui1
 & ,ms4 ,de,lauro7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to remove ! exclusion ( ,m$ic>e cov]age
 = he>+ aids & exam9ations !re=1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,m$ic>e ,he>+ ,aid      
,cov]age ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,remov+     
,m$ic>e exclusion ( cov]age ( he>+ aids 
& exam9ations !re=  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #ahfb7;a77#g7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciey7a77#g77 is am5d$ by /rik+ he>+   

aids or exam9ations !re=14  7b7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is  
section %all apply to items & s]vices   
furni%$ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4   
#c4 ,,gao /udy & report on he>+ aid     
programs  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy ( programs1 includ+ ,f$]al programs
 & heal? insurance cov]age1 t provide   
assi/ance = he>+ aids & relat$          
exam9ations = individuals ) he>+ loss4  
,su* /udy %all include an exam9ation ( !
 numb] ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates )
 he>+ loss :o ne$ he>+ aids1 _! cov]age 
"u su* programs1 & ! effectiv5ess ( su* 
programs 9 meet+ su* ne$4 ,su* /udy may 
also address programs t are design$ to  
r$uce or mitigate ! incid5ce ( he>+     
loss4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s
 aft] ! date specifi$ 9 section #b7;b71 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit a      
report to ,congress on ! /udy conduct$  
"u subsection 7a74 ,su* report %all     
include su* recomm5dations on *anges 9  
su* programs1 includ+ ! e/abli%m5t ( new

 programs1 z w\ld meet ! ne$s (         
individuals ) he>+ loss4