,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,pallone 7= himself & ,mr4    
,scott ( ,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,ways & ,means1 &        
,education & ,labor1 = 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 am5d ! ,families
 ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response ,act & !  
,,c>es ,act to e/abli% new cov]age &    
paym5t rules = c]ta9 ,,covid-#ai        
diagno/ic te/s & relat$ items & s]vices1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,surprises =  
,,covid-#ai ,te/s ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%+  
new cov]age & paym5t rules = c]ta9      
,,covid-#ai diagno/ic te/s & relat$     
items & s]vices  7a7 ,ext5sion ( cov]age
 requirem5t ,section #fjja7;a7 ( !      
,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response  

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e note7 is 
am5d$ 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7 by 
/rik+ any portion ( ! em]g5cy p]iod     
def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 ( section    
#aace7;g7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77 beg9n+ on
 or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
& ins]t+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ,decemb]  
#ca1 #bjbc4  7b7 ,paym5t & bill+ rules =
 items & s]vices furni%$ aft] end (     
public heal? em]g5cy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,section #cbjb ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef;b note7 is 
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a71 9 ! matt]
 prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ t are  
furni%$ be=e ,may #a1 #bjbb1 aft]       
7,public ,law #aaf-abg72  7,b7 9        
subsection 7b77#a71 by /rik+ em]g5cy    
p]iod decl>$ "u section #cai ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdg;d7 & ins]t+ p]iod beg9n+ on ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection & end+ on 
,april #ca1 #bjbb2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7       

,application ( surprise bill+ provisions
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! provisions ( sections  
#bgii;,a-#a & #bgii;,b-#a ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjj;gg-#aaa1 #cjj;gg-#aca71 #gaf ( !   
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aahe;e71 & 
#ihaf ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf
 %all apply to items & s]vices describ$ 
9 section #fjja7;a7 ( division ,f ( !   
,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response  
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg7 furni%$ on 
or aft] ,may #a1 #bjbb1 & be=e ,janu>y  
#a1 #bjbd1 to an enrollee ( a gr\p heal?
 plan or gr\p or individual heal?       
insurance cov]age by a provid] t does n 
h a negotiat$ rate 9 effect ) su* plan  
or cov]age 7z applicable7 z if su* items
 & s]vices 7 em]g5cy s]vices furni%$ by 
a nonp>ticipat+ provid] 9 an em]g5cy    
dep>tm5t ( a hospital4  7#b7            
,nonapplication to ov]-!-c\nt] te/s     
,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply ) respect to
 any ov]-!-c\nt] te/ specifi$ 9 !       

guidance docum5t publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,labor on ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbb1 entitl$ 
,f,a,qs ab\t ,af=dable ,c>e ,act        
,implem5tation ,"p #ea1 ,families ,fir/ 
,coronavirus ,response ,act &           
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 & ,economic 
,security ,act ,implem5tation or any o!r
 ov]-!-c\nt] te/ specifi$ by ! ,secret>y
 pursuant to section #fjja7;a77#a7 ( !  
,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response  
,act4  7#c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]ms em]g5cy s]vices &    
nonp>ticipat+ provid] h ! mean+s giv5   
su* t]ms 9 subp>agraphs 7,c77i7 & 7,g71 
respectively1 ( sections                
#bgii;,a-#a7;a77#c7 ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjj;gg-#aaa7;a77#c771 #gaf7;a77#c7 ( ! 
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4             
#aahe;e7a77#c771 & section #ihaf7;a77#c7
 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  4 
7#b7 ,implem5tation ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 ! ,secret>ies ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices1 ,labor1 & ! ,treasury

 may implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by ?is    
subsection by subregulatory guidance or 
o!rwise4