,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj,mr4   
,pascrell 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new 
,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1  
,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4     
,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,kim1 
,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4 ,van
 ,drew1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman1 & ,ms4 ,%]rill7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social      
,security ,act to codify & p]man5tly    
ext5d ! ,m$ic>e hospital wage index     
imput$ rural floor4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$ic>e ,wage 
,index ,p>ity ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,imput$
 floor on ! area wage index ,section    
#ahhf7;d77#c77;,e7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acieww7d77#c77;,e77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7iv7 ,floor
 on wage index = hospitals 9 all-urban  
,/ates  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (     

apply+ ! area wage index applicable "u  
?is subp>agraph1 = dis*>ges occurr+ on  
or aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% a m9imum wage index =      
all-urban ,/ates 7z def9$ 9 subclause   
7,,iv774  7,,ii7 ,m9imum wage index ,=  
purposes ( subclause 7,i71 ! m9imum wage
 index = all-urban ,/ates %all be       
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y us+ ! me?odology
 describ$ 9 section #dab4fd7;h77#d7 (   
title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
z 9 effect = fiscal ye> #bjah4  7,,iii7 
,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y %all adm9i/] 
! m9imum wage index describ$ 9 ?is      
clause 9 ! same mann] describ$ 9 section
 #cada ( ,public ,law #aaa-adh 7?r\gh a 
uni=m1 national adju/m5t to ! area wage 
index74  7,,iv7 ,all-urban ,/ate def9$  
,9 ?is clause1 ! t]m all-urban ,/ate    
means a ,/ate 9 :i* !re are no rural    
areas 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7d77#b77;,d7
 ( section #ahhf ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#acieww7d77#b77;,d7771 or a ,/ate 9 :i* 
!re are no hospitals classifi$ z rural  

"u su* section4  4