reports to Congress Not later than June 1, 2018, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on negotiations conducted by the Secretary to achieve lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and the prices and price discounts achieved by the Secretary as a result of such negotiations. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall first apply to negotiations and prices for plan years beginning on January 1, 2018. 4. Individual Market Reinsurance Fund (a) Establishment of Fund (1) In general There is established the Individual Market Reinsurance Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund ) to be administered by the Secretary to provide funding for an individual market stabilization reinsurance program in each State that complies with the requirements of this section. (2) Funding Amounts made available to the Fund shall consist of the funds deposited into the Fund under paragraph (3) and shall be used to carry out this section (other than subsection (c)) for each calendar year beginning with 2018. Amounts made available to the Fund shall remain available without fiscal or calendar year limitation to carry out this section. (3) Cost-sharing in costs of Program (A) In general A qualified health plan that participates in the reinsurance program established under subsection (b) shall pay the fee established under subparagraph (B). (B) Authorization The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee to each qualified health plan that participates in the reinsurance program established under subsection (b). Any amounts collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Fund for purposes of payments under subsection (b). (C) Requirements In establishing the fee under subparagraph (B)— (i) the Secretary shall consult with interested parties