Multiyear contracting authority for MedPAC and MACPAC

Section 3904 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (i) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and may enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of sections 3902 and 3903 of this title. (j) The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission may use available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and may enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent as executive agencies under the authority of sections 3902 and 3903 of this title..