[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4312 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4312

 To repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, 
to prohibit Federal agencies from construing Federal law as authorizing 
 the establishment of a national medical identification card, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 1998

Mr. Barr  of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Government Reform and Oversight, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, 
to prohibit Federal agencies from construing Federal law as authorizing 
 the establishment of a national medical identification card, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Privacy Protection Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. REPEALS.

    Sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320d-2(b); 42 U.S.C. 1320d-6(a)(1)) are repealed.

SEC. 3. NO AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL MEDICAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
Federal agency may not construe Federal law as authorizing, directly or 
indirectly--
            (1) the issuance or use of a national medical 
        identification card;
            (2) the establishment of a national medical identification 
        card; or
            (3) the agency to direct a State to issue or modify an 
        identification card or document for the purpose of satisfying 
        any Federal requirement.
    (b) Federal Agency Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``Federal agency'' means any of the following:
            (1) An Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 
        5, United States Code).
            (2) A military department (as defined in section 102 of 
        such title).
            (3) An agency in the legislative branch of the Government 
        of the United States.
            (4) An agency in the judicial branch of the Government of 
        the United States.
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