,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ggi  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #acc
  ,report ,no4 #aah-gfd1 ,part ,i  ,,in 
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,january #i1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,buchanan 7for  
himself1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 and ,ms4        
,salazar7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,november #bb1     
#bjbd ,reported from the ,committee on  
,energy and ,commerce with an amendment 
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic  ,november #bb1 #bjbd ,referral  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
extended for a period ending not later  
than ,december #ai1 #bjbd  ,december    
#ai1 #bjbd ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 ,mr4      

,carey and ,mrs4 ,miller of ,west       
,virginia  ,december #ai1 #bjbd         
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed    
,for text of introduced bill1 see copy  
of bill as introduced on ,january #i1   
#bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title       
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to
 clarify the use of the national        
coverage determination process under the
 ,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,mandating ,exclusive ,review of        
,individual ,treatments ,act or the     
,,merit ,act4  #b4 ,clarification on    
,medicare national coverage             
determination process ,section #ahfb7;a7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
sentence3 ,for purposes of paragraph    
7#a77;,e71 with respect to a            
determination made on or after the date 

of the enactment of this sentence of    
whether a drug or biological is         
reasonable and necessary to carry out   
the purposes of such section1 such      
determination shall be made with respect
 to each drug or biological involved and
 not with respect to a class of drugs or
 biologicals44  ,december #ai1 #bjbd    
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed