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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 Patient- 
Centered 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 juris-
diction 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 Re-
search Trust Fund and to extend certain health insur-
ance fees for such transfers, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Access To 
Information for Effective & Necessary Treatment and Serv-
ices Act’’ or the ‘‘PATIENTS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENDING APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS TO 
THE 
PATIENT-CENTERED 
OUTCOMES 
RE-
SEARCH TRUST FUND; EXTENSION OF CER-
TAIN HEALTH INSURANCE FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Section 9511 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘2014’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2014 through 2026’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(2) TITLE XI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.— 
Section 1183(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320e–2(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014 through 2026’’. 
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(b) EXTENSION
OF CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE 
FEES.— 
(1) HEALTH
INSURANCE
POLICIES.—Section 
4375(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(2) SELF-INSURED
HEALTH
PLANS.—Section 
4376(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(c) 
PCORI 
RESEARCH
PRIORITIES.—Section 
1181(d)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320e(d)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Such national priorities shall in-
clude research with respect to substance use (including 
opioid use disorders), mental health, and maternal mor-
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 
title XI of the Social Security Act to extend ap-
propriations and transfers to the Patient-Cen-
tered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and to ex-
tend certain health insurance fees for such trans-
fers, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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