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,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj ,mr4 
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,burgess7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
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,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
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case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
waive limitations on expansion (        
facility capacity "u rural provid] &    
hospital exception to own]%ip or        
inve/m5t prohibition dur+ coronavirus   
#bjbj em]g5cy p]iod4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,creat+       
,capacity = ,communities 9 ,ne$ ,act4   
#b4 ,waiv] ( limitations on expansion ( 
facility capacity "u rural provid] &    
hospital exception to own]%ip or        
inve/m5t prohibition dur+ coronavirus   
#bjbj em]g5cy p]iod ,section            

#ahgg7;i77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acienn7i77#a77;,b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ capacity4--,except z provid$ 9   
p>agraph 7#c71 ! numb] & ins]t+         
capacity4--  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 & subject to    
clause 7ii71 ! numb]2  2 &  7#b7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7ii7    
,exception dur+ coronavirus #bjbj       
em]g5cy p]iod  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
limitation "u clause 7i7 %all n apply ) 
respect to any increase 9 ! numb] (     
op]at+ rooms1 proc$ure rooms1 or b$s =  
:i* a hospital is lic5s$ dur+ !         
coronavirus #bjbj em]g5cy p]iod1 or =   
:i* ! hospital beg9s con/ruction dur+ ! 
coronavirus #bjbj em]g5cy p]iod         
reg>dless ( :e!r ! hospital is an       
applicable hospital 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 
7#c77;,e77 or is a high ,m$icaid        
facility describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,f71 
& ! hospital's basel9e numb] ( op]at+   
rooms1 proc$ure rooms1 & b$s = purposes 
( compliance ) ?is subp>agraph %all be  

automatically modifi$ to reflect su*    
increase on a p]man5t basis4  7,,ii7    
,cornavirus #bjbj em]g5cy p]iod def9$ ,=
 purposes ( ?is clause1 ! coronavirus   
#bjbj em]g5cy p]iod is ! p]iod beg9n+ on
 ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj1 & end+ on ! la/ day on
 :i* ! em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u 
section #eja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7 ) respect to 
,,s>s-,co,v-#b & coronavirus disease    
#bjai 7abbreviat$ z ,,covid-#ai7 is 9   
effect4  4