[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2729 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2729

   To amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the 
  Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a 
   special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their 
                              dependents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 1995

   Mr. Matsui (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
 Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, 
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
   Mr. Barcia, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and Mr. Fazio of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
  Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the 
  Medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a 
   special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their 
                              dependents.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF MEDICARE PART B LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY AND 
              ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR CERTAIN 
              MILITARY RETIREES AND DEPENDENTS.

    Section 1837 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) The Secretary shall make special provisions for the 
enrollment of an individual who is a covered beneficiary under chapter 
55 of title 10, United States Code, and who is affected adversely by 
the closure of a military medical treatment facility of the Department 
of Defense pursuant to a closure or realignment of a military 
installation.
    ``(2) The special enrollment provisions required by paragraph (1) 
shall be established in regulations issued by the Secretary. The 
regulations shall--
            ``(A) identify individuals covered by paragraph (1) in 
        accordance with regulations providing for such identification 
        that are prescribed by the Secretary of Defense;
            ``(B) provide for a special enrollment period of at least 
        90 days to be scheduled at some time proximate to the date on 
        which the military medical treatment facility involved is 
        scheduled to be closed; and
            ``(C) provide that, with respect to individuals who enroll 
        pursuant to paragraph (1), the increase in premiums under 
        section 1839(b) due to late enrollment under this part shall 
        not apply.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `covered beneficiary' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code;
            ``(B) the term `military medical treatment facility' means 
        a facility of a uniformed service referred to in section 
        1074(a) of title 10, United States Code, in which health care 
        is provided; and
            ``(C) the terms `military installation' and `realignment' 
        have the meanings given such terms--
                    ``(i) in section 209 of the Defense Authorization 
                Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 
                U.S.C. 2687 note), in the case of a closure or 
                realignment under title II of such Act;
                    ``(ii) in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure 
                and Realignment Act of 1990 (title XXIX of Public Law 
                101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), in the case of a closure 
                or realignment under such Act; or
                    ``(iii) in subsection (e) of section 2687 of title 
                10, United States Code, in the case of a closure or 
                realignment under such section.''.
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