114 S139 : Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 U.S. Senate 2015-07-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IC 114th CONGRESS1st Session S. 139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned AN ACT To permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015.

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Elimination of sunset provision

Effective as if included in the enactment of the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–255, 124 Stat. 2640), section 3 of that Act is amended by striking subsection (e).

Passed the Senate July 16, 2015.Julie E. Adams,Secretary