[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4377 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4377

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the 
     membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 17.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 1998

Mr. Nussle (for himself and Mr. Cardin) 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 expand the 
     membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 17.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1805(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395b-6(c)(1)), as added by section 4022 of the Balanced Budget 
Act of 1997, is amended by striking ``15'' and inserting ``17''.
    (b) Initial Terms of Additional Members.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of staggering the initial 
        terms of members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 
        (under section 1805(c)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-
        6)(c)(3)), the initial terms of the two additional members of 
        the Commission provided for by the amendment under subsection 
        (a) are as follows:
                    (A) One member shall be appointed for one year.
                    (B) One member shall be appointed for two years.
            (2) Commencement of terms.--Such terms shall begin on May 
        1, 1999.
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