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To repeal certain provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act related to patient centered outcomes research and rescind unobligated appropriations related to such provisions and to repeal certain health care-related provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and rescind unobligated appropriations related to such provisions for purposes of reducing the national debt.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. MCCOTTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, and the Budget, 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
A BILL
To repeal certain provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act related to patient centered outcomes research and rescind unobligated appropriations related to such provisions and to repeal certain health care-related provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and rescind unobligated appropriations related to such provisions for purposes of reducing the national debt.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH AND RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS RELATED TO SUCH RESEARCH.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ARRA PROVISIONS AND RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS RELATED TO SUCH PROVISIONS.