,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbb,mr4   
,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to publi% a li/
 ( hospitals f\nd to be 9 noncompliance 
) ! hospital price transp>5cy rule4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,expose ,hospitals ,violat+ ,price      
,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,publication (   
li/ ( hospitals  7a7 ,li/ ( hospitals   
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% 
& ma9ta9 a publicly available li/1 on ! 
website ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid  
,s]vices1 ( ea* hospital t-- 7#a7 is n 9
 compliance ) ! hospital price          
transp>5cy rule implem5t+ section       
#bgah7;e7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ah7;e771 & 

t1 ) respect to su* noncompliance-- 7,a7
 has be5 issu$ a civil monet>y p5alty2  
7,b7 has receiv$ a w>n+ notice2 or  7,c7
 has receiv$ a reque/ = a corrective    
action plan2 or  7#b7 has receiv$ any   
writt5 communication by ! ,secret>y     
reg>d+ pot5tial noncompliance ) su*     
hospital price transp>5cy rule4  7b7    
,,foia reque/s ,any p5alty1 notice1     
reque/1 or o!r communication describ$ 9 
subsection 7a7 %all be subject to public
 disclosure1 9 full & )\t r$action1 "u  
section #eeb ( title #ba1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 not)/&+ any exemptions or        
exclusions o!rwise available "u su*     
section #eeb4  7c7 ,report to congress  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ea* ye> !reaft]1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress1 &  
make publicly available1 a report t     
conta9s in=mation reg>d+ compla9ts (    
alleg$ violations ( law & en=cem5t      
activities by ! ,secret>y "u ! hospital 
price transp>5cy rule implem5t+ section 
#bgah7;e7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ah7;e774   
,su* report %all be made available to ! 
public on ! website ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e
  ,m$icaid ,s]vices4  7d7 ,,gao report  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1     
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,ways & ,means & !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
compliance & en=cem5t ) ! hospital price
 transp>5cy rule implem5t+ section      
#bgah7;e7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ah7;e774 ,!
 report %all include recomm5dations     
relat$ to-- 7#a7 improv+ price          
transp>5cy to pati5ts1 employ]s1 & !    
public2  7#b7 ! revocation or susp5sion 
( tax-exempt /atus "u section           
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf = noncompliant hospitals2 &     
7#c7 increas$ civil monet>y p5alty      
am\nts to ensure compliance4  7e7       

,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
report describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 is     
publi%$1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 %all issue a  
propos$ rule bas$ on ! recomm5dations ( 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
"u subsection 7d71 includ+ !            
recomm5dations describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7
 & 7#c7 ( su* subsection4