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 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
in/ruct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices to issue regulations reg>d+    
ov]-!-c\nt] he>+ aids4  #a4 ,%ort title 
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,ov]-!-,c\nt] ,he>+ ,aids ,n[ ,act4  #b4
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7#b7 ,difficulty he>+ is report$ by half
 ( individuals #ge ye>s & old]1 & ne>ly 
#a 9 #c individuals betwe5 ! ages ( #fe 
& #ge4  7#c7 ,individuals ) he>+ loss   
are at a great] risk ( develop+         
,alzheim]'s disease & ,alzheim]'s       
disease relat$ dem5tia4  7#d7           
,individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) he>+   
loss are m likely to exp]i5ce feel+s (  

lonel9ess & isolation1 :i* h be5        
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ov]-!-c\nt] he>+ aids 7 enact$ 9 #bjag z
 "p ( ! ,,fda ,reau?orization ,act (    
#bjag 7,public ,law #aae-eb71 :i*       
removes outdat$ regulations block+      
consum] access to af=dable he>+ aids &  
all[s c]ta9 types ( he>+ aids to be made
 available ov]-!-c\nt] to individuals 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ) mild to mod]ate he>+  
loss4  7#h7 ,! law requir$ ! ,food &    
,drug ,adm9i/ration to issue implem5t+  
regulations n lat] ?an #c ye>s foll[+ ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,fda               
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjag 7,public   
,law #aae-eb71 b ! ,food & ,drug        

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rulemak+ = m ?an #d ye>s4  7#i7 ,! law  
fur!r requir$ ! ,food & ,drug           
,adm9i/ration to issue a f9al rule n    
lat] ?an #ahj days foll[+ ! end ( !     
public comm5t p]iod = ! propos$ rule4 ,!
 public comm5t p]iod clos$ on ,janu>y   
#ah1 #bjbb4  #c4 ,in/ruction to issue   
f9al rule ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all issue a 
f9al rule to e/abli% a category (       
ov]-!-c\nt] he>+ aids1 z def9$ 9        
subsection 7q7 ( section #ebj ( ! ,f$]al
 ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba    
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#gji7;b7 ( ! ,,fda ,reau?orization ,act 
( #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-eb74