REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

SEC. 52001. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD. (a) Repeal Section 1899A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kkk) is repealed. (b) Conforming Amendments (1) Lobbying cooling-off period Paragraph (3) of section 207(c) of title 18, United States Code, is repealed. (2) GAO study and report Section 3403(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kkk–1) is repealed. (3) MedPAC review and comment Section 1805(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–6(b)) is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (4); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and (C) by redesignating the paragraph (9) that was redesignated by section 3403(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) as paragraph (8). (4) [42 U.S.C. 1395kkk note] Name change Section 10320(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is repealed. (5) Rule of construction Section 10320(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is repealed.