,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ae1          
#bjba,mrs4 ,walorski 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 direct
 ! ,pati5t ,c5t] ,outcome ,rese>*       
,in/itute to prep>e & release a report  
on home c>diorespiratory monitors =     
infants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,baby   
,obs]vation ,act or ,,bo's ,act4  #b4   
,/udy on home c>diorespiratory monitors 
= infants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ae 
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act & 9 accordance ) p>agraphs 7#h7 &  
7#i7 ( section #aaha7;d7 ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;e7d771 ! ,pati5t-,c5t]$ ,outcomes 
,rese>* ,in/itute e/abli%$ pursuant to  

subsection 7b7 ( su* section %all make  
publically available a /udy & report on 
home c>diorespiratory monitors1         
includ+-- 7#a7 a review ( ! lit]ature   
on1 & a data analysis (1 be/ practices  
to r$uce or prev5t sleep-relat$ sudd5   
infant dea? syndrome or sudd5 unexpect$ 
infant dea? 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9     
section #aaba7;e77#a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;c-#aa7;e7772  7#b7 a description   
(-- 7,a7 ! available evid5ce on !       
effectiv5ess1 p]=mance1 & accuracy (    
home c>diorespiratory monitors t track !
 he>t rate1 blood oxyg5 levels1 & o!r   
vital signs ( an infant2 &  7,b7 new    
models ( c>e to improve ! home sleep+   
environm5t ( an infant1 includ+ ! use ( 
c>diorespiratory monitors2  7#c7 heal?  
c>e plan crit]ia = m$ically appropriate 
cov]age = a home c>diorespiratory       
monitor2 &  7#d7 recomm5dations on :e!r 
home c>diorespiratory monitors h %[n    
product efficacy support+ cov]age "u an 
employ]-sponsor$ heal? c>e plan1 a      

qualifi$ heal? plan (f]$ ?r\gh an       
,ex*ange e/abli%$ pursuant to title ,i (
 ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e 
,act1 ! ,m$icaid program e/abli%$ "u    
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act1 
& ,,*ip plans "u title ,,xxi ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,home c>diorespiratory      
monitor ,! t]m home c>diorespiratory    
monitor means a m$ical device us$ 9 !   
home to track ! respiratory ef=t & he>t 
rate ( a sleep+ infant4  7#b7 ,infant ,!
 t]m infant means a p]son "u #b ye>s (  
age4  7c7 ,fund+ ,! tru/ee ( !          
,pati5t-,c5t]$ ,outcomes ,rese>* ,tru/  
,fund 7z describ$ 9 section #ieaa ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code7 %all provide f  
su* tru/ fund su* funds z may be requir$
 to c>ry out ! /udy "u subsection 7a74