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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 751 
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
to codify the Panel of Health Advisors within the Congressional Budget 
Office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Mr. ESTES) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Con-
trol Act of 1974 to codify the Panel of Health Advisors 
within the Congressional Budget Office, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Healthy Equipping 
And Lending Technical Help Panel Act’’ or the 
‘‘HEALTH Panel Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PANEL OF 
HEALTH ADVISORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 204. PANEL OF HEALTH ADVISORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Panel of Health Advisors 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Panel’) shall be within 
the Congressional Budget Office. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES AND PRIORITY TARGET AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES.—The Panel shall— 
‘‘(A) provide technical and functional ex-
pertise and recommendations to the Congres-
sional Budget Office to improve the office’s 
studies, analysis, and cost estimates related to 
health and health care issues and policies; 
‘‘(B) meet at least once annually; and 
‘‘(C) issue an annual report to the chair 
and ranking minority members of the Com-
mittee on the Budget of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Budget 
of the Senate which— 
‘‘(i) details the work of the Panel and 
includes such recommendations as have 
been approved by a vote of at least 9 mem-
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bers of the Panel and provided to the Con-
gressional Budget Office; and 
‘‘(ii) includes a description prepared 
by the Director of the Congressional Budg-
et Office detailing how the office utilized 
any such recommendations provided under 
clause (i) and the extent to which any such 
recommendations were integrated into the 
office’s studies and cost estimates. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY TARGET AREAS.—For the pur-
poses of this section, the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office, in consultation with the chairs 
and ranking minority members of the Committee on 
the Budget of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on the Budget of the Senate, as well as 
members on the Panel, shall determine priorities to 
address in meetings of the Panel, and the report de-
tailed under paragraph (1)(C). The Panel shall pro-
vide expertise and recommendations under para-
graph (1) with specific respect to the following 
areas: 
‘‘(A) Non-economic and economic studies 
on health and health care issues and policies 
developed by the Congressional Budget Office. 
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‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The membership of the 
Panel shall aim to include, but not be limited to, in-
dividuals with national recognition for their expertise 
in health finance and economics, actuarial science, 
health facility management, life sciences and drug 
development, investment in health care companies, 
health plans and integrated delivery systems, reim-
bursement of health facilities, allopathic and osteo-
pathic physicians, and other providers of health serv-
ices, Medicare, Medicaid, and other related fields. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.— 
Members of the Panel shall serve as special Govern-
ment employees (as defined in section 202(a) of title 
18, United States Code). 
‘‘(d) TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms of the members 
of the Panel shall be for 3 years, except that the Di-
rector of the Congressional Budget Office shall des-
ignate staggered terms of the members first ap-
pointed. 
‘‘(2) VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A vacancy in the 
Panel shall be filled in the manner in which the 
original appointment was made. 
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‘‘(B) TERM
OF
MEMBER
APPOINTED
TO 
FILL VACANCY.—Any member appointed to fill 
a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the 
term for which the member’s predecessor was 
appointed shall be appointed only for the re-
mainder of that term, except that a member 
may serve after the expiration of that member’s 
term until a successor has taken office. 
‘‘(3) CHAIR; VICE CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office shall designate a 
member of the Panel, at the time of appoint-
ment of the member, as chair and a member as 
vice chair for that term of appointment, except 
that in the case of vacancy of the chair or vice 
chair, the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office may designate another member for the 
remainder of that member’s term. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.— The chair and 
vice chair shall be appointed by the Director of 
the Congressional Budget Office— 
‘‘(i) after considering recommenda-
tions received from the chairs of the Com-
mittees on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate; 
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‘‘(ii) without regard to political affili-
ation; and 
‘‘(iii) solely on the basis of their fit-
ness to perform their duties. 
‘‘(4) LIMITS.—Members of the Panel shall be 
limited to two 3-year terms, for a total of not to ex-
ceed 6 years of service on the Panel. For purposes 
of this paragraph, any year of service on the Panel 
by a person appointed to fill a vacancy under para-
graph (2) shall be included in determining the num-
ber of years that such person has served on the 
Panel.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 203 the following: 
‘‘204. Panel of Health Advisors.’’. 
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