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,,repres5tatives  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4    
,k9d 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1 ,mr4     
,bilirakis1 & ,ms4 ,matsui7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social      
,security ,act to ensure t hospitals    
receive adequate paym5t = ! acquisition 
( hematopoietic /em cells "u ! ,m$ic>e  
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pati5t 
,access to ,cellul> ,transplant ,act or 
! ,,pact ,act4  #b4 ,hematopoietic /em  
cell acquisition paym5ts ,section #ahhf 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9   
subsection 7a77#d71 9 ! second s5t5ce1  
by ins]t+ 8= co/ report+ p]iods beg9n+  
on or aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjbj1 co/s      
relat$ to hematopoietic /em cell        
acquisition = ! purpose ( an allogeneic 
hematopoietic /em cell transplant 7z    
describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#e77,m7710    

aft] 8,octob] #a1 #aihg7102  7#b7 9     
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph        
7#d77;,c77iii7--  7i7 by ins]t+ or      
paym5ts "u p>agraph 7#e77,m7 7beg9n+ )  
fiscal ye> #bjba7 aft] fiscal ye>       
#aiia72 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ or paym5ts "u 
p>agraph 7#e77,m7 be=e ! p]iod at ! end2
 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,m7 7i7 
,= co/ report+ p]iods beg9n+ on or aft] 
,octob] #a1 #bjbj1 9 ! case ( a         
subsection 7d7 hospital t furni%es an   
allog5eic hematopoietic /em cell        
transplant to an individual dur+ su* a  
p]iod1 paym5t to su* hospital =         
hematopoietic /em cell acquisition %all 
be made on a reasonable co/ basis4 ,!   
items includ$ 9 su* hematopoietic /em   
cell acquisition %all be specifi$ by !  
,secret>y ?r\gh rulemak+4  7ii7 ,=      
purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m       
allog5eic hematopoietic /em cell        
transplant means1 ) respect to an       
individual1 ! intrav5\s infusion (      
hematopoietic cells d]iv$ f bone m>r[1  

p]iph]al blood /em cells1 or cord blood1
 b n includ+ embryonic /em cells1 ( a   
donor to an individual t are or may be  
us$ to re/ore hematopoietic function 9  
su* individual hav+ an inh]it$ or       
acquir$ defici5cy or defect4  4