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HR 3590 EAS/PP
House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
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nance of the Senate.
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(c) C
ONFORMING
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MENDMENTS
.--Section 1805(b) of
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the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b6(b)) is amend-
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ed--
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8)
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as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; and
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
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lowing:
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``(4) R
EVIEW
AND
COMMENT
ON
THE
INDE
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PENDENT
MEDICARE
ADVISORY
BOARD
OR
SECRE
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TARIAL PROPOSAL
.--If the Independent Medicare Ad-
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visory Board (as established under subsection (a) of
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section 1899A) or the Secretary submits a proposal to
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the Commission under such section in a year, the
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Commission shall review the proposal and, not later
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than March 1 of that year, submit to the Committee
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on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy
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and Commerce of the House of Representatives and
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the Committee on Finance of the Senate written com-
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ments on such proposal. Such comments may include
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such recommendations as the Commission deems ap-
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propriate.''.
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