[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1061 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1061

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time 
 limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare 
                                Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 1997

   Mr. Canady of Florida (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
Evans, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
  of Texas, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Nethercutt) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
  Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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 eliminate the time 
 limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare 
                                Program.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITATION ON MEDICARE BENEFITS FOR 
              IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2)(J) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(J)) is amended by striking ``, but only'' and 
all that follows up to the semicolon at the end.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to drugs furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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