,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,paul introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of the  
,social ,security ,act to ensure access 
to certain drugs and devices under the  
,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,public  
,health ,emergency ,pass-,through       
,payment ,fairness ,act of #bjbj4  #b4  
,ensuring access to certain drugs and   
devices  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#ahcc7t77#f7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7t77#f77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,k7       
,authority to extend pass-through time  
period ,the ,secretary may extend the   
limited period of pass-through payment  
and associated categories described     
under subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 during
 an emergency period described in       

section #aace7;g77#a77;,b71 and the     
period during which such an emergency   
extension is in effect shall not be     
counted for purposes of calculating the 
period during which pass-through status 
is in effect under such subparagraphs   
after the emergency period expires4  4  
7b7 ,implementation ,the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services may        
implement the amendment made by         
subsection 7a7 by interim final rule1   
program instructions1 or otherwise4