,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,c>t] ( ,georgia 7= himself & ,mr4     
,e/es7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,budget  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,congressional       
,budget & ,imp\ndm5t ,control ,act (    
#aigd to codify ! ,panel ( ,heal?       
,advisors )9 ! ,congressional ,budget   
,(fice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal?y 
,equipp+ ,& ,l5d+ ,te*nical ,help ,panel
 ,act or ! ,,heal? ,panel ,act 4  #b4   
,congressional ,budget ,(fice ,panel (  
,heal? ,advisors  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title   
,,ii ( ! ,congressional ,budget &       
,imp\ndm5t ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #bjd4 ,panel (     
,heal? ,advisors  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,panel
 ( ,heal? ,advisors 79 ?is section      
ref]r$ to z ! ,panel7 %all be )9 !      
,congressional ,budget ,(fice4  7b7     
,duties & priority t>get areas  7#a7    

,duties ,! ,panel %all-- 7,a7 provide   
te*nical & functional exp]tise &        
recomm5dations to ! ,congressional      
,budget ,(fice to improve ! (fice's     
/udies1 analysis1 & co/ e/imates relat$ 
to heal? & heal? c>e issues & policies2 
7,b7 meet at lea/ once annually2 &  7,c7
 issue an annual report to ! *air &     
rank+ m9ority memb]s ( ! ,committee on !
 ,budget ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,s5ate     
:i*-- 7i7 details ! "w ( ! ,panel &     
includes su* recomm5dations z h be5     
approv$ by a vote ( at lea/ #i memb]s ( 
! ,panel & provid$ to ! ,congressional  
,budget ,(fice2 &  7ii7 includes a      
description prep>$ by ! ,director ( !   
,congressional ,budget ,(fice detail+ h[
 ! (fice utiliz$ any su* recomm5dations 
provid$ "u clause 7i7 & ! ext5t to :i*  
any su* recomm5dations 7 integrat$ into 
! (fice's /udies & co/ e/imates4  7#b7  
,priority t>get areas ,= ! purposes (   
?is section1 ! ,director ( !            
,congressional ,budget ,(fice1 9        

consultation ) ! *airs & rank+ m9ority  
memb]s ( ! ,committee on ! ,budget ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ! ,budget ( ! ,s5ate1 z well z memb]s
 on ! ,panel1 %all det]m9e priorities to
 address 9 meet+s ( ! ,panel1 & ! report
 detail$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c74 ,!      
,panel %all provide exp]tise &          
recomm5dations "u p>agraph 7#a7 )       
specific respect to ! foll[+ areas3 7,a7
 ,non-economic & economic /udies on     
heal? & heal? c>e issues & policies     
develop$ by ! ,congressional ,budget    
,(fice4  7,b7 ,(ficial co/ e/imates     
prep>$ by ! ,congressional ,budget      
,(fice = propos$ heal? c>e legislation4 
7,c7 ,models develop$ & utiliz$ by !    
,congressional ,budget ,(fice to project
 non-economic & economic impacts ( heal?
 c>e policy *anges & legislation4  7,d7 
,heal? c>e compon5ts ( ! ,congressional 
,budget ,(fice's annual ,budget &       
,economic ,outlook publications1 ,f$]al 
,heal? ,subsidies = ,heal? ,insurance   
reports1 ,heal? ,insurance ,cov]age     

,projections1 & o!r (ficial publications
 relat$ to heal? & heal? c>e by !       
,congressional ,budget ,(fice4  7#c7    
,publication ,! ,director ( !           
,congressional ,budget ,(fice %all      
publi%1 on ! ,(fice's public website1 ! 
annual report prep>$ pursuant to        
p>agraph 7#a77;,c74  7#d7 ,e?ical       
disclosure2 confid5tiality ,! ,director 
( ! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice may   
e/abli%-- 7,a7 a sy/em = public         
disclosure by memb]s ( ! ,panel relat$  
to pot5tial conflicts ( int]e/ relat+ to
 su* memb]s2 &  7,b7 confid5tiality     
agreem5ts ) memb]s ( ! ,panel to protect
 in=mation obta9$ by ! ,gov]nm5t on a   
confid5tial basis to in=m (ficial "w    
products & confid5tial congressional    
reque/s = analytical reports & budget>y 
scor+ e/imates4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7    
,numb] & appo9tm5t ,! memb]%ip ( !      
,panel %all include #ae memb]s appo9t$ n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ( :i*-- 7,a7 #c 
memb]s %all be appo9t$ by ! *air ( !    

,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives2  7,b7 #c memb]s %all be
 appo9t$ by ! rank+ m9ority memb] ( !   
,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives2  7,c7 #c memb]s %all be
 appo9t$ by ! *air ( ! ,committee on !  
,budget ( ! ,s5ate2  7,d7 #c memb]s %all
 be appo9t$ by ! rank+ m9ority memb] ( !
 ,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,s5ate2 &  
7,e7 #c memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !     
,director ( ! ,congressional ,budget    
,(fice4  7#b7 ,qualifications ,!        
memb]%ip ( ! ,panel %all aim to include1
 b n be limit$ to1 individuals )        
national recognition = _! exp]tise 9    
heal? f9ance & economics1 actu>ial      
sci5ce1 heal? facility managem5t1 life  
sci5ces & drug developm5t1 inve/m5t 9   
heal? c>e companies1 heal? plans &      
integrat$ deliv]y sy/ems1 reimbursem5t (
 heal? facilities1 allopa?ic & o/eopa?ic
 physicians1 & o!r provid]s ( heal?     
s]vices1 ,m$ic>e1 ,m$icaid1 & o!r relat$
 fields4  7#c7 ,special ,gov]nm5t       
employees ,memb]s ( ! ,panel %all s]ve z

 special ,gov]nm5t employees 7z def9$ 9 
section #bjb7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code74  7d7 ,t]ms  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! t]ms ( ! memb]s ( ! ,panel %all be =
 #c ye>s1 except t ! ,director ( !      
,congressional ,budget ,(fice %all      
designate /agg]$ t]ms ( ! memb]s fir/   
appo9t$4  7#b7 ,vacancies  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a vacancy 9 ! ,panel %all be fill$ 9 !
 mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4
  7,b7 ,t]m ( memb] appo9t$ to fill     
vacancy ,any memb] appo9t$ to fill a    
vacancy occurr+ be=e ! expiration ( !   
t]m = :i* ! memb]'s pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$
 %all be appo9t$ only = ! rema9d] ( t   
t]m1 except t a memb] may s]ve aft] !   
expiration ( t memb]'s t]m until a      
successor has tak5 (fice4  7#c7 ,*air2  
vice *air  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( 
! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice %all    
designate a memb] ( ! ,panel1 at ! "t ( 
appo9tm5t ( ! memb]1 z *air & a memb] z 
vice *air = t t]m ( appo9tm5t1 except t 
9 ! case ( vacancy ( ! *air or vice     
*air1 ! ,director ( ! ,congressional    

,budget ,(fice may designate ano!r memb]
 = ! rema9d] ( t memb]'s t]m4  7,b7     
,requirem5ts ,! *air & vice *air %all be
 appo9t$ by ! ,director ( !             
,congressional ,budget ,(fice-- 7i7 aft]
 consid]+ recomm5dations receiv$ f !    
*airs ( ! ,committees on ! ,budget ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate2     
7ii7 )\t reg>d to political affiliation2
 &  7iii7 solely on ! basis ( _! fitness
 to p]=m _! duties4  7#d7 ,limits       
,memb]s ( ! ,panel %all be limit$ to two
 #c-ye> t]ms1 = a total ( n to exce$ #f 
ye>s ( s]vice on ! ,panel4 ,= purposes (
 ?is p>agraph1 any ye> ( s]vice on !    
,panel by a p]son appo9t$ to fill a     
vacancy "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all be includ$
 9 det]m9+ ! numb] ( ye>s t su* p]son   
has s]v$ on ! ,panel4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical  
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to  
section #bjc ! foll[+3  #bjd4 ,panel (  
,heal? ,advisors4  4