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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Remote Monitoring Access Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR CHRONIC 
              HEALTH CARE CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (Y), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (Z), by inserting ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (Z) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(AA) remote patient management services (as 
                defined in subsection (bbb));''.
    (b) Services Described.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:

                  ``Remote Patient Management Services

    ``(bbb)(1) The term `remote patient management services' means the 
remote monitoring and management of an individual with a covered 
chronic health condition (as defined in paragraph (2)) through the 
utilization of a system of technology that allows a remote interface to 
collect and transmit clinical data between the individual and the 
responsible physician or supplier for the purposes of clinical review 
or response by the physician or supplier.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `covered chronic 
health condition' includes--
            ``(A) heart failure;
            ``(B) diabetes;
            ``(C) cardiac arrhythmia; and
            ``(D) any other chronic condition determined by the 
        Secretary to be appropriate for treatment through remote 
        patient management services.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate physician 
groups, may develop guidelines on the frequency of billing for remote 
patient management services. Such guidelines shall be determined based 
on medical necessity and shall be sufficient to ensure appropriate and 
timely monitoring of individuals being furnished such services.
    ``(B) The Secretary, acting through the Agency for Health Care 
Research and Quality, shall do the following:
            ``(i) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005, develop, in 
        consultation with appropriate physician groups, a standard of 
        care and quality standards for remote patient management 
        services for the covered chronic health conditions specified in 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2).
            ``(ii) If the Secretary makes a determination under 
        paragraph (2)(D) with respect to a chronic condition, develop, 
        in consultation with appropriate physician groups, a standard 
        of care and quality standards for remote patient management 
        services for such condition within 1 year of such 
        determination.
            ``(iii) Periodically review and update such standards of 
        care and quality standards under this subparagraph as 
        necessary.''.
    (c) Payment Under the Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 1848 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (ii)(II), by striking 
                        ``clause (iv)'' and inserting ``clauses (iv) 
                        and (v)''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following new 
                        clause:
                            ``(v) Budgetary treatment of certain 
                        services.--The additional expenditures 
                        attributable to services described in section 
                        1861(s)(2)(AA) shall not be taken into account 
                        in applying clause (ii)(II) for 2006.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(7) Treatment of remote patient management services.--In 
        determining relative value units for remote patient management 
        services (as defined in section 1861(bbb)), the Secretary, in 
        consultation with appropriate physician groups, shall take into 
        consideration--
                    ``(A) costs associated with such services, 
                including physician time involved, installation and 
                information transmittal costs, costs of remote patient 
                management technology (including devices and software), 
                and resource costs necessary for patient monitoring and 
                follow-up (but not including costs of any related item 
                or non-physician service otherwise reimbursed under 
                this title); and
                    ``(B) the level of intensity of services provided, 
                based on--
                            ``(i) the frequency of evaluation necessary 
                        to manage the individual being furnished the 
                        services;
                            ``(ii) the amount of time necessary for, 
                        and the complexity of, the evaluation, 
                        including the information that must be 
                        obtained, reviewed, and analyzed; and
                            ``(iii) the number of possible diagnoses 
                        and the number of management options that must 
                        be considered.''; and
            (2) in subsection (j)(3), by inserting ``(2)(AA),'' after 
        ``(2)(W),''.
    (d) Incentive Payments.--Section 1833 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(v) Incentive for Meeting Certain Standards of Care and Quality 
Standards in the Furnishing of Remote Patient Management Services.--In 
the case of remote patient management services (as defined in section 
1861(bbb)) that are furnished by a physician who the Secretary 
determines meets or exceeds the standards of care and quality standards 
developed by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(B) of such section for 
such services, in addition to the amount of payment that would 
otherwise be made for such services under this part, there shall also 
be paid to the physician (or to an employer or facility in cases 
described in clause (A) of section 1842(b)(6)) (on a monthly or 
quarterly basis) from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
Fund an amount equal to 10 percent of the payment amount for the 
service under this part.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2006.

Answer: Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions.


Question: SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized 
        agency of the United Nations, charged with coordinating health 
        efforts within the United Nations system. The World Health 
        Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the WHO, which 
        convenes annually in May to set the policies and priorities of 
        the organization. Statehood is not a requirement for attendance 
        at the WHA, and numerous observers, including non-members and 
        non-governmental organizations, attended the most recent WHA in 
        May 2017.
            (2) Taiwan began seeking to participate in the WHO as an 
        observer in 1997. In 2009, with strong support from successive 
        United States Administrations, Congress, and like-minded WHO 
        Member States, and during a period of improved Cross-Strait 
        relations, Taiwan received an invitation to attend the WHA as 
        an observer under the name ``Chinese Taipei''. Taiwan received 
        the same invitation each year until 2016, when following the 
        election of President Tsai-Ing Wen of the Democratic 
        Progressive Party, Taiwan's engagement in the international 
        community began facing increased resistance from the People's 
        Republic of China (PRC). Taiwan's invitation to the 2016 WHA 
        was received late and included new language conditioning 
        Taiwan's participation on the PRC's ``one China principle''. In 
        2017, Taiwan did not receive an invitation to the WHA.
            (3) Taiwan remains a model contributor to world health, 
        having provided financial and technical assistance to respond 
        to numerous global health challenges. Taiwan has invested over 
        $6 billion in international medical and humanitarian aid 
        efforts impacting over 80 countries since 1996. In 2014, Taiwan 
        responded to the Ebola crisis by donating $1 million and 
        providing 100,000 sets of personal protective equipment. 
        Through the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, the 
        United States and Taiwan have jointly conducted training 
        programs for experts to combat MERS, Dengue Fever, and Zika. 
        These diseases know no borders, and Taiwan's needless exclusion 
        from global health cooperation increases the dangers presented 
        by global pandemics.
            (4) Taiwan's international engagement has faced increased 
        resistance from the PRC. Taiwan was not invited to the 2016 
        Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization 
        (ICAO), despite participating as a guest at the organization's 
        prior summit in 2013. Taiwan's request to participate in the 
        2016 General Assembly of the International Criminal Police 
        Organization (INTERPOL) was also rejected. In May 2017, PRC 
        delegates disrupted a meeting of the Kimberley Process on 
        conflict diamonds held in Perth, Australia, until delegates 
        from Taiwan were asked to leave. In June 2017, the Republic of 
        Panama granted diplomatic recognition to the PRC, terminating a 
        longstanding diplomatic relationship with Taiwan.
            (5) Congress has established a policy of support for 
        Taiwan's participation in international bodies that address 
        shared transnational challenges, particularly in the WHO. 
        Congress passed H.R. 1794 in the 106th Congress, H.R. 428 in 
        the 107th Congress, and S. 2092 in the 108th Congress to direct 
        the Secretary of State to establish a strategy for, and to 
        report annually to Congress on, efforts to obtain observer 
        status for Taiwan at the WHA. Congress also passed H.R. 1151 in 
        the 113th Congress, directing the Secretary to report on a 
        strategy to gain observer status for Taiwan at the ICAO 
        Assembly, and H.R. 1853 in the 114th Congress, directing the 
        Secretary to report on a strategy to gain observer status for 
        Taiwan at the INTERPOL Assembly. However, in 2016 Taiwan did 
        not receive invitations to attend any of these events as an 
        observer.
    (b) Augmentation of Report Concerning the Participation of Taiwan 
in the World Health Organization.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 1 of Public Law 
        108-235 (118 Stat. 656) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) An account of the changes and improvements the 
        Secretary of State has made to the United States plan to 
        endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the World 
        Health Assembly, following any annual meetings of the World 
        Health Assembly at which Taiwan did not obtain observer 
        status.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect and apply beginning with the first report 
        required under subsection


              

         (c) of section 1 of Public Law 108-235 that is submitted after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Answer:  (Sec. 1) This bill requires the annual reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress concerning the U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to include an account of the changes and improvements that the State Department has made to such plan following any annual meetings of the WHA at which Taiwan did not obtain such status. 


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to authorize a study of the study area to evaluate 
        public uses and public values; and
            (2) to obtain recommendations for options for the 
        management of the public uses and protection of resources of 
        the study area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Walnut 
        Canyon Proposed Study Area'' and dated July 17, 2003.
            (2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Walnut 
        Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona.
            (3) Public use.--The term ``public use'', with respect to 
        the study area, includes--
                    (A) livestock grazing;
                    (B) hunting;
                    (C) access to forested areas;
                    (D) bird watching;
                    (E) camping;
                    (F) driving for pleasure on roads and trails;
                    (G) firewood gathering;
                    (H) general exercise;
                    (I) group uses;
                    (J) hiking;
                    (K) horseback riding;
                    (L) hunting;
                    (M) mountain biking;
                    (N) painting;
                    (O) rock climbing;
                    (P) sightseeing;
                    (Q) skiing;
                    (R) snowmobiling;
                    (S) target practice, as permitted;
                    (T) walking with pets; and
                    (U) wildlife viewing.
            (4) Public value.--The term ``public value'', with respect 
        to the study area, includes--
                    (A) geologic features;
                    (B) historic sites;
                    (C) potential urban development;
                    (D) prehistoric sites;
                    (E) riparian communities;
                    (F) scenery;
                    (G) scientific education;
                    (H) solitude and serenity;
                    (I) vegetation diversity;
                    (J) watershed health;
                    (K) wildfire hazard reduction for healthy forests;
                    (L) wildlife and wildlife habitat;
                    (M) fee-free access; and
                    (N) recreational uses.
            (5) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        acting jointly.
            (6) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the area 
        identified on the map as ``Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area'', 
        consisting of 30,818 acres, of which--
                    (A) 24,987 acres is Federal land in Coconino 
                National Forest;
                    (B) 2,037 acres is State land;
                    (C) 214 acres is private land; and
                    (D) 3,580 acres is the Monument.

SEC. 4. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries shall conduct a study of the study 
area.
    (b) Requirements.--The study shall evaluate--
            (1) the significance of the resources and public values of 
        the study area as the resources and public values pertain to--
                    (A) the management objectives of the Forest 
                Service; and
                    (B) the management objectives of the National Park 
                Service;
            (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing public uses; 
        and
            (3) a range of options for managing and conserving 
        resources by the National Park Service or the Forest Service, 
        or by both agencies acting jointly, including the suitability 
        and feasibility of--
                    (A) a boundary adjustment to the Monument;
                    (B) designation of the study area as a National 
                Recreation Area;
                    (C) maintaining the study area as managed by the 
                Forest Service; and
                    (D) any other designation or management option that 
                will accomplish both the protection of resources and 
                the maintenance of public use and access for the study 
                area.
    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretaries shall--
            (1) designate the Forest Service as the lead agency;
            (2) consult with appropriate Federal, State, county, and 
        local government entities;
            (3) contract with a third-party consultant with experience 
        in park and land use planning to prepare a draft study; and
            (4) collaborate with the persons identified in subsection 
        (d) in developing a scope of work for the draft study under the 
        guidance of the third-party consultant.
    (d) Review.--The Secretaries, the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino 
National Forest, the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National 
Monuments, the Flagstaff City Council, and the Coconino County Board of 
Supervisors shall--
            (1) review the draft study prepared by the third-party 
        consultant; and
            (2) provide to the third-party consultant comments on the 
        draft study.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date on which funds 
are first made available to carry out this Act, the Secretaries shall 
submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the findings and conclusions of the study 
        conducted under this section; and
            (2) makes a recommendation for the future management of the 
        study area.
    (f) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affects the management of the land 
depicted on the map.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $350,000.

Answer:
Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of specified federal land in Coconino National Forest, state and private lands, and Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona (the study area) to evaluate: (1) the significance of the resources and public values of the study area as the resources and public values pertain to the management objectives of the Forest Service and the National Park Service (NPS); (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing public uses; and (3) a range of options for managing and conserving resources by the NPS or the Forest Service, or by both agencies, including the feasibility of a boundary adjustment to the Monument, designation of the study area as a National Recreation Area, maintaining the study area as managed by the Forest Service, and any other designation or management option that will accomplish the protection of resources and the maintenance of public use and access for such area.

Requires the Secretaries to: (1) designate the Forest Service as the lead agency; (2) consult with appropriate federal, state, county, and local government entities; (3) contract with a third-party consultant with experience in park and land use planning to prepare a draft study; and (4) collaborate with the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National Monuments, the Flagstaff City Council, and Coconino County Board of Supervisors in developing a scope of work for the draft study under the guidance of the third-party consultant.