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H. Rept. 115-444,Part 1 1 (2017-12-06)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaipv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT - INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS JREPT.115-444 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 FURTHERING ACCESS TO STROKE TELEMEDICINE ACT DECEMBER 6, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WALDEN, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 1148] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1148) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... C om m ittee A ction .................................................................................................... C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... Duplication of Federal Programs ............................................................................ Com m ittee Cost E stim ate ....................................................................................... Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ............................. Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings ..................................................................... Advisory Committee Statement .............................................................................. Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... Exchange of Letters with Additional Committees of Referral ............................. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: Page 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 68 79-006