,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new
 ,york1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,kelly of     
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 ,mr4 ,rush1 
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4        
,langevin1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of            
,california1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,sires1
 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1   
,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4       
,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 and    
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york7 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     

amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to exclude complex       
rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from  
the ,medicare competitive acquisition   
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,access to ,wheelchairs 
,act4  #b4 ,exclusion of complex        
rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from  
,medicare competitive acquisition       
program2 ,non-application of ,medicare  
fee-schedule adjustments for certain    
wheelchair accessories and cushions  7a7
 ,exclusion of complex rehabilitative   
manual wheelchairs from competitive     
acquisition program ,section            
#ahdg7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#c7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended--    
7#a7 by inserting 1 complex             
rehabilitative manual wheelchairs 7as   
determined by the ,secretary71 and      
certain manual wheelchairs 7identified1 
as of ,october #a1 #bjah1 by ,,hcpcs    
codes ,e#abce1 ,e#abcf1 ,e#abcg1        

,e#abch1 and ,k#jjjh or any successor to
 such codes7 after group #c or higher2  
and  7#b7 by striking such wheelchairs  
and inserting such complex              
rehabilitative power wheelchairs1       
complex rehabilitative manual           
wheelchairs1 and certain manual         
wheelchairs4  7b7 ,non-,application of  
,medicare fee schedule adjustments for  
wheelchair accessories and seat and back
 cushions when furnished in connection  
with complex rehabilitative manual      
wheelchairs  7#a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services shall not1 during the  
period beginning on ,july #a1 #bjai1 and
 ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 use    
information on the payment determined   
under the competitive acquisition       
programs under section #ahdg of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#c7 to adjust the payment amount 
that would otherwise be recognized under
 section #ahcd7;a77#a77;,b77ii7 of such 

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#aciem7a77#a77;,b77ii77 for wheelchair  
accessories 7including seating systems7 
and seat and back cushions when         
furnished in connection with complex    
rehabilitative manual wheelchairs 7as   
determined by the ,secretary71 and      
certain manual wheelchairs 7identified1 
as of ,october #a1 #bjah1 by ,,hcpcs    
codes ,e#abce1 ,e#abcf1 ,e#abcg1        
,e#abch1 and ,k#jjjh or any successor to
 such codes74  7#b7 ,implementation     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary may implement this  
subsection by program instruction or    
otherwise4