,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 and ,mr4   
,panetta7 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  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to provide for certain 
adjustments to ,medicare payment for    
items of durable medical equipment that 
were formerly included in round #bjba of
 the ,,dmepos competitive bidding       
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,,dmepos ,relief    
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,payment rates for  
durable medical equipment in ,,dmepos   
non-competitive bidding areas under the 

medicare program  7a7 ,areas other than 
rural and noncontiguous areas ,the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this section referred to  
as the ,secretary7 shall implement      
section #dad4baj7;g77#i77v7 of title    
#db1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
any successor regulation71 to apply the 
transition rule described in the first  
sentence of such section to all         
applicable items and services furnished 
in areas other than rural or            
noncontiguous areas 7as such terms are  
defined for purposes of such section7   
through ,december #ca1 #bjbe4  7b7 ,all 
areas ,the ,secretary shall not         
implement section #dad4baj7;g77#i77vi7  
of title #db1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation7 until ,january #a1 #bjbf4   
7c7 ,implementation ,notwithstanding any
 other provision of law1 the ,secretary 
may implement the provisions of this    
section by program instruction or       
otherwise4