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H. Rept. 115-764,Part 1 1 (2018-06-19)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaisi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPT.115-764 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 MEDICARE AND OPIOID SAFE TREATMENT ACT OF 2018 JUNE 19, 2018.-Ordered to be printed Mr. BRADY of Texas, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 5776] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5776) to amend title XVIII to provide for Medicare cov- erage of certain services furnished by opioid treatment programs, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favor- ably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ................................................................. 7 A. Purpose and Sum m ary ......................................................................... 7 B. Background and Need for Legislation ................................................ 8 C . Legislative H istory ............................................................................... 8 II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL ..................................................................... 9 A. Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act ................... 9 III. VOTES OF THE COM M ITTEE ...................................................................... 11 IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL .............................................................. 12 A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects ......................................... 12 B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi- tures Budget Authority ...................................................................... 12 C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office ........... 12 V. OTHER MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER THE RULES OF THE H O U SE .......................................................................................................... 20 A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations .................... 20 B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ............... 20 C. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ................. 20 D. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff B en efits ............................................................................................... 20 E. Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................... 20 F. Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings ................................................. 20 VI. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED 21 A. Text of Existing Law Amended or Repealed by the Bill, as Re- ported ................................................................................................. 2 1 79-006