S.Amdt. 2904

SA 2904. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2874 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 3762,
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REPEAL OF PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH.

(a) Repeal of Medicare Trust Funds Funding.--Section
1183(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320e-
2(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``2016, 2017, 2018, and
2019'' and inserting ``and 2016''.
(b) Prevention of Limitation of Treatment Options.--Section
1182 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320e-1) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c)(2); and
(2) by striking subsection (d)(2).
(c) Repeal of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust
Fund.--
(1) Appropriation.--Section 9511(b)(1)(E) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``2016, 2017,
2018, and 2019'' and inserting ``and 2016''.
(2) Termination.--Section 9511(f) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``September 30, 2019''
and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
(d) Repeal of Fees on Insured and Self-Insured Health
Plans.--
(1) Insured.--Section 4375(e) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking ``2019'' and inserting
``2015''.
(2) Self-insured.--Section 4376(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``2019'' and inserting
``2015''.
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