; and (ii) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (b) Eligible entities and providers For purposes of this section, an eligible entity or provider is— (1) any provider of services that has enrolled and entered into a provider agreement under section 1866(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a) ) and any physician or other supplier who has enrolled and entered into a participation agreement under section 1842(h) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u(h) ); (2) any provider participating under a State plan under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); or (3) any entity or provider not described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection that the Secretary determines to be eligible pursuant to the certification process described in subsection (c). (c) Eligible entity or provider certification process The Secretary shall establish by regulation a process for the certification of eligible entities or providers or recertification of eligible entities or providers under this section. Such a process shall, at a minimum— (1) establish deadlines for actions on applications for certification; (2) set forth standards for an approval or denial of certification, duration of certification, revocation of an eligible entity or provider’s certification, and recertification of eligible entities or providers; (3) require the denial of certification if the Secretary determines the eligible entity or provider is excluded from participation in a Federal health care program under section 1128 or section 1128A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7 or 1320a–7a) or is currently identified as an excluded source on the System for Award Management Exclusions list described in part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 180 of title 2 of such Code, or successor regulations