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handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxagrk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO 118TH CONGRESS REPT. 118-762 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 COVERAGE DETERMINATION CLARITY ACT OF 2023 NOVEMBER 22, 2024.-Ordered to be printed Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 5396] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5396) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare local coverage determinations from restricting access to care, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 2 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 Com m ittee A ction ................................................................................................... . 2 C om m ittee V otes ..................................................................................................... 2 Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 4 New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 4 Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 4 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 13 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 13 Duplication of Federal Program s ........................................................................... 13 Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................. 14 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 14 Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ............... 14 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 14 Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 14 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 14 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 15 The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Coverage Determination Clarity Act of 2023. 59-006