[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 958 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 958

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 1995

   Mr. Johnston of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
Yates, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Serrano, 
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
   Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Studds, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
   Dellums, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
   McDermott, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
 Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Vento, Mrs. 
 Maloney, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Collins 
  of Illinois, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Evans) 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of an annual screening mammography under part B of the medicare program 
                       for women age 65 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 ``Older Women's Breast Cancer 
Detection Act of 1995''.

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

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(2)(A)) 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, 1996.
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