[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2685 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2685


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 1996

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 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93''), is repealed.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).

            Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.