1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017 . 2. Ground ambulance services cost reporting requirement (a) In general Section 1121 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking For the purposes of and inserting Subject to subsection (d), for the purposes of ; and (B) by inserting providers and suppliers of ground ambulance services, after health maintenance organizations, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) In the case of a provider or supplier of ground ambulance services that furnishes such services for fewer than 20 individuals entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B in a reporting period (as defined by the Secretary), the Secretary may modify the requirements for inclusion of any information specified in subsection (a) in reports made in accordance with the uniform reporting system established under this section with respect to such services. . (b) Hospital provider agreements Section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (X), by striking Secretary, and and inserting Secretary, ; (2) in subparagraph (Y)(ii)(V), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and