[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3924 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3924

       To promote transparency and accountability concerning the 
   implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

  Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
       To promote transparency and accountability concerning the 
   implementation of 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Accountability in Health Care 
Implementation Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN HEALTH CARE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 60 days after the termination of any specified comment 
period following the issuance of a interim final rule under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), or an 
amendment made by that Act, the Federal official that is responsible 
for the issuance of such rule shall promulgate the final rule taking 
into account any comments received during such comment period, in 
accordance with section 553(c) of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Ensuring Comment Periods.--With respect to an interim final 
rule referred to in subsection (a), if the Federal official that is 
responsible for the issuance of such rule fails to provide for a 
specified comment period after such issuance, the final rule involved 
shall be promulgated, taking into account comments received during a 
subsequent comment period provided for under this Act, in accordance 
with section 553(c) of title 5, United States Code, and notwithstanding 
subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date on which such 
interim final rule was issued.
    (c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply to 
any interim final rule issued under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (or an amendment made by that Act) prior to, on, or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. With respect to interim final 
rules issued prior to such date of enactment, the 60-day period 
referred to in subsection (a), and the 90-day period referred to in 
subsection (b), shall commence on such date of enactment.
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