[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5763 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5763

      To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to the 
 Departmental Appeals Board within the Department of Health and Human 
                               Services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2008

 Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Walz of 
  Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means and Education and Labor, 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 temporarily delay application of proposed changes to the 
 Departmental Appeals Board within the Department of Health and Human 
                               Services.

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

SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO THE 
              DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS BOARD WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall not, prior to the date that is 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, take any action (through 
promulgation of regulation, issuance of regulatory guidance, or other 
administrative action) to finalize or otherwise implement provisions 
contained in the proposed rule published on December 28, 2007, on pages 
73708 through 73720 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to the 
Departmental Appeals Board established in the Department of Health and 
Human Services).
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