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1 Services of all recommendations made by the Health Ben-
2 efits Advisory Committee under this section.
3 SEC. 124. PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDA-

4 TIONS; ADOPTION OF BENEFIT STANDARDS.

5 (a) PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDA-

6 TIONS.—

7 (1) REVIEW OF RECOMMENDED STANDARDS.—

8 Not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of

9 benefit standards recommended under section 123
10 (including such standards as modified under para-
11 graph (2)(B)), the Secretary shall review such
12 standards and shall determine whether to propose
13 adoption of such standards as a package.
14 (2) DETERMINATION TO ADOPT STANDARDS.—

15 If the Secretary determines—

16 (A) to propose adoption of benefit stand-
17 ards so recommended as a package, the Sec-
18 retary shall, by regulation under section 553 of
19 title 5, United States Code, propose adoption
20 such standards; or
21 (B) not to propose adoption of such stand-
22 ards as a package, the Secretary shall notify
23 the Health Benefits Advisory Committee in
24 writing of such determination and the reasons
25 for not proposing the adoption of such rec-

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