[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 427 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 427

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 of annual screening mammography under part B of the Medicare program 
                  for women 65 years of age or older.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

   Mrs. Vucanovich introduced the following bill; which was referred 
  jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 of annual screening mammography under part B of the Medicare program 
                  for women 65 years of age or older.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Annual Mammography 
Screening Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY FOR WOMEN AGE 65 OR 
              OLDER.

    (a) In General.--Section 8134(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(2)(A)), as added by section 4163(b)(2) of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``but under 65 years of 
        age,''; and
            (2) by striking clause (v).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to screening mammography performed on or after January 1, 1994.

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