Title: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019  This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other health practices.
Additionally, the bill extends specified fees on private health insurance plans, including self-insured plans, which support the trust.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3030 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3030

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 28, 2019

Ms. DeGette (for herself and 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

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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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 
Extension Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS TO THE PATIENT-CENTERED 
              OUTCOMES RESEARCH TRUST FUND; EXTENSION OF CERTAIN 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 2029'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``2019'' 
                and inserting ``2029''; and
                    (C) in subsection (f), by striking ``2019'' and 
                inserting ``2029''.
            (2) Title xi.--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 2029''.
    (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 ``2029''.
            (2) Self-insured health plans.--Section 4376(e) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``2019'' 
        and inserting ``2029''.
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