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[H.R. 2685 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2685

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
         To repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COVERAGE DATA BANK.

    (a) In General.--Section 1144 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b-14), as added by section 13581(a) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (in this section referred to as ``OBRA-
93''), is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) Medicare.--Section 1862(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
    1395y(b)(5)), as amended by section 13581(b)(1) of OBRA-93, is 
    amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the dash and all that 
        follows through the end and inserting ``subparagraph (A) for 
        purposes of carrying out this subsection.'', and
            (B) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``subparagraph 
        (B)(i)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''.
        (2) Medicaid.--Section 1902(a)(25)(A)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
    1396a(a)(25)(A)(i)), as amended by section 13581(b)(2) of OBRA-93, 
    is amended by striking ``including the use of'' and all that 
    follows through ``any additional measures''.
        (3) Data matches.--Section 552a(a)(8)(B) of title 5, United 
    States Code, as amended by section 13581(c) of OBRA-93, is 
    amended--
            (A) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (v),
            (B) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (vi), and
            (C) by striking clause (vii).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.