[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6339 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6339

 To limit the use of the Judgement Fund to settle any lawsuit arising 
 under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2016

  Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Lance, and Mr. Pitts) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the use of the Judgement Fund to settle any lawsuit arising 
 under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
                        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. LIMITATION ON USE OF JUDGEMENT FUND.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts may be paid 
from the fund established under section 1304 of title 31, United State 
Code (relating to judgments, awards, and compromise settlements), for 
any compromise settlement in connection with any proceeding brought 
against the Government under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18062(b)).
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