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<dc:title>117 HR 1825 IH: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equality Act of 2021</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2021-03-11</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 1825</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20210311">March 11, 2021</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="G000582">Miss González-Colón</sponsor> (for herself and <cosponsor name-id="S001200">Mr. Soto</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name>, and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HWM00">Ways and Means</committee-name>, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned</action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income Medicare part D beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another territory of the United States.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H946D06114C4B43039C2B97B8CB3D29EB" style="OLC"><section id="H18E2D31FD34E4B0BAF57CA75ABFE0F77" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equality Act of 2021</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H939EE082743C45159D4552C7BA91653B"><enum>2.</enum><header>Equal treatment of residents of territories in premium and cost-sharing subsidies under Medicare prescription drug program</header><subsection id="H4766252FA965439584FCEE8475AC585B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Medicare assistance</header><text>Section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395w-114">42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB9229D43288C4376BF543B124D85288A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>subject to subparagraph (F),</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H368267A0426147B298DAE851EB490372"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(v), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>Subject to subparagraph (F), the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCFD908A443741579852B77EE7D07997"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>In the case of an individual who is not a resident of the 50 States or the District of Columbia, the poverty line (as such term is defined in clause (ii)) that shall apply to such individual shall be the poverty line for the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3BCC39C3A384420A960FBDA72240F5A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (F).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F5D769FD16A4AD389AE3EBEB75DE3E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Medicaid assistance</header><text>Section 1935 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396u-5">42 U.S.C. 1396u–5</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H22FEB349C6094FFCBABCFE449F9AE14F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="HD791002610D949DC9D8D6D6B3A67CC2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(and each other State for each month beginning with January 2020)</quote> after <quote>January 2006</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7399989E2A2E461A94EF5629370B3E8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>or (2)(B) (as the case may be)</quote> after <quote>paragraph (2)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32F1861176AB4D37BF8C03D6AEEAA14E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="HF6A78F557E9C444CAA8C789B19A8586E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="HCEFAA77516374E4AA1F52C4526FDA785"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by amending the heading to read as follows: <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Computation for 50 States and the District of Columbia</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H72C04C027B4140B1B267C2818DD547F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a State described in paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB850FF037EA14E0BA2F24A5BD65E9365"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="H61E8EFD360CD490ABAEE9F4D44EFAAA0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A) or (B) (as the case may be)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H8C53ECBB093E48AEA25DE8EC07E698D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (C); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47F1244C41F34A4BAAAA5EEB9466F359"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8DE27A6FAE94B94A41E58F35764510D" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HEAA0AD6D76EB44E790A0FA9ACCC326A5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Computation for territories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount computed under this paragraph for a State not described in subparagraph (A) and for a month in a year (beginning with 2022) is equal to—</text><clause id="H787B2F8F4484434AB07282FC8187B3DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text><fraction>1/12</fraction> of the product of—</text><subclause id="H348FD6347C2A4ABFB995A4F18EE46970"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount determined under subsection (e) for the State for 2021; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H3EBBB99C23BF4C0BA0C6E31F430F62AC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>100 percent minus the highest possible Federal medical assistance percentage that may be applied to any of the 50 States for fiscal year 2020 under section 1905(b)(1); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7EA8E34033774BEA9BBCFC218C453102"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increased for each year (beginning with 2021 up to and including the year involved) by the applicable growth factor specified in paragraph (4) for that year.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H28940B1BE257470C9E3AFB2B5360E224"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="HEC7BC620FE76441BA07A0F5F52FEE1CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H6F73C81DFB864091B6900EF39163AECC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>of such State; and</quote> and inserting <quote>of such State for years before 2020;</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="HC4DD3447174E45AC9299D8BD7AB899AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="H241320BC01D648078376A7052664E07D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>for periods before January 1, 2022</quote> after <quote>(B)</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H5CA2C45DEDA0407C95B2D03B5A51764E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H0297597418AD41168D7085A810AEF193"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3162CB07086747828E493837954D115A" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HE11A8DE146E044EBA25FF7BCCFB123C9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the first 3 quarters of fiscal year 2022 and for each subsequent fiscal year, the amount otherwise applied under section 1108(f) for the State shall be increased by the amount specified in paragraph (4)(A) for such period or fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01FF738FD59A4094A243B9C5C22D2106"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>For periods before January 2022, the Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94815D6DDE6A42B19E13AA1946E8315A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="H8351F8C01F2743F3BB6677FBB74D13E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">before second quarter of fiscal year 2022</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Increased amount</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H16B3480FABEB4A689E3B98E20A6BB9AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="HB64AE7CBEDD1412B821F69978478FF5D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter before clause (i), by inserting <quote>or other fiscal period</quote> after <quote>for a year</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H6A01FC447A86402E9442B35DA447DC2E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>for such year or period</quote> after <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H5DF235E90A134A839D55EF51C0734E7F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HE210E64EBAB44228BF6110392EEFF60F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="HED71FDC7365B4D8798261FF09F11DAA7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>a subsequent year</quote> and inserting <quote>a subsequent fiscal year (before the second quarter of fiscal year 2022)</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4E1566F8D34C4B8FA0ECE15CB065083A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H99D138E66812458BB7577003A6243778"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H096E8EA0A4E34FB1A7A8BA84FA26C2F5" style="OLC"><clause id="HFE108DAEE185494DAF41D7A619041DDE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, is equal to 25 percent of the aggregate amount specified in this subparagraph for the previous fiscal year increased by the annual percentage increase specified in section 1860D–2(b)(6) for the year involved.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52669682919840949380942B5EFDC6E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7457C00FBB7446DBE57EAA015EDC71A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF237B0B81D9C475BAF3D1AF942D62F0C" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HF6CCD36230124FF290A049FBCCDFCC5E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Increased amount beginning with second quarter of fiscal year 2022</header><subparagraph id="HDCE86BB7A52C4F7AA58510A1B90555E4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount specified in this paragraph for a State for the last 3 quarters of fiscal year 2022 or for a subsequent fiscal year is equal to the product of—</text><clause id="H46EDB51ED13845AE94A2A7449DBA9A67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aggregate amount specified in subparagraph (B) for such period or fiscal year; and</text></clause><clause id="H170E65CBE1C54965B95F9394DC426685"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio (as estimated by the Secretary) of—</text><subclause id="HE3E9598AEB244BACAA7E8E447BF6F0F4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of individuals who are entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B and who reside in the State (as determined by the Secretary based on the most recent available data before the beginning of the period or year); to</text></subclause><subclause id="H91E143E3E7934A259F53CBF6B49D6083"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the sum of such numbers for all States that are subject to this subsection.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC211240318F24980B2CC8206ACDD1E25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Aggregate amount</header><text>The aggregate amount specified in this subparagraph for—</text><clause id="H47B112F6269F4AB9BB4252E21C6F4DBC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the last 3 quarters of fiscal year 2022, is equal to 3 times the amount specified in paragraph (3)(B)(iv);</text></clause><clause id="H2C48FC2DD44B463080764BA8912AF6AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fiscal year 2023, is equal to 4 times the amount specified in paragraph (3)(B)(iv) increased by the same annual percentage increase as is applied to increases in the amounts applied for the fiscal year and State under section 1108(f); or</text></clause><clause id="H52C53C3614214F3BBA33A9E1F61002FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a subsequent fiscal year, is equal to the aggregate amount specified in this subparagraph for the previous fiscal year increased by the same annual percentage increase as is applied for the fiscal year and State under section 1108(f).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E745E53CC2D4236BBE8AD523D7B7AAF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1108(f) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1308">42 U.S.C. 1308(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1935(e)(1)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>1935(e)(1)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD1036B10854540758DE21E26D69BCD71"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective dates</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2022, and the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

