,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjba,ms4  
,h\lahan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,res*5?al]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to limit copaym5ts = outpati5t  
visits = m5tal heal? or behavioral heal?
 "u ! ,,tric>e program1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,copay ,ov]pay ,act4  
#b4 ,limitation on copaym5ts = outpati5t
 visits = m5tal or behavioral heal? "u  
,,tric>e program  7a7 ,limitation on    
m5tal or behavioral heal? copaym5ts     
7#a7 ,limitation ,*apt] #ee ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] ! item relat+ to section #ajge;a !
 foll[+ new section3  #ajge;b4 ,,tric>e 
program3 limitation on copaym5ts = c]ta9
 m5tal or behavioral heal? visits  7a7  
,limitation on copaym5ts ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision "u ?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y 

( ,def5se may n *>ge to a cov]$         
individual a copaym5t 9 an am\nt great] 
?an ! am\nt describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 = 
an outpati5t visit = m5tal heal? or     
behavioral heal? "u ! ,,tric>e program1 
reg>dless ( :e!r su* outpati5t visit is 
furni%$ by a specialty c>e provid]4  7b7
 ,am\nt describ$ ,! am\nt describ$ 9 ?is
 subsection is ! am\nt ( a copaym5t t   
w\ld be *>g$ to ! cov]$ individual "u ! 
,,tric>e ,program = an outpati5t visit =
 prim>y c>e s]vices dur+ ! ye> 9 :i* !  
cov]$ individual is be+ *>g$ pursuant to
 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,cov]$ individual 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$       
individual means any individual enroll$ 
"u ! ,,tric>e program1 reg>dless ( !    
b5efici>y category ( ! individual )     
respect to su* program or ! duty /atus (
 ! individual4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t
 ,! table ( sections = su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #ajge;a ! foll[+ new section3   
#ajge;b4 ,,tric>e program3 limitation on
 copaym5ts = c]ta9 m5tal or behavioral  

heal? visits4  4  7#c7 ,applicability ,!
 am5dm5ts made by ?is subsection %all   
apply ) respect to outpati5t visits =   
m5tal or behavioral heal? occurr+ on or 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7b7 ,tempor>y limitation on o!r         
specialty c>e copaym5ts  7#a7 ,tempor>y 
limitation ,dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod beg9n+  
on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se may n increase !    
am\nt ( a copaym5t *>g$ to a cov]$      
individual = any s]vice describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b7 beyond ! am\nt t !        
,secret>y w\ld h *>g$ to ! cov]$        
individual = su* s]vice dur+ fiscal ye> 
#bjba4  7#b7 ,s]vices describ$ ,a s]vice
 describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a s]vice--  
7,a7 t is furni%$ to a cov]$ individual 
by a specialty c>e provid] "u ! ,,tric>e
 program2 &  7,b7 t is n cov]$ "u       
section #ajge;b ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74 
7#c7 ,applicability ,! limitation on    
copaym5ts specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
apply ) respect to specialty c>e receiv$

 on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7c7 ,report on effects (         
limitations ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on  
h[ ! limitation "u section #ajge;b (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z add$  
by subsection 7a77 has affect$1 or may  
affect1 ! heal? c>e sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se4 ,su* report %all include--   
7#a7 any f9d+s by ! ,secret>y z to :e!r 
! limitation "u su* section #ajge;b may 
result 9 an increase 9 copaym5ts *>g$ = 
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b7   
aft] ! p]iod specifi$ 9 subsection      
7b77#a7 concludes2 &  7#b7              
recomm5dations by ! ,secret>y on h[ to  
avoid su* an increase1 z applicable4    
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 
t]m cov]$ individual has ! mean+ giv5   
su* t]m 9 section #ajge;b ( title #aj1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by          
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,! t]m ,,tric>e   

program has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #ajgb ( su* title4