,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ag1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide funds to ! ,c5t]s =
 ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices to provide  
grants to entities to e/abli% lung canc]
 scre5+ regi/ries approv$ by ! ,c5t]s = 
,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices = submission 
( c]ta9 data requir$ = reimbursem5t "u !
 ,m$ic>e program = c]ta9 scre5+ s]vices1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,grants to      
e/abli% lung canc] scre5+ regi/ries     
approv$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid 
,s]vices = submission ( c]ta9 data      
requir$ = reimbursem5t "u ! ,m$ic>e     
program = c]ta9 scre5+ s]vices  7a7     
,grants ,!re is appropriat$ to ! ,c5t]s 

= ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices1 out ( any 
moneys 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise          
appropriat$1 #b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe to make grants to
 entities to e/abli% & c>ry out         
regi/ries t are approv$ by ! ,c5t]s =   
,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices z meet+ !    
requirem5ts describ$ 9 ! ,f9al ,national
 ,cov]age ,det]m9ation on ,scre5+ =     
,lung ,canc] ) ,l[ ,dose ,comput$       
,tomography publi%$ on ,febru>y #e1     
#bjae4  7b7 ,limitation ,z a condition (
 receiv+ a grant pursuant to subsection 
7a71 ) respect to a regi/ry describ$ 9  
su* subsection1 an entity may n *>ge any
 fee = access to su* regi/ry4  #b4      
,enc\rag+ data int]op]ability among lung
 canc] scre5+ regi/ries ,! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all take su*  
actions z may be necess>y to ensure data
 int]op]ability betwe5 all regi/ries    
describ$ 9 section #a7;a7 7includ+ su*  
regi/ries e/abli%$ us+ funds provid$ "u 
su* section1 int]op]ability betwe5 all  
,,cms-approv$ lung canc] scre5+         

regi/ries71 includ+ by-- 7#a7 requir+   
int]op]ability z a condition ( receiv+  
any ,f$]al fund+ = su* a regi/ry2 &     
7#b7 revok+ any su* fund+ = su* a       
regi/ry if ! regi/ry is n int]op]able ) 
o!r su* regi/ries4  #c4 ,grants = !     
developm5t ( lung canc] scre5+1         
detection1 & prev5tion quality measures 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subsection 7c71
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
%all aw>d competitive grants to         
organizations ) quality measure         
developm5t exp]tise to develop1 us+ data
 conta9$ 9 regi/ries describ$ 9 section 
#a7;a7 7includ+ su* a regi/ry e/abli%$  
us+ funds provid$ "u su* section71      
quality & effici5cy measures describ$ 9 
subsection 7b7 = review & pot5tial      
endorsem5t by a cons5sus-bas$ entity ) a
 contract 9 effect "u section #ahij ( ! 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;aaa7 = uses includ+ z describ$ 9  
subsection 7b77#g77;,b7 ( su* section4  
7b7 ,quality & effici5cy measures       
describ$ ,= purposes ( subsection 7a71  

quality & effici5cy measures describ$ 9 
?is subsection are quality & effici5cy  
measures to improve heal? c>e effici5cy 
& outcomes ) respect to lung canc]      
scre5+ practices1 e>ly detection ( lung 
canc]1 & lung canc] prev5tion4  7c7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
subsection 7a7 #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4