[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5562 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5562

     To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
 Congressional appointment of members of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment 
                     Advisory Commission (MACPAC).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2016

 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
 Congressional appointment of members of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment 
                     Advisory Commission (MACPAC).

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

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF MACPAC.

    (a) In General.--Section 1900(c) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting the following: ``, except that for terms beginning on 
        or after January 1, 2017, such members shall be appointed as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) Six by the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, in consultation with the chairman of 
                the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
                Representatives.
                    ``(B) Three by the minority leader of the House of 
                Representatives, in consultation with the ranking 
                member of such Committee.
                    ``(C) Five by the majority leader of the Senate, in 
                consultation with the chairman of the Committee on 
                Finance of the Senate.
                    ``(D) Three by the minority leader of the Senate, 
                in consultation with the ranking member of such 
                Committee.'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Application of ethics rules.--Members of MACPAC shall 
        be treated as employees of Congress for purposes of applying 
        title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
        521).'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or Congressional 
        officials (as may be applicable)'' after ``Comptroller General 
        of the United States''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the period at the 
        end the following: ``and, beginning January 1, 2017, MACPAC 
        shall elect a member as Chairman and a member as Vice 
        Chairman''.
    (b) Transition.--
            (1) Initial appointment.--The terms of members of the 
        Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, as in effect 
        as of the date of the enactment of this Act, shall all expire 
        on December 31, 2016. Congressional officials shall appoint new 
        members to the Commission pursuant to the amendment made by 
        subsection (a)(1) and the terms of such new members shall begin 
        on January 1, 2017, and shall be staggered consistent with 
        paragraph (2). Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
        preventing a Congressional official from appointing under such 
        amendment an individual who is serving as a member of such 
        Commission before January 1, 2017.
            (2) Staggering terms for initial appointments.--The terms 
        of the individuals first appointed under the amendment made by 
        subsection (a)(1) shall begin on January 1, 2017, and shall 
        (pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a)(3)) be 
        staggered as follows (as designated by the appointing official 
        at the time of appointment):
                    (A) Speaker appointments.--For members appointed by 
                the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two for a 
                term of 3 years, two for a term of 2 years, and two for 
                a term of 1 year.
                    (B) House minority leader's appointments.--For 
                members appointed by the minority leader of the House 
                of Representatives, one for a term of 3 years, one for 
                a term of 2 years, and one for a term of 1 year.
                    (C) Senate majority leader's appointments.--For 
                members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, 
                one for a term of 3 years, two for a term of 2 years, 
                and two for a term of 1 year.
                    (D) Senate minority leader's appointments.--For 
                members appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, 
                one for a term of 3 years, one for a term of 2 years, 
                and one for a term of 1 year.
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