,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djed  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbd,mr4    
,w>n] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require entities
 to meet m9imum cyb]security /&>ds to be
 eligible = ,m$ic>e accel]at$ & advance 
paym5t programs if ! reason = ! ne$ =   
su* paym5ts is due to a cyb]security    
incid5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,heal? ,c>e ,cyb]security   
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4          
,modification ( ! ,m$ic>e hospital      
accel]at$ paym5t program ,section       
#ahae7;e77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;g7e77#c77 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 7,a7 aft] 7#c72  
7#b7 by ins]t+ subp>agraph 7,b7 & aft]  
,subject to2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,beg9n+ on
 ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ! ,heal? ,c>e ,cyb]security  
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbd1 if ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es t a cyb]security incid5t l$ to

 ! disruptions ( ! op]ations ( su*      
hospital's int]m$i>y or ! unusual       
circum/ances to su* hospital's op]ation 
t result$ 9 su* significant ca% fl[     
problems1 accel]at$ paym5ts %all n be   
made to su* hospital "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 unless-- 7i7 su* hospital meets m9imum 
cyb]security /&>ds1 z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y2 &  7ii7 9 ! case ( op]ations 
( su* hospital's int]m$i>y1 su*         
int]m$i>y meets m9imum cyb]security     
/&>ds1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  #c4
 ,modification ( ! ,m$ic>e ,"p ,b       
advance paym5t program ,beg9n+ on ! date
 t is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 9 ! ev5t ( a cyb]security     
incid5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 lead+ to !    
mak+ ( paym5ts pursuant to ! program    
describ$ 9 section #dba4bad ( title #db1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any    
successor regulation71 su* paym5ts %all 
n be made to a provid] ( s]vices or     
suppli] unless-- 7#a7 su* provid] (     
s]vices or suppli] meets m9imum         

cyb]security /&>ds1 z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y2 &  7#b7 9 ! case ( su*       
provid]'s or suppli]'s int]m$i>y be+ !  
t>get ( su* incid5t1 su* int]m$i>y meets
 m9imum cyb]security /&>ds1 z det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y4