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Union Calendar No. 579 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3439 

[Report No. 116–696, Part I] 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title XI of the Social 

Security Act to extend appropriations and transfers to the PatientCentered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and to extend certain health 

insurance fees for such transfers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2019 

Mr. BEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 

DECEMBER 24, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 24, 2020 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 24, 2019)] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 

XI of the Social Security Act to extend appropriations 

and transfers to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and to extend certain health insurance fees for such transfers, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Access To 

5 Information for Effective & Necessary Treatment and Serv6 ices Act’’ or the ‘‘PATIENTS Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. EXTENDING APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS TO 

8 THE PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RE9 SEARCH TRUST FUND; EXTENSION OF CER10 TAIN HEALTH INSURANCE FEES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

12 (1) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Section 9511 of 

13 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking 

15 ‘‘2014’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2019’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘2014 through 2026’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking 

18 ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 

19 (C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2019’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

21 (2) TITLE XI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.— 

22 Section 1183(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 1320e–2(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ 

24 and all that follows through ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2014 through 2026’’. 


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1 (b) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE

2 FEES.— 

3 (1) HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.—Section 

4 4375(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

6 (2) SELF-INSURED HEALTH PLANS.—Section 

7 4376(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

9 (c) PCORI RESEARCH PRIORITIES.—Section 

10 1181(d)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 1320e(d)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new sentence: ‘‘Such national priorities shall in13 clude research with respect to substance use (including 

14 opioid use disorders), mental health, and maternal mor15 bidity and mortality.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 579 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3439 

[Report No. 116–696, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

fers, and for other purposes. tend certain health insurance fees for such transtered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and to expropriations and transfers to the Patient-Centitle XI of the Social Security Act to extend apDECEMBER 24, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 

an amendment 

DECEMBER 24, 2020 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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