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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation
Centers Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the United States, there are an estimated 1,181
inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Among these facilities is
a small group of inpatient rehabilitation institutions that are
contributing to the future of rehabilitation care medicine, as
well as to patient recovery, scientific innovation, and quality
of life.
(2) This unique category of inpatient rehabilitation
institutions treats the most complex patient conditions, such
as traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury,
childhood disease, burns, and wartime injuries.
(3) These leading inpatient rehabilitation institutions are
all not-for-profit or Government-owned institutions and serve a
high volume of Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries.
(4) These leading inpatient rehabilitation institutions
have been recognized by the Federal Government for their
contributions to cutting-edge research to develop solutions
that enhance quality of care, improve patient outcomes, and
reduce health care costs.
(5) These leading inpatient rehabilitation institutions
help to improve the practice and standard of rehabilitation
medicine across the Nation in urban, suburban, and rural
communities by training physicians, medical students, and other
clinicians, and providing care to patients from all 50 States.
(6) It is vital that these leading inpatient rehabilitation
institutions are supported so they can continue to lead the
Nation's efforts to--
(A) advance integrated, multidisciplinary
rehabilitation research;
(B) provide cutting-edge medical care to the most
complex rehabilitation patients;
(C) serve as education and training facilities for
the physicians, nurses, and other health professionals
who serve rehabilitation patients;
(D) ensure Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
receive state-of-the-art, high-quality rehabilitation
care by developing and disseminating best practices and
advancing the quality of care utilized by post-acute
providers in all 50 States; and
(E) support other inpatient rehabilitation
institutions in rural areas to help ensure access to
quality post-acute care for patients living in these
communities.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO THE COSTS INCURRED BY, AND THE
MEDICARE PAYMENTS MADE TO, REHABILITATION INNOVATION
CENTERS.

(a) In General.--Section 1886(j) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(j)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new
paragraph:
''(8) Study and report relating to the costs incurred by,
and the medicare payments made to, rehabilitation innovation
centers.--
''(A) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study
to assess the costs incurred by rehabilitation
innovation centers (as defined in subparagraph (C))
that are beyond the prospective rate for each of the
following activities:
''(i) Furnishing items and services to
individuals under this title.
''(ii) Conducting research.
''(iii) Providing medical training.
''(B) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2019, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing
the results of the study under subparagraph (A),
together with recommendations for such legislation and
administrative action as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
''(C) Rehabilitation innovation center defined.--
''(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the
term 'rehabilitation innovation center' means a
rehabilitation facility that, determined as of
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, is
described in clause (ii) or clause (iii).
''(ii) Not-for-profit.--A rehabilitation
facility described in this clause is a facility
that--
''(I) is classified as a not-for-
profit entity under the IRF Rate
Setting File for the Correction Notice
for the Inpatient Rehabilitation
Facility Prospective Payment System for
Federal Fiscal Year 2012 (78 Fed. Reg.
59256);
''(II) holds at least one Federal
rehabilitation research and training
designation for research projects on
traumatic brain injury, spinal cord
injury, or stroke rehabilitation
research from the Rehabilitation
Research and Training Centers or the
Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Center at the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
at the Department of Education, based
on such data submitted to the Secretary
by a facility, in a form, manner, and
time frame specified by the Secretary;
''(III) has a minimum Medicare case
mix index of 1.1144 for fiscal year
2012 according to the IRF Rate Setting
File described in subclause (I); and
''(IV) had at least 300 Medicare
discharges or at least 200 Medicaid
discharges in a prior year as
determined by the Secretary.
''(iii) Government-owned.--A rehabilitation
facility described in this clause is a facility
that--
''(I) is classified as a
Government-owned institution under the
IRF Rate Setting File described in
clause (ii)(I);
''(II) holds at least one Federal
rehabilitation research and training
designation for research projects on
traumatic brain injury, spinal cord
injury, or stroke rehabilitation
research from the Rehabilitation
Research and Training Centers, the
Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Center, or the Model Spinal Cord Injury
Systems at the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
at the Department of Education, based
on such data submitted to the Secretary
by a facility, in a form, manner, and
time frame specified by the Secretary;
''(III) has a minimum Medicare case
mix index of 1.1144 for 2012 according
to the IRF Rate Setting File described
in clause (ii)(I); and
''(IV) has a Medicare
disproportionate share hospital (DSH)
percentage of at least 0.6300 according
to the IRF Rate Setting File described
in clause (ii)(I)).''.

Passed the Senate December 10 (legislative day, December
9), 2016.

Attest:

Secretary.
114th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 1168

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to
rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program.
Example Output: Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the costs incurred by rehabilitation innovation centers that are beyond the prospective rates for each of the following activities: (1) furnishing items and services to individuals under Medicare; (2) conducting research; and (3) providing medical training.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Affordable Prescription Drugs Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPULSORY LICENSING OF CERTAIN PATENTED MEDICAL INVENTIONS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 14 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 158. Compulsory licensing
''(a) Compulsory Licensing of Certain Patented Medical
Inventions.--In the case of any subject invention relating to health in
which a patent holder, contractor, exclusive licensee, or assignee has
acquired title under this title, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall have the right to establish other use of the subject
matter of the patent without authorization of the right holder if the
Secretary makes the determination described in subsection (b).
''(b) Determination.--The determination of the Secretary of Health
and Human Services referred to in subsection (a) is a determination
that--
''(1) the patent holder, contractor, licensee, or assignee
referred to in subsection (a) has not taken, or is not expected
to take within a reasonable time, effective steps to achieve
practical application of the subject invention in a field of
use;
''(2) such compulsory license is necessary to alleviate
health or safety needs which are not adequately satisfied by
the patent holder, contractor, licensee, or assignee; or
''(3) the patented material is priced higher than may be
reasonably expected based on criteria developed by the
Secretary of Commerce.
''(c) Factors in Authorizing Other Use.--In exercising the right
under subsection (a) to authorize other use of the subject matter of a
patent, the following shall apply:
''(1) Authorization of such use shall be considered on its
individual merits.
''(2) Such use may only be permitted if, prior to such use,
the proposed user has made efforts to obtain authorization from
the right holder on reasonable commercial terms and conditions
and that such efforts have not been successful within a
reasonable period of time. This requirement may be waived in
the case of a national emergency or other circumstances of
extreme urgency or in cases of public noncommercial use. In
situations of national emergency or other circumstances of
extreme urgency, the right holder shall, nevertheless, be
notified as soon as reasonably practicable. In the case of
public noncommercial use, where the Government or (if
applicable) a contractor of the Government, without making a
patent search, knows or has demonstrable grounds to know that a
valid patent is or will be used by or for the Government, the
right holder shall be informed promptly.
''(3) Such use shall be nonexclusive.
''(4) Such use shall be nonassignable, except with that
part of the enterprise or goodwill which enjoys such use.
''(5) Authorization for such use shall be liable, subject
to adequate protection of the legitimate interests of the
persons so authorized, to be terminated if and when the
circumstances which led to it cease to exist and are unlikely
to recur. The competent authority shall have the authority to
review, upon appropriate request, the continued existence of
such circumstances.
''(6) The right holder shall be paid adequate remuneration
in the circumstances of each case, taking into account the
economic value of the authorization.
''(7) The legal validity of any decision relating to the
authorization of such use shall be subject to judicial review
or other independent review by a distinct Federal authority.
''(8) Any decision relating to the remuneration provided in
respect of such use shall be subject to judicial review or
other independent review by a distinct Federal authority.
''(9) The condition set forth in paragraph (2) is not
applicable where such use is permitted to remedy a practice
determined after judicial or administrative process to be
anticompetitive. The need to correct anticompetitive practices
may be taken into account in determining the amount of
remuneration in such cases. The competent authorities shall
have the authority to refuse termination of authorization if
and when the conditions which led to such authorization are
likely to recur.
''(10) Where such use is authorized to permit the
exploitation of a patent ('the 2nd patent') which cannot be
exploited without infringing another patent ('the 1st patent'),
the following additional conditions shall apply:
''(A) The invention claimed in the 2nd patent shall
involve an important technical advance of considerable
economic significance in relation to the invention
claimed in the 1st patent.
''(B) The owner of the 1st patent shall be entitled
to a cross-license on reasonable terms to use the
invention claimed in the 2nd patent.
''(C) The use authorized in respect of the 1st
patent shall be nonassignable except with the
assignment of the 2nd patent.
''(d) Consistency With TRIPS.--Regulations adopted under subsection
(a) shall be consistent with provisions of the Agreement on Trade-
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section
101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--the table of contents for chapter 14 of
title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

''158. Compulsory licensing.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS AND SALES.

(a) Report Requirement.--Any person engaged in the manufacture and
sale of any drug approved under section 505 or 512 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360b) for which a patent is
still in effect shall report to the Congress annually an audit of all
financial information relevant to the pricing of that drug nationally
and internationally, including the costs of research and development,
sufficient to assess the reasonableness of that pricing, in accordance
with specifications developed by the Secretary of Commerce in
consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
(b) Disqualification From Participation in Federal Programs as
Penalty for Noncompliance.--In the case of a person who the Secretary
of Commerce determines has failed to submit a report required under
subsection (a) on a timely basis, the person shall be ineligible to
receive payment from the Federal Government or under any Federal
program (including under the medicare and medicaid programs) for any
prescription drug or biologic it manufactures or sells until the date
the Secretary determines that such failure has ceased.
Example Output: Requires any person engaged in the manufacture and sale of any new drug or new animal drug approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, for which a patent is still in effect, to report annually to Congress an audit of all financial information relevant to that drug's pricing nationally and internationally, including research and development costs, sufficient to assess the reasonableness of that pricing. Requires disqualification from participation in Federal programs as a penalty for noncompliance with this reporting requirement.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Corporation.--The term ''Corporation'' means the Columbia
Gas Transmission Corporation.
(2) Pipeline.--The term ''pipeline'' means that portion of the
pipeline of the Corporation numbered 1278 that is--
(A) located in the Recreation Area; and
(B) situated on 2 tracts designated by the Corporation as
ROW No. 16405 and No. 16413.
(3) Recreation area.--The term ''Recreation Area'' means the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(5) Superintendent.--The term ''Superintendent'' means the
Superintendent of the Recreation Area.

SEC. 3. EASEMENT FOR EXPANDED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the
Corporation to grant to the Corporation an easement to enlarge the
diameter of the pipeline from 14 inches to not more than 20 inches.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--The easement authorized under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) be consistent with--
(A) the recreational values of the Recreation Area; and
(B) protection of the resources of the Recreation Area;
(2) include provisions for the protection of resources in the
Recreation Area that ensure that only the minimum and necessary
amount of disturbance, as determined by the Secretary, shall occur
during the construction or maintenance of the enlarged pipeline;
(3) be consistent with the laws (including regulations) and
policies applicable to units of the National Park System; and
(4) be subject to any other terms and conditions that the
Secretary determines to be necessary;
(c) Permits.--
(1) In general.--The Superintendent may issue a permit to the
Corporation for the use of the Recreation Area in accordance with
subsection (b) for the temporary construction and staging areas
required for the construction of the enlarged pipeline.
(2) Prior to issuance.--The easement authorized under
subsection (a) and the permit authorized under paragraph (1) shall
require that before the Superintendent issues a permit for any
clearing or construction, the Corporation shall--
(A) consult with the Superintendent;
(B) identify natural and cultural resources of the
Recreation Area that may be damaged or lost because of the
clearing or construction; and
(C) submit to the Superintendent for approval a restoration
and mitigation plan that--
(i) describes how the land subject to the easement will
be maintained; and
(ii) includes a schedule for, and description of, the
specific activities to be carried out by the Corporation to
mitigate the damages or losses to, or restore, the natural
and cultural resources of the Recreation Area identified
under subparagraph (B).
(d) Pipeline Replacement Requirements.--The enlargement of the
pipeline authorized under subsection (a) shall be considered to meet
the pipeline replacement requirements required by the Research and
Special Programs Administration of the Department of Transportation
(CPF No. 1-2002-1004-H).
(e) FERC Consultation.--The Corporation shall comply with all other
requirements for certification by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission that are necessary to permit the increase in pipeline size.
(f) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not grant any additional
increases in the diameter of, or easements for, the pipeline within the
boundary of the Recreation Area after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(g) Effect on Right-of-Way Easement.--Nothing in this Act increases
the 50-foot right-of-way easement for the pipeline.
(h) Penalties.--On request of the Secretary, the Attorney General
may bring a civil action against the Corporation in United States
district court to recover damages and response costs under Public Law
101-337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.) or any other applicable law if--
(1) the Corporation--
(A) violates a provision of--
(i) an easement authorized under subsection (a); or
(ii) a permit issued under subsection (c); or
(B) fails to submit or timely implement a restoration and
mitigation plan approved under subsection (c)(2)(C); and
(2) the violation or failure destroys, results in the loss of,
or injures any park system resource (as defined in section 1 of
Public Law 101-337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj)).

SEC. 4. USE OF CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN DELAWARE WATER GAP.

Section 702 of Division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4185) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ''at noon on September 30,
2005'' and inserting ''on the earlier of the date on which a
feasible alternative is available or noon of September 30, 2015'';
and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ''September 30, 2005''
and inserting ''on the earlier of the date on which a feasible
alternative is available or September 30, 2015''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ''noon on September 30, 2005'' and
inserting ''the earlier of the date on which a feasible
alternative is available or noon of September 30, 2015'';
and
(ii) by striking ''not exceed $25 per trip'' and
inserting the following: ''be established at a rate that
would cover the cost of collection of the commercial use
fee, but not to exceed $40 per trip''.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD.

Effective on January 1, 2006, section 3(f) of the Act of August 21,
1935 (16 U.S.C. 463(f)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
''2006'' and inserting ''2007''.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Example Output:
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to enlarge the diameter of a specified natural gas pipeline from 14 inches to not more than 20 inches, consistent with the recreational values and protection of the resources of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania.

Authorizes the Superintendent of the Recreation Area to issue a permit to the Corporation for the use of the Recreation Area in accordance with specified procedural requirements for the temporary areas required for the construction of the enlarged pipeline.

Requires the Corporation to comply with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) certification requirements for the increase in pipeline size.

Prohibits the Secretary from granting additional increases in the diameter of, or easements for, the pipeline within the boundary of the Recreation Area after the date of enactment of this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General, at the Secretary's request, to bring against the Corporation a civil action for damages and response costs if the Corporation violates easement or permit provisions, fails to submit or timely implement an approved restoration and mitigation plan, or the violation or failure destroys, results in the loss of, or injures park system resources.

Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to modify the effective date of the prohibition against the use of Highway 209 within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by certain commercial vehicles. Changes such date from noon on September 30, 2005, to the earlier of the date on which a feasible alternative is available, or noon of September 30, 2015.

Increases from $25 to $40 the maximum commercial use fee which the Secretary is required to collect from commercial vehicles until the effective date of the prohibition.

Extends the National Park System Advisory Board until January 1, 2007.