,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cedg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ai1 #bjbj,mr4    
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4    
,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,braun1 & ,mr4 ,inh(e7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,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 &  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    
,coronavirus #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-,c#j,v-#b & coronavirus disease   
#bjai 7abbreviat$ z ,,covid-#ai7 is 9   
effect4  4