,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjai,ms4 
,judy ,chu of ,california 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,schweikert7 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 extend    
funding for quality measure endorsement1
 input1 and selection under the         
,medicare program4  #a4 ,extension of   
funding for quality measure endorsement1
 input1 and selection under ,medicare   
program  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#ahij7;d77#b7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;aaa7d77#b77 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking and         
#g1ejj1jjj and inserting #g1ejj1jjj2 and

  7#b7 by striking and #bjai4 and       
inserting and #bjai1 and #cj1jjj1jjj for
 each of fiscal years #bjbj through     
#bjbb44  7b7 ,input for removal of      
measures ,section #ahij7;b7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;aaa7b77 is amended by inserting   
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,removal of ,measures ,the entity  
may provide input to the ,secretary on  
quality and efficiency measures         
described in paragraph 7#g77;,b7 that   
could be considered for removal4  4  7c7
 ,prioritization of measure endorsement 
,section #ahij7;b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;aaa7b77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7#i7            
,prioritization of measure endorsement  
,the ,secretary-- 7,a7 during the period
 beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph and ending on         
,december #ca1 #bjbc1 shall prioritize  
the endorsement of measures relating to 
maternal morbidity and mortality by the 

entity with a contract under subsection 
7a7 in connection with endorsement of   
measures described in paragraph 7#b72   
7,b7 on and after ,january #a1 #bjbd1   
may prioritize the endorsement of such  
measures by such entity4  4