,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjbb,mr4  
,caw?orn 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 am5d title ,,xi 
( ! ,social ,security ,act to exclude   
c]ta9 individuals & entities f          
p>ticipation 9 ,m$ic>e & ,/ate heal?    
programs t discrim9ate on ! basis ( a   
cov]$ /atem5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,c&ace ,ow5s ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition aga9/ discrim9ation 9  
c]ta9 heal? programs & activities on !  
basis ( a cov]$ /atem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #aabh ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g7 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7   
,failure to provide c>e bas$ on cov]$   

/atem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any individual  
or entity t ! ,secret>y det]m9es has    
fail$ to furni% items or s]vices to a   
pati5t bas$ on a cov]$ /atem5t 7z def9$ 
9 subsection 7k77 made by su* pati5t4   
7,b7 ,en=cem5t ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 !    
,secret>y %all e/abli% a process "u :i* 
! ,(fice ( ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all         
inve/igate a claim ( failure to provide 
c>e bas$ on a cov]$ /atem5t 7z describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a774  2  7#b7 9         
subsection 7c77#c7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,b71 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,g7 & ins]t+
 subp>agraphs 7,g7 & 7,h72 &  7,b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,h7 7i7 ,subject to clause 7ii71 9 !   
case ( an exclusion ( an individual or  
entity "u subsection 7a77#e71 ! p]iod ( 
su* exclusion f a ,f$]al heal? program &
 a ,/ate heal? program %all be n less   
?an #a ye>4  7ii7 ,9 ! case ( an        
exclusion ( an individual or entity "u  
subsection 7a77#e71 if su* failure to   

furni% items or s]vices causes a pati5t 
to be 9 violation ( a public heal?      
em]g5cy decl>$ "u section #cai ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 ! p]iod ( !
 exclusion f a ,f$]al heal? program & a 
,/ate heal? program %all be n less ?an  
#b ye>s4  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new subsection3  7k7 ,def9itions 
,= purposes ( subsection 7a77#e73 7#a7  
,affiliat$ organization ,! t]m affiliat$
 organization means an organization t is
 op]at$1 sup]vis$1 or controll$ by or 9 
connection ) a political p>ty4  7#b7    
,cov]$ /atem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject  
to subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m cov]$ /atem5t
 means a writt5 or oral /atem5t t-- 7i7 
expresses support (1 or endorses1 a     
national political p>ty1 ,/ate political
 p>ty1 or an affiliat$ organization2    
7ii7 expresses support (1 or affiliation
 )1 a special int]e/ gr\p t may h a     
political message2 or  7iii7 d5igrates1 
disagrees )1 or disp>ages ! political   
views ( a national political p>ty1 a    
,/ate political p>ty1 an affiliat$      

organization1 or a special int]e/ gr\p t
 may h a political message4  7,b7       
,exception ,a cov]$ /atem5t does n      
include ! foll[+3 7i7 ,a crime ( viol5ce
 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #af (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  7ii7  
,h>assm5t4  7iii7 ,incitem5t ( viol5ce  
or h>assm5t4  7#c7 ,h>assm5t ,! t]m     
h>assm5t means ! t>get+ ( an individual 
or entity ) behavior meant to al>m1     
annoy1 torm5t1 or t]rorize su*          
individual or entity1 includ+ by direct+
 abuse t[>ds gr\ps protect$ "u title    
,,vii ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd1 9
 a mann] t causes su* individual or     
entity to feel reasonable fe> = ! safety
 ( su* individual or entity1 or ! family
 or prop]ty ( su* individual or entity4 
7#d7 ,incitem5t ,! t]m incitem5t means !
 urg+ ( an individual to commit a       
crim9al (f5se "u ,f$]al or ,/ate law4   
7#e7 ,special int]e/ gr\p ,! t]m special
 int]e/ gr\p means an organization ) a  
political1 cultural1 or religi\s message
 t is n op]at$1 sup]vis$1 or controll$  

by a political p>ty4  4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 
%all apply ) respect to items or s]vices
 furni%$ "o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4