1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-net Entities Act or the 340B PAUSE Act . 2. Moratorium on registration of certain new 340 B hospitals and associated sites Section 340B(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256b(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(L), by striking A subsection (d) hospital and inserting Subject to paragraph (11), a subsection (d) hospital ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Moratorium on registration of certain hospitals and associated sites of such hospitals During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and ending on the date that is 2 years after such date of enactment— (A) an entity described in paragraph (4)(L) shall not be considered a covered entity under this section unless such entity had been identified as a covered entity under the system established under subsection (d)(2)(B)(iv) as of the day before the date of the enactment of this paragraph