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Services of all recommendations made by the Health Ben- 1

efits Advisory Committee under this section. 2
SEC. 124. PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDA- 3
TIONS; ADOPTION OF BENEFIT STANDARDS. 4
(a) PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDA- 5
TIONS. 6
(1) REVIEW OF RECOMMENDED STANDARDS. 7
Not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of 8
benefit standards recommended under section 123 9
(including such standards as modified under para- 10
graph (2)(B)), the Secretary shall review such 11
standards and shall determine whether to propose 12
adoption of such standards as a package. 13
(2) DETERMINATION TO ADOPT STANDARDS. 14
If the Secretary determines 15
(A) to propose adoption of benefit stand- 16
ards so recommended as a package, the Sec- 17
retary shall, by regulation under section 553 of 18
title 5, United States Code, propose adoption 19
such standards; or 20
(B) not to propose adoption of such stand- 21
ards as a package, the Secretary shall notify 22
the Health Benefits Advisory Committee in 23
writing of such determination and the reasons 24
for not proposing the adoption of such rec- 25
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