[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3827 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3827

     To repeal the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
              comparative effectiveness research funding.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2012

 Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mrs. 
 McMorris Rodgers, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Barton of Texas) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, 
and Energy and Commerce, 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 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and 
              comparative effectiveness research funding.

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

SECTION 1. REPEALING PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH.

    (a) Social Security Act.--Part D of title XI of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320e et seq.), as added by section 6301 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act, is repealed.
    (b) Public Health Service Act.--Section 937 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299b-37), as added by section 6301(b) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is repealed.
    (c) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
            (1) Section 9511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
        added by section 6301(e)(1) of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act, is repealed, and the table of sections for 
        subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is amended by striking 
        the item relating to such section 9511.
            (2) Subchapter B of chapter 34 of the Internal Revenue Code 
        of 1986, as added by section 6301(e)(2) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, is repealed.
            (3) Section 501(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (d) Rescission of Unobligated Funds.--Of the funds made available 
under section 9511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or section 
1181(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320e(b)(3)), the 
unobligated balance is rescinded.

SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS UNDER ARRA FOR COMPARATIVE 
              EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH.

    There are hereby rescinded all unobligated balances remaining 
available as of the date of the enactment of this Act of funds made 
available by division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) for purposes of comparative effectiveness 
research under healthcare research and quality under the heading 
``Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality'' under title VIII of such 
division.

SEC. 3. USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE NATIONAL DEFICIT.

    The total amount rescinded by this Act shall be deposited in the 
general fund of the Federal Treasury and used for Federal budget 
deficit reduction.

SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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