,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbf,mr4   
,mack5zie introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al  
,employees' ,comp5sation ,act to all[ ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor to susp5d paym5ts to 
m$ical provid]s :o h be5 convict$ (     
fraud4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,putt+ ,pati5ts ,fir/ by      
,/r5g!n+ ,provid] ,acc\ntability 9      
,,feca ,act4  #b4 ,fraud convictions    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #hajc ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ,^! exp5ses &  
ins]t+ ,subject to subsection 7c71 ^!   
exp5ses2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by     
/rik+ ,! ,secret>y1 "u & ins]t+ ,subject
 to subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y1 "u2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7    
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor may susp5d   
paym5ts to a provid] ( s]vices1         
appliances1 or supplies furni%$ pursuant
 to subsection 7a71 or v\*]s or         

c]tifications describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
= ! exp5ses incurr$ by ! employ+ ag5cy )
 respect to su* a provid]1 if ! provid] 
has be5 convict$ ( fraud ) respect to-- 
7,a7 ?is sub*apt]2  7,b7 any ,f$]al     
heal? c>e b5efit program 7z def9$ 9     
section #bd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code72 or  7,c7 any ,/ate program = :i*
 paym5ts are made to provid]s = s]vices1
 appliances1 or supplies simil> to su*  
s]vices1 appliances1 or supplies provid$
 pursuant to ?is sub*apt]4  7#b7 ,!     
,secret>y %all promulgate regulations to
 c>ry out ?is subsection4  4  7b7       
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all apply to paym5ts made to a    
provid] ( s]vices1 appliances1 or       
supplies on or aft] ! date t is #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4