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US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-514
DR. LORNA BREEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
MAY 21, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, from the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 7153]
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 7153) to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health
Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes, having con-
sidered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment
and recommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 1
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
C om m ittee A ction .................................................................................................... 2
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 3
Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 5
New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 5
Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 5
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 5
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................................... 5
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 5
Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................ 5
Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 6
Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ............................ 6
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 6
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 6
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 6
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
H.R. 7153 reauthorizes the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Pro-
vider Protection Act, which directs the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to allocate resources to health care entities
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