amount of vouchers received during the taxable year pur-
suant to section 7(a) of the Health Care Accessibility Ex-
pansion Act of 1993 as payment for providing services for
which individuals incur qualified medical expenses (as
such terms are defined under such section).’’.
SEC. 8. JOINT USE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND
SERVICES BY HOSPITALS.
(a) WAIVER OF ANTITRUST LAWS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of the antitrust laws, it shall not be considered
a violation of the antitrust laws for hospitals to
jointly undertake, in the provision of care, the pur-
chasing, contracting for, or sharing of high tech-
nology equipment and services.
(2) ANTITRUST LAWS DEFINED.—For purposes
of this subsection, the term ‘‘antitrust laws’’
means—
(A) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to protect
trade and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies’’, approved July 2, 1890, com-
monly known as the ‘‘Sherman Act’’ (26 Stat.
209; chapter 647; 15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.);
(B) the Federal Trade Commission Act,
approved September 26, 1914 (38 Stat. 717;
chapter 311; 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.);
(C) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to supple-
ment existing laws against unlawful restraints
and monopolies, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved October 15, 1914, commonly known as
the ‘‘Clayton Act’’ (38 Stat. 730; chapter 323;
15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 402, 660,
3285, 3691; 29 U.S.C. 52, 53); and
(D) any State antitrust laws that would
prohibit the activities described in subsection
(a).
(b) GRANTS.—Title VI of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating part D as part E; and
(2) by inserting after section 633 the following
new part:
‘‘PART D—EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
‘‘SEC. 637. HIGH TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out demonstration projects to assist hos-
pitals in acquiring and sharing high technology equipment
and services. In carrying out the demonstration projects,
the Secretary shall make grants to States for the purpose
of paying the Federal share of the costs of assisting hos-
pitals to jointly purchase, contract for, or share high tech-
nology equipment and services in order to eliminate unnec-
essary duplication of the equipment and services.
‘‘(b) AWARD OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate grants under this section in accordance with criteria
prescribed by the Secretary.
‘‘(c) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Grants made under
this section may be made for periods not to exceed 3 years.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a State, acting through the appropriate
State health authority, shall submit an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such agreements,
assurances, and information as the Secretary determines
necessary to carry out this section. At a minimum, the
application shall include—
‘‘(1) a State plan that describes the manner in
which the State health authority will assist hospitals
in undertaking the joint activities described in sub-
section (a);
‘‘(2) a description of the criteria and procedures
the State health authority will use to select hospitals
to be assisted under this section; and
‘‘(3) an assurance that the State will provide 50
percent of the cost of the demonstration project
from non-Federal funds.
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the
cost of carrying out any State plan under this section shall
be 50 percent.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 1993
through 1996 fiscal years.’’.
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