[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5271 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5271

 To amend section 1877 of the Social Security Act to delay by 2 years 
   the expansion cut-off date imposed by the Patient Protection and 
                          Affordable Care Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2010

 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself and Mr. Gene Green of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Ways and Means, 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 amend section 1877 of the Social Security Act to delay by 2 years 
   the expansion cut-off date imposed by the Patient Protection and 
                          Affordable Care Act.

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

SECTION 1. 2-YEAR DELAY IN PPACA CUT-OFF DATE ON EXPANSION OF 
              PHYSICIAN-OWNED HOSPITALS.

    Section 1877(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(i)), 
as added by section 6001(a)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and as amended by section 10601(a) of 
such Act and section 1106 of the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), is amended in 
paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (3)(C)(iii), by striking ``December 31, 2010'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2012'' each place it appears.
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