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Oversight of Medicare Billing Code Cost Act

To increase oversight and transparency with respect to Medicare billing codes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oversight of Medicare Billing Code Cost Act 2. Increasing oversight and transparency with respect to Medicare billing codes (a) HHS OIG study and report (1) Study The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall conduct a comprehensive study of the processes used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for adding, modifying, and removing billing codes under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. (A) the level and types of data and analysis considered; (B) trends in the number and types of codes added, modified, removed, or revalued; (C) areas or specialties with the highest growth; and (D) efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to monitor effects on outcomes, costs over time, and other issues. (2) Report Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action the Inspector General determines appropriate to improve transparency and oversight of the processes described in such paragraph. (b) Annual reporting on new Medicare billing codes Not later than June 1 of each year (beginning with 2024), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a report listing any billing codes added under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act during the preceding year, along with the associated volume and expenditures for such codes under the Medicare program.

Summary: Oversight of Medicare Billing Code Cost ActThis bill requires the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to report on the processes for adding, modifying, and removing billing codes under Medicare. The report must include recommendations for administrative and legislative changes that may improve the transparency and oversight of these processes.In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must annually publish on its website a list of billing codes that were added under Medicare during the previous year, as well as the associated volume and expenditures for such codes.
Balanced Budget and Accounting Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Balanced Budget and Accounting Act 2. Requiring Presidents annual budget to be balanced budget Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: Each budget shall be a balanced budget, and under each budget total outlays may not exceed total receipts during the applicable fiscal year.

Summary: Balanced Budget and Accounting ActThis bill requires the President's annual budget to be a balanced budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts during the applicable fiscal year.
Preventive Health Savings Act

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act 2. Scoring of preventive health savings Section 202 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 602 (h) Scoring of preventive health savings (1) Determination by the director Upon a request by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and chairman and ranking minority member of the committee of primary jurisdiction of the Senate or by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee of primary jurisdiction of the House of Representatives, the Director shall determine if proposed legislation would result in net reductions in budget outlays in budgetary outyears through the use of preventive health care. (2) Projections If the Director determines that proposed legislation would result in net reductions in budget outlays as described in paragraph (1), the Director— (A) shall include, in any projection prepared by the Director on such proposed legislation, a description and estimate of the reductions in budget outlays in the budgetary outyears and a description of the basis for such conclusions; and (B) may prepare a budget projection that includes some or all of the budgetary outyears, notwithstanding the time periods for projections described in subsection (e) and sections 308, 402, and 424. (3) Limitation Any estimate provided by the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used as a supplementary estimate and may not be used to determine compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or any other budgetary enforcement controls. (4) Definitions As used in this subsection— (A) the term budgetary outyears (B) the term preventive health care . March 15, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Preventive Health Savings Act This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if proposed legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health and preventive health services. If CBO determines that the legislation would result in substantial spending reductions from the use of preventive health and preventive health services, a description and estimate of the spending reductions must be included in CBO projections.
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024 2. Improvements to the assignment of beneficiaries under the Medicare shared savings program Section 1899(c)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395jjj(c)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) in the case of performance years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, primary care services provided under this title by an ACO professional described in subsection (h)(1)(B). .

Summary: ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024This bill establishes additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. Under current law, the program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.The bill requires the basis for assignment to reflect beneficiaries' utilization of not only primary care services provided by ACO physicians, but also those provided by other ACO practitioners—specifically, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists.
Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act

To expand the seniors farmers’ market program to include maple syrup. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act 2. Expansion of the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1) and herbs herbs, and maple syrup

Summary: Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) ActThis bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). The Department of Agriculture's SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey).
Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act PNA Modernization Act 2. Increasing under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples Section 1902(q)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2) (1) by inserting after $30 (or, beginning January 1, 2025, $60) (2) by inserting after and $60 (or, beginning January 1, 2025, $120) (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: Whenever benefit amounts under title II of the Social Security Act are increased by any percentage effective with a month after November 2025 as a result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act, each of the dollar amounts in effect under the previous sentence for the month before such month shall be increased by the same percentage.

Summary: Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the PNA Modernization Act This bill increases the minimum monthly personal needs allowance under Medicaid for an institutionalized individual and couple from $30 to $60 and from $60 to $120, respectively. (The personal needs allowance is deducted from an individual's total income when determining the individual's contribution to the cost of institutionalized care under Medicaid.)
Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2024

To reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2024 2. Investment earnings Section 8(b)(1) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5606(b)(1) Beginning on October 1, 2023, and thereafter, interest earned from investments made with any new appropriations to the Trust Fund shall only be available subject to appropriations and is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act. 3. Reauthorization of the Udall Foundation Trust Fund Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5609 (1) in subsection (a), by striking 2023 2029 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2023 2029 (3) in subsection (c), by striking 5-fiscal year period 5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2025. 4. Audit of the Foundation Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall complete an audit of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.

Summary: Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation's trust fund, its Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund, and the foundation's support for training of health care and public policy professionals through the Native Nations Institute. The mission of the foundation, an independent executive branch agency, is to provide programs to promote leadership, education, collaboration, and conflict resolution in the areas of environment, public lands, and natural resources in order to strengthen Native nations, assist federal agencies and others to resolve environmental conflicts, and to encourage the continued use and appreciation of our nation's rich resources. For appropriations to the trust fund occurring October 1, 2023, or after, the bill makes interest earned from investments made with those appropriations only available subject to appropriations. The bill also directs the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to complete an audit of the foundation within four years.
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes. 1. Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction Paragraph (4) of section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act is amended— (1) by inserting of concern foreign country (2) by striking means— any program, position, or activity means any program, position, or activity (3) by striking subparagraph (B); (4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking directly provided whether directly or indirectly provided (6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking ; and September 9, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act. The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict-of-interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization). The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern.
To designate the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia, as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United States, and for other purposes.

To designate the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia, as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. National museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force (a) Designation The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force located at 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia (or any successor location), is designated as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United States (referred to in this section as the National Museum (b) Relation to national park system The National Museum shall not be included as a unit of the National Park System. (c) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed to appropriate, or authorize the appropriation of, Federal funds for any purpose related to the National Museum.

Summary: This bill designates the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force located at 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia (or any successor location), as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United States.
No AI Audits Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the use of artificial intelligence at the Internal Revenue Service and to require tax investigations and examinations of taxpayers to be initiated by staff investigators. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No AI Audits Act 2. Limits on the use of artificial intelligence by Internal Revenue Service (a) Limitations on the use of artificial intelligence for audit or investigation Section 7803(a) (5) Limitations on the use of artificial intelligence for audit or investigation (A) Guidance Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, any guidance issued by the Commissioner relating to the use of artificial intelligence for selection for or initiation of an audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service shall be subject to the requirements of such section as if such guidance were a rule making. (B) Explainability requirement The Commissioner may not conduct an audit or investigation initiated as result of analysis or selection by artificial intelligence unless the Commissioner determines that such artificial intelligence meets the explainability principles for artificial intelligence established by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (C) Artificial intelligence For purposes of this paragraph, the term artificial intelligence . (b) Comptroller general report The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of, and issue a publicly available report regarding, the Internal Revenue Service’s use of artificial intelligence to execute its duties and functions of the office and a cost-benefit analysis of such use of artificial intelligence, including any adverse effects the use of the technology has on taxpayer rights as listed in section 7803(a)(3) (c) Requirement for initiation of investigation or examination Section 7605 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Initiation of examination or investigation An investigation or examination of a taxpayer may only be selected or initiated by a staff investigator of the Internal Revenue Service and the documentation relating to such initiation shall contain the name and contact information for such investigator. .

Summary: No AI Audits Act This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from conducting a taxpayer audit based upon the use of artificial intelligence (AI) unless it determines that such AI meets certain explainability principles established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Additionally, the bill requires that any investigation or examination of a taxpayer can only be selected or initiated by an IRS staff investigator.
Think DIFFERENTLY Small Business Accessibility Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Think DIFFERENTLY Small Business Accessibility Act 2. Expanded credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (a) In general Section 44(b)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,000,000 $3,500,000 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 30 full-time employees 100 full-time employees (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

Summary: Think DIFFERENTLY Small Business Accessibility ActThis bill revises eligibility requirements for the tax credit allowed to small businesses that provide access to disabled individuals. It increases the gross receipts limit for such businesses to $3,500 and the limit on the number of full-time employees such businesses may hire from 30 to 100.
Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2023

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2023 2. Provision of secure firearms storage for Federal judges Section 462 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Upon request of the Director, the Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to provide, at the official duty station of each judge or justice, a secure firearms storage facility for any firearm lawfully possessed by that judge or justice. . 3. Provision of secure firearms storage for administrative judges Each agency that employs an administrative judge (including any administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 of title 5, United States Code) shall provide, at the principal duty station of that judge, a secure firearms facility for any firearm lawfully possessed by that judge.

Summary: Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2023 This bill allows the General Services Administration, upon request of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, to provide a secure firearms storage facility at the official duty station of each judge or justice for any firearm lawfully possessed by the judge or justice. Agencies that employ an administrative judge must provide a secure firearms facility at the principal duty station of that judge for any firearm lawfully possessed by the judge.
Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act

To direct the President to oppose any waiver of obligations of members of the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights unless a statute is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act TRIPP Act 2. Opposition to waiver of obligations of WTO members under the TRIPS Agreement The President shall oppose any waiver of obligations of members of the World Trade Organization under the TRIPS Agreement unless a statute is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver. 3. TRIPS Agreement defined In this Act, the term TRIPS Agreement 19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)

Summary: Trade Related Intellectual Property Protection Act or the TRIPP Act This bill requires the President to oppose any waiver of obligations under the TRIPS Agreement (i.e., the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) held by members of the World Trade Organization unless there is an express, statutory authorization for such a waiver.